I somehow managed to find an arcade cabinet of this in the outside earlier today, man this game takes me back

you pop a quarter in, select your chosen bounty hunter, then run wild in the Wild West shooting a bunch of outlaws while you run on top of a stampede, engage in horse chases, blast outlaws Duck Hunt style, and even spend some time in the saloon with the ladies! it's a bunch of good old side scrolling shooting and I love those type of games. shoutouts to that really cool intro that plays when the game's idle, I was always amazed when I saw it since it looked like something straight out of those old western shows my great grandma used to watch. the game has some great and goofy animations that are sure to give out some laughs, and each boss having a voice clip at the beginning and end of their fight is really neat too, oh yeah I can't forget how each stage starts off with a bounty poster of who you'll face at the end of the stage, pretty kino. the characters you chose are slightly different too, Steve and Billy shoot out singular bullets while Bob and Cormano shoot weaker multiple bullets. you can also find powerups throughout the stages that can either give up rapid fire bullets or a second weapon so you can go duel mode, both of these stack so once you have the two of them your damage output becomes amazing, just make sure you don't lose a life or you'll lose them and have to regain them again.

anyway this is a certified hood classic. I own this game on Arcade Archives and was finally able to complete the whole game that way, but it was nice to be able to play this on actual hardware again after so long, even if I only made it to the third stage. a lot of people seem to be nostalgic for the TMNT Konami cabinets but I never really saw those back in the day, it was always Sunset Riders where I come from and I am not complaining. if you manage to spot this game and want to have some fun side scrolling shooting action, go over and get your stack of quarters ready, even better if you have three friends around to increase the chaos and fun.

Cormano bros where are you at

Retro Yearly List #17 [1991: Sunset Riders]

Okay, wow.
This game is often mentioned when it comes to ranking the best SNES games of all time, so my expectations were high, but I was still impressed.

Sunset Riders normally would fall into the status of those "hidden gems" since it's just a one-game title, but it went far beyond that, becoming an undisputed must-play game. I can see the reason: the game is a blast.
The Western atmosphere, which is something not enough explored in games, is pretty well implemented here. For that same aspect, OST does help a lot, and by the way, what a BANGER, Stage 1 theme went right into my top game tracks of all time, I'm listening to it in loop while writing this review.

The graphics are what you expect from SNES, as beautiful as the Arcade version. The gameplay works very well for the way the game is constructed, I just could not get used to the slide properly for whatever reason.
The game's difficulty is most of the time balanced, with a few sections of high unfairness, usually, the first minutes of the horse levels, which are a huge mess that will require you a response time comparable to the bonus stages at full speed.
Chief Scalpem boss is also a pain in the ass, and the final boss is a bullet hell. Those elements didn't take away my satisfaction with the game, though. After finishing this I got instigated to play it again and again, beating it about 3 times, and that was after beating the Arcade version twice.

I've saved the best for the end: The bosses.
I love boss battles, even more when they have identities, unique patterns, and personalities, and that's the case here. Everyone here can be easily remembered by their catchphrases, for example. The El Greco easter egg with Cormano on the Arcades is also a genius touch.
Even the main characters have their own characteristics which is incredible, they really put work on this.

Well, so this is what Konami was like at its full power, huh?

aun me falta probar la version de SNES y la de genesis si tengo ganas xdxd

es un juego simple pero chingon, realmente no le veo defectos en diseño, siempre perdia era por mi incapacidad, no porque hubiera un mal posicionamiento de enemigos o algo asi, solo una parte era medio sorpresa encima del tren pero nada mas

los jefes estan bien, los escenarios, musica, gameplay simple pero genial

no se que mas decir es algo corto xd jueguenlo

Extremely silly which is massive praise from me. You can get smacked by rakes on the ground, it has a mechanic to throw back dynamite, and the sheer number of surprise environmental threats is massive. It's got the frenetic energy of a cartoon.

Aside from one particular boss design, the game's design sings, bringing bright color and garish delight in all stages, even ending with a particularly blowhard of a final boss that perfectly encapsulates the games spirit. Definitely worth your time if you can get your hands on it, but you'll do just as well with your favorite Metal Slug if you can't or don't care for the Western theme.