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Season 38 - Week 1 - Sunset Riders (MAME); rom ssriders
Topic Started: 12 Apr 2015, 10:57 AM (564 Views)
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We kick off Season 38 with Dumple's nomination of Sunset Riders (MAME)

Klov page : http://www.arcade-museum.com/game_detail.php?game_id=9861

Flyer front : http://flyers.arcade-museum.com/?page=flyer&db=videodb&id=1110&image=1
Flyer rear : http://flyers.arcade-museum.com/?page=flyer&db=videodb&id=1110&image=2
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Note you may want to change your input to play as one of the other characters (they have different weapons and abilities)

Scores to be in by 12:00 (Noon UK time) on Sunday the 19th of April

Final Scores:

1) 232030 - DaLar = 100.00 points
2) 228330 - Dumple = 95.87 points
3) 219210 - zaphod79 = 90.57 points
4) 164150 - necronom = 75.37 points
5) 163490 - Macias = 71.90 points
6) 162160 - Jakuchu = 68.28 points
7) 161890 - Sputryk = 64.89 points
8) 109130 - a.j.green = 50.18 points
9) 107850 - Alexander_Had = 46.57 points
10) 89200 - markopoloman = 39.22 points
11) 66130 - Misery = 30.92 points
12) 26120 - Ralph Wiggum = 18.96 points
13) 24790 - Rassilon = 15.34 points
14) 23920 - deadpan666 = 11.82 points
15) 22510 - HOW = 8.18 points
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Misery
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I'm seeing 10 different versions of this rom... is there a specific one to use?
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Macias

I downloaded it from emuparadise. ssriders is Sunset Riders (4 Players ver EAC) there.
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It might be advisable to use one of the 2-player roms actually; you dont need to change your control settings based on character. You just select them. Doesnt matter all that much to me though. So far I've tried two characters and they appear exactly the same as far as I can tell...
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Misery
12 Apr 2015, 03:11 PM
It might be advisable to use one of the 2-player roms actually; you dont need to change your control settings based on character. You just select them. Doesnt matter all that much to me though. So far I've tried two characters and they appear exactly the same as far as I can tell...
The title should have the rom as ssriders (look after the semi colon in the title - I do try to list MAME roms or give a link) which was one of the 4 player ones - we can switch to a 2 if its prefered and as for characters you should find their gun angles different on non and powered up shots - i normally play with the shotgun guy as all his firepower is forward but others have a default '3 way' type shot which some people prefer
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ssriders seems like the standard version of the ROM, but I'm happy to go along if people want to pick another version.

I love the feel of Konami games from around this time. The peppy music, ridiculously bright color scheme, and constant orchestral hits...it goes along with other Konami arcade games like Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles and TwinBee Yahho! I don't think I ever cleared this one back in the day, even by quarter-feeding.
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I think this is really bloody good! Not a game I've really had much of a go at in the past. I've had about 10 goes this afternoon and have been playing as the cowboy with pink lipstick :lol:

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Died in the circus type thing with two blokes throwing fire at me.... many more goes coming up I think.
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Ugh, this is.... well, it'd be better if that stupid second level wasnt in there; I haaaaaaaaaaaaaaaate gimmick levels in games like this. They're usually boring/irritating.

I may or may not put up a token score later, I keep getting bored and quitting partway through. Not my sort. Most likely I'll forget about it.
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Falling short of last time.



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Mexican.

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Misery
13 Apr 2015, 02:54 PM
Ugh, this is.... well, it'd be better if that stupid second level wasnt in there; I haaaaaaaaaaaaaaaate gimmick levels in games like this. They're usually boring/irritating.

I may or may not put up a token score later, I keep getting bored and quitting partway through. Not my sort. Most likely I'll forget about it.
The stampede level?
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Macias

The whole game feels rather gimmicky and style over substance, but hey, I like Metal Slug games, and this, while not of the same quality, is pretty enjoyable too.

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13 Apr 2015, 02:54 PM
Ugh, this is.... well, it'd be better if that stupid second level wasnt in there; I haaaaaaaaaaaaaaaate gimmick levels in games like this. They're usually boring/irritating.

