diff --git a/games/sb/TODO b/games/sb/TODO
index 6ea303c7..8c2c2bf2 100644
--- a/games/sb/TODO
+++ b/games/sb/TODO
@@ -10,8 +10,17 @@ Duck:
 Rat:
 + Exit back to main title
 
-Asplode:
-+ Lots
+Strongbadzone:
++ Get audio
++ Draw Your Head A Splode
++ Create sprites for ball (24 of them?)
++ Ball movement logic.  Is actually just 2D
++ Check bounds on person
++ Sprites for shield positions
++ Sprites with mask?
++ Animate side walls
++ Move head
+
 
 Cliff:
 + Lots
diff --git a/games/sb/asplode.s b/games/sb/asplode.s
index 61e408a3..ddc37125 100644
--- a/games/sb/asplode.s
+++ b/games/sb/asplode.s
@@ -93,11 +93,47 @@ load_background:
 	sta	STRONGBAD_X
 	sta	PLAYER_X
 
+	lda	#1
+	sta	STRONGBAD_DIR
+
 	;==========================
 	; main loop
 	;===========================
 main_loop:
 
+	inc	FRAME
+
+
+	;===========================
+	; move head
+	;===========================
+
+	lda	FRAME
+	and	#$3
+	bne	no_move_head
+
+	lda	STRONGBAD_X
+	cmp	#22
+	bcs	reverse_head_dir
+	cmp	#12
+	bcs	no_reverse_head_dir
+reverse_head_dir:
+	lda	STRONGBAD_DIR
+	eor	#$FF
+	sta	STRONGBAD_DIR
+	inc	STRONGBAD_DIR
+
+no_reverse_head_dir:
+
+	clc
+	lda	STRONGBAD_X
+	adc	STRONGBAD_DIR
+	sta	STRONGBAD_X
+
+no_move_head:
+
+
+
 	;==========================
 	; draw head
 	;===========================
@@ -128,7 +164,9 @@ main_loop:
 
 check_keypress:
 	lda     KEYPRESS
-	bpl	check_keypress
+;	bpl	check_keypress
+	bpl	done_keyboard_check
+
 	bit     KEYRESET		; clear the keyboard strobe
 
 	; clear high bit
@@ -153,7 +191,7 @@ check_keypress:
 
 
 done_keyboard_check:
-	jmp	check_keypress
+	jmp	main_loop
 
 move_left:
 	dec	PLAYER_X
diff --git a/games/sb/asplode_graphics/sb_sprites.png b/games/sb/asplode_graphics/sb_sprites.png
index b665a4e3..0f9a7c81 100644
Binary files a/games/sb/asplode_graphics/sb_sprites.png and b/games/sb/asplode_graphics/sb_sprites.png differ
diff --git a/games/sb/asplode_graphics/sb_zone.png b/games/sb/asplode_graphics/sb_zone.png
index 5e131b93..a8c106d3 100644
Binary files a/games/sb/asplode_graphics/sb_zone.png and b/games/sb/asplode_graphics/sb_zone.png differ
diff --git a/games/sb/hgr_sprite_big.s b/games/sb/hgr_sprite_big.s
index bf3a1724..e36835c0 100644
--- a/games/sb/hgr_sprite_big.s
+++ b/games/sb/hgr_sprite_big.s
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 	;===========================================
 	; hgr draw sprite (only at 7-bit boundaries)
 	;===========================================
+	; can handle sprites bigger than a 256 byte page
+
 	; SPRITE in INL/INH
 	; Location at SPRITE_X SPRITE_Y
 
@@ -8,8 +10,15 @@
 
 	; sprite AT INL/INH
 
-hgr_draw_sprite:
 
+	; orange = color5  1 101 0101   1 010 1010
+
+hgr_draw_sprite:
+	lda	SPRITE_X
+	ror
+	bcs	hgr_draw_sprite_odd
+
+hgr_draw_sprite_even:
 	ldy	#0
 	lda	(INL),Y			; load xsize
 	clc
@@ -89,3 +98,94 @@ sprite_ysize_smc:
 
 	rts
 
+
+
+hgr_draw_sprite_odd:
+	ldy	#0
+	lda	(INL),Y			; load xsize
+	clc
+	adc	SPRITE_X
+	sta	osprite_width_end_smc+1	; self modify for end of line
+
+	iny				; load ysize
+	lda	(INL),Y
+	sta	osprite_ysize_smc+1	; self modify
+
+	; point smc to sprite
+	lda	INL			; 16-bit add
+	sta	osprite_smc1+1
+	lda	INH
+	sta	osprite_smc1+2
+
+
+	ldx	#0			; X is pointer offset
+	stx	CURRENT_ROW		; actual row
+
+	ldx	#2
+
+ohgr_sprite_yloop:
+
+	lda	CURRENT_ROW		; row
+
+	clc
+	adc	SPRITE_Y		; add in cursor_y
+
+	; calc GBASL/GBASH
+
+	tay				; get output ROW into GBASL/H
+	lda	hposn_low,Y
+	sta	GBASL
+	lda	hposn_high,Y
+
+	clc
+	adc	DRAW_PAGE
+	sta	GBASH
+
+	ldy	SPRITE_X
+
+	clc
+	php				; store 0 carry on stack
+
+osprite_inner_loop:
+
+
+osprite_smc1:
+        lda	$f000,X			; load sprite data
+
+	plp				; restore carry from last
+	rol				; rotate in carry
+	asl				; one more time, bit6 in carry
+	php				; save on stack
+	sec				; assume blur/orange
+	ror				; rotate it back down
+
+	sta	(GBASL),Y		; store to screen
+
+	inx				; increment sprite offset
+
+	; if > 1 page
+	bne	osprite_no_page_cross
+	inc	osprite_smc1+2
+
+osprite_no_page_cross:
+
+	iny				; increment output position
+
+
+
+osprite_width_end_smc:
+	cpy	#6			; see if reached end of row
+	bne	osprite_inner_loop	; if not, loop
+
+
+	plp				; restore stack
+
+	inc	CURRENT_ROW		; row
+	lda	CURRENT_ROW		; row
+
+osprite_ysize_smc:
+	cmp	#31			; see if at end
+	bne	ohgr_sprite_yloop	; if not, loop
+
+	rts
+
diff --git a/games/sb/zp.inc b/games/sb/zp.inc
index 1cec88e5..f75c227f 100644
--- a/games/sb/zp.inc
+++ b/games/sb/zp.inc
@@ -64,6 +64,7 @@ OLD_MENU_ITEM	= $69
 NOT_FIRST_TIME	= $6A
 STRONGBAD_X	= $6B
 PLAYER_X	= $6C
+STRONGBAD_DIR	= $6D
 
 .if 0
 REGISTER_DUMP	= $70