Play Wild West C.O.W.-Boys of Moo Mesa online
4 players online · co-op · everyone on their own device How online multiplayer works
Four horned cowboys, a lawless town and Lily in trouble.
Free, right in your browser, nothing to install.
- Year
- 1992
- Manufacturer
- Konami
- Players
- 4 players at once
- Genres
- Beat 'em ups
- Decade
- '90s arcade games
On UsuArcade, Wild West C.O.W.-Boys of Moo Mesa plays online in co-op for up to four, just like the original cabinet: everyone on their own phone or PC, in the same game, in real time.
It's Konami's 1992 Wild West beat 'em up, based on the cartoon about the bovine cowboys of Moo Mesa: Lily gets kidnapped and it's up to you to shoot your way through the town, the mine and the saloon, jumping over barrels, wagons and mine carts.
History
Konami released it in 1992, the same year the cartoon it's based on premiered, on the same board as Bucky O'Hare: a 68000 with Konami's own graphics and sound chips. Like Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles or The Simpsons, it was built for four players at once, on a wide four-joystick cabinet.
It never got a home version, so the arcade is the only way to play it. UsuArcade runs "Wild West C.O.W.-Boys of Moo Mesa (ver EAB)" on MAME 0.239.
How to play
The joystick moves in eight directions, Z shoots and X jumps, just like the game itself shows you ("SHOT" and "JUMP"). Each spot has its own cowboy: P1 is Buffalo Bull, P2 Marshal Moo Montana, P3 Cowlorado Kid and P4 Dakota Dude.
Each coin gives three lives. After your coin, hit START (or shoot) to jump in; otherwise the game drops you in on its own after 20 seconds. One START gets everyone with a coin in, even mid-game. If you run out of lives, you've got about 20 seconds to continue with another coin, but your score goes back to zero.
Play Wild West C.O.W.-Boys of Moo Mesa with a friend
Wild West C.O.W.-Boys of Moo Mesa is a co-op game: you both play at the same time on the same team, each from your own home, like you're side by side at the same cabinet.
- Head into the UsuArcade arcade and send your friend the link so they can join you.
- Take a seat at the Wild West C.O.W.-Boys of Moo Mesa cabinet.
- Invite them from the cabinet's player panel: once they accept, they jump into your game and play from their own home, in the same game as you.
Controls: keyboard or gamepad on a PC; on-screen touch controls on your phone.
Fun facts
- The cartoon and the arcade game both came out in 1992.
- Bucky O'Hare, another 1992 Konami arcade game, runs on the same board.
- It was never ported to consoles: the arcade is all there is.
- Each cowboy gets his own color on the four-column select screen.
In the arcade
Just like at the arcade, but everyone at home: sit down at the Moo Mesa machine, in the Konami Room or the main arcade, invite your friends when they show up and clean up the town together, up to four cowboys at once. Nothing to install: it runs in your browser, on your phone or PC, with a gamepad too, and every game starts with INSERT COIN, for free.
Your friends can join even after you've started. Everyone else in the arcade can watch the game live, and your scores go on the arcade's high score boards.
Arcade high scores for Wild West C.O.W.-Boys of Moo Mesa
- veerdejo 120 points
- jimmy1974 120 points
- chama 20 points
- Nati 10 points
- aitite. 10 points
FAQ
What year did Wild West C.O.W.-Boys of Moo Mesa come out?
In 1992, from Konami.
How many players does it have?
The original cabinet takes up to four, and so does UsuArcade: one cowboy each, Buffalo Bull, Marshal Moo Montana, Cowlorado Kid and Dakota Dude.
Can I play Moo Mesa online with friends?
Yes. On UsuArcade it's online co-op for up to 4: everyone on their own phone or PC, in the same game, in real time. Sit down at the machine and invite your friends from the players panel.
Is there a console version?
No. Wild West C.O.W.-Boys of Moo Mesa only came out in arcades.
Do I have to pay to play?
No. Every game starts with INSERT COIN, but it's free and there are no payments.
