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Ali Baba and 40 Thieves

Ali Baba and 40 Thieves is a maze arcade game released by Sega in 1982. Players take the role of the famous Arabian hero who must fend off and kill the forty thieves who are trying to steal his money. The game…

1 March 1982

Ali Baba and 40 Thieves is an arcade developed by Sega Enterprises, Ltd., released 1 March 1982 on Arcade and MSX.

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What Ali Baba and 40 Thieves is

Ali Baba and 40 Thieves is an arcade game developed by Sega Enterprises, Ltd. and released in 1982. It is available on Arcade and MSX.

The premise, in the publisher's words

Ali Baba and 40 Thieves is a maze arcade game released by Sega in 1982. Players take the role of the famous Arabian hero who must fend off and kill the forty thieves who are trying to steal his money. The game is based on the folk tale of the same name. It was ported to the MSX platform, and then a Vector-06c port was made based on the MSX version.
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How it plays

It is played from a bird view / isometric perspective. Its themes are action. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.

What it launched against

Ali Baba and 40 Thieves launched on 1 March 1982, within three weeks of Dig Dug and Pac-Man.

Released around the same time: Dig Dug, Pac-Man.

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When did Ali Baba and 40 Thieves come out?
Ali Baba and 40 Thieves was released on 1 March 1982 for Arcade and MSX.

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