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Hogan's Alley
Shooting series started in 1984
A series of games where the player must shoot cardboard cut-outs of gangsters, whilst not accidentally shooting the innocent pedestrian cut-outs. The series is based on Hogan's Alley, a real-life shooting range used by the National Guard of the United States.
Hogan's Alley
Release date:
JP: 12 Jun 1984 - ホーガンズアレイ
US: 18 Oct 1985
EU: 15 Dec 1987
System: NES + Famicom
Developer: Nintendo R&D1 and Intelligent Systems
Genre: Shooting
From the environment shown on screen, you must aim and shoot only at gangsters. Accidentally shooting at innocent civilians, such as the women or the police officers, will result in a miss. This game is only compatible with the NES Zapper or the Kousenjuu Light Ray Gun for Famicom.
Re-Releases:
Wii U Virtual Console:
22 Oct 2015 (EU), 07 Jan 2016 (US), 22 Jun 2016 (JP)
VS. Hogan's Alley
Release date:
US: 01 Mar 1985
EU: Aug 1985
System: Arcade
Developer: Nintendo R&D1 and Intelligent Systems
Genre: Shooting
A port of the original game with some new additions, including a scoreboard and a "Break Time" cutscene that plays every 30 rounds. Game modes aren't chosen in this game, the game simply cycles through "Hogan's Alley A", "Hogan's Alley B" and "Trick Shot", and then repeats.
