Dashin' Desperadoes is a platform game by Data East

Data East

also abbreviated as DECO, was a Japanese video game developer and publisher. The company was in operation from 1976 to 2003, when it declared bankruptcy...

 for the Sega Genesis.

Dashin' Desperadoes was followed by a Neo-Geo

Neo Geo (console)

The is a cartridge-based arcade and home video game system released on July 1, 1991 by Japanese game company SNK. Being in the Fourth generation of Gaming, it was the first console in the former Neo Geo family, which only lived through the 1990s...

 exclusive sequel titled Spin Master

Spin Master (arcade game)

Spinmaster, known in Japan as , is an arcade game developed and released by Data East in December, 1993 in North America, in Europe the same year and on February 18, 1994 in Japan. It is the first game Data East developed and released for the SNK Neo-Geo MVS hardware...

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Gameplay

In the 1-player game, the cowboy hat wearing hero, Will, races to reach the Jenny, the blond maiden who waits at the end of each level. The hero is racing against his blond-haired nemesis, Rick, who also is trying to reach the girl. Through obstacles, hazards, and various creatures, Will and Rick race each other through six different worlds (three levels each) of beaches, jungles, and ancient ruins to reach Jenny. In the finale of each world, Jenny is kidnapped by Rick, who attempts to take her away. The player, as the hero Will, must use all of the weapons in his arsenal to damage Rick's vehicle as it attempts to escape.

In the 2-player game, the second player takes over Rick, and they both race after Jenny in split screen mode. Whoever arrives first receives a kiss from the fair maiden. Using bombs, barbells, electricity, and ice, each player must do whatever it takes to reach Jenny first.