Nice job on throwing in the Earthbound arcade music in the first part of the video!

The EarthBound arcade music was a very nice touch.

Unlike zwallop, I love the fact that you dig into things like what genre this game belongs to. A million and one guys (and girls) online talk about games. They play games. They show gameplay. But VERY few really dig into a game to truly explain it, even to the development of the game and history and such like you do. So keep things EXACTLY the same, Roo. Awesome stuff, as always.

i used to play this game on snes all the time when i was young, deffinatly one of the best games of my childhood

Please, Review Wild Gun. Another contender for the best Shoot them up in the SNES.

The price of Sunset Riders has SKYROCKETED since this video lol it's around $80-90 for just the loose game on snes

I have the SNES version of this because I'm always up for a good challenge and Sunset Riders is one of the many games that I have that has a real challenge! And FYI, I got my copy at a cheap price of only three dollars and ninety-five cents and I got it at a used video game store. Konami was one of my favorite gaming companies during the NES and SNES era, which is why I have Sunset Riders and 6 other titles they put out on the SNES!

When I was a kid this was one of my favs at the arcade

Great use of Earthbound soundtrack at 0:45

Something both versions lacked, and a cool little touch, play as Cormano in the arcade version. Get to those boss of the train stage, defeat him. When he dies, his hat flies off, and Cormano catches it, and replaces his old hat with the one the boss drops, or more like flies off, and Cormano catches mid air. He then proceeds to wear that hat the rest of the game.

Cormano + SNES = a big chunk of my childhood

Damn i loved that game.. Altered beast,sunset riders and 1943 the battle for midway were my favorite games growing up.

That ending song ROCKS! Straight to my ipod.

I remember trying Bob in the arcade to figure out wether the gold the first boss drops was collectible. Given the standard positions I tried Bob and in the end he became my favourite character.

ZOMG the version of the theme over your credits is perfect!

Konami did a better job porting sunset riders to the snes than the genesis.

"Remember its more fun to be with a partner, than to play with yourself......yep."

If Konami ever makes a massive crossover fighting gmae with all its character, I hope they include Cormano, the pink bandito. He looks SO badass!

That end joke XD XD was perfect :D

1:17 "Shuffle shuffle shuffle *nuclear shart* " Either an edit joke went way over my head or some crazy stuff is going down in this old interview.

That cowboy hat line... I'm still laughing. XD

Always a good review keep them rolling Roo!

the war goes on almoust 20 years later :) i am a sega mega drive man myself, nintendo vs. sega always brings me back to my childhood

I remember playing this game on my snes. I absolutely loved this game! It is also my favorite running gun game.

I didn't know there was an Arcade version until last year. I also didn't even know there were 2 other characters and I played a fairly large amount of arcade games throughout the 1990s. I really wish the other guys were on the Sega Genesis version. The Sega Genesis version was pretty much part of my childhood.

I used to play this game while waiting for my dad at the gym when I was like 6. He'd leave me with the equivalent pf maybe 10 quarters (these were actually 1 sol coins, which were worth more to me than a quarter) and I'd play for maybe an hour while he did his workout.... Possibly not the BEST parenting now that I think about it, but damn did I have some fun. I never knew the name of the game, so I'm surprised and grateful to find it here.

The difference between a shmup and a run n gun is that in shmups a player can not control the movement of the screen or the timing in which the enemies appear (ex. rtype and galaxian) While a run and gun dose have the option to stand still and encounter enemies at their passe. Like any VG genre their is some overlap, as some games have levels in both styles in the same game.

"closest thing i have to a cowboy hat" you never fail to make to make me laugh my ass off

So much money I spent saving the west. Kind of poetic seeing how Cormano got his hands full.

Great review Roo :) Sunset Riders was one of my favourite games when I was a kid :) It's a shame it has been released on the VC as I'd love to re-visit it :) Also really like the title of Blank Em-Ups! It suits the genre way better :)

:D I love those Earthbound figurines in the background

You forgot a ")" on one of the (arcade)!!! D: That pause at the end between what you said and "yeah" was hysterical.

Always enjoyed Sunsetriders. I was ecstatic when it finally came to the SNES. It surprised me how after just one play through, I would thoroughly dominate future attempts at the game.

I remember playing this a lot when I was a kid.

