Super Boy Allan

Super Boy Allan (スーパーボーイアラン, Sūpā Bōi Aran) is an educational video game developed by Asmik Corporation for the Family Computer Disk System, and published by Sunsoft in 1987.^[1]

Super Boy Allan is the second installment in Sunsoft and Asmik's Intelligence Game trilogy. It is preceded by Adian no Tsue (1986), and followed by Chisoko Tairiku Orudora (1987).^[2]

In the game, Allan Colada journeys from his home in the foothills into the mountains to retrieve a remedy for his sister Leela's fever.

Gameplay

To progress through most game screens, the player must push, kick, or pull logs to clear a path to the exit, as well as to solve arithmetic equations and inequality statements involving fractions.^[3]

The mechanics of the log-pushing puzzles are comparable to those in the Eggerland video game franchise, which in turn derive from Sokoban (1982). However, by using a rope (which are in limited supply), Allan can also pull a log away. Kicking a log toward an enemy defeats the enemy.

The design of the game world is patterned on Nintendo's action-adventure game The Legend of Zelda (1986).

See also

• Donkey Kong Jr. Math (1983)
• Golden Axe Warrior (1991)
• List of Family Computer Disk System games
• List of video games published by Sunsoft

References