A colorful western beat'em up with humor and varied characters. Two-player co-op, punchy mechanics. Overlooked but generous and fun. A pleasant surprise for anyone who likes the genre in cowboy attire.
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Adventure1 player7+
Description
Action game featuring a cowboy solving crimes in the Wild West alongside his horse. Published by Romstar, released in the USA in 1992. Cowboy in side-scrolling view with lasso and pistol, varied Wild West levels and bandit bosses. An original Wild West action game on NES.
Complete: box, manual and disc/cart very clean. Lightly handled.
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Collector interest
Original western action game from Romstar, released in the United States in early 1992 as Cowboy Kid, as the NES market was fading. Its very high value comes from an extremely small end of life print run by a minor publisher, placing it among the hardest North American NES titles to find complete. The interest is that of a rare and coveted late release, a cornerstone of any NTSC collection aiming for true completeness.
Is Cowboy Kid still worth playing in 2026?
A Romstar western action game, Cowboy Kid sends a young cowboy to solve cases in the Wild West alongside his horse, across action and shooting levels with cartoon charm. The western mood, the horseback phases and the humor give it character, in an accessible, colorful title. The gameplay stays repetitive and the presentation modest. A likable curiosity for fans of overlooked western-themed NES action and explorers of the console's forgotten catalog.
