Wild West C.O.W.-Boys of Moo Mesa 4 player Netplay arcade game

[@Invidente7]

24:06 This is IT! the final showdown! I loved how konami most of the time made their arcade machines their finales for the series they were based on

[@susanfit47]

Cartoons were popular subjects for the arcade and Konami gobbled up its share during the late 80s and early 90s hitting a variety of series from Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles to The Simpsons and even one or two series no one had ever expected from ’92’s Bucky O’ Hare and Wild West C.O.W. Boys of Moo Mesa. I barely remember the Saturday Morning cartoon series, but Moo Mesa had an interesting pedigree. Creator, Ryan Brown, began his comics career inking the original Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles comics in ’85 and continued to have a long association with the series. He even had a hand in designing the Playmates action figures for the series, inventing new characters and using the ones that ended up on the cutting room floor in his own comic series. Because of his history with TMNT, and the series’ continuing popularity in the early 90s, it seemed like a no brainer to create another mutant-themed ‘toon to join the long running series on Saturdays. Instead of turtles, it would be cows. Mutant cows in the Wild West. Thus was born Wild West C.O.W. Boys of Moo Mesa. A meteor landed in the 19th century West, creating a titanic mesa. On top of it, creatures were “cow-metized” into anthropomorphic bovines reared on stories of the Wild West around which they developed their isolated community. Of course, there are the typical corrupt sheriffs and mayors, and a quartet of heroes have taken it upon themselves to maintain order. “C.O.W.” stood for the “Code of the West” which, led by Marshall Moo Montana, use to battle outlaws and other undesirables while defending their small town. Montana’s joined by series staples The Dakota Dude and The Cowlorado Kid to uphold the law. For the arcade game, Buffalo Bull was created to fill out the four-way roster and two, or four, simultaneous players could hop into the arcade action. The game, created with Ryan Brown’s close cooperation, revolved around ye olde damsel in distress when Lily Bovine is kidnapped by the nefarious Masked Bull. Seven stages filled with Wild West tropes, challenges, bosses from the series, and plenty of shooting stand between our four heroes and her freedom. It also ran on a variation of the basic hardware that powered Bucky O’ Hare in the same year built around Motorola’s 16-bit 68000 CPU. Unlike a few of its peers, Konami didn’t adopt that much of a push to standardize its arcade muscle in the same way that Capcom did with its CPS series or what SNK would introduce with the Neo Geo AVS. According to arcade museum, System 16, Konami’s philosophy seems to have been “what CPU have we got a lot of today”. The game also had a few veterans on its staff. Helping manage the project was Masahiro Inoue who also helped design ’89’s Crime Fighters and worked on both Gyruss and Time Pilot. Handling the cowboy tunes behind the cartoon pixels was Michiru Yamane whose long history with Konami includes work on the Castlevania series such as Curse of Darkness, Dracula X, and Circle of the Moon. An individual credited only as K. Kinugasa handled the screenplay for the game and was also did the same with Bucky O’ Hare. Gameplay-wise, Konami seems to have reached into their grab bag of design tricks by following the trail blazed by Sunset Riders which came out a year before in ’91. This wasn’t a beat ’em up - this was a run ‘n gun done in the same 2D, linear style as Konami’s Western shooter was. Instead of being able to move in eight directions as you could in a beat ’em up, players were restricted to a single plane, moving right and left and jumping up or down to other “levels” like rooftops or ledges. Unlike Sunset Riders, players now had a three-bar health gauge making them a lot more durable. Each of the four heroes were also similar to each other, differing only in how each one looked, leaving it up to players to decide whether they wanted to roll in as the heroic Moo Montana shooting stars from his pistols or as the Cowlorado’s spotted self. The only “desperation” attack all four had was a charging stampede which was handy for plowing through enemies or the titanic surplus of wooden barrels that had apparently found their way to Moo Mesa. As for continues, they picked right up where you died and the score would also reset itself. Finishing the game didn’t end it, either, and players could keep on moo-ing down as many enemies as they had tokens or quarters. Konami’s penchant for creative bosses had also captured the look of the series’ villains and then translated their personalities into animated battles. Five Card Cud (misnamed “Five Card Stud” in the arcade game), for example, fights by throwing streams of deadly playing cards at the players in a saloon setting. In another area that took place on mining tracks, an enemy mini-boss took the form of a steampunk battle engine made of wood with all sorts of little attachments. Like Bucky O’ Hare, Moo Mesa was another arcade game from Konami that never found itself resurrected as part of a modern collection. In this case, as with some other titles relying so much on licenses, it might have been the headache of sorting out the rights that Konami simply didn’t want to deal with. And so, it was shelved like so many others as just another part of arcade history long past. Another unusual thing about this is how eager Konami’s licensing jumped on a relatively new series that still had to compete against the shadow of the much larger-than-life TMNT empire. Moo Mesa wasn’t terrible as cartoons went in the 90s. It even had its own toy line and lived off and on in the comic world, eventually crossing over to TMNT in issue #21 of Mirage Studios’ “Tales of the TMNT” and would do so again years later. But it wasn’t a break out smash as some of its peers were viewed. But at the same time, it had the elements that spoke the language of a potential arcade experience - it had a setting that was a lot like Sunset Riders which was a hit in the arcades and on home consoles. It also had plenty of excuses to go blasting in as heroes, co-op possibilities, and boss templates. The only thing it needed was a team to build a game around it, and at the time, it might have been seen as a worthy rival to TMNT with so many other bets riding on it from toys to comics. In the end, things didn’t quite turn out that way for these bold bovines with only two seasons’ worth of episodes. The game didn’t make it home, either, and while it added a few neat twists to Sunset Riders’ popular formula, Bucky O’ Hare did relatively the same thing while adding quite a bit more. Still, it wasn’t a bad run ‘n gun with its lengthy stages, creative boss battles, voiced sound bites, and straightforward action making it one of the strangest tales to come out of the Wild West.

