Sunset Riders - Mega Drive Arcade Edition

In this last video of the year, I'll show you what we've achieved with the Sunset Riders project for Mega Drive.
Special Thanks to St1ka from St1ka`s Retro Corner
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Introduction movie by FanGamer: / fangamernet
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[@stevearbogast8556]

Please finish this amazing work you've started!!! It is FANTASTIC!!!

[@rigues]

I had NEVER thought about the Mega Drive port being so lackluster. At the time, it was Sunset Riders at home, and that was enough. But your version, MY GOD! Please finish this.

[@nfdavis1]

Yes please finish

[@crazyoldschool6342]

Agreed. Would love to see the finished product.

[@thehumbleone1983]

Yes agree

[@felixfranzen7318]

Yeah, the original release was. But this looks great!

[@jkhj1479]

As a SEGA fan, I’m really grateful that you have optimized so many SEGA consoles games.It’s like finishing a lot of regrets that I couldn’t see and solve when I was a kid

[@stagefatality]

This is a shining example of what the Genesis stood for: THE Arcade system of the early 90's. Fantastic work from all involved, everything about this is an achievement.

[@RAMCARTGAMER]

So many crimes was committed on the mega drive, this shows how developers had to Nerf ports due to cart memory size vs price constrains at the time. The Sega Mega Beast was clearly more capable than what we actually got.

[@ThatOldSchoolMagic]

The cool thing is you guys have the chance to enhance the game over the original ports. Removing the censorship for example. One thing i’d like to ask that you keep in the game is the base button control. A - Shoot While Standing Still B - Shoot While moving C - Jump If you plan on adding 6 button Support it would be interesting to see the above buttons (x,y,z) be used for the slide. That way no matter which way a person configures it. It feels comfortable in use.

[@SegaKid_V]

Awesome! These new upgrades to older games is so awesome and well done. Keep up the great work. 😁👍🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@jessragan6714]

Yeah, I definitely want this. Sunset Riders for the Genesis was a disappointment, but this new version looks like the game Konami should have given us nearly thirty years ago. It may even be slightly better than the Super NES version, which is impressive as there weren't too many people complaining about that game when it launched. Keep going with this!

[@profjoaofaria]

The brazilian mega-drive dev community is by far, the best in the world! Proud of us!

[@radiantansel202]

Cheers from Mexico and respect to the love and effort you folks have done to retro systems like the Mega Drive

[@Dorian_Scott]

This looks *SO MUCH BETTER* than the official release from Konami! I also like how you've restored some elements that got censored in the SNES port such as the alcohol and the girls' more risque look from the Arcade original. Didn't even know this project was a thing until today lol. I hope you're able to finish what you've started.

[@lmnbronx5982]

Fantastic work! The explosion are incredible! :)

[@roboyle]

Fantastic update, looks INCREDIBLE! Sunset Riders was big in Ireland too, I'd love to see the full game on the MD. This project is why I became a Patreon supporter, after I saw some early work on it.

[@PyronsLair]

Thanks for the support man, we worked hard in this project

[@paxhumana2015]

@@PyronsLair , did you ever finish it, though? I'll provide feedback on the changes that you need to make on it if you need my help.

[@PigsysRetroGameDevTutorials]

Great stuff! I don't know why they decided to make the original Megadrive version so dark. I think this one is looking even better than the SNES version now :)

[@slashrose3287]

Definitely better than the SNES, both for sprites (practically the same as the coin-op) and for the excellent explosions (those of the SNES version have always made me disgusted). A huge THANK YOU to TiagoSc and Pyron for this masterpiece project, please continue !!!

[@Guernicaman]

Just goes to show you what Konami thought about the SEGA MegaDrive/Genesis market at the time. They hired a team of inexperienced developers on a port of a game as popular as Sunset Riders. 😩

[@alanbareiro6806]

Not to say that the color choice was better on the SEGA Genesis compared to the arcade, but considering the Far West aesthetic, the drab coloring does fit quite a bit

[@DehnusNorder]

It's a problem in many Megadrive games, heck it's a problem in modern games. Brown is somehow seen as "realism" when really the Megadrive could handle colorful graphics just as well.

