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Thinking Rabbit
TypePublic
IndustryVideo games
Founded1982 (1982)
HeadquartersJapan
Key peopleHiroyuki Imabayashi (president)
ProductsVideo games
Websitethinkingrabbit.jp

Thinking Rabbit (有限会社シンキングラビット, Yūgen gaisha Shinkingurabitto) was a video game developer and publisher based in Takarazuka, Japan, founded by Hiroyuki Imabayashi, with sources differing on the founding date: 1982[1] and spring 1983.[2] The company is known for mystery adventure games such as Keyhole Murder[3] and for being the original publisher of Sokoban.[4][5][6][7]

Falcon, a Japanese software company, currently owns the trademark and copyright to Thinking Rabbit's work.[8]

Games

Year Title Platform
1982 Sokoban NEC PC-8801
1983 Keyhole Murder[9] NEC PC-8801, Fujitsu FM-7
1984 T.N.T. Bomb Bomb[10][11][12][13] NEC PC-8801, NEC PC-8001mkII, Fujitsu FM-7
1984 Sokoban 2 NEC PC-8801, Fujitsu FM-7, Fujitsu FM-8
1987 Jikai Shounen Met Mag Famicom Disk System
1988 The Man I Love NEC PC-8801, MSX2, Sharp X68000
1988 Casablanca: Ni Ai Wo Satsujinsha Ha Jikuu Wo Koete MSX2, Sharp X68000
1988 8 Eyes Nintendo Entertainment System
1990 Hydlide 3 Special Version Sharp X68000
1991 Mega Man II Game Boy
1992 Superman Sega Genesis
1995 Maten Densetsu: Senritsu no Ooparts Super Famicom
unknown Madeleine NEC PC-8801
1985 A Clown Murder Case NEC PC-8801, Sharp X68000
unreleased UWC Nintendo Entertainment System

References

  1. ↑ ごあいさつ [Greetings]. Sokoban.jp (in Japanese). Falcon Co., Ltd. Archived from the original on January 16, 2026. Retrieved February 9, 2026.
  2. ↑ 今林宏行を中心とする個性派集団。これこそシンキングラビットだ [An Unconventional Group Centered Around Hiroyuki Imabayashi: This Is Thinking Rabbit]. Login (in Japanese). ASCII Corporation. October 1984. p. 92–93.
  3. ↑ MDC 新着情報 [MDC New Arrivals]. Famicom Winning Guide (in Japanese). No. 88. 1990-02-02. p. 87.
  4. ↑ 考えるウサギはパソコンの野を駆ける! [The thinking rabbit runs through the fields of the computer!]. ログイン (雑誌) (in Japanese). December 1983. pp. 136–139.
  5. ↑ ソフトハウス訪問 [Visiting a Software Company]. POPCOM (in Japanese). June 1984. p. 131.
  6. ↑ 作者が語る自信のニューソフト [The creator proudly presents their new software]. POPCOM (in Japanese). March 1985. pp. 28–30.
  7. ↑ "'93ソフト[全国行脚編]シンキングラビット" [Software '93 [Nationwide Tour] Thinking Rabbit]. Dengeki Oh (in Japanese). Vol. 1, no. 2. MediaWorks. March 1, 1993. p. 33.
  8. ↑ ファルコン株式会社について [About Falcon Corporation] (in Japanese). Falcon Co., Ltd. Retrieved 5 June 2025.
  9. ↑ "Key-Hole Murder". Login (in Japanese). ASCII. November 1983. pp. 17–19.
  10. ↑ "TNT BOMb BOMb". POPCOM (in Japanese). Vol. 2, no. 8. August 1, 1984. p. 76.
  11. ↑ "TNT Bomb Bomb". PiO (in Japanese). Vol. 1, no. 5. August 11, 1984. p. 86.
  12. ↑ "TNT Bomb Bomb". Login (in Japanese). ASCII. July 1984. p. 14.
  13. ↑ "TNT Bomb Bomb". Login (in Japanese). ASCII. October 1984. p. 17.

External links

  • (in Japanese) Official website
  • (in Japanese) RetroPC.NET Thinking Rabbit Page (archived)
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