Hogan's Alley
Hogan's Alley is a light gun shooter video game developed and published by Nintendo. It was released for the Family Computer in 1984 and then the arcade Nintendo VS. System and Nintendo Entertainment System in 1985. It was one of the first hit video games to use a light gun as an input device, along with Nintendo's Duck Hunt (1984). The game presents players with cardboard cutouts of gangsters and innocent civilians; the player must shoot only the former. It was a major arcade hit in the United States and Europe.
Summary from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA, read 5 September 2026.
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- Released
- 1984
- Developer
- Intelligent Systems
- Platforms
- 1 systems
- Critics
- Not scored
- Steam Deck
- Unknown
- Download
- Not stated
The record
| First released | 12 June 1984 |
|---|---|
| Developer | Intelligent Systems |
| Publisher | Nintendo |
| Platforms | Nintendo Entertainment System |
| Genres | First-Person Shooter |
Source. Catalogue facts from Wikidata Q1748800, seeded 30 August 2026.
How long is Hogan's Alley? How long to beat it
Total play time for Hogan's Alley is about 0.5 hours to do everything, and around 0.3 hours to reach the end of the main story. These are player-submitted times from HowLongToBeat, not our own, shown with the number of players behind each.
| How you play | Hours | Players logged |
|---|---|---|
| Just the main story: straight through the critical path | 0.3h | 12 |
| Main + the extras: story plus the side content most people do | 0.5h | 2 |
Source: HowLongToBeat community submissions, read 2026-10-19.
Where Hogan's Alley sits on the grid
The grid places every game in the catalogue on measured axes rather than on an opinion. This is where Hogan's Alley lands on each map it has the data for, with the share of the catalogue it beats on each axis.
- Year
- 34ahead of 1% of the catalogue
- Reach
- 22ahead of 67% of the catalogue
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Common questions about Hogan's Alley
What platforms is Hogan's Alley on?
Hogan's Alley is available on Nintendo Entertainment System. It first released in 1984.
Who made Hogan's Alley?
Hogan's Alley was developed by Intelligent Systems and published by Nintendo.
How long does it take to beat Hogan's Alley?
about 0.3 hours for the main story, 0.5 hours with the main extras, from HowLongToBeat's player-submitted times. These are community medians, so your own run may be shorter or longer.