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By Annihilator

Date First Submitted : 4/13/2000

Date Last Submitted : 6/3/2000

Annihilator's E-Mail : annihilator@shadow_legion.zzn.com


/\/|Contents|\/\

1    -  Revision History
2    -  Introduction
3    -  Controls of the Game
4    -  Boss Guide
4.1  -  Stage 1 : Simon Greedwell
4.2  -  Stage 2 : HawkEye Hank Hatfield
4.3  -  Stage 3 : Dark Horse
4.4  -  Stage 4 : The Smith Bros.
4.5  -  Stage 5 : El Greco
4.6  -  Stage 6 : Chief WigWam 
4.7  -  Stage 7 : Paco Loco 
4.8  -  Stage 8 : Sir Richard Rose 
5    -  Last Words
6    -  Thanks & Credits
7    -  Legal Section


/\/|1  Revision History|\/\

1.2  6/3/2000  Finished this guide, with all the sections.
I don't think I will update this anymore, as there is nothing more to 
say.

1.1 - 5/9/2000  Finished sections 4.5 , 4.6 . Updated the "Credits" 
section.

1.0	  4/13/2000  Submitted this FAQ. I still don't have sections 4.5-
4.8 . Simply because I still didn't beat them(last time I did, it 
was about 6 years ago). I'm gonna play a lot today and then I will 
submit all the bosses, or at least that cocky little Chief...


/\/|2 - Introduction|/\/\

This guide is made to teach everyone how to beat all of the bosses in 
Sunset Riders very easily. I really like this game, and something inside 
me made me do this guide. I hope I will be able to manage doing it. 
This is my first guide, and I hope you like it.

/\/|3 - Controls of the Game|\/\

The controls of this game are simple.

A - Slide to dodge bullets
B - Jump
X - Uhh..Nothing
Y - Shoot
L - Nothing
R  Nothing

(or however you consider it, but these are the default controls) 

There are two power-ups that can make the game easier :

Silver Star - Gives you an extra gun. If you already have 2 guns, it 
will give you $2,000.

Gold Star - Makes your bullets purple. It makes you shoot a lot 
quicker(at a faster rate), and you will shoot more bullets at the same 
time. If you already have upgraded bullets, it will give you $2,000.

To shoot diagonally, just use the arrows in the game pad.

/\/|4 - Boss Guide|\/\

And now, to the real thing! The thing you've been waiting for!
The Boss Guide! All the strategies revealed! This is how the section is 
coded :

/\/|xx - <Boss' Name>|\/\

<Boss Area Map>
                                                             difficulty
How to beat him : <How to beat him>                      (Single Player)

Text : <What does he say when you meet him?>

Last Words : <What does he say before he dies?>          



/\/|4.1 - Stage One : Simon Greedwell|\/\

                                                               5/10
                            _______________
                           |    |     |    |
                           | *  |  S  | *  |
                           |____|__bb_|____|
                           |               |
                           |               | S - Simon(Boss)
                           |               | b - Barrel
                           |               | * - 2 enemies clustered 
                           |_a_____c____x__|     together

How to Beat Him : When you start, stand in place A and shoot the 2 
enemies above you. Now shoot the enemies above spot X and go to spot C.
Shoot the 2 barrels until more enemies appear at the corners. Move to 
spot X and shoot the 4 of them. From there(spot X), shoot the barrels 
until at least one of them falls(keep dodging the bullets). By now, the 
enemies re-appeared, so kill them. Go to spot A and shoot the barrel(s).
Now move to spot C and shoot the Boss. He will start glowing until he 
falls down. One down - 7 to go(that doesn't sound good, does it?)

