Sunday, May 29, 2016

Sunset Riders

I've been wanting this game since I started the arcade hobby, but never seemed to have the cash to spare when one became available. I recently found the board at a nice price and quickly made a deal. Now I finally own Sunset Riders!

Sunset Riders is pretty unique for a run n gun game. With the ability to jump between 2 tiers, it plays kind of like Shinobi or Rolling Thunder only it's a lot less methodical and more action packed. Not only that, it's also a 4 player game. Currently I can only access the first 2 players on my candy cabs. However, I may get the eproms for the 2 player version so I can access Bob and Cormano, the shotgun wielding 3rd and 4th players.

I have fond memories of playing Sunset Riders in the arcades and on the Super Nintendo and unlike Tegai, which I sold to finance this game, I have no plans of letting it leave my collection. I mean, ya gotta love an arcade game with booze and whores as power-ups.