[@Vinicius-hs2rf]

@@slashrose3287 This new version of Genesis is an optimized game, with no concern for memory size, and no lead time compared to a game made in the 90s. Obviously, Snes would also receive a better version if it were made today, although its version already be excellent, it would be even better.

[@tadeuferreira4059]

After Mk Arcade Edition for the Genesis, by Linkuei, now we are about to receive THIS! I really hope that this good amount of Genesis reports comes with an TMNT in Time for the same system!

[@Patrick2480]

I would love some one to do TMNT Turtles in time arcade w/ SNES levels in a Mega Drive game.

[@Longlostpuss]

The Genesis iteration of TMNT was decent at the time and still decent now, I don't think it needs to be redone. What does need to be redone in my opinion was their awful iteration of that 1v1 Tournament Fighters abomination. That game needed putting straight on the scrap heap, the SNES version absolutely rofflestomped it and the Genesis was badly misrepresented there.

[@tadeuferreira4059]

@@Longlostpuss, yep, TMNT TF would be a good one, too, I wanna see specially Aska on the Genesis! BUT, Turtles in Time could be done also, this would be the thing!

[@Longlostpuss]

@@tadeuferreira4059 Yeah it can be done for sure. There was nothing wrong with Hyperstone Heist though, so if it ain't broke, why fix it? Tournament Fighters was the wrong that needs to be righted, all day long.

[@simon41978]

A port of the first Turtles arcade game would be great. I had an import Megadrive at the time and always hoped it would be released on the Megadrive. I didn't understand gaming politics.

[@ImranChaudhry]

Amazing project - just look at the sprite comparison to see how faithful your MegaDrive version is to the Arcade. Well done - keep going and apply your technical skill to other games.

[@ronindebeatrice]

This looks exceptional. Great showing so far team. I always hated how slow the SNES version felt, but envied the better visuals and audio. This has the makings of the best version of Riders yet.

[@Megadriveanos]

Só temos a agradecer o trabalho MITOLÓGICO! (Como sempre aliás!)

[@PyronsLair]

Muito obrigado por comparecer e comentar Carlão, um abraço e um ótimo final de ano para ti

[@williamcorrea7040]

megadriveanos salve acompanho seu canal kk

[@denraimei32]

People like you, Pigsy, and MasterLinkuei never fail to amaze me. The unofficial port you've shown is almost indistinguishable to the Arcade game. The sprite flicker trick as a work around with the limited VRAM is very genius.

[@PyronsLair]

Thank man, and cool see you enjoying these new mega drive projects

[@jbmaru]

This is seriously starting to look like the best port of the game. If that's technically possible at all, I would add the in-game arcade instruction sprites, that would be awesome. Thanks St1ka for the narration! I didn't know that a small cartridge and the inexperience of the development team were the reason for the "ok" game it turned out to be in the official release.

[@malcolmar]

Simply OUTSTANDING work! WOW! Thank your sharing for showing what the Genesis / Mega Drive was capable of.

[@zanegandini5350]

I thought the SNES port couldn't be beat, but if the rest of the levels end up looking this good, we may end up with something far superior. Excellent job!

[@Vinicius-hs2rf]

The Super Nes version is great, but it could improve by increasing the size of the sprites and adding more details to the scenario. Today it would be perfectly possible, as memory is no longer an issue.

[@zanegandini5350]

@@Vinicius-hs2rf Memory is one thing, but the SNES cpu is known for having slowdown when too much is on the screen at once. I'd say given that limitation, and the memory limits of the time, they probably did the best they could. Of course, if they used a secondary cartridge cpu like the SA1 chip, that could have allowed for more intense graphics.

[@Vinicius-hs2rf]

@@zanegandini5350 The slowness is due to bad programming. Have you seen games like Redering Ranger, Pop Twin Bee, Space Mega Force, Nightmare Busters? Snes's cpu is not slow, don't make the mistake of thinking that the power of a cpu is measured by the clock.

