Sunset Riders/Gameplay

Character profiles

Steve

• Weapon: Peacemaker
• Favorite Food & Drink:
• Favorite Word:

Billy Cool

• Weapon: Peacemaker (Billy Custom)
• Favorite Food & Drink: Vegetable & Coffee
• Favorite Word: Justice

Bob

• Weapon: Riotgun
• Favorite Food & Drink:
• Favorite Word:

Cormano Wild

• Weapon: Riotgun (Cormano Special)
• Favorite Food & Drink: Beefsteak & Milk
• Favorite Word: Courage

How to Play

The following instructions are partially transcribed from the 4-player arcade version's manual with modifications for clarifications. Click here for a PDF version of the original manual.

• Up to 2 or 4 players can play at the same time depending on the version.
• Decide the character you want to control out of the four bounty hunters. Steve and Billy use pistols as their weapons for quick firepower, while Bob and Cormano use rifles for wider blast radius.
  • In the 2-Player version, the player will be taken to the player select screen after inserting their credit and pressing either Start buttons, where they can choose their character by moving the cursor with the joystick and press Jump and Shoot to make their selection. If a second players joins during the middle of the game, the character will be already chosen for them based on the character controlled by the first player. If Player 1 has chosen Steve, then Bob will be chosen for Player 2 and vice versa. Likewise for Billy and Cormano. If both players want to choose their character, they must begin the game together.
  • In the 4-Player version, each character is assigned to each of the four players in the following order: Steve, Billy, Bob, and Cormano. Insert your credit at the coin slot of your preferred character and then press Shoot or Jump to begin.
• Control your character using the 8-way joystick. Use the Jump button to get over obstacles. Press the Shoot button to attack your enemies. Enemies can also be destroyed by shooting down barrels and lamps aimed at them.
• To jump up to the second floor, press the joystick upward and press the Jump button. To jump down, pull down the joystick and press the Jump button.
• To avoid enemies' bullets, you can slide by pulling the joystick diagonally downwards and pressing the Jump button.
• Shoot sacks to uncover Gold and Silver Badges. Pick them up to improve your firepower.
  • Gold Badge (Quick Draw): Allows you to fire consecutively by holding down the Shoot button.
  • Silver Badge (Two-Guns): Allows you to fire at two directions at the same time.
• Pick up gold dust and roast-chickens for additional points. Extra points will also be awarded by picking up power-up items you already have.
• You will lose a life when you are hit by enemies' bullets, runaway bulls, falling barrels and lamps, ect. The game will be over if you lose all your lives.
• There are eight stages and two bonus stages. A large reward is given to you for defeating the boss at the end of each stage. When playing with more than one player, the player who shoots the boss the most will be given the reward. In the bonus stages, shoot the enemies coming out from eight different directions for bonus points. Shoot as many enemies as possible for a greater reward.
• The player can continue the game after a Game Over by inserting addition credits. Additional players can join the game at anytime as well.