Sheriff
1979 arcade shooter by Nintendo where the player must fight sixteen surrounding desperadoes. A precursor to Donkey Kong, it was designed by Genyo Takeda, with assistance from Shigeru Miyamoto, working on his first video game. Possibly the first run & gun shooter, it also introduced the damsel-in-distress trope to gaming as well as continuous background music.
Aliases
Western Gun Part II, Bandido
Developed by
Nintendo R&D1
Published by
Nintendo, Exidy, Inc., Taito Corporation, Far East Video
Genres
Action, Shooter, Dual-Joystick Shooter, Shoot 'Em Up
Releases
- ARC - シェリフ Japan
- ARC - Bandido United States
- ARC - Sheriff United Kingdom
- ARC - Western Gun Part II Japan
- ARC - Sheriff United States
- ARC - Western Gun Part II United Kingdom