[@zanegandini5350]

@@Vinicius-hs2rf Those games were designed with the SNES cpu in mind though, not converted from a far more powerful arcade unit. The arcade version of Sunsetriders uses a lot of sprite scaling effects, which the SNES would struggle with on its own. It's why Yoshi's Island uses the Super FX chip, to help with independent sprite scaling/rotation effects.

[@Vinicius-hs2rf]

@@zanegandini5350 I just watched a gameplay of the Arcade version and didn't see any effects that Snes can't do via software like Genesis does.

[@masonsteiner6589]

Love it! It's a close 2nd to the arcade versions, snes is just lagging behind, and I'm a snes kid but I know when to admit something is better. Plus the genesis FM is so arcade. I have the OG sunset riders arcade board that's pretty fun to play, honestly even after having played the original I couldn't even immediately call the differences its so good! Keep up the good work!

[@jamesbarker5535]

I owned Sunset Riders on the Mega Drive back in the day and absolutely loved it. I didn't appreciate how different it was from the arcade - hadn't played it - so went into it without this comparison in my head. This was probably a good thing. It's only in the last couple of years - having viewed some comparison videos - that I realised the Mega Drive version was so inferior to the Arcade and SNES. I must say, the work you've done to date is awesome and would love for you guys to complete it. This looks amazing!

[@javaly78]

Glad to be seeing St1ka mixing it up with Pyron I’m creating an accurate arcade version for the mega drive. I’ve actually been seeing a few other channels pop-up doing arcade conversions, And I couldn’t be happier seeing such after market effort being done, It truly does show that you could’ve had a closer arcade experience at home given the resources

[@GodzillasaurusJr]

I can clearly see some sacrifices being made, such as the big fire flicker on the bridge, the number of cattle etc., but aside from that, a lot of it looks even better than the arcade, especially the colours. The game wasn’t terribly popular here back in the day, and I don’t have any nostalgia for it really, but I always thought it looked cool when played.

[@segadreamer]

Thank you!!! I always knew Mega Drive version could be like that you showed and worked, this is was Mega Drive trully deserves!!!

[@DehnusNorder]

Looks fantastic, especially when you remember to watch it at 60FPS lol ;).

[@StandingUpForBetter]

Wow! What you both have done with this game is nothing short of amazing. I never had a chance to play the arcade version so I never knew what I was missing but what you have here is the version I want to play. I can't wait to see more.

[@andore_btt]

Simplesmente maravilhoso, valeu a pena a espera! Quem diria que em cerca de um ano algo tão caprichado sairía? Espero que sua comunidade continue crescendo, muito obrigado pela sua dedicação, um feliz natal e um próspero ano novo, para todos 👍 #pyronslair #megadrive #segagenesis #sunsetriders

[@PyronsLair]

Muito obrigado 😊

[@PyronsLair]

@@josemarques131 coisa feia, ficar criando conta fake para ficar falando lorota 🤣

[@andore_btt]

@@josemarques131 e nem você me dizer que space megaforce é mais avançado que Panorama Cotton, viu? kkkkkk

[@JohnDoe-tz4qg]

@@andore_btt Qual tipo de fã meguista vc é? O que acredita nos vídeos tchuim tchuim tchum flaims do canal espanhol? O que acredita que mega tem mode 7? Ou o que acredita na existência da Marota? 👧 Qual vc se encaixa? Kkkkj

[@andore_btt]

