How much $$$ did you manage to rob in They $tole A Million back in the day? 😇🕹👌 =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= More from 1986: tinyurl.com/1986-C64-GAMES My Top Picks: tinyurl.com/CCGS-BEST-GAMES
This was the inspiration for Der Clou (The Clue / The Sting) by Neo Software on Amiga and DOS, one of my all-time favourites. I would have loved They Stole a Million if I had known it back then.
I loved this game. A friend had it and we used to stay up late planning our heists. It was fun because it was hard and demanded you were both smart and creative. Lots of trial and error. We were kids after all. I always wondered why noone made a more modern take on it through the years. It's a brilliant concept after all.
Sounds suspiciously like some cheeky game designer was quietly teaching people how to program a computer. :) I'd heard of this one, but never got the pleasure of playing it. It's a pleasure hearing it explained in depth.
It really is a great game, yet it requires a lot of patience and planning - I always remember pulling off the perfect heist as a kid! I haven't been able to perfectly replicate it since haha... I had much more patience back in the 80s 😇🕹️👌
Only played it briefly. What I learned is that if you're doing a robbery, you have to be in and out in less than 2 minutes. Sounds too difficult, so decided to avoid crime.
You can get it down to a fine art with good micro management, but its one of those titles that you really need to invest time in to enjoy thoroughly - it was very addictive though 😇🕹️👌
LOL! Leverage: The Video Game. This game looks pretty cool! I may have to give this one a whirl. I like the "heist mastermind" idea. I've gotta say... I didn't expect to see something like this on the C64. Such a versatile little machine with such a wide variety of games.
Absolutely - the sheer multitude of different gaming styles on the Commodore 64 made me a very proud owner and is something I look back on very fondly to this day 😇🕹️👌
For kids under about 13 or 14 I don't imagine this would excite them too much, but for the later teens and older I can see where they'd appreciate the appeal.
They should've turned it into a teenage dating simulator, where you're juggling multiple girlfriends like a rom-com ninja, using blueprints and schematics to dodge awkward encounters and keep your secret life of "monogamy in disguise" intact! Ahhh those were the days 😇🕹️👌
I always wanted to look for this game to my Commodore 64 - and still want to 😹. They may have stolen a million 😹, but at least, Ben Daglish made a million with his brilliant music 🎵🎶 works on the Commodore 64 and Amiga 😸😺👍🕹️.
This makes it to my top 5 C64 games list. Losing only to likes of Ultima IV + V and Mars Saga. This was so much fun, optimizing the robberies. And I used to boss to do some looting too, not just to sit back as a lookout.
That background music sounds so familiar. Is it from an early 1980s arcade game? It does sound kind of like the Double Dragon (1987) arcade demo-play music, which I like a lot. If so, then is it a SID version? Thanks. :)
How much $$$ did you manage to rob in They $tole A Million back in the day? 😇🕹👌
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More from 1986: tinyurl.com/1986-C64-GAMES
My Top Picks: tinyurl.com/CCGS-BEST-GAMES
This was the inspiration for Der Clou (The Clue / The Sting) by Neo Software on Amiga and DOS, one of my all-time favourites. I would have loved They Stole a Million if I had known it back then.
This is what I immediately saw in its gameplay. A cool 8-bit version of the VGA PC game The Clue.
Yeah, the guys who made that apparently went on to be part of Austrian division of Rockstar Productions! 😇🕹️👌
I loved this game. A friend had it and we used to stay up late planning our heists. It was fun because it was hard and demanded you were both smart and creative. Lots of trial and error. We were kids after all.
I always wondered why noone made a more modern take on it through the years. It's a brilliant concept after all.
There actually are remakes like "Der Clou / The Clou"
Superb memories - yeah I'd like to see this one remade... the concept was superb! I did enjoy playing 'Payday' on my PC back in the day too 😇🕹️👌
@@CheekyCommodoreGamer Never played that one. Noticed it has several sequels though.
Freddy Starr Ate My Ham-Sandwich 😂😂
Sounds about right! 😂🕹️👌
Sounds suspiciously like some cheeky game designer was quietly teaching people how to program a computer. :)
I'd heard of this one, but never got the pleasure of playing it. It's a pleasure hearing it explained in depth.
It really is a great game, yet it requires a lot of patience and planning - I always remember pulling off the perfect heist as a kid! I haven't been able to perfectly replicate it since haha... I had much more patience back in the 80s 😇🕹️👌
Only played it briefly. What I learned is that if you're doing a robbery, you have to be in and out in less than 2 minutes. Sounds too difficult, so decided to avoid crime.
You can get it down to a fine art with good micro management, but its one of those titles that you really need to invest time in to enjoy thoroughly - it was very addictive though 😇🕹️👌
LOL! Leverage: The Video Game. This game looks pretty cool! I may have to give this one a whirl. I like the "heist mastermind" idea. I've gotta say... I didn't expect to see something like this on the C64. Such a versatile little machine with such a wide variety of games.
Absolutely - the sheer multitude of different gaming styles on the Commodore 64 made me a very proud owner and is something I look back on very fondly to this day 😇🕹️👌
For kids under about 13 or 14 I don't imagine this would excite them too much, but for the later teens and older I can see where they'd appreciate the appeal.
ah, games like this always remind me of my teenage years, and I never played this game.
They should've turned it into a teenage dating simulator, where you're juggling multiple girlfriends like a rom-com ninja, using blueprints and schematics to dodge awkward encounters and keep your secret life of "monogamy in disguise" intact! Ahhh those were the days 😇🕹️👌
Hey just because we're playing as criminals doesn't mean we are controlling villains,
Looks pretty good ❤
Great game, technically brilliant 😇🕹️👌
Absolutely loved the atmosphere of _Mugsy's Revenge_ as a child... ...until I got a history lesson when I finally 'won' the game...
I almost forgot about that Melbourne House classic! Great game indeed 😇🕹️👌
I always wanted to look for this game
to my Commodore 64 - and still want to 😹.
They may have stolen a million 😹,
but at least, Ben Daglish made a million
with his brilliant music 🎵🎶 works on
the Commodore 64 and Amiga 😸😺👍🕹️.
Ben was a legendary musician... some unforgettable tunes for the C64 😇🕹️👌
A game The Completionist wouldn't have been removed from :P
Very true indeed! 😇🕹️👌
This makes it to my top 5 C64 games list. Losing only to likes of Ultima IV + V and Mars Saga. This was so much fun, optimizing the robberies. And I used to boss to do some looting too, not just to sit back as a lookout.
That background music sounds so familiar. Is it from an early 1980s arcade game? It does sound kind of like the Double Dragon (1987) arcade demo-play music, which I like a lot. If so, then is it a SID version? Thanks. :)
Think i got the original big box version i tub with loads of other c64 games
I love having the physical copies of these classics, even looking at the boxart is very nostalgic 😇🕹️👌
Cool. I like the idea, not tried this
You should give it a whirl, it might become one of your favourites as it's pretty addictive once you learn all of the mechanics 😇🕹️👌