Thinking Rabbit

Thinking Rabbit
TypePublic
IndustryVideo games
Founded1982; 44 years ago (1982)
HeadquartersJapan
Key peopleHiroyuki Imabayashi (president)
ProductsVideo games
Websitehttps://thinkingrabbit.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. The company is known for mystery adventure games such as Keyhole Murder and for being the original publisher of Sokoban.

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

Games

Year Title Platform
1982 Sokoban NEC PC-8801
1984 T.N.T. Bomb Bomb Fujitsu FM-7
1984 Sokoban 2 NEC PC-8801, Fujitsu FM-7, Fujitsu FM-8
1985 Keyhole Murder NEC PC-8801, Fujitsu FM-7
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. ↑ MDC 新着情報 [MDC New Arrivals]. Famicom Winning Guide [ja] (in Japanese). No. 88. 1990-02-02. p. 87.
  2. ↑ 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) [ja] (in Japanese). December 1983. pp. 136–139.
  3. ↑ ソフトハウス訪問 [Visiting a Software Company]. POPCOM (in Japanese). June 1984. p. 131.
  4. ↑ 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.
  5. ↑ 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.
  6. ↑ "TNT BOMb BOMb". POPCOM (in Japanese). August 1984. p. 76.