<s>
is	O
a	O
1983	B-Application
action-strategy	O
role-playing	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Kōji	O
Sumii	O
( 住井浩司	O
)	O
and	O
released	O
by	O
ASCII	O
for	O
the	O
Sharp	B-Device
X1	I-Device
computer	O
,	O
followed	O
by	O
ports	O
to	O
the	O
MSX	B-Operating_System
,	O
FM-7	B-Device
,	O
NEC	B-Device
PC-6001	I-Device
,	O
NEC	B-Device
PC-8801	I-Device
and	O
NEC	B-Operating_System
PC-9801	I-Operating_System
computer	O
platforms	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
an	O
altered	O
version	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
Family	O
Computer	O
console	O
and	O
later	O
the	O
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
service	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
responsible	O
for	O
laying	O
the	O
foundations	O
for	O
the	O
tactical	O
role-playing	O
game	O
genre	O
,	O
or	O
the	O
"	O
simulation	O
RPG	O
"	O
genre	O
as	O
it	O
is	O
known	O
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
with	O
its	O
blend	O
of	O
role-playing	O
and	O
strategy	B-Application
game	I-Application
elements	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
has	O
also	O
variously	O
been	O
described	O
as	O
an	O
early	O
example	O
of	O
an	O
action	B-Application
role-playing	I-Application
game	I-Application
,	O
an	O
early	O
prototype	O
real-time	O
strategy	B-Application
game	I-Application
,	O
and	O
a	O
unique	O
reverse	O
tower	B-Application
defense	I-Application
game	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Originally	O
developed	O
in	O
1983	B-Application
for	O
the	O
Sharp	B-Device
X1	I-Device
computer	O
,	O
it	O
won	O
ASCII	O
Entertainment	O
's	O
first	O
"	O
Software	O
Contest	O
"	O
and	O
was	O
sold	O
boxed	O
by	O
them	O
that	O
year	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
MSX	B-Operating_System
port	O
was	O
then	O
released	O
in	O
1984	B-Application
,	O
followed	O
in	O
1985	B-Application
by	O
versions	O
for	O
the	O
S1	O
,	O
PC-6000mkII	O
,	O
PC-8801	B-Device
,	O
PC-9801	B-Operating_System
,	O
FM-7	B-Device
and	O
the	O
Family	O
Computer	O
(	O
the	O
latter	O
released	O
on	O
December	O
14	O
,	O
1985	B-Application
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
LOGiN	O
Magazine	O
's	O
November	O
1984	B-Application
issue	O
featured	O
a	O
sequel	O
for	O
the	O
X1	B-Device
entitled	O
New	O
Bokosuka	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
with	O
the	O
source	O
code	O
included	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
also	O
included	O
in	O
Tape	O
Login	O
Magazine	O
's	O
November	O
1984	B-Application
issue	O
,	O
but	O
never	O
sold	O
in	O
any	O
other	O
form	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PC-8801	B-Device
version	O
used	O
to	O
be	O
sold	O
as	O
a	O
download	O
from	O
Enterbrain	O
and	O
was	O
ported	O
for	O
the	O
i-Mode	O
service	O
in	O
2004	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Famicom	O
version	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
on	O
April	B-Application
8	I-Application
,	I-Application
2008	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
sequel	O
,	O
Bokosuka	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
II	I-Application
was	O
released	O
in	O
Japan	O
on	O
November	O
10	O
,	O
2016	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
western	O
version	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
February	O
2017	O
for	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
and	O
October	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
version	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
March	O
19	O
,	O
2020	O
in	O
Japan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
earlier	O
X1	B-Device
,	O
MSX	B-Operating_System
and	O
PC	O
computer	O
versions	O
,	O
however	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
starts	O
with	O
a	O
complete	O
army	O
and	O
may	O
gain	O
some	O
extra	O
knights	O
by	O
freeing	O
them	O
from	O
prison	O
cells	O
,	O
not	O
from	O
trees	O
or	O
rocks	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
can	O
control	O
three	O
chess-like	O
units	O
:	O
the	O
King	O
,	O
Knight	O
,	O
and	O
Pawn	O
.	O
</s>
