<s>
is	O
a	O
side-scrolling	O
run	O
and	O
gun	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
and	O
released	O
by	O
Konami	O
as	O
an	O
arcade	B-Application
video	I-Application
game	I-Application
in	O
1991	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Home	O
console	O
versions	O
of	O
Sunset	B-Application
Riders	I-Application
were	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
Mega	B-Operating_System
Drive/Genesis	I-Operating_System
in	O
1992	O
and	O
for	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
Nintendo	I-Application
Entertainment	I-Application
System	I-Application
in	O
1993	O
,	O
to	O
a	O
positive	O
reception	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
emulated	B-Application
version	O
of	O
the	O
arcade	B-Application
original	O
was	O
released	O
by	O
Hamster	O
Corporation	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
and	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
as	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
company	O
's	O
Arcade	B-Application
Archives	I-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
,	O
which	O
is	O
set	O
in	O
a	O
fanciful	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
American	O
Old	O
West	O
,	O
revolves	O
around	O
four	O
bounty	O
hunters	O
named	O
Steve	O
,	O
Billy	O
Cool	O
,	O
Bob	O
,	O
and	O
Cormano	O
Wild	O
,	O
who	O
are	O
out	O
to	O
claim	O
rewards	O
offered	O
for	O
eliminating	O
the	O
most	O
wanted	O
outlaws	B-Application
in	O
the	O
West	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
the	O
beginning	O
of	O
each	O
stage	O
,	O
the	O
players	O
are	O
shown	O
a	O
wanted	O
poster	O
for	O
the	O
outlaw	B-Application
they	O
will	O
face	O
at	O
its	O
end	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sunset	B-Application
Riders	I-Application
has	O
gameplay	O
that	O
is	O
similar	O
to	O
both	O
Contra	B-Application
and	O
Vendetta	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
objective	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
is	O
to	O
defeat	O
a	O
gang	O
of	O
outlaws	B-Application
in	O
eight	O
stages	O
,	O
with	O
a	O
fight	O
against	O
a	O
strong	O
boss	O
character	O
at	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
each	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
bonus	O
minigame	O
is	O
played	O
after	O
the	O
second	O
and	O
fifth	O
stages	O
,	O
in	O
which	O
the	O
player(s )	O
can	O
earn	O
additional	O
points	O
by	O
shooting	O
outlaws	B-Application
as	O
they	O
pop	O
up	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
all	O
lives	O
are	O
lost	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
may	O
continue	O
the	O
game	O
by	O
inserting	O
more	O
credits	O
,	O
but	O
has	O
a	O
limited	O
amount	O
of	O
time	O
to	O
do	O
so	O
before	O
the	O
game	O
defaults	O
to	O
a	O
game	B-Application
over	I-Application
screen	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
are	O
four	O
playable	O
bounty	O
hunters	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
who	O
are	O
out	O
to	O
claim	O
rewards	O
offered	O
for	O
eliminating	O
the	O
most	O
wanted	O
outlaws	B-Application
in	O
the	O
West	O
:	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
Sega	B-Operating_System
Genesis	I-Operating_System
version	O
,	O
only	O
Billy	O
and	O
Cormano	O
are	O
playable	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
outlaws	B-Application
are	O
the	O
recurring	O
bosses	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
as	O
Richard	O
Rose	O
is	O
the	O
final	O
boss	O
at	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Simon	O
Greedwell	O
is	O
a	O
rich	O
and	O
greedy	O
outlaw	B-Application
who	O
is	O
the	O
boss	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
stage	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Hawkeye	O
Hank	O
Hatfield	O
is	O
a	O
rich	O
outlaw	B-Application
who	O
is	O
known	O
to	O
shoot	O
a	O
gun	O
in	O
one	O
hand	O
and	O
the	O
boss	O
of	O
the	O
second	O
stage	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dark	O
Horse	O
is	O
a	O
muscular	O
outlaw	B-Application
who	O
rides	O
an	O
armored	O
horse	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Smith	O
Brothers	O
are	O
siblings	O
and	O
outlaws	B-Application
who	O
cause	O
trouble	O
inside	O
a	O
saloon	O
owned	O
by	O
a	O
beautiful	O
woman	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
