History VideoGame / SunsetRiders

* YourPrincessIsInAnotherCastle: So you've killed Richard Rose?[[note]]Get ready for the real thing... He was wearing a body plate![[/note]]

* KnightOfCerebus: The Smith Brothers, dual bosses from Stage 4. Considering the overall cartoony atmosphere of the game, things get pretty serious once you encounter these two. Both of them have attacks that are very difficult to avoid and can kill you easily. They're also not above taking the saloon girls hostage during the fight and even [[WouldHitAGirl throwing one of them out onto the street]]. And, [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=joM-1nzzkbM the background music]] during their boss battle is arguably the darkest and most menacing in the game.

* PreAsskickingOneLiner[=/=]FamousLastWords: All the bosses start and end with one each.
** Simon Greedwell: "It's time to pay!" [=/=] "Bury me with my... money."
** Hawkeye "Hank" Hatfield: "Draw, pilgrim!" [=/=] "Ya got me..."
** Dark Horse: "You in heap big trouble!" [=/=] "Me in heap big trouble!"
** Smith Brothers: "We're gonna blow you away!" [=/=] "That was a bang!"
** El Greco: "Die, gringo!"[[note]]Except in the ports[[/note]] [=/=] "Adios, amigo."
** Chief Scalpem: "Me ready for pow-wow!" [=/=] "Me pow-wowed out." [[note]]Famous Last Words [[AvertedTrope averted]] as he's saved at the last minute by his sister.[[/note]]
** Paco Loco: "Aye Chihauhua!" [=/=] "Hasta la bye-bye!"
** Sir Richard Rose: "Cheerio, old chap." [=/=] "I say, bit of bad luck!"

* TheDragon: Paco Loco, again. For the Genesis version, it's Chief Scalpem.

* WarmUpBoss: Simon Greedwell doesn't nothing but fire at you from the balcony with his rifle, even after you've removed his improvised barrier. He's more like a regular Mook with a massive HP boost.

''Sunset Riders'' was ported to both the UsefulNotes/SegaGenesis and the UsefulNotes/SuperNintendoEntertainmentSystem, in 1993. A port of the arcade version for the UsefulNotes/Playstation4 and UsefulNotes/NintendoSwitch, via Hamster's Arcade Archives series, is slated for 2020.

* EasterEgg: When fighting Hawkeye Hank Hatfield in the arcade version, there's a wanted poster on the the wall with one of the Franchise/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles on it.

* IronicEcho: El Greco has "Adios, amigo!" as both his entry and death phrases in the SNES version.

* {{Bowdlerise}}: The SNES version faced some censorship, including removing all references to alcohol, adding some modesty to the female [=NPCs=], changing a boss' name from Chief Scalpem to Chief Wigwam, cutting his lines from [[YouNoTakeCandle "Me ready for pow wow!" and "Me pow-wowed out!"]] to "Ready for pow wow!" and "Pow-wowed out!" (though the subtitles say "Get ready for a pow-wow!" and "I'm pow-wowed out!") and replacing all the Native American enemies in one stage with white outlaws. Additionally, El Greco no longer says "Die, gringo!" before battle; he says "adios, amigo!" at both the beginning and end of his battle.

* CleanDubName: Chief Scalpem to Chief Wigwam in the SNES port.

''Sunset Riders'' was ported to both the UsefulNotes/SegaGenesis and the UsefulNotes/SuperNintendoEntertainmentSystem, in 1993.

** Of course, let's not forget that the {{Wanted Poster}}s that open each stage have the words "Dead or ''Alive'' on them.

* AerithAndBob: Steve, Bob, Billy and... Cormano.

* NiceHat: El Greco has a really, REALLY nice charro-style ''sombrero''. [[spoiler:Which he tosses away before he dies. If Cormano's there, he will catch the ''sombrero'' mid-air, take his own 'charro'' hat off and and promptly put Greco's on, claiming it as its own from then on.]]

* EasterEgg: In Stage 2, when you're fighting the boss, there's a wanted poster in one of the walls with Raphael from ''Franchise/''.TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles

* NamesToRunAwayFromReallyFast: Chief Scalpem, Paco Loco

* AllOrNothing: With two or more players in the game, the one who does the most damage to a boss collects the entire bonus for defeating him.

* BadassBeard: Cormano.

* BottomlessMagazines: As usually dictated by Video Game logic.

* {{Bowdlerise}}: The SNES version faced some censorship, including removing all references to alcohol, adding some modesty to the female [=NPCs=], changing a boss' name from Chief Scalpem to Chief Wigwam, cutting his lines from [[YouNoTakeCandle "Me ready for pow wow!" and "Me pow-wowed out!"]] to "Ready for pow wow!" and "Pow-wowed out!" (though the subtitles say "Get ready for a pow-wow!" and "I'm pow-wowed out!") and replacing all the Native American enemies in one stage with white outlaws. Additionally, El Greco no longer says "Die, gringo!" before battle.

* DualBoss: The Smith Brothers.
* DumbMuscle: Paco Loco.
* EasterEgg: In Stage 2, when you're fighting the boss, there's a wanted poster in one of the walls with Raphael from TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles

--> '''Rose''': I say, bit of bad luck *dies*

* FlechetteStorm: Chief Scalpem.

* FlunkyBoss: All bosses except El Greco and Scalpem.

* GunsAkimbo: With a powerup. Two of them, [[UpToEleven even Dual Wield SHOTGUNS]].
** Well, {{Sawed Off Shotgun}}s, but still.

* NiceHat: El Greco has a really, REALLY nice charro-style ''sombrero''. [[spoiler:Which he tosses away before he dies.]] [[spoiler:If Cormano's there, he will catch the ''sombrero'' mid-air, take his own 'charro'' hat off and and promptly put Greco's on, claiming it as its own from then on.]]

* WhipItGood: El Greco. He and Chief Scalpem are the only bosses that dont use guns.

* MoreDakka: Paco Loco uses a MACHINE GUN. God knows where he got one in the old west. Mind you, it doesnt fire like a machine gun, the bursts come in threes and the bullets are bigger than normal but still.

* BossLevel: Stage 4 consists solely of the Smith Bros. boss battle in the saloon.

* JustFollowingOrders: Chief Scalpem's sister saves his ass with these words, as opposed to all the rest of Richard Rose's thugs who were also "just following orders." Presumably they didnt have pretty sisters to speak in their defense.

** AlternativeCharacterInterpretation: Or he's used to drinking better stuff and only spits out what he finds because it tastes awful.