diff --git a/028.bs/Makefile b/028.bs/Makefile
index 8d4bbce..93df0ff 100644
--- a/028.bs/Makefile
+++ b/028.bs/Makefile
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ IMAGES=foreground.png \
 
 IMAGEDATA=$(addprefix out/, $(IMAGES:.png=.bin))
 
-VASM_EXTRA_ARGS=-DTIMING_TEST=0
+VASM_EXTRA_ARGS=-DTIMING_TEST=0 -DSFX=1
 
 #SYMBOL_INFO=-M
 LINKER_OPTIONS=-T link.script.x
@@ -170,10 +170,13 @@ out/falling.raw: assets/falling.wav
 out/jump.raw: assets/jump.wav
 	sox -v 0.98 assets/jump.wav -c 1 -r 13000 -b 8 out/jump.raw
 
-out/main.o: $(IMAGEDATA) out/background-map.s out/foreground-map.s Makefile link.script.x out/playarea_fade.s out/flags_fade.s out/panelFade.s out/tileFade.s out/jump.raw out/falling.raw
+out/chaching.raw: assets/chaching.wav
+	sox -v 0.98 assets/chaching.wav -c 1 -r 13000 -b 8 out/chaching.raw
+
+out/main.o: $(IMAGEDATA) out/background-map.s out/foreground-map.s Makefile link.script.x out/playarea_fade.s out/flags_fade.s out/panelFade.s out/tileFade.s out/jump.raw out/falling.raw out/chaching.raw
 
 setuptiming:
-	$(eval	VASM_EXTRA_ARGS="-DTIMING_TEST=1")
+	$(eval	VASM_EXTRA_ARGS=-DTIMING_TEST=1 -DSFX=1)
 	echo $(VASM_EXTRA_ARGS)
 
 timing: setuptiming all
diff --git a/028.bs/P6112-Options.i b/028.bs/P6112-Options.i
index 53ee3a2..827e4ae 100644
--- a/028.bs/P6112-Options.i
+++ b/028.bs/P6112-Options.i
@@ -41,8 +41,12 @@ p61exec	=0	;0 if execbase is destroyed, such as in a trackmo.
 
 p61fade	=0	;enable channel volume fading from your demo
 
+	if SFX=1
 channels=3	;<4 for game sound effects in the higher channels. Incompatible
 		; with splitchans/split4.
+	else
+channels=4
+	endif
 
 playflag=0	;1=enable music on/off capability (at run-time). .If 0, you can
 		;still do this by just, you know, not calling P61_Music...
diff --git a/028.bs/assets/chaching.wav b/028.bs/assets/chaching.wav
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..86b6765
Binary files /dev/null and b/028.bs/assets/chaching.wav differ
diff --git a/028.bs/constants.i b/028.bs/constants.i
index 24d35d9..7e6ce13 100644
--- a/028.bs/constants.i
+++ b/028.bs/constants.i
@@ -29,11 +29,14 @@ BACKGROUND_SCROLL_TILE_INDEX_CONVERT 	equ 3
 BACKGROUND_SCROLL_PIXELS		equ 16
 	
 ITEM_SPRITE_HEIGHT			equ 15
+ITEM_SPRITE_SPACING			equ 16
 ITEM_SPRITE_NUM_VERTICAL_SPRITES	equ 6
 ITEM_SPRITE_VERTICAL_BYTES		equ ((ITEM_SPRITE_HEIGHT*4)+4)
 ITEM_SPRITE_BYTES			equ (ITEM_SPRITE_NUM_VERTICAL_SPRITES*ITEM_SPRITE_VERTICAL_BYTES)+4
 ITEM_SPRITE_VSTART			equ 149
 ITEM_NUM_SLOTS				equ 8
+ITEM_SPRITE_HORIZONTAL_START_PIXELS	equ 32
+ITEM_SPRITE_Y_COLLISION_OFFSET		equ 1
 
