diff --git a/games/peasant/Makefile b/games/peasant/Makefile
index caa9399f..72c0188e 100644
--- a/games/peasant/Makefile
+++ b/games/peasant/Makefile
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ PEASANT:	peasant.o
 	ld65 -o PEASANT peasant.o -C $(LINKER_SCRIPTS)/apple2_6000.inc
 
 peasant.o:	peasant.s graphics/graphics.inc \
-		draw_box.s hgr_rectangle.s hgr_font.s \
+		draw_box.s hgr_rectangle.s hgr_font.s hgr_input.s \
 		title.s directions.s \
 		cottage.s lake_w.s lake_e.s river.s knight.s \
 		ending.s
@@ -79,6 +79,7 @@ ENDING:	ending.o
 	ld65 -o ENDING ending.o -C $(LINKER_SCRIPTS)/apple2_6000.inc
 
 ending.o:	ending.s graphics_end/end_graphics.inc \
+		hgr_input.s \
 		draw_box.s hgr_rectangle.s hgr_font.s \
 		ending.s
 	ca65 -o ending.o ending.s -l ending.lst
diff --git a/games/peasant/ending.s b/games/peasant/ending.s
index 87e1d2c6..9ba96b8a 100644
--- a/games/peasant/ending.s
+++ b/games/peasant/ending.s
@@ -28,7 +28,20 @@ trogdor_question:
 
 	jsr	decompress_lzsa2_fast
 
-	jsr	wait_until_keypress
+	lda	#<copy_protection_text
+	sta	OUTL
+	lda	#>copy_protection_text
+	sta	OUTH
+
+	jsr	hgr_put_string
+	jsr	hgr_put_string
+	jsr	hgr_put_string
+
+	jsr	hgr_input
+
+	;=============================
+	; game over man
+	;=============================
 
 game_over:
 
@@ -64,6 +77,7 @@ forever:
 .include "hgr_font.s"
 .include "draw_box.s"
 .include "hgr_rectangle.s"
+.include "hgr_input.s"
 
 .include "graphics_end/end_graphics.inc"
 
@@ -72,3 +86,11 @@ peasant_text:
 
 score_text:
 	.byte 0,2,"Score: 0 of 150",0
+
+
+                   ; 0123456789012345678901234567890123456789
+copy_protection_text:
+	.byte 0,160,"Before proceeding, don thy red glasses",0
+	.byte 0,168,"spin the wheel on p27 and answer this:",0
+	.byte 0,176,"+ Who is Trogdor's cousin's brother?",0
+
diff --git a/games/peasant/hgr_font.s b/games/peasant/hgr_font.s
index 062d6c09..3e8208d7 100644
--- a/games/peasant/hgr_font.s
+++ b/games/peasant/hgr_font.s
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ outl_no_oflo:
 	rts
 
 	;==================
-	;  in X
+	; X in X
 	; Y in Y
 	; Char in A
 hgr_put_char:
diff --git a/games/peasant/hgr_input.s b/games/peasant/hgr_input.s
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..ca65a154
--- /dev/null
+++ b/games/peasant/hgr_input.s
@@ -0,0 +1,55 @@
+	;====================
+	; hgr input
+	;====================
+	; TODO: save to string
+	; TODO: arbitrary Y location
+	; TODO: when backspacing, erase old char not XOR
+
+hgr_input:
+
+	ldx	#0
+	ldy	#184
+	lda	#'>'
+	jsr	hgr_put_char
+
+	ldx	#1
+	stx	INPUT_X
+
+hgr_input_loop:
+	lda	KEYPRESS
+	bpl	hgr_input_loop
+
+	bit	KEYRESET
+
+	and	#$7f			; trim off top?
+
+	cmp	#13
+	beq	done_hgr_input
+
+	cmp	#$7f
+	beq	hgr_input_backspace
+	cmp	#8
+	beq	hgr_input_backspace
+
+	ldy	#184
+	ldx	INPUT_X
+	jsr	hgr_put_char
+
+	inc	INPUT_X
+
+	jmp	hgr_input_loop
+
+hgr_input_backspace:
+	ldx	INPUT_X
+	cpx	#1		; don't backspace too far
+	beq	hgr_input_loop
+
+	lda	#' '
+	ldy	#184
+	jsr	hgr_put_char
+
+	dec	INPUT_X
+	jmp	hgr_input_loop
+
+done_hgr_input:
+	rts
diff --git a/games/peasant/zp.inc b/games/peasant/zp.inc
index 9448abda..182885e0 100644
--- a/games/peasant/zp.inc
+++ b/games/peasant/zp.inc
@@ -17,9 +17,12 @@ CURSOR_Y	= $63
 
 WHICH_LOAD=$80
 
+INPUT_X		= $D0
 WHICH_SLOT	= $DA
 CURRENT_DISK	= $DC
 HGR_COLOR	= $E4
+HGR_PAGE	= $E6
+
 
 
 P0		= $F1