diff --git a/demosplash/credits.s b/demosplash/credits.s
index 23154956..6f372946 100644
--- a/demosplash/credits.s
+++ b/demosplash/credits.s
@@ -142,9 +142,9 @@ credits_loop:
 	; -696  -- move+draw 4*(16+26+6+126) = 696
 	;  -10  -- keypress
 	;  -12  -- call/return of draw code
-	; -377  -- do_words
+	; -446  -- do_words
 	;=======
-	; 2873
+	; 2804
 
 pad_time:
 
@@ -155,7 +155,7 @@ pad_time:
 	; do words
 	;=========================
 
-	jsr	draw_credits
+	jsr	draw_credits			; 6+440
 
 	;=========================
 	; ERASE
@@ -324,12 +324,12 @@ pad_time:
 	; WAIT for VBLANK to finish
 	;============================
 
-	; Try X=7 Y=70 cycles=2871 R2
-
+	; Try X=61 Y=9 cycles=2800 R4
+	nop
 	nop
 
-	ldy	#70							; 2
-tloop1:	ldx	#7							; 2
+	ldy	#9							; 2
+tloop1:	ldx	#61							; 2
 tloop2:	dex								; 2
 	bne	tloop2							; 2nt/3
 	dey								; 2
@@ -416,84 +416,129 @@ yellow_x:	.byte $20
 green_x:	.byte $30
 blue_x:		.byte $40
 
+
 	;=================================
 	; draw credits
 	;=================================
 	; credits pointer
+	;
+	; noframe: 13 = 13 (need 427)			+12
+	; end:     13+12= 25 (need 415)			+83
+	; newchar: 13+12+4+79 = 108 (need 333)		+332
+	; putchar: 13+12+4+377+28+6 = 440
+
 draw_credits:
 	inc	FRAME				; 5
 	lda	FRAME				; 3
 	and	#$f				; 2
 	beq	credits_handle_next		; 3
+						;====
+						; 13
 credits_long_delay:
 						; -1
+	; 12+1 = 13 cycles
+
+	lda	TEMP 	; 3
+	lda	TEMP 	; 3
+	lda	TEMP 	; 3
+	nop		; 2
+	nop		; 2
+
 credits_skip:
+	; 83 cycles
+	lda	#56		; 2
+	jsr	delay_a		; delay 25+a (81)
 
 credits_short_delay:
+	; 332 cycles-6 = 326
 
-	rts
+	; 83 cycles
+	lda	#56		; 2
+	jsr	delay_a		; delay 25+a (81)
+
+	; 243 cycles
+	lda	#216		; 2
+	jsr	delay_a		; delay 25+a (241)
+
+	rts			; 6
 
 
 credits_handle_next:
 	ldy	#0				; 2
-	lda	(CREDITS_POINTERL),Y		; 5+
+	lda	(CREDITS_POINTERL),Y		; 5
 	cmp	#$ff				; 2
 	beq	credits_skip			; 3
+						;===
+						; 12
+
 						; -1
 	cmp	#'@'				; 2
 	bcs	credits_put_char	; bge	; 3
+						;====
+						; 4
 
 credits_check_xy:
 						; -1
-	sta	CREDITS_Y
-	iny
-	lda	(CREDITS_POINTERL),Y
-	sta	CREDITS_X
-	iny
-	lda	(CREDITS_POINTERL),Y
-	sta	colors_hi
-	iny
-	lda	(CREDITS_POINTERL),Y
-	sta	colors_hi+1
-	iny
-	lda	(CREDITS_POINTERL),Y
-	sta	colors_lo
-	iny
-	lda	(CREDITS_POINTERL),Y
-	sta	colors_lo+1
+	sta	CREDITS_Y			; 3
+	iny					; 2
+	lda	(CREDITS_POINTERL),Y		; 5
+	sta	CREDITS_X			; 3
+	iny					; 2
+						;====
+						; 14
 
