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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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 Gaiden 2: The Dark Sword of Chaos
DOS19904.1/5 Tecmo
Omni Play Basketball
DOS19904/5 DesignStar Consultants
Onslaught
DOS19904/5 Arc Developments
P47 Thunderbolt
DOS19903.7/5 NMK Co.
Prince of Persia
DOSMac OS19904.2/5 Broderbund
Prince of Persia is an abandoned DOS platform game set in Middle East, developed and released by Broderbund in 1990. Designer Jordan Mechner created a game that made a lasting impression of gamers thanks to a clever use of a tecnique called rotoscoping which makes the animation of the protagonist very realistic.
Ranx: The Video Game
DOS19903.9/5 UBI Soft
Rastan
DOS19903.5/5 Taito
Shadow Knights
DOS19903.6/5 Softdisk Publishing
Sirwood
DOS19903.3/5 Opera Soft
Sorcerian
DOS19904/5 Nihon Falcom
Super Solvers: Treasure Mountain!
DOS19904/5 The Learning Company
The Amazing Spider-Man
DOS19903.9/5 Oxford Digital Enterprises
The Flintstones - Dino: Lost in Bedrock
DOS19903/5 Softie
Xenocide
DOS19903.7/5 Pangea Software
Armor Alley
DOSMac OS19913.9/5
Baby Joe in: Going Home
DOS19913.8/5 Loriciels
Commander Keen 4: Secret of the Oracle
DOS1991protected4/5 id software
Commander Keen 5: The Armageddon Machine
DOS1991protected4/5 id software
Commander Keen 5: The Armageddon Machine is a science fiction action oriented platform game designed by Tom Hall, developed by id Software and released by Apogee Software in 1991 for DOS only. Commander Keen 5: The Armageddon Machine is part of the Commander Keen game series, specifically it's the second episode of Commander Keen in Goodbye, Galaxy.
Commander Keen 6: Aliens Ate my Baby Sitter!
DOS19914.1/5 id software
Crystal Caves
DOS1991protected3.9/5 Apogee Software
Dangerous Dave in the Haunted Mansion
DOS1991protected4.1/5 id software
Dark Ages Volume I - Prince of Destiny
DOS1991freeware4/5 Scenerio Software
Dark Ages Volume II - The Undead Kingdom
DOS1991freeware3.6/5 Scenerio Software
Dark Ages Volume III - Dungeons of Doom
DOS1991freeware3.9/5 Scenerio Software
Duke Nukem
DOS19914.1/5 Apogee Software
Duke Nukem 1 was released in 1991 by Apogee Software for MS-DOS, and it marked the beginning of the Duke Nukem franchise. Duke Nukem is a side-scrolling action platformer game with a sci-fi theme. In this original game, players control Duke Nukem, a muscular action hero tasked with saving the world from the evil Dr. Proton. Dr. Proton has taken con...
Elvira: the Arcade Game
DOS19913.9/5 Flair Software
Forgotten Worlds
DOS19914/5 Capcom
Gods
DOS19914.2/5 Bitmap Brothers
Gods is a video game developed by The Bitmap Brothers and initially released in 1991. It is a platformer that combines action and puzzle-solving elements. The game was originally released for various platforms, including the Commodore Amiga, Atari ST, and MS-DOS.In Gods, players control a hero navigating through a series of levels filled with enemi...
Golden Axe
DOS19914.2/5 Sega
Golden Axe is a classic arcade game developed by Sega and released in 1989. It's a side-scrolling beat 'em up game set in a fantasy world where players choose one of three characters: a barbarian, a dwarf, or an amazon, each with their own strengths and abilities.The game follows the quest of these heroes to rescue the King and Princess of Yuria fr...