El	O
Greco	O
is	O
one	O
of	O
Richard	O
Rose	O
's	O
henchmen	O
and	O
a	O
Mexican	O
outlaw	B-Application
serving	O
as	O
the	O
boss	O
of	O
the	O
fifth	O
stage	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
Sega	B-Operating_System
Genesis	I-Operating_System
version	O
,	O
Scalpem	O
serves	O
as	O
the	O
boss	O
of	O
the	O
third	O
stage	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Scalpem	O
is	O
named	O
Wigwam	O
in	O
SNES	B-Application
version	O
due	O
to	O
censorship	O
issues	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Paco	O
Loco	O
is	O
a	O
hulking	O
outlaw	B-Application
who	O
wields	O
a	O
gatling	O
gun	O
,	O
and	O
is	O
one	O
of	O
Richard	O
Rose	O
's	O
henchmen	O
,	O
serving	O
as	O
the	O
boss	O
in	O
the	O
seventh	O
stage	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
referencing	O
the	O
T-800	B-General_Concept
'	O
s	O
main	O
catchphrase	O
in	O
the	O
1991	O
film	O
Terminator	B-Application
2	I-Application
:	I-Application
Judgment	I-Application
Day	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
Sega	B-Operating_System
Genesis	I-Operating_System
version	O
,	O
Paco	O
Loco	O
serves	O
as	O
the	O
boss	O
of	O
the	O
second	O
stage	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sir	O
Richard	O
Rose	O
is	O
a	O
rich	O
and	O
elegant	O
outlaw	B-Application
,	O
and	O
the	O
main	O
villain	O
of	O
the	O
series	O
,	O
serving	O
as	O
the	O
final	O
boss	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
the	O
second	O
phase	O
,	O
he	O
is	O
finally	O
neutralized	O
by	O
the	O
bounty	O
hunters	O
,	O
symbolized	O
by	O
a	O
graphic	O
showing	O
a	O
single	O
rose	O
being	O
destroyed	O
(	O
not	O
shown	O
in	O
the	O
SNES	B-Application
version	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
Sega	B-Operating_System
Genesis	I-Operating_System
version	O
,	O
he	O
serves	O
as	O
the	O
boss	O
in	O
the	O
fourth	O
and	O
final	O
stage	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Japan	O
,	O
the	O
arcade	B-Application
game	O
was	O
first	O
published	O
on	O
July	O
9	O
,	O
1991	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sunset	B-Application
Riders	I-Application
made	O
its	O
North	O
American	O
debut	O
at	O
the	O
September	O
1991	O
Amusement	O
&	O
Music	O
Operators	O
Association	O
(	O
AMOA	O
)	O
show	O
in	O
Las	O
Vegas	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sunset	B-Application
Riders	I-Application
was	O
then	O
released	O
for	O
arcades	O
internationally	O
in	O
October	O
1991	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Two	O
years	O
later	O
,	O
the	O
arcade	B-Application
version	O
was	O
reprogrammed	O
to	O
two	O
home	O
consoles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Mega	B-Operating_System
Drive/Genesis	I-Operating_System
version	O
of	O
Sunset	B-Application
Riders	I-Application
features	O
the	O
most	O
changes	O
made	O
to	O
the	O
game	O
between	O
the	O
two	O
home	O
versions	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Out	O
of	O
the	O
four	O
main	O
characters	O
from	O
the	O
arcade	B-Application
game	O
,	O
only	O
Billy	O
and	O
Cormano	O
are	O
featured	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
two	O
characters	O
in	O
the	O
Genesis	O
version	O
were	O
given	O
surnames	O
that	O
they	O
originally	O
did	O
not	O
have	O
in	O
the	O
arcade	B-Application
version	O
(	O
Billy	O
Cool	O
and	O
Cormano	O
Wild	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
controls	O
are	O
identical	O
to	O
the	O
arcade	B-Application
version	O
aside	O
from	O
the	O
addition	O
of	O
two	O
shooting	O
buttons	O
instead	O
of	O
just	O
one	O
:	O
one	O
button	O
allows	O
the	O
player	O
to	O
walk	O
and	O
shoot	O
at	O
the	O
same	O
time	O
,	O
while	O
the	O
other	O
shoot	O
button	O
keeps	O
the	O
character	O
still	O
when	O
pressed	O
down	O
,	O
allowing	O
the	O
player	O
to	O
change	O
their	O
aim	O
only	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Only	O
four	O
of	O
the	O
eight	O
bosses	O
from	O
the	O
arcade	B-Application
version	O
are	O
featured	O
(	O
Simon	O
Greedwell	O
,	O
Paco	O
Loco	O
,	O
Chief	O
Scaplem	O
,	O
and	O
Sir	O
Richard	O
Rose	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
each	O
of	O
the	O
four	O
chapters	O
are	O
divided	O
into	O
two	O
stages	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
bonus	O
stages	O
also	O
differ	O
from	O
the	O
ones	O
in	O
the	O