[@Invidente7]

1:41 well that's what's happens when you confront 4 gunslingers and you DON'T HAVE A GUN

[@chibineowing]

So Sunset Riders with cows?

[@DeadRaymanWalking]

My thoughts exactly :-D Looking back on playing this via MAME, the game gave me a Sunset Riders vibe :)

[@TheWuailson]

Indeed, based on a weird cow-cowboy cartoon of the 90's.

[@harryhapsh8214]

Then it would be just like battletoads and double dragon😀

[@jblue88hoodgamer54]

The Little Dragon the real cow boys literally.

[@mathiastube4716]

It's looks like Sunset Riders 2.

[@matthewulanski217]

Bosses: 0:47 Sheriff Terrorbull (Cowtown) 5:00 Sid Blastagun (Sheeza Butte) 7:30 Boot Hill Buzzard (Ghost Town) 11:04 Five Card Stud (Mine and Tumbleweed Saloon) 14:17 Wagon Train (Jane Meadow Railroad) 17:57 Cow Balloon (Railroad mid-boss) 18:26 Saddle Sore (Niagara Desert) 24:07 Final Boss: The Masked Bull (AKA Terrorbull in disguise) (Cowtown Bank and Skull Mountain) 26:02 Ending and Credits

[@travisdelton4064]

Mario

[@tenjuusei1287]

I am pretty agile in this game. Sometimes I only get beaten by one boss.

[@brandonreina4219]

Wild West C.O.W.-Boys of Moo Mesa + Winx Club MAME ROM Hack

[@AlainSalmeron-sc4qf]

Servicios de Televisión Mexicana

[@carolinallerandi882]

eres muy talentoso

[@mathiastube4716]

Can you make another gameplay? PD: 1P can you play as Montana?

[@arronmunroe]

I have wanted to replay this game to make a 60fps video, but it's something that will probably take a long time to get around to. Not sure about me using the second player, though.

[@Invidente7]

18:03 awright, who in the hell is that purple bull? I don't remember him at all

[@paoloretrogamer]

Konami Wants To Create This Game To Squel To Sunset Riders

[@2바이오]

3년전76개 카우보이내명이수영을해서 폭포를거슬러올라가다

[@AshTheDuke]

its not working in my mac book pro

[@Tingolius]

LLL LLLL LLLL LLE LE LE LETS RODEO!!!

[@chuchuokeke]

reused soundfx for missle from gijoe lol konamiiii

[@Ömer_tv2004]

İ'm turkish i like it

[@benleighton9013]

who is the guy with the shotgun?

[@arronmunroe]

ben leighton He's called Buffalo Bull.

[@benleighton9013]

thanks

[@benleighton9013]

oh it looks like a shotgun

[@tolbertjason]

+ben leighton That is Buffalo Bull A bison who works as Cowtown's blacksmith.

[@benleighton9013]

oh

[@oscarlobaton979]

Good games has crap endings

[@DJPlace007]

this is a good ending... getting knocked into space and hitting the moon for the bad guy to land in JAIL is a hoot.

