2D Sidescroller/platformer
Platformer/Sidescrolling game series that were born in 2D.
- Jetpack
- Adventure Island series
- Alien Carnage (Halloween Harry)
- Aladdin
- Beauty and the Beast
- Blackthorne
- Bonk series
- A Boy and His Blob
- Bucky O'Hare
- Castlevania series
- Cosmo's Cosmic Adventure
- Darkwing Duck
- Donkey Kong series
- Dizzy series
- Elevator Action
- Ghosts 'n Goblins series
- The Great Giana Sisters
- Jazz Jackrabbit series
- Jet Set Willy II
- Jumpman / Jumpman Jr.
- Kid Icarus
- Knytt
- Legend of Kage
- Lode Runner
- MapleStory
- Metroid
- Monster Bash
- Mr. Nutz: Hoppin' Mad and Mr. Nutz
- Mutant Mudds
- Ninja Gaiden series (8-bit console versions only)
- Pitfall! series
- Popeye
- Ristar
- Shinobi series
- Snow Bros
- Sonic the Hedgehog series
- Strider
- Superfrog
- Techno Cop
- Toe Jam and Earl series
- Trine
- Vectorman series
- Wonder Boy series
- Whomp 'Em
- Xargon
- Aero the Acro-Bat
- Apple Panic
- Bebe's Kids
- Blaster Master
- Braid
- Bubble Bobble
- Captain Claw
- Cave Story
- Comix Zone
- Dangerous Dave
- Dig Dug
- DuckTales
- Friday the 13th
- Golden Axe
- Heart of Darkness (video game)
- Ice Climber
- Jet Set Willy
- Jill of the Jungle
- Kangaroo
- Kirby series
- Lady Sia
- The Lion King
- Maddening
- Manic Miner
- Mappy
- Mega Man (RockMan) series
- Miner 2049er
- Ninja Five-O
- Pac-Land
- Ponpoko
- Prinny: Can I Really Be the Hero?
- Seiklus
- The Simpsons games
- Space Panic
- SuperTux
- Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles games
- They Need To Be Fed
- Top Hat Willy
- Ugh!
- Wario Land series
- WonderKing Online
- Wrecking Crew
- Pekka Kana series
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