diff --git a/ootw/Makefile b/ootw/Makefile
index 7c5af603..f5ca33cc 100644
--- a/ootw/Makefile
+++ b/ootw/Makefile
@@ -57,6 +57,7 @@ ootw_c2.o:	ootw_c2.s \
 	gr_copy.s gr_copy_offset.s gr_fast_clear.s gr_pageflip.s gr_unrle.s \
 	gr_putsprite.s gr_putsprite_flipped.s gr_putsprite_crop.s \
 	keyboard.s gr_run_sequence.s physicist.s \
+	ootw_c2_miners.s \
 	ootw_graphics/sprites/sprites_physicist.inc \
 	ootw_c2_cage.s ootw_c2_jail.s ootw_c2_elevator.s ootw_c2_intro.s \
 	ootw_graphics/cage/ootw_c2_cage.inc \
diff --git a/ootw/ootw_c2.s b/ootw/ootw_c2.s
index 684e2934..3f00da65 100644
--- a/ootw/ootw_c2.s
+++ b/ootw/ootw_c2.s
@@ -151,6 +151,9 @@ end_message:
 .include "random16.s"
 .include "keyboard.s"
 
+; background miners
+.include "ootw_c2_miners.s"
+
 ; room backgrounds
 .include "ootw_graphics/cage/ootw_c2_cage.inc"
 .include "ootw_graphics/l2jail/ootw_c2_jail.inc"
@@ -160,3 +163,5 @@ end_message:
 .include "ootw_graphics/l2intro/ootw_l2intro.inc"
 ; city movie
 .include "ootw_graphics/city/city_movie.inc"
+
+
diff --git a/ootw/ootw_c2_cage.s b/ootw/ootw_c2_cage.s
index 9b5c24fe..37e0ad23 100644
--- a/ootw/ootw_c2_cage.s
+++ b/ootw/ootw_c2_cage.s
@@ -54,6 +54,8 @@ cage_loop:
 	;=======================
 	; draw miners mining
 
+	jsr	ootw_draw_miners
+
 	;===============================
 	; check keyboard
 
diff --git a/ootw/ootw_c2_miners.s b/ootw/ootw_c2_miners.s
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..617eb8e6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ootw/ootw_c2_miners.s
@@ -0,0 +1,99 @@
+; Ootw Checkpoint2 -- the background miners
+;			I suspect they are working against their will
+
+ootw_draw_miners:
+
+	; move miners
+miner1:
+	lda	#10
+	sta	XPOS
+	lda	#32
+	sta	YPOS
+
+	lda	#0
+
+	inc	miner1_smc+1
+	bpl	miner1_nomove
+
+miner1_smc:
+	lda	#0		; smc
+	lsr
+	lsr
+	lsr
+	lsr
+miner1_nomove:
+	and	#$6
+	tay
+
+	lda     miner_sprites,Y
+        sta     INL
+        lda     miner_sprites+1,Y
+        sta     INH
+
+        jsr     put_sprite_crop
+
+miner2:
+
+
+
+	lda	#15
+	sta	XPOS
+	lda	#28
+	sta	YPOS
+
+	lda	#0
+
+	inc	miner2_smc+1
+	bpl	miner2_nomove
+
+miner2_smc:
+	lda	#67		; smc
+	lsr
+	lsr
+	lsr
+	lsr
+miner2_nomove:
+	and	#$6
+	tay
+
+	lda     miner_sprites,Y
+        sta     INL
+        lda     miner_sprites+1,Y
+        sta     INH
+
+	jmp     put_sprite_crop		; tail call
+
+
+miner_sprites:
+	.word	miner_sprite0
+	.word	miner_sprite1
+	.word	miner_sprite2
+	.word	miner_sprite3
+
+miner_sprite0:
+	.byte	3,4
+	.byte	$87,$7A,$AA
+	.byte	$55,$AA,$AA
+	.byte	$00,$AA,$AA
+	.byte	$55,$AA,$AA
+
+miner_sprite1:
+	.byte	3,4
+	.byte	$AA,$87,$AA
+	.byte	$55,$AA,$A7
+	.byte	$00,$AA,$AA
+	.byte	$55,$AA,$AA
+
+miner_sprite2:
+	.byte	3,4
+	.byte	$AA,$AA,$AA
+	.byte	$55,$8A,$77
+	.byte	$00,$AA,$A7
+	.byte	$55,$AA,$AA
+
+miner_sprite3:
+	.byte	3,4
+	.byte	$AA,$AA,$AA
+	.byte	$55,$AA,$7A
+	.byte	$00,$A8,$77
+	.byte	$55,$AA,$AA
diff --git a/ootw/ootw_graphics/cage/Makefile b/ootw/ootw_graphics/cage/Makefile
index e99fbe07..52b3409b 100644
--- a/ootw/ootw_graphics/cage/Makefile
+++ b/ootw/ootw_graphics/cage/Makefile
@@ -8,8 +8,8 @@ all:	ootw_c2_cage.inc
 #####
 
 ootw_c2_cage.inc:	$(PNG2RLE) \
-	ootw_c2_cage.png
-	$(PNG2RLE) asm ootw_c2_cage.png cage_rle > ootw_c2_cage.inc
+	ootw_c2_nocage.png
+	$(PNG2RLE) asm ootw_c2_nocage.png cage_rle > ootw_c2_cage.inc
 
