<s>
also	O
known	O
as	O
Bandido	B-Application
,	O
is	O
a	O
1979	O
multi-directional	O
shooter	O
arcade	O
game	O
by	O
Nintendo	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
one	O
of	O
several	O
Western-themed	B-Application
video	I-Application
games	I-Application
from	O
the	O
1970s	O
,	O
along	O
with	O
Western	B-Application
Gun	I-Application
,	O
Outlaw	B-Application
,	O
and	O
Boot	B-Application
Hill	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
controls	O
a	O
county	O
sheriff	B-Application
tasked	O
with	O
defense	O
of	O
a	O
town	O
against	O
bandits	O
,	O
to	O
rescue	O
the	O
captured	O
woman	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
a	O
commercial	O
success	O
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
where	O
it	O
was	O
among	O
the	O
top	O
ten	O
highest-grossing	O
arcade	B-Application
games	I-Application
of	I-Application
1979	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
's	O
concept	O
is	O
Nintendo	O
's	O
first	O
damsel	O
in	O
distress	O
theme	O
,	O
predating	O
Donkey	B-Application
Kong	I-Application
(	O
1981	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
controls	O
Mr.	O
Jack	O
,	O
a	O
sheriff	B-Application
,	O
against	O
a	O
gang	O
of	O
attacking	O
bandits	O
,	O
to	O
defend	O
the	O
town	O
and	O
rescue	O
Betty	O
,	O
the	O
captured	O
woman	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sheriff	B-Application
distinctly	O
features	O
two	O
separate	O
controls	O
:	O
a	O
joystick	B-Device
for	O
movement	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
dial	O
control	O
for	O
aiming	O
and	O
firing	O
,	O
a	O
configuration	O
unusual	O
for	O
arcade	O
games	O
and	O
nonexistent	O
in	O
consoles	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
joystick	B-Device
moves	O
the	O
character	O
and	O
the	O
dial	O
aims	O
and	O
fires	O
,	O
each	O
in	O
eight	O
separate	O
directions	O
,	O
allowing	O
Mr.	O
Jack	O
to	O
walk	O
in	O
one	O
direction	O
while	O
shooting	O
in	O
another	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
movement	O
joystick	B-Device
is	O
set	O
with	O
a	O
considerable	O
time	O
delay	O
before	O
moving	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Occasionally	O
,	O
a	O
condor	O
flies	O
along	O
the	O
top	O
of	O
the	O
screen	O
in	O
much	O
the	O
same	O
way	O
as	O
the	O
UFO	O
in	O
Taito	O
's	O
Space	B-Application
Invaders	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Some	O
sources	O
assert	O
that	O
Ikegami	O
Tsushinki	O
also	O
did	O
design	O
work	O
on	O
Sheriff	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
UK	O
,	O
Sheriff	B-Application
was	O
licensed	O
for	O
production	O
and	O
distribution	O
by	O
Bell-Fruit	O
Manufacturing	O
in	O
an	O
upright	O
cabinet	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sheriff	B-Application
(	O
and	O
later	O
Puckman	B-Application
)	O
marked	O
the	O
company	O
's	O
first	O
,	O
and	O
short	O
lived	O
,	O
diversification	O
into	O
the	O
market	O
of	O
video	O
games	O
as	O
licensee	O
,	O
so	O
the	O
cabinet	O
design	O
for	O
this	O
territory	O
differs	O
considerably	O
from	O
that	O
of	O
the	O
Japanese	O
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
title	O
in	O
this	O
region	O
remains	O
unchanged	O
as	O
Sheriff	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
North	O
America	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
distributed	O
by	O
Exidy	O
as	O
Bandido	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Very	O
few	O
rare	O
and	O
early	O
prototype	O
Sheriff	B-Application
arcades	O
made	O
and	O
distributed	O
with	O
the	O
help	O
of	O
Sega	O
were	O
shipped	O
out	O
to	O
North	O
America	O
(	O
mainly	O
in	O
Canada	O
)	O
to	O
test	O
market	O
the	O
game	O
before	O
