The History of Paperboy - Arcade Console documentary

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  • Taking a look at the iconic Atari paper delivery arcade classic
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  • @laotorrr1253
    @laotorrr1253 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +227

    I remember saving 75$ of my paper route money to buy the NES cartridge of this game. The situational irony was lost on me.

    • @KingofCrusher
      @KingofCrusher 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +10

      Is that a true story? I mean come'on. For real dude.

    • @rowdyriter
      @rowdyriter 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +14

      nes games were 75? know wonder i was only rentin games when i was a kid

    • @billybollockhead5628
      @billybollockhead5628 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +11

      @@rowdyriterit’s why I only had 5 games on my nes

    • @laotorrr1253
      @laotorrr1253 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +12

      @@rowdyriter I mostly rented, too. Prices were insane in Canada. Double Dragon was just under $100 when it came out on NES.

    • @laotorrr1253
      @laotorrr1253 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

      @@KingofCrusher What can I say? Kids do stupid things.

  • @cdldriver2348
    @cdldriver2348 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +79

    Played this game the whole summer in 1985 & 86 at Adventure Island in Tampa. Best part of the arcade game was smashing the windows of non customers and the race at the end of each level!

    • @PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries
      @PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries  5 หลายเดือนก่อน +13

      I agree, total carnage I love it

    • @adventureoflinkmk2
      @adventureoflinkmk2 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

      ​@@PatmanQC-Arcade-DocumentariesI'd buy that for a dollar!!

    • @ianfeuerhake1859
      @ianfeuerhake1859 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

      I played it there too

    • @cdldriver2348
      @cdldriver2348 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      I grew up in TT (33617) @@ianfeuerhake1859

    • @T.R.C_TomtokyoYugi
      @T.R.C_TomtokyoYugi 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      @@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries Me too!

  • @palaceofwisdom9448
    @palaceofwisdom9448 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +29

    I don't think I've ever seen a Paperboy arcade cabinet in the wild, but I sure had a lot of fun with the NES version. They really came up with a great combination of simplicity and addictive fun.

  • @TheMaynard88
    @TheMaynard88 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +18

    There is no purer nostalgia hit then your videos. Outstanding research and wife jokes as usual.

    • @PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries
      @PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries  5 หลายเดือนก่อน +8

      Holy cow. I am Flattered by your huge donation. It takes a lot for some reason spend their hard-earned cash so I really, really appreciate it. Thanks a lot

    • @johnmaynard6785
      @johnmaynard6785 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

      Nice one Maynard

    • @TheMaynard88
      @TheMaynard88 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      @@johnmaynard6785 thanks maynard

    • @MrBlockton
      @MrBlockton 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      And let's not forget his hilarious Beavis and Butthead joke at like 5:31 lol 10/10

  • @davidmreyes77
    @davidmreyes77 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +12

    I’ve felt like painting my house black and putting tombstones in my front yard over a missing paper from my paperboy.

  • @busyjt
    @busyjt 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +18

    Brings back memories of the spectrum, ST and Amiga versions. Unfortunately I don’t wasn’t old enough to be allowed to venture to the local arcade so I missed out on the arcade version.

    • @PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries
      @PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries  5 หลายเดือนก่อน +7

      Thanks so much for the generous donation. Glad you enjoy my content so much. Thanks

  • @chrislaustin
    @chrislaustin 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +7

    I always say that if time travel ever becomes a thing, kickass 80's arcades will be my first stop. Atari truly were masters of creative arcade games, as during this period, every game was so unique(probably my GOAT coin-op maker). They always seemed like the most important thing was to deliver a new way to play games, and they rarely if ever disappointed in this regard. The yolk from Star Wars, the handlebars of Paperboy, the 360 rotating joystick of 720, the trackball for Missle Command, the rotating stick for Xybots, it was never ending. Paperboy also had some killer conversions, with the Master System and the Lynx ports being two of my favorites. As always Patman, thanks for the detailed history lesson, and the walk down memory lane.

    • @PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries
      @PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries  5 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      That's the thing about early arcade development is that it really was the wild West and no idea no matter how crazy was off the table. The rotating sticks for xybots is another good example that I forgot about. Thanks a lot

    • @bezoticallyyours83
      @bezoticallyyours83 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Well if you've got the money and space, you can nab a few of the 1up machines

  • @GeomancerHT
    @GeomancerHT 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +15

    Crying here, didn't knew about your health and life history, a huge inspiration, thanks for sharing as always!

