In side-scrolling games, pixels and nostalgia collide to create a gaming experience like no other.
In side-scrolling games, pixels and nostalgia collide to create a gaming experience like no other.
Batman: The Video Game is a platformer created by Sunsoft for the NES in 1989, right after the Batman movie by Tim Burton. It should not be confused with the Batman videogame creat...
Year: 1989 Genre: Platformer
licensed movies nes original game platformer side-scrolling superheroAlien Terminator is a sci-fi side-scrolling shooter created by Flair Software and published by Golden Zone for PC in 1997. One year before, the game was released on the SNES with the name Realm.
platform-shooter post-apocalyptic run and gun science fiction side-scrolling snesSilkworm is a side-scrolling shooter arcade developed by Tecmo and released initially in 1988. In 1989 the game was ported to Amiga, Atari ST, Commodore 64, and ZX Spectrum by Random Access.
2 players arcade co-op coin-op conversion h-scrolling shoot-em up helicopter shooter side-scrollingJill of the Jungle: Jill Goes Underground is the second chapter of the Jill of the Jungle trilogy, a series of side-scroller platformers. The games were designed to compete with Duke Nukem and Commander Keen.
Year: 1992 Genre: Platformer
freeware platformer shareware side-scrollingTim Burton's The Nightmare Before Christmas: The Pumpkin King is a platform game created by Tose for the Game Boy Advance and released in 2005. The story told in the game precedes the events of Tim Burton's famous holiday horror film.
Year: 2005 Genre: Platformer
action-adventure game boy advance horror metroidvania progressive beat-em-up side-scrollingFire Force (aka Fireforce) is a horizontal scrolling platform shooter developed by Dave Gibbons and Steve Day for the Amiga and Atari ST. It was published by ICE in 1992. The game ...
amiga original game military platform-shooter side-scrolling violenceThe Ninja Warriors is a coin-op for two players created by Taito in 1988. The game was ported to numerous home computer platforms by Virgin Games. The Amiga port was programmed by ...
2 players arcade brawler coin-op conversion ninja progressive beat-em-up side-scrollingPersian Gulf Inferno is a platformer/action adventure created by the Danish studio Parsec. It was released in 1989 for the Amiga and later ported to Atari ST and Commodore 64. In t...
action-adventure amiga original game disaster platform-shooter shooter side-scrollingElectro Man (aka Electroman) is a sci-fi platformer-shooter created by xLand Games and released initially as shareware in 1992. It was later re-released as freeware in 2006..
Year: 1992 Genre: Platformer
freeware metroidvania platform-shooter puzzle platformer science fiction side-scrollingMega Man (aka Rockman) is a platform game developed and published by Capcom in 1987 for NES. It is the first in the Mega Man franchise, boasting a voluminous game library. Three years later, it was released for MS-DOS.
Year: 1990 Genre: Platformer
anime nes original game platform-shooter platformer side-scrollingGunstar Heroes is a run and gun game developed by Treasure for the Genesis/Mega Drive and published by Sega in 1993. The side-scrolling shooter has become one of Sega Genesis's most beloved games.
2 players anime co-op genesis original game platform-shooter run and gun science fiction shooter side-scrollingAgony is a surreal-fantasy side-scrolling shoot 'em up, created by Psygnosis in 1992 for the Amiga. The game has never been released on other platforms. The main character is an ow...
amiga original game fantasy h-scrolling shoot-em up parallax scrolling shooter side-scrollingRastan is a hack & slash side-scrolling platformer created by Taito and released initially in 1987. The game was designed and directed by Toshiyuki (aka "Nenko") Nishimura. The her...
arcade barbarian brawler coin-op conversion fantasy hack and slash platformer side-scrollingFury Of The Furries is a puzzle-platformer created by Atreid Concept and published by Mindscape in 1993 for the Amiga, PC, and Macintosh. The Gameboy and PC US versions were rebranded by Namco, replacing the furries with Pac Man.
Year: 1993 Genre: Platformer
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