-	iny
-	clc
-	tya
-	adc	CREDITS_POINTERL
-	sta	CREDITS_POINTERL
-	lda	#0
-	adc	CREDITS_POINTERH
-	sta	CREDITS_POINTERH
+	lda	(CREDITS_POINTERL),Y		; 5
+	sta	colors_hi			; 4
+	iny					; 2
+	lda	(CREDITS_POINTERL),Y		; 5
+	sta	colors_hi+1			; 4
+	iny					; 2
+	lda	(CREDITS_POINTERL),Y		; 5
+	sta	colors_lo			; 4
+	iny					; 2
+	lda	(CREDITS_POINTERL),Y		; 5
+	sta	colors_lo+1			; 4
+	iny					; 2
+						;===
+						; 44
 
-	jmp	credits_short_delay
+	clc					; 2
+	tya					; 2
+	adc	CREDITS_POINTERL		; 3
+	sta	CREDITS_POINTERL		; 3
+	lda	#0				; 2
+	adc	CREDITS_POINTERH		; 3
+	sta	CREDITS_POINTERH		; 3
 
+	jmp	credits_short_delay		; 3
+						;====
+						; 21
 credits_put_char:
-	ldx	CREDITS_X			; 2
+	ldx	CREDITS_X			; 3
 	ldy	CREDITS_Y			; 3
 	jsr	put_char			; 6+365
+						;======
+						; 377
 
-	clc
-	lda	CREDITS_X
-	adc	#4
-	sta	CREDITS_X
+	clc					; 2
+	lda	CREDITS_X			; 3
+	adc	#4				; 2
+	sta	CREDITS_X			; 3
 
-	clc
-	lda	#1
-	adc	CREDITS_POINTERL
-	sta	CREDITS_POINTERL
-	lda	#0
-	adc	CREDITS_POINTERH
-	sta	CREDITS_POINTERH
+	clc					; 2
+	lda	#1				; 2
+	adc	CREDITS_POINTERL		; 3
+	sta	CREDITS_POINTERL		; 3
+	lda	#0				; 2
+	adc	CREDITS_POINTERH		; 3
+	sta	CREDITS_POINTERH		; 3
+						;=====
+						; 28
 
 draw_credits_end:
 	rts					; 6
 
+.align $100
 credits_text:
 .byte 0,10, $C4,$CF,$FC,$4C, 'C','O','D','E','[' 	; "CODE:"
 .byte 4,8, $C4,$CF,$FC,$4C, 'D','E','A','T','E','R'	; "DEATER"
@@ -507,5 +552,23 @@ credits_text:
 .byte 0,8, $00,$00,$00,$00, 'M','U','S','I','C','[' 	; "MUSIC:"
 .byte 4,14, $00,$00,$00,$00, 'D','Y','A'		; "DYA"
 
+.byte 0,8, $C4,$CF,$FC,$4C, 'M','A','G','I','C','[' 	; "MAGIC:"
+.byte 4,8, $C4,$CF,$FC,$4C, 'Q','K','U','M','B','A'	; "QKUMBA"
+.byte '@','@'						; time pad
+.byte 0,8, $00,$00,$00,$00, 'M','A','G','I','C','[' 	; "MAGIC:"
+.byte 4,8, $00,$00,$00,$00, 'Q','K','U','M','B','A'	; "QKUMBA"
 
+.byte 0,8, $C4,$CF,$FC,$4C, 'T','H','A','N','K','S' 	; "THANKS"
+.byte 4,4, $C4,$CF,$FC,$4C, 'F','R','O','G','Y','S','U','E'	; "FROGYSUE"
+.byte '@'						; time pad
+.byte 0,8, $00,$00,$00,$00, 'T','H','A','N','K','S' 	; "THANKS"
+.byte 4,4, $00,$00,$00,$00, 'F','R','O','G','Y','S','U','E'	; "FROGYSUE"
+
+
+.byte 0,10, $C4,$CF,$FC,$4C, 'A','@','V','M','W' 	; "A VMW"
+.byte 4,0, $C4,$CF,$FC,$4C, 'P','R','O','D','U','C','T','I','O','N'
+							; "PRODUCTION"
 .byte 255	; done
+credits_text_end:
+
+.assert >credits_text = >(credits_text_end-1), error, "credits_text crosses page"