  • @RyanRead
    @RyanRead 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +20

    The many hours I put into Paperboy from the arcade to the Nintendo. I remember the first time I finally aced the obstacles course. I jumped up and down so hard in the arcade. People applauded me.

  • @__Generic
    @__Generic 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

    I think I might have played a Paperboy Arcade once at the Funspot in Laconia NH, but most of my memories but come the SNES version of Paperboy 2. The graphics were pleasant and I can still groove to the music with the Seinfeld-esque baseline. Thanks for the road down memory lane, Pat!

  • @midnightkitty8172
    @midnightkitty8172 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +14

    I absolutely loved Video Game Arcades, and would spend all my money playing them.
    My parents had it with me early on, saying what a 'waste of money' those games were, but they got me an Atari 2600 so that was really nice of them.

    • @PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries
      @PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries  5 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

      They were beyond my parents as well but they supported my habit LOL

    • @chockablock34839
      @chockablock34839 หลายเดือนก่อน

      It was so difficult to control... well, for a young kid like me anyway. My money went straight away

    • @midnightkitty8172
      @midnightkitty8172 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@chockablock34839 I was complete crap on most of the games I played, and often couldn't get past the first stage lol
      I spent every quarter I could, and would wander out of the Arcade in a state that I call 'Video - Drunk'
      The good part is that I got to play all those classic games in their heyday.

    • @chockablock34839
      @chockablock34839 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@midnightkitty8172 It was an amazing time wasn't it? We never knew what was coming next and could never get hold of enough cash to play them all. There was always a push for better and better graphics and I remember being blown away with Space Harrier and how loud it was too. Paperboy was a masterpiece in my mind. Do you have a favourite? Mine is Galaga '88.

    • @midnightkitty8172
      @midnightkitty8172 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@chockablock34839 I remember being mesmerized by different games, and for different reasons.
      Favorites include, but are not limited to:
      Sinistar
      Satan's Hollow
      Mad Planets
      King of Dragons and many more!

  • @sonicr360
    @sonicr360 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    I’m going to get my coffee and start watching but I’m pleased to see a new video of Paperboy

  • @ElimGarakSpoonHead
    @ElimGarakSpoonHead 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +9

    One of the first nes games I had and played endlessly. Good stuff Patman. Ty for the awesome episode. 🤙

  • @breez4798
    @breez4798 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +9

    Loved Paperboy . I think this would be a great remake

    • @PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries
      @PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries  5 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

      I was shocked and appalled at how bad the original video I did on this game was LOL all done with a handheld mic and with only six minutes of content. Paperboy deserves better!

    • @breez4798
      @breez4798 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      ​@@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries and you did it superbly sir 👏

    • @PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries
      @PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries  5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Thanks@@breez4798

  • @elblanco5
    @elblanco5 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    This channel continues to grow into one of my favorite gaming history channels.

  • @KennyTew2
    @KennyTew2 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    They had the arcade at our local fair and I got it with my ZX Spectrum for Christmas in 85. I was so excited that Christmas morning!

  • @DeliRevv
    @DeliRevv 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    I first played this game in 1985 at Cherryland Mall in Traverse City, Michigan. I totally sucked a$$ at it but it was a lot of fun to play and the sounds and graphics were quite astounding for its time. On a side note, before she dropped me off at the mall’s arcade, my mom had just gotten Tears For Fears’ “Songs from the Big Chair” on cassette and had been playing it nonstop so now whenever I hear any song from that album, I immediately think of Paperboy. Not a bad memory to have.

    • @PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries
      @PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries  5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      That's fantastic Thanks for sharing your memories. I have been to Traverse City one time in my life Just recall I believe it was Traverse Bay having such clear blue water you can see the fish swimming. That is quite the memory

  • @orangejjay
    @orangejjay 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    Paperboy had a handlebar controller?! Whaaaaaaaatttt!?!?! That's awesome.

  • @nbirdman74
    @nbirdman74 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

    Another great video Pat! In the UK Paperboy was featured in an 80s teatime kids TV quiz show called First Class. It was so cool seeing it on TV, but I only really got to play it at home on the spectrum.

