Vertical screen

Hardware theme

Screen is taller than it is wide. Mostly arcades and mobile. Home systems often require to lay TVs or monitors sideways.
Do not use when it is the only option.
If ratio is more than 3:4 use tallscreen

1047

games

platforms

ARCD 1977

WSC 2000

ARCD 1993

ARCD 1982

ARCD 1980

ARCD 1978-09

ARCD 1992

ARCD 1973-03

ANDR ? *

ARCD 1983

Defend the Terra Attack on the Red UFO

ARCD 1979

Five a Side Soccer

ARCD 1995

Screen is taller than it is wide. Mostly used in arcades. This way of looking at games is gaining popularity in homes & handhelds. Home systems often require to lay TVs or monitors sideways. Ratio is not more than 3:4.

Related groups

Hardware
Horizontal screen, Tallscreen

Games by year

The first Vertical screen video game was released on October 18, 1958.

Taito, Sega and Atari published most of these games.

Platforms

Arcade		937
Linux		18
WonderSwan		18
custom		12
Windows		6
WonderSwan Color		6
Lynx		6
PS		5
PS2		5
Mobile		3
PSP		3
Odyssey		3
C64		2
WinCE		2
GP2X		2
Android		2
BSD		2
Casio PV-1000		1
Sol-20		1
FM Towns		1
Xerox Alto		1
OS/2		1
GameCube		1
SG-1000		1
X360		1
Atari 2600		1
N-Gage		1
iOS		1
Dreamcast		1
Mac OS X		1

Most common companies

Taito	73
Sega	58
Atari	43
Namco	42
Data East	41
Konami	31
Bally Midway	31
Capcom	20
Nichibutsu	19
SNK	17
Exidy	16
Nintendo	14
Universal	13
Irem	12
Allied Leisure	11