Boxxle

Nintendo exclusive

The player must maneuver boxes in a warehouse in order to make enough money to woo his desired girlfriend.

Released: 1 September 1989
Platforms: Game Boy
Genres: Puzzle Strategy
Developers: Thinking Rabbit
Publishers: Fujisankei Communications International
Modes: Single-player
Perspective: Bird view / Isometric
Themes: Action Drama
Country: Japan
Languages: English, Japanese

About

Boxxle 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 and Europe.

The game was one of the first licensed third-party titles for the Game Boy. released in Japan for the Game Boy on September 1, 1989. A sequel, Boxxle II, was released in 1990.

›Story

I need a gift to get a girl's attention.

But I don't have the money.

Let's go to the warehouse!

Keywords

2d
difficult
pixel art
level selection
2d animation
block puzzle
stage selection
flowers

Media

The articlegameplay, story, development, reception

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. The game features 108 levels. An edit mode allows the player to create and modify their own levels. The game uses a password system for players to save progress.

Reception

Boxxle was released in Japan for the Game Boy on September 1, 1989.

Several critics praised the challenge and addictiveness of the sokoban puzzles. 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". Comparing the game to Tetris, Computer & Video Games praised the game as "simple but effective", "infuriatingly addictive", and ideal for the Game Boy. TOTAL!