    • @PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries
      @PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries  5 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      Very cool, never have heard of that show. Thanks

    • @nbirdman74
      @nbirdman74 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      It was a fairly standard kids quiz show, except the kids got to play against each other on an arcade game for part of the show. The games featured were : hypersports, paperboy and 720. Pretty rad at the time seeing my beloved arcade games on TV!

  • @Robj007
    @Robj007 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    Mannnn!!!! I loved this game. Especially with the bike handle bars for steering. What a time...

  • @Delmon-kr2gn
    @Delmon-kr2gn 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    "That's what I get!" For whatever reason the voice clips are my favorite part.🤣

  • @ethanwilliam9944
    @ethanwilliam9944 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    When this arcade console came out it quickly became my favorite. So many good memories of playing it and standing there watching others as I waited for my turn.

  • @MLJ7956
    @MLJ7956 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

    I had the NES port back in the day & loved it, then I was so happy when they included it in Midway Arcade Treasures vol 1 (I played it a lot)....I was deeply saddened when then removed it from Midway Arcade Origins (along with removing Road Blasters, Klax, Blaster, Splat! & Vindicators 1 as well)....I always wish Midway Arcade Orgins would have had a DLC/add on that included the previous content but unfortunately they never did (and Xbox and PlayStation never included the arcade version in their plays stores either, such a bummer).

    • @PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries
      @PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries  5 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      I agree, I liked it growing up as well for the NES but you can't beat the arcade game

  • @kbramlett6877
    @kbramlett6877 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    @ 0:31 There is a shot of a game "Double Donkey Kong." For those of you who do not know, this arcade game was produced and manufactured by Nintendo and it had both Donkey Kong and DK Junior. Before inserting a coin, you pressed the player 1& 2 buttons at the same time to switch between the games. This cabinet is quite rare and I have only seen it once in my life and that was at a laundromat.

  • @Jasons_Arcade_PLUS
    @Jasons_Arcade_PLUS 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    This is one of my all-time favorite arcade games. I still remember playing it for the 1st time at Aladdin's Castle at the local mall in the mid 80s. What amazed me the most about the game was the random voice samples during gameplay! It really took it to the next level. Was super fun getting to use bike handles to control the character. Very unique and groundbreaking!

    • @PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries
      @PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries  5 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      That's what drew me in as well with the voice clips. Plus the fantastic pixel art and all the crazy obstacles

  • @nemofox_68
    @nemofox_68 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    I played Paper Boy in 1985 while on vacation with my grandmother and mother in Antibes (south of France). I also played Marble Madness and Crossbow. I found Paper Boy difficult because of its isometric 3D view. My grandmother played an old electromechanical game called Wild Gunman 😱

    • @PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries
      @PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries  5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      A lot of people were thrown off by the isometric view. I still play that wild gunmen as well

  • @illusioncity
    @illusioncity 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    Paperboy was one of the first NES games I had. Loved this game but I was so young I hadn’t experienced it in the arcade until I got older

  • @PANTYEATR1
    @PANTYEATR1 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

    Patman, this is an awesome documentary💪🏆 i have Paperboy for the PS2 and i still can't play it with any skill. I'll focus on it one day and conquer it. It's a well made game fo sho. They should make another Paperboy in a Grand Theft Auto style.

  • @0bits_1
    @0bits_1 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Possibly one of the first videogames I ever played. I would have been around 3 or 4 years old at the time, I can still remember being at my sister's house and they had a SEGA Gamegear with Paperboy. It's such an easy game, at least in terms of gameplay mechanics, to pick up and play. Cut to many years later, and I was fortunate enough to play the original arcade version at a gaming convention. Whether you're a toddler or almost pushing 40, Paperboy is just so much fun to play, and challenging enough to keep you interested without becoming so annoying that you don't enjoy it anymore.
    Modern Games Developers could learn a lot from these simplistic, older games.

