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  • Опубликовано: 14 фев 2020
  • A playthrough of Mindscape's 1988 action game for the NES, Paperboy.
    Paperboy is a game doesn't really need an introduction. It's one of the most well-known arcade games to come out of the 1980s, and it has seen regular rereleases and ports ports over years, not to mention a couple of sequels.
    It's a simple game. As you might expect, you play as the neighborhood's newspaper delivery boy, and your goal is to deliver the paper to everyone that's a subscriber. In video game land, however, things are never that simple.
    Pedaling about the neighborhood, you encounter a wild variety of hazards that need to be dealt with quickly if your going to survive all seven days. Old ladies and dogs give chase, unruly children on skateboards and go-karts careen into your path without warning, ghosts and tornadoes appear out of thin air: Paperboy's version of suburban America is a dangerous, violent place that us not to be underestimated.
    Paperboy's only weapon is his stack of papers. A well-aimed shot with one can stop any hazard's approach, and it can make for an extremely satisfying smash sound when you put one through someone's living room window. These papers are limited in supply, but you can gather more by grabbing the glowing bundles you see in people's yards, and there are enough around that you aren't likely to run out unless you make a habit of wasting them.
    If you miss a delivery (or smash a window as you're attempting to deliver the paper), the customer will cancel their subscription. As I'm sure you can imagine, running out of subscribers is not ideal. You can win them back, though - for every day that you make a perfect run, you'll gain a new subscriber.
    Paperboy was released on every platform imaginable in the late 80s/early 90s, but I'm going to hazard the guess that many (if not most) people in the states known it best in its NES incarnation.
    Like any NES port, there are some heavy compromises made, but it still does its job well enough to keep the Paperboy feeling intact. The graphics are substantially worse than the arcade's, and unlike in the Sega ports, there is only one street to play. Still, the controls successfully made the transition from analog handlebars to the NES d-pad, the sound effects and music are nicely done (albeit lacking any synthesized speech), and the difficulty level is balanced just right.
    It's nowhere near as impressive as the Genesis version, but Atari did manage to keep the spirit of the game alive in this port. I loved it as a kid, and even now I can still see its appeal. It's a game that is easy to throw in to play for a few minutes, only to look up at the clock and realize that somehow a half-hour has passed.
    I never did manage to get the hang of that obstacle course, though!
    _____________
    No cheats were used during the recording of this video.
    NintendoComplete (www.nintendocomplete.com/) punches you in the face with in-depth reviews, screenshot archives, and music from classic 8-bit NES games!

Комментарии • 112

  • @NintendoComplete
    @NintendoComplete  4 года назад +81

    With neighbors like this, it's amazing that any kid with a paper route manages to survive childhood!

    • @alphanimtheskykid
      @alphanimtheskykid 4 года назад +4

      There is a game that was developed by Insomniac Games for the PlayStation in 1996, called Disruptor. It is Insomniac Games' first game, with Universal Interactive Studios co-producing with Interplay for the publishment of the game. In 1998, Insomniac later went to develop the Spyro series starting with Spyro the Dragon, and its two sequels in 1999 and 2000.

    • @ancientone5903
      @ancientone5903 4 года назад +6

      Hence to the reason on why Paper Boy retires in the most glorious fashion imaginable, he somehow made loads of money on the job.

  • @SoulStreak64
    @SoulStreak64 4 года назад +77

    Imagine having to paint your house so that the Paperboy knows that you want a newspaper...

    • @NintendoComplete
      @NintendoComplete  4 года назад +13

      Maybe they just rinse the blood off?

    • @ancientone5903
      @ancientone5903 4 года назад +5

      @@NintendoComplete Now that would be one exceptionally good question. If only we could ask the developers of the game that one. . . . . . .

    • @mattjohnson8090
      @mattjohnson8090 3 года назад +2

      Ask AVGN

  • @bwilliams463
    @bwilliams463 4 года назад +57

    I played this game in the arcade for about three years before I realized I wasn't supposed to smash every window on the block.

