diff --git a/games/sb/Makefile b/games/sb/Makefile
index 5c53de79..d0bf68e8 100644
--- a/games/sb/Makefile
+++ b/games/sb/Makefile
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ asplode.o:	asplode.s zx02_optim.s \
 		asplode_graphics/sb_zone.hgr.zx02 \
 		asplode_graphics/sb_sprites.inc \
 		asplode_sound/asplode.btc.zx02 \
-		audio.s play_asplode.s \
+		audio.s play_asplode.s asplode_head.s \
 		hgr_sprite_big.s cycle_colors.s \
 		zp.inc hardware.inc
 	ca65 -o asplode.o asplode.s -l asplode.lst
diff --git a/games/sb/asplode.s b/games/sb/asplode.s
index 8c9054e7..fb0b5135 100644
--- a/games/sb/asplode.s
+++ b/games/sb/asplode.s
@@ -163,7 +163,7 @@ main_loop:
 	;========================
 	; copy over background
 	;========================
-
+reset_loop:
 	jsr	hgr_copy
 
 
@@ -357,7 +357,7 @@ asplode_asplode:
 
 	jsr	do_asplode
 
-	jmp	main_loop
+	jmp	reset_loop
 
 	;==========================
 	; done game
@@ -378,103 +378,7 @@ wait_until_keypress:
 	rts
 
 
-	;==============================
-	; do the asplode routine
-	;==============================
-	; should move head to center
-	; player explosion happens
-	; do the "YOUR HEAD A SPLODE" animation
-	; try to interleave the sound
-	; in theory the background should pulse too but
-	;	that might be too much
-do_asplode:
-
-	;===================
-	; copy background
-	;===================
-
-	jsr	hgr_copy
-
-	;==========================
-	; draw head
-	;==========================
-
-	lda	#<big_head0_sprite
-	sta	INL
-	lda	#>big_head0_sprite
-	sta	INH
-	lda	#16				; center
-	sta	SPRITE_X
-	lda	#36
-	sta	SPRITE_Y
-	jsr	hgr_draw_sprite_big
-
-
-	;==========================
-	; draw your
-	;==========================
-
-	lda	#<your_sprite
-	sta	INL
-	lda	#>your_sprite
-	sta	INH
-	lda	#8
-	sta	SPRITE_X
-	lda	#133
-	sta	SPRITE_Y
-	jsr	hgr_draw_sprite_big
-
-	;==========================
-	; draw head
-	;==========================
-
-	lda	#<head_sprite
-	sta	INL
-	lda	#>head_sprite
-	sta	INH
-	lda	#15
-	sta	SPRITE_X
-	lda	#133
-	sta	SPRITE_Y
-	jsr	hgr_draw_sprite_big
-
-	;==========================
-	; draw A
-	;==========================
-
-	lda	#<a_sprite
-	sta	INL
-	lda	#>a_sprite
-	sta	INH
-	lda	#21
-	sta	SPRITE_X
-	lda	#133
-	sta	SPRITE_Y
-	jsr	hgr_draw_sprite_big
-
-	;==========================
-	; 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
-
-	; play sound
-;	jsr	play_asplode
-
-	jsr	flip_page
-
-	jsr	wait_until_keypress
-
-	rts
-
+.include "asplode_head.s"
 
