Side Scrolling RPG's

[Nando]

I know the system has 'em. I don't know many of them. Which are worth looking into?

Thinking along the lines of Blood Gear, Exile, etc..

Thanks!

[Arkhan]

Sorcerian.  Ys III. 

[Necromancer]

Xanadu I and II have side scrolling bits; and while they're short, you'd be hard pressed to find better looking ones.

[Nando]

Thanks duders!

[esteban]

Alice in Wonderboy's Dream (Games Express)

[ParanoiaDragon]

Auleria.  It's decent, nothing super exciting.

[Edmond Dantes]

I may be wrong but isn't Cadash a side-scrolling RPG?

[TR0N]

Exile and it's sequel.

[Issun]

Popful Mail.

[Black Tiger]

Depending on the qualifications:

Popful Mail
Shapeshifter
Dynastic Hero
Dragon's Curse

[lukester]

Bikkuriman Land/Wondoy Boy Monster Land

Be warned though, it's very difficult. I never got far into that game. It's fun though.

[nodtveidt]

I may be wrong but isn't Cadash a side-scrolling RPG?

Technically... yes... but also no. It counts as an RPG on the basis of experience gathering alone; otherwise it'd just be a straight platform adventure game.

[Bardoly]

Cadash is great!

I vote that it counts as a side-scrolling RPG.

[lukester]

I've always wanted to play Cadash. I heard that there is a very lame Genesis port, which omits a boss, and only has two characters, but is closer to the arcade.

[nodtveidt]

I've always wanted to play Cadash. I heard that there is a very lame Genesis port, which omits a boss, and only has two characters, but is closer to the arcade.

You heard correctly; the Genesis port lacks the Priest and the Ninja. I don't remember a missing boss though (it's been a few years since I trekked through that dreck). It does look and play more like the arcade version. The PCE/TG16 isn't so much a port as it is a reinterpretation. Normally, reinterpretations f*ck everything up, but in this case, the game came out way better... IMO. The PCE/TG16 version doesn't look or play anything like the arcade... and that's a good thing all around.

EDIT: Come to think of it... I think the Genesis version is missing the Crawling Kelp boss... maybe? That might be the one.