diff --git a/res/FX.CONF b/res/FX.CONF
index e714782cb..65ec393f2 100644
--- a/res/FX.CONF
+++ b/res/FX.CONF
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@ APPLE.RIPPLE
 DIAGONAL2
 STAR.BLOOM
 PALETTE.FIZZLE
+BOXES48.SYNC
 BUTTERFLY
 BUBBLES
 FLOWER.RIPPLE
diff --git a/src/fx/fx.hgr.48boxes.sync.a b/src/fx/fx.hgr.48boxes.sync.a
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..51ea1140c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/fx/fx.hgr.48boxes.sync.a
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+;license:MIT
+;(c) 2020 by 4am & qkumba
+;
+!cpu 6502
+!to "build/FX/BOXES48.SYNC",plain
+*=$6000
+
+USES_CLEAR = 0
+
+         !source "src/fx/fx.hgr.48boxes.common.a"
+
+         !byte $00,$FF,$00,$FF,$00,$FF,$00,$FF
+         !byte $FF,$00,$FF,$00,$FF,$00,$FF,$00
+         !byte $00,$FF,$00,$FF,$00,$FF,$00,$FF
+         !byte $FF,$00,$FF,$00,$FF,$00,$FF,$00
+         !byte $00,$FF,$00,$FF,$00,$FF,$00,$FF
+         !byte $FF,$00,$FF,$00,$FF,$00,$FF,$00
+
+StagesHi ; high bytes of address of drawing routine for each stage
+         !byte copy0F
+         !byte copy0E
+         !byte copy0D
+         !byte copy0C
+         !byte copy0B
+         !byte copy0A
+         !byte copy09
+         !byte copy08
+         !byte copy07
+         !byte copy06
+         !byte copy05
+         !byte copy04
+         !byte copy03
+         !byte copy02
+         !byte copy01
+         !byte copy00
+EndStagesHi