# What was this video game?

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**Category:** The Game Room\
**Created:** [July 29, 2011, 5:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-this-video-game/590750 "2011-07-29T17:26:28Z")\
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**Author:** ![pkbites](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pkbites/32/204_2.png) [@pkbites](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pkbites)\
**Post date:** [July 29, 2011, 5:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-this-video-game/590750/1 "2011-07-29T17:26:28Z")

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Back in the early/mid 80’s there was an arcade game where one was a robber/crook being chased by police cars. During the chase you would drive over money. You got points for every dollar you drove over. The police would make verbal comments towards you, calling you names such as “dog drool”. What the heck was the name of this game.

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**Author:** ![Jophiel](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jophiel/32/66_2.png) [@Jophiel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jophiel)\
**Post date:** [July 29, 2011, 6:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-this-video-game/590750/2 "2011-07-29T18:56:23Z")

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[Thief](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thief_%28arcade_game%29)

From Wikiquotes:

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> **Dispatcher** (exasperated): Get out of the way! (sarcastic, breaking character) Oh, nice playing, Dog Drool.

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**Author:** ![pkbites](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pkbites/32/204_2.png) [@pkbites](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pkbites)\
**Post date:** [July 30, 2011, 3:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-this-video-game/590750/3 "2011-07-30T03:52:19Z")

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> [@Jophiel](#):
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> [Thief](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thief_%28arcade_game%29)
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> From Wikiquotes:

Yep. That’s it. Thanks! 🙂