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Mobile game · 1984

Paperboy

Paperboy is a 1985 arcade game by Atari Games originally developed in 1984 . The players take the role of a paperboy who delivers newspapers along a suburban street on his bicycle. The game was ported to numerous video game consoles and personal computers. Paperboy was innovative for its theme and novel controls. The player controls a paperboy on a bicycle delivering newspapers along a suburban street which is displayed in a cabinet perspective (or oblique projection) view. The player attempts to deliver a week of daily newspapers to subscribing customers, attempts to vandalize non-subscribers' homes and must avoid hazards along the street. Subscribers are lost by missing a delivery or damaging a subscriber's house.

Nov 1, 1984iOSLegacy Mobile DevicePEGI EESRB 12

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When was Paperboy released?

Paperboy was released on November 1, 1984 for iOS and Legacy Mobile Device.

What platforms is Paperboy available on?

Paperboy is available on iOS and Legacy Mobile Device.

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