@@JohnDoe-tz4qg palmas para ele, ZERO argumentos aqui, aliás, vocês sequer se importam com isso, não é? Eu em momento algum, defendi o canal do Proyecto Mega Drive, me limitei a apontar os erros e equívocos do vídeo resposta, se não aceita opinião contrária, volta para os fóruns, grupos de tiozão do WhatsApp ou qualquer que seja a BOLHA de onde você saiu. O mais engraçado é que não aceita que Apple II, Atari Lynx, VÁRIOS arcades, Master System e Mega Drive podem reproduzir Mode 7 via software (além de muitos outros consoles), os próprios programadores na época diziam isso. Unindo HDMA com um ASIC que faz cálculos matemáticos de matriz, o Super Nintendo podia escalonar e rotacionar backgrounds, mas a terminologia "Mode 7" se refere à um modo gráfico da S-PPU, muito embora esse recurso já existisse a tempos em jogos. O choro é livre

[@Atilla7979]

This is like magic. Hope to see this evolve into a full game and make us, mega drive owners proud (again). Thank you.

[@jefruizu5557]

Excelente versão! Vocês deram novo fôlego a esse jogo já consagrado no mega drive! Agora dá mais vontade de jogá-lo ainda mais. Parabéns! :-)

[@cloudali892]

It's pretty awkward to watch this if you grew up on the Sega MD version then discovering the Snes port and the original Arcade game, for me i ended up liking the MD port much more than the arcade and the snes games. Nonetheless pretty good port you have here and i appreciate anything related to one of my favorite franchises let alone a great arcade port to just show that the MD/Snes are more than capable of having a faithful port of the original. Good job man and have a nice day.

[@viniciusfonseca9264]

Pyron + St1ka = Pyroka! Amazing work! The problem now is that you guys will have to complete this project 100%... it's the rules, sorry.

[@djordje2095]

I am so happy about this. Now we have two Sunset Riders games for Mega Drive/Genesis system. One of them is nearly arcade perfect.

[@PyronsLair]

Nice man! Good see another md fan happy

[@AntonyWilliams]

This looks incredible. I can't wait for the full patch. I always really liked that pressing the A button let you shot in place. Super useful during some parts, and unique to the MD version.

[@GMMephisto]

Damm awesome work. Looks a lot more near the arcade. Mega drive had a lot of unused potential.

[@Rianassis]

Sensacional, meu caro! Parabéns e obrigado!

[@SVTRonDogg]

Sunset Riders is legendary. Your work so far is amazing, this is the MD port the game deserved.

[@denraimei32]

While I had plans to port Namco's Splatterhouse, I might put that on hold since Linkuei is developing it. XD Your efforts with Sunset Riders have me thinking of another Genesis/MD game deserving a proper 16-bit overhaul I've been hoping to dive into. That game being Battletoads. While the music is okay, the port is hardly an upgrade to the NES original and there were pieces of content missing.

[@vcdecide]

teria sido ainda mais interessante se o port tivesse suporte a multi-tap para ser jogado com 4 pessoas com os 4 personagens ao mesmo tempo, já que tecnicamente o mega drive tem capacidade para isso, mas acho que é querer demais... de qualquer forma, tá ficando muito bom, parabéns a todos os envolvidos, pois mostra que a Konami foi um pouco desleixado com o port, mas nem dá pra culpar muito a Konami, já que Sunset Riders foi práticamente o primeiro contato que a Konami teve com o hardware do Mega Drive depois de anos e mais anos desenvolvendo jogos para a Nintendo. a próprio Sunset Riders no SNES foi o jogo de número 14 ou 15 ou algo do tipo da Konami no Snes, além de ter o dobro do tamanho da versão do Mega Drive, e ter sido desenvolvido 1 ano depois... o próprio Contra Hardcorps da própria Konami meio que já provava que o Sunset Riders era possível no Mega Drive.

[@abooogeek]

Holy shite! I almost felt it was the original arcade version running! Jesus! What an awesome improvement compared to the vanilla Megadrive version.

[@Skelta75]

Wow, seriously impressive! I played the arcade version many times over the years and would have never thought that such a port would be possible with all the details and colours. Really looking forward to hear and see more about it:-) The original arcade game has aged very well and still plays like a dream. Can't quite put my finger on it yet, but the music is way better and richer in this new MD version. Congrats!

