Soko-Ban

Overview

Sokoban ("warehouse keeper") is a is a classic puzzle game created in 1981 by Hiroyuki Imabayashi, and published in 1982 by Thinking Rabbit, a software house based in Takarazuka, Japan. In 1984 the ASCII Corporation published a version produced by Khaled Bentebal. It was the basis of numerous clones in the later years. It is set in a warehouse. On each level, the player must push crates (from square to square) to get them onto designated spots; once each crate is on a marked spot, the level is complete. Crates can only be pushed one at a time (so two crates next to each other cannot be pushed together), and cannot be pulled--so it's possible to get a crate stuck in a corner, where it cannot be retrieved! By the last levels, you must plan 40 steps in advance.

Developed by

Thinking Rabbit

Published by

Spectrum HoloByte, Inc., Thinking Rabbit, Tandy, Sega Enterprises, Ltd., ASCII Corporation

Facts

Game modes

Single player, Multiplayer

Player perspectives

Bird view / Isometric

Release dates

• FM-7: Dec 1, 1982
• PC-8800 Series: Dec 1, 1982
• NEC PC-6000 Series: 1983
• Sharp X1: 1983
• Apple II: 1984
• Commodore C64/128/MAX: 1984
• DOS: 1984
• MSX: 1984
• SG-1000: Dec 1, 1985
• TRS-80 Color Computer: 1988