''Ali Baba and 40 Thieves'' is a maze

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released by

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1982 Events January * January 1 – In Malaysia and Singapore, clocks are adjusted to the same time zone, UTC+8 (GMT+8.00). * January 13 – Air Florida Flight 90 crashes shortly after takeoff into the 14th Street bridges, 14th Street Bridge in ...

. Players take the role of the famous Arabian hero who must fend off and kill the forty

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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

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port was made based on the MSX version.

Legacy

A clone for the Sinclair

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was published by

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in 1985 under the name ''Ali Baba''.

References

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