[@PyronsLair]

Thanks for the feedback and for the Kindle words

[@slayerized7506]

Looks great!!! Waiting for a playable version. Cheers Pyrons Lair and St1ka.

[@grgmj1980]

Wow! Looks amazing I can’t wait for the finished product

[@iansellars789]

Seriously good work here, it looks spot on and how the port should have been in the 1st place. Really looking forward to a full finished version 😀👏🏻

[@aryinc]

even better then the arcade version in some parts. The you've truly done a killer job.

[@profjoaofaria]

Pyron, what a great work man! It's a first stage better than the SNES version was. Amazing. And the final voice "it's time to pay" is loud and clear. Fantastic. Keep going man! Keep going!

[@zeesunoo6950]

I have seen the MK Arcade conversion the other day, with proper animations and added audio for Mega Drive and was blown away.. with Sunset Riders the Arcade, you have done a great job.. If possible, please finish this project.

[@JeremyRiedel]

With all-due-respect to the Mega-Drive version, I rather liked the dark and muted aesthetic (not having played the arcade original), but I have to say, what you've done here is some very impressive work gentlemen! Happy Holidays to all!

[@PyronsLair]

thanks for the feedback man, and have a good holiday and end of the year!

[@DanielMonteiroNit]

Na época, achava o Sunset Riders de MD muito bom - hoje já sei que estava me contendando. Parabéns! Porra, o som PCM ficou cristalino!

[@laurentcrouzetbolla]

Hearing St1ka's marvelous voice, I said myself WTF ? I am looking at the wrong video? But heck no ! And what a marvelous gift! The work on this project is crazy and amazing ! Keep up at it ! We all need this baby out ! Congratulations to all of you.

[@PyronsLair]

St1ka voice is really sexy and he is a such amazing guy, he helps me a lot!

[@kubev]

This looks incredible. It's a shame how many games suffer from rushed port jobs or due to cartridge size constraints.

[@Patrick2480]

I firmly believe in the conspiracy theory the Big N paid Capcom, Konami, Acclaim to botch/half assed their Sega Genesis arcade ports in favor of the SNES, Street Fighter 2, Mortal Kombat 1, TMNT, T2 arcade, etc. edit: i meant to say arcade ports when it comes to Konami but did a great job on Castlevania, Contra ports later on.

[@simon41978]

Yes, the Shinobi port for the Megadrive is an example of what can be achieved when the cost of ROM is not an issue. The 32Mb port of Darius is another.

[@simon41978]

@@Patrick2480 That would make it a conspiracy-fact. It's weird that Capcom seemed to have no interest in the Genesis since it's great hardware. It has an arcade resolution, a great CPU, good sound... Relative lack of colour is the only problem.

[@supersexysega]

@@Patrick2480 Probabilty of that is close to 0%

[@Vinicius-hs2rf]

@@Patrick2480 Theory fails. If that were so, Capcom wouldn't have released so many bad games in terms of performance for Snes and Konami wouldn't have released great games for Genesis such as Rocket Knight Adventures, Contra Hard Corps, Castlevania Bloodlines etc.

[@hunterkehler671]

Oh wow, you guys are making amazing progress so far! While Konami's TMNT and Simpsons beat-em-ups from the same engine was wildly successful here in the US, I always wished Sunset Riders got the same amount of love here! The music, the visuals, the humor! Easily a Top 10 Arcade Games of All Time. The thing that surprised me the most is how you got everything running with minimal sprite flickering. I wish I had more know-how on how Genesis game production works, this would be an amazing project to work on. I wish you all the best of luck and I hope we have a finished project in due time! I'll definitely be keeping an eye on this!

[@gaba665]

This is just INCREDIBLE!!!!!!... Can't believe the great work and effort you're putting here!!! It's just fn AMAZING!!!!

[@vinisasso]

Cê é louco, tio! Ficou fino demais! Excelente trabalho!

[@itsasecrettoeverybody]

Achei até que tava no canal do st1ka. Esse projeto tá lindo, parabéns, boa sorte e um feliz e próspero ano novo.

