Sheriff (video game)
| Sheriff | |
|---|---|
Arcade flyer | |
| Developer(s) | |
| Publisher(s) | |
| Designer(s) | Genyo Takeda |
| Artist(s) | Shigeru Miyamoto |
| Platform(s) | Arcade |
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| Genre(s) | Multi-directional shooter |
| Mode(s) | Single-player, two-player |
| Arcade system | Nintendo 8080 |
Sheriff, also known as Bandido, is a 1979 multi-directional shooter arcade game by Nintendo. It is one of several Western-themed video games from the 1970s, along with Western Gun, Outlaw, and Boot Hill. The player controls a county sheriff tasked with defense of a town against bandits, to rescue the captured woman. It was a commercial success in Japan, where it was among the top ten highest-grossing arcade games of 1979.