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This week on XBLA: Paperboy delivers

The hideous noise you hear is the collective shriek of thousands of disappointed Worms fans. This week Xbox Live Arcade serves up yet another retro title, Paperboy. For those unfamiliar with the game, Paperboy charges players with delivering newspapers while trying not to damage property or take a nasty spill on their bicycle. New to the Xbox Live Arcade version is a cooperative multiplayer mode which can be played locally or over Xbox Live. As is the norm for retro Arcade titles, your elation or disgust will be dictated by the amount of nostalgia you feel for Paperboy.

Frankly, we'd rather see any of the other recently announced titles hit the Arcade. At least this means we won't be disappointed next week (at least not as much). That is unless XBLA manages to have no new game at all.

Let your voice be heard: are you planning to buy Paperboy?

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1. Cue hideous noise.

Gimmie Worms or gimmie nothing.
My virtual dollars are going to the Virtual Console this week.

Posted at 4:36PM on Feb 12th 2007 by zenprism

2. NO!.

That game pissed me off when I was a kid. I was terrible at it. With that said i'm sure there's a bunch of people who really loved it, and good for them.

Posted at 4:39PM on Feb 12th 2007 by mike k.

3. Meh. I'll buy it, but I won't be happy.

I think that the smart money's on no new game next week, given that we've already had both of the retro titles show up.

Posted at 4:57PM on Feb 12th 2007 by J.Goodwin

4. I almost bought Assault Heroes last night but for fear I wouldn't have enough creds for CastleVania, I held off. Microsoft is losing my respect here!!! Give me SOTN! (Especially since Worms will be months away)

Posted at 5:01PM on Feb 12th 2007 by Toph

5. you know... I used to get a tone of the xbla classic arcade games... but found that they don't get nearly as much playtime as more modern xbla games...

so yeah, I'm calling paperboy a pass.

bring on the newage casual game!

Posted at 5:06PM on Feb 12th 2007 by aragorn

6. I'll be definitely giving this a try. I remember playing this on a GameGear many years ago... good times.

Posted at 5:22PM on Feb 12th 2007 by Ciaran Gallagher

7. I most certainly am going to get it. Paperboy was one of my favs on the Megadrive!


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Posted at 5:25PM on Feb 12th 2007 by Chris

8. When is the original / not a Midway Arcade Treasure stuff going to be released? I'm so sick of re-released arcade classics like this stuff, release Worms or Alien Hominid for a change.

Posted at 5:25PM on Feb 12th 2007 by pseudo.hero

9. WHAT THE F.

Posted at 5:57PM on Feb 12th 2007 by beardsly43

10. PAPERBOY!?!

Does anyone actually care about this game?!? Really?

I thought we'd be getting Castlevania, officially the only Live Arcade release I care about, anyone else?

Posted at 6:07PM on Feb 12th 2007 by Stranger

11. I'll download the demo, then if it's as good as I remember, I'll buy it.

Posted at 6:15PM on Feb 12th 2007 by FiredCylinder

12. Brings back so many memories, and for 400 why not :/.

Posted at 6:43PM on Feb 12th 2007 by Adam

13. Nope. Same as most weeks of late (if they bother to release a game at all). Download the demo. Play it once. Delete the demo. Wish that Sony would release Tekken 5: DR or Flow for the PS3...

Posted at 6:43PM on Feb 12th 2007 by Eric

14. AWESOME news. Easily the best retro game ever (outside of Toe Jam & Earl and Super Metroid).

Posted at 6:57PM on Feb 12th 2007 by Don Wilson

15. Lame. Even Sony is beating the Live arcade. That is embarassing.

Posted at 6:59PM on Feb 12th 2007 by John

16. worms or castlevania, no negotiating microsoft!

Posted at 7:04PM on Feb 12th 2007 by nonrandomhero

17. If you think this is "awesome" news then you need to either collect your MS paycheck or go beat yourself over the head with the claw end of a hammer for 10 minutes. Thanks.

http://product.half.ebay.com/Midway-Arcade-Treasures_W0QQprZ10972QQtgZinfo

WTFIW?

Posted at 7:19PM on Feb 12th 2007 by polly

18. "Lame. Even Sony is beating the Live arcade. That is embarassing."

With what exactly? People seem to forget that Live Arcade had quite a few games at launch too.

Posted at 8:02PM on Feb 12th 2007 by Tony

19. Being I've been waiting for Paperboy since the 360's arcade launched, I'm on board.

If they'd get Rampage up and running, I'd be happy.

Posted at 8:25PM on Feb 12th 2007 by Kid Pyrrhic

20. okay unlike, about 4 others, im gonna be a little different here. This game beats worms anyday and im sure as hell gonna get it, i played this with my cousins non stop years ago, hopefully ill still have my handle on this game. IM LIKE TEH SOZ EXCITED FO THIS!!!

Posted at 9:38PM on Feb 12th 2007 by zourskittles

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