Sunset Riders

by Jesse Sawyer, Ryan Simonson (illustrator)

A narrative tale based on the classic arcade game of the same name. Sunset Riders follows the tale of Steve as he works through the game, certain portions of his life (both past and present), his accomplishments, and his regrets.

Directions

1. Soak in whiskey.
2. Read before an open fire. Or the glow of a videogame screen.
3. To begin, select a character.

136 pages, Paperback

Published January 1, 2016

Reviews

[Kenny V · Rating 5 out of 5]

To start with I really enjoyed this. Sunset Riders has always been my favorite arcade game and this captured a lot of that nostalgia. I particularly loved the background blurbs given at character select. The writing is at times straight forward, almost odd as Steve describes himself moving through the levels. There is a lingering feeling that Steve may know he is a videogame character, he definitely notices the oddities that come with such a role. Other parts of the writing are just beautiful prose, expertly adding an enormous amount of characterization to otherwise unexplored characters. The format of the book is equal parts narrative and artful.

On a side note I don't know who doesn't pick Colmando if given the choice.

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