  • @aeiouxs
    @aeiouxs 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Great video as always Patman!
    Firstly, wanted to say with Paperboy there's a wonderful pacing in the game loop design, as you play through each day and obstacle course, with the music and voice all working perfectly together - stuff that you can only appreciate as an afficionado when playing it a lot. Secondly, I played this a lot on the BBC Micro and - slow as it was - this felt like AAA stuff and graphically amazing for that machine, we rarely had any official Arcade games ported to that, other than a deluge of copycats via Acornsoft or Superior Software, so actually held it in high regard! Thanks again :)

    • @PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries
      @PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries  5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Thanks. Yes, I guess getting anything even remotely resembling the arcade on the BBC would be considered a huge accomplishment. Thanks for watching

  • @BlackArroToons
    @BlackArroToons 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

    Great history on Paperboy the game! Only on the home versions was I able to do really well with this game, finally taking those skills to the arcade version to get to level 2 and 3. Very tough game when the dog chases you, along with the little RC car! Really unique, original game though that could use a new sequel. Thanks Patman!

  • @Machtimus
    @Machtimus 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Thank you for a very entertaining year. Your information combined with your humor makes for a great video. Here's to an even better 2024 to you

  • @chrislaustin
    @chrislaustin 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    Maybe it was all that weed they smoked at Atari back in the day, but their coin op ideas were truly some of the best gaming has ever seen.

    • @58jharris
      @58jharris 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      If only their console division had the same attention to quality Atari might still be making consoles today.

    • @yankees29
      @yankees29 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Pole Position was the first coin op I remember playing.

    • @PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries
      @PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries  5 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      No doubt. Especially their early 1980s commercials. I don't think it's just weed I think some acid was involved as well

    • @chrislaustin
      @chrislaustin 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      @@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries LOL I would pretty much guarantee it was involved.

    • @yankees29
      @yankees29 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      @@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries weed and acid? Sound like my last two years of High school in the 90’s!🤣

  • @JohnDoe-xj6mf
    @JohnDoe-xj6mf 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    I've not listened to your cadence for too long. Thank you for this content, from one person in the world, to another. Good work

  • @02DooD
    @02DooD 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    I just watched the original video. Perfect timing👍

    • @PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries
      @PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries  5 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

      Thanks, the old one was horrendously bad and also extremely short especially when compared to this one

    • @mentalphilanthropist35
      @mentalphilanthropist35 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      I hope you consider doing this again, I'm three minutes in and loving it. The original was ok but you've definitely gotten better. Keep up the entertaining work Patman. 👋

  • @alexshadowfax1119
    @alexshadowfax1119 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Love when a game has so many different ports to look at, I enjoy seeing the variety. Great video, thank you!

    • @PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries
      @PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries  5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      This always fascinated me as a kid as well which is why I include them in the video. Thanks a lot

  • @DJ-Daz
    @DJ-Daz 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    My friend and I grew up playing in arcades as kids and teenagers in the 80. He managed to master so many games and eventually went to become a developer.
    He loves to make his games as hard as they used to be too.
    I loved playing but I was never any good, unless it was star wars, I was really damn good at that.

  • @NecroticFleshrot
    @NecroticFleshrot 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    A new Patman vid dropping right before the end of the year is the perfect New Year's kiss. 👌

  • @ItalNico
    @ItalNico 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    Since I grew up in the boonies I rarely got to play the arcade but I played the crap out of the NES version. My father always referred to the jackhammer guys as "d*ck pumpers" which made us kids laugh although mom didn't think it was so funny. Great memories, thank you for an awesome review!

  • @johnhamill7358
    @johnhamill7358 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Another top video. So much information, I didn't know. I remember the ZX Spectrum version, and loved it. I can now clock the arcade. Thanks again, Really-Rad.

  • @williamcrowe2576
    @williamcrowe2576 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    I think the NES port was the reason DiC featured the character and settings in an episode of Captain N the Game Master in which Mother Brain tried to take over a portion of Videoland with mind control printer's ink. Looking back on the episode, I can understand why they gave Paperboy a backstory where he's an illiterate Hispanic boy trying to earn a living to help his family.

  • @konstantinkoverchenko9587
    @konstantinkoverchenko9587 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    When it comes to unique arcade controllers Paper Boy definitely comes to mind. 🚲

  • @zombiejlt1
    @zombiejlt1 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    I still own my childhood port of the NES version, and my cousin and I loved it. She wasn't a hardcore gamer like my uncle and I are, but this is one of her favorite games, hands down. Whenever we saw the cabinet, we definitely played the heck out of it. It and the 720 cabinets lasted a long time in our local arcade and pizza joints even as the fighting game scenes took over.

