Side-scrolling games sorted by release date

Side-scroller applications

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  Defender

  DOS19834.2/5 Williams Entertainment
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  Moon Patrol

  DOS19834.2/5 Irem Software Engineering
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  Sea Dragon

  DOS19833/5 Adventure International
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  Stargate

  DOS19833.5/5 Williams Entertainment
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  BC's Quest for Tires

  DOS19843.6/5 Sydney Development
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  Flightmare

  DOS1984freeware3.6/5
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  Sopwith

  DOS1984freeware4.1/5 BMB Compuscience
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  Striker

  DOS19853.4/5
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  Yie Ar Kung Fu 2: The Emperor Yie-Gah

  DOS19853.9/5 Konami
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  Five-a-side Indoor Soccer

  DOS19863.1/5 Mastertronic
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  Karateka

  DOS19864.1/5 Broderbund

  Karateka is a martial arts themed action / fighting game released by Broderbund in 1986 for DOS. Karateka is the first game designed by Jordan Mechner, the father of the Prince of Persia franchise. Karateka was also published for Amstrad CPC, Apple II, Atari ST, C64, MSX, NES, ZX Spectrum.

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  Ninja

  DOS19862.5/5 Acclaim Entertainment
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  Bad Street Brawler

  DOS19874.2/5 Beam Software
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  Karnov

  DOS19873.3/5 Data East
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  Phantis

  DOS19873.5/5 Dinamic Multimedia
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  Platoon

  DOS19873.6/5 Ocean Software
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  Street sports basketball

  DOS19873.3/5 Epyx
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  Superstar Ice Hockey

  DOS19874.1/5 DesignStar Consultants
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  The Great Giana Sisters

  DOS1987remake4/5

  The Great Giana Sisters is a platform video game developed by Time Warp Productions and published by Rainbow Arts. It was originally released in 1987 for the Commodore 64 and other platforms, and later unofficially ported to MS-DOS.The game follows the adventures of two sisters, Giana and Maria, as they journey through a dream world filled with var...

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  Wizball

  DOS19873.5/5 Sensible Software

  Wizball is an abandoned shoot'em up created by Jon Hare and Chris Yates, the guys behind Sensible Software. Wizball was published for PC by Ocean Software in 1987. The premise of Wizball is quite odd: the realm of Wizworld was deprived by all colors by an evil guy. You, as the titular wizard, in form of a... ball with a face (hence the title) must ...

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  4th & Inches

  DOS1988protected3.2/5 Accolade
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  Awesome Earl in SkateRock

  DOS19882.5/5
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  Bad Dudes VS Dragon Ninja

  DOS1988protected4.1/5 Data East
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  Captain Comic, The Adventures of

  DOS1988freeware3.8/5
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  Double Dragon

  DOS19884/5 Technos Japan
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  Double Dragon II: The Revenge

  DOS19884.1/5 Technos Japan
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  Freddy Hardest

  DOS19883.6/5 Dinamic Multimedia
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  Game Over

  DOS19882.9/5 Dinamic Multimedia

  Game Over is an abandoned side scrolling shooter/platform game designed by Ignacio Ruiz Tejedor, Pedro Sudón Aguilar, developed and released by Dinamic Multimedia in 1988 for DOS. Game Over isn't exactly one of the best games ever made... be prepared for clunky controls and repetitive level design that may test your patience.

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  Menace

  DOS19883.3/5 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...

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  Night Hunter

  DOS19883.8/5 UBI Soft