Sunset Riders (Run And Gun) (Arcade)

1991 · PlayStation 4 · Nintendo Switch · Super Nintendo · NES · Arcade · The Data Archivist V0.01

VERSION : Sunset Riders (4 Players ver EBC) PLAY ONLINE : https://archive.org/details/arcade_ssriders Source : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sunset_Riders Sunset Riders [a] is a side-scrolling run and gun video game developed and released by Konami as an arcade video game in 1991. It is set in the American Old West , where the player takes control of a bounty hunter who is seeking the rewards offered for various criminals. The coin-op version was released in two variants: a two-player version and a four-player version. Home console versions of Sunset Riders were released for the Mega Drive/Genesis in 1992 and for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System in 1993, to a positive reception. An emulated version of the arcade original was released by Hamster Corporation for the PlayStation 4 and Nintendo Switch as part of the company's Arcade Archives series. Gameplay Gameplay screenshot showing Steve on the game's third level The game, which is set in a fanciful version of the American Old West , revolves around four bounty hunters named Steve, Billy Cool, Bob, and Cormano Wild, who are out to claim rewards offered for eliminating the most wanted outlaws in the West. At the beginning of each stage, the players are shown a wanted poster for the outlaw they will face at its end. Sunset Riders has gameplay that is similar to both Contra and Vendetta . This cooperative shooter can also be played up to two or four players simultaneously, depending on the version of the game. In the two-player version each player can choose which of the four bounty hunters to play as at the start of the game, while in the four-player version each character is assigned to a different control panel. Steve and Billy wield revolvers, Bob carries a rifle, and Cormano uses a double barrel shotgun. The controls consist of an eight-way joystick for moving and aiming, and two buttons for shooting and jumping. The player(s) can jump between higher/lower floors and slide to avoid enemy attacks. [1] The objective of the game is to defeat a gang of outlaws in eight stages, with a fight against a strong boss character at the end of each. When two or more people are playing, the one who deals the most damage to a stage boss receives the entire bonus for defeating him. Five of the stages are played on foot, two on horseback, and one on a moving train. A bonus minigame is played after the second and fifth stages, in which the player(s) can earn additional points by shooting outlaws as they pop up. After all eight stages are cleared, the game restarts with increased difficulty. Power-ups and bonus items can be obtained by entering doorways, defeating certain sack-carrying bandits, or opening sacks placed on the ground. Two power-ups are available, a gold sheriff's badge that grants fully automatic fire and a silver one that gives the player a second gun. Both power-ups can be equipped at once. Other weapons that can be used by the player include dynamite carried by female bandits (which must be thrown back before it explodes), hanging rocks/barrels/torches that can be dropped on enemies, and mounted Gatling guns available only in the last stage. An easter egg involves the defeat of the boss in the fifth stage; if Cormano is active at this point, he will catch the boss's sombrero and wear it for the remainder of the game. One life is lost whenever the player is hit by any enemy attack, trampled by bulls, caught in a fire or explosion, or struck by a rock or obstacle. Any power-ups that a player has gained are also lost. After all lives are lost, the player may continue the game by inserting more credits, but has a limited amount of time to do so before the game defaults to a game over screen. Characters There are four playable bounty hunters in the game who are out to claim rewards offered for eliminating the most wanted outlaws in the West: Billy is a bounty hunter who wields a revolver and speaks in a western country accent. Steve is a bounty hunter who also wields revolvers similar to Billy's, though his bullets appear to be more powerful than Billy's own bullets. Bob is a bounty hunter wielding a rifle who speaks in a southern American accent. Cormano is a bounty hunter wearing a Mexican poncho and a sombrero who wields a double barrel shotgun that fires a wide spread of bullets. He later wears a red sombrero worn by El Greco after neutralizing him. In the Sega Genesis version, only Billy and Cormano are playable. Wanted Outlaws The outlaws are the recurring bosses of the game as Richard Rose is the final boss at the end of the game. Simon Greedwell is a rich and greedy outlaw who is the boss of the first stage. He wields a shotgun while ordering his men to deal with the bounty hunters. His last words on death are "Bury me with my money." Hawkeye Hank Hatfield is a rich outlaw who is known to shoot a gun in one hand and the boss of the second stage. Despite his efforts to kill the bounty hunters, he was neutralized. Dark Horse is a muscular outlaw wh