Text : "It's Time to Pay"

Last Words : "Bury me with my Money"(yeah, right)


/\/|4.2 - Stage Two : HawkEye Hank Hatfield|\/\
                                                                6/10
                            ______________
                           |              |
                           | *    H     * |
                           | C  C   C  C  |        
                           |              |
                           |              | * - 2 enemies clustered 
                           |              |     together
                           | A    B    X  | C - Crate
                           |______________| H - HawkEye(Boss)

How to Beat Him : HawkEye's bullets(and the enemies') move a lot faster 
than the last Boss, so you'll have to jump a lot to dodge them.
First shoot the 4 cowboys from spot A. Now wait for them to re-appear, 
and kill them again. Keep killing them(and avoiding the Boss) until they 
don't re-appear. Now you can start shooting the boss. Wait for him to 
expose himself, and shoot away. When he is glowing really fast, he will 
jump down near you. Shoot him about 7 times and he will die. If you shot 
him fast enough, he will die before he's able to shoot. 
Two down - 6 to go.

Text : "Draw Pilgrim!"

Last Words : "You Got Me"


/\/|4.3  Stage Three : Dark Horse|\/\
                                                                 5/10
                            ______________
                           |              |
                           | *    *    *  |
                           |_A____B____C__|
                           |              |
                           |              |
                           |              |
                           |              | * - 2 enemies clustered 
                           |_X____Y____Z__|     together.

How to Beat Him : The Boss will show up at spot Z. Immediately from the 
start, jump up to spot A. Kill the 6 enemies, and kill the 3 or 4 
upcoming waves of enemies. After you see that the enemies don't re-
appear, crouch and shoot Dark Horse. When he fires, just move a little 
bit to dodge them. After about 15 shots, the Boss' horse will get his 
dead body out of there.

Text : "You in Heap Big Trouble!"

Last Words : "Me in Heap Big Trouble!"


/\/|4.4  Stage Four : The Smith Brothers|\/\
                                                                 7.5/10
                             ______________      
                            |   |  !   |   |
                            | S |  !   | S |
                            |___|  !   |___|
                            |      X       |
                            |    =====     | ! - Chain
                            |              | S  Smith Brother
                            |              | = - Big lamp
                            |__A____B____C_|

How to Beat Them : Finally, a semi-hard Boss! From the start, go to spot 
B and rescue the lady there. Now shoot the two enemies in spot X(I was 
too lazy to mark them on the map). Position yourself in spot A and shoot 
the Smith brother above your head(the one on the LEFT!). When they throw 
bombs at you, try to dodge them and keep shooting the left Smith 
brother. When he dies, go to spot B and jump to hang from the lamp(don't 
get on it, jump hang there). Shoot the remaining Smith brother and he 
won't be able to hit you(guaranteed). When he dies, put the controller 
on the floor, and watch the cool dance.

Text : "We're Gonna Blow You Away!"

Last Words : "That Was a Bang!"


/\/|4.5  Stage Five : El Greco|\/\
                                                                 7.5/10
                             ________________
                            |                |
                            |                |
                            |                |
                            |           __C__|
                            |             |  |    W - Wood
                            |   ___A____  |T |    T - Train
                            |  |   W    | |  |
                            |B_|________|_|__|

How to Beat Him : El Greco will show up at spot C. He has a strong 
shield, a long whip, and a stupid-looking sombrero. 
Whenever you try to shoot him, he will defend himself with his shield. 
The trick here is to shoot him while he's jumping or about to jump.
If you get to close to him, he will try to whip you. If he does, jump 
and try to dodge it. Also, you should keep in mind that when he's 
attacking you, he's off guard so you might want to shoot him.
It will take a lot of time and patience to kill El Greco, but he will 
eventually drop dead.

Text : "Adios Amigo!"

Last Words : "Adios Amigo!" (He has a very limited vocabulary =)


/\/|4.6  Stage Six : Chief WigWam|\/\
                                                                   5/10
                            _________________
                           |                 |
                           |                 |
                           |                 |
                           |                 |
                           |                 |
                           |                 |
                           |                 |
                           |_A______B_____C__|

How to Beat Him : Finally, a real one-on-one! There are no obstacles or 
enemies in your way(except for WigWam). Many people think this boss is 
very hard, but that's because they're not using my strategy!
The stage is specially designed so that you get to the boss with both 
weapon upgrades.   (This works only with Cormano, and maybe Bob.)
You will start in spot A and the Boss will be in spot C.
From the start, crouch and hold down the Y button. These bullets are 
very powerful and Wigwam can't block them that way. If you did it 
correctly, WigWam will drop dead(well, he doesn't die) before he's able 
to respond.