 	;==========
 	; flip page
diff --git a/games/sb/asplode_graphics/Makefile b/games/sb/asplode_graphics/Makefile
index 1301fbb7..d9da8811 100644
--- a/games/sb/asplode_graphics/Makefile
+++ b/games/sb/asplode_graphics/Makefile
@@ -64,13 +64,13 @@ sb_sprites.inc:	sb_sprites.png
 	$(HGR_SPRITE) -s -l a_sprite sb_sprites.png 98 0 104 20 >> sb_sprites.inc
 	$(HGR_SPRITE) -s -l splode_sprite sb_sprites.png 112 0 166 20 >> sb_sprites.inc
 	$(HGR_SPRITE) -s -l your_med_sprite sb_sprites.png 0 22 33 31 >> sb_sprites.inc
-	$(HGR_SPRITE) -s -l head_med_sprite sb_sprites.png 42 22 69 31 >> sb_sprites.inc
-	$(HGR_SPRITE) -s -l a_med_sprite sb_sprites.png 84 22 89 31 >> sb_sprites.inc
-	$(HGR_SPRITE) -s -l splode_med_sprite sb_sprites.png 98 22 138 31 >> sb_sprites.inc
-	$(HGR_SPRITE) -s -l your_sm_sprite sb_sprites.png 0 32 19 37 >> sb_sprites.inc
-	$(HGR_SPRITE) -s -l head_sm_sprite sb_sprites.png 28 32 47 37 >> sb_sprites.inc
-	$(HGR_SPRITE) -s -l a_sm_sprite sb_sprites.png 0 38 5 43 >> sb_sprites.inc
-	$(HGR_SPRITE) -s -l splode_sm_sprite sb_sprites.png 14 38 33 43 >> sb_sprites.inc
+	$(HGR_SPRITE) -s -l head_med_sprite sb_sprites.png 0 32 26 41 >> sb_sprites.inc
+	$(HGR_SPRITE) -s -l a_med_sprite sb_sprites.png 42 32 47 41 >> sb_sprites.inc
+	$(HGR_SPRITE) -s -l splode_med_sprite sb_sprites.png 0 42 40 51 >> sb_sprites.inc
+	$(HGR_SPRITE) -s -l your_sm_sprite sb_sprites.png 0 52 19 57 >> sb_sprites.inc
+	$(HGR_SPRITE) -s -l head_sm_sprite sb_sprites.png 28 52 47 57 >> sb_sprites.inc
+	$(HGR_SPRITE) -s -l a_sm_sprite sb_sprites.png 0 58 5 63 >> sb_sprites.inc
+	$(HGR_SPRITE) -s -l splode_sm_sprite sb_sprites.png 14 58 33 63 >> sb_sprites.inc
 	$(HGR_SPRITE) -s -l bullet_done_sprite sb_sprites.png 168 114 180 123 >> sb_sprites.inc
 	$(HGR_SPRITE) -s -l asploding1_sprite sb_sprites.png 196 27 222 52 >> sb_sprites.inc
 	$(HGR_SPRITE) -s -l asploding2_sprite sb_sprites.png 238 27 264 52 >> sb_sprites.inc
diff --git a/games/sb/asplode_head.s b/games/sb/asplode_head.s
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..ff568563
--- /dev/null
+++ b/games/sb/asplode_head.s
@@ -0,0 +1,320 @@
+	;==============================
+	; do the asplode routine
+	;==============================
+	; should move head to center
+	; player explosion happens
+	; do the "YOUR HEAD A SPLODE" animation
+	; try to interleave the sound
+	; in theory the background should pulse too but
+	;	that might be too much
+do_asplode:
+
+	lda	#0
+	sta	FRAME
+
+	lda	#16
+	sta	STRONGBAD_X
+
+asplode_loop:
+	;===================
+	; copy background
+	;===================
+
+	jsr	hgr_copy
+
+	;==========================
+	; draw head
+	;==========================
+
+	lda	#<big_head0_sprite
+	sta	INL
+	lda	#>big_head0_sprite
+	sta	INH
+	lda	#16				; center
+	sta	SPRITE_X
+	lda	#36
+	sta	SPRITE_Y
+	jsr	hgr_draw_sprite_big
+
+	;==========================
+	; draw new sprite
+	;==========================
+
+	ldx	FRAME
+	lda	asplode_sprite_l,X
+	sta	INL
+	lda	asplode_sprite_h,X
+	sta	INH
+	lda	asplode_sprite_x,X
+	sta	SPRITE_X
+	lda	asplode_sprite_y,X
+	sta	SPRITE_Y
+	jsr	hgr_draw_sprite_big
+
+	ldx	FRAME
+	cpx	#17
+	bcc	done_extra_sprites
+
+	;==========================
+	; draw your
+	;==========================
+
+	lda	#<your_sprite
+	sta	INL
+	lda	#>your_sprite
+	sta	INH
+	lda	#8
+	sta	SPRITE_X
+	lda	#133
+	sta	SPRITE_Y
+	jsr	hgr_draw_sprite_big
+
+	ldx	FRAME
+	cpx	#23
+	bcc	done_extra_sprites
+
+	;==========================
+	; draw head
+	;==========================
+
+	lda	#<head_sprite
+	sta	INL
+	lda	#>head_sprite
+	sta	INH
+	lda	#16
+	sta	SPRITE_X
