They Stole a Million

Infobox VG| title = They Stole a Million


developer = Tigress Marketing
publisher = 39 Steps
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released = 1986
genre = Strategy
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platforms = Amstrad CPC
Commodore 64
ZX Spectrum
media = Compact Cassette, 3" Floppy Disk, 5.25" Floppy Disk
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"They Stole a Million" is a strategy computer game released by Ariolasoft in 1986. The objective of the game is, to plan robberies and finally conducting the crime.The player first purchases blueprints of the house where the soon-to-be stolen object is kept. Then several specialists can be hired, that disable alarms, open locks or drive the getaway car.

The planning stage allows the player to set waypoints, actions and the times at which the actions should take place. For example the alarm specialist needs 2 minutes to disable the alarm for a certain display. After 2 minutes, the lockpicking master opens the display and takes the loot.

Remake

A remake based on the IP was created under the name Der Clou!, followed by a sequel, The Sting!, from the developer's house that was known at the time as neo Software Produktions GmbH. Subsequently, they would then go on to be assimilated into the Rockstar Games umbrella of developers.

External links

*moby game|id=/they-stole-a-million
*WoS game|id=0005230