Take the Money and Run!

About

Take the Money and Run! is a two-player arcade game where you navigate mazes to boost your net worth while outmaneuvering opponents and computer-controlled robots. Each maze represents an economic challenge, like Income or Inflation, where catching bright robots earns cash and avoiding dark ones preserves it. Players use joysticks to move, duck under low passages, and collide with robots or walls to trigger penalties or strategy shifts. The goal is to hit $1 million first, balancing cooperation, sabotage, and maze-hunting to maximize gains. What stands out is the sheer variety: over a trillion unique maze combos ensure nearly endless replayability. Released on December 31, 1978, it’s a quirky blend of economic theory and chaos, letting players team up to corner robots or trip each other into penalties. Short matches test reflexes, while custom long games let you chase any cash target. The robots’ shifting behaviors and the risk/reward of maze layouts make every move tense, even if the dollar math feels a little primitive by today’s standards.