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Name: Paperboy series (2 titles)
Paperboy
Paperboy 2
Author/Vendor: Atari/Tengen
Released: various
Type: Action
Language: English
Premise: Race your bike down the street, chucking newspapers at peoples' porches. Hit a burglar and make the news next day, hit a window and lose a subscriber. This is only a small taste of what the game is like. (Rage Games)
Impressions: This is one of the all-time gaming classics, both well thought out and well executed. It's worth at least the look, although the isometric perspective does take some adjustment. That may account for the mixed review that Rage Games gave, noting that "gameplay isn't the best."
Variations: Paperboy (1991, the original, plays slow as molasses on a New England winter's day)
Paperboy 2 (1992, the sequel, plays a lot faster and has loads more eye candy and hazards - you can also pick between paperboy or papergirl, which female gamers will welcome - this is the one to get)
Recommended Emu: KGen 98