    • @PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries
      @PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries  5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      It's amazing how people were drawn to 720 as well and it was made by the same folks who designed this game

  • @justinblessing6119
    @justinblessing6119 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Great deep dive as always, Pat-Man! First time I saw the Paperboy cab in the wild was a Godfathers Pizza here in Bloomington, MN in the early 90’s, I remember being amazed at the functional handle bars…super cool.

    • @PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries
      @PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries  5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Thanks a lot. The last time I was at godfathers which was probably 10 years ago they still had a donkey Kong Junior and Outrun

  • @boblouis972
    @boblouis972 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    My dentist office growing up was just for kids and they had a small arcade and this was one of my favorites to play when I went

  • @skywalkerranch
    @skywalkerranch 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I hope you had a nice Christmas, PatmanQC, and I wish you a happy New Year, too. Thanks for all your content this year, as it was very much appreciated.

  • @gregledbetter5942
    @gregledbetter5942 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    You do such great work with your videos, I'm happy you did this service for Paperboy the Amiga version as well as the Sega Masters wow

  • @mightyfilm
    @mightyfilm 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    I love how there was a Captain N episode that basically explained that everyone was out to get the Paperboy because they were all brainwashed by subliminal messages in the newspapers. One of my favorite episodes. The original concept for the show had Paperboy as the main hero, so it's good to see they at least had an episode that was a nod to that.

    • @PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries
      @PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries  5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      I never knew about that otherwise I would have included. Thanks for the info

    • @davidm4566
      @davidm4566 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      I miss that show

    • @mightyfilm
      @mightyfilm 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@davidm4566 Like most DIC shows, you can find it quite easily on YT.

    • @bezoticallyyours83
      @bezoticallyyours83 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Yeah I like that episode

  • @alltimeklazzikz
    @alltimeklazzikz 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    dude, this is still one of my fav. Games of all Time. If i find this Game, Factory Sealed or Graded i would Pay a Bunch of Bucks for it!!!

  • @Kreamycheese
    @Kreamycheese 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    As soon as I saw the title I heard the music. I only got a chance to play this on NES but this and excitebike were two of my faves as a kid

  • @BAZFANSHOTHITSClassicTunes
    @BAZFANSHOTHITSClassicTunes 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    This brings back memorys for sure. The Arcade machine had BMX handles and was 10pence per play. I played this game quite a lot on my Atari 520STe, and again on the Amiga1200. Well you did it again PatMan my freind another awesomely epic documentary. Thankyou and have a great new year.

  • @GaZflow
    @GaZflow 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Born in 1976, so I have a good experience with this game from arcade to console to handheld everything and I’ve never been good at it and I’ve always wanted to be good at this game. It’s always been too difficult and as a gamer it drives me nuts, I stopped spending money on this game as a child in the arcade because I knew that I was only gonna get 10 houses up maybe in each quarter you’re putting in that machine had to last as long as it could! Sprint was a good game, golden glove boxing two of my faves for stretching out that quarter.

    • @PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries
      @PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries  4 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      I loved super Sprint as well. I loved the free spinning wheel LOL By the way, you aren't the only one who had trouble with this game so don't feel bad

  • @doubleas2380
    @doubleas2380 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Hey pat, thanks for all the years of entertainment man! I hope 2024 is great for you and your family

  • @brittislove
    @brittislove 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Amazed at the photos of the original cabinet. Patman, you're the best!

  • @scuba1788
    @scuba1788 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Love your videos, especially the commentary! Laugh every time ha ha! I just got the Buystuff Arcade upgrade for the Star Wars arcade 1up and was extremely excited that it has paperboy on it and works very well with the flight yoke, the truest version I’ve played since the original

  • @DMETS519
    @DMETS519 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    This era of atari arcade games always had the best sounds.

