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[[File:Paddle Alleyway Cover Art.png|thumb|Mario controlling the paddle]]
The '''paddle'''<ref>''Alleyway'' instruction booklet, pages 3-8, 10-12.</ref> is an object in ''[[Alleyway]]'' that is controlled by [[Mario]]. The player can move the paddle left and right, across the bottom of the screen, using the {{button|gb|pad}}. If {{button|gb|b}} is held while using the {{button|gb|pad}}, the paddle's movement becomes slower. The paddle is used to deflect the approaching [[Ball (Alleyway)|ball]] into [[breakable block]]s. The angle of the ball is dependent on how the ball hits the paddle. The ball can also be hit by the sides of the paddle, which may result in the ball deflecting in the same direction while mostly preserving its angle. If the ball fails to bounce off of the paddle and hits the screen's bottom edge, one life is taken away.
The '''paddle'''<ref>{{cite|language=en-us|date=1989|publisher=Nintendo of America|title=''Alleyway'' instruction booklet|page=3–8, 10–12}}</ref> appears in ''[[Alleyway]]'' as an object controlled by [[Mario]]; this is seen during the beginning of the game, where he enters the paddle through the sliding trapdoor at the top, while the cover art shows him inside the paddle in the cosmos, controlling it, implying that the paddle is some sort of vehicle. The North American box art refers to it as a "'''spaceship''',"<ref>North American release box art for ''Alleyway''.</ref> while ''[[Nintendo Power]]'' refers to it as a "'''ship'''."<ref>{{cite|date=November/December 1989|title=''[[Nintendo Power]]'' Volume 9|page=55}}</ref> Mario is also shown leaving the paddle if the player loses all of their lives. The paddle can be moved left and right across the bottom of the screen in conjunction with the player using the {{button|gb|pad}}. If {{button|gb|b}} is held while {{button|gb|pad}} is used, the paddle's movement becomes slower. The paddle is used to deflect the approaching [[Ball (Alleyway)|ball]] into [[breakable block]]s. The angle of the ball is dependent on how the ball hits the paddle. The ball can also be hit by the sides of the paddle, which may result in the ball deflecting in the same direction while mostly preserving its angle. If the ball hits the screen's bottom edge, one life is taken away, and the ball hits the ceiling, the paddle becomes shorter, which can first be observed in Stage 4.


If the ball hits the ceiling, the paddle becomes shorter. This can first be observed in [[Stage 4 (Alleyway)|Stage 4]].
==Names in other languages==
 
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In the beginning of the game, Mario is seen entering the paddle through the sliding trapdoor at the top, while the cover art shows Mario inside the paddle in the cosmos, controlling it, implying that the paddle is some sort of vehicle. [[Nintendo Power]] refers to it as a "'''ship'''".<ref>''[[Nintendo Power]]'' Volume 5, page 55.</ref> Mario is also shown leaving the paddle if the player loses all of their lives.
|Ita=Racchetta<ref>{{cite|title=''[[Alleyway]]'' Italian manual|page=10}}</ref>
|Ita2=Nave spaziale<ref>''[[Alleyway]]'' Italian boxart</ref>
|Ita3=Barra<ref>{{cite|title=''[[Alleyway]]'' Italian e-manual|page=2}}</ref>
|ItaM=Paddle
|Ita2M=spaceship
|Ita3M=Bar
}}


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Latest revision as of 10:13, December 4, 2024

Paddle from Alleyway
Paddle from Alleyway (cover art)
Mario controlling the paddle

The paddle[1] appears in Alleyway as an object controlled by Mario; this is seen during the beginning of the game, where he enters the paddle through the sliding trapdoor at the top, while the cover art shows him inside the paddle in the cosmos, controlling it, implying that the paddle is some sort of vehicle. The North American box art refers to it as a "spaceship,"[2] while Nintendo Power refers to it as a "ship."[3] Mario is also shown leaving the paddle if the player loses all of their lives. The paddle can be moved left and right across the bottom of the screen in conjunction with the player using the +Control Pad. If B Button is held while +Control Pad is used, the paddle's movement becomes slower. The paddle is used to deflect the approaching ball into breakable blocks. The angle of the ball is dependent on how the ball hits the paddle. The ball can also be hit by the sides of the paddle, which may result in the ball deflecting in the same direction while mostly preserving its angle. If the ball hits the screen's bottom edge, one life is taken away, and the ball hits the ceiling, the paddle becomes shorter, which can first be observed in Stage 4.

Names in other languages[edit]

Language Name Meaning Notes
Italian Racchetta[4] Paddle
Nave spaziale[5] spaceship
Barra[6] Bar

References[edit]

  1. ^ 1989. Alleyway instruction booklet. Nintendo of America (American English). Page 3–8, 10–12.
  2. ^ North American release box art for Alleyway.
  3. ^ November/December 1989. Nintendo Power Volume 9. Page 55.
  4. ^ Alleyway Italian manual. Page 10.
  5. ^ Alleyway Italian boxart
  6. ^ Alleyway Italian e-manual. Page 2.
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Alleyway
Characters Mario • Koopa Troopa • Blooper • Piranha Plant • Bullet Bill • Goomba • Cheep Cheep • Bowser
Objects Ball • Breakable block • Paddle • Unbreakable block
Patterns Normal Block Screen • Scrolling Block Screen • Advancing Block Screen • Bonus Stage
Other Alleyway
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