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Paperboy
1985 arcade game
Original description from the source, not translated.
YEAR 1985
GENRE Action
PLATFORM ZX Spectrum, iOS, Commodore 64, Commodore Amiga, DOS, Nintendo Entertainment System, Dreamcast, Nintendo 64, Game Boy, Game Boy Color, Amstrad CPC, Atari ST, Game Gear, Apple IIGS
Paperboy is a 1985 action video game developed and published by Atari Games for arcades. The player takes the role of a paperboy who delivers a fictional newspaper called The Daily Sun to houses on a street while riding his bicycle. The arcade version featured bike handlebars as the controller. The game was widely ported to home systems beginning in 1986, and was followed by the computer and console-exclusive sequel Paperboy 2 in 1991.
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- Wikidata / Q1330205 live · October 12, 2026
- wikipedia (en) / Paperboy (video game) live · October 19, 2026
- Developer
- Atari Games
- Publisher
- Atari Games
- First release
- April 1, 1985
- Series
- Paperboy
- Cover
- Official thumbnail
- Record ID
- Q1330205
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