[@carlossodre2226]

ブリーチ 挿 323 324 325 326 327話

[@Duvmasta]

Sunset riders furry edition

[@JoshuaModerwell]

The was one of my favorite arcade games, next to the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1989) arcade game. Although, I would've preferred having Skull Duggery be a boss character for the Skull Mountain level and have the Masked Bull be the final boss character for the Cowtown level instead. I like how the designers had included Buffalo Bull as a playable fourth cowboy for the arcade game. Of eight episodes of the animated TV series, he made an appearance as Cowtown's blacksmith. "A Snake in Cow's Clothing" "Bulls of a Feather" "School Days" "Wetward, Whoa" "The Down Under Gang" "Skull Duggery Rides Again" "Boom Town or Bust" "The Wild, Wild Pest" The designers should've had a few of the cast (Pat Fraley, Jim Cummings, Jeff Bennett, Charity James, Joe Piscopo, Danny Mann) who voiced as the characters for the animated series also voice as the characters for the arcade game too.

[@gabrielgstylediaz]

Underrated game n show. :(

[@PAWChaseTH2024]

0:00 intro start playing- let-let-let-let-let's-let-let-let

[@GamerGee]

0:46 The boss theme song is sooo cooool. And the voices are from the show!! So no bad English translation. Great game.

[@Q8Bart]

Wild West Tauren Cowboys :)

[@Invidente7]

16:49 Why they can't rescue her already? She's RIGHT THERE, in front of them!

[@PacGuy765]

This kinda looks similar to TMNT

[@chepepuy]

The creator of these characters worked on some TMNT issues.

[@XIricardo]

Like Sunset Riders, both are Konami

[@Vikashar]

They turn into steaks when they die, that is so damn morbid, lol

[@niceguy60]

This based off a cartoon sunset riders is not

[@danyellejones7500]

Umm no.. it's base off a cartoon called wild west Cowboys.

[@MrMastaPlanna]

This had a game?! I missed this at the arcades

[@FUTURAGAEL]

Clon of Sunset Riders, with Bulls

[@xspongexrironmanmode55]

*AGHHHHHH…!* *BUT I GOT NO MONEYYYY*

[@vertohorisedelpierosaleppa9177]

4 players=Very Easy 3 players=Easy 2 players=Normal 1 player=Hard

[@texasunderground]

Used to play this at CiCis pizza In Abilene TX a long time ago.

[@DreFromMaine8472]

I watched the show back in the day but I never played this game, it looks fun!

[@vertohorisedelpierosaleppa9177]

Sunset riders but they are become cow

[@곽상혁-b6t]

Guest Star ???? ~Star Allies Go!~ A. Autobots 1. Kanarou Mondou (Justice Jaguar) 2. Adrien Agreste (Black Cat) 3. Chloe Bourgeois (Queen Bee) 4. Marina Tsukishima (Mighty Cheetah) 5. Poppin'Party (Ability: Sword) a. Kasumi Toyama (Noble Rose No.1) (Weapon: Blizzard Sword) b. Arisa Ichigaya (Noble Rose No.4) (Weapon: Sizzle Sword) c. Rimi Ushigome (Noble Rose No.5) (Weapon: Splash Sword) d. Saaya Yamabuki (Noble Rose No.4) (Weapon: Bluster Sword) e. Tae Hanazono (Noble Rose No.5) (Weapon: Zap Sword) 6. Ninja Man (Weapon: Ninja Sword) (Transform: Samurai Man) 7. Rick, Coo, Kine 8. Gooey (Weapon: Black Beam) 9. Marx (Weapon: Arrow Arrow) 10. Adeleine (Ability: Artist), Ribbon 11. Dark Meta Knight (Ability: Sword) 12. Daroach (Weapon: Triple Star) 13. Magolor (Weapon: Ultra Sword) 14. Taranza (Ability: Spider) 15. Susie (Hair Color: Pink) 16. The Three Mage-Sisters 17. Beetley (Ability: Beetle) 18. Bio Spark (Ability: Ninja) 19. Birdon (Ability: Wing) 20. Blade Knight (Ability: Sword) 21. Bonkers (Ability: Hammer) 22. Broom Hatter (Ability: Clean) 23. Bugzzy (Ability: Suplex) 24. Burning Leo (Ability: Fire) 25. Chef Kawasaki (Ability: Cook) 26. Chilly (Ability: Ice) 27. Como (Ability: Spider) 28. Driblee (Ability: Water) 29. Gim (Ability: Yo-Yo) 30. Jammerjab (Ability: Staff) 31. Knuckle Joe (Ability: Fighter) 32. NESP (Ability: ESP) 33. Parasol Waddle Dee 34. Plugg (Ability: Plasma) 35. Poppy Bros. Jr. (Ability: Bomb) 36. Rocky (Ability: Stone) 37. Sir Kibble (Ability: Cutter) 38. Vividria (Ability: Artist) 39. Waddle Doo (Ability: Beam) 40. Wester (Ability: Whip) Vs. B. Decepticons 1. President Parallel Susie (※Final!) 2. Sectonia Clone (2.0 Color: Pink) 3. Dark Matter Clone 2.0 4. President Haltmann 2.0 5. Aeon Frog (Color: Red) (※Real Name: Pyribbit) 6. Aeon Dragon (Color: Orange) (※Real Name: Landia) 7. Aeon Penguin (Hat Color: Red) (※Real Name: King Dedede) 8. Aeon Bat (Mask Color: White) (※Real Name: Meta Knight) 9. Aeon Cloud (Color: White) (※Real Name: Kracko) 10. Aeon Tree (Leaf Color: Green) (※Real Name: Whispy Woods)

[@michaelcrandle1068]

This what I love about these game plays the teamwork and effort great job my friend 😊👍

[@giever2k6]

wtf! swimming up a fuking water fall?! lol!

