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Side-scrolling video game

A side-scrolling video game (alternatively side-scroller) is a video game viewed from a side-view camera angle where the screen follows the player as they move left or right. The jump from single-screen or flip-screen graphics to scrolling graphics during the golden age of arcade games was a pivotal leap in game design, comparable to the move to 3D…

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Side-scrolling video game

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Avg. degree1.98
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punchesinstance ofusing attacks/weapons0.80text
kicksinstance ofusing attacks/weapons0.80text
gunsinstance ofusing attacks/weapons0.80text
swordsinstance ofusing attacks/weapons0.80text
ninjutsu or magic.The most notable early example was Irem's Kung-Fu Masterinstance ofusing attacks/weapons0.80text
end-of-level boss battles as well as health meters for the player characterinstance ofand had elements0.80text
bosses.The side-scrolling character action game format was popular from the mid-1980s to the 1990sinstance ofand had elements0.80text
Taito's The Legend of Kageinstance ofPopular examples included ninja action games0.80text
Golden Axeinstance ofwhere acclaimed titles0.80text
Final Fightinstance ofwhere acclaimed titles0.80text
Konami's Green Beretinstance ofwith titles0.80text

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