Alleyway/Walkthrough

Alleyway is a linear game with no warps or other ability to skip stages. Each stage must be completed in order until the eighth and final bonus stage is completed, at which point the game will show the end sequence before starting over again with Stage 1.

Each bracket of stages occurs in the same order:
 * 1st Stage: The pattern for the next three stages is presented as a stationary set of bricks.
 * 2nd Stage: The same pattern is presented, but now it scrolls horizontally. Different rows may move in different directions, and at different rates of speed.
 * 3rd Stage: The pattern is presented, but over time, the blocks begin to advance downward, often presenting a second arrangement of the block pattern above the first. When the lowest blocks reach a certain minimum height, they disappear.
 * Bonus Stage: After clearing the third stage of every bracket, you are presented with a bonus stage where you have a limited amount of time to clear every block on the screen. In these bonus stages, the ball continues to pass through every brick it touches, rather than reflecting, allowing you to clear many more bricks in a single pass than you can in the regular stages.