    • @peggyt5409
      @peggyt5409 4 года назад +7

      B Williams I broke windows, knocked over headstones, and broke those little glass things atop the brick post things at the end of the driveways-that made the coolest noise lol

  • @ShyGuy83
    @ShyGuy83 4 года назад +17

    "PaperBoy Retires In Glory"
    Grim reaper: Am I joke to you!?

  • @themisbabalis
    @themisbabalis 2 года назад +15

    This was my life!!! My childhood was amazing. Sad that my kids won’t have same one.

  • @timboslice1979
    @timboslice1979 4 года назад +10

    Loved spending the night at my friend's house as a kid and we play this all night! Good game to put you to sleep eventually.

  • @cpav2
    @cpav2 4 года назад +11

    Don't know I would want to live in a neighborhood with tombstones in front yards and the grim reaper wandering around.

  • @laurarunner7952
    @laurarunner7952 4 года назад +7

    Oh yeah love the random tornado lol. Good memories with this game.

    • @jcharmaine1
      @jcharmaine1 2 года назад +1

      Bruh where did it even come from?

  • @xxmurphy81xx52
    @xxmurphy81xx52 4 года назад +14

    Great game, brings back a lot of memories :D

  • @MagicIce709
    @MagicIce709 4 года назад +20

    This series needs a remake in the future.

    • @ShyGuy83
      @ShyGuy83 4 года назад +4

      MagicIce709 Too bad the newspaper industry is a dying business because, you know, Internets and all.

    • @mariusamber3237
      @mariusamber3237 4 года назад +5

      Perhaps we just don't deserve Paperman. At least there's Pepsiman to fill the void.

    • @TyTye
      @TyTye 4 года назад +1

      The VideoKid is a worthy successor to Paperboy. Its on Steam, Switch etc

  • @PedroJaimeCostaPereira
    @PedroJaimeCostaPereira 4 года назад +19

    The perfect job doesn't exis...

  • @fahriakalin5936
    @fahriakalin5936 4 года назад +9

    this soundtrack is on par with bubble bobble for monotonous tunes I will never get unstuck from my head

  • @Jac2Mac
    @Jac2Mac 3 года назад +5

    This port of Paperboy was actually done by a company called Eastridge Technology and was the VERY first NES game to be developed in the USA rather than Japan or Europe.

  • @patrickdoring7149
    @patrickdoring7149 Месяц назад +1

    I still hear the theme song in my head whenever I ride my bike.

  • @sowsidestl2.070
    @sowsidestl2.070 2 года назад +3

    Played this all summer of 1988 as a latchkey kid

  • @Bambi_Star
    @Bambi_Star 10 месяцев назад +2

    I never beat this game as a kid so it was a pleasure to watch.

  • @ihopcsx
    @ihopcsx 2 года назад +2

    If only I had known as a child a mere 19 minutes could destroy this....

  • @krystalfan
    @krystalfan 4 года назад +2

    that theme....... *tears up thinking about gametrailers era screwattack*

  • @Charlie-Cat.
    @Charlie-Cat. 4 года назад +3

    When I was a kindergartner NC, I always wondered what was the fella on the floor doing with us legs waving them into the air? Turns out in the arcade version, he was break dancing.

  • @lowjamz828
    @lowjamz828 4 дня назад

    I hated the houses with the Lawn Mower in front. Always messing up my shot. This was one of my top favorite NES Games. Still love it!

  • @Charlie-Cat.
    @Charlie-Cat. 4 года назад +4

    Paperboy, fighting against the forces of evil from TV journalism. 8^)

  • @ihopcsx
    @ihopcsx 2 года назад +2

    Random tombstones.. I miss this time

  • @razvanschuster5058
    @razvanschuster5058 3 месяца назад

    That's some real HEFTY paper for it to be able to smash a window the first try.

  • @HanNguyen-rk6hh
    @HanNguyen-rk6hh 3 года назад +2

    Extra! Extra! Paperboy goes mad!

  • @brentczapp6629
    @brentczapp6629 5 дней назад

    Outer body experience watching this

  • @jennyfromtheblock2705
    @jennyfromtheblock2705 Год назад +1

    My siblings use to play this game 30 years ago

  • @willieg7895
    @willieg7895 4 года назад +8

    What's up with the guy at 5:45? Looks like he's struggling to get his pants on or has ants in his pants!

