Paperboy is an isometric action game ported to the NES by Rare and published by Mindscape from the 1985 Atari arcade original. Players ride a bike down a suburban street across a seven-day week, delivering newspapers to subscribers’ homes, damaging non-subscribers’ properties, and dodging cars, dogs, and other hazards — then finishing each day on a BMX obstacle course.
How To Play Paperboy
Control
Action
D-Pad
Steer the bike; up to speed up, down to brake, left/right to move across the street
A Button
Throw a newspaper to the right
B Button
Throw a newspaper to the left
Start
Start game / pause
About Paperboy
Release date
Arcade (NA): April 1985 · NES (NA): December 1988 · NES (JP): January 30, 1991 · NES (EU): 1991
Developer
Rare (NES port); Atari Games (arcade original)
Publisher
Mindscape (NES)
Platform
NES; originally Arcade, plus many home computers and consoles
Sheldon has spent over a decade immersed in retro gaming, from NES classics to arcade gems. He's deeply passionate about preserving gaming history and helping others rediscover these timeless titles. When he's not gaming, Shaun writes about the evolution of video games and their cultural impact.
