Vertical Scrolling

CONCEPT

Vertical scrolling is when the screen scrolls along the y-axis. In a vertical scrolling game the player usually starts from the bottom of the screen and moves up. They are also almost always presented in a top-down perspective.

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Overview

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• 007: Licence to Kill (Game)
• 1941: Counter Attack (Game)
• 1942 (Game)
• 1942: Joint Strike (Game)
• 1943 Kai: Midway Kaisen (Game)
• 1943: The Battle of Midway (Game)
• 1944: The Loop Master (Game)
• 19XX: The War Against Destiny (Game)
• 4 i n 1 vol. 8 (Game)
• A.L.C.O.N. (Game)
• Abadox: The Deadly Inner War (Game)
• Activision Collection 1 (Game)
• Adventures of Dino-Riki (Game)
• Aero Fighters (Game)
• Aero Fighters 2 (Game)
• Aero Fighters 3 (Game)
• Ai Senshi Nicol (Game)
• Air Ace II (Game)
• Air Attack (Game)
• Air Gallet (Game)
• Air Raid (Game)
• AirStrike 3D: Operation W.A.T. (Game)
• Aka to Blue (Game)
• Aleste 2 (Game)
• Alex Kidd in Miracle World (Game)
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• Alpha Mission (Game)
• Alpha Mission II (Game)
• Alpine Ski (Game)
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• Argus (Game)
• Artificial Dreams (Game)
• Assault Plus (Game)
• Astro Assembler (Game)
• Astro Blaster (Game)
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• Atari Football (Game)
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• Axelay (Game)
• B-17: Fortress in the Sky (Game)
• Banshee (Game)
• Baryon (Game)
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• Battle Crust (Game)
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• Buck Rogers: Planet of Zoom (Game)
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• Capcom Classics Collection Reloaded (Game)
• Capcom Classics Collection Remixed (Game)
• Captain Skyhawk (Game)
• Car Races (Game)
• Castle Shikigami 2 (Game)
• Castle of Shikigami III (Game)
• Caverns of Mars (Game)
• Chaos Field (Game)
• Chicken Invaders: Revenge of the Yolk (Game)
• Chikyuu Kaihou Gun ZAS (Game)
• Chopper I (Game)
• Chousenshi Densetsu: Assault from the Sea (Game)
• Code Name: Viper (Game)
• Commando (Game)
• Contra III: The Alien Wars (Game)
• Crazy Car (Game)
• Crazy Climber (Game)
• Crazy Climber 2 (Game)
• Crimzon Clover (Game)
• CrossFire (Game)
• Crüe Ball (Game)
• Cybattler (Game)
• Cybernoid 2: The Revenge (Game)
• D-Day (Game)
• D-Force (Game)
• Dangerous Seed (Game)

Concept details

Name

Vertical Scrolling

Aliases

Vertical Shooter

Games

• 007: Licence to Kill (Game)
• 1941: Counter Attack (Game)
• 1942 (Game)
• 1942: Joint Strike (Game)
• 1943 Kai: Midway Kaisen (Game)
• 1943: The Battle of Midway (Game)
• 1944: The Loop Master (Game)
• 19XX: The War Against Destiny (Game)
• 4 i n 1 vol. 8 (Game)
• A.L.C.O.N. (Game)
• Abadox: The Deadly Inner War (Game)
• Activision Collection 1 (Game)
• Adventures of Dino-Riki (Game)
• Aero Fighters (Game)
• Aero Fighters 2 (Game)
• Aero Fighters 3 (Game)
• Ai Senshi Nicol (Game)
• Air Ace II (Game)
• Air Attack (Game)
• Air Gallet (Game)
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Franchises

• Has franchises: Contra (Franchise), Golden Axe (Franchise), James Pond (Franchise), Phantasy Star (Franchise), Shining Force (Franchise), Sonic the Hedgehog (Franchise), Street Fighter (Franchise), Mario (Franchise), Yoshi (Franchise), Castlevania (Franchise), Alex Kidd (Franchise), Commando (Franchise), Shinobi (Franchise), Wai Wai World (Franchise), SEGA AGES 2500 (Franchise), Galaxian (Franchise), Bubble Bobble (Franchise), Star Soldier (Franchise), Warhawk (Franchise), Streets of Rage (Franchise), Gunbird (Franchise), Rayman (Franchise), Ikari Warriors (Franchise), Dizzy (Franchise), Mushihime-Sama (Franchise), Macross (Franchise), Muppets (Franchise), Castle of Shikigami (Franchise), TwinBee (Franchise), Aero Fighters (Franchise), ESP (Franchise), Espgaluda (Franchise), Samurai Aces (Franchise), Gradius (Franchise), Salamander (Franchise), Ibara (Franchise), Babylonian Castle Saga (Franchise), DonPachi (Franchise), Aleste (Franchise), Zanac (Franchise), Söldner-X (Franchise), 1942 (Franchise), Silpheed (Franchise), Giga Wing (Franchise), Radirgy (Franchise), Raiden (Franchise), Time Pilot (Franchise), Nanostray (Franchise), Ray Series (Franchise), Strikers 1945 (Franchise), Buck Rogers (Franchise), Ketsui (Franchise), Knightmare (Franchise), SWIV (Franchise), Thunder Blade (Franchise), Xevious (Franchise), Star Force (Franchise), Flying Shark (Franchise), Tiger-Heli (Franchise), Blue Max (Franchise)

Characters

• Has characters: Billy Bob (Character), Shinra (Character), Kagari (Character)

Locations

• Has locations: Rumble Falls (Location)

Objects

• Has objects: Spaceship (Object), Explosives (Object), Airplane (Object), M1 Abrams (Object), Elevator (Object), Energy Force Shield (Object), Bullet (Object), Color TV-Game 15 (Object)

People

• Has people: Tomohiro Nishikado (Person), Tokuro Fujiwara (Person)

Related Concepts

• Has related concepts: CPS (Concept), Giga Power (Concept), Side-Scrolling (Concept), Health (Concept), Lives (Concept), Top-Down Perspective (Concept), Power Up (Concept), Instant Death (Concept), Cute 'Em Up (Concept), Game Over (Concept), Rail Shooter (Concept), Linear Gameplay (Concept), High Score (Concept), On-Rails (Concept), No Turn Back (Concept), Belt Scrolling (Concept), Namco Super Pac-Man (Concept), RPG Maker Engine (Concept), Sega VCO Object (Concept), Tate Mode (Concept)