    • @phaedraremington6247
      @phaedraremington6247 3 года назад +1

      He's always been my favorite obstacle! Haha!

    • @CivilWarz
      @CivilWarz 3 года назад +1

      I think supposed to be "breakdancing" ahh i miss the 90's

  • @GareBearGamingGround
    @GareBearGamingGround 4 года назад

    Holy crap! This was impressive!

  • @bluescat581
    @bluescat581 5 месяцев назад

    I remember playing thia back in 2010 and the music used to crack me up

  • @iciouailleurs1977
    @iciouailleurs1977 2 года назад

    A good arcade game that reminds me of my tender youth, and which I now play on the nes in mini version, or on my tablet via an application or an emulator

  • @LTDANMAN44
    @LTDANMAN44 Месяц назад

    YOUR MUCH BETTER AT THIS GAME THAN I WAS

  • @Crom87
    @Crom87 4 года назад +3

    19:37 I would also retire after whole week of escaping certain death by various crazy stuff.

  • @jtower1000
    @jtower1000 8 месяцев назад

    My first job ever was delivering the evening news on my haro master. It was great a paper route after school with no waking up early. Used this game as practice. Unfortunately after 2 years evening news became a regular morning paper and 430 am was no fun

  • @yernarshambayev5246
    @yernarshambayev5246 3 года назад +1

    Amazing game!

  • @susanfit47
    @susanfit47 2 года назад +1

    I played Paperboy on my Nintendo NES using the standard NES controller and the NES Advantage, I when I was in high school from 2002 to 2003. One day, I want to beat the game with any NES controller accessory that I will get.

  • @phaedraremington6247
    @phaedraremington6247 3 года назад +2

    Where's the dude's head at the end of the race!?

  • @jwbaccaro
    @jwbaccaro 2 года назад +2

    Is paperboy on any of the hand held consoles? I have a few with so many games and they do not have paperboy.

    • @philiphanan1493
      @philiphanan1493 2 года назад +1

      Paperboy 1 & 2 were ported to GameBoy and the arcade port of Paperboy was ported to PSP as a part of Midway Arcade Treasures.

  • @markgonzalez8828
    @markgonzalez8828 2 года назад +1

    That face use to give me nightmares

  • @PipisReal
    @PipisReal Год назад

    "This guy should battle rap the rock and Edward Scissorhands" -Freshy Kanal

  • @obo_9942
    @obo_9942 2 года назад +1

    such an epic game

  • @lmancera661
    @lmancera661 3 года назад +2

    14:27 lol

    • @jcharmaine1
      @jcharmaine1 2 года назад +1

      This is why you dont make spike mad

  • @thefifthdoctor6780
    @thefifthdoctor6780 4 года назад

    Played this growing up 😎

  • @hanchiman
    @hanchiman 4 года назад +5

    Hahaha for some stupid reason, I had a love hate to this game. It is addictive like "This game sucks! But let me see if I can beat it again..."

  • @SuperBoomshack
    @SuperBoomshack 4 года назад +2

    Best version in my opinion; i am still trying to nail the motorcyclist with papers

  • @folkexpert7082
    @folkexpert7082 Год назад

    Love that Game 🔥🔥🔥

  • @bobbyhilda5880
    @bobbyhilda5880 4 месяца назад

    We always threw the papers everywhere, mailbox, window, whatever. We did not care about the colour of the house, especially when we used a black and white TV connected to the Commodore 64.

  • @gaminggamingtm
    @gaminggamingtm 4 года назад +2

    Paperbruh

  • @evandrolimadelira6353
    @evandrolimadelira6353 4 года назад +2

    -delivery bicycle.

