Square Logix

COMPUTE!'s Gazette · Issue 60 · June 1988 · C128 Native Mode · 40-Column

C128 — 40-Column Display

    **** COMMODORE 128 BASIC V7.0 ****

 122365 BYTES FREE

READY.


 [ EMULATOR NOT YET LOADED ]

 CLICK START GAME TO BEGIN

To start: Click Start Game. After the C128 boots, a Gazette disk notice appears — click inside the screen, press Enter for the menu, then press 1 to load Square Logix. Loading can take up to a minute — please wait. If the mouse cursor disappears, press Escape to release it.

About Square Logix

Square Logix is a Commodore 128 logic puzzle game written by Leonard Morris and published in COMPUTE!'s Gazette Issue 60, June 1988. The game runs exclusively in C128 native mode using the 40-column display.

Players must arrange squares or tiles in the correct configuration using keyboard input. The game is entirely keyboard-driven — no joystick is required. Leonard Morris served as both coder and graphics artist on this title.

This game is preserved here as part of the Morris Games Archive, a family preservation effort maintained by Jaymes Morris (Leonard's grandson).

How to Play

Starting: Click Start Game to initialize the C128 emulator. When the BASIC prompt appears, load the game from disk using the LOAD command shown above the screen.

Controls: Square Logix uses keyboard controls — no joystick is needed. Specific key bindings will be shown in-game once the program loads.

Objective: Arrange all squares into the correct order or pattern to solve each puzzle. Logic and planning are more important than speed.

Tip: Click inside the emulator canvas after it loads to ensure keyboard input is captured by the emulator.

Publication History

Publisher: COMPUTE! Publications — COMPUTE!'s Gazette

Issue: Number 60

Cover Date: June 1988

Platform: Commodore 128 (native mode, 40-column display)

Disk Image: 1988-06.d64 (Gazette Issue 60 companion disk)

COMPUTE!'s Gazette was a major American computer magazine dedicated to Commodore computers, published from 1983 to 1995. Each issue included a companion disk with programs submitted by readers and contributors.

Attribution & Rights

Game Author: Leonard Morris

Roles: Code, Graphics

Originally Published In: COMPUTE!'s Gazette, Issue 60 (June 1988)

Archive Maintained By: Jaymes Morris (grandson)

Leonard Morris was a hobbyist programmer who published seven Commodore 128 games in major American computer magazines between 1988 and 1989. He passed away in 2018.

This archive is a personal preservation effort. The games are presented here for historical and educational purposes, to document Leonard Morris's work and make it accessible to future generations.

If you have questions about the archive, permissions, or knew Leonard Morris personally, please reach out: jaymestmorris16@gmail.com