History VideoGame / Sheriff

The game never took off in popularity and has languished in obscurity for decades, but Nintendo themselves haven't forgotten the old timer. His game returned in playable form as both a microgame and as a fully playable game in ''[[VideoGame/WarioWare WarioWare Inc.: Mega Microgame$]]!''. The Sheriff has made cameo appearances in the ''VideoGame/GameBoyCamera'' (in the intro to the credits) and in ''VideoGame/SuperSmashBros'' series (as a trophy in ''VideoGame/SuperSmashBrosMelee'', and as an Assist Trophy in ''VideoGame/SuperSmashBrosForNintendo3DSAndWiiU'' and ''VideoGame/SuperSmashBrosUltimate'').

The game never took off in popularity and has languished in obscurity for decades, but Nintendo themselves haven't forgotten the old timer. His game returned in playable form as both a microgame and as a fully playable game in ''[[VideoGame/WarioWare WarioWare Inc.: Mega Microgame$]]!''. The Sheriff has made cameo appearances in the ''VideoGame/SuperSmashBros'' series (as a trophy in ''Super Smash Bros Melee'', and as an Assist Trophy in ''Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS and Wii U'').

The so-called ''Sheriff 2'' was released later the same year as the original, since the only thing it did was to [[MissionPackSequel add color and changed the bonus scoring.]]

''Sheriff'' (AKA ''Bandito'') is a 1979 UsefulNotes/ArcadeGame by Creator/{{Nintendo}}. It was developed by Nintendo R&D1, and was designed by Genyo Takeda, with artwork by a young Creator/ShigeruMiyamoto.

''Sheriff'' (AKA ''Bandito'') is a 1979 arcade game by Creator/{{Nintendo}}. It was developed by Nintendo R&D1, and was designed by Genyo Takeda, with artwork by a young Creator/ShigeruMiyamoto.

A remake of the original, ''Sheriff 2'', was released in 1979, [[MissionPackSequel but only added color and changed the bonus scoring.]]

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* StandardSnippet: A snippet of Music/GioachinoRossini's famous ''William Tell Overture'' plays when you start the game. The intermissions play Music/FelixMendelssohn's "Wedding March" from ''Music/AMidsummerNightsDream''.

* TurnsRed: Inverted; the bandits turn ''yellow'' when they enter your ring.

* StandardSnippet: A snippet of Music/GioachinoRossini's famous ''William Tell Overture'' plays when you start the game. The intermissions play Creator/FelixMendelssohn's "Wedding March" from ''Music/AMidsummerNightsDream''.

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[[caption-width-right:243:Screenshot from the arcade version of the game]]

* TakeCover: You have a few barriers between you and the bandits to protect you, but if you take your sweet time, the bandits will make their way past them, leaving you no protection from their bullets or collision damage. Also, you can't shoot through the big barriers, but the little ones are fine.

* TakeCover: You have a few barriers between you and the bandits to protect you, but if you take your sweet time, the bandits will make their way past them, leaving you no protection from their bullets or collision damage. Also, you can't shoot through the barriers either.

* BossArenaUrgency: You can't just take your sweet time to pick off all the bandits--four will enter the inner area every few seconds, and you can't enter the area where the bandits came from, so it's do or die.

* DamselInDistress: In the intermissions, you can see a nameless lady being chased by a bandit. Every few rounds, and you get a cutscene of the Sheriff and her eloping.

The game never took off in popularity and has languished in obscurity for decades, but Nintendo themselves haven't forgotten the old timer. His game returned in playable form as both a microgame and as a fully playable game in ''[[VideoGame/WarioWare WarioWare Inc.: Mega Microgame$]]!''. The Sheriff has made cameo appearances in the ''VideoGame/SuperSmashBros'' series (as a trophy in ''Super Smash Bros Melee'', and as an Assist Trophy in ''Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS and Wii U''.

* EveryoneCallsHimBarkeep: The Sheriff isn't given in the name. Even his Smash Bros. cameos just call him Sheriff.

* AwesomeButImpractical: Like with ''VideoGame/SpaceInvaders'' you can shoot through the barriers to make it easier to hit the bandits, but it's a poor strategy.

* StandardSnippet: A snippet of Music/GioachinoRossini's famous ''William Tell Overture'' plays when you start the game.
* TakeCover: You have a few barriers between you and the bandits to protect you, but if you take your sweet time, the bandits will make their way past them, leaving you no protection from their bullets or collision damage.

* StandardSnippet: A snippet of Music/GioachinoRossini's famous ''William Tell Overture'' plays when you start the game.

''Sheriff'' (AKA ''Bandito'') is a 1979 arcade game by Creator/{{Nintendo}}. It was developed by Nintendo R&D1, and was designed by Creator/GenyoTakeda, with artwork by a young Creator/ShigeruMiyamoto.

''Sheriff'' (AKA ''Bandito'') is a 1979 arcade game by Creator/{{Nintendo}}. It was developed by Nintendo R&D1, and was designed by Genyo Takeda, with artwork by a young Creator/ShigeruMiyamoto.

* ShootEmUp: The game is a shooting game, typical of arcade games of the day.

* MissingPackSequel: ''Sheriff 2'' is completely identical in gameplay to the original, with the only differences being color graphics and a tweaked bonus scoring system.

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''Sheriff'' (AKA ''Bandito'') is a 1979 arcade game by Creator/{{Nintendo}}.