One of the earliest side scrolling beat 'em ups Golden Axe has you fight your way through many enemies using your weapons and Spells (If you can get your hands on the magic potions those thieves are lugging around)

You have 3 characters to choose from, each can use magic differently.

Gilius the dwarf casts lighting but only has 3 bars of magic

Ax Battler casts earth spells and has 4 bars of magic

And Tyris can cast devastating fire magic but has the most magic bars compared to the other two.

Can you fight your way through every enemy and defeat the terrifying Death Adder?