  • @GetLostGames1
    @GetLostGames1 4 года назад +1

    Sms version is my one of my favorite games of all time

    • @solarflare9078
      @solarflare9078 3 года назад +1

      The real shocker was the SMS version was done by TIERTEX of all companies, and IT'S ACTUALLY GREAT. *HAS THE WORLD ENDED OR AM I GOING CRAZY THINKING ABOUT THAT*

  • @koffinNAILS
    @koffinNAILS Год назад +1

    This game got my mom into gameing

  • @goldenretriever6440
    @goldenretriever6440 15 дней назад

    If we’re gonna be making movies of video games and it seems like we are
    WEVW GOTTA DO A MOVIE OF PAPERBOY
    It’s got all the elements of a good movie
    Crazy ladies
    RC cars
    Out of control Dogs
    People break dancing in the middle of the street
    Lawn ornaments coming to life
    THE GRIM REAPER
    and GOD KNOWS WHAT ELSE
    SOMEONE COULD EASILY MAKE THIS INTO A MOVIE

  • @BronchoKyle
    @BronchoKyle 2 года назад +1

    Retires after one week 🤣

  • @franciscobatalla7876
    @franciscobatalla7876 2 года назад +1

    Bueno paperboy demasiado difícil que nunca jamás jugué ese chico de los diario no es todo se puede pasar.

  • @larrylaffer3246
    @larrylaffer3246 4 года назад +4

    Decent enough for the 1st US made NES game. Remember to get a unsubscriber to resubscribe just send them a paper anyways, right through their freaking window. Extra Extra read all about it Paperboy goes on a rampage. Windows smashed everywhere and lawn ornaments broken to pieces. By the way buy today's edition and get a %25 off coupon at Sears good on any Kenmore, Craftsman, Sony, or Clothing purchase. Also included is a list of Blockbuster Video and Hollywood Video's current releases for July 88. Coupon books included for both. A copy of the paper is only $1 what a steal.

  • @ValenceFlux
    @ValenceFlux Год назад

    Funny how I used to think whatever happens, newspaper delivery is a consistent job until it wasn't anymore. I used to push around 12000 pound bailer carts filled with misprints whistling this song lmao. Got to deliver the papers, cell phones pfff yeah ok lmao. Yes I had a bmx bike growing up, one was a custom made gift and the second one I found a frame and built it myself. Both of which got stolen during a neighborhood crime wave *shrug

  • @luciebureau6815
    @luciebureau6815 4 года назад +3

    I remember that i saw images of the Genesis version longtime ago.
    But i didn’t know there was a NES adaptation.
    Apparently, people don’t care if you break their windows. As long as they got their newspapers in time.
    14:46 that’s the icing on the cake for me.
    PS : i discovered a show called Get A Life(1991-1993) about a 32 year old paperboy. You should watch it, this is crazy !

  • @UpInArms227
    @UpInArms227 4 года назад +2

    hahah I love this game bro

  • @_pulstar
    @_pulstar 4 года назад +2

    619. Here before 100k
    (If that ever happens)

  • @michaelmiller6013
    @michaelmiller6013 Год назад +1

    What a lackluster ending lol

  • @jamesmoss3424
    @jamesmoss3424 2 года назад

    The nes version of paperboy is excellent. 😀👍🎮

  • @juanl1407
    @juanl1407 3 года назад +1

    What number is it

  • @RL.LIVETV
    @RL.LIVETV Год назад

    This was an interesting game. I wonder when they made this game were they trying to make more young people deliver the newspaper for a job? Get people excited about delivering the newspapers.🤔

  • @Hulkamaniac418
    @Hulkamaniac418 Год назад

    What can I play this on?

  • @lunitaproductions8290
    @lunitaproductions8290 2 месяца назад

    Beat this game two times on 2 player mode

  • @raymontdabizach
    @raymontdabizach Год назад +1

    *2x playback speed* morphs this into a *slot-machine*

    • @DeliRevv
      @DeliRevv 10 месяцев назад +1

      Holy hell, you’re right!

    • @raymontdabizach
      @raymontdabizach 10 месяцев назад

      *0.5x playback speed* = Bust/zero credits.

  • @susanfit47
    @susanfit47 3 месяца назад

    Has anyone played Paperboy on the NES with the Bandai Super Controller, NES Advantage, Mega Programmble Controller, NES Max, Hyperstick Controller, Hyper Variable Speed Controller, Akklaim Remote Controller, Roll & Rocker, Ultimate Superstick, Jazz Stick, Remote Wireless Ultimate Superstick, Zoomer, Zinger, Zipper, Gizmo Joystick, Camerica Freedom Connection, Supersonic: The Joystick, U-Force, The Nintendo Double Player, Mother Ship Control Enhancer, Joycard Sansui SSS, The Dominator Master Control, the QuickShot/Bondwell line (QuickShot Joystick, QS-126 Joypad, Maverick 2, Flightgrip 2, Python 2), Power Glove, Turbo Blaster, Power Player, Speedboard, The Game Handler, and/or the Capcom Fighter Power Stick (designed for Street Fighter II; the dark colored joystick for the Super NES and NES)?

