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The best 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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Predator 2

DOS1991 Arc Developments
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James Pond 2: Codename: RoboCod

DOS1993 Millennium Interactive
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Dylan Dog: Murderers

DOS1992 Simulmondo
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International Ninja Rabbits

DOS1991 Flair Software
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Crime Wave

DOS1990 Access Software
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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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Ninja Gaiden

DOS1990 Tecmo
Ninja Gaiden, released in 1988 for the Nintendo Entertainment System (NES) and later to other platforms, is a side-scrolling action-platformer developed by Tecmo. It follows the story of Ryu Hayabusa, a skilled ninja on a quest for vengeance and justice.In the game, players control Ryu as he battles through six acts, each divided into several stage...
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Alcatraz

DOS1992 221B Software Development
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Dalek Attack

DOS1992 Alternative Software
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Freddy Hardest

DOS1988 Dinamic Multimedia
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Dragon Force - Day 3

DOS1993 Mirinae Software
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Fox Ranger

DOS1992 Soft Action
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Grave Yardage

DOS1989 Incredible technologies
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Karnov

DOS1987 Data East
Karnov is a classic side-scrolling action arcade game developed by Data East in 1987. The game features a unique protagonist named Jinborov Karnovski, or "Karnov", a fire-breathing, muscle-bound, bald, shirtless strongman from the fictional land of Karnov. Initially released in arcades, Karnov was later ported to home consoles like the Nintend...
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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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The Simpsons: Bart's House of Weirdness

DOS1991 Distinctive Software
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Xargon

DOS1993freeware Epic MegaGames
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Stargate

DOS1983 Williams Entertainment
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Street Sports Soccer

DOS1988 Epyx
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Interpose

DOS1996 Twilight Zone Software
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NCAA Road to the Final Four

DOS1991 Bethesda Softworks
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Platoon

DOS1987 Ocean Software
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McDonald Land

DOS1992 Visual Concepts Entertainment
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Flightmare

DOS1984freeware
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Shadow Knights

DOS1990 Softdisk Publishing
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Rolling Ronny

DOS1991 Starbyte Software
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Dark Ages Volume II - The Undead Kingdom

DOS1991freeware Scenerio Software
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Strider

DOS1989 Capcom
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Ninja Rabbits

DOS1992 Villa Crespo Software