I-LOGIC

Download ROM I-LOGIC Instruction booklet

About I-LOGIC

I-LOGIC is the sequel to LOGIC, but to me is more than that.

LOGIC was my first “proper” game, I wrote it in the late 80s, and only a few people played it, since back then we had limited distribution channels.

After many years, in 2020, I recovered it from a cassette and improved a few things into what became LOGIC Remastered.

While doing that, I learned a lot and a few things happened:

  • I realized LOGIC did not made the best use of MSX capabilities that you can access with modern tools
  • I knew I could make a better platformer, but I did not want to change the original game too much
  • The ending of LOGIC teased a sequel, of which I completely forgot about. I took it as 12 year old me throwing me a challenge

For I-LOGIC, I wanted to make a game with modern “feel good” platformers mechanics. Things like double jump and wall jump, which were not something common in the 80s.

I also wanted the game to be fun and engaging, not difficult, which also made it stand out as different from the 80s. LOGIC was quite difficult.

Finally, picking keys felt bland and uninspiring, and I wanted to unlock abilities via items (an idea I explored in Shyre) as well as allowing a non-linear exploration.

I-LOGIC does inherit a few things from LOGIC, besides the protagonist and game style, both have considerable backtracking, conveyor belts, and even a few screens are laid out similarly.

All in all, I hope you enjoy this game. I keep LOGIC in a special place in my heart, and wanted to build a sequel that my younger self would be proud of

The Story

Taking the PGD-4 certification was quite an ordeal, but the results were worth it. Just after getting his new title, and little android LOGIC was offered a position as lead maintenance android at a high profile facility.

This company even has a proper first day orientation protocol where they show you your tools and the area. The future was looking bright.

Except that as soon as the day started there was a power failure, and the entire facility went into security lockdown… and LOGIC didn’t have time to even get their employee ID Card!

Of course, they wouldn’t offer such a large paycheck if the job was easy.

Time to get to work: first, get your tools; next, restore power. What’s that countdown? Probably nothing important, or they would have told me as part of the orientation day…

Better get going.