This is the first game in the Sokoban series. For other games in the series see the Sokoban category.

Sokoban | |
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Developer(s) | Hiroyuki Imabayashi |
Publisher(s) | ASCII Entertainment, Pony Canyon, Spectrum Holobyte, Thinking Rabbit |
Year released | 1982 |
System(s) | Commodore 64/128, DOS, Apple II, MSX, TRS-80 Color Computer, Game Boy, Sega SG-1000, Sega Game Gear |
Followed by | Sokoban 2 |
Series | Sokoban |
Japanese title | 倉庫番 |
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Genre(s) | Puzzle |
Players | 1 |
Modes | Single player |
Sokoban (倉庫番 Sōkoban?, warehouse keeper) was developed by Hiroyuki Imabayashi and released in 1982.
This guide reflects the commercial versions of the game whose title is Sokoban. However, not every version of the game published under this title is identical, as Sokoban as been released in several iterations since it was initially published in 1982. It was initially released as a simple puzzle game on many popular Japanese home computer platforms. It was followed up with an improved sequel in 1984, entitled Sokoban 2.
In 1985, Sega published their own conversion of the original game for the Sega SG-1000. In 1989, Pony Canyon released an updated version for the Game Boy which was partially based on Thinking Rabbit's Sokoban Perfect. It was released in the United States as Boxxle. In 1990, Riverhill Soft developed an updated conversion for the Sega Game Gear for Japan only.
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Japanese Game Boy cover
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American Game Boy cover
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Game Gear cover
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The first MSX level
Gameplay[edit | edit source]
It is a transport puzzle in which the player pushes boxes around a maze, viewed from above, and tries to put them in designated locations. Only one box may be pushed at a time, and boxes cannot be pulled. The puzzle is usually implemented as a video game.
Table of Contents
- Sokoban
- Sokoban 2
- Sokoban Toolkit
- Namida no Sokoban Special
- Sokoban Perfect
- Shijou Saidai no Sokoban
- Sokoban World
- Soukoban Deluxe
- Sokoban Revenge SX-68K: User no Gyakushuu-Hen
- Sokoban Select 30
- Super Sokoban
- Kyuukuoku no Sokoban
- Sokoban Basic
- Sokoban Basic 2
- Power Sokoban
- Sokoban Nanmon Shinan
- Sokoban Densetsu: Hikari to Yami no Kuni
- Sokoban DS