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Side-scrolling games are side-scrolling platformer games, a subgenre of action video games. Platforming games involve characters jumping and hopping across obstacles to progress. This creates a distinct, high energy experience that still popular with gaming audiences today.
In a side-scrolling platformer, you guide your character across the screen from left to right or right to left (each of which may have their own control schemes). As you progress, you can defeat enemies, collect coins and power-ups, and dodge obstacles to get closer to the level’s end. Side-scrolling platformers also feature unique characters, levels, and bosses.