  • @TehAwesomer
    @TehAwesomer 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    15:59 - "Now you have a friend in the paper business" voice sample is an obvious San Francisco Bay Area reference to The Shane Company, Diamond merchants whose tagline was/is "Now you have a friend in the diamond business!" 😲

  • @manicassassin4542
    @manicassassin4542 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    We still have a nickelcade in our town with dozens of classic 70s and 80s games. Love going there

  • @TetragrammatonCleric
    @TetragrammatonCleric 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Awesome as always. Thanks for the voice samples

    • @PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries
      @PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries  5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      You bet, I was on the fence about including them but then I figure that a lot of people had not heard them because all the other sounds in the game and arcade drownED them out

  • @The_incredible_Adam
    @The_incredible_Adam 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    I loved this game , it brings back memories of playing games with my brothers

  • @trailersic
    @trailersic 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Thanks for giving the ZX Spectrum version a decent shake, yeah it's lacking in colour and music but that goes with the territory, but the gameplay is still decent, in fact I find it easier to play than the Arcade. Also I have the nostalgia when my dad brought it home with a joystick. And playing it all the time back in the day. Till I finally started memorizing the hazards and managed to complete it this year.

    • @PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries
      @PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries  5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      I try to be fair on all the conversions I cover rather than just crap all over them.

  • @namco003
    @namco003 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    OMG Patman!! I have so many memories not only playing the arcade version at our local, 5 min walking distance 7-11 weekly, but also begging my big brother to find a pirated copy for our Commodore 64, and playing the MESS out of it. The music and sound in your video bring me back!!! I only remember one time us getting to Sunday, and seeing the giant papers you had to deliver LOL!!

    • @PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries
      @PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries  5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      LOL, that's fantastic. Yes, I said go to the gas stations to play games as well begging my parents for quarters

  • @Jeremycook_
    @Jeremycook_ 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    That acrcade machine with handlebars was about as cool a thing as I had ever seen. I was about 7 but still lol

  • @ScottsStockDueDiligence
    @ScottsStockDueDiligence 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I was a paper boy in Staten Island from 1987-1993. My favorite job. I also played this game a lot. Great memories!

  • @ddaodao9332
    @ddaodao9332 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Thanks for the awesome video. Happy holiday

  • @backpackingtony1779
    @backpackingtony1779 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    Yeah hell yeah!!! I new video was released! I’m getting stoned AF for this game!!!! ❤🎉

    • @PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries
      @PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries  5 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      Welcome back! Enjoy it my friend

    • @backpackingtony1779
      @backpackingtony1779 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      @@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries between your videos and the pot I get to relive my younger years all over again! Oh happy day!!! ❤🎉

  • @jwprimetime9795
    @jwprimetime9795 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    I first saw this game in 1986 at the Bromley ski resort on our family vacation. It was in the lodge on the outside of one of the lodge bars. After the first day of skiing I decided I’d rather play games than ski for the time we were there. Paperboy took all my money. I remember deep in one game I heard a shriek in the bar from all the patrons. I ran in and saw in the tv the Challenger had exploded. After about two minutes I walked back to paperboy and was like meh. I remember that day like it just happened! After Galaga this is my second favorite game and I’m getting ready to pull the trigger on a full size. $3800-ouch!

    • @PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries
      @PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries  5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Holy cow, what a memory. Seems like we all have those events in our lives such as 9/11 and the challenger. I can recall going to science class and the teacher had a TV in the room (typicallly there is only one TV and that was kept in the AV room) and they had coverage of the disaster on all day long

  • @arcademcfly1039
    @arcademcfly1039 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

    THANK YOU for the Golden Age intro!!!! It’s true! 7/11s had arcade games! To this day their door bell as you walk in STILL reminds me !!!

  • @claudiexx6274
    @claudiexx6274 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Fantastic Video like ever !! Great and complete Job !! Happy New Year !!

  • @Kane-B
    @Kane-B 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    That Master System soundtrack goes hard!

  • @kevinkingslayer2450
    @kevinkingslayer2450 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I used to play this for HOURS when i was a kid... Great video as always Patman, blessings and all the best to you and yours this 2024!!..✌🇹🇹

  • @shareofmoney
    @shareofmoney 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Great job with the video, well done. Happy New Year to you, looking forward to more great content from you.

  • @Frapskillar
    @Frapskillar 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

    Great work as usual! Would love to see a history about Atari Games. I would love to know more about the development of San Francisco Rush

  • @MrKanjidude
    @MrKanjidude 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Man, those C64 tunes unlocked some memories. I had forgotten the colors were that screwed up though. Thank you for another great video.