[@Hektols]

I never understood why they made the Mega Drive port with such restrictions, the arcade version was really popular, the sales of a more faithful port would have justified the increased price.

[@rancyheyglades1751]

Awesome/this is a port I didn't realize I wanted!! Hope you guys decide to keep working on it! Really enjoyed the video format btw!

[@JockoV]

I never got into Sunset Riders back when it came out so I never knew how stripped down the mega drive version was. The work you've done just shows how close to arcade perfect you can get. Outstanding job!

[@DreamRetroGames]

Rapaz isso que chamo de TAPA NA CARA bem dada na Konami,esse port tá perfeito,parabéns Pyrons.

[@edsonayala3990]

Amazing Job! This game is really loved in Mexico as is TMNT. Congrats! 👏🏼👏🏼😃

[@VirajKathwadia]

Finish it, make it happen! I believe in you man! To be this good takes Ages, to be this good takes SEGA!

[@ExxL]

Wasn't following that closely so learned that's full-scale project, not just for test just now, thanks to St1ka(cheers, man 👍). Yeah, SNES got way better port, even with slide button added, but now it's about to change 😉

[@geminielectro]

What an awesome work!!! Thanx for all your efforts. I can't wait to try it out...

[@TAGMedia7]

This is fantastic! Definitely can't wait to see the completed game, liked and subbed!

[@aureliochiacchiarini2799]

This project is fantastic, it's nearly arcade perfect! I hope that this demo will become a full and purchasable game

[@ulysses2162]

Absolutely fantastic work guys! This is coming along nicely. Greetings from Wales 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿. Have a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!

[@PyronsLair]

Thanks man, and a happy end of year for you and your family!

[@MichaelMirs]

This is just incredible! Well done to all involved, please keep going 👏

[@justinr1094]

I really hope this gets finished and that the four player functionality of the arcade version is brought back for this! Looks incredible!

[@danthebushdog8087]

Gostei da adaptação nas cores da roupa do Cormano! Pyron sempre dá um show com a administração das cores no Mega!! Fico feliz por saber que o TiagoSC tá nessa, pois o port de MegamanX que ele fez pra Mega mostra que ele é o bichão memo!! Isso sim é "Welcome to the next level"!!

[@PyronsLair]

Muito obrigado pelo feednack! Tenha um feliz natal e um final de ano abençoado.

[@danthebushdog8087]

@@PyronsLairdesejo o mesmo à você mano!!

[@alanpaes4461]

Grande Tio Pyron eu até emocionei um pouco com esse video, sério é muito emocionante ver trabalhos como esse e imaginarmos como era importante para o Mega Drive ter recebido um porte com tanta qualidade como esse na época, além de muitos outros jogos que ficaram limitados devido a baixa memória do cartucho ou por pessoas que realmente não tinham a mão certa pra fazer o serviço, chega a dar aquele ar, será que a histórias dos videogames poderia ser mudada com os video games de 16bits recebendo ports a nível de arcade, simplesmente sensacional um trabalho de gênio, a fã base e a nossa comunidade Mega Drive agradece de coração, keep the good work! :D

[@Myako]

This looks absolutely incredible, much better than the SNES port and really close to the arcade. Maybe even surpassing it in some aspects. Please continue working on it if you can. But, above all, please have fun doing so.

[@Alex-wx7vn]

Does anyone know if when this is done will the rom be available to put on a cart....I would love to have this version for my beloved Genesis!

[@heavysystemsinc.]

@@Alex-wx7vn I'd imagine there's not a chance of any cart release outside of Chinese pirate carts. Best use an Everdrive. A lot of these projects tend to try to avoid heat from the companies who's properties are being used by not selling the final project. Best case scenario, Konami gives their blessing/approval for this indie project to go physical with original arcade developers providing some personal commentary on it in a reprinted manual (ala the Toaplan re-releases), but that's highly unlikely as Konami has about as much respect for their back catalog as a dog has for traffic on a freeway.

