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Revision as of 07:53, 7 November 2021

Squarez Deluxe
Squarez Deluxe cover
Developers
Adept Software
Publishers
Software Creations
Impulse Games
Release dates
DOS 1993

Key points

Re-released as freeware.

Availability

Source DRM Notes Keys OS
Developer website
DRM-free
Freeware release. Bundled with Jetpack.
DOS

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System Location
DOS <path-to-game>\SQUAREZ.CFG

Save game data location

System Location
DOS <path-to-game>\SQUAREZ.HIS
SQUAREZ.HIS contains high scores.

Video

Graphics feature State Notes
Widescreen resolution
Multi-monitor
Ultra-widescreen
4K Ultra HD
Field of view (FOV)
Windowed
For DOSBox toggle with Alt+ Enter (see the glossary page for other workarounds).
Borderless fullscreen windowed
See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Anisotropic filtering (AF)
Anti-aliasing (AA)
Vertical sync (Vsync)
For DOSBox use an unofficial build (see the glossary page for other workarounds).
60 FPS
120+ FPS

Input

Audio

Audio feature State Notes
Separate volume controls
Surround sound
Subtitles
Everything is text-based.
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost
For DOSBox change the priority background value in the DOSBox configuration file.

Localizations

Language UI Audio Sub Notes
English

Network

Multiplayer types

Type Native Players Notes
Local play
2 Versus
LAN play
Online play

Other information

Command line arguments

Commands can be used for SQUAREZ.EXE, e.g. run the game with SQUAREZ /J to disable joystick support.[1]
Command Description
/J Disable joystick
/M Disable mouse
/S0 No Sound
/S1 Use PC Speaker sound
/S2 Use Adlib or Sound Blaster compatible sound

API

Technical specs Supported Notes
DOS video modes VGA

System requirements

DOS
Minimum
Operating system (OS)
Processor (CPU) 8088 (XT) 286 (AT), 386, 486
System memory (RAM) 512K
Hard disk drive (HDD)
Video card (GPU) VGA


References

  1. TROUBLE.TXT in the installation folder.