 ;item control struct offsets
 ITEM_X					equ 0
diff --git a/028.bs/foreground.tmx b/028.bs/foreground.tmx
index ddbdb26..438ea62 100644
--- a/028.bs/foreground.tmx
+++ b/028.bs/foreground.tmx
@@ -16,9 +16,9 @@
    eJxjYBgFIwUYMzIw6DKi0qOAMnAeiD9S2UxuRoTZoHj6TmXzhxNAD39WRkj4nWSgXjpnZcROjwIEgIWzJBA/hvJhABYn6ACkjpy8AzMLnR4FxAFQeOFKw+TEyWj+oAzcBWJ5PGEGy0+w8owQgKmHmYmeH0fBKBgsAADYaBI9
   </data>
  </layer>
- <layer name="items" width="100" height="8" visible="0">
+ <layer name="items" width="100" height="8">
   <data encoding="base64" compression="zlib">
-   eJxjYBgFgw04MuLnE1JPCDgRqZ5YdcMdgMKX2DBGV+dKhD6QHucREtbUSFOwMMYVJy6MqGph6lxItJtU9SMduDISjhv0vERK3oLZQW0wlMs5kNuRMQiQU3/A1LiRERbk6KEmICX+Bktck1pnu1NRPal2j4JRQCsAAIdJC5A=
+   eJxjYBgFgw04MuLnE1JPCDgRqZ5YdcMdgMKX2DBGV+dKhD6QHucREtbUSFOwMMYVJy6MqGpJzR/YzBkFhIErI+G4QY8PUuOHmPxEKhjK5RzI7cgYBMipP2Bq3MgIC3L0UBOQEn+DJa5JLZPcqaie3PJwFIwCagMAfEgLSw==
   </data>
  </layer>
 </map>
diff --git a/028.bs/game1.s b/028.bs/game1.s
index 6b94bf9..b09ec9b 100644
--- a/028.bs/game1.s
+++ b/028.bs/game1.s
@@ -1,7 +1,9 @@
 	include "includes.i"
 	
 	xdef    BigBang
-
+	xdef 	IncrementCounter
+	xdef	RenderCounter
+	
 	xdef	pathwayRenderPending
 	xdef	pathwayXIndex
 	xdef	pathwayFadeCount	
@@ -77,6 +79,7 @@ Entry:
 
 	move.w	#(DMAF_SPRITE|DMAF_BLITTER|DMAF_SETCLR|DMAF_COPPER|DMAF_RASTER|DMAF_MASTER),DMACON(a6)
 
+	jsr	InitialiseItems	
 	
 Reset:	
 	lea	livesCounterText,a0
@@ -166,6 +169,8 @@ FadeInLoop:
 	bra	FadeInLoop
 	
 GameLoop:
+
+	if 0
 	lea	frameCounterText,a0
 	bsr	IncrementCounter
 	lea	frameCounterText,a1	
@@ -173,7 +178,8 @@ GameLoop:
 	jsr	RenderCounter
 	lea	verticalBlankCounterText,a1	
 	move.w	#101,d0
-	jsr	RenderCounter	
+	jsr	RenderCounter
+	endif
 	
 	add.l	#1,frameCount
 	move.l	frameCount,d6			
@@ -181,8 +187,10 @@ GameLoop:
 
 	jsr	WaitVerticalBlank
 
+	if SFX=1
 	move.w  #2,AUD3LEN(a6) ; set the empty sound for the next sample to be played	
 	move.l	#emptySound,AUD3LCH(a6)
+	endif
 	
 	if      TIMING_TEST=1
 	move.l	#4000,d0
@@ -217,7 +225,7 @@ GameLoop:
 	
 	
 	bsr 	Update
-	jsr	CheckPlayerMiss	
+	jsr	CheckPlayerMiss
 	bsr	RenderNextForegroundFrame
 	jsr 	RenderNextBackgroundFrame
 
@@ -298,6 +306,7 @@ GameOver:
 	move.l	#foregroundMap,startForegroundMapPtr
 	move.l	#pathwayMap,startPathwayMapPtr
 	move.l	#'0004',livesCounterText	
+	jsr	InitialiseItems
 	bra	Reset
 	
 ShowMessagePanel:
@@ -642,7 +651,7 @@ PostMissedTile:
 
