The Top 10 MS-DOS Exclusive Sidescrolling Platformers | White_Pointer Gaming

[@Autotrope]

All Keen games are technically EGA in that they use a 16-colour EGA graphics mode, though Keen 4, 5, 6, and Dreams figured out how to do smoother scrolling, which works a little more reliably on a VGA card than original EGA hardware

[@lordgeyik]

Really good video with good background information!

[@deathwings51]

Excellent list. A few more that I'd like to add are - Hocus Pocus, Secret Agent, Prehistorik

[@dragonmonkey9728]

I have spent the past 2 decades trying to remember Biomenace... FINALLY! 😂

[@Leeki85]

I wouldn't say 2D side-scrollers were underrepresented on MS-DOS. It was just enough of good games in that genre. The problem was that on 16-bit consoles 2D side-scrollers were over-represented with very few games from different genres. The reason was 16-bit consoles had dedicated 2D scrolling hardware and they weren't good anything else. PCs had hardware 2D scrolling on EGA and VGA cards, which lead to a lot of shareware 2D platformers, but they could a lot more. Even floppy DOS games could use 10-20 MB of HDD, so developers could make games with a lot of content, which made Point&Click and RPG games popular. PCs were also suited for strategy, tactic and economy games, along with various simulator/driving games.

[@fearanarchy]

Oh man... the earlier ones like Dark Ages, and Pharoahs Tomb/Artic Adventure were what got me through middle school. Just fixating on getting home to boot those up.

[@yakovkhalip9714]

why no prehistoric/prehistoric2 ?

[@WhitePointerGaming]

Prehistorik and Prehistorik 2 were not exclusive to DOS. Both games were also released on Amstrad CPC and the first game was also released on Amiga, Atari ST and Commodore CDTV.

[@yakovkhalip9714]

@@WhitePointerGaming I see.. thanks for the answer... Never saw Amstrad CPC - even in emulation...

[@nicolasbusse]

There was one game, platform, probably 8 or 16 bit, where your health was restored using items that were bottles (like soda bottles). I remember it had lots of green color in its design... but still can't find it. Still scouring the internet just to get the name and maybe a gameplay or something. It came in a bundle with an EPSON computer in 96 or 97. Running windows 95.

[@nicolasbusse]

Not yet. Still looking

[@nicolasbusse]

@god bless help me Man. I think this is it! THANK YOU! 1000 Brownie points for you, kind stranger!

[@MrHangman56]

came here to see if you mentioned a game where you play as a kid, and the first world was uou jumping passed slimes and climbing up ladders and stuff, and there were a bunch of waterfalls around. you didn't which is unfortunate, but amazing video nonetheless, keep them up

[@michaelalois]

Word rescue?

[@MrHangman56]

@@michaelalois nope, but thanks for the suggestion

[@fearanarchy]

Dark Ages?

[@MrHangman56]

@@fearanarchy unfotunately no, it was cartoon looking

[@blassx31]

Im looking for a DOS game where u can select ur stage and each one has its own boss. I remember also that u have a blue suit and u can shoot with a gun. Is not megaman lol

[@WhitePointerGaming]

There were actually a number of Mega Man games for DOS, but they were all pretty bad. They are the only games I can think of that would fit that description.

[@blassx31]

@Karamba isn't that game sorry didnt noticed this answer, and im keep searching for the game from time to time. I remember it has like duke nukem 2 graphics. Is not alien carnage btw

[@roadkill_52]

@@WhitePointerGaming Megaman for DOS is not that bad. It's different from the NES games but that's it

[@shocknawe]

No love for captain Claw? :(

[@WhitePointerGaming]

Claw was never released on DOS as far as I'm aware. Pretty sure it was Windows only.

[@semihkarabas6185]

Hey nice video's I'm looking for a game I played in 95 or 96, looks like duke nukem but its a character looking like robocop area /map is futuristic like in a space shuttle or factory or something no plants rocks etc and he had a laser gun, thats all I know thx

[@WhitePointerGaming]

Hey there! I'm guessing you're probably thinking of Electroman: www.mobygames.com/game/dos/electroman The game didn't make this list because it's not technically a sidescroller (it's single screen at a time), but it's certainly a candidate for a future DOS-themed video if I decide to do one.

[@michaelalois]

Yooo!!! I've been racking my brain and the internet for this one! Can't believe I found it from your comment on this video! Thanks!

[@krazziejrboi]

90s damn!

[@nehemiahpouncey3607]

Rampage I played that. Then there's them humping bugs😑

[@therealtrue842]

Epic Megagames (now known as Epic Games) was one of the best devs when it came to 2d platformers. then they made fortnite

[@RafaCoringaProducoes]

Apogee everywhere hm lol