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.
Gunstar 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.
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Wonder Boy III: The Dragon's Trap is a platformer developed by Westone and published by SEGA in 1989 for the SEGA Master System console. It's the sequel to Wonder Boy in Monster Land and the third chapter of the Wonder Boy saga.
Year: 1989 Genre: Platformer
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Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles is a side-scrolling beat-em-up created by Konami for the Nintendo NES and released in 1989 in the US. It was released in Europe one year later, togethe...
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Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back is a platform action-adventure created for the Nintendo Entertainment System. It was developed by Lucasfilm Games and Sculptured Software and released in 1992.
Year: 1992 Genre: Platformer
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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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Ivanhoe is a medieval side-scrolling beat-em-up created by Ocean in 1990 for Atari ST and Amiga. The game is based on the medieval legend of Sir Ivanhoe, a knight who fights to restore King Richard the Lionheart to the throne.
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Tubular Worlds is a side-scrolling horizontal shooter developed by Creative Game Design and published by Dongleware, released in 1994 as shareware. It was released for PC and Amiga models with AGA chipset.
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Alien 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.
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Jill of the Jungle is an adventure platform game developed and published by Epic MegaGames in 1992 for MS-DOS. The title is the first part of a trilogy; the following year, the thr...
Year: 1992 Genre: Platformer
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Tiger Road is a side-scrolling beat 'em up released by Capcom in 1987. The game combines martial arts with fantasy elements, placing players in the role of Lee Wong, a heroic warri...
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Yogho Yogho spel is a platformer developed by Euphoria as an advertising-promotional game for the Dutch yoghurt drink Yogho Yogho..
Year: 1995 Genre: Platformer
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Asterix and the Power of the Gods is a side-scrolling action-platformer developed by Core Design and published by Sega in 1991. The game was released exclusively for the Genesis/Mega Drive.
Year: 1995 Genre: Platformer
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Wonder Boy in Monster World is an action-adventure platformer developed by Westone and released in 1991 by Sega for the Genesis/Mega Drive. This fourth entry in the Wonder Boy seri...
Year: 1991 Genre: Platformer
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Total Recall is the adaptation of the science-fiction movie directed by Paul Verhoeven, starring Arnold Schwarzenegger. The game was released in 1990, the same year of the film, and Ocean published it.
Year: 1990 Genre: Platformer
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