[@VideoWare-ox9qv]

So many achievements here, congratulations!! you even managed to make the megadrive one look as colorful as the arcade, pushing the palette to its limits without dithering abuse. I was blown away by the explosion :)

[@PyronsLair]

thanks man, the explosion effect was really a big achievement on this project

[@paxhumana2015]

@@PyronsLair , honestly, the SNES/NSFC deserved better than what it got as well. Also, I do hope that, if you are working on Final Fight MD, that you a. rename it to Final Fight SE, and b. make a port of it to the SNES as well.

[@paxhumana2015]

@@PyronsLair , I like what you have made so far on the game, but, if I may, I would like to offer some criticism on the game, as you currently have it so far. 1. The saloon girls have a different colored pair of stockings in the arcade game as you have in this game. The saloon girls wear purple stockings in the arcade version of the game while, in your port, they wear green ones (though, to be fair, one of them DOES wear green stockings in the fourth stage of the arcade game as well). 2. There are no big messages in your port of the game like there are in the arcade game (e.g., showing the word "Down", along with the joystick and button, as well as the arrows that are needed to be used, the arrow that says, "Hurry Up"!, the message that says, "About to Blow Up", and whatever messages warns you about the stampeding cows, etc.), and not having them in your port of the game makes your port of the game seem a bit...off, to be honest. You should program them, as well as their animations, into your port of the game. 3. The cows are not spaced the exact same way in your port of the game as it is in the arcade version of the game. 4. Your game also lacks as many cows in your port of the game as its arcade original version. 5. Your cows also need one more color palette swap, as there are three of them in the arcade port of the game, and there are only two of them in your port of the game. 6. I also noticed a lack of pitchforks, as well as other obstacles, that the arcade version of the game has that your port of the game lacks. 7. The horses are not as bright in your port of the game as they are in the arcade port of the game. You should rectify that oversight in your port of the game. 8. The saloon girls also have red corsets in the arcade port of the game, but they have purple ones in your port of the game. Now, yes, that might mean a bit more memory that is used, which will, unfortunately, lead to a lot of reprogramming, and, unfortunately, having to resort to palette swaps, but if you are going to make a one to one port of an arcade game on the Sega Genesis/Mega Drive, then you need to take things like this into consideration...sorry. However, other than those things, you have a pretty solid alpha build of the game so far.

[@paxhumana2015]

@@PyronsLair , oh, and by the way, please do not be so hard on the Sega Genesis/Mega Drive port of the game that got officially released, as it is kind of more like the NES/FDS port of Strider, that is, it is a side story/reboot of sorts, than an actual port of the game.

[@Guernicaman]

Incredibly well done port of the arcade game! Simply amazing work! Please continue its development, for Sunset Riders deserves to run on a console as epic as the MegaDrive/Genesis.

[@falksi3182]

Holy shit, this looks fantastic! This is one game that the SNES definitely nailed, whilst the Megadrive failed (and that is a rare occurrence, despite what a lot of people say I play Megadrive versions of games WAY more than their SNES slowdown+cramped counterparts). This looks to finally be giving the SEGA system the version it deserved. Keep up the good work!

[@JohnDoe-tz4qg]

There is no slowdown on Snes. Just bad programing. Check nightmare Busters, rendering ranger, space Megaforce etc. Check gradius 3 and Castlevania IV, super ghouls n ghosts, recently (no special Chips) Just converted to fast mode. Much better. You are Just an ignorant fanboy that doesnt know Snes. Good bye

[@falksi3182]

@@JohnDoe-tz4qg What a pathetically deluded reply lol. The SNES was plagued with slowdown and it's taken 30 years to iron out those issues via hacks. If you own the carts you're screwed. Your post is the embodiment of fanboy butthurt.

