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|image=[[File:Alleywaycover.png|250px]] | |image=[[File:Alleywaycover.png|250px]] | ||
|developer=[[Nintendo Research & Development 1|Nintendo R&D 1]]<br>[[Intelligent Systems]] | |developer=[[Nintendo Research & Development 1|Nintendo R&D 1]]<br>[[Intelligent Systems]] | ||
|publisher=[[Nintendo]] | |publisher=[[Nintendo]] | ||
|release='''Game Boy:'''<br>{{ | |release='''Game Boy:'''<br>{{release|Japan|April 21, 1989|USA|August 11, 1989|Europe|September 28, 1990}} '''Virtual Console (3DS):'''<br>{{release|USA|June 6, 2011|Europe|June 7, 2011|Australia|June 7, 2011|Japan|August 3, 2011|South Korea|June 1, 2016}} | ||
|genre=''Breakout'' game | |||
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|modes=Single player | |modes=Single player | ||
|ratings={{ratings|esrb=E|acb=G|pegi=3|cero=A}} | |ratings={{ratings|esrb=E|acb=G|pegi=3|cero=A}} | ||
|platforms=[[Game Boy]], [[Virtual Console]] ([[Nintendo 3DS|3DS]]) | |platforms=[[Game Boy]], [[Virtual Console]] ([[Nintendo 3DS|3DS]]) | ||
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|input={{input|gb=1|3ds=1 | |input={{input|gb=1|3ds=1}} | ||
}} | }} | ||
'''''Alleyway''''' is a video game for the [[Game Boy]]. It was developed by [[Intelligent Systems]] and published by [[Nintendo]] in [[List of games by date#1989|1989]]. It is a classic ''{{wp|Breakout (video game)|Breakout}}''-style game | '''''Alleyway''''' is a video game for the [[Game Boy]]. It was developed by [[Intelligent Systems]] and published by [[Nintendo]] in [[List of games by date#1989|1989]]. It is a classic ''{{wp|Breakout (video game)|Breakout}}''-style game that requires the player to clear out all of the [[breakable block]]s above, without allowing the [[ball (Alleyway)|ball]] to go below the [[paddle]]. The intro of the game (as well as the western box art) depicts [[Mario]] controlling the paddle. | ||
''Alleyway'' was re-released on the [[Nintendo 3DS]]'s [[Virtual Console#Nintendo 3DS|Virtual Console]] in [[List of games by date#2011|2011]]. | |||
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*'''[[Scrolling Block Screen]]:''' The rows of bricks move either left or right depending on the level the player is in. | *'''[[Scrolling Block Screen]]:''' The rows of bricks move either left or right depending on the level the player is in. | ||
*'''[[Advancing Block Screen]]:''' The rows of bricks push down towards the paddle after a few bricks are destroyed. Additionally, the top of the screen will sometimes either reveal more bricks for the player to destroy with the same brick pattern; or the steel bricks the player cannot break. | *'''[[Advancing Block Screen]]:''' The rows of bricks push down towards the paddle after a few bricks are destroyed. Additionally, the top of the screen will sometimes either reveal more bricks for the player to destroy with the same brick pattern; or the steel bricks the player cannot break. | ||
Every fourth round the player enters a [[bonus]] level; the bonus levels feature various sprite pieces | |||
Every fourth round the player enters a [[bonus]] level; the bonus levels feature various sprite pieces from ''[[Super Mario Bros.]]'' The following objects from the ''[[Mario (franchise)|Mario]]'' franchise appear in these bonus levels: | |||
*[[Mario]] | *[[Mario]] | ||
*[[Koopa Troopa]] | *[[Koopa Troopa]] | ||
*[[Blooper | *[[Blooper]] | ||
*[[Piranha Plant]] | *[[Piranha Plant]] | ||
*[[Bullet Bill]] | *[[Bullet Bill]] | ||
*[[Goomba]] | *[[Goomba]] | ||
*[[Cheep | *[[Cheep Cheep]] | ||
*[[Bowser]] | *[[Bowser]] | ||
