The best side-scroller games
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Caveman Ugh-Lympics
DOS19894.5/5 Dynamix
Earthworm Jim 2
DOS1996protected4.4/5 Shiny Entertainment
Bio Menace Episode 3: Master Cain
DOS1993freeware4.3/5 Apogee Software
Les Aventures de Moktar - Vol 1: La Zoubida
DOS19914.3/5 Titus Interactive
Super Solvers: Spellbound!
DOS19914.3/5 The Learning Company
Pray for Death
DOS1996protected4.2/5 Light Shock Software
Joe and Mac Cavemen Ninja
DOS19914.2/5 Data East
Joe & Mac: Caveman Ninja is a side-scrolling platformer video game developed and released by Data East in 1991. Known as "Joe & Mac" in North America and "Caveman Ninja" in other regions, the game gained popularity for its humorous take on prehistoric themes, cooperative gameplay, and challenging levels.The game is set in a colorful and car...
Gods
DOS19914.2/5 Bitmap Brothers
Gods is a video game developed by The Bitmap Brothers and initially released in 1991. It is a platformer that combines action and puzzle-solving elements. The game was originally released for various platforms, including the Commodore Amiga, Atari ST, and MS-DOS.In Gods, players control a hero navigating through a series of levels filled with enemi...
Moon Patrol
DOS19834.2/5 Irem Software Engineering
Disney's Aladdin
DOS19944.2/5 Virgin Interactive
Prince of Persia
DOSMac OS19904.2/5 Broderbund
Prince of Persia is an abandoned DOS platform game set in Middle East, developed and released by Broderbund in 1990. Designer Jordan Mechner created a game that made a lasting impression of gamers thanks to a clever use of a tecnique called rotoscoping which makes the animation of the protagonist very realistic.
Disney's The Jungle Book
DOSWindows XP/98/951995protected4.2/5 Virgin Interactive
Brutal Sports Football
DOS19934.2/5 Teque
Darius Gaiden
Windows XP/98/9519984.2/5 Taito
The Lost Vikings
DOS19934.2/5 Silicon & Synapse
The Lost Vikings is an old DOS platform-puzzle game, developed by Silicon & Synapse and published by Interplay Productions in 1993. In The Lost Vikings you have to solve puzzles by controlling three characters (glorious vikings!), each with a single skill of its own.
Defender
DOS19834.2/5 Williams Entertainment
In The Hunt
Windows XP/98/9519934.2/5 Irem Software Engineering
Super Mariio Bros
DOS1994remake4.2/5
The Blues Brothers
DOS19914.2/5 Titus Interactive
The Blues Brothers is a platformer that follows the adventures of Jake and Elwood Blues as they try to put their band back together. The player controls one of the Blues Brothers through various levels, each filled with obstacles, enemies, and puzzles. The ultimate goal is to collect musical notes and instruments to assemble the band. develope...
Hocus Pocus
DOS1994protected4.2/5 Apogee Software
Double Dragon 3: The Rosetta Stone
DOS19924.2/5 East Technology Corp.
Lakers vs. Celtics and the NBA Playoffs
DOS19894.2/5 Electronic Arts
Lakers vs. Celtics and the NBA Playoffs is an abandoned action sports basketball game. It was developed and released by Electronic Arts in 1989 for DOS. Lakers versus Celtics features 1988-1989 NBA teams and some of the NBA all-time star players. It can be played in single-player mode or by 2 players on the same screen.
Frankenstein
DOS19944.2/5 Junkyard
Bio Menace Episode 2: The Hidden Lab
DOS1993freeware4.2/5 Apogee Software
Golden Axe
DOS19914.2/5 Sega
Golden Axe is a classic arcade game developed by Sega and released in 1989. It's a side-scrolling beat 'em up game set in a fantasy world where players choose one of three characters: a barbarian, a dwarf, or an amazon, each with their own strengths and abilities.The game follows the quest of these heroes to rescue the King and Princess of Yuria fr...
Oliver & Company
DOS19894.2/5 Coktel Vision
Asterix and Obelix
DOS19964.2/5 Infogrames
Lucky Luke
Windows XP/98/9519974.2/5 Infogrames
Commander Keen 1: Marooned on Mars
DOS19904.2/5 id software
Commander Keen 1: Marooned on Mars is a platform video game developed by id Software and published by Apogee Software in 1990 as shareware for MS-DOS. The game follows the adventures of an eight-year-old genius named Billy Blaze, who uses his homemade spaceship to travel to various alien planets to save the Earth from alien invaders known as V...
Duke Nukem 2
DOS19934.2/5 Apogee Software