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A side-scroller (or horizontal scrolling) is a video game in which the action is shown in a side perspective and the environment scrolls mainly on an horizontal axis. Characters usually have to move from the left to the right side of the screen to go on in the game.

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Thomas the Tank Engine

DOS1992 Peakstar Software

Titus the Fox

DOS1992protected Titus Interactive

Titus the Fox is a DOS horizontal scrolling platform game developed by Titus Interactive in 1992. As Titus, you have to advance through 15 levels to rescue your beloved Suzy who has been kidnapped. The player can interact with obj...

Zool

DOS1992 Gremlin Graphics / Gremlin Interactive

Forget Sonic. Forget Mario. Zool is a ninja from the Nth Dimension, which is apparently a place where hyperactive insects fight sentient sweets. Speed is the name of the game, and Zool never walks—he zips, spins, and somersa...

Armor Alley

DOSMac OS1991

In Armor Alley, you command a helicopter in a warzone that looks like a side-scrolling office meeting gone wrong. It’s strategy meets action: you must manage resources, deploy units, and not crash into the ground every five ...

Baby Joe in: Going Home

DOS1991 Loriciels

In 1991, DOS gamers were treated to the weirdest parenting simulator ever: Baby Joe in: Going Home. You play as Baby Joe, an infant inexplicably left to crawl through caves, forests, and other extremely child-unfriendly terrain. W...

Blade Warrior

DOS1991 Image Works

Blade Warrior (1991) is a side-scrolling beat 'em up that looks like it was illustrated entirely in heavy metal album covers. You’re a silhouette of rage, cutting through demonic hordes in a world where nobody believes in co...

Commander Keen 4: Secret of the Oracle

DOS1991protected id software

Commander Keen 5: The Armageddon Machine

DOS1991protected id software

Commander Keen 5: The Armageddon Machine is a science fiction action oriented platform game designed by Tom Hall, developed by id Software and released by Apogee Software in 1991 for DOS only. Commander Keen 5: The Armageddon Mach...

Commander Keen 6: Aliens Ate my Baby Sitter!

DOS1991 id software

Crystal Caves

DOS1991protected Apogee Software

Dangerous Dave in the Haunted Mansion

DOS1991protected id software

Dark Ages Volume I - Prince of Destiny

DOS1991freeware Scenerio Software

Dark Ages Volume II - The Undead Kingdom

DOS1991freeware Scenerio Software

Dark Ages Volume III - Dungeons of Doom

DOS1991freeware Scenerio Software

Duke Nukem

DOS1991 Apogee Software

Duke Nukem was released in 1991 by Apogee Software for MS-DOS, marking the beginning of the Duke Nukem franchise. The game is a side-scrolling action platformer with a sci-fi theme. In this original installment, players control Du...

Elvira: the Arcade Game

DOS1991 Flair Software

Forgotten Worlds

DOS1991 Capcom

Gods

DOS1991 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 Commo...

Golden Axe

DOS1991 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 ...

Golden Eagle

DOS1991 Loriciels

Guldkorn Expressen

DOS1991 SilverRock productions

Home Alone

DOS1991 Manley Associates

International Ninja Rabbits

DOS1991 Flair Software

Joe and Mac Cavemen Ninja

DOS1991 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...