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The most popular side-scroller 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.

Most popular side-scroller applications

Mega Man X4
shooterWindows XP/98/95
The Lion King
actionDOS

Side-scroller applications

  • megaman-x4-05
    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...

  • lionking-3
    DOS19944.1/5 Westwood Studios
  • keen1-splash
    DOS19904.2/5 id software

    Commander Keen 1: Marooned on Mars is a platform video game developed by id Software and published by Apogee Software in 1990 as shareware for MS-DOS. The game follows the adventures of an eight-year-old genius named Billy Blaze, who uses his homemade spaceship to travel to various alien planets to save the Earth from alien invaders known as V...

  • super-mario-bros-03
    DOS1994remake4.3/5
  • aladdin-2
    DOS19944.3/5 Virgin Interactive
  • megaman-1
    DOS19903.8/5 Capcom
  • princeofpersia4d-4
    DOSMac19904.2/5 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.

  • goldenaxe-3
    DOS19914.2/5 Sega
  • gods-4
    DOS19914.3/5 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...

  • lakersceltics-2
    DOS19894.2/5 Electronic Arts

    Lakers vs. Celtics and the NBA Playoffs is an abandoned action sports basketball game. It was developed and released by Electronic Arts in 1989 for DOS. Lakers versus Celtics features 1988-1989 NBA teams and some of the NBA all-time star players. It can be played in single-player mode or by 2 players on the same screen.

  • pitfall-mayan-02
    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...

  • metalmutant-2
    DOS19914/5 Silmarils
  • lostvikings-1
    DOS19934.3/5 Silicon & Synapse

    The Lost Vikings is an old DOS platform-puzzle game, developed by Silicon & Synapse and published by Interplay Productions in 1993. In The Lost Vikings you have to solve puzzles by controlling three characters (glorious vikings!), each with a single skill of its own.

  • dukenukem3-3
    DOS19914.3/5 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...

  • castlevania-1
    DOS19903.9/5 Distinctive Software
  • home-alone-2-2
    DOS19924/5 Manley Associates
  • dukenukem2-4
    DOS19934.1/5 Apogee Software
  • lorna-04
    DOS1990NSFW4.1/5 Topo Soft
  • darius-gaiden-05
    Windows XP/98/9519984.4/5 Taito
  • doubledragon-1
    DOS19884/5 Technos Japan
  • luckylukewin-04
    Windows XP/98/9519974.2/5 Infogrames
  • mario-and-luigi-03
    DOS2001remake4.1/5
  • prince-of-persia-2-b-02
  • asterix-obelix-08
    DOS19964.2/5 Infogrames
  • keendreams-1
    DOS19924/5 id software
  • biomenace-2
    DOS1993freeware4/5 Apogee Software
  • r-type-2
    DOS19894.1/5 Irem Software Engineering
  • keen6-1
  • wings-of-fury-02
    DOS19894.2/5 Broderbund
  • keen5-4
    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.