This game is challenging at times since one shot to you and you'll lose a life so you gotta be on guard at all times, but still its fun for being that way.

Love the shirt. Makes me homesick.

I'm with you on the shmup stance, talking about those genres reminded me of the power ranger beat em ups, extremely fun. My wild west fix was filled with Wild Guns though as that was the game I had until a "friend" stole it,..

It’s time to make some new videos again sir. After watching you in the video game years I need more!! ;)

I'm 2 years late but I LOVE how you used to Earthbound bmg in the intro to this review!

Nice video, this was also my favorite shooter at the arcades. I always choose Cormano.

Just when I thought my night was over...

Me: Why is he wearing a sun hat? Roo: It's the closest thing I have to a cowboy hat. Me: O.o

Though the SNES was almost a direct port of the arcade, it is missing some of the details that was in the arcade, such as the humorus deaths like the characters roasting up after being burned and getting flatten by rocks and barrels. The Native American enemies in the Canyon stage (with exception of the boss) are replace with the regular bandits from the previous levels. Whats strange is that the Genesis version included the elevator rope segment that was in the arcade but not found in SNES

My reaction on the first few seconds of this video: Oh god! Don't let the starmen get a surprise attack on you!

My favorite run and gun game is Gunstar Heroes, followed closely by Alien Soldier, Gunstar Super Heroes, Metal Slug 3, and Contra: Hard Corps, in that order. The arcade version of Sunset Riders is damn good though, especially with 4 players.

I love RPGs, I respect you for going over them, Roo. Still, I wouldn't mind seeing some more beat 'em up games. They're simple, yet entertaining. Most licensed games should take a hint from games like this.

I absolutely love when a specific game on the SNES is different on the Genesis. This is because I'm not a fan of collecting the SAME EXACT game on both consoles. When that happens I'll just buy the "better" of the two. However, with Sunset Riders and Aladdin I'm able to buy both and essentially have a longer game. That equals more fun and re-playability!

looks so hard now,can't believe i finished it more than once,i don't think i can pull it of now.

This one of my favorite arcade games. Love SNES version. The GEN isn't too bad either.

Great epsiode, this game was a blast to play in the arcades, as good as Simpsons or Xmen.

That was Life Force (U.S.)/Salamander (Japan) when he introduced the "shoot 'em up", not Gradius. I know it was in the Gradius family, set in the same universe, made and released by konami as a sequel of sorts to Gradius, but it was a seperate game. Have to make the distinction because I spent countless hours playing and beating that game on my NES growing up.

@zwallop By the way, this was a very good review overall. I think I came across more critical than I needed to be in my lat post. Your reviews are always articulate and entertaining and the production values are always top notch.

Had to comment on the hat. Down in the south we call that a Gilligan hat or a bucket hat. Nice for fishing perhaps, but not considered Western Wear at all. I realize this is an early 16 Bit Gems ep. but it was something I noticed immediately...

Love your stuff man. Great job!

Another great video! keep up the great work!

Great Video one of my favorites both versions were great imo.

That Metal Slug ate my fucking quarters like no tomorrow

I LOL'ed at 8:56

Yes, as a matter of fact I do know this game's characters by name.

I had a genesis growing up and although I borrowed or rented a snes to play many classics and often look back on those snes games with fonder memories it still hurts me to admit that the genesis was the lesser of the two. But sonic 2, 3 and knuckles are still #1

I would love to pick up this game....... not $100 love, but love none the less.

This game was a blast and pretty darn hard if I remember right. I'm a Genesis guy so that was my version but I will say I'm curious about the more arcade-style SNES version - 8ish level and even harder? Nice. I will say I remember the Genesis soundtrack being pretty awesome with some tracks that weren't on the SNES version. The particle/projectile effects look better on SNES, no contest, but the background color palettes look WAY too bright on the SNES footage... like unnaturally washed out. I felt the darker palette on Genesis was more appropriate for the setting but if you grew up with the SNES version I certainly wouldn't fault you for preferring that. Sprites were kinda hard to tell. I recognized the Genesis variant right away from that but the sprites on SNES version looked noticeably different - side effect of being a more direct arcade port, I'd wager. Anyway, cool review, loved this game - certainly was a classic.

