diff --git a/compiler/res/prog8lib/cx16/gfx_lores.p8 b/compiler/res/prog8lib/cx16/gfx_lores.p8
index 1016a6606..4d82b2684 100644
--- a/compiler/res/prog8lib/cx16/gfx_lores.p8
+++ b/compiler/res/prog8lib/cx16/gfx_lores.p8
@@ -22,7 +22,34 @@ gfx_lores {
 
     sub clear_screen(ubyte color) {
         if verafx.available() {
-            verafx.clear(0, 0, color, 320*240/4)
+            ; use verafx cache writes to quicly clear the screen
+            const ubyte vbank = 0
+            const uword vaddr = 0
+            cx16.VERA_CTRL = 0
+            cx16.VERA_ADDR_H = vbank | %00110000       ; 4-byte increment
+            cx16.VERA_ADDR_M = msb(vaddr)
+            cx16.VERA_ADDR_L = lsb(vaddr)
+            cx16.VERA_CTRL = 6<<1       ; dcsel = 6, fill the 32 bits cache
+            cx16.VERA_FX_CACHE_L = color
+            cx16.VERA_FX_CACHE_M = color
+            cx16.VERA_FX_CACHE_H = color
+            cx16.VERA_FX_CACHE_U = color
+            cx16.VERA_CTRL = 2<<1       ; dcsel = 2
+            cx16.VERA_FX_MULT = 0
+            cx16.VERA_FX_CTRL = %01000000    ; cache write enable
+            repeat 320/4/4 {
+                %asm {{
+                    ldy  #240
+-                   stz  cx16.VERA_DATA0
+                    stz  cx16.VERA_DATA0
+                    stz  cx16.VERA_DATA0
+                    stz  cx16.VERA_DATA0
+                    dey
+                    bne  -
+                }}
+            }
+            cx16.VERA_FX_CTRL = 0       ; cache write disable
+            cx16.VERA_CTRL = 0
             return
         }
         ; fallback to cpu clear
diff --git a/compiler/test/TestCompilerOnExamples.kt b/compiler/test/TestCompilerOnExamples.kt
index 42efd38f7..c60bc4eed 100644
--- a/compiler/test/TestCompilerOnExamples.kt
+++ b/compiler/test/TestCompilerOnExamples.kt
@@ -136,6 +136,7 @@ class TestCompilerOnExamplesCx16: FunSpec({
             "multi-irq-new",
             "plasma",
             "rasterbars",
+            "rotating-stars",
             "showbmx",
             "snow",
             "spotlight",
diff --git a/docs/source/todo.rst b/docs/source/todo.rst
index 3312e677b..7ec4cf162 100644
--- a/docs/source/todo.rst
+++ b/docs/source/todo.rst
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ TODO
 word starw
 for starw in 50 downto 0        -> compiler error word loop variable can only loop over bytes or words
 
+fix the  ubyte[<space>] parser error.
 
 Regenerate skeleton doc files.
 
diff --git a/examples/cx16/rotating-stars.p8 b/examples/cx16/rotating-stars.p8
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..1b981ad4c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/cx16/rotating-stars.p8
@@ -0,0 +1,57 @@
+; Animate a rotating and zooming sprite field.
+; Rather than doing complicated 3d stuff, this simply uses polar coordinates.
+; Every star lies along the circle and just has a radius R.
+
+%import math
+%import palette
+%import gfx_lores
+%option no_sysinit
+
+main {
+    %option verafxmuls
+
+    sub start() {
+        const ubyte NUM_STARS = 128         ; must be 128 to evenly distribute (angle goes from 0..255 in steps of 2)
+
+        ubyte[NUM_STARS] r
+        ubyte[NUM_STARS] speeds
+        uword[NUM_STARS]  prev_x
+        ubyte[NUM_STARS]  prev_y
+        uword angle
+
+        gfx_lores.set_screen_mode()
+
+        ; init the star positions
+        ubyte star
+        for star in 0 to NUM_STARS-1 {
+            r[star] = 4 + math.rnd()/4
+            speeds[star] = (math.rnd() & 3) + 1
+        }
+
+        repeat {
+            sys.waitvsync()
+            ;; palette.set_color(0, $400)
+            for star in NUM_STARS-1 downto 0 {
+                gfx_lores.plot(prev_x[star], prev_y[star], 0)
+                cx16.r2L = star*2 + msb(angle)
+                uword sx = (msb(math.sin8(cx16.r2L) as word * r[star]) + 128) as uword + 32
+                ubyte sy = (msb(math.cos8(cx16.r2L) as word * r[star]) + 120)
+                prev_x[star] = sx
+                if sy<240 {
+                    prev_y[star] = sy
+                    gfx_lores.plot(sx, sy, star)
+                } else
+                    prev_y[star] = 0
+
+                r[star] += speeds[star]
+                if r[star] >= 255-3 {
+                    r[star] = 4
+                    speeds[star] = (math.rnd() & 3) + 1
+                }
+            }
+            angle += $0040
+            ;; palette.set_color(0, $000)
+        }
+    }
+}
+