Tero beats NES Paperboy Part 1

Part 1 of a playthrough of Paperboy for the NES. Game completed with no save states.

Playlist start at:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LXvzhX...

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There are a lot of games that are intense and can get the blood pumping. There are also games that can make us think, or tug at the heartstrings. But few are the games that excel at making us laugh. Paperboy is one of the last type, it's a wacked out take on a simple concept and it's a hilarious and satisfying game to play.

The "goal" in Paperboy is to successfully deliver papers to your subscribers, but you're also free to throw your papers at little kids, dogs, old ladies, and through the windows of people's houses. This might not have been as entertaining as it sounds if it wasn't for excellent digitized sound work, the sound effects totally sell the vandalism in this game. That window breaking sound never gets old. Also, (and perhaps, understandably), everything on this street is trying to kill you, so you'll have to avoid countless hazards on your rampage. But that just makes it all that more satisfying to narrowly sneak by as you break all their windows. What an awesome game.

This particular run was recorded for a contest that was being run on a classic gaming board, where the objective was to get the highest amount of points in this game. I can't remember whether or not I was the one who suggested it, but in any case I didn't win. There were some people who were able to go through the entire game and pick up every bonus subscriber, which is a fair bit beyond my talents. Nevertheless, it was the first time I had actually completed the whole game.

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