Paperboy (video game)

Paperboy
Paperboy
	North American arcade flyer
Developer(s)	Atari Games; Eastridge Technology (NES); Midway Games
Publisher(s)	Arcade NA: Atari Games; JP: Namco; Ports ; Elite Systems; Mindscape; Tengen; Midway
Designer(s)	John Salwitz; Dave Ralston; Russel Dawe; Carl Bedard
Composer(s)	Hal Canon; Earl Vickers
Platform(s)	List Arcade; BBC Micro; Acorn Electron; Commodore 16; Commodore 64; Commodore Plus/4; Amstrad CPC; ZX Spectrum; Apple II; MS-DOS; Apple IIGS; NES; Amiga; Lynx; Atari ST; Master System; Game Gear; Genesis; Game Boy; Game Boy Color; Nintendo 64; Mobile phone; Xbox 360; iPhone/iPod Touch;
Release	February 1985 Arcade: EU: February 1985; NA: April 1985; JP: October 1985; BBC Micro, Electron, Amstrad, Apple II, Color Computer: NA: 1986; ZX Spectrum: UK: 15 September 1986; Commodore 64: UK: 1986; C16, Plus/4: UK: 1987; Apple IIGS: NA: 1988; NES/Famicom: NA: December 1988; UK: 1991; Amiga, Atari ST, MW-EOW: UK: October 1989; Game Boy: UK: October/November 1990; Master System: NA: 1990; UK: November 1990; Lynx: NA: 1990; UK: 1990; Game Gear: UK: 24 September 1992; Game Boy Color: NA: May 30, 1999; Nintendo 64: NA: November 4, 1999; Mobile: NA: May 2006; Xbox 360: NA: February 14, 2007; UK: February 14, 2007; iPhone/iPod Touch: WW: December 18, 2009; ;
Genre(s)	Action
Mode(s)	Single-player, multiplayer
Arcade system	Atari System 2

Paperboy is an action game developed and published by Atari Games^[9] and released as an arcade video game in 1985.^[1] The player takes the role of a paperboy who delivers a fictional newspaper called The Daily Sun along a street on his bicycle.^[10] The arcade version of the game featured bike handlebars as the controller.^[11]

The game was widely ported to home systems beginning in 1986. A sequel for home computers and consoles, Paperboy 2, was released in 1991.

^ ^a ^b ^c "Production Numbers" (PDF). Atari. 1999. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2017-06-12. Retrieved 2021-04-09.
^ "Paperboy advert (bottom left)". Cash Box Newspaper 8th June '85. Cash Box Pub. Co. 8 June 1985. Retrieved 13 October 2022.
^ Cite error: The named reference CVG was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^ ^a ^b Akagi, Masumi (13 October 2006). アーケードTVゲームリスト国内•海外編(1971-2005) [Arcade TV Game List: Domestic • Overseas Edition (1971-2005)] (in Japanese). Japan: Amusement News Agency. p. 52. ISBN 978-4990251215.
^ "PaperboyAdvertisement". Crash. No. 33. Newsfield. October 1986. pp. 4–5. Retrieved 11 February 2023.
^ Cite error: The named reference MM-SMS was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^ "Official Sega Product Coming Your Way" (PDF). Computer Trade Weekly. No. 406. Opportunity Publishing. 28 September 1992. p. 6. Retrieved 25 February 2025.
^ "Game Informer Magazine - News Story". Game Informer. 2000-07-09. Archived from the original on 2000-07-09. Retrieved 2023-04-06.
^ Cite error: The named reference history was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^ "Paperboy". The International Arcade Museum. Retrieved 5 Oct 2013.
^ Mike Bevan (6 February 2014), "The Ultimate Guide to Paperboy", Retro Gamer (125), Imagine Publishing: 21–29

[atari_production99-1] "Production Numbers" (PDF). Atari. 1999. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2017-06-12. Retrieved 2021-04-09.

[Cash_Box-2] "Paperboy advert (bottom left)". Cash Box Newspaper 8th June '85. Cash Box Pub. Co. 8 June 1985. Retrieved 13 October 2022.

[CVG-3] Cite error: The named reference CVG was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

[Akagi-4] Akagi, Masumi (13 October 2006). アーケードTVゲームリスト国内•海外編(1971-2005) [Arcade TV Game List: Domestic • Overseas Edition (1971-2005)] (in Japanese). Japan: Amusement News Agency. p. 52. ISBN 978-4990251215.

[crashoct86-5] "PaperboyAdvertisement". Crash. No. 33. Newsfield. October 1986. pp. 4–5. Retrieved 11 February 2023.

[MM-SMS-6] Cite error: The named reference MM-SMS was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

[ctw406-7] "Official Sega Product Coming Your Way" (PDF). Computer Trade Weekly. No. 406. Opportunity Publishing. 28 September 1992. p. 6. Retrieved 25 February 2025.

[Game_Informer-8] "Game Informer Magazine - News Story". Game Informer. 2000-07-09. Archived from the original on 2000-07-09. Retrieved 2023-04-06.

[history-9] Cite error: The named reference history was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

[10] "Paperboy". The International Arcade Museum. Retrieved 5 Oct 2013.

[rgamer-11] Mike Bevan (6 February 2014), "The Ultimate Guide to Paperboy", Retro Gamer (125), Imagine Publishing: 21–29

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Paperboy
North American arcade flyer
Developer(s)	Atari Games Eastridge Technology (NES) Midway Games
Publisher(s)	Arcade NA: Atari Games^[1] JP: Namco^[4] Ports Elite Systems Mindscape Tengen Midway
Designer(s)	John Salwitz Dave Ralston Russel Dawe Carl Bedard
Composer(s)	Hal Canon Earl Vickers
Platform(s)	List Arcade BBC Micro Acorn Electron Commodore 16 Commodore 64 Commodore Plus/4 Amstrad CPC ZX Spectrum Apple II MS-DOS Apple IIGS NES Amiga Lynx Atari ST Master System Game Gear Genesis Game Boy Game Boy Color Nintendo 64 Mobile phone Xbox 360 iPhone/iPod Touch
Release	February 1985 Arcade: EU: February 1985^[3] NA: April 1985^[1]^[2] JP: October 1985^[4] BBC Micro, Electron, Amstrad, Apple II, Color Computer: NA: 1986 ZX Spectrum: UK: 15 September 1986^[5] Commodore 64: UK: 1986 C16, Plus/4: UK: 1987 Apple IIGS: NA: 1988 NES/Famicom: NA: December 1988 UK: 1991 Amiga, Atari ST, MW-EOW: UK: October 1989 Game Boy: UK: October/November 1990 Master System: NA: 1990 UK: November 1990^[6] Lynx: NA: 1990 UK: 1990 Game Gear: UK: 24 September 1992^[7] Game Boy Color: NA: May 30, 1999 Nintendo 64: NA: November 4, 1999^[8] Mobile: NA: May 2006 Xbox 360: NA: February 14, 2007 UK: February 14, 2007 iPhone/iPod Touch: WW: December 18, 2009
Genre(s)	Action
Mode(s)	Single-player, multiplayer
Arcade system	Atari System 2