ds: more tracking down the issue

did find two more uninitialized variables, but not sure if they
were the issue

demosplash2019/demosplash.s

@@ -10,7 +10,8 @@ demosplash2019:
 	; clear zp
 	; shouldn't have to do this, but uninit memory bugs
 	;==================================================
-	lda	#0
+
+	lda	#$38
 	ldy	#$20
 zp_clear_loop:
 	sta	$0,y
@@ -26,6 +27,7 @@ zp_clear_loop:
 	sta	FRAME_PLAY_PAGE
 	sta	FRAME_OFFSET
 	sta	FRAME_PAGE
+	sta	SOUND_WHILE_DECODE
 	jsr	update_pt3_play
 	jsr	pt3_set_pages
 
@@ -35,6 +37,8 @@ zp_clear_loop:
 	jsr	clear_ay_both
 	jsr	pt3_init_song
 
+
+
 	;====================================
 	; turn on language card
 	; enable read/write, use 1st 4k bank

demosplash2019/escape.s

@@ -13,19 +13,21 @@ escape:
 	; we are roughly at the beginning of pattern 0x18
 	; pattern $18, line   $00
 
-	lda	#$18
-	sta	current_pattern_smc+1
-	lda	#0
-	sta	current_line_smc+1
+;	lda	#$18
+;	sta	current_pattern_smc+1
+;	lda	#0
+;	sta	current_line_smc+1
+;	lda	#1
+;	sta	current_subframe_smc+1
 
 	lda     #0
-        sta     FRAME_PLAY_PAGE
         sta     FRAME_OFFSET
         sta     FRAME_PAGE
+	sta	FRAME_PLAY_PAGE
+	sta	FRAME_PLAY_OFFSET
         jsr     update_pt3_play
 
-	lda	#$0		; assume on line $15, speed=3
-	sta	FRAME_PLAY_OFFSET
+;	lda	#$0		; assume on line $15, speed=3
 
 	lda	#1
 	sta	SOUND_WHILE_DECODE
@@ -52,6 +54,8 @@ escape:
 	sta	SPRITE_YPOS
 	sta	FIRE_Y
 	sta	KEYPTR
+	sta	FRAME
+	sta	RANDOM_PTR
 
 	lda	#$44
 	sta	GREEN0

demosplash2019/zp.bug

@@ -0,0 +1,78 @@
+glitchy:
+	pattern -> 625E -> 765E -> 18
+	line    -> 62C0 -> 76c0 -> 0
+	subf	-> 62c4 -> 76c4 -> 02
+
+
+
+stop at beginning
+	4e/4f
+	0228	0268
+	0a28	0a68
+	0e28	0e68
+	9428	9468
+	9828	9868
+
+stop after song int
+	0228/0229, 0268/0269
+	0A28       0A68
+	0E28       0E68
+	9428	   9468
+	9828	   9868
+
+
+
+stop at escape
+diff: 38 vs ff
+75,76,77,7B
+
+stack
+
+0260?
+
+1401 has zp address? (oh, loader for what to write to it)
+7130 =
+	5d30 = NOTE SAMPLE POSITION
+
+9428 = 8028
+
+/////////
+
+replace with 3, escape fails
+$20 bad
+$48 bad
+$50 bad  was RANDOM_PTR
+$60 good
+$80 good
+
+
+
+
+
+ZP at escape, ZP init to $ff
+
+00: 4c 3c d4 4c 3a db 00 00 ff ff 4c 99 e1 22 22 00
+10: ff ff 00 00 00 ff 00 00 ff ff 00 00 ff ff 00 00
+20: ff ff ff ff 28 fe e5 2c a5 f9 ff ff ff ff 0f ff
+30: 00 ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff
+40: ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff
+50: 0d ff ff ff ff ff 00 04 ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff
+60: 00 00 ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff
+70: 52 04 9d 00 a2 03 0e 30 00 1f 0e 28 00 ff b1 89
+80: 30 93>da<91 01 00 ff ff 00 00 01 ff ff ff ff ff
+90: 4c 38 64 ff 26 ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff
+a0: ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff
+b0: f5 33>f6<33 f9 33 f7 33 f8 33 ff ff 01 ff 09 1e
+c0: ff ff ff ff ff ff>3f<00 b1 04 10 00 00 1e 03 20
+d0: 10 7c a7 10 0c 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 3c ff ff 00
+e0: 7c a7 ff 05 ff 00 ff ff fc c0 a5 02 ff 00 04 ff
+f0: 52 34 ff 0c 1a 01 00 15 ff ff 0c 28 00 10 00 04
+
+82 = SAMPLE_L	DA on FF
+B2 = DOOR_X			(maybe this one is OK)
+C6 = WASTE_CYCLES (OK)
+
+B3/B2 -- first room, 33CA (-1400 = 1FCA = door c4_r0_x)
+	 second room 33DF (-1400 = 1FDF = door c4_r1_x)
+	 third room 33DF
+	 fourth room 33F6 (-1400 = 1FF6 = door_c4_r3_x)

demosplash2019/zp.inc

@@ -49,14 +49,6 @@ BLAST2		= $5F
 
 FRAMEL		= $60
 FRAMEH		= $61
-WAITING         = $62
-LETTERL         = $63
-LETTERH         = $64
-LETTERX         = $65
-LETTERY         = $66
-LETTERD         = $67
-LETTER          = $68
-BLARGH          = $69
 
 FIRE		= $6A
 ASTEROID_EXPLODE = $6B