Side-scrolling games sorted by release date

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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Super Mariio Bros

DOS1994remake4.2/5

Surf Ninjas

DOS19943.5/5 Creative Edge Software

The Lion King

DOS19944.1/5 Westwood Studios

Tubular Worlds

DOS19943.5/5

Ultimate Body Blows

DOS1994protected4/5 Team 17

Xatax

DOS19944/5 Pixel Painters Corporation

Xerix II: The Caverns of Mars

DOS19943/5 Twilight

Zool 2

DOS19943.7/5 Gremlin Graphics / Gremlin Interactive

Dangerous Dave: Dave Goes Nutz!

DOS1995protected3.3/5 Softdisk Publishing

Diggers 2: Extractors

DOS19953.8/5 Millennium Interactive

Disney's The Jungle Book

DOSWindows XP/98/951995protected4.2/5 Virgin Interactive

Earthworm Jim

DOS1995protected4.1/5 Shiny Entertainment

Framed

DOS19954/5 Machination

Mega Man X

DOS1995protected4/5 Capcom

Mortal Kombat 3

DOS1995protected3.9/5 Midway Manufacturing Company

Mortal Kombat 3 is a fighting action game developed by Midway Manufacturing Company and released by GT Interactive Software in 1995 for DOS and Windows as well as for many other platforms. Mortal Kombat 3 is the third chapter of the acclaimed Mortal Kombat series that spawned many sequels, a few TV series and even movies (with various degree of suc...

Pitfall: The Mayan Adventure

Windows XP/98/9519954.1/5 Activision

Pitfall: The Mayan Adventure is a platform video game that was originally released in 1994. It is a sequel to the classic 1982 game Pitfall! but features updated graphics and gameplay mechanics. The game was developed by Activision and initially released for various platforms, including PC, the Sega Genesis, Super Nintendo Entertainment System (SNE...