diff --git a/games/lemm/Makefile b/games/lemm/Makefile
index 1a492297..c611adc0 100644
--- a/games/lemm/Makefile
+++ b/games/lemm/Makefile
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ LEMM_TEST:	lemm_test.o
 
 lemm_test.o:	lemm_test.s zp.inc hardware.inc \
 		graphics/graphics_test.inc \
-		interrupt_handler.s keyboard.s
+		interrupt_handler.s
 	ca65 -o lemm_test.o lemm_test.s -l lemm_test.lst
 
 ####
@@ -40,8 +40,8 @@ LEMM:	lemm.o
 lemm.o:	lemm.s zp.inc hardware.inc \
 		graphics/graphics_test.inc \
 		intro_level1.s update_time.s hgr_sprite.s draw_flames.s  \
-		draw_door.s \
-		interrupt_handler.s
+		draw_door.s move_lemming.s draw_lemming.s \
+		interrupt_handler.s keyboard.s
 	ca65 -o lemm.o lemm.s -l lemm.lst
 
 
diff --git a/games/lemm/draw_lemming.s b/games/lemm/draw_lemming.s
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..abee99cc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/games/lemm/draw_lemming.s
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+
+
+draw_lemming:
+
+	lda	lemming_out
+	beq	done_draw_lemming
+
+	lda	#<lemming_fall1_sprite
+	sta	INL
+	lda	#>lemming_fall1_sprite
+	sta	INH
+
+	ldx	lemming_x
+        stx     XPOS
+	lda	lemming_y
+	sta	YPOS
+
+	jsr	hgr_draw_sprite
+
+done_draw_lemming:
+	rts
+
diff --git a/games/lemm/graphics/Makefile b/games/lemm/graphics/Makefile
index 05b07e44..6a98788a 100644
--- a/games/lemm/graphics/Makefile
+++ b/games/lemm/graphics/Makefile
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@ sprites.inc:	sprites.png
 	$(HGR_SPRITE) -s -l door2_sprite sprites.png    7 76 55 91 >> sprites.inc
 	$(HGR_SPRITE) -s -l door3_sprite sprites.png    7 98 55 114 >> sprites.inc
 	$(HGR_SPRITE) -s -l door4_sprite sprites.png    7 118 55 137 >> sprites.inc
+	$(HGR_SPRITE) -s -l lemming_fall1_sprite sprites.png    56 32 62 41 >> sprites.inc
 
 
 
diff --git a/games/lemm/graphics/sprites.png b/games/lemm/graphics/sprites.png
index cf009818..397ed341 100644
Binary files a/games/lemm/graphics/sprites.png and b/games/lemm/graphics/sprites.png differ
diff --git a/games/lemm/lemm.s b/games/lemm/lemm.s
index 430d6b67..51b28679 100644
--- a/games/lemm/lemm.s
+++ b/games/lemm/lemm.s
@@ -321,6 +321,28 @@ no_load_chunk:
 
 door_is_open:
 
+	;======================
+	; release lemmings
+	;======================
+
+	lda	LEMMINGS_TO_RELEASE
+	beq	done_release_lemmings
+
+	lda	DOOR_OPEN
+	beq	done_release_lemmings
+
+	lda	FRAMEL
+	and	#$f
+	bne	done_release_lemmings
+
+	lda	#1
+	sta	lemming_out
+
+	dec	LEMMINGS_TO_RELEASE
+
+done_release_lemmings:
+
+
 	jsr	draw_flames
 
 	lda	TIMER_COUNT
@@ -333,6 +355,10 @@ door_is_open:
 	sta	TIMER_COUNT
 timer_not_yet:
 
+	jsr	move_lemmings
+
+	jsr	draw_lemming
+
 	jsr	handle_keypress
 
 ;	jsr	draw_pointer
@@ -411,6 +437,8 @@ load_song_chunk_good:
 ;	.include	"print_help.s"
 	.include	"gr_fast_clear.s"
 
+	.include	"move_lemming.s"
+	.include	"draw_lemming.s"
 
 	.include	"hgr_14x14_sprite.s"
 	.include	"text_print.s"
diff --git a/games/lemm/move_lemming.s b/games/lemm/move_lemming.s
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..2bd7b257
--- /dev/null
+++ b/games/lemm/move_lemming.s
@@ -0,0 +1,64 @@
+
+move_lemmings:
+
+	lda	lemming_out
+	beq	done_move_lemming
+
+	lda	lemming_status
+	cmp	#LEMMING_FALLING
+	beq	do_lemming_falling
+	cmp	#LEMMING_WALKING
+	beq	do_lemming_walking
+	cmp	#LEMMING_DIGGING
+	beq	do_lemming_digging
+	jmp	done_move_lemming
+
+do_lemming_falling:
+	inc	lemming_y
+
+	lda	lemming_y
+	clc
+	adc	#9
+	tay
+
+	lda     hposn_high,Y
+        sta     GBASH
+        lda     hposn_low,Y
+        sta     GBASL
+
+	ldy	lemming_x
+	lda	(GBASL),Y
+	and	#$7f
+	beq	done_move_lemming
+
+	lda	#LEMMING_WALKING
+	sta	lemming_status
+
+	jmp	done_move_lemming
+
+
+do_lemming_walking:
+
+do_lemming_digging:
+
+done_move_lemming:
+	rts
+
+lemming_x:
+	.byte 12
+lemming_y:
+	.byte 45
+
+lemming_out:
+	.byte $0
+
+
+LEMMING_FALLING = 1
+LEMMING_WALKING = 2
+LEMMING_DIGGING = 3
+
+lemming_status:
+	.byte LEMMING_FALLING
+
+lemming_job:
+	.byte $00
diff --git a/games/lemm/zp.inc b/games/lemm/zp.inc
index 7f84d31e..55ca7d45 100644
--- a/games/lemm/zp.inc
+++ b/games/lemm/zp.inc
@@ -62,6 +62,7 @@ LOAD_NEXT_CHUNK		= $7F
 OVER_LEMMING		= $80
 TIMER_COUNT		= $81
 UPDATE_POINTER		= $82
+LEMMINGS_TO_RELEASE	= $83
 
 APPLEII_MODEL		= $8B