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

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released by

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in 1982. 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

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platform, and then a Vector-06C port was made based on the MSX version.

Legacy

A clone for the

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was published by Suzy Soft in 1985 under the name ''Ali Baba''.

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''Ali Baba and 40 Thieves''
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1982 video games Arcade video games Maze games MSX games Multiplayer and single-player video games Sega arcade games Video games based on Arabian mythology Video games based on One Thousand and One Nights Video games developed in Japan Works based on Ali Baba {{maze-videogame-stub