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Side scroller

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Side scrollers are video games that happen in a side view with a scrolling screen, either with an auto-scrolling screen or a screen that follows the character as it moves from left to right or viceversa. It is mostly associated with 2D platformer and scrolling shooter.
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  • horizontal scroller
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Top side scroller games
1.
Hollow Knight
2.
Super Metroid [スーパーメトロイド]
3.
Castlevania: Symphony of the Night [悪魔城ドラキュラX 月下の夜想曲]
4.
Super Mario World [スーパーマリオワールド]
5.
Pizza Tower
6.
LISA: The Painful
7.
Kirby Super Star Ultra
8.
Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest
9.
Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island [スーパーマリオ ヨッシーアイランド]
10.
Sonic 3 & Knuckles
11.
Super Mario Bros. 3 [スーパーマリオブラザーズ3]
12.
Metroid Dread
13.
Castlevania: Aria of Sorrow
14.
Klonoa 2: Lunatea's Veil [風のクロノア2 世界が望んだ忘れもの]
15.
Metroid: Zero Mission
16.
Castlevania: Rondo of Blood [悪魔城ドラキュラX 血の輪廻]
17.
Ori and the Will of the Wisps
18.
Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze [ドンキーコング トロピカルフリーズ]
19.
Mega Man X [ロックマンX]
20.
Cuphead
21.
Super Mario Bros. Wonder [スーパーマリオブラザーズ ワンダー]
22.
Cave Story [洞窟物語]
23.
Sonic Mania
24.
Rayman Legends
25.
Mega Man X4 [ロックマンX4]
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Games 459

Average
Ratings
Reviews
Title / Release date
  • 2.91
    106
    3
    Defender
    1980 nov 1980 Science fiction Scrolling shooter
  • 2.56
    34
    1
    Scramble [スクランブル]
    1981 feb 1981 Scrolling shooter Science fiction
  • 1.97
    16
    Lunar Jetman
    1983 1983 Space Action-adventure
  • 2.93
    35
    Pitfall II: Lost Caverns
    1984 1984 2D platformer Collect-a-thon platformer
  • 1.88
    15
    Underwurlde
    1984 1984 Action-adventure Occult
  • 2.76
    133
    1
    Flicky
    1984 21 may 1984 2D platformer Arcade
  • 2.54
    64
    1
    Pac-Land
    1984 aug 1984 2D platformer Ghost
  • 2.83
    406
    5
    Excitebike [エキサイトバイク]
    1984 30 nov 1984 Motorcycle Trick-racing
  • 3.13
    200
    4
    Gradius
    1985 29 may 1985 Scrolling shooter Space
  • 2.36
    64
    City Connection
    1985 jul 1985 2D platformer Arcade
  • 3.56
    3,196
    11
    Super Mario Bros. [スーパーマリオブラザーズ]
    1985 13 sep 1985 2D platformer Fantasy
  • 2.60
    302
    5
    Ghosts 'n Goblins [魔界村]
    1985 19 sep 1985 2D platformer Action
  • 2.01
    26
    Mappy-Land [マッピーランド]
    1986 1986 2D platformer Arcade
  • 2.72
    59
    1
    Wonder Boy
    1986 apr 1986 2D platformer Prehistorical
  • 2.15
    45
    Mighty Bomb Jack [マイティボンジャック]
    1986 24 apr 1986 2D platformer Superhero
  • 2.80
    682
    2
    Super Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels [スーパーマリオブラザーズ 2]
    1986 03 jun 1986 2D platformer Fantasy
  • 3.17
    109
    Life Force [沙羅曼蛇]
    1986 04 jul 1986 Scrolling shooter Science fiction
  • 2.98
    807
    5
    Metroid [メトロイド]
    1986 06 aug 1986 Metroidvania Alien
  • 1.36
    32
    Super Pitfall [スーパーピットフォール]
    1986 05 sep 1986 2D platformer Side scroller
  • 2.98
    132
    1
    Hudson's Adventure Island [高橋名人の冒険島]
    1986 12 sep 1986 2D platformer Prehistorical
  • 3.56
    947
    6
    Castlevania [悪魔城ドラキュラ]
    1986 26 sep 1986 2D platformer Gothic
  • 2.86
    137
    1
    Alex Kidd in Miracle World [アレックスキッドのミラクルワールド]
    1986 nov 1986 2D platformer Fantasy
  • 2.68
    26
    Stinger [もえろツインビー シナモン博士を救え!]
