Side-scrolling 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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Dangerous Dave: Dave Goes Nutz!
DOS1995protected Softdisk Publishing
Dangerous Dave: Dave Goes Nutz! is what happens when a platformer drinks too much coffee. The pace is frantic, the enemies relentless, and the levels filled with hazards that seem expressly designed to mock your reflexes. Dave&rsq...
Dangerous Dave: Risky Rescue
DOS1993protected Softdisk Publishing
Dangerous Dave: Risky Rescue puts Dave back in hero mode, diving into a dangerous compound to rescue his brother. Expect tight platforming, unpredictable enemy patterns, and traps that seem pulled straight from an evil game design...
Dangerous Streets
DOS1994
Dangerous Streets is a fighting game that clearly wanted to be the next Street Fighter—and instead became a cult oddity. The character roster is bizarre, the animations oddly floaty, and the hit detection occasionally questi...
Darius Gaiden
Windows XP/98/951998 Taito
Darius Gaiden is a visually stunning side-scrolling shooter where every boss is a giant, weaponized sea creature from a neon-soaked fever dream. You’ll pilot your ship through psychedelic space backdrops, dodging bullet hell...
Dark Ages Volume I - Prince of Destiny
DOS1991freeware Scenerio Software
Dark Ages Volume I: Prince of Destiny introduces you to the world of Agroth, where magic, monsters, and your questionable combat skills collide. You play as a hero destined to save the land, though at first you’ll probably j...
Dark Ages Volume II - The Undead Kingdom
DOS1991freeware Scenerio Software
The saga continues in Dark Ages Volume II: The Undead Kingdom, where your “Prince of Destiny” status doesn’t earn you a vacation, but instead throws you into a kingdom crawling with skeletons and ghosts. The grap...
Dark Ages Volume III - Dungeons of Doom
DOS1991freeware Scenerio Software
Dark Ages Volume III: Dungeons of Doom closes out the trilogy with—you guessed it—more doom, dungeons, and ways to fall off platforms you swear you landed on. The series ends on a darker and more challenging note, test...
Day of the Pharaoh
DOS1989 Chip
If you’ve ever wanted to manage your own pyramid scheme—literally—Day of the Pharaoh (1989) is your ticket. This strategy game sets you in ancient Egypt, juggling resources, slaves, and monumental architecture. T...
Defender
DOS1983 Williams Entertainment
Released in 1983, this classic arcade-style shooter has you defending humanoids from alien abductions. Fly your ship across a scrolling landscape, blasting enemies and saving innocent bystanders. It's like playing a game of whack-...
Diggers 2: Extractors
DOS1995 Millennium Interactive
Disney's Aladdin
DOS1994 Virgin Interactive
Disney's Tarzan
Windows XP/98/951999 Eurocom Developments
Disney's The Jungle Book
DOSWindows XP/98/951995protected Virgin Interactive
Doofus
DOS1994 X-ample Architectures
Double Dragon
DOS1988 Technos Japan
Double Dragon 3: The Rosetta Stone
DOS1992 East Technology Corp.
Double Dragon II: The Revenge
DOS1988 Technos Japan
Double Dribble
DOS1990 Novotrade Software
Dragon Force - Day 3
DOS1993 Mirinae Software
Dragons of Flame
DOS1989protected U.S. Gold
Duke Nukem
DOS1991 Apogee Software
Duke Nukem was released in 1991 by Apogee Software for MS-DOS, marking the beginning of the Duke Nukem franchise. The game is a side-scrolling action platformer with a sci-fi theme. In this original installment, players control Du...
Duke Nukem 2
DOS1993 Apogee Software
Dylan Dog: Murderers
DOS1992 Simulmondo
Earthworm Jim
DOS1995protected Shiny Entertainment
Earthworm Jim 2
DOS1996protected Shiny Entertainment
Elvira: the Arcade Game
DOS1991 Flair Software
European Championship 1992
DOS1992 Tecmo
Extreme Shopper
Windows 3.x2000
Eye of Horus
DOS1989 Denton Designs
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 m...