Sorry about the "You will die by my hand" memo, i was feeling a little crazy that day. By the way, i love this damn game.

I ALSO loathe the term "schmup". You are the first other person I have seen who has come out against that BS. Good on you!

Great episode!

I also LOL'ed at 13:23

The music starting at :32 is the music in the Arcade in Earthbound... Yep

Bahah the end was too funny XD

@LegallyBlindGamer That's true, but all other voices were removed from the Genesis version. It's too bad, but I'd say it's just one of the signs that they weren't trying as hard with that version...

The real quarter hog for me was Metal slug... just seeing that spaceship blow up at the end of the final mission is better than kissing a girl

Now a days one thing to consider is price. I think the SNES version is probably better, but I traded it awhile ago and recently bought the genesis version because, while not quite as good, it's more affordable. Where I'm from it was either 40ish for Genesis Sunset riders or wait and try and find the SNES one locally, which would be at least 75 loose, probably more. Not sure it's worth that much extra.

I...fucking...LOVE...THIS...GAME!!!

Best Game Evaaaaaar !!! (well I prefer the Genesis version...no bad horses stage)

I played this only once the way it was originally meant to be played: The Arcade Version. Due to the arcade I was at having free arcade games (You're you not taking my quarters, Terminator!), I was able to beat it...albeit dying a million times.

Love the review!! Good work

Brilliant review. Nailed it

Have I already seen this video twice? Yes. Is it still just as good? As they would say in the Old West it's a rootin' tootin' good time! Though less tootin' as I'm trying to lower my gas output. Ya know because of the ozone and such.

would micheal jacksons moonwalker arcade be a combination of beat em up and shoot em up

Yo roo just thought I would bring it to your attention that you missed a closing bracket on the contra credit :) great video though good time re-wacthing it :)

Tinny? I hate that word. It's so tinny. Now here's a real word: gone. Gooone. That has a real woody sound to it.

thumbed up before i watched, why u may ask because its Roo with Clan Of The Gray Wolf

Both games are fun as hell, but the Snes wins this match up. The Genesis version is only a 4-Meg cart and came out almost a entire year earlier compared (hence no voices, only 2 playable characters, less variety in the stages) to the Snes which is 8-Meg. I love that the Genesis version kept the Indian enemies intact, but I wish there was a stage where you killed enemies riding a horse like in the Snes/Arcade version.

'20 years just let the console wars go' lol that's such a Nintendo response

great video, great game! "burry me with my money"

It's about time Konami brought the arcade version of Sunset Riders to XBLA/PSN/Steam... heck, even iOS. Rumor has it, the game did come to GameRoom but was never released & that seriously sucks!

00:32 = The Earthbound Onnet Arcade music

Wow have the prices ever gone through the roof since this video!

It's a shame you didn't have a cowboy hat for this review, Roo. You could've made a "I wear a Stetson now. Stetsons are cool" reference. Oh well. I'm gonna have to try this game out. I'm a big fan of the Metal Slug series, so I may enjoy it. :)

Great as always =)

Leaving a comment just to prove i was here! Btw great review wish i could play the snes version but i still love the genesis one /o/

i dont have an issue with you doing so many RPGs i think they were a great genre for 16 bti gems

I wasted so many quarters on this in the arcade!

Haha, earthbound arcade music... AMAZING!

HEY I LOVE YOUR VIDEOS MAN!! AND I LOVE SUNSET RIDERS!!! \

There's no "Better version" there's people who were playing this on Genesis in their childhood,and thoose who played it on the SNES. I,for one,played it on the genesis,but that doesn't make me state the fact that it's better. It's unique in a way and that way is the genesis soundchip.

yes. YES you need to use their names! CORMANO is the MAN!

if you want a sunset riders like game for wii,go with the vc port of wild gun,its short but sweet.

"Me ready for pow-wow" oh god i hope he doesn't mean molest.

Mega Drive fanboy here. While I can admit that the SNES version is better, there's one thing I can not let pass: the audio was great on the Genesis. And not only in Sunset Riders: v=hQJY5U6tKm8 The MD version of Sunset Riders was rushed. That's why there are horse riding stages as bonuses but not in the main levels, as well as why it runs slower on a much faster console.

lol 00:32 Onett Arcade sound effects from Earthbound :D