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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Crime Wave

DOS19903.7/5 Access Software

Wizball

DOS19873.7/5 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...

Carl Lewis Challenge

DOS19923.7/5 Teque

Carl Lewis Challenge is a sports simulation video game that was released in 1992 by Psygnosis for various platforms, including the Amiga, Atari ST, and DOS. Named after the famous American track and field athlete Carl Lewis, the game aims to simulate several athletic events in which Lewis excelled. The game features multiple track and field ev...

Dragon Force - Day 3

DOS19933.7/5 Mirinae Software

Grave Yardage

DOS19893.7/5 Incredible technologies

James Pond 2: Codename: RoboCod

DOS19933.7/5 Millennium Interactive

Lollypop

DOS19943.7/5

Targhan

DOS19893.7/5 Silmarils

The Ancient Art of War in the Skies

DOS19923.7/5 Evryware

Predator 2

DOS19913.7/5 Arc Developments

Alcatraz

DOS19923.6/5 221B Software Development

Ninja Gaiden

DOS19903.6/5 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...