In side-scrolling games, pixels and nostalgia collide to create a gaming experience like no other.
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In side-scrolling games, pixels and nostalgia collide to create a gaming experience like no other.
Myth: History in the Making is a 2D fantasy action platformer created by the British company System 3 in 1989, initially for C64 and ZX Spectrum. The game, also known as "Myth," wa...
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Mega 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: 1987 Genre: Platformer
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Persian 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...
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Disney's The Little Mermaid for the NES is a side-scrolling action game loosely based on the 1989 animated film. It was developed by Capcom and released in 1990. At the time, Capco...
Year: 1991 Genre: Platformer
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Second Samurai is a beat-'em-up for two players developed by Vivid Image and published by Psygnosis in 1993 for the Amiga. There was also an AGA version released in 1994. It's the ...
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Fire 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 ...
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Magic Pockets is a platformer created by The Bitmap Brothers and published for Atari ST and Amiga in 1991 by Renegade Software. It was also ported to PC, Acorn 32-bit, Genesis/Mega Drive, and other platforms.
Year: 1991 Genre: Platformer
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Lionheart is a side-scrolling hack'n'slash action platformer created by Thalion Software for the Amiga only. It was published in January 1993 and received many positive reviews. The game features parallax scrolling and 3D backgrounds.
Year: 1993 Genre: Platformer
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Rastan 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...
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Barbarian II is a fantasy action game released by Psygnosis in 1991 for Amiga and Atari ST. It's the sequel of the 1987 Barbarian, and should not be confused with Palace's Barbarian II: The Dungeon of Drax.
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Lethal Weapon is the video game adaptation of the popular film with Mel Gibson. The game was created by Ocean and published in 1992 for the Amiga, Atari ST and MS-DOS. Similarly to...
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Satan is a platformer/beat-em-up created by the Spanish studio Dinamic Software originally for the MSX. It was later ported to several 8-bit and 16-bit platforms, including Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Atari ST, Commodore 64, and DOS, in 1990.
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Fury 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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Super Double Dragon is a side-scrolling beat 'em up developed by TechnÅs Japan and published in 1992 exclusively for SNES. Since it's the fourth chapter of the series, it is also known as Double Dragon IV.
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