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I bought it on eBay last weekend, so today I wound up taking the day off to drive to Vegas pick it up.
Left Arizona this morning at 6:30AM when it was dark and didn't get back till 6:10 when it was getting dark. Long trip, but well worth it IMO.

I had never seen this game before, but instantly fell in love with it and had to have it.
It doesn't seem to be listed in VAPS and I haven't been able to find all that much online.

From what I can gather it was manufactured in September of 1977 (which is really late for an EM game).
It pretty low serial number #78, so I'm guessing they didn't make too many of these?

I found a couple of sites that references it but say very little (one is even this exact machine).
https://www.arcade-history.com/?n=sheriff&page=detail&id=31425
https://www.collectorsweekly.com/stories/229047-sega-sheriff-game-1977?in=1717-activity
The second link is this machine.

The people I got it from got it in a defaulted storage locker in Vegas.

The cabinet is very small (about the size of a cabaret).
Its also made out of very thin plywood so its light 1/2 inch sides and 1/4 inch back door.
Would break pretty easy if it took a beating (in fact theres some cabinet separation at the bottom I need to fix asap).

Anybody seen one of these or got any information on it?
 

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Heres a few more photos
 

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Did ya pick that up in the F150, boy? :)

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Cool game BTW....
Working?

I would say partially working. Two of the 3 stepper motors for the targets are working properly (one is getting stuck). Going to have to take it apart and clean it and figure out what the issue is.

The gun is also not registering when you pull the trigger. Ill have to take that apart and figure it out. Hopefully just a dirty leaf or wire that got disconnected. ill find out soon enough.

Everything else seems to be working properly including both score displays (which are digital not reals). I.E., the game is basically half EM and half solid state.

Pretty interesting game, kind of like a single player version of Gun Fight.
https://www.arcade-museum.com/game_detail.php?game_id=17449
Although that came out in 1970 and this came out in 1977.
 
LOL, got the gun working, gotta love loose molex connectors.
The cowboy actually hunches over when he gets shot (like on the two player Gun Fight).

One of the target stepper is still getting stuck though.
 
This is also highly amusing.
@Jawhn - Prototype for the Easy CoinUp :D
 

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I may, your one of the few people that know it.

By far one of the most bizarre pickups I've been on.

All I can say is Vegas Baby!!



Welcome to our humble valley. I bought my DK off a guy on meth (best guess).
 
Rock on dude! I would've gone with you if I knew you were driving up there to get it. Oh well, next time ;)

Game looks awesome, can't wait to play it!
 
Rock on dude! I would've gone with you if I knew you were driving up there to get it. Oh well, next time ;)

Game looks awesome, can't wait to play it!

It was pretty spurt of the moment and on short timing. Contact with them was really minimal and erratic and I didn't decide to drive up there until last night.
 
This might be the best game ever, if it somehow played out like an EM version of Law of the West on C64.
 
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