High Score Competition #206: Sunset Riders

[SlyBlueFox]

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Game Name : Sunset Riders
ROM Name  = "ssriders"
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Settings:
   Default: Lives 3, Bonus Life at 20k & 200k, Difficulty 4/Medium

Controls:
   Joystick: 8-way joystick
   Buttons: 2 (Shoot, Jump)

Description/Gameplay:
   The game is set in the American Old West, where the player takes control of a bounty hunter who is seeking the rewards offered for various criminals.
   Scrolling Western style beat-em-up. Magnificent 7 minus 3 walk and ride around frontier town killing bad guys. Pick up badges, drink booze and rescue dance hall girls for gun power-ups.

   

I never really got to play at any arcades growing up but I do remember playing this game. I thought it was fun (from what I can remember) so I figured it would be an alright choice.


Last Day: Sunday, Dec 18th 2016



Quest for the Bronze Joystick! The most successful competitor of each calendar year will possess & display the BYOAC Bronze Joystick Trophy. See this thread for details: The BYOAC Bronze Joystick.

Happy Gaming!

[yamatetsu]

Last day: Sunday, December 18 2016 midnight Pacific

[Titchgamer]

Forgot how much fun this was :p

One to get started...

26,720

[yamatetsu]

110,230. Not a bad game, but annoyingly slow-paced.

[acvieluf]

67,430

Tbis is the first I'm playing this, but I really like it. However, that first bonus stage is near impossible with mag-stiks.



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[paigeoliver]

Forgot how much fun this was :p

One to get started...

26,720

Got a couple games in tonight, looks like we died around the same place.

Also, I have 1 1/3rd sides of NOS sideart for this game with heavy shelf wear if anyone is interested.

[Titchgamer]

I died at boss 2.
Not sure how the hell to survive that at the mo but ile give it another shot over the weekend lol

[yamatetsu]

114,610.

[SlyBlueFox]

111,340

[j.fitzenr]

Totally forgot how much I like this game.  Haven't had much time so my first run...

82560

[SlyBlueFox]

Had 2 good runs back to back. Second was a little better.

113,290

[SlyBlueFox]

I died at boss 2.
Not sure how the hell to survive that at the mo but ile give it another shot over the weekend lol

For the first 3 bosses, my strategy has been to kill all the other guys as fast as I can then just shoot and move which seems to work well. The level 4 bosses are a pain in the butt - haven't quite figured them out yet.

[Titchgamer]

Took me a while to beat the first boss.
Mainly coz I kept shooting the barrels down just as I was running underneath LOL

[yamatetsu]

161,360. The game gets more interesting after the level 4 bosses.

[acvieluf]

Slight improvement.

76,330




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[lettuce]

"Marry me with my money!"

152,360

[JDFan]

"Bury me with my money!"

FTFY !!

[SlyBlueFox]

Was finally able to get past the level 4 bosses.

163,060

[lettuce]

"Bury me with my money!"

FTFY !!

No No No Nope, it will always be 'Marry me with my money' to me

[acvieluf]

Is there anyone else out there playing this with mag sticks?  I have tried many-a-times, I can't even match my previous score, and it's low.  I'd love to hear how someone else is getting on?  I'd hate to be a guy that blames his equipment, cause i generally really like those sticks, but thinking this isn't getting better.  Stinks too, because this game is great!

[yamatetsu]

164,720. Man, this game is boring.

[Titchgamer]

Is there anyone else out there playing this with mag sticks?  I have tried many-a-times, I can't even match my previous score, and it's low.  I'd love to hear how someone else is getting on?  I'd hate to be a guy that blames his equipment, cause i generally really like those sticks, but thinking this isn't getting better.  Stinks too, because this game is great!

Ime using MAG Sticks, The only problem I am having is hitting the diaganols but thats nothing new for mag sticks and me LOL
But my score is also much lower than yours :p

I am going to have another play on my cab once I can get to my cab (Its buried behind kitchen appliances atm!) But I will have a play on the laptop today to see how it gets on :p

[acvieluf]

Is there anyone else out there playing this with mag sticks?  I have tried many-a-times, I can't even match my previous score, and it's low.  I'd love to hear how someone else is getting on?  I'd hate to be a guy that blames his equipment, cause i generally really like those sticks, but thinking this isn't getting better.  Stinks too, because this game is great!

