Full gameplay longplay, playthrough walkthrough and guide to Sunset Riders a classic Konami arcade title from 1991. Single Player run as Cormano one of the shotgun using characters, Konami were on a quality run at the time of Sunset Riders release and this western themed run and gun showed why Konami were the king of arcades at the time.
Sunset Riders gave the Contra run and gun format a huge makeover, one that proved to be very popular. Drawing from the licensed titles it had worked on, it created over the top characters and villains that came alive in the arcade. The western setting was perfect for the genre with the the game draws from decades of cowboy films. As you would expect from a Konami game of this era the stage design was top notch stuff. From the cattle ranch with charging bulls, riding on horse back as you chase down a train, a shoot out in an old town and its saloon and a hairy raising gun battle on top of a train.
At around 30 minutes long it was the perfect length for a game of this nature. One of the better run and guns that could be learned fairly quickly and isn't that hard master. The four player characters are split into two groups pistols and shotguns, Steve and Billy use the rapid fire pistols which are faster firing and do more damage, but lack the shot spread. Where as Bob and Cormano have the shotguns with the slow firing spread, which makes the game a little easier we always felt.
The game had so many classic one liners like "Bury me with my money" often misheard as "Marriage me with my money". To others like "Draw pilgrim!" & "You in heap big trouble".
On the downside this Arcade Archive version has some minor changes and censorship linked to the SNES version El Greco doesn't say "Die, Gringo!" on starting the fight (N.B. the Japanese subtitle remains unchanged) and Chief Scalpem uses Chief Wigwam as his name instead. So unless this version used a later revision of the arcade board, it has been altered. Which is deeply disappointing as these games should be left intact and unchanged even if people find certain elements in the game offensive, as this shows the mistakes made in the past and how we have changed. Trying to hide or alter them is to ignore history, which mean we are more likely to repeat those mistakes if we ignore or bury them.
If like us you played this one in the 90s it really is a must buy and there is plenty of fun to be had taking on Simon Greedwell, Hawkeye Hank Hatfield, Dark Horse, The Smith Bros, El Greco, Chief Scalpem, Paco Loco & Sir Richard Rose all over again.
Also known as: サンセットライダーズ
Time stamp & chapter details:
00:00 Game Details & Intro
01:23 Character select screen & Stage 1 Simon Greedwell
03:47 Stage 2 Hawkeye Hank Hatfield
06:47 Bonus Stage 1
07:45 Stage 3 Dark Horse
10:39 Stage 4 The Smith Bros
12:25 Stage 5 El Greco
15:00 Bonus Stage 2
15:52 Stage 6 Chief Wigwam
18:38 Stage 7 Paco Loco
21:12 Stage 8 Final Stage
24:02 Final Boss Sir Richard Rose
26:23 Ending & Credits
Release: 2020 (Arcade 1991)
Developer: HAMSTER (Original Arcade game Konami)
Publisher: HAMSTER Corporation
Genre: Run and Gun
Players: 1 - 4
Version Shown: PAL
Format: PlayStation 4 / プレイステーション4 (PS4)
Sunset Riders Arcade Archives is also available on the Nintendo Switch.
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