[@Invidente7]

5:54 ADIOS GRINGOS! Heh, nice touch

[@MrJimmy527]

Wild West C.O.W.-Boys of Moo Mesa (c) 1992-1994 DIC Entertainment, Inc.

[@silverslider562]

There’s is no way you can ever explain to a gen Z’r how epic big arcades were in the 90’s. You just had to be there.

[@Invidente7]

26:16 Can a mere county jail hold such a powerful villian?

[@jacobsings]

I like the four player idea!

[@johnparinellojr.2035]

I use to watch this cartoon when I was a kid. Never played the game tho.

[@animemangafan1987]

Try finding it a your local retro arcade and check it out

[@vstkingdom8732]

WHEN PLAYING 4 PLAYERS WAS SO AWESOME

[@Togemon5]

I question why does the game have 4 heroes when the show only really had 3 heroes?

[@arronmunroe]

Some character had to be used for player 4. If this game wasn't 4p, it would just seem weird compared with Sunset Riders and Mystic Warriors.

[@Togemon5]

arronmunroe But there are plenty of arcade games that are only 3 players

[@arronmunroe]

​@@Togemon5 I was comparing this game to those other two games, since they're both by Konami and are similar to this one. I generally think 4 players is better than 3, and I don't think they should have had to cut out an extra player just because the show didn't have 4 heroes. I would say they made the best of the situation.

[@deweckpewez5701]

Split-screen 📺🎮🎮🎮🎮👍👍👍👍😘😘😘😘

[@glacierofdarkness351]

you guys just keep ramming the buzzard

[@furrycheetah]

Stage one .. corrupted sheriff

[@RaulHernandez-ik3eb]

Si usas a cuatro se bugea el juego xd

[@Xunkun]

8:25 - A halo?? And going _up?_ Naw, bird boy; when you see Koume and Kotake: give my regards to Twinrova _in Hell._

[@DWBTommyStrikes-e6s]

Crazy Wild Ones

[@Relicanth]

I remember playing this game in an arcade and having no idea there was a cartoon show that went with it.

[@sqsschoi918]

미국 카우보이 게임 표절이였구나 그걸 만화로 tv에서 방영까지 했으니 딱봐도 표절이다 했어!!

[@atlanticgames3197]

buffalo is raphael , cowlorado is leonardo , dakota as donatello and montana is mike XD

[@Invidente7]

27:10 Well at least he got a bite

[@krow000666]

ay buey!!!

[@davidkirk6028]

I love cowboys

[@michaelcrandle1068]

The character in the balloon part puts the dynamite in his mouth and is like "forget it I am dead"😂🤣

[@diegoalfadelpinotasso2972]

Mutación de Sunset Riders con hombres toro, un juego que compite con ese juego de snes ¿ese es de snes o es de otra consola?

[@SENTRYXX]

MOONSET RAIDERS????

[@nickriviera8999]

sunset riders basico jaka

[@alexanderarellano5117]

Me diste. Justo en mi infancia

[@ManojYadav-ko3qy]

Bhai this game me

[@rhdata05]

What emulator is this played on and where can I find it and the roms???

[@arronmunroe]

This was played on MAME. I don't give rom links, but you can find this game if you search for "moomesa.zip".

[@aslanaslan9550]

I miss

[@claudiogabrielmoreira9887]

You have 3 point of live.... this game is very izi

[@ningbyzura6927]

What??? This is game very hard

[@GamerGee]

1:40

[@davenwatts8173]

ON MOO MESA!!

[@HADESCORPSE]

Como que SUNSET RIDERS PARODIADO

[@Duvmasta]

The spider boss’s intro has no text

[@TheDarkYoshi64]

Duvmasta Yeah, I always found that weird. I think the reason is because that boss was a character created for the game and they either didn’t have a name for him or they forgot to add it in lol.

[@Duvmasta]

TheDARKYOSHI64 that makes sense...

[@ДенФорс-э2п]

Is it possible to lose in this game?

[@arronmunroe]

Not if you keep putting in more credits.