diff --git a/games/peasant/Makefile b/games/peasant/Makefile
index e9b8cc97..d746f947 100644
--- a/games/peasant/Makefile
+++ b/games/peasant/Makefile
@@ -24,9 +24,10 @@ peasant.dsk:	QBOOT QLOAD VID_LOGO TITLE INTRO \
 	$(DOS33_RAW) peasant.dsk  4  0 VID_LOGO   0   0
 	$(DOS33_RAW) peasant.dsk  6  0 TITLE      0   0
 	$(DOS33_RAW) peasant.dsk  9  0 INTRO      0   0
-	$(DOS33_RAW) peasant.dsk  13 0 PEASANT1	  0   0
-	$(DOS33_RAW) peasant.dsk  18 0 PEASANT2	  0   0
-	$(DOS33_RAW) peasant.dsk  24 0 PEASANT3	  0   0
+	$(DOS33_RAW) peasant.dsk  14 0 INVENTORY  0   0
+	$(DOS33_RAW) peasant.dsk  15 0 PEASANT1	  0   0
+	$(DOS33_RAW) peasant.dsk  20 0 PEASANT2	  0   0
+	$(DOS33_RAW) peasant.dsk  25 0 PEASANT3	  0   0
 	$(DOS33_RAW) peasant.dsk  30 0 PEASANT4	  0   0
 
 peasant_side2.dsk:	WBOOT2 COPY_CHECK TROGDOR ENDING CLIFF GAME_OVER
@@ -185,7 +186,8 @@ intro.o:	intro.s zp.inc qload.inc music.inc \
 		wait_a_bit.s draw_peasant.s hgr_text_box.s \
 		title.s directions.s \
 		intro_cottage.s intro_lake_w.s intro_lake_e.s \
-		intro_river.s intro_knight.s
+		intro_river.s intro_knight.s \
+		new_game.s
 	ca65 -o intro.o intro.s -l intro.lst
 
 ###
diff --git a/games/peasant/TODO b/games/peasant/TODO
index 7ebf6085..4c2438f5 100644
--- a/games/peasant/TODO
+++ b/games/peasant/TODO
@@ -1,8 +1,10 @@
 TODO:
 
-+ animation for game_over
++ print warning message on 48k systems that we need at least 64k
+
++ more frames in animation for game_over
 + hook up game_over for "quit" and "copy"
-+ music for game over
++ better music for game over
 
 + consolidate the lookup info for message box sizes, as in the
 	end only Y2 is changing
diff --git a/games/peasant/intro.s b/games/peasant/intro.s
index 37fdbddb..10f8921e 100644
--- a/games/peasant/intro.s
+++ b/games/peasant/intro.s
@@ -114,57 +114,12 @@ mockingboard_notfound2:
 	;=============================
 	; start new game
 	;=============================
-start_new_game:
-	lda	#LOAD_PEASANT2
-	sta	WHICH_LOAD
 
-	;=========================
-	; init peasant position
-	; draw at 18,108
+	jmp	start_new_game
 
-	lda	#18
-	sta	PEASANT_X
-	lda	#108
-	sta	PEASANT_Y
-
-	lda	#PEASANT_DIR_RIGHT
-	sta	PEASANT_DIR
-
-	lda	#0
-	sta	PEASANT_XADD
-	sta	PEASANT_YADD
-
-	lda	#0
-	sta	SCORE_HUNDREDS
-
-	lda	#$00
-	sta	SCORE_TENSONES
-
-	lda	#4
-	sta	MAP_X
-	lda	#1
-	sta	MAP_Y
-
-	lda	#$00
-	sta	INVENTORY_1
-	sta	INVENTORY_2
-	lda	#INV3_SHIRT
-	sta	INVENTORY_3
-
-	; 1100 1011
-	lda	#$00
-	sta	INVENTORY_1_GONE
-	; 0001 1101
-	lda	#$00
-	sta	INVENTORY_2_GONE
-	;
-	lda	#$0
-	sta	INVENTORY_3_GONE
-
-	rts
+.include "new_game.s"
 
 
-;.include "decompress_fast_v2.s"
 .include "wait_keypress.s"
 
 .include "intro_cottage.s"
@@ -175,6 +130,7 @@ start_new_game:
 
 .include "draw_peasant.s"
 
