Sheriff (character)

Sheriff is Nintendo´s first protagonist that appeared in the arcade game with the same name back in 1979, two years before Mario appeared in Donkey Kong and one year before Game & Watch and Mr. Game & Watch was created. The game was only released in Japan, but the character has gained fame in USA and Europe thanks to his cameos in recent games.

Sheriff
In the game Sheriff has chased the outlaws that had kidnapped his girlfriend, but he ends up being cornered in the desert. The outlaws move in a square around the sheriff while shooting at him. Sometimes a few of the outlaws moves into the square and the battle becomes much more hectic. After defeating all of the outlaws, Sheriff would move on to the next group and after the third one he would reunite with his girlfriend. Also, if Sheriff could hit one of the vultures that fly past he would score extra points.

Other appearances

 * Game Boy Camera: An animation based on Sheriff can be found in the credits menu.
 * Super Smash Bros. Melee: Sheriff appears as a trophy.
 * WarioWare, Inc.: Mega Microgame$!: One of 9-Volt´s mini-games is based on Sheriff and a game known as Wario´s Sheriff, with Sheriff´s head replaced with Wario´s, can be unlocked.

Trophy Information
''Sheriff is a game with a particularly long history, even among other classic Nintendo arcade games. You aimed the sheriff's gun by way of an eight-directional dial controller, which you would depress to fire. The goal of this frontier shooter was to protect the territory from various scoundrels and ne'er-do-wells.''