Alleyway is a breakout clone and one of the oldest GB game. There are 32 levels in the game. After every three stages, you will play a bonus stage.
Game objectives
- Emulator used: VisualBoyAdvance 1.7.2 re-recording v19.5
- Aims for fastest time
- Abuses programing errors
- Manipulates luck
- Uses death to save time
Links
Why does the run end at the first bonus stage?
Although I was going to make a full Alleyway TAS, I have given up to do it because I had to wait for a long time for new blocks to come from above at some stages. That would cause the movie to be very boring. I think the first bonus stage is a good place to stop the run.
Significant things
Input Animation
I input keys to background music or sound. This is the most important thing to make the run entertaining.
Pause Glitch
Using pause can modify the ball's angle when hitting screen.
Stage by stage comments
Stage 1
78 blocks out of 84 was destroyed at once by using pause glitch. When two blocks being left, I used death to replace the ball.
Stage 2
I trapped the ball between the left edge of the screen and the blocks. I had a hard time to find the ideal way to do so.
Stage 3
The movement in the stage is just same as the first stage. The ball destroys too many blocks at once. So the blocks doesn't move downward at all.
Bonus Stage
I stopped inputting as soon as possible.
Thanks to...
- 890, for his runs and a tip on how to make input animation.
- Derakon, for giving me an idea to trap the ball between the left edge of the screen and the blocks on stage 2.