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s of the Japanese media franchise ''

Lupin the Third , also written as ''Lupin the Third'', ''Lupin the 3rd'', or ''Lupin the IIIrd'', is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Monkey Punch. It follows the endeavors of master thief Arsène Lupin III, the grandson of Arsèn ...

'' based on the manga written by

Monkey Punch , known by the pen name , was a Japanese manga artist, best known for his series ''Lupin III''. Life and career Katō was born in Hamanaka, Hokkaido; he began drawing at a very young age, but did not draw manga until junior high school, when h ...

beginning in 1967. Several ''Lupin III'' video games have been created. The first was a

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released to arcades in Japan by

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in 1980 as ''Lupin III''. A

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entitled ''

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'' was released to arcades in North America in 1983 by Stern. While it uses footage from ''

The Mystery of Mamo ''The Mystery of Mamo'', also known as ''The Secret of Mamo'', is a 1978 Japanese animated science fiction adventure action comedy film; it is the first animated film of the '' Lupin III'' franchise created by manga author Monkey Punch. The film w ...

'' and ''

The Castle of Cagliostro is a 1979 Japanese animated action-adventure comedy film co-written and directed by Hayao Miyazaki, with animation produced by Tokyo Movie Shinsha (TMS). It is the second feature film featuring Monkey Punch's master thief Arsène Lupin III, ...

'' to provide a gaming experience similar to ''

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'', it changes the characters' names and has an original plot. Epoch Co. released a second game called ''Lupin III'' for the Epoch Super Cassette Vision in Japan in 1984. Also in 1984, ''Lupin III: Legacy of Pandora'' was released for the

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. This game featured Clarisse from ''Castle of Cagliostro''. Two games were released for the MSX platform, both based on anime movies: ''Lupin III: The Castle of Cagliostro'' in 1987, and ''Lupin III: Legend of the Gold of Babylon'' in 1988. ''Lupin the 3rd: Hunt for the Treasure of Legend!'' was released for the

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on December 27, 1994. Sega released two games developed by

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for the

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arcade system: ''Lupin III The Shooting'', a

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game, in 2001, and ''Lupin III The Typing'', a typing game, in 2002.

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released '' Lupin the 3rd: Treasure of the Sorcerer King'' in Japan for the PlayStation 2 on November 8, 2002. This

was later released in North America on February 10, 2004. ''Lupin is Dead, Zenigata is in Love'', a stealth game developed by

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for the PlayStation 2, was released in Japan on February 22, 2007. In 2010, '' Lupin III: Shijō Saidai no Zunōsen'' was released for the Nintendo DS.

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Lupin III , also written as ''Lupin the Third'', ''Lupin the 3rd'', or ''Lupin the IIIrd'', is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Monkey Punch. It follows the endeavors of master thief Arsène Lupin III, the grandson of Arsèn ...