diff --git a/games/sb/asplode_head.s b/games/sb/asplode_head.s
index ff568563..0b28862d 100644
--- a/games/sb/asplode_head.s
+++ b/games/sb/asplode_head.s
@@ -107,27 +107,40 @@ asplode_loop:
 
 done_extra_sprites:
 
-.if 0
-	;==========================
-	; draw SPLODE
-	;==========================
 
-	lda	#<splode_sprite
-	sta	INL
-	lda	#>splode_sprite
-	sta	INH
-	lda	#23
-	sta	SPRITE_X
-	lda	#133
-	sta	SPRITE_Y
-	jsr	hgr_draw_sprite_big
-.endif
-
-	; play sound
-;	jsr	play_asplode
 
 	jsr	flip_page
 
+
+	ldx	FRAME
+	cpx	#17
+	bne	sound_check_head
+sound_check_your:
+	; play sound
+	ldy	#0
+	beq	do_play_asplode
+
+sound_check_head:
+	cpx	#23
+	bne	sound_check_a
+	ldy	#1
+	bne	do_play_asplode
+sound_check_a:
+	cpx	#29
+	bne	sound_check_splode
+	ldy	#2
+	bne	do_play_asplode
+
+sound_check_splode:
+	cpx	#34
+	bne	sound_check_done
+	ldy	#3
+
+do_play_asplode:
+	jsr	play_asplode
+
+sound_check_done:
+
 	inc	FRAME
 	lda	FRAME
 	cmp	#35
diff --git a/games/sb/duck_pond.s b/games/sb/duck_pond.s
index a8f6a75f..8ba89622 100644
--- a/games/sb/duck_pond.s
+++ b/games/sb/duck_pond.s
@@ -177,12 +177,21 @@ was_space:
 
 check_bracket:
 	cmp	#'S'
-	bne	done_keyboard
+	bne	check_escape
 
 	jsr	score_inc_d1
 
 	lda	#$ff
 	sta	D1_XSPEED
+	jmp	done_keyboard
+
+check_escape:
+	cmp	#27
+	bne	done_keyboard
+
+	lda	#0
+	sta	WHICH_LOAD
+	rts
 
 done_keyboard:
 
diff --git a/games/sb/play_asplode.s b/games/sb/play_asplode.s
index 0ae41428..4ac37e74 100644
--- a/games/sb/play_asplode.s
+++ b/games/sb/play_asplode.s
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 ASPLODE_SAMPLE = $D000
-ASPLODE_LENGTH = 28
+ASPLODE_LENGTH = 28	; $1C
 
 play_asplode:
 	; only avail if language card
@@ -19,10 +19,13 @@ play_asplode:
 
 	lda	#<ASPLODE_SAMPLE
 	sta	BTC_L
-	lda	#>ASPLODE_SAMPLE
+
+	lda	sound_parts,Y		; #>ASPLODE_SAMPLE
 	sta	BTC_H
 
-	ldx	#ASPLODE_LENGTH		; 28 pages long???
+	lda	sound_len,Y
+	tax
+	;ldx	#ASPLODE_LENGTH		; 28 pages long???
 	jsr	play_audio
 
         ; read ROM/no-write
@@ -32,3 +35,18 @@ play_asplode:
 done_play_asplode:
 	rts
 
+
+
+sound_parts:
+	.byte	$D0		; your
+	.byte	$D8		; head
+	.byte	$E0		; a
+	.byte	$E1		; splode
+	.byte	$D0		; whole thing
+
+sound_len:
+	.byte	$8
+	.byte	$8
+	.byte	$6
+	.byte	$10
+	.byte	28