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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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Platoon

DOS19873.6/5 Ocean Software

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...

Phantis

DOS19873.5/5 Dinamic Multimedia

Pac-in-Time

DOS19933.9/5 Kalisto Entertainment

Pac-in-Time is an abandoned action side-scrolling platformer game developed by Kalisto Entertainment and released by Mindscape in 1993 for DOS. Pac-in-time was but also published for other platforms such as Amiga, Game Boy, Mac, SNES. Pac-in-Time is essentially Fury of the Furries reskinned with Pac-Man as the main character.

P47 Thunderbolt

DOS19903.7/5 NMK Co.

Onslaught

DOS19904/5 Arc Developments

Omni Play Basketball

DOS19904/5 DesignStar Consultants

Oliver & Company

DOS19894.2/5 Coktel Vision

Obliterator

DOS19892.9/5 Psygnosis

Ninja Rabbits

DOS19923.6/5 Villa Crespo Software

Ninja Gaiden 2: The Dark Sword of Chaos

DOS19904.1/5 Tecmo

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...

Ninja

DOS19862.5/5 Acclaim Entertainment

Night Hunter

DOS19883.8/5 UBI Soft

Night Breed

DOS19904/5

Nicky Boom

DOS19924/5 Microids

Netherworld

DOS19902.9/5 Hewson Consultants

NCAA Road to the Final Four

DOS19913.8/5 Bethesda Softworks

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...

Moon Patrol

DOS19834.2/5 Irem Software Engineering

Monty Python's Flying Circus

DOS19913.8/5 Core Design

Metal Mutant

DOS19914.1/5 Silmarils

Menace

DOS19882.8/5 DMA Design

Menace is a classic shoot 'em up video game that was developed by DMA Design, a company later known as Rockstar North, and initially released in 1988. The game was originally released for the Amiga and Atari ST home computer systems and for DOS. The player's objective is to navigate their spacecraft through various levels filled with enemy ships, o...

Mega Man X4

Windows XP/98/9519984.1/5 Capcom

Mega Man X4 is an abandoned side scrolling action-platform video game that was released for Windows, the Sony PlayStation and Sega Saturn in 1997 and 1998. Mega Man X4 is part of the Mega Man X series, which is a spin-off of the original Mega Man series, and it was developed by Capcom. Mega Man X4 is set in a dystopian future where h...