Exidy	O
obtained	O
the	O
rights	O
and	O
distributed	O
the	O
game	O
as	O
Bandido	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
These	O
rare	O
prototype	O
arcades	O
were	O
hand	O
converted	O
from	O
factory	O
by	O
Nintendo	O
and	O
Sega	O
from	O
previous	O
Nintendo	O
Space	O
Fever	O
B&W	O
cocktail	O
cabinets	O
and	O
were	O
also	O
the	O
only	O
instance	O
of	O
Sheriff	B-Application
featuring	O
a	O
black	O
&	O
white	O
display	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
modified	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
exclusively	O
in	O
Japan	O
by	O
Taito	O
as	O
Western	B-Application
Gun	I-Application
Part	O
II	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
unknown	O
if	O
this	O
version	O
of	O
Sheriff	B-Application
was	O
authorised	O
by	O
Nintendo	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
a	O
commercial	O
success	O
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
where	O
Sheriff	B-Application
was	O
among	O
the	O
top	O
ten	O
highest-grossing	O
arcade	B-Application
games	I-Application
of	I-Application
1979	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2012	O
,	O
1up	O
wrote	O
,	O
"	O
Sheriff	B-Application
put	O
Nintendo	O
on	O
the	O
right	O
track	O
as	O
a	O
game	O
developer.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2003	O
it	O
was	O
re-released	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
WarioWare	O
,	O
Inc.	O
:	O
Mega	O
Microgame$	O
!,	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
WarioWare	O
,	O
Sheriff	B-Application
was	O
included	O
as	O
both	O
a	O
microgame	O
and	O
as	O
a	O
minigame	O
(	O
"	O
Wario	O
's	O
Sheriff	B-Application
"	O
)	O
in	O
which	O
Wario	O
takes	O
the	O
role	O
of	O
the	O
sheriff	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Standard	O
controls	O
apply	O
to	O
the	O
microgame	O
version	O
,	O
but	O
in	O
the	O
minigame	O
version	O
,	O
the	O
L/R	O
buttons	O
can	O
make	O
the	O
sheriff	B-Application
face	O
in	O
the	O
opposite	O
direction	O
without	O
moving	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
time	O
delay	O
for	O
moving	O
the	O
sheriff	B-Application
was	O
removed	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
sheriff	B-Application
's	O
walking	O
speed	O
is	O
greatly	O
increased	O
from	O
the	O
original	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
the	O
player	O
's	O
points	O
double	O
after	O
completing	O
a	O
certain	O
number	O
of	O
levels	O
,	O
the	O
sheriff	B-Application
also	O
gains	O
extra	O
lives	O
,	O
reducing	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
difficulty	O
considerably	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Sheriff	B-Application
character	O
has	O
appeared	O
in	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
Smash	I-Application
Bros	I-Application
.	I-Application
series	O
starting	O
with	O
Super	B-Application
Smash	I-Application
Bros	I-Application
.	I-Application
Melee	I-Application
,	O
in	O
which	O
he	O
appears	O
as	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
many	O
collectible	O
Trophies	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sheriff	B-Application
later	O
returned	O
in	O
Super	B-Application
Smash	I-Application
Bros	I-Application
.	I-Application
for	I-Application
Nintendo	I-Application
3DS	I-Application
and	I-Application
Wii	I-Application
U	I-Application
as	O
an	O
assist	O
trophy	O
where	O
he	O
fires	O
a	O
succession	O
of	O
eight	O
bullets	O
in	O
a	O
random	O
order	O
on	O
the	O
battlefield	O
when	O
summoned	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
appears	O
again	O
as	O
an	O
Assist	O
Trophy	O
and	O
Spirit	O
in	O
Super	B-Application
Smash	I-Application
Bros	I-Application
.	I-Application
</s>
