diff --git a/duke/Makefile b/duke/Makefile
index 127cb64a..5dccec73 100644
--- a/duke/Makefile
+++ b/duke/Makefile
@@ -27,7 +27,8 @@ HELLO:	hello.bas
 DUKE:	duke.o
 	ld65 -o DUKE duke.o -C ../linker_scripts/apple2_2000.inc
 
-duke.o:	duke.s zp.inc hardware.inc duke.s duke.inc
+duke.o:	duke.s zp.inc hardware.inc duke.s duke.inc \
+	status_bar.s
 	ca65 -o duke.o duke.s -l duke.lst
 
 ####
diff --git a/duke/duke.s b/duke/duke.s
index b6b12077..d004ae06 100644
--- a/duke/duke.s
+++ b/duke/duke.s
@@ -52,17 +52,7 @@ duke_loop:
 
 	jsr	gr_copy_to_current
 
-	jsr	normal_text
-	lda	#<help_string
-	sta	OUTL
-	lda	#>help_string
-	sta	OUTH
-	jsr	move_and_print
-	jsr	move_and_print
-	jsr	move_and_print
-
-	jsr	inverse_text
-	jsr	move_and_print
+	jsr	draw_status_bar
 
 	jsr	page_flip
 
@@ -103,13 +93,4 @@ done_with_duke:
 	.include	"gr_pageflip.s"
 	.include	"decompress_fast_v2.s"
 
-
-
-help_string:
-	.byte 11,20,"PRESS ^H FOR HELP",0
-
-score_string:
-	;           012456789012345678901234567890123456789
-	.byte 0,22,"SCORE   HEALTH   FIREPOWER    INVENTORY",0
-	.byte 0,23,"00010  XXXXXXXX  =-=-                  ",0
-	.byte 7,23,"        ",0
+	.include	"status_bar.s"
diff --git a/duke/status_bar.s b/duke/status_bar.s
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..e72ff37f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/duke/status_bar.s
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+; Draw Status Bar
+
+update_status_bar:
+	rts
+
+draw_status_bar:
+
+	jsr	normal_text
+	lda	#<help_string
+	sta	OUTL
+	lda	#>help_string
+	sta	OUTH
+	jsr	move_and_print
+	jsr	move_and_print
+	jsr	move_and_print
+
+	jsr	inverse_text
+	jsr	move_and_print
+
+	rts
+
+
+help_string:
+	.byte 11,20,"PRESS ^H FOR HELP",0
+
+score_string:
+	;           012456789012345678901234567890123456789
+	.byte 0,22,"SCORE   HEALTH   FIREPOWER    INVENTORY",0
+	.byte 0,23,"00010  XXXXXXXX  =-=-                  ",0
+	.byte 7,23,"        ",0