Software:Boxxle
Boxxle[lower-alpha 1] is a 1989 sokoban puzzle video game for the Game Boy developed by Atelier Double Co. and published by Pony Canyon in Japan and FCI in North America[1] and Europe.[2][3] The game was one of the first licensed third-party titles for the Game Boy.[4] A sequel, Boxxle II, was released in 1990.
Gameplay
Similar to other sokoban puzzles, the objective of Boxxle is to manoevure the player to push a series of boxes on dots in designated positions to clear the level.[5] The game features 108 levels.[6] An edit mode allows the player to create and modify their own levels.[5] The game uses a password system for players to save progress.[7]
Reception
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Several critics praised the challenge and addictiveness of the sokoban puzzles.[5][8][6] Electronic Gaming Monthly praised the level of thought and planning required to solve the puzzles, although found the game "gets so hard and complex it becomes more of a chore".[5] Comparing the game to Tetris, Computer & Video Games praised the game as "simple but effective", "infuriatingly addictive", and ideal for the Game Boy.[8] TOTAL! found the game "unspectacular-looking", unexciting and lacking variety, and the puzzle concept "too basic [to] hold interest for long".[6] Comic Book Resources and TheGamer retrospectively described Boxxle as one of the most difficult titles for the Game Boy.[9][10]
Notes
- ↑ Known in Japan as 倉庫番 (Sōkoban)
References
- ↑ "Plug It In". The Games Machine (Newsfield Publications) (23): 20. October 1989. https://archive.org/details/the-games-machine-23/page/n19/mode/1up.
- ↑ "履歴1989" (in ja). http://www.double.co.jp/hp1989.htm.
- ↑ "履歴1991" (in ja). http://www.double.co.jp/hp1991.htm.
- ↑ "FCI's Little Boxes". Games Magazine (100): Software Games supplement 6. October 1989. https://archive.org/details/games-100-1989-october/page/n45/mode/2up?q=boxxle.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 "Boxxle". Electronic Gaming Monthly (9): 22. April 1990. https://archive.org/details/Electronic_Gaming_Monthly_09/page/n23/mode/2up?q=boxxle.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 "Boxxle". TOTAL! (9): 37. September 1992. https://archive.org/details/total-9-september-1992/page/n35/mode/2up?q=boxxle.
- ↑ Weiss, Brett Alan. "Boxxle". Archived from the original on 15 November 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20141115011450/http://www.allgame.com/game.php?id=1028.
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 "Soko Ban". Computer & Video Games (96): 119. November 1989. https://archive.org/details/c-vg-96-1989-11/page/118.
- ↑ Looker, Gavin (7 March 2024). "The Most Difficult Game Boy Games". https://www.thegamer.com/gameboy-most-difficult-games/. Retrieved 7 January 2026.
- ↑ Hughes, Marley (17 July 2025). "10 Hardest Game Boy Games of All Time, Ranked By Difficulty". https://www.cbr.com/hardest-game-boy-games-ever-made-ranked-by-difficulty/. Retrieved 7 January 2026.
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