    • @PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries
      @PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries  5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      I agree, perhaps the programmer was colorblind. That's the only explanation :-) thanks

  • @bobmin1782
    @bobmin1782 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Man, just acme across this randomly last night. Great video. Fun game but gets hard as shit depending on the console. A bit repetitve, but one of the better games of its era. You covered versions I didn't know existed too. Props. I subscribed based off this video and saw your introduction when doing so. Good fucking job not letting life destroy you and hanging in there with the adversity you faced. This was a top notch video and I hope you get the credit you deserve.

  • @TheDrisk
    @TheDrisk 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Love you videos and effort you put into it. I must try and watch them all. Thanks again.
    For me I grew up first playing it on the Spectrum and loved it there (not seeing the arcade first hand). I then got it on the Amiga which is a fab version. In the UK there is a place called Arcade Club in Bury (near Manchester) that has this and 4 floors of arcade games on free play... so finally been able to play the real arcade game for the first time.

  • @LoveMyZJ
    @LoveMyZJ 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Never got to play this game in arcades unfortunately, but I have it on GameBoy. While it was definitely tough to play, I still enjoyed it. Another splendid video as always!

  • @jeffturner5541
    @jeffturner5541 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Great video! I loved paperboy in the arcade! I had a paper route back in the day since I wanted to buy a NES and all the games I wanted. I always felt a little kinship with the paperboy in the game as I've been chased by angry dogs in the wee hours of the morning as well.

    • @PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries
      @PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries  5 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      Thanks, you know you are not the only person to tell me they had a paper route to buy their video games :-) thanks for sharing

  • @charliewilson85
    @charliewilson85 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    This is one of my Grail arcade cabs. Loved those handle bars. Holy crap, that’s my Golfland! 🎉

  • @freddysandoval4252
    @freddysandoval4252 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I did enjoy this video. Happy New Year PatMan!

  • @joshb.9380
    @joshb.9380 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Great doc! Thanks for making it.

  • @GisherJohn24
    @GisherJohn24 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    This is my go to at our local bowling alley. It was right next to my beloved Heavy Barrel. Such good memories. Thank you for rekindling my childhood.

  • @battlenerd8179
    @battlenerd8179 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    Good stuff my dude. Keep it up

  • @SaccoBelmonte
    @SaccoBelmonte 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    The voices are synthesized. It is the common speech engine we all know from various devices such as the Speak n Spell. They did a great job programming the inflexions, they sound like Marty Mc Fly.

    • @PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries
      @PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries  5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Not according to the designer of the game who said it was Doug Traeger

    • @SaccoBelmonte
      @SaccoBelmonte 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      @@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries I highly doubt it, those voices are definitely not samples. Sounds exactly like the Speak n Spell which was a speech synth IC.

    • @PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries
      @PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries  5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@SaccoBelmonte Well two different people who work on the game including the designer said otherwise so…

  • @DS_IndustrieZ
    @DS_IndustrieZ 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Happy holiday pat, I first was introduced to paperboy in the early 2000s I had got midway arcade treasures and namco museum for playstation 2 it came on one of those ensembles, it was one of my favs of the collection, its the games design , and the little things about it that made me hate it then, yet it was the game I most played out of the other classics on the disc, I hated the random b.s and chaos going on, it seemed like the whole world was against me delivering papers, now I love it lol, I'm 32 and I do computer/game repair lol, so this game was well before my time, I was disappointed when I got the arcade collection of old ass games for my bday, now I'm so thankful for it..

    • @PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries
      @PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries  5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Nothing can beat the arcade handlebars but I thought Midway did a pretty good job of converting the controls. Happy belated my friend thanks for watching

  • @lsb2623
    @lsb2623 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    Pat you are a youtube hero. Plus good easter egg jokes. Your wife gets lot of attention from you! You are a badass video producer.

  • @Dre7
    @Dre7 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    This was the first or one of the first games I ever played as a kid! Loved it! Can't remember specifically which one I played first, but it was either Paperboy, Punch Out, or Super Mario Bros

  • @paulhamernick9185
    @paulhamernick9185 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Great videonas always! Happy New Year!

