Sunset Riders: Difference between revisions

A side-scrolling [[Shoot 'Em Up]] released for the arcades in 1991, '''''Sunset Riders''''' is one of several four-player arcade games that [[Konami]] released in the wake of their success with ''[[Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles the Arcade Game (Video Game)|Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles the Arcade Game]]''. The game centers around four [[Bounty Hunter|bounty hunters]] (Steve, Bob, Billy, and Cormano) who must hunt down various fugitives during the [[Wild West]] to collect monetary rewards. Essentially a [[Recycled in Space|Wild West-themed]] version of ''[[Contra]]'', as its director Hideyuki Tsujimoto worked on both arcade ''Contra'' games.

''Sunset Riders'' was ported to both the [[Sega Genesis]] and the [[Super Nintendo Entertainment System]], in 1993.

* [[Bowdlerise]]: The SNES version faced some censorship, including removing all references to alcohol, adding some modesty to the female NPCs, changing a boss' name from Chief Scalpem to Chief Wigwam, and replacing all the Native American enemies in one stage with white outlaws. Additionally, El Greco no longer says "Die, gringo!" before battle.

* [[Color -Coded Multiplayer]]:

** '''{{color|gold|Steve}}''' [[The Hero]].

** '''{{color|blue|Billy}}''' [[Kid Appeal Character|The Kid]]. <ref>Also plays the role of [[The Hero]] in the Genesis version.</ref>

** '''{{color|green|Bob}}''' [[The Lancer]].

** '''{{color|red|Cormano}}''' [[The Big Guy]]. <ref>Also plays the role of [[The Lancer]] in the Genesis version.</ref>

* [[Distressed Damsel in Distress]]: The saloon dancers in Stage 4 of the arcade and SNES versions.

** In the Genesis version, the player has to rescue a brown-haired girl in a yellow dress at the end of every odd-numbered stage. In a 2-Player game, the player who gets to the girl first will receive the stage clear bonus.

* [[Guns Akimbo]]: With a powerup. Two of them [[Up to Eleven|even Dual Wield SHOTGUNS]]. Well, [[Sawed-Off Shotgun|Sawed Off Shotguns]], but still.

* [[Hair of Gold]]: Steve, Billy, Bob, the dynamite-throwing female mooks, and Sir Richard Rose.

* [[It Was a Gift]]: In the arcade version, El Greco gives his [[Nice Hat|red sombrero]] to Cormano upon defeat. Cormano wears this hat for the rest of the game. With the other characters though, he'll just throw it away.

* [[One HitName Point WonderOnly]]: The four main heroes. <ref>Averted in the Genesis version's versuswhich modeonly wherefeatured playersBilly haveand aCormano [[Lifeand Meter]]gave them full names ("Billy Cool" and "Cormano Wild").</ref>

{{quote| "Cheerio, old chap!"}}

* [[Pre -Ass -Kicking One -Liner]]/[[Famous Last Words]]: All the bosses start and end with one each.

* [[Spiritual Successor]]: Two in particular. ''[[Mystic Warriors (Video Game)|Mystic Warriors]]'' was made by the same team and even features a [[The Cameo|cameo]] by Steve, while Konami's arcade game version of ''[[Wild West Cowboys of Moo Mesa]]'' is a very similar western-themed side-scroller. The game also acts as a spiritual successor to Konami's earlier western-themed shooter ''[[Iron Horse]]''.