diff --git a/mist/graphics_nibel/Makefile b/mist/graphics_nibel/Makefile
index 79d95beb..ad4da7e0 100644
--- a/mist/graphics_nibel/Makefile
+++ b/mist/graphics_nibel/Makefile
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ nibel_graphics.inc:	\
 	blue_path_2p25_open_e.lzsa \
 	blue_path_2p25_gate_s.lzsa \
 	blue_path_2p5_n.lzsa blue_path_2p5_s.lzsa \
+	blue_path_2p5_gate_n.lzsa \
 	blue_path_2p75_n.lzsa blue_path_2p75_s.lzsa \
 	blue_path3_n.lzsa blue_path3_s.lzsa \
 	blue_house_door_n.lzsa blue_house_door_s.lzsa blue_house_door_open_s.lzsa \
@@ -53,6 +54,7 @@ nibel_graphics.inc:	\
 	echo "blue_path_2p25_gate_s_lzsa: .incbin \"blue_path_2p25_gate_s.lzsa\"" >> nibel_graphics.inc
 	echo "blue_path_2p5_n_lzsa: .incbin \"blue_path_2p5_n.lzsa\"" >> nibel_graphics.inc
 	echo "blue_path_2p5_s_lzsa: .incbin \"blue_path_2p5_s.lzsa\"" >> nibel_graphics.inc
+	echo "blue_path_2p5_gate_n_lzsa: .incbin \"blue_path_2p5_gate_n.lzsa\"" >> nibel_graphics.inc
 	echo "blue_path_2p75_n_lzsa: .incbin \"blue_path_2p75_n.lzsa\"" >> nibel_graphics.inc
 	echo "blue_path_2p75_s_lzsa: .incbin \"blue_path_2p75_s.lzsa\"" >> nibel_graphics.inc
 	echo "blue_path3_n_lzsa: .incbin \"blue_path3_n.lzsa\"" >> nibel_graphics.inc
diff --git a/mist/graphics_nibel/blue_path_2p5_gate_n.png b/mist/graphics_nibel/blue_path_2p5_gate_n.png
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..f963148f
Binary files /dev/null and b/mist/graphics_nibel/blue_path_2p5_gate_n.png differ
diff --git a/mist/leveldata_nibel.inc b/mist/leveldata_nibel.inc
index f6104179..4643226a 100644
--- a/mist/leveldata_nibel.inc
+++ b/mist/leveldata_nibel.inc
@@ -402,7 +402,11 @@ location20:
 	.word	$0000				; east bg
 	.word	$0000				; west bg
 	.byte	BG_NORTH|BG_SOUTH	
-	.byte	$ff
+	.byte	DIRECTION_N	; special exit
+	.byte	11,17		; special x
+	.byte	0,46		; special y
+	.word	touch_gate_n-1	; special function
+
 
 ; NIBEL_BLUE_PATH_2P75	-- path 2.75 along the wall
 location21:
diff --git a/mist/nibel_switches.s b/mist/nibel_switches.s
index a11d6d1f..095cc44b 100644
--- a/mist/nibel_switches.s
+++ b/mist/nibel_switches.s
@@ -1,4 +1,52 @@
+touch_gate_n:
+	lda	#2
+	sta	ANIMATE_FRAME
+	rts
+
+
 update_gate_n:
+
+	lda	ANIMATE_FRAME
+	beq	open_gate_n
+	bne	close_gate_n
+
+open_gate_n:
+	ldy	#LOCATION_NORTH_BG
+	lda	location20,Y		; NIBEL_BLUE_PATH_2P5
+	cmp	#<blue_path_2p5_n_lzsa
+	beq	done_open_gate_n	; see if already open
+
+	lda	#<blue_path_2p5_n_lzsa
+	sta	location20,Y		; NIBEL_BLUE_PATH_2P5
+	lda	#>blue_path_2p5_n_lzsa
+	sta	location20+1,Y		; NIBEL_BLUE_PATH_2P5
+	jsr	change_direction
+done_open_gate_n:
+	rts
+
+close_gate_n:
+	ldy	#LOCATION_NORTH_BG
+	lda	location20,Y		; NIBEL_BLUE_PATH_2P5
+	cmp	#<blue_path_2p5_gate_n_lzsa
+	beq	done_close_gate_n	; see if already closed
+
+	lda	#<blue_path_2p5_gate_n_lzsa
+	sta	location20,Y		; NIBEL_BLUE_PATH_2P5
+	lda	#>blue_path_2p5_gate_n_lzsa
+	sta	location20+1,Y		; NIBEL_BLUE_PATH_2P5
+
+	jsr	change_direction
+
+done_close_gate_n:
+
+	lda	FRAMEL
+	and	#$3f
+	bne	really_done_close_gate_n
+
+	dec	ANIMATE_FRAME
+
+really_done_close_gate_n:
+
 	rts
 
 update_gate_s:
@@ -54,27 +102,28 @@ really_done_close_gate_s:
 
 
 
-draw_gate_animation_s:
-	lda	DIRECTION
-	cmp	#DIRECTION_S
-	bne	done_gate_s
 
-	lda	ANIMATE_FRAME
-	beq	done_gate_s
+;draw_gate_animation_s:
+;	lda	DIRECTION
+;	cmp	#DIRECTION_S
+;	bne	done_gate_s
 
-done_gate_s:
-	rts
+;	lda	ANIMATE_FRAME
+;	beq	done_gate_s
 
-draw_gate_animation_n:
-	lda	DIRECTION
-	cmp	#DIRECTION_N
-	bne	done_gate_n
+;done_gate_s:
+;	rts
 
-	lda	ANIMATE_FRAME
-	beq	done_gate_n
+;draw_gate_animation_n:
+;	lda	DIRECTION
+;	cmp	#DIRECTION_N
+;	bne	done_gate_n
 
-done_gate_n:
-	rts
+;	lda	ANIMATE_FRAME
+;	beq	done_gate_n
+
+;done_gate_n:
+;	rts
 
 
 	;=================================