arcade	B-Application
version	O
:	O
the	O
player	O
chases	O
after	O
a	O
moving	O
wagon	O
on	O
horseback	O
,	O
while	O
the	O
woman	O
in	O
the	O
wagon	O
tosses	O
bonus	O
coins	O
and	O
extra	O
lives	O
at	O
the	O
player	O
's	O
path	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
to	O
the	O
standard	O
game	O
mode	O
,	O
the	O
Mega	B-Operating_System
Drive/Genesis	I-Operating_System
version	O
features	O
a	O
two-player	O
versus	O
mode	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
contrast	O
to	O
the	O
Genesis	O
version	O
,	O
the	O
SNES	B-Application
version	O
of	O
Sunset	B-Application
Riders	I-Application
features	O
relatively	O
few	O
changes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
barfly	O
that	O
kisses	O
the	O
player	O
character	O
in	O
Stage	O
1	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
the	O
saloon	O
dancers	O
from	O
Stage	O
4	O
are	O
dressed	O
more	O
conservatively	O
compared	O
to	O
the	O
arcade	B-Application
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Native	O
American	O
enemy	O
characters	O
from	O
Stage	O
6	O
were	O
removed	O
and	O
replaced	O
with	O
regular	O
outlaws	B-Application
,	O
leaving	O
only	O
Chief	O
Scalpem	O
as	O
the	O
stage	O
boss	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Japan	O
,	O
Game	O
Machine	O
listed	O
it	O
on	O
their	O
December	O
15	O
,	O
1991	O
issue	O
as	O
being	O
the	O
third	O
most-successful	O
table	O
arcade	B-Application
unit	O
of	O
the	O
month	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sunset	B-Application
Riders	I-Application
was	O
well	O
received	O
by	O
the	O
video	O
game	O
press	O
upon	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sinclair	O
User	O
gave	O
the	O
arcade	B-Application
game	O
an	O
82%	O
score	O
,	O
opining	O
it	O
"	O
plays	O
very	O
well	O
and	O
should	O
prove	O
an	O
interesting	O
challenge	O
for	O
your	O
finely	O
honed	O
arcade	B-Application
skills.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
a	O
more	O
reserved	O
review	O
,	O
Zero	O
rated	O
the	O
arcade	B-Application
original	O
a	O
3	O
out	O
of	O
5	O
,	O
calling	O
it	O
a	O
"	O
fairly	O
fast	O
shoot'em	O
up	O
with	O
a	O
sense	O
of	O
humour.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
"	O
rather	O
splendid	O
"	O
SNES	B-Application
version	O
was	O
given	O
an	O
overall	O
score	O
of	O
87%	O
by	O
Dan	O
Jevons	O
from	O
Super	O
Play	O
,	O
who	O
described	O
it	O
as	O
"	O
another	O
winner	O
from	O
Konami	O
's	O
stable	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
also	O
received	O
an	O
89%	O
score	O
in	O
SNES	B-Application
Force	O
,	O
with	O
an	O
88%	O
and	O
an	O
89%	O
from	O
two	O
reviewers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Hobby	O
Consolas	O
gave	O
the	O
scores	O
of	O
86%	O
to	O
the	O
SNES	B-Application
version	O
and	O
78%	O
for	O
the	O
Sega	B-Operating_System
Mega	I-Operating_System
Drive	I-Operating_System
version	O
,	O
while	O
Mean	O
Machines	O
Sega	O
rated	O
the	O
latter	O
as	O
84%	O
,	O
noting	O
it	O
as	O
"	O
surprisingly	O
good	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Retrospectively	O
,	O
Jamie	O
O'Neill	O
from	O
Nintendo	O
Life	O
awarded	O
the	O
SNES	B-Application
version	O
eight	O
stars	O
out	O
of	O
ten	O
,	O
writing	O
it	O
"	O
is	O
bright	O
,	O
colourful	O
,	O
fantastically	O
well	O
animated	O
,	O
with	O
superb	O
music	O
and	O
sound	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Retro	O
Game	O
Age	O
gave	O
it	O
the	O
same	O
score	O
as	O
well	O
,	O
opining	O
"	O
Sunset	B-Application
Riders	I-Application
remains	O
a	O
fun	O
romp	O
that	O
still	O
presents	O
some	O
challenge	O
to	O
get	O
through	O
and	O
is	O
just	O
as	O
fun	O
to	O
play	O
now	O
as	O
it	O
was	O
almost	O
20	O
years	O
ago.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Nick	O
Gibson	O
from	O
Sega-16	O
rated	O
the	O
Sega	B-Operating_System
Mega	I-Operating_System
Drive/Genesis	I-Operating_System
port	O
a	O
7	O
out	O
of	O
10	O
,	O
while	O
it	O
was	O
rated	O
80%	O
by	O
Arcade	B-Application
Attack	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
IGN	O
ranked	O
it	O
as	O
the	O
88th	O
best	O
game	O
for	O
the	O
SNES	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2018	O
,	O
Complex	O
listed	O
the	O
game	O
36th	O
in	O
their	O
"	O
The	O
Best	O
Super	B-Application
Nintendo	I-Application
Games	O
of	O
All	O
Time.	O
"	O
</s>