+	lda	#133
+	sta	SPRITE_Y
+	jsr	hgr_draw_sprite_big
+
+	ldx	FRAME
+	cpx	#29
+	bcc	done_extra_sprites
+
+	;==========================
+	; draw A
+	;==========================
+
+	lda	#<a_sprite
+	sta	INL
+	lda	#>a_sprite
+	sta	INH
+	lda	#22
+	sta	SPRITE_X
+	lda	#133
+	sta	SPRITE_Y
+	jsr	hgr_draw_sprite_big
+
+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
+
+	inc	FRAME
+	lda	FRAME
+	cmp	#35
+	bcs	done_asplode_head
+
+	jmp	asplode_loop
+
+done_asplode_head:
+
+	lda	#20
+	jsr	long_wait	; tail call
+
+	rts
+
+
+asplode_sprite_l:
+	; begining explosion
+	.byte	<asploding1_sprite	; 0
+	.byte	<asploding1_sprite	; 1
+	.byte	<asploding2_sprite	; 2
+	.byte	<asploding3_sprite	; 3
+	.byte	<asploding4_sprite	; 4
+	.byte	<asploding2_sprite	; 5
+	.byte	<asploding3_sprite	; 6
+	.byte	<asploding4_sprite	; 7
+	.byte	<asploding2_sprite	; 8
+	.byte	<asploding3_sprite	; 9
+	.byte	<asploding4_sprite	; 10
+	; your
+	.byte	<your_sm_sprite		; 11
+	.byte	<your_sm_sprite		; 12
+	.byte	<your_med_sprite	; 13
+	.byte	<your_med_sprite	; 14
+	.byte	<your_sprite		; 15
+	.byte	<your_sprite		; 16
+	; head
+	.byte	<head_sm_sprite		; 17
+	.byte	<head_sm_sprite		; 18
+	.byte	<head_med_sprite	; 19
+	.byte	<head_med_sprite	; 20
+	.byte	<head_sprite		; 21
+	.byte	<head_sprite		; 22
+	; a
+	.byte	<a_sm_sprite		; 23
+	.byte	<a_sm_sprite		; 24
+	.byte	<a_med_sprite		; 25
+	.byte	<a_med_sprite		; 26
+	.byte	<a_sprite		; 27
+	.byte	<a_sprite		; 28
+	; splode
+	.byte	<splode_sm_sprite	; 29
+	.byte	<splode_sm_sprite	; 30
+	.byte	<splode_med_sprite	; 31
+	.byte	<splode_med_sprite	; 32
+	.byte	<splode_sprite		; 33
+	.byte	<splode_sprite		; 34
+
+asplode_sprite_h:
+	.byte	>asploding1_sprite
+	.byte	>asploding1_sprite
+	.byte	>asploding2_sprite
+	.byte	>asploding3_sprite
+	.byte	>asploding4_sprite
+	.byte	>asploding2_sprite
+	.byte	>asploding3_sprite
+	.byte	>asploding4_sprite
+	.byte	>asploding2_sprite
+	.byte	>asploding3_sprite
+	.byte	>asploding4_sprite
+	; your
+	.byte	>your_sm_sprite
+	.byte	>your_sm_sprite
+	.byte	>your_med_sprite
+	.byte	>your_med_sprite
+	.byte	>your_sprite
+	.byte	>your_sprite
+	; head
+	.byte	>head_sm_sprite
+	.byte	>head_sm_sprite
+	.byte	>head_med_sprite
+	.byte	>head_med_sprite
+	.byte	>head_sprite
+	.byte	>head_sprite
+	; a
+	.byte	>a_sm_sprite
+	.byte	>a_sm_sprite
+	.byte	>a_med_sprite
+	.byte	>a_med_sprite
+	.byte	>a_sprite
+	.byte	>a_sprite
+	; splode
+	.byte	>splode_sm_sprite
+	.byte	>splode_sm_sprite
+	.byte	>splode_med_sprite
+	.byte	>splode_med_sprite
+	.byte	>splode_sprite
+	.byte	>splode_sprite
+
+asplode_sprite_x:
+	.byte	19		; FIXME: adjust for current pos
+	.byte	19
+	.byte	19
+	.byte	19
+	.byte	19
+	.byte	19
+	.byte	19
+	.byte	19
+	.byte	19
+	.byte	19
+	.byte	19
+	; your
+	.byte	18
+	.byte	17
+	.byte	14
+	.byte	12
+	.byte	9
+	.byte	8
+	; head
+	.byte	18
+	.byte	18
+	.byte	17
+	.byte	17
+	.byte	16
+	.byte	16
+	; a
+	.byte	19
+	.byte	20
+	.byte	20
+	.byte	21
+	.byte	22
+	.byte	22
+	; splode
+	.byte	18
+	.byte	20
+	.byte	20
+	.byte	21
+	.byte	22
+	.byte	24
+
+asplode_sprite_y:
+	.byte	150
+	.byte	150
+	.byte	150
+	.byte	150
+	.byte	150
+	.byte	150
+	.byte	150
+	.byte	150
+	.byte	150
+	.byte	150
+	.byte	150
+	; your
+	.byte 80
+	.byte 90
+	.byte 100
+	.byte 111
+	.byte 122
+	.byte 133
+	; head
+	.byte 80
+	.byte 90
+	.byte 100
+	.byte 111
+	.byte 122
+	.byte 133
+	; a
+	.byte 80
+	.byte 90
+	.byte 100
+	.byte 111
+	.byte 122
+	.byte 133
+	; splode
+	.byte 80
+	.byte 90
+	.byte 100
+	.byte 111
+	.byte 122
+	.byte 133
+
+
+long_wait:
+	ldx	#10
+long_wait_loop:
+	lda	#255
+	jsr	WAIT
+	dex
+	bne	long_wait_loop
+	rts
+