    1986 21 nov 1986 Scrolling shooter Cute 'em up
  • 2.68
    251
    3
    Kid Icarus [光神話 パルテナの鏡]
    1986 19 dec 1986 2D platformer Myth and folklore
  • 2.79
    824
    7
    Zelda II: The Adventure of Link [リンクの冒険]
    1987 14 jan 1987 Action RPG Action-adventure
  • 3.51
    715
    2
    Contra [魂斗羅]
    1987 20 feb 1987 Run and gun 2D platformer
  • 2.65
    75
    1
    Rygar [アルゴスの戦士 はちゃめちゃ大進撃]
    1987 17 apr 1987 Metroidvania Action RPG
  • 2.82
    254
    2
    Double Dragon
    1987 aug 1987 Belt scroller Arcade
  • 3.19
    48
    Wonder Boy in Monster Land [ワンダーボーイモンスターランド]
    1987 aug 1987 2D platformer High fantasy
  • 2.33
    399
    4
    Castlevania II: Simon's Quest [ドラキュラII 呪いの封印]
    1987 28 aug 1987 2D platformer Gothic
  • 2.90
    55
    Faxanadu [ファザナドゥ]
    1987 17 nov 1987 Action RPG 2D platformer
  • 2.72
    45
    Wizards & Warriors
    1987 dec 1987 2D platformer High fantasy
  • 3.00
    811
    9
    Mega Man
    1987 17 dec 1987 2D platformer Science fiction
  • 3.48
    215
    Super Contra [Super 魂斗羅 エイリアンの逆襲]
    1988 08 jan 1988 Run and gun Alien
  • 1.79
    38
    Haunted Castle [悪魔城ドラキュラ]
    1988 feb 1988 2D platformer Vampire
  • 0.97
    91
    Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde [ジーキル博士の彷魔が刻]
    1988 08 apr 1988 2D platformer Gothic
  • 2.53
    324
    3
    Altered Beast [獣王記]
    1988 jun 1988 Beat 'em up Myth and folklore
  • 3.33
    145
    2
    Blaster Master [超惑星戦記メタファイト]
    1988 17 jun 1988 Metroidvania Science fiction
  • 3.16
    104
    1
    Bionic Commando [ヒットラーの復活 TOP SECRET]
    1988 20 jul 1988 2D platformer Science fiction
  • 1.77
    51
    1
    The Adventures of Bayou Billy [マッド・シティ]
    1988 12 aug 1988 Belt scroller Western
  • 3.20
    1,616
    6
    Super Mario Bros. 2
    1988 09 oct 1988 2D platformer Fantasy
  • 4.13
    3,126
    8
    Super Mario Bros. 3 [スーパーマリオブラザーズ3]
    1988 23 oct 1988 2D platformer Fantasy
  • 3.67
    141
    Super Mario Bros. / Duck Hunt
    1988 nov 1988 2D platformer Light gun shooter
  • 2.79
    35
    Wonder Boy III: Monster Lair
    1988 nov 1988 High fantasy Run and gun
  • 3.02
    143
    Double Dragon II: The Revenge [ダブルドラゴンII ザ・リベンジ]
    1988 dec 1988 Belt scroller Crime
  • 3.30
    148
    Ghouls 'n Ghosts [大魔界村]
    1988 dec 1988 2D platformer Undead
  • 3.35
    418
    3
    Ninja Gaiden [忍者龍剣伝 [NES]]
    1988 09 dec 1988 2D platformer Ninja
  • 3.79
    1,141
    14
    Mega Man 2 [Rockman 2 Dr.ワイリーの謎]
    1988 24 dec 1988 2D platformer Science fiction
  • 1.57
    84
    Friday the 13th
    1989 feb 1989 Horror Side scroller
  • 3.09
    131
    1
    Strider [ストライダー飛竜]
    1989 07 mar 1989 2D platformer Science fiction
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