diff --git a/games/lemm/Makefile b/games/lemm/Makefile
index 5de4d115..98a46ffa 100644
--- a/games/lemm/Makefile
+++ b/games/lemm/Makefile
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ lemm.o:	lemm.s zp.inc hardware.inc \
 		graphics/graphics_test.inc graphics/sprites.inc \
 		intro_level1.s update_time.s hgr_sprite.s draw_flames.s  \
 		draw_door.s move_lemming.s draw_lemming.s \
-		hgr_hlin.s update_menu.s \
+		hgr_hlin.s hgr_vlin.s update_menu.s \
 		interrupt_handler.s keyboard.s draw_pointer.s \
 		pointer_sprites.inc \
 		level1.s
diff --git a/games/lemm/hgr_vlin.s b/games/lemm/hgr_vlin.s
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..f101e6ec
--- /dev/null
+++ b/games/lemm/hgr_vlin.s
@@ -0,0 +1,69 @@
+	;=================================
+	; Simple Vertical LINE
+	;=================================
+	; line from (x,a) to (x,a+y)
+	; todo: use Carry to say if X>255
+
+hgr_vlin:
+	; don't handle run of 0
+	cpy	#0
+	beq	done_hgr_vlin
+
+
+	; get initial ROW into (GBASL)
+
+	sta	current_row_smc+1	; save current A
+;	sty	vlin_row_count
+
+	lda	div7_table,X
+	sta	x1_save_smc+1
+
+	and	#$1			; only shift if in odd column?
+	beq	vlin_no_shift_colors
+	jsr	shift_colors
+vlin_no_shift_colors:
+
+
+	lda	mod7_table,X
+	tax
+	lda	vlin_masks,X
+	sta	vlin_mask_smc+1
+
+	tya
+	tax	; get line count into X
+
+hgr_vlin_loop:
+
+current_row_smc:
+	ldy	#$dd	; get row info for Y1 into GBASL/GBASH
+	lda	hposn_high,Y
+	sta	GBASH
+	lda	hposn_low,Y
+	sta	GBASL
+
+x1_save_smc:
+	ldy	#$dd
+	lda	(GBASL),Y
+	eor	HGR_BITS
+vlin_mask_smc:
+	and	#$dd
+	eor	(GBASL),Y
+	sta	(GBASL),Y
+
+	inc	current_row_smc+1
+;	dec	vlin_row_count
+
+	dex
+	bne	hgr_vlin_loop
+
+done_hgr_vlin:
+
+	rts
+
+;vlin_row_count:	.byte $00
+
+
+vlin_masks:
+	.byte $81,$82,$84,$88,$90,$A0,$C0
+
+
diff --git a/games/lemm/lemm.s b/games/lemm/lemm.s
index d431013a..90ecae47 100644
--- a/games/lemm/lemm.s
+++ b/games/lemm/lemm.s
@@ -273,6 +273,7 @@ load_song_chunk_good:
 	.include	"draw_door.s"
 	.include	"wait.s"
 	.include	"hgr_hlin.s"
+	.include	"hgr_vlin.s"
 	.include	"update_menu.s"
 
 	; pt3 player
diff --git a/games/lemm/update_menu.s b/games/lemm/update_menu.s
index f9bb5237..9a1376a5 100644
--- a/games/lemm/update_menu.s
+++ b/games/lemm/update_menu.s
@@ -4,14 +4,28 @@ update_menu:
 	lda	#7
 	jsr	set_hcolor
 
-	lda	#168
+	; two hlins
+
 	ldx	#144
+	lda	#168
 	ldy	#15
 	jsr	hgr_hlin	; (x,a) to (x+y,a)
 
-	lda	#191
 	ldx	#144
+	lda	#191
 	ldy	#15
 	jsr	hgr_hlin	; (x,a) to (x+y,a)
 
+	; two vlins
+
+	ldx	#144
+	lda	#168
+	ldy	#47
+	jsr	hgr_vlin	; (x,a) to (x,a+y)
+
+	ldx	#159
+	lda	#168
+	ldy	#47
+	jsr	hgr_vlin	; (x,a) to (x,a+y)
+
 	rts