[@JohnDoe-tz4qg]

@@falksi3182 Those aren't hacks. Those are the games without extra chips reconfigured to work in fast language. Which developers made only in some games to reduce costs. When the hardware was always capable. Also very few games were HiRom for same reason. All could be done in original hardware without extra chips. Talk about 30 years later. Only now you have a decent stage of an emulated game 😂 Will SunsetRiders need extra chips on the cartridge as well? Paprium has more than 4 extra chips

[@marcosadrian65]

Just impressive amazed of the things the Megadrive can achieve! Thanks a lot for your work guys I will love play your version of these one

[@eliasjunior8371]

Meu irmão, que trabalho foda! Excelente mesmo.

[@alexh2790]

You are doing God's work right here, this looks incredible!!

[@aparecidaleao821]

Obrigado mestre por seu brilhante trabalho

[@francosimsendossantos6402]

Great work man! Essa dedicação de deixar o jogo lindo é fora do sério. Meus parabéns!

[@PyronsLair]

Obrigado meu amigo, fico feliz que tenha curtido 👍😁

[@damitowalls]

I know this is just a demo but please... PLEASE, keep the Percussion! Keep it up with this! Rooting for all the team behind this!!!

[@chrisfalcon_vt]

VISUALSHOCK! SPEEDSHOCK! SOUNDSHOCK! NOW IS TIME TO THE 68000 HEART ON FIRE!

[@dellagustin]

This work is just amazing, the retro scene in Brazil is os rich now, I'm proud to see it. When the MD version started I was in shock with how similar it was to the Arcade. I played it a lot back then!

[@VintageTechRepairs]

Fantastic work. Can't wait to play it

[@RolandoMarreroPR]

Genesis does what Nintendon’t! Also does what Nintendid! Awesome port!

[@caradenino289]

Wow looks amazing, please keep us posted on the status and when it releases! Keep up the good work, phenomenal!

[@TurboXray]

Simply incredible work! TiagoSC and Pyron is one deadly combo hahah

[@KaskelotenZebbe]

What a great Christmas present! You've done a spectacular job so far. I was really impressed with the scaled explosion, a very clever trick to solve this problem. I have nothing to add, just good luck with the project and best wishes!

[@PyronsLair]

Thank you my friend, nice to see you here. Have a good holiday and a blessed end of the year to you and your family 👍

[@maximukhin45]

Honestly results are good, really looking forward of seeing the final product.

[@curumimninja]

Meu simplesmente incrível!!! Não vejo a hora do jogo completo!!!

[@OEntusiastaGamer]

Pyron... Tú és um GÊNIO. SEMPRE presenteando os MEGA DRIVERS de plantão. Grande abraço e Feliz Natal. 🤶❤️🎄

[@PyronsLair]

Não esqueça do amigo Tiago, sem ele nada disso seria possível. Obrigado por tudo e feliz natal!

[@OEntusiastaGamer]

@@PyronsLair ah, foi mal, não quero ser injusto. Obrigado, Tiago. 💪

[@ptakleo]

It's amazing the work you're doing with the poor color palette that Genesis have. Plus I love how you're making sound the Yamaha sound chip!! Congrats!

[@RetroRespawn]

I would very much be interested in getting my hands on a playable version of this. It looks incredible! Excellent job.

[@IllegalPriest]

Goes to show that most things hampered on the mega drive were from the cart size and rush jobs.

[@zendar81]

watching this makes me happy. playing this would be even better :) thank you for your efforts from germany

[@104d_3rr0r_vince]

I love this game. I wish I had this back then on my MD, I used to play a lot at the arcades. Great version, thank you!!!

[@Kunio_Chile]

The enormous work you have done is impressive, thank you very much! I am looking forward to this release and have joined your patreon to support these great projects! :)

[@PyronsLair]

Thank you and welcome to the family!

[@todesziege]

Incredible work, and I really hope this can see a full release somehow because it absolutely deserves it!

[@danmanx2]

Beautiful! Nice job! i had the SNES port growing up (sadly, I sold like an IDIOT) and I gotta tell you that the Genesis version is completely inferior. I'm so happy that a newer, better, cleaner version is being developed! Keep it up!!!!!

[@77marlen]

Simplesmente sensacional. Excelente trabalho!!