  • @lukehinkle9614
    @lukehinkle9614 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    I was inspired by this game to become a paperboy myself. I encountered the bullies and vicious dogs regularly on my route. No winos though; albeit, I became that guy later in life 😊

  • @loki.odinson
    @loki.odinson 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +7

    I remember playing this in the arcade as a kid. I was amazed by the arcade graphics back then and the voice samples. It was way too hard for me and I gave up quickly. I couldn't understand how other people were so good at it.
    We used to play the Sega Genesis and NES versions of this over and over again at one of my friend's houses. We would take turns and compete with our scores. Good times. 😊

    • @fffrrraannkk
      @fffrrraannkk 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

      I came here to say the same thing about the arcade version. It was so freaking hard for some reason. Renting the NES version was always a good time though.

    • @PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries
      @PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries  5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      A lot of people had trouble with that perspective, similar things happened with Congo bongo

  • @exidy-yt
    @exidy-yt 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

    oh man as soon as i heard the first few notes of the C64 music the entire track came back to me. I must have played it more often then I remembered, but it also could be that I just really liked that song, because I did. Excellent widely ported game to pick, and def. a fond teenage memory. Please do 720 next! Now THERE was a game with a killer soundtrack!

    • @PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries
      @PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries  5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      720 is on the list don't know when I will get to it though

    • @exidy-yt
      @exidy-yt 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries As long as it's on the list I'm content. Looking forward to the next one no matter what it is!

  • @RealStuntPanda
    @RealStuntPanda 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    I loved Paperboy. There's a bug in the game where when you get to the end of the route you can jump a ramp and keep going. The game gets weird and there are a lot of glitches but it's the ultimate video nerd thing to successfully do.
    8:38 Yes! That's the bug!

  • @scottwallace901
    @scottwallace901 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Happy new year. I think it’s time to look at my all time favourite arcade game. The New Zealand story.

  • @eldontyrellcorp
    @eldontyrellcorp 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

    What a great video !
    Paperboy was one of the first zx spectrum gamed I played back then.
    I have fond memories of it.

    • @PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries
      @PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries  5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Thanks a lot. The speccy version isn't too bad

    • @eldontyrellcorp
      @eldontyrellcorp 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries I just have fond memories of it, it's pure nostalgia I guess :) but this version was not the worst, far from it.

  • @TiffMcGiff
    @TiffMcGiff 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Thank you for this, this was my favorite NES game of all time, and yes I still play it.

  • @MarcBelmondo
    @MarcBelmondo 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Thank you for this, Patman. I'm from Mexico where the videogames are starting to take their big place. As an oldschool gamer, I really think our future generations should view this kind of documentaries to learn where all it came from in order to innovate and create new experiences. Of course language still is kinda a problem (not for me lol). Best wishes to you and your channel! 😊
    Edit:
    By the way, I played the arcade version a couple years ago in a retroarcade restaurant, lucky me 😂

    • @PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries
      @PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries  5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Thank you so much for the kind wishes. Glad you enjoyed the entire channel. I have not seen a paperboy cabinet in the wild For a number of years

  • @RaquelFoster
    @RaquelFoster 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    It’s funny how casual they were about using 3X 16KB ROMs for the speech samples on Paperboy. Especially in contrast with how limited memory was on home consoles. And it’s funny that the TMS5220 samples were so compressed that they fit over 2 minutes of speech into 48KB. In 1985 the new Roland TR-707 drum machine had 4X 32KB ROMs = 128KB, and that was about 5 seconds of 8-bit 25kHz audio samples.

    • @PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries
      @PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries  5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Because of the high compression people are still arguing with me over whether or not it was simulated speech. It is crazy though when you think about how much they were able to Fit in

  • @CARLOSGOMEZ-vm5fj
    @CARLOSGOMEZ-vm5fj 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    What a great video, thanks Patman

  • @erneststackhouse1133
    @erneststackhouse1133 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    i was a paper boy 1 summer but waking up so early was grueling & after that summer i quit. Also i was 8 years old, six years younger than todays standard of hire age! i absolutely loved the arcade to this game! i put this right up with Centipede, Robotron 2084 & Qbert that you have to play it on an Arcade to get the full experience. Nothing beats that bike handle on the Arcade. Loved the Sound Bite in your video & i always thought it should have been a robot instead of a boy to go with that voice. That way it could of been unisex. Paperboy says, That's just Bogus!

  • @ihateapplebeeswa
    @ihateapplebeeswa 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Another hit from Patman! 👍