Express Raider

A Western-themed side-scrolling platformer for arcades by Data East, where players control a train robber beating up dudes on top of moving trains in order to steal gold bags.

Overview

Express Raider (known in Japan as Western Express) is a side-scrolling platformer developed and released by Data East for arcades in 1986.

The arcade version of the game later received two ports: one for the 2010 Wii compilation Data East Arcade Classics, and a standalone digital release for the Nintendo Switch. The Switch version was released by Flying Tiger Entertainment on July 12, 2018 as part of the Johnny Turbo's Arcade series, and was later included in the compilation Retro Classix Collection #1: Data East on October 1, 2020 (as well as the 2-in-1 Pack Shootout).