  • @GamePayne
    @GamePayne 3 года назад +1

    Salutations NintendoComplete. I was wondering if you received a fraudulent copyright claim from Rumble Gaming/Rumble inc for your Paperboy Let's Play? I have.

    • @NintendoComplete
      @NintendoComplete  3 года назад +1

      Nope, not seen anything like that.

    • @GamePayne
      @GamePayne 3 года назад +1

      @@NintendoComplete They stole parts of my lets play video and just uploaded a paperboy review 1 year after my video was uploaded. Then they made a false copyright claim. This is like how Family Guy stole that other Youtber's video of Double Dribble (NES) for their show.

    • @NintendoComplete
      @NintendoComplete  3 года назад +2

      @@GamePayne Oh, that sucks. I hope you're going to dispute it. That's bs.

    • @GamePayne
      @GamePayne 3 года назад +1

      @@NintendoComplete I have already file a dispute. But Rumble inc isn't doing anything about it, Even after I called them out and exposed them on their RUclips gaming channel. So I need to wait 1 month before the claim is taken off.

  • @aremafcxboboiboydaun6977
    @aremafcxboboiboydaun6977 4 года назад +1

    I got one questions

  • @DeliRevv
    @DeliRevv 10 месяцев назад

    Did anyone else throw a paper at that annoying skateboard guy? I know I can’t be the only one.

  • @SteveSarginson
    @SteveSarginson 4 года назад +1

    Some of the bushes or whatever say olololololololololololo

  • @Victor_CoverMusic
    @Victor_CoverMusic 4 года назад +1

    😂😂😂👍

  • @Blossman618
    @Blossman618 Год назад

    You can’t have a red house if you wanna have a newspaper subscription? I’ve heard of shitty HOAs, but this is ridiculous!

  • @tommyvercetti5004
    @tommyvercetti5004 2 года назад +1

    Maaaaaan the shit we use ta play 😂 but I’d take this over this new bs n wack remakes

  • @superjustinebros3504
    @superjustinebros3504 4 года назад +1

    My request is you play Fire Emblem Dark Dragon And The Blade Of Light with English version because It's been 30 years since the game came out outside Japan.

  • @lucianafretez6321
    @lucianafretez6321 4 года назад +1

    Yo tengo la 2 en pc :v

  • @eugenehills8371
    @eugenehills8371 Год назад

    Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
    Saturday and Sunday

  • @eugenehills8371
    @eugenehills8371 Год назад

    Crash dog and skateboard 🛹 bike 🚲

  • @TreyParkersBitch
    @TreyParkersBitch 4 года назад +3

    A lantern jockey comes to life, a lady chases after him with a knife, a guy humping something in the middle of the sidewalk, another guy on his back making sexual gestures with his legs, IT the clown in the manhole...what kind of game is this?

    • @NintendoComplete
      @NintendoComplete  4 года назад +1

      Hahaha the guy on his back looks like he's trying to get in to (or out of?) skinny jeans. I still want to know the story behind the kid that holds out the hoop and chases after it.

    • @willieg7895
      @willieg7895 4 года назад +2

      @@NintendoComplete or he has ants in his pants. What's up with that guy?

    • @ancientone5903
      @ancientone5903 4 года назад +3

      I'm afraid the developers of Paperboy where taking serious drugs when they created the game.

    • @jcharmaine1
      @jcharmaine1 2 года назад +1

      Not only that but the grim reaper and a random tornado is there roo

  • @circuscharlie54
    @circuscharlie54 4 года назад +1

    AVGN anyone?

  • @christalbott450
    @christalbott450 Год назад

    Hi. //God made all. He had a son named Jesus. Jesus deceased to pardon us of all wrong._ Inhale O2//