Side View Cameras

Another camera type I discussed with my peers was a side view camera.  A side view camera as the name suggests is whenever the camera is placed at the side of the games environment giving the player a side view perspective of the environment.  Side view cameras were very frequently used for video games on consoles like the original Nintendo or the Super Nintendo, most notably their Super Mario Bros. series with introduced players to side scrolling games.  Side scrolling games are whenever the player moves the games character in one direction (most often right) throughout the level with the camera following the character from the side.  Fighting game will also often use a side view camera, games like the Mortal Kombat series, Street Fighter series and Killer Instinct series have all used a side view camera.  However, whenever developers are using a side view camera even though it is a 2D game, the developers will very often try to make the environment look 3D to give the player the sense that they are playing in a 3D environment.