Additionally in the bonus level, the ball can destroy the bricks without bumping around the playfield; also there is a timer that contains 99 game seconds. If the player destroys all the bricks before the timer runs out, the player gains bonus points. After the bonus level ends, the rounds repeat, but with a new set of bricks. | Additionally in the bonus level, the ball can destroy the bricks without bumping around the playfield; also there is a timer that contains 99 game seconds. If the player destroys all the bricks before the timer runs out, the player gains bonus points. After the bonus level ends, the rounds repeat, but with a new set of bricks. | ||
===Nintendo eShop | |||
===Description from Nintendo eShop=== | |||
<blockquote>''Originally released at the launch of the Game Boy, Alleyway is a fondly remembered update to the classic ‘bat and ball’ style of games.<br> | <blockquote>''Originally released at the launch of the Game Boy, Alleyway is a fondly remembered update to the classic ‘bat and ball’ style of games.<br> | ||
''The aim is simple: survive and rack up a huge high score! Take control of the paddle and deflect the ball to break the blocks, but don’t let it drop. Break all the blocks to move onto the next of 32 challenging stages.<br> | ''The aim is simple: survive and rack up a huge high score! Take control of the paddle and deflect the ball to break the blocks, but don’t let it drop. Break all the blocks to move onto the next of 32 challenging stages.<br> | ||
''It starts out simple but later levels introduce walls of blocks that move horizontally or vertically. You can also enjoy bonus stages where the aim is to break as many blocks as possible within the time limit.</blockquote> | ''It starts out simple but later levels introduce walls of blocks that move horizontally or vertically. You can also enjoy bonus stages where the aim is to break as many blocks as possible within the time limit.</blockquote> | ||
==Gallery== | ==Gallery== | ||
===Box art=== | ===Box art=== | ||
<gallery> | <gallery> | ||
Alleyway - Box JP.jpg|Japanese box art | Alleyway - Box JP.jpg|Japanese box art | ||
Alleyway - Box UK.jpg|UK box art | |||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
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Alleyway Stage 12.png|Stage 12 (Piranha Plant) | Alleyway Stage 12.png|Stage 12 (Piranha Plant) | ||
Stage15 Alleyway.png|Stage 15 (Bullet Bill) | Stage15 Alleyway.png|Stage 15 (Bullet Bill) | ||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
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''Alleyway'' sold well during its production run,{{ref needed}} but it was not released as a "Player's Choice" title, and the reviews have been mostly mixed to negative. | ''Alleyway'' sold well during its production run,{{ref needed}} but it was not released as a "Player's Choice" title, and the reviews have been mostly mixed to negative. | ||
{{wp|Mean Machines}} gave the game a 33/100%, and they criticized the game's repetitiveness and they stated "this variant doesn't have much more to offer than the original ''{{wp|Breakout}}''". They also added "once you've finished a couple of screens, you'll be bored stiff." They also compared it to ''{{wp|Arkanoid}}'' and | {{wp|Mean Machines}} gave the game a 33/100%, and they criticized the game's repetitiveness and they stated "this variant doesn't have much more to offer than the original ''{{wp|Breakout}}''". They also added "once you've finished a couple of screens, you'll be bored stiff." They also compared it to ''{{wp|Arkanoid}}'', and regarded a lack of power-ups in the game. | ||
4 reviewers from {{wp|Electronic Gaming Monthly}} gave the game scores of 6/10, 6/10, 5/10, and 3/10. All of them compared it to ''Arkanoid'', and they complained about the lack of enhancement over the ''Breakout'' format. However, two reviewers who gave the game a 6/10 said it was perfectly designed for the Game Boy, and one of them added that "it's also a very good game that combines some new features ... with the original ''Break-Out'' theme," and they concluded with the game being good, but a bit long. | |||
==External links== | ==External links== | ||
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