diff --git a/src/4cade.a b/src/4cade.a
index 545f18b5b..1c5f505fa 100644
--- a/src/4cade.a
+++ b/src/4cade.a
@@ -61,6 +61,8 @@ Reenter
          sta   $bf00,x
          dex
          bpl   -
+         lda   #<PrelaunchInit       ; reset prelaunch vector (animated titles change it)
+         sta   iPrelaunchInit+1
          ldx   #5
 -        lda   ResetVector,x         ; copy reentry wrapper to bottom of stack
          sta   $100,x                ; (used as reset vector because //e always
@@ -159,6 +161,7 @@ gGlobalPrefsStore
                                      ; be set to $55 as part of the 64K memory test,
                                      ; which is apparently one of the acceptable values)
 
+         +DEFINE_INDIRECT_VECTOR iPrelaunchInit,               PrelaunchInit
          +DEFINE_INDIRECT_VECTOR iSetupPrecomputed3Bit,        SetupPrecomputed3Bit
          +DEFINE_INDIRECT_VECTOR iRippleCoordinates3Bit,       RippleCoordinates3Bit
          +DEFINE_INDIRECT_VECTOR iReverseCoordinates3Bit,      ReverseCoordinates3Bit
diff --git a/src/constants.a b/src/constants.a
index 0d2397a5e..6eb53a6da 100644
--- a/src/constants.a
+++ b/src/constants.a
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@ WCOUNT       = $0C        ; word
 HTAB         = $24        ; byte
 VTAB         = $25        ; byte
 RNDSEED      = $4E        ; word
-PrelaunchInit= $EB
+PrelaunchInit= $EA
 ; textrank
 BestMatchIndex = $E5      ; word
 tmpx         = $E7        ; byte
@@ -329,6 +329,7 @@ iRippleCoordinates2Bit    = iReverseCoordinates2Bit-3
 iReverseCoordinates3Bit   = iRippleCoordinates2Bit-3
 iRippleCoordinates3Bit    = iReverseCoordinates3Bit-3
 iSetupPrecomputed3Bit     = iRippleCoordinates3Bit-3
+iPrelaunchInit            = iSetupPrecomputed3Bit-3
 
 MockingboardStuff  = $FFF8  ; bit 7 = 1 if SC-01 speech chip present (Speech I)
                             ; bit 6 = 1 if SSI-263 speech chip present (Mockingboard "B"-"D")
diff --git a/src/glue.launch.lc2.a b/src/glue.launch.lc2.a
index bb63cc8c5..efbb038ff 100644
--- a/src/glue.launch.lc2.a
+++ b/src/glue.launch.lc2.a
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ LaunchInternal
          sta   CLR80VID
          sta   PRIMARYCHARSET
          bit   CLEARKBD
-         jmp   PrelaunchInit
+         jmp   iPrelaunchInit
 
 PrelaunchInitInternal
 !pseudopc PrelaunchInit {
@@ -58,8 +58,9 @@ PrelaunchInitInternal
          jsr   ROM_NORMAL            ; rely on zero page values set by these
          jsr   ROM_TEXT              ; ROM routines, e.g. Wavy Navy prints text
          jsr   ROM_HOME              ; via $FDED and expects it to work.
+AnimationPrelaunchInit
          sei
-         bvc   $106                  ; unconditional jump to game-specific pre-launch code
+         jmp   $106
 !if * != $100 {
          !serious "adjust PrelaunchInit to ",PrelaunchInit+$100-*
 }
diff --git a/src/ui.animation.a b/src/ui.animation.a
index 071c960d5..3d509df5b 100644
--- a/src/ui.animation.a
+++ b/src/ui.animation.a
@@ -41,8 +41,15 @@ MaybeAnimateTitle
                                      ; file -- this area part of a 'screen
                                      ; hole' and is not displayed on screen)
          bne   @exit                 ; if not, we're done here
+         iny
+         lda   (DEST), y
+         sta   @titleAnimJmp
+         iny
+         lda   (DEST), y
+         sta   @titleAnimJmp+1
          txa
          jsr   CopyHGR
+         jsr   HGRMode
 
          ; load the animation routine, which is stored in a subdirectory by filename
          jsr   GetGameToLaunch
@@ -58,8 +65,10 @@ MaybeAnimateTitle
          dex
          bpl   -
 
-         bit   $c050                 ; turn on graphics mode (Home set text mode)
+         lda   #<AnimationPrelaunchInit
+         sta   iPrelaunchInit+1      ; |Reenter| will restore this
          jsr   Launch                ; execute the animation
+         jsr   HGRMode
 
          jsr   ReloadSearchIndex
          jsr   ResyncPage            ; we don't know which HGR page is showing
@@ -72,4 +81,5 @@ MaybeAnimateTitle
 
 @titleAnimPrelaunch                  ; this is executed from $106/main by |Launch|
          bit   $C082
-         jmp   (DEST)
+@titleAnimJmp=*+1
+         jmp   $FDFD                 ; SMC