ArcadeOverview
Lupin III, also known as Lupin Sansei, is a crime-themed maze game developed and released by Taito for arcades in Japan on April 1980.
The first video game adaptation of the manga and anime series of the same name, Lupin III tasks the player, as the titular burgler, with securing eight money bags from the top of the screen to the bottom, avoiding all guards (including dogs and the Inspector) patrolling the premises.
An early example of a stealth action game, Lupin III's protagonist does not have any offensive maneuvers against his pursuers, relying solely on taking the correct path and using magical power to teleport to another random location (which makes use of a "M. Energy" gauge). It features a risk-reward system where players can collect two money bags at once to clear the stage faster and receive bonus points, at the cost of moving slower.
It was later included in the Egret II Mini micro-console.
