Vertical Orientation

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Portrait videogames that are not self-scrolling vertical shmups. I think run’n’gun-type things can still qualify. Preferably pretty. Probably makes sense to exclude everything mobile.

Lethal Crash Race - Visco, 1993

Drift Out, Visco 1991

Rally Bike - Taito, 1988

Gaiapolis - Konami, 1993

Out Zone - Toaplan, 1990

FixEight - Toaplan, 1992

Nitro Ball - Data East, 1992

Rush & Crash / Speed Rambler - Capcom, 1986

Valkyrie no Densetsu - Namco, 1989

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SHOCK TROOPERS?

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Those are horizontal games, my friend.

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Does WonderSwan count as mobile? In any case, the majority of games on the system are played in landscape, but it is perfectly playable in both. Out of the first 23 games released for it, the two played entirely in portrait are:

Games that include occasional sections in portrait are:

  • Kosodate Quiz Dokodemo My Angel: normally, it is a quiz game played in landscape, but between rounds you may be asked to play a mini game which can be in portrait
  • Kaze no Klonoa: Moonlight Museum: some of the levels in the game are in portrait for no apparent reason; perhaps it’s meant to be a parallel to the paintings in the museum being in different orientations (video is coming this weekend)
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APB - Atari, 1987

Space Invaders '95 - Taito, 1995

American Horseshoes - Taito, 1990

Assault Plus - Namco, 1988

Avengers - Capcom, 1987

Battlantis - Konami, 1987

Time Soldier / Battlefied - SNK, 1987

Blazer - Namco, 1987

Cal. 50 - Romstar, 1989

Center Court - Sega, 1988

Chequered Flag - Konami, 1988

Chrono Soldier - Sega, 1987

Classic Football NFL - Namco, 2003 (unemulated)

Crazy Cop / Gangbusters - Konami, 1988

Devastators - Konami, 1988

Dirt Fox - Namco, 1989

Down Town - Romstar, 1989

F-1 Grand Prix Part II - Visco, 1992

Fast Lane - Konami, 1987

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My new job is to mention Pac-Man in all the appropriate list threads.

Also arcade Contra.

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Spy Hunter

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Gain Ground - Sega, 1988 (sweet Medium Res)

Garyo Retsuden - Data East, 1987 (?)

Ghox - Toaplan, 1991 (uninterested in Arkanoid-likes, this one an exception)

Grand Cross Pinball - Excellent Systems, 1994

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How comes nobody said Ikari Warriors yet or am I just blind

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Probability 0

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Centipede and Millipede.

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I know mobile games were kind of stipulated against but Ridiculous Fishing is vertical as hell

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Gundhara - Banpresto, 1995

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This looks cool I will play it when I get home.

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Monaco GP (Sega)

Emulation and video do not do this game justice.

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hey look so maybe it took a few months but I played this game tonight on my emac and it is real fucking tight

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Polygonet Commanders - Konami, 1993

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game’s got strong fake game in a movie energy

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