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Hogan's Alley (arcade game)
| Hogan's Alley | |
| Developer: | Nintendo |
| Publisher: | Nintendo |
| Release date: | 1984 |
| Genre: | Retro/Shooter |
| Game modes: | Up to 2 players, alternating turns |
| Cabinet: | Upright |
| Controls: | light gun |
| Monitor | |
| Orientation: | Horizontal |
| Type: | Raster, standard resolution |
| Size: | ? |
| Notes | |
| Developed during the Golden Age of Arcade Games | |
Hogan's Alley is a 1984 arcade game by Nintendo. It was one of the first games to use a light gun as an input device.
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Overview
"Hogan's Alley" is the FBI's training camp tool to train new recuits. The game flashes "cardboard cut-outs" of innocent civilians and thugs in front of the player and the player must react quickly to "take down" the bad guys and spare the innocents.
Description
Despite being rather short on story and depth, this game was nevertheless fairly popular. The game is puportedly the FBI's training tool for new recruits. The game flashes three "cardboard cut-outs" of a mixture of bad guys and innocent civilians. The player needs to react quickly and shoot the thugs while sparing the bystanders and other friendlies (such as police officers). The game gets increasingly more difficult and faster as it progresses.
The player never escalates to shooting "real" thugs and gangsters, but the scenery changes from a blank wall to a city scene with the cardboard cutouts.
The game is available only as a standard upright. The controls consist of a single light gun. This was a rather novel input device for a game of its time and added to its appeal.
FBI Hogan's Alley
The FBI does have a training facility called Hogan's Alley at the FBI Training Academy in Quantico, Virginia. It consists of fake storefronts, and actors who role-play the inhabitants of the "town". However, the FBI's Hogan's Alley didn't open until 1987. The Nintendo game is probalby based on an earlier Hogan's Alley established at Camp Perry as early as 1920. See Hogan's Alley (FBI) entry for more information on the history of the name "Hogan's Alley" and its use to describe tactical training facilities.
Legacy
This game spawned no sequels nor notable imitators. However, a short version of this game was featured in WarioWare, Inc.: Mega Microgame$, and WarioWare Touched! as one of the many microgames.
Ports
Hogan's Alley was ported to the Nintendo Entertainment System in 1984 for home use.
External links
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