Paperboy 2 is an action game released for the NES in 1992 by Tengen and Mindscape. Building on the arcade classic, this sequel introduces the option to play as either a Paperboy or a Papergirl. You must survive a week of navigating suburban streets, tossing newspapers into subscribers’ mailboxes while vandalizing the properties of non-subscribers and dodging wild hazards like runaway ghosts, gargoyles, and loose tires.
How to Play
Your goal is to complete your daily route without losing all your lives. A perfect delivery day earns you new subscribers, but missing houses or causing damage to a subscriber’s property will cost you their business. Unlike the first game, houses are on both sides of the street.
- D-pad: Steer, accelerate (Up), or brake (Down)
- A Button: Throw a paper to the right
- B Button: Throw a paper to the left
Note: If you are playing in a browser, the NES D-pad maps to your arrow keys, and the A and B buttons map to X and Z.
Tips
- Since you deliver to both sides of the street, try to stay near the middle of the road so you have time to react and throw in either direction.
- Save your extra papers for breaking windows and stopping obstacles in front of non-subscribers’ houses to rack up bonus points.
- Look out for special interactive targets like the haunted house or the castle, where a well-aimed paper can trigger unique events.
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