 #####
 
diff --git a/ootw/ootw_graphics/cage/ootw_c2_cage.inc b/ootw/ootw_graphics/cage/ootw_c2_cage.inc
index c53bb5cc..96e520c5 100644
--- a/ootw/ootw_graphics/cage/ootw_c2_cage.inc
+++ b/ootw/ootw_graphics/cage/ootw_c2_cage.inc
@@ -1,47 +1,54 @@
 cage_rle:	.byte $28 ; ysize=48
-	.byte $A4,$22, $A5,$00, $22,$22, $02, $55, $A6,$00, $22
-	.byte $00, $20,$20, $00, $20, $22, $00,$00, $66
-	.byte $55, $22, $66,$66, $A5,$88, $A5,$22, $02, $A3,$00
-	.byte $22,$22, $00, $02, $00, $55, $A3,$00, $22,$22
-	.byte $A3,$00, $22,$22, $00, $02, $A3,$00, $66, $55
-	.byte $22, $66,$66, $A6,$88, $A4,$22, $00, $20, $A5,$00
-	.byte $20,$20, $55, $02, $22, $20, $22,$22, $AA,$00
-	.byte $66, $55, $22, $66,$66, $A6,$88, $A3,$22, $00,$00
-	.byte $02, $A4,$00, $78, $08, $98, $78, $08,$08
-	.byte $78, $22,$22, $02,$02, $22, $A7,$00, $66, $55
-	.byte $22, $66,$66, $A6,$88, $A3,$22, $A7,$00, $77, $00
-	.byte $66, $77, $00,$00, $77, $22,$22, $00,$00, $02
-	.byte $A7,$00, $66, $55, $22, $66,$66, $A6,$88, $22,$22
-	.byte $A8,$00, $77, $00, $05, $77, $60,$60, $77
-	.byte $22,$22, $AA,$00, $66, $55, $22, $66,$66, $88,$88
-	.byte $65, $A3,$88, $22,$22, $A8,$00, $77, $66, $00
-	.byte $77, $66,$66, $77, $22,$22, $00, $02, $20
-	.byte $A3,$00, $22, $A3,$00, $66, $55, $22, $66,$66
-	.byte $A6,$88, $22, $02, $A8,$00, $77, $06, $40
-	.byte $77, $00, $55, $77, $22,$22, $02, $22
-	.byte $02, $A7,$00, $66, $55, $22, $66,$66, $A7,$88
-	.byte $A9,$00, $77, $00, $44, $77, $50, $55
-	.byte $77, $22, $00,$00, $02, $A7,$00, $20, $66
-	.byte $55, $22, $66,$66, $A7,$88, $A9,$00, $77, $00
-	.byte $F4, $77, $00,$00, $77, $22, $50, $52
-	.byte $22, $A7,$00, $02, $66, $55, $22, $66,$66
-	.byte $A7,$88, $A9,$00, $A5,$08, $58, $08, $02, $05,$05
-	.byte $02, $00,$00, $20,$20, $00,$00, $22, $00, $66
-	.byte $55, $22, $66,$66, $A7,$88, $AE,$00, $55, $A7,$00
-	.byte $02,$02, $A4,$00, $55,$55, $22, $66,$66, $A7,$88, $A8,$00
-	.byte $20, $22, $A4,$00, $05, $00, $22, $AB,$00
-	.byte $55,$55, $22, $66,$66, $A7,$88, $A7,$00, $22,$22, $55
-	.byte $22, $00, $55, $00, $22,$22, $00, $22
-	.byte $AA,$00, $55,$55, $22, $66,$66, $A7,$88, $A5,$00, $20,$20
-	.byte $02, $22, $55, $02, $00, $55, $A3,$22
-	.byte $AC,$00, $55,$55, $22, $66,$66, $A7,$88, $A5,$00, $02,$02
-	.byte $A4,$00, $20,$20, $00, $02,$02, $AC,$00, $55,$55, $22
-	.byte $66,$66, $A7,$88, $AB,$00, $02,$02, $A8,$00, $20,$20, $00,$00
-	.byte $02, $00,$00, $55,$55, $22, $66,$66, $A7,$88, $AC,$00
-	.byte $22, $A8,$00, $22,$22, $00, $A7,$25, $66,$66, $A7,$88
-	.byte $A3,$60, $AF,$00, $A6,$60, $A7,$62, $66,$66, $A7,$68, $22
-	.byte $00,$00, $20,$20, $A8,$00, $22,$22, $A4,$00, $55, $00
-	.byte $55, $00, $55, $22, $52, $00, $55
-	.byte $22, $52, $00, $55, $00, $55, $00
-	.byte $55, $00, $55, $00, $55, $A0,$A0,$00
+	.byte $A5,$22, $A4,$00, $20, $62,$62, $20, $00,$00, $20
+	.byte $02, $00,$00, $20,$20, $22, $20, $00, $22
+	.byte $20, $00, $22, $66, $55, $22, $66,$66
+	.byte $A5,$88, $A6,$22, $A5,$00, $A3,$22, $62, $00, $A3,$20