I may or may not put up a token score later, I keep getting bored and quitting partway through. Not my sort. Most likely I'll forget about it.
The stampede level?
The one where you're on the horse, with that train going by. Too slow/boring for my tastes, and it takes forever. With arcade games, I really prefer if they pick an idea, do that particular idea as well as possible, and STICK TO IT. Instead of trying to do like a pile of variations on it all in the same game. Just feels out of place, and odd by design; you've got this first level that demonstrates all of the different game mechanics and stuff, and then.... BAM, second level, ignore all that previous stuff, because hardly any of it is in there, here's a horse, you can only move back and forth and do this half-assed "jump", have fun, try not to die! Bah.
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15 Apr 2015, 04:58 AM
and then.... BAM, second level, ignore all that previous stuff, because hardly any of it is in there, here's a horse, you can only move back and forth and do this half-assed "jump", have fun, try not to die! Bah.The horse part is the 'worst' bit of the game - there are a few other gimmicks later but nothing on the same scale


The other thing I really dislike about the horse level is the variable difficulty level.

If you have lost a life already the enemies come out in a specific pattern.
If you have *not* there is a slightly different pattern designed to cost you a life - the only way to realize this is to get there a few times and see it happening (and the way out is just jumping and shooting at the right spot)
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Hi guys...not played for a couple of Seasons but should have enough time to take part in this one! I'll get some nominations sorted before Sunday! ;)

Sunset Riders is my sort of game...pity I'm a bit crap at it! :D

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It's a no from me so far. I may give it a second chance over the weekend...
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Annoyingly, well short of the score I got last time.
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That darn Mexican....

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I love how the conestoga wagon in the second level loses its wheel, then up and EXPLODES. Why? COWBOY LOGIC!
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I love how the conestoga wagon in the second level loses its wheel, then up and EXPLODES. Why? COWBOY LOGIC!
It's probably full of dynamite :-)
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Its not easy...
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The sort of game where you can tell exactly where someone got to just by the score! I must have reached exactly the same point last time we played this, as my score is pretty much the same.
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New one on me - Never saw it in an arcade, and Westerns not my thing.....But good game :)
It's fun - Reminds me of Gun.Smoke (Was that Konami?)

Crap score though....

22,510

I hope to give it another few goes before Sun.

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Miles off my best, but I'm short on time this week.

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Second level is insane, third one seems much easier - hopefully will have a decent score later today. Also, on a couple of occasions, no idea how, I seem to have acquired two extra lives in the first level. Did anyone else get that and is it a bug/cheat or is it a valid bonus?
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Second level is insane, third one seems much easier - hopefully will have a decent score later today. Also, on a couple of occasions, no idea how, I seem to have acquired two extra lives in the first level. Did anyone else get that and is it a bug/cheat or is it a valid bonus?
There are hidden extra lives in the game and its generous with the extra lives for score but 2 in the first level seems a little odd - can you reproduce it - and are you sure you've not just added more credits ?
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Did it a few times, it seems to be a legit bonus activated by using the first dynamite to kill one of the enemies but I'm not sure which one. Definitely not an extra coin.
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Had a good run - I think I could 1cc this after another few more hours of practice.

Some neat tidbits of info:
The third level boss is surprisingly easy if you jump up onto the balcony and fire downward.
There's an extra life hidden on the left cliff during the gondola ride on the Indian stage
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That's better. I beat my previous best, but got killed by a bloke on a train with a whip.

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There, quick random score so that I'll have submitted one.
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Hey, I can't see my score up there!
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Sorry about that. You put extra text on your score line, and I didn't notice. The score has to be on a separate line on it's own, otherwise my software can't recognise it as your score. I've edited it, and I'll update the table now.
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Ah, sorry, didn't realise it - will keep it in mind for next time
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Hey! Hey guys! Hey! Guys!

I got a 1cc on Sunset Riders!

I know it's too late to matter for the tournament, but I just wanted to show off :)

Recorded for posterity:
http://youtu.be/JcLK3KEYa7M

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Well done! :)
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Macias

Congratulations, Dumple!

I could never get the timing right during the El Greco fight, despite watching the replays and knowing what to do.

I liked it how Cormano gets his own animation after defeating that boss (and the Sombrero of Badassness +3), although given the game's high production values I also expected he'd speak with a different accent and wouldn't be adressed as gringo ;)
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