Belt scroller
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A slightly slanted perspective (almost side view, isometric or similar) games where game is played on a mostly left or right progressing field with limited depth towards and away from the camera. Commonly used by beat 'em ups.
Notable people involved: Isao Abe, Tomoshi Sadamoto, Yoshiki Okamoto, Noritaka Funamizu and Fuzzy
IIE 1989-10
3DS 2015-04-29
OCS 1991
SPC 1989
ARCD 1991
DOS 1990
ARCD 1986-04
C64 1989
SMS 1993
WIN 2020-04-30
ARCD 1992
ARCD 1987
Not all beat 'em ups are belt scrollers and some belt scrollers might not be beat 'em ups, belt scroller is however often recognized as synonym for beat 'em ups.
The characters are commonly from directly side view perspective while the ground and environment itself is isometric.
Example from Golden Axe:
The name likely comes from the playfield resembling a conveyer belt.
The characters are commonly from directly side view perspective while the ground and environment itself is isometric.
Example from Golden Axe:
The name likely comes from the playfield resembling a conveyer belt.
Popular tags
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Games by year
The first Belt scroller video game was released in 1983.
Platforms
Most common companies
Sega | 33 | |
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U.S. Gold | 17 | |
Capcom | 16 | |
DotEmu | 12 | |
Ocean | 11 | |
Opera Soft | 10 | |
Technos | 9 | |
Taito | 8 | |
Activision | 7 | |
Konami | 7 | |
SNK | 6 | |
Virgin Games | 6 | |
Sales Curve | 5 | |
Interceptor Micros | 5 | |
RobotLovesKitty | 4 | |
Virgin | 4 | |
Acclaim Entertainment | 3 | |
Data East | 3 | |
Tec Toy | 3 | |
Samsung | 3 |