They Stole a Million (1987)
- Download the game as TAP/TZX
- Play the tape for a real Spectrum
- Run the game in an online ZX Spectrum emulator
They Stole a Million is a graphic adventure game released in 1987 by 39 Steps for the ZX Spectrum. The game was designed by Chris Palmer and programmed by Edgar Belka.
It is a single-player title featuring icon and menu-driven controls. The game supports Kempston and Interface 2 joysticks and utilizes a flip-screen system to navigate through the environments.
The cassette cost £8.95.
The game received critical acclaim, with an 85% score from Crash, a 4/5 rating from Sinclair User, and a 9/10 from Your Sinclair. It also earned several awards, including C+VG Hit, Your Sinclair Megagame, and ZX Computing Globella.
In Russia and the former Soviet Union, the game gained a cult following. The magazine Spectrofon featured detailed walkthroughs and strategic guides. Numerous independent Russian translations were produced, and the game saw many TR-DOS adaptations for disk users. Cracked versions also circulated on cassettes, including a release by Atossoft.
Found 1 cracked version (release) of the game