Ime using MAG Sticks, The only problem I am having is hitting the diaganols but thats nothing new for mag sticks and me LOL
But my score is also much lower than yours :p

I am going to have another play on my cab once I can get to my cab (Its buried behind kitchen appliances atm!) But I will have a play on the laptop today to see how it gets on :p

Well i'm glad I'm not alone, haha.  There's one place i always die, and two others where it's 50/50.  I've grown really accustomed to the sticks in other games, even Street Fighter 2, but for some reason, this game i'm having a hard time overcoming those diagonals.  (The place of near 100% death is the 2nd boss.  Everything's going great, and when he rolls out to where your player is, no matter how much i work at it, i don't duck and shoot straight, i just run forward shooting the ground....and die.       Rant over, thank you for listening.

[Titchgamer]

LOL yeah 2nd boss continually hammers me.
I do fine up to there!

Ime the same though, I have got used to my Mag sticks and really like them, Still not perfected that Hadoken in SF but ime getting there :p

[Titchgamer]

Just to add how the hell are you getting a score 3x more than me getting the same distance? Lol

[acvieluf]

Just to add how the hell are you getting a score 3x more than me getting the same distance? Lol

I've gotten past the 2nd boss, but it's always my first death.  I haven't gotten past the guy on the horse. (Dark horse?) The score i posted was one where I did well AND got a little lucky on the bonus stage.  If i can get over 40 (EDIT- on the bonus stage, that is) with these sticks, its a good game.

[Titchgamer]

Ahh that explains it lol.
Thought I was doing something wrong :p

[acvieluf]

Ahh that explains it lol.
Thought I was doing something wrong

No, this game is not easy if you can't get to the "down" quickly.

Sent from my Atari 2600

[yamatetsu]

I haven't gotten past the guy on the horse. (Dark horse?)

Funny. That is the easiest boss of them all.

[acvieluf]

I haven't gotten past the guy on the horse. (Dark horse?)

Funny. That is the easiest boss of them all.

Not if you can't easily select down, or down&diagonal separately. One reason it's frustrating: I can easily see HOW, I just can't execute.

Sent from my Atari 2600

[yamatetsu]

Time to switch to a pc and a gamepad, then. You shouldn't die at the third boss. That guy is a joke. Even if you manage to get past him on your cab, the two guys you will have to fight next will frustrate the heck out of you, promise.

[acvieluf]

Time to switch to a pc and a gamepad, then. You shouldn't die at the third boss. That guy is a joke. Even if you manage to get past him on your cab, the two guys you will have to fight next will frustrate the heck out of you, promise.

Fair enough.  I have thought to use my xbox controller on my computer other times, as well.  I TRY and play on my cab anytime i can, but i'll give it a shot.

[yamatetsu]

You won't regret it 

[acvieluf]

You won't regret it 

My one chance this week to put into this game, and it was spoiled by this...my whole freaking afternoon. Argh. Good news is that there wasn't that much damage to the house.



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[jasonbar]

I'm baaaaack! (but still not competitive)

$28,570. Didn't pass 2nd boss.

-Jason

[yamatetsu]

My one chance this week to put into this game, and it was spoiled by this...my whole freaking afternoon. Argh. Good news is that there wasn't that much damage to the house.

That sux.

The scoreboard.



lettuce, your turn to pick the last game of the 2016 BYOAC High Score Competition.

[yamatetsu]

The final scores.

1st      yamatetsu          164,720

2nd     SlyBlueFox         163,060

3rd     lettuce                152,360

4th     j.fitzenr                82,560

5th     acvieluf                76,330

6th     jasonbar              28,570

7th    Titchgamer            26,720


lettuce hasn't been here since he posted his score, I'll pm him.

[Titchgamer]

Damn forgot this was finishing this weekend!!

[lettuce]

ill post a new game up tonight, sorry for the delay

[acvieluf]

there's only one contest left!



(We're running out of time!)

Sorry for the bad pun.  I have a suggestion, this last contest will be worth 35 points for first, 2 for 2nd, 1 for 3rd.  Come on, yama, check your gamer privilege.