+;.include "decompress_fast_v2.s"
 ;.include "hgr_font.s"
 ;.include "draw_box.s"
 ;.include "hgr_rectangle.s"
diff --git a/games/peasant/new_game.s b/games/peasant/new_game.s
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..97b6ffdc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/games/peasant/new_game.s
@@ -0,0 +1,91 @@
+; Peasant's Quest / New Game
+
+; included by intro.s
+
+; by Vince `deater` Weaver	vince@deater.net
+
+	;=============================
+	; start new game
+	;=============================
+start_new_game:
+
+	;===================================================
+	; load inventory code to language card $d000 bank 2
+
+	; switch in language card
+        ; read/write RAM, $d000 bank 2
+
+        lda     $C083
+        lda     $C083
+
+        ; actually load it
+        lda     #LOAD_INVENTORY
+        sta     WHICH_LOAD
+
+        jsr     load_file
+
+
+	; start in PEASANT2 file
+
+	lda	#LOAD_PEASANT2
+	sta	WHICH_LOAD
+
+	;=========================
+	; init peasant position
+	; draw at 18,108
+
+	lda	#18
+	sta	PEASANT_X
+	lda	#108
+	sta	PEASANT_Y
+
+	; set direction
+
+	lda	#PEASANT_DIR_RIGHT
+	sta	PEASANT_DIR
+
+	; set not walking
+
+	lda	#0
+	sta	PEASANT_XADD
+	sta	PEASANT_YADD
+
+	; set score to 0
+
+	lda	#0
+	sta	SCORE_HUNDREDS
+
+	lda	#$00
+	sta	SCORE_TENSONES
+
+	; map location
+
+	lda	#4
+	sta	MAP_X
+	lda	#1
+	sta	MAP_Y
+
+	; inventory is only t-shirt
+
+	lda	#$00
+	sta	INVENTORY_1
+	sta	INVENTORY_2
+	lda	#INV3_SHIRT
+	sta	INVENTORY_3
+
+	; inventory items gone
+
+	; 1100 1011
+	lda	#$00
+	sta	INVENTORY_1_GONE
+	; 0001 1101
+;	lda	#$00
+	sta	INVENTORY_2_GONE
+	;
+;	lda	#$00
+	sta	INVENTORY_3_GONE
+
+
+
+	rts
+
diff --git a/games/peasant/qload.s b/games/peasant/qload.s
index d238ed2b..1440d2bb 100644
--- a/games/peasant/qload.s
+++ b/games/peasant/qload.s
@@ -196,7 +196,7 @@ which_disk_array:
 	.byte 1,1,1,2		; VID_LOGO, TITLE, INTRO. COPY_CHECK
 	.byte 1,1,1,1		; PEASANT1, PEASANT2, PEASANT3, PEASANT4
 	.byte 2,2,1,2		; TROGDOR, ENDING, MUSIC, CLIFF
-	.byte 2,1,1,1		; GAME_OVER
+	.byte 2,1,1,1		; GAME_OVER, INVENTORY
 	.byte 1			;
 	.byte 1,1,1,1,1		; SAVE1, SAVE2, SAVE3
 	.byte $f		; disk detect
@@ -205,7 +205,7 @@ load_address_array:
 	.byte $60,$60,$60,$60	; VID_LOGO, TITLE, INTRO, COPY_CHECK
 	.byte $60,$60,$60,$60	; PEASANT1, PEASANT2, PEASANT3, PEASANT4
 	.byte $60,$60,$D0,$60	; TROGDOR, ENDING, MUSIC, CLIFF
-	.byte $60,$40,$40,$40	; GAME_OVER
+	.byte $60,$D0,$40,$40	; GAME_OVER, INVENTORY
 	.byte $08		;
 	.byte $BC,$BC,$BC,$0A	; SAVE1, SAVE2, SAVE3
 	.byte $0A		;
@@ -213,9 +213,9 @@ load_address_array:
 
 track_array:
         .byte  4, 6, 9,1	; VID_LOGO, TITLE, INTRO, COPY_CHECK
-	.byte 13,18,24,30	; PEASANT1, PEASANT2, PEASANT3, PEASANT4
+	.byte 15,20,25,30	; PEASANT1, PEASANT2, PEASANT3, PEASANT4
 	.byte 19,24, 3,29	; TROGDOR, ENDING, MUSIC, CLIFF
-	.byte  3,32,28,30	; GAME_OVER
+	.byte  3,14,28,30	; GAME_OVER, INVENTORY
 	.byte  0		;
 	.byte  0, 0, 0, 0, 0	; SAVE1, SAVE2, SAVE3
 	.byte  0		; disk detect
@@ -224,7 +224,7 @@ sector_array:
         .byte  0, 0, 0, 0	; VID_LOGO, TITLE, INTRO, COPY_CHECK
 	.byte  0, 0, 0, 0	; PEASANT1, PEASANT2, PEASANT3, PEASANT4
 	.byte  0, 0, 0, 0	; TROGDOR, ENDING, MUSIC, CLIFF
-	.byte  0,13, 0, 1	; GAME_OVER
+	.byte  0, 0, 0, 1	; GAME_OVER, INVENTORY
 	.byte  6		;
 	.byte 11,12,13,14,15	; SAVE1, SAVE2, SAVE3
 	.byte  0		; disk detect
@@ -233,7 +233,7 @@ length_array:
         .byte  32, 50, 60, 20	; VID_LOGO, TITLE, INTRO, COPY_CHECK
 	.byte  80, 88, 88, 80	; PEASANT1, PEASANT2, PEASANT3, PEASANT4
 	.byte  80, 80, 16, 80	; TROGDOR, ENDING, MUSIC, CLIFF
-	.byte  16, 33, 27, 78	; GAME_OVER
+	.byte  16, 16, 27, 78	; GAME_OVER, INVENTORY
 	.byte   3		;
 	.byte   1,1,1,1,1	; SAVE1, SAVE2, SAVE3
 	.byte   1		; disk detect
diff --git a/games/peasant/zp.inc b/games/peasant/zp.inc
index b98cdb63..b47e3420 100644
--- a/games/peasant/zp.inc
+++ b/games/peasant/zp.inc
@@ -234,6 +234,7 @@ LOAD_ENDING	= 9
 LOAD_MUSIC	= 10
 LOAD_CLIFF	= 11
 LOAD_GAME_OVER	= 12
+LOAD_INVENTORY	= 13
 
 LOAD_SAVE1	= 17
 LOAD_SAVE2	= 18