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  • They Stole A MillionI've been playing 'They Stole A Million' for a couple of days now, and I have to say this is a really great game. This game passed me by back in the…

    ... 've been playing 'They Stole A Million' for a couple of days now, and ... have to say this is a really great game.
    ... I checked out this and a few other titles. :)
    ... , but it's still a very involving and absorbing game ... why there wasn't a follow up.
    Saboteur Saboteur March 2007 Games
  • Er, a MILLION different ways?!?!In the UK recently, there have been adverts for a media player (I forget which) whose manufacturer is encouraging purchasers to use it in shuffle mod…

    ... , there have been adverts for a media player (I forget which ... the tagline is "240 songs. A million different ways."

    The ... [I]considerably[/I] more than a million, by several hundred orders of ... of buying from the Menu a meal consisting of at least ...
    robert@fm robert@fm March 2005 Chit chat
  • They Sold a Million (?)I remember seeing a few adverts in SU (iirc) for Ocean, Ultimate and US Gold with the headline "They Sold a Million" ... I think it had Bruce Lee, Kn…

    I remember seeing a few adverts in SU (iirc) ... with the headline "They Sold a Million" ... I think it had Bruce ... did those games each sell a million copies (or more) or did ...
    Skarpo Skarpo June 2005 Games
  • They Sold A MillionIn a similar vein to the 4th Dimension thread, I've just noticed one of my copies of They Sold A Million has got Spy Hunter on it instead of Beach He…

    In a similar vein to the 4th ... my copies of They Sold A Million has got Spy Hunter on ...
    RichB RichB November 2006 Infoseek database
  • They Sold a Million TZX problemHi yes it's me again :) I notice that the "They Sold a Million" TZX file on this site is corrupt. It doesn't load Daley Thompson's Decathlon (tape …

    ... notice that the "They Sold a Million" TZX file on this site ...
    ghbearman ghbearman May 2007 Infoseek database
  • They Stole A MillionA perfect TZX for this great game is still required, and I notice an original copy on eBay for just ?1.50 delivered to the UK! Might be of interest …

    A perfect TZX for this great ...
    Mousey Mousey September 2007 MIA/STP/SDP
  • They Stole a MillionI noticed that the tzx on the site is missing a Speedlock Block for Part 2. I don't own the original so cant make a perfect tzx, but I did recreate t…

    ... on the site is missing a Speedlock Block for Part ... was interesting to learn how a simple Speedlock 2 block works ... did SUB 239 LD B,A LD A,69 XOR B to ... block, anyway I put a second gap between them.

    Maybe someone could make a perfect TZX but in the ...
    nuggetreggae nuggetreggae June 2014 MIA/STP/SDP
  • Saving game progressI was just wondering if there is any way to save my game progress on they stole a million (just been searching through the loft and found it, remembe…

    ... my game progress on they stole a million (just been searching through the ... found it, remembered it was a chuckle so I downloaded it ...
    Ace Ace January 2002 Emulators
  • Tigress DesingsI've sourced a copy of They Stole A Million, which was written by Tigress Designs. I remembered the same company also wrote Think which was publishe…

    I've sourced a copy of They Stole A Million, which was written by Tigress ...
    Gilby Gilby November 2006 Infoseek database
  • And Another one!The lists keep coming! Good to get plenty of response on these so far, thanks. Box 4 Star Wars ? Domark Stars on the 128 (compilation) ? Ocean (Inte…

    ...
    Tetris ? Mirrorsoft
    They Stole a Million ? 39 Steps
    Thing Bounces ...
    Virus ? Firebird
    W.A.R. ? Martech
    The Way ... ) ? Domark Big Box
    Everyones a Wally ? Mikro-Gen
    [B ...
    jamorski jamorski November 2011 Sales
  • Collection Worth Saving?Hi, I've recently been reunited with my childhood collection of spectrum items - a boxed +2, original and a couple of Cheetah joysticks, loads of mag…

    ... ebay individually/together, offer to a collector or (god forbid!) just ... Wombles Budget
    They Sold a Million 3 Compilation Fighter Pilot, Ghostbuster ... Fu Master, Rambo
    They Stole A Million Tape
    Thunder Blade Tape ...
    Repton Roo Repton Roo February 2012 Games
  • What is this spectrum game I dimly remember?Hi all, Ages and ages ago the collective genius of this forum helped me identify a game of my childhood as 'They Stole A Million'. Well, another mys…

    ... my childhood as 'They Stole A Million'. Well, another mystery game ...
    It was a text adventure. I remember white ... text and a (maybe) dark purple ... game in a prison cell with a cup, a sink ... bars. After that, a little random wandering always ...
    BardanTheSlayer BardanTheSlayer March 2014 Games
  • Identify more games ...Hi all, I apologize for using this forum to prop up my memory (I was very, very young when i had my Spectrum), but this is another one of those thin…

    ... After you guys identified They Stole A Million and Earthbound I thought I ... (?) background and you controlled a bunch of tiny squares with ... same game, or bundled with, a 'battleships' version of same, ...

    This was a text/graphical adventure where you ...
    BardanTheSlayer BardanTheSlayer May 2014 Games
  • Games in which you play an anti-hero/baddieThere are plenty of games where the object is to either rescue someone or save the world etc. but how many games are available where the aim is to be…

    ... the following:

    They Stole A Million
    Jack The Nipper 1 ... ; 2
    How To Be A Complete B....

