Media
The character and world of Paperboy was featured prominently in an episode of Captain N: The Game Master. This portrayed a more thought-out world. The paperboy was named Julio from a Hispanic family, and had to deal with the people of his community being brainwashed through subliminal messaging by Mother Brain into attacking the N-Team. When questioned why Julio was immune to this brainwashing, he admitted to Captain N and his friends that he was illiterate due to neglecting his reading lessons to devote all his efforts to his paper route to earn money for his family in light of his father being laid off from work. This later proves no longer necessary, when his father finds another job and both his parents homeschool Julio in order for him to gain proficient reading skills.
The game featured on the BBC television programme First Class.
The paperboy makes a cameo appearance in the Disney animated film Wreck-It Ralph at Game Central Station.
| Preceded by Dragon's Lair |
UK number-one Spectrum game January 1987 |
Succeeded by Olli and Lissa |
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