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Paperboy Series

Paperboy

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Excerpt from Genesis Game Guide by The Scribe

NAME:             Paperboy series (2 titles)
AUTHOR/VENDOR:    Atari/Tengen
RELEASED:         various
TYPE:             Action
LANGUAGE:         English

PREMISE:          Race your bike down the street, chucking newspapers at
                  peoples' porches.  Hit a burglar and make the news
                  next day, hit a window and lose a subscriber.  This is
                  only a small taste of what the game is like.  (Rage
                  Games)

IMPRESSIONS:      This is one of the all-time gaming classics, both well
                  thought out and well executed.  It's worth at least the
                  look, although the isometric perspective does take some
                  adjustment.  That may account for the mixed review that
                  Rage Games gave, noting that "gameplay isn't the best."

VARIATIONS:       Paperboy (1991, the original, plays slow as molasses on
                    a New England winter's day)
                  Paperboy 2 (1992, the sequel, plays a lot faster and has
                    loads more eye candy and hazards - you can also pick
                    between paperboy or papergirl, which female gamers will
                    welcome - this is the one to get)

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Re: Paperboy Series (Score: 1)
by SamuraiJohn on Monday, April 22 @ 17:52:15 EDT
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A Fun game which your character must go thourg a tragic event as a paperboy.. but its not easy! Cause your route is just demanding you get trouble along your way! I love the wise ass remarks said by the player when he crashes!

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Re: Paperboy Series (Score: 1)
by SIR (steve@irving6697.freeserve.co.uk) on Sunday, March 21 @ 11:23:03 EST
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These games are quite difficult without the bike handlebars that the arcade provided - even with constant plays this one is hard as hell but paperboy is one of those classics that will stand out for its origionality in another twenty years time.
Paperboy 2 is the best of these two games but I would still recommend grabbing them both.

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