Abandonware DOS title

Vertical scrolling games sorted by release date

A vertical-scroller is a video game in which the action is shown in a top down perspective and the environment scrolls from top to bottom. Characters usually don't have to move to scroll the screen (expecially in shoot'em ups).

Most popular vertical-scroller games

Raptor: Call of the Shadows
shooterDOS, Windows XP/98/95, Mac OS
Xenon
shooterDOS
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Donkey BAS

DOS1981 Microsoft
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Fleet Sweep

DOS1983 Mirror Images Software
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Space Miner

DOS1983
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Spy Hunter

DOS1984 Midway Manufacturing Company
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Knightmare

DOS1986 Konami
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Guerrilla War

DOS1987 SNK Corporation
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Airborne Ranger

DOS1988 MicroProse Software
ikari-warriors-2-03

Ikari Warriors 2: Victory Road

DOS1988 SNK Corporation
nebulus-1

Nebulus

DOS1988 Hewson Consultants
Nebulus, also known as Tower Toppler in some regions, is a classic video game released in the 1980s. It was developed by John M. Phillips and published by Hewson Consultants. The game was initially released for various home computer systems, including the Commodore 64, Amiga, Atari ST, and others. It later saw ports to different platforms. Neb...
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Silpheed

DOS1988 Game Arts
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Star Goose!

DOS1988 Logotron
Star Goose is a classic video game developed by Logotron and released in 1988 for various home computer systems of that era, including the Amiga, Atari ST, Commodore 64, and Amstrad CPC. It is a top-down, vertically scrolling shooter that combines elements of shoot 'em up gameplay with exploration and power-up mechanics.
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Xenon

DOS1988 Bitmap Brothers
Xenon, released in 1988, was a vertically scrolling shoot 'em up video game developed by The Bitmap Brothers. Xenon was initially released for the Commodore 64, and later, it was ported to other platforms, including DOS, the ZX Spectrum and Amiga.In Xenon, players control a futuristic tank-like craft and navigate through levels filled with enemy ve...
jamesbondlicence-3

007: License to Kill

DOS1989 Quixel
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Action Fighter

DOS1989 Sega
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Ajax

DOS1989 Konami
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Ballistix

DOS1989 Reflections Interactive
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Heavy Barrel

DOS1989 Data East
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If It Moves, Shoot It!

DOS1989 Emerald Software
jackal-03

Jackal

DOS1989 Konami
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Sky Shark

DOS1989 Toaplan
star-wars-2-04

Star Wars 2

DOS1989
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Toobin

DOS1989 Domark Software
Toobin is an abandoned action game developed by Domark Software and released in 1989. Toobin runs on DOS but was also published for Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Atari ST, Commodore 64, Game Boy Color, MSX, NES, ZX Spectrum. It's a conversion from a popular arcade game (at the time).
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Dawn Raider

DOS1990 Softstar Entertainment
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Ikari III: The Rescue

DOS1990 SNK Corporation
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Mystical

DOS1990protected Infogrames
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Night Shift

DOS1990 LucasArts
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Xenon 2: Megablast

DOS1990 Bitmap Brothers
Xenon 2: Megablast is a classic shoot'em up developed by Bitmap Brothers and released by Image Works in 1990 for DOS and for a plethora of other systems. Xenon was good, Xenon 2 was far better. Compared to today standards Xenon 2 is perhaps a mediocre shoot 'em up, but at the time every shooter fan loved it. Plus, it was developed by Bitmap Brother...
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Mad TV

DOS1991freeware Rainbow Arts