side-scroller
Left-to-right action
A side-scroller is a video game where the action moves horizontally across the screen, with the player typically advancing from left to right through a two-dimensional environment.
The genre dominated early gaming with titles like Super Mario Bros. and Sonic the Hedgehog: I spent hours playing side-scrollers as a kid.
Also called a side-scrolling game.
Italian masculine name
- SonicBlue gaming icon
- ContraNicaraguan anti-government fighter
- MetroidFictional parasitic alien species
- CastlevaniaGothic action game series
Leap-based video game
- beat-em-upCombat-focused action genre
- shoot-em-upGun-heavy action entertainment
- run-and-gunMobile aggressive attack style
- MetroidvaniaPlatformer requiring backtracking with upgrades
Parallel to the horizon
- jumpPropel oneself airborne
- runMove swiftly on foot
- platformingJump-based video game genre
- obstacleSomething blocking the way
checkpoint · level · enemy · power-up · lives · score · game-over · hitbox
Two-dimensional
- spriteTiny magical creature
- parallaxPosition change from different vantages
- backgroundOne's formative experiences
- foregroundNearest visual plane
animation · tileset · screen · frame · environment · aesthetic
Mario
Italian masculine name
- SonicBlue gaming icon
- ContraNicaraguan anti-government fighter
- MetroidFictional parasitic alien species
Castlevania · Rayman · Cuphead
platformer
Leap-based video game
- beat-em-upCombat-focused action genre
- shoot-em-upGun-heavy action entertainment
- run-and-gunMobile aggressive attack style
horizontal
Parallel to the horizon
- jumpPropel oneself airborne
- runMove swiftly on foot
- platformingJump-based video game genre
obstacle · checkpoint · level · enemy · power-up · lives · score · game-over · hitbox · collision
2D
Two-dimensional
- spriteTiny magical creature
- parallaxPosition change from different vantages
- backgroundOne's formative experiences
foreground · animation · tileset · screen · frame · environment · aesthetic
joystick
Tilting lever for control
- controllerDevice directing a system
- gamepadHandheld console interface
- NES1980s home gaming system
- arcade gaminginsert coin, high score, joystick, game over, credits
- arcadesarcade, arcade games, video games, joystick, joysticks
- platformersMario, jump, Sonic, platformer, platforms
- retro gamingretro gaming, 8-bit, NES, SNES, 16-bit
- visual stylespixel art, low poly, flat design, minimalist, photorealism
- video gamesvideo games, gameplay, Fortnite, mobile game, arcade
side, scroll, sidelong, scrolling, sidewise, scroller, scrollers, scrollable, scrollbar