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The most popular side-scroller games

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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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 humorous take on prehistoric themes, cooperative gameplay, and challenging levels.The game is set in a colorful and car...
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Night Breed

DOS1990
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Creatures Village

Windows XP/98/95Mac OS2001protected Creature Labs
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Darius Gaiden

Windows XP/98/951998 Taito
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Super Cauldron

DOS1992 Titus Interactive
Super Cauldron is a platforming game developed by Titus Interactive and released in 1993 for platforms like MS-DOS, Amiga, and Amstrad CPC. In the game, you play as a witch on a mission to restore peace to her land. Armed with a magical cauldron and spells, she must traverse through various enchanted levels. Super Cauldron is a class...
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Rastan

DOS1990 Taito
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James Pond 2: Codename: RoboCod

DOS1993 Millennium Interactive
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Wizball

DOS1987 Sensible Software
Wizball is a  shoot 'em up video game developed by Sensible Software and originally released for various home computer platforms in 1987. The game was published by Ocean Software.In Wizball, players control a wizard who rides a magical green ball. The wizard's mission is to restore color to the world, which has been drained of its vibrant...
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Heavy Barrel

DOS1989 Data East
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Beverly Hills Cop

DOS1990 Tynesoft Computer Software
The Beverly Hills Cop video game by Tynesoft is an action-adventure game based on the popular film franchise starring Eddie Murphy. It was released in 1990 for various home computer platforms, including the Commodore 64, ZX Spectrum, and Amstrad CPC.In the game, players take on the role of Axel Foley, the wise-cracking detective played by Murphy in...
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Revenge of Defender

DOS1989 Epyx
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Night Hunter

DOS1988 UBI Soft
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Beethoven 2

DOS1993 Rozner Labs Software Group
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Stargate

DOS1983 Williams Entertainment
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Alcatraz

DOS1992 221B Software Development
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Soccer Kid

DOS1995 Krisalis
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Sirwood

DOS1990 Opera Soft
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Moon Patrol

DOS1983 Atarisoft
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Face Off!

DOS1989 MindSpan
Face Off! is an abandoned hockey sports game developed by MindSpan (known for their Hardball series) and released by Gamestar in 1989 for DOS and also for Commodore 64. Face Off supports multiplayer in competitive or cooperative modes.
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Sea Dragon

DOS1983 Adventure International
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Uridium

DOS1988 Graftgold
Uridium is a classic shoot 'em up video game that was originally developed by Andrew Braybrook and published by Hewson Consultants in 1986 for various home computer platforms (including MS-DOS). In Uridium, players control a spaceship known as the Manta, and the objective is to destroy a series of enemy spacecraft, as well as ground-based inst...
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Dark Ages Volume II - The Undead Kingdom

DOS1991freeware Scenerio Software
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4th & Inches

DOS1988protected Accolade
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Pray for Death

DOS1996protected Light Shock Software
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Mighty Bomb Jack

DOS1990 Tecmo
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Armor Alley

DOSMac OS1991
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Tubular Worlds

DOS1994