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Soko-Ban

"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."

Thinking Rabbit·Thinking Rabbit·Spectrum HoloByte, Inc.·Tandy·Sega Enterprises, Ltd.·ASCII Corporation· December 1, 1982· Main Game
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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.

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Commodore C64/128/MAX
Standard
NA
Dec 31, 1984
MSX
Standard
JP
Dec 31, 1984
Apple II
Standard
NA
Dec 31, 1984
TRS-80 Color Computer
Standard
NA
Dec 31, 1988
Sharp X1
Standard
JP
Dec 31, 1983
FM-7
Standard
JP
Dec 1, 1982
DOS
Standard
NA
Dec 31, 1984
NEC PC-6000 Series
Standard
JP
Dec 31, 1983
PC-8800 Series
Standard
JP
Dec 1, 1982
SG-1000
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JP
Dec 1, 1985
User Score
71 /100
Mixed or Average
Based on 17 ratings
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Score Guide
90–100
Universal Acclaim
75–89
Generally Favorable
50–74
Mixed or Average
Users
20–49
Generally Unfavorable
0–19
Overwhelming Dislike