Text : "Get Ready for a Pow-Wow!"

Last Words : "I'm Pow-ed out!"


/\/|4.7  Stage Seven : Paco Loco|\/\
                                                                    5/10
                           ________________
                          |TTTTTTTTTTTTTTTT|
                          |TTTTTTTTTTTT*TTT|
                          |                |
                          |            w P | * - Enemy
                          |            w P | T - Trees
                          |            w P | W  Wood wall
                          |            w P | P  Paco Loco(Boss)
                          |__A_____B___w_P_|

How to beat him : Yes, I know that this map isn't very accurate, but it 
will have to do. Paco Loco is actually very easy, you just have to know 
what you're doing. 
Here's the deal : The asterisk symbolizes an enemy, who will appear 
every few seconds, and will toss a bomb at you. Paco Loco will stay in 
his place without moving, he will just shoot bullets at you. 
You will have to move up and down to dodge the bullets, and move left 
and right to dodge avoid the bomb, all this while jumping and shooting 
at Paco Loco. When he starts glowing really fast, his firing rate will 
increase, but if you jump up and down, he should be down like that 
*makes snapping sound with fingers* =).

Text : "Aye Chiwawa"

Last Words : "Asta la Bye-Bye!"


/\/|4.8  Stage Eight : Sir Richard Rose|\/\
                                                               9/10
                        _________________
                       |     |     |     |
                       |     |  R  |     |
                       |*_Y__|FFFFF|__X_*|
                       |                 |
                       |                 |
                       |                 | R  Richard(Boss)        
                       |                 | F  Flower
                       |                 | * - Annoying enemy
                       |*__A____B____C__*|

How to Beat Him : The Final Battle! This boss will be nearly impossible 
to beat if you don't have a friend playing with you, and I can't give 
you much advice, because there isn't much to say. Right from the 
beginning, shoot the 4 normal enemies you see, and immediately jump to 
the balcony above you (spot Y on the map). Now shoot the boss like crazy 
and jump to dodge his bullets and the bullets of his assistants. When 
the balcony breaks, he'll go wild and you'll have to keep shooting him 
until he dies.

Text : "Cherrio Old Chap" (What the hell!?)  




/\/|5  Last Words|\/\

Yes, this is the end. This game isn't too hard, now is it?
I don't have much to say, so I'm going to leave you with the impression 
of my very first FAQ. (This ain't bad for 1st FAQ, is it?)

/\/|6  Thanks & Credits|\/\

Please, no tears in the studio!

A big great thanks to Konami Inc. Ltd. For making this outstanding game 
and dozens of other excellent titles.

Nintendo of America. What would we do without them?
Anyway, thanks for releasing this game!

Me<annihilator@shadow_legion.zzn.com> for writing this..average FAQ.

You<Your email> for reading this...ummmm...average FAQ.

Uhhhhh.....< Uhhhhh@hotmail.com > - Helped me rephrase some sentences, 
fixed some typos and grammatical mistakes.

Michael Dehls A.K.A TxdoHawk < TxdoHawk@cs.com > - Gave me some tips 
for beating Paco Loco. 

/\/|7  Legal Section|\/\


Hrmm... 

IF you see this guide on a website other than :

www.gamefaqs.com
www.gamesdomain.com
or www.gameadvice.com, 
contact me immediately and I shall take care of it.

This document is  Copyright by law and that means that I am the owner 
of this document. You may NOT SELL this document to anyone. ANYONE.
You can print it, you can give it to a friend, but you will not sell it 
to any person/magazine/site/newspaper. You may copy this into your hard 
drive, and you can also upload it to your website, BUT ASK ME FIRST.
YOU WILL GIVE ME CREDIT IF YOU HAVE TAKEN ANYTHING FROM THIS DOCUMENT OR 
*guillotine falls down*. =)



This Has Been An Annihilator Production

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