+	.byte $00,$00, $06, $66,$66, $22, $20, $66,$66, $00,$00
+	.byte $66, $55, $22, $66,$66, $A6,$88, $A5,$22, $A3,$00
+	.byte $22, $00,$00, $02,$02, $00,$00, $22,$22, $66,$66, $22,$22
+	.byte $00, $A4,$02, $A3,$00, $66, $55, $22, $66,$66
+	.byte $A6,$88, $A4,$22, $A6,$00, $20, $A3,$22, $26, $62,$62
+	.byte $66,$66, $26, $22, $A8,$00, $66, $55, $22
+	.byte $66,$66, $A6,$88, $A4,$22, $A5,$00, $20, $62, $22
+	.byte $62, $22,$22, $62, $A3,$66, $22, $02, $22
+	.byte $A7,$00, $66, $55, $22, $66,$66, $A6,$88, $A3,$22
+	.byte $A6,$00, $02, $26,$26, $66, $22, $A5,$66, $22
+	.byte $00, $02, $20, $A6,$00, $66, $55, $22
+	.byte $66,$66, $88,$88, $65, $A3,$88, $22,$22, $02, $A7,$00
+	.byte $22,$22, $66,$66, $22, $A4,$66, $22, $20,$20, $22
+	.byte $A4,$00, $02, $00, $66, $55, $22, $66,$66
+	.byte $A6,$88, $22,$22, $A8,$00, $22, $A8,$66, $A4,$22, $00,$00
+	.byte $22, $A3,$00, $66, $55, $22, $66,$66, $A7,$88
+	.byte $02, $A9,$00, $22, $26, $62, $A5,$66, $22
+	.byte $66, $26, $02, $00,$00, $02, $A3,$00, $66
+	.byte $55, $22, $66,$66, $A7,$88, $AA,$00, $22, $26
+	.byte $66, $62, $66, $26, $66, $22,$22, $66
+	.byte $02, $A6,$00, $22, $66, $55, $22, $66,$66
+	.byte $A7,$88, $AA,$00, $22,$22, $66,$66, $26, $22, $66
+	.byte $62, $66,$66, $20, $A7,$00, $66, $55, $22
+	.byte $66,$66, $A7,$88, $AB,$00, $22,$22, $26, $A3,$66, $26
+	.byte $66,$66, $22, $00, $20, $A3,$00, $22, $00
+	.byte $55,$55, $22, $66,$66, $A7,$88, $AC,$00, $22, $02
+	.byte $26,$26, $22, $02,$02, $22, $62, $22, $62
+	.byte $00,$00, $22, $20, $00, $55,$55, $22, $66,$66
+	.byte $A7,$88, $A9,$00, $22,$22, $A3,$00, $A3,$22, $00,$00, $02
+	.byte $66, $62, $66, $00,$00, $22, $66, $00
+	.byte $55,$55, $22, $66,$66, $A7,$88, $A9,$00, $02,$02, $AA,$00
+	.byte $02, $22, $A3,$00, $02, $00, $55,$55, $22
+	.byte $66,$66, $A7,$88, $AB,$00, $20, $00,$00, $62, $66
+	.byte $AC,$00, $55,$55, $22, $66,$66, $A7,$88, $A7,$00, $20,$20
+	.byte $22, $00, $22,$22, $20, $66,$66, $22,$22, $20
+	.byte $A9,$00, $55,$55, $22, $66,$66, $A7,$88, $A7,$00, $22
+	.byte $66, $26, $00, $22, $26, $22, $26
+	.byte $A4,$22, $A9,$00, $55,$55, $22, $66,$66, $A7,$88, $A7,$00
+	.byte $22, $66,$66, $00, $02, $62, $66,$66, $26
+	.byte $22,$22, $AA,$00, $55,$55, $22, $66,$66, $A7,$88, $A5,$00
+	.byte $22, $00, $02,$02, $06, $00, $22,$22, $26,$26
+	.byte $22, $02, $AB,$00, $55,$55, $22, $66,$66, $A7,$88
+	.byte $AB,$00, $22, $02, $AF,$00, $55,$55, $22, $66,$66
+	.byte $A7,$88, $A0,$19,$00, $A3,$20, $A3,$25, $66,$66, $A7,$88, $A3,$60
+	.byte $AF,$00, $A7,$60, $A6,$62, $66,$66, $A7,$68, $22, $A0,$12,$00
+	.byte $55, $00, $55, $00, $55, $22, $52
+	.byte $00, $55, $22, $52, $00, $55, $00
+	.byte $55, $00, $55, $00, $55, $00, $55
 	.byte $A1
diff --git a/ootw/ootw_graphics/cage/ootw_c2_nocage.png b/ootw/ootw_graphics/cage/ootw_c2_nocage.png
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..26f5fddf
Binary files /dev/null and b/ootw/ootw_graphics/cage/ootw_c2_nocage.png differ