2001 · Monkeystone Games · Adventure · Puzzle

Hyperspace Delivery Boy!

You are Guy Carrington, lowly Courier-in-Training on the HDS Colby Jack. Your job: delivery mail and packages to the most dangerous parts of the galaxy! Can you make Courier 1st Class? Can you win the heart of your secret love, Chief Engineer Dolly? Can you face THIRTY levels of dangerous puzzles and insane inhabitants?

Released: 23 December 2001
Platforms: Linux Windows Windows Mobile macOS
Genres: Adventure Puzzle Strategy
Developers: Monkeystone Games
Publishers: Linux Game Publishing
Country: United States
Age ratings: ESRB E
Languages: English
Composers: Stevie Case

About

Hyperspace Delivery Boy! is a puzzle action game released for the Pocket PC on December 23, 2001. It was ported to Microsoft Windows and Linux. The game was the first title released Monkeystone Games, a small developer formed by id Software and Ion Storm founders John Romero and Tom Hall, and Romero's then-girlfriend Stevie Case. Much of the gameplay involves solving Sokoban-like puzzles.

Keywords

fetch quests
scummvm compatible

The articlegameplay, story, development, reception

Story

Hyperspace Delivery Boy! follows the story of Guy Carrington, a courier in training. Guy is sent by Sergeant Filibuster on several dangerous missions in four locations. During the course of the game, Guy discovers a secret organization known as "THEM".

Reception

Hyperspace Delivery Boy! received average reviews from critics. Marc Saltzman of PC Gamer described the game as a "fun diversion" with "challenging puzzles", but found the game repetitive and featured "sophomoric dialogue" and "embarrassingly cheesy voice acting". Ron Dulin of GameSpot found the game to be fun, highlighting the challenge of the puzzle gameplay and "personality" of the game's humor, but faulted the limited story and "minimal" sound effects and music.