Soko-Ban
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Soko-Ban is a classic puzzle game, 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.
Spellings
- ๅๅบซ็ช - Japanese spelling
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Credits (MSX version)
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| Subject | User | Date |
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| How to use the level editor? | Nowhere Girl (8605) | 2022-05-15 15:28:14 |
Trivia
1001 Video Games
Sokoban appears in the book 1001 Video Games You Must Play Before You Die by General Editor Tony Mott.
NEC version
The first edition of Soko-Ban was programmed in BASIC on the NEC PC-8801 computer. It had twenty levels, of which the latter ten had false walls which had to be passed through in order to solve the mazes. This feature was not retained in later ports.
Sharp X1 version
The X1 version, which is also written in BASIC, features 18 levels. In Level 16-18 the walls are invisible. You have to navigate the level with the help of a minimap in the corner of the screen.
Sharp PA version
The game also received a port for Sharps PA series of personal assistant devices. It's played on a 96x64 LCD.
Title translation
Sลkoban means "warehouse duty" in Japanese.
Awards
- Commodore Format
- June 1991 (Issue 9) - listed in the A to Z of Classic Games article (Great)
- Power Play
- 1987 - #3 Best MS-DOS Game '87
Information also contributed by Indra was here and FatherJack
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- MobyGames ID: 1715
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Contributors to this Entry
Game added by emerging_lurker.
Commodore 64 added by Quapil. Epoch Game Pocket Computer added by Rola. TRS-80 CoCo added by Corn Popper. PC-6001, PC-8000, Sharp MZ-80B/2000/2500 added by Infernos. Apple II added by Servo. FM-7, PC-88, Sharp X1, SG-1000, MSX added by ะะณะณะธ ะััะณะต.
Additional contributors: Buuks, jean-louis, ะะณะณะธ ะััะณะต, Patrick Bregger, FatherJack, twitek.
Game added June 21st, 2000. Last modified February 22nd, 2023.