This is a list of the best side-scrolling games of all time for any console or system, including cover art pictures when available. These highly rated side-scrolling games are ordered by popularity, so only the greatest side-scrolling games are at the top of the list. Spanning the entire history of the genre, these side-scrolling games are considered the best in the genre. This list includes all challenging side-scrolling games that have ever hit the shelves, so it doesn't necessarily have all the more obscure or new side-scrolling games.
List is made up of games like Double Dragon and Donkey Kong Country.
This list answers the questions, "What are the best side-scrolling games?" and "What is the greatest side-scrolling game of all time?"- 19132
Developer: Nintendo, Nintendo Entertainment Analysis & Development
Super Mario Bros. 3 is a platform video game developed and published by Nintendo for the... more on Wikipedia
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Developer: Konami
Castlevania: Symphony of the Night is a platform-adventure video game developed and published... more on Wikipedia - 37628
The Lost Vikings
1994Developer: Krome Studios Melbourne, Blizzard Entertainment
The Lost Vikings is a side-scrolling puzzle/platform video game series which was developed by... more on Wikipedia - 46723
Developer: Systems Research & Development Co., Ltd., Nintendo, Nintendo Entertainment Analysis & Development
Super Mario Bros. is a 1985 platform video game internally developed by Nintendo R&D4 and... more on Wikipedia - 55621
Developer: Rare Ltd
Donkey Kong Country is a 1994 platforming video game developed by Rare and published by... more on Wikipedia - 64314
Jazz Jackrabbit
1994Developer: Epic Games
Jazz Jackrabbit is a platform game developed and published by Epic MegaGames. It was released... more on Wikipedia - 73717
Die Hard
1990Developer: Pack-In-Video
Die Hard is a video game released for the Commodore 64 in 1990 and for the NES in 1991 by... more on Wikipedia - 8
Developer: Nintendo, Nintendo Entertainment Analysis & Development
Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island is a 1995 platform video game developed and published by... more on Wikipedia - 93113
Developer: id Software
Keen Dreams is a 1991 video game by id Software which was originally released for PCs running... more on Wikipedia - 102811
Sea Dragon
1982Developer: Adventure International
Sea Dragon is a side-scrolling game for the TRS-80 computer, written by Wayne Westmoreland and... more on Wikipedia - 11
Developer: Ubisoft, Konami
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Turtles in Time, released as Teenage Mutant Hero Turtles:... more on Wikipedia - 122610
Crime Fighters
1989Developer: Konami
Crime Fighters is a 1989 side-scrolling beat-em-up released by Konami for the arcades. The... more on Wikipedia - 132611
Retaliot
2009Developer: Madonna Mark II, Jonathan Smith, Video Hazard, True Video
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Developer: Konami
Super Castlevania IV, known in Japan as Akumajou Dracula is a 1991 action-platformer video... more on Wikipedia - 153425
Golden Axe
1989Developer: Acclaim Cheltenham, Sega Wow, Aspect, Sega, Telenet Japan
Golden Axe is a side-scrolling, beat 'em up, hack and slash arcade video game released in 1989... more on Wikipedia - 162211
Developer: McLeodGaming
The sequel to the game inspired by the classic game Super Smash Bros. Super Smash Flash 2... - 17198
Developer: HAL Laboratory
Kirby Mass Attack, known in Japan as Atsumete! Kirby, is a puzzle platformer game in the Kirby... more on Wikipedia - 18
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Developer: Core Design
Chuck Rock II: Son of Chuck is a slapstick side-scrolling platform video game developed and... more on Wikipedia - 20157
Commander Keen
1990Developer: David A. Palmer Productions, id Software
Commander Keen is a series of video games developed by id Software in the early 1990s. The... more on Wikipedia - 21156
Crystal Caves
1991Developer: Apogee Software
Crystal Caves is a trilogy of side-scrolling platform games, developed and published by Apogee... more on Wikipedia - 22167
Moon Buggy
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Double Dragon
1987Developer: Technōs Japan, Arc System Works
Double Dragon is a 1987 beat 'em up video game developed by Technōs Japan and distributed in... more on Wikipedia - 243128
Terraria
2011Developer: Re-Logic
Terraria is an action-adventure sandbox indie video game series, developed by game studio... more on Wikipedia - 25147
Castle of Deceit
1990Developer: Color Dreams
Castle of Deceit is a sidescrolling game for the NES released on 1990 by Bunch Games, where... more on Wikipedia
