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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Frankenstein

DOS1994 Junkyard

Glider 4.0

Windows 3.xMac OS1994

Hocus Pocus

DOS1994protected Apogee Software

Jammit

DOS1994 GTE Entertainment

Jazz Jackrabbit

DOS1994protected Epic MegaGames

Jazz Jackrabbit Holiday Hare

DOS1994protected Epic MegaGames

Jetstrike

DOS1994 Shadow Software

Lollypop

DOS1994

Project-X

DOS1994 Team 17

Super Mariio Bros

DOS1994remake

Surf Ninjas

DOS1994 Creative Edge Software

The Lion King

DOS1994 Westwood Studios

Tubular Worlds

DOS1994

Ultimate Body Blows

DOS1994protected Team 17

Xatax

DOS1994 Pixel Painters Corporation

Xerix II: The Caverns of Mars

DOS1994 Twilight

Zool 2

DOS1994 Gremlin Graphics / Gremlin Interactive

Dangerous Dave: Dave Goes Nutz!

DOS1995protected Softdisk Publishing

Diggers 2: Extractors

DOS1995 Millennium Interactive

Disney's The Jungle Book

DOSWindows XP/98/951995protected Virgin Interactive

Earthworm Jim

DOS1995protected Shiny Entertainment

Framed

DOS1995 Machination

Mega Man X

DOS1995protected Capcom

Mortal Kombat 3

DOS1995protected 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/98/951995 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...