In side-scrolling games, pixels and nostalgia collide to create a gaming experience like no other.
Retro games, abandonware, freeware and classic games for PC and Mac
In side-scrolling games, pixels and nostalgia collide to create a gaming experience like no other.
Barbarian is an action game created by Psygnosis initially for the Amiga and released in 1987. It was later ported to Amstrad CPC, Atari ST, Commodore 64, DOS, and other platforms.
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Shinobi III: Return of the Ninja Master is a hack-and-slash platformer game that was developed by Megasoft and published by Sega. It was released in 1993 for the Sega Genesis/Mega Drive console.
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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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Dangerous Dave’s Risky Rescue is the third of the Dangerous Dave series and was developed by Gamer’s Edge and published by Softdisk in 1993 for DOS. This was only the second on...
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Anarchy is a side-scrolling parallax shooter developed by WJS Design and published by Psygnosis in 1990 for the Amiga and Atari ST. Despite not being extremely innovative, this Def...
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The Blues Brothers is a platform action game originally developed by Titus for the Amiga and released in 1991. Following the game's success on Amiga, it was subsequently ported to ...
Year: 1991 Genre: Platformer
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Chuck Rock is a prehistoric platformer created by Core Design for the Amiga and released in 1991. The same year it was released for the Atari ST. The game is in no way meant to be ...
Year: 1991 Genre: Platformer
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Armalyte is one of the best shooters ever created for the Commodore 64. This horizontally scrolling sci-fi shoot 'em up was developed by Cyberdyne Systems and published by Thalamus in 1988.
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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
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Gradius is a horizontally scrolling shoot 'em up developed and published by Konami, initially in 1985 as an arcade. The game was ported to MSX and NES in 1986 and released outside Japan with the name "Nemesis.
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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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Blade Warrior is a unique and stylistically bold action-adventure game developed by Jason Kingsley and published in 1991 by Image Works. The game was released for both Amiga and MS-DOS platforms.
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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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Lupo Alberto: The VideoGame is a platformer based on the Italian comics Lupo Alberto (Alberto the Wolf). It was created by Digiteam and Idea Software in 1990 for Amiga and Commodore 64.
Year: 1990 Genre: Platformer
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