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Alleyway
Alleyway is a brick-breaker action game developed by Intelligent Systems for the Game Boy in 1989. Players control a paddle at the bottom of the screen to bounce a ball upward, breaking colored brick formations at the top. The objective is to clear all bricks on each stage before the ball falls past the paddle. The game features simple controls using the D-Pad for paddle movement. Ball bounces produce different angles of reflection depending on where the paddle strikes, creating varied trajectories. The game progresses through multiple stages with increasing complexity, featuring new brick patterns and modified ball behavior. As an early Game Boy title, Alleyway demonstrated the console's capability for fast-paced action gameplay on a compact display.
- Developer
- Intelligent Systems
- Platform
- Game Boy
- Genre
- Action
- Players
- 1P
- Rating
- 4.5 / 5 (1.2K)
- Last updated
Alleyway Controls — Game Boy Keyboard Keys
Default keyboard bindings for Alleyway on our in-browser Game Boy emulator. Plug in a USB or Bluetooth gamepad to auto-detect mappings, or rebind any key from the emulator settings menu.
| Keyboard | Console button | Typical use |
|---|---|---|
| ↑ | D-Pad Up | Move up |
| ↓ | D-Pad Down | Move down |
| ← | D-Pad Left | Move left |
| → | D-Pad Right | Move right |
| X | A | Primary action (jump / confirm) |
| Z | B | Secondary action (attack / cancel) |
| Enter | Start | Start / Pause |
| Shift | Select | Select / Mode |
Rebind any key from the EmulatorJS in-game settings menu (gear icon → Controls). A connected gamepad auto-maps to the same buttons.
Alleyway Longplay & Gameplay Videos
Watch a full playthrough of Alleyway on Game Boy before you dive in — recommended for getting a feel for the game's pacing, story beats, and difficulty curve.
Watch longplay on YouTube
"Alleyway" Game Boy longplay
Alleyway Cheat Codes
30 community-curated cheats for Alleyway. Tick any to activate them automatically when you click "Play with cheats" — or copy a code into your own emulator.
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Infinite Lives
010344CABE7-EEF-19E -
Stage Modifier
01??45CA010045CA -
Infinite Time
015F48CA -
Max High Score
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Max Top Score
01893AC8+018936C8+018932C8+01892EC8 -
Infinite time in bonus room (can switch on/off)
FA9-95E-4C1 -
Continue from last stage reached
FA5-ECF-4C1 -
Infinite paddles
007-EEF-19E -
Destroy One Brick To Win Level
0101C9FF -
Paddle Hits Ball Anywhere
00C-D1F-D56 -
Start With 9 Lives
095-FCF-F7A -
Start With 255 Lives
FF5-FCF-F7A
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Pausing/Unpausing Does Not Play a Sound Effect Nor Change Current Song
003-F59-F7A -
Clear a Stage To See The Ending
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Paddle Does Not Shrink When Hitting the Top Section In Later Stages
18C-FFF-6EA -
Pierce Through Blocks on Normal Stages
01E-79F-E6A -
Can See The Next Part of The Stage Past The Left Side
806-20B-6EB -
Skip Stage Intro
006-F9F-E6E -
Start Each Normal Stage With 80 Seconds
017-00F-E6A+017-2CF-E6A+017-A7F-E6A -
Bonus Stage Music Plays on All Normal Stages
017-9BF-E6A -
Die To Complete The Stage
017-E1F-E6A -
Crazy Stages
FA9-40F-6EE -
Earn 256 Points For Every 1 Point You Gain
E08-24B-2A9 -
Null Graphics And I/O Rendering Allowing Only Operations For Music Playback
012-29F-E6A -
Start With Mushroom
018-34B-E6A+008-40B-E62 -
Start With Flower
018-34B-E6A+008-3AB-E6E -
Start With Star
018-34B-E6A -
The Entire Game is in Bonus Stage Mode
AA7-CBB-E6E+FF7-CCB-C4D -
Complete Initial Stage To Enter And Continue On From Selected Stage
459-84F-E6A+CA9-85F-E69+8DF-E6A -
Pause to Complete Current Stage
087-CFF-D5A
External references
Frequently Asked Questions
Who developed Alleyway?
Alleyway was developed by Intelligent Systems, available to play in your browser on RetroGameSpace.
How many players does Alleyway support?
Alleyway is a single-player Action game for the Game Boy.
What type of game is Alleyway?
Alleyway is a Action game for the Game Boy, playable instantly in your browser — no downloads, no installs.
How can I play Alleyway for free?
Open this page and click "Play Now" — Alleyway runs free in your browser via WebAssembly emulation. No account, no payment, no installer.
Do I need to download anything to play Alleyway in the browser?
No. Alleyway streams from a public archive into a browser-side Game Boy emulator. Nothing is installed on your computer.
Can I save my progress in Alleyway?
Yes. Save states are stored in your browser (IndexedDB) per game, and you can also use any in-game save the original Game Boy cartridge supported.
Does Alleyway work on mobile devices?
Yes — the Game Boy emulator runs on iOS Safari and Android Chrome. Touch controls overlay the game; landscape mode is recommended.
Is it legal to play Alleyway this way?
RetroGameSpace is a transient caching reverse-proxy and does not host first-party copies of Alleyway. Game files are fetched on demand from publicly-accessible archives. You are responsible for compliance with your local laws and the bring-your-own-ROM principle.