    Technically ...
    Nick Nick November 2016 Games
  • HELP HELP HELP HELPcan u please help me remember the name of an old speccy game in which u have to buy blueprints for robberys on different banks/jewelers etc, once bou…

    Sounds very much 'They Stole a Million' by Ariolasoft UK Ltd available in the WOS archive of course.
    The ZX-Files The ZX-Files February 2001 Sales
  • The Boss (Not a footy game, a game about robbery)Can anyone help me.. I remember about 17 years ago now, i was in Tandy, and in the bargain bucket was a game called The Boss. Now i am fully aware t…

    Try "They Stole A Million" by Ariolasoft

    [ This Message was edited by: GeeKay on 2002-04-05 15:47 ]
    GeeKay GeeKay April 2002 Games
  • Choosing a single gameJust food for thought: Suppose you were allowed to play only one Speccy game for a period of a) today b) one week c) one month, what game would it be?

    They Stole A Million

    Brilliant game, could spend hours planning, working out routes of guards, camera times etc...

    One of the best games ever that I played, love it.
    Anonymous Anonymous October 2002 Games
  • Unusual games...Can anyone recommend any "unusual" speccy games? Rather than more common game styles - shoot-er-ups, platformers, racing games, sports games etc etc …

    I was playing this a while back...

    Score ... 3020 by Toposoft.

    A sort of shoot 'em up ... don't know!) but in a strange pinball kind of way ... nicely different too... and They Stole a Million



    [ This ...
    BadBeard BadBeard February 2003 Games
  • Unusual games...Can anyone recommend any "unusual" speccy games? Rather than more common game styles - shoot-er-ups, platformers, racing games, sports games etc etc …

    ... :
    I was playing this a while back...

    Score ... 3020 by Toposoft.

    A sort of shoot 'em up ... don't know!) but in a strange pinball kind of way ... nicely different too... and They Stole a Million



    [ This ...
    Javier Alca?iz Javier Alca?iz February 2003 Games
  • GamesJust recently I've been trawling the archive for games I've never played and came across some interesting ones The Sidney/Vera Cruz affair, Deus Ex m…

    'They Stole a Million' by Ariolasoft is another great game of this ilk.
    PJYeovil PJYeovil February 2006 Games
  • speccy crimeshello i was wondering,what crimes did you learn from spectrum games.i learned cut-and-shut cars from automania.what did anybody else learn from spec…

    They Stole a Million would probably be a good starting point for a wannabe thief. I suppose Leaderboard helps you learn to spoil good walks.
    MartinUK MartinUK July 2006 Games
  • What are your favorite Spectrum games?[FONT="System"][/FONT] If anybody has asked this question before, please forgive me as I'm new to the WorldofSpectrum forums, but what are your favo…

    done before but not for a while , i love these lists< ...
    Bomb jack
    They stole a million
    Pyjamarama
    Quazatron
    sirclive1 sirclive1 December 2006 Games
  • They Stole A MillionI've been playing 'They Stole A Million' for a couple of days now, and I have to say this is a really great game. This game passed me by back in the…

    They may have stole a million, but perhaps they didn't sell a million. So maybe ... those 'They Sold a Million' compilations. Did they really sell a million, the games ...
    Collie Collie March 2007 Games
  • unheralded classic games...(in your opinion, of course.) [U]Kane[/U] great cowboy adventure game in 4 stages, I used to play this all the time. 1. shoot birds down (presumabl…

    Master mariner
    Worse things happen at sea
    Smuggler
    They stole a million
    Their finest hour
    Project future
    Rapscallion
    180
    Hyperbowl

    a few there to have a go at.
    sirclive1 sirclive1 April 2007 Games
  • unheralded classic games...(in your opinion, of course.) [U]Kane[/U] great cowboy adventure game in 4 stages, I used to play this all the time. 1. shoot birds down (presumabl…

    [QUOTE=pepst;197344]Xeno - a very good futuristic sport game ( ... gem, very addictive.
    They stole a million
    Enterprise
    The last ...
    zx1 zx1 November 2007 Games
  • Thief-em-ups?Let's see... Phantomas Goody Robber

    they stole a million
    Jumping Stack Jumping Stack February 2008 Games
  • Best strategy gameWhat are your favourite strategy games? And don't say Stonkers, although it was fun for a little while in those early days. Mine's Desert Rats. A tr…

    Is "They Stole A Million" considered any good? I keep meaning to give that a whirl.
    NickH NickH July 2008 Games
  • Best strategy gameWhat are your favourite strategy games? And don't say Stonkers, although it was fun for a little while in those early days. Mine's Desert Rats. A tr…

    ... Rebelstar games and also They stole a million.
    My fave non speccy ...
    zx1 zx1 July 2008 Games
  • Crime gameswhat are the top five games in which you play a criminal/crime boss? Are there any really good ones where you can commit lots of different crimes? A…

    ... Stole a Million fits the description very well.
    Crimebusters is a ... I guess
    For a really bad game there ... is Gotcha - a nasty piece of work ... that was a strange choice on last ... sure somene mentioned Mugsy - a great game of guess ...
    Jumping Stack Jumping Stack June 2009 Games
  • Crime gameswhat are the top five games in which you play a criminal/crime boss? Are there any really good ones where you can commit lots of different crimes? A…

    ... /> Mugsy's Revenge
    They Stole A Million
    umm...Theatre Europe ? (depending ...
    Dwayne Dibley Dwayne Dibley June 2009 Games
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