Multi-direction scrolling games sorted by release date

Multi-directional scroller games

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  Ultima 2: Revenge of the Enchantress

  DOS19834/5 Origin Systems

  The second chapter of the Ultima saga is much similar to the first one (same top down visual, same dungeon 3d visual, same gameplay), although there are many small improvements. The series begins to take the shape of the detailed, deep, rpg saga that gamers will always remember.

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  Boulder dash

  DOS1984protected3.8/5 First Star Software
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  Boulder dash 2: Rockford's revenge

  DOS1985protected3.4/5 First Star Software
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  Ultima 3: Exodus

  DOS19854.1/5 Origin Systems
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  Ultima 4: Quest of the Avatar

  DOS1985freeware4.2/5 Origin Systems

  Ultima IV is remembered as one of the best Ultima games ever released, designed as usual by Richard Garriott. Garriott took the Ultima series to a whole new level by introducing the eight virtues: honesty, compassion, valor, justice, sacrifice, honor, spirituality, humility. Ultima IV started the trilogy known as "Age of Enlightenment".

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  Gauntlet

  DOS19864.1/5 Mindscape
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  Boulder Dash Construction Kit

  DOS19873.7/5 First Star Software
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  Into the Eagle's Nest

  DOS19873.8/5 Pandora
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  Marble Madness

  DOS19873.7/5 Atari

  Marble Madness is an abandoned isometric action game designed by Mark Cerny and originally published by Atari as a successful and iconic arcade game. It was later converted for many platform in 1986 and for IBM PCs in 1987 by Atari.

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  The Faery Tale Adventure: Book I

  DOS19873.8/5 MicroIllusions
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  Ultima 1: The First Age of Darkness

  DOS19874.1/5 Origin Systems

  This is the first of the very popular RPG saga Ultima. The setting is the land of Sosaria, the enemy to defeat is Mondain. It's a classic cRPG. The wilderness and cities are represented from a top down perspective, while dungeons can be explored in a first person 3d view.

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  Mad Mix

  DOS19884.2/5 Topo Soft
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  Ultima 5: Warriors of Destiny

  DOS19884.2/5 Origin Systems
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  A Nightmare on Elm street

  DOS19893.9/5 Westwood Studios
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  Alien Syndrome

  DOS19894.2/5 Sega
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  APB

  DOS19894/5 Atari
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  Aspar GP Master

  DOS19893.8/5 Dinamic Multimedia
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  Demon Stalkers

  DOS19893.6/5 Micro Forté
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  Gauntlet 2

  DOS19894.1/5 Atari
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  Livingstone 2

  DOS19893.9/5 Opera Soft
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  Moonwalker

  DOS19893.1/5 Emerald Software
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  Satan

  DOS19893/5 Dinamic Multimedia
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  SimCity

  DOSWindows 3.xWindows XP/98/951989protected4.1/5 Maxis

  SimCity (or SimCity Classic) is a popular city building simulation in which you, the mayor of a city, have to build a metropolis from the ground up. You can build police and fire departments, assign industrial, residential or commercial areas, manage power distribution, build ports and airports. Grow your city from village to metropolis and try to ...

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  Time Bandit

  DOS19894.2/5 MichTron
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  Times of Lore

  DOS19894/5 Origin Systems

  Times of Lore is an abandoned action RPG designed by Chris Roberts, developed and released by Origin Systems in 1989 for DOS and many more 8 bit and 16 bit platforms. Compared to Ultima (the much more popular franchise also by Origin) Times of Lore is a washed down RPG, more similar to a NES game. In fact, Roberts was inspired by The Legend of Zelda.

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  Titan

  DOS19893.5/5 Titus Interactive
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  Chagunitzu

  DOS19904.1/5 Softdisk Publishing
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  Cloud Kingdoms

  DOS19903.6/5 Logotron
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  Escape from Hell

  DOS19904/5 Electronic Arts
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  Escape from the Planet of the Robot Monsters

  DOS19904/5 Atari