 	
 BigBang:
-	jsr	PlayFallingSound
+	PlaySound Falling
 	jsr	WaitVerticalBlank		
 
 	move.w  #2,AUD3LEN(a6) ; set the empty sound for the next sample to be played
diff --git a/028.bs/items.s b/028.bs/items.s
index dd8a9de..0fb5d85 100644
--- a/028.bs/items.s
+++ b/028.bs/items.s
@@ -5,6 +5,16 @@
 	xdef RenderItemSprite
 	xdef ResetItems
 	xdef EnableItemSprites
+	xdef DetectItemCollisions
+	xdef InitialiseItems
+	
+DeleteItemSprite:
+	move.w	#0,ITEM_SPRITE(a1)
+	move.w	#0,ITEM_X(a1)
+	move.w	#0,ITEM_LAGX(a1)
+	move.w	ITEM_Y(a1),d2
+	bsr	ClearItemSpriteData
+	rts
 	
 ScrollItemSprites:
 	move.w	#ITEM_NUM_SLOTS-1,d1
@@ -26,6 +36,48 @@ ScrollItemSprites:
 	dbra	d1,.loop
 	rts
 
+DetectItemCollisions:
+	move.w	#ITEM_NUM_SLOTS-1,d1
+	lea	item1,a1
+.loop:
+	cmp.w	#0,ITEM_SPRITE(a1)	
+	beq	.skip
+	move.w	spriteX,d2
+	move.w	ITEM_X(a1),d3
+	move.w	ITEM_Y(a1),d4
+	mulu.w	#ITEM_SPRITE_SPACING,d4
+	add.w	#ITEM_SPRITE_VSTART,d4
+	lsr.w	#FOREGROUND_SCROLL_SHIFT_CONVERT,d3 ; convert to pixels
+	add.w	#ITEM_SPRITE_HORIZONTAL_START_PIXELS,d3
+	cmp.w	d2,d3
+	bne	.skip
+	move.w	spriteY,d2
+	add.w	#ITEM_SPRITE_Y_COLLISION_OFFSET,d2	
+	cmp.w	d2,d4
+	bne	.skip	
+	bsr	DeleteItemSprite
+	lea	coinCounterText,a0
+	jsr	IncrementCounter
+	bsr	RenderCoinScore
+
+	PlaySound Chaching
+
+.skip:
+	add.l	#ITEM_STRUCT_SIZE,a1
+	dbra	d1,.loop	
+	rts
+
+
+RenderCoinScore:
+	lea	coinCounterText,a1	
+	move.w	#31,d0
+	jsr	RenderCounter	
+	rts
+
+InitialiseItems:
+	move.l	#"0000",coinCounterText
+	bsr	RenderCoinScore
+	
 ResetItems:
 	lea	item1,a1	
 	move.w  #ITEM_NUM_SLOTS-1,d1
@@ -34,6 +86,7 @@ ResetItems:
 	move.w	#0,ITEM_X(a1)
 	move.w	#0,ITEM_LAGX(a1)
 	move.w	ITEM_Y(a1),d2	
+	;; bsr     ClearItemSpriteData
 	add.l	#ITEM_STRUCT_SIZE,a1		; multiply by 16 (item control structure size)	
 	dbra	d1,.loop1
 	move.l	#0,itemSpritesEnabled
@@ -99,7 +152,7 @@ SetupItemSpriteData:
 	cmp.l	#0,itemSpritesEnabled
 	beq	.dontEnable
 
-	add.w	#32,d0
+	add.w	#ITEM_SPRITE_HORIZONTAL_START_PIXELS,d0
 	move.w	d0,d1
 	andi	#1,d1
 	move.b	d1,3(a0)	;spriteControl
@@ -184,4 +237,10 @@ currentItemSprite:
 
 
 nextSpriteSlot:
-	dc.w	0
\ No newline at end of file
+	dc.w	0
+
+
+coinCounterText:
+	dc.b	"0000"
+	dc.b	0
+	align	4
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/028.bs/macros.i b/028.bs/macros.i
index 63c7a47..64cd8c9 100644
--- a/028.bs/macros.i
+++ b/028.bs/macros.i
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+PlaySound:	macro
+	if	SFX=1
+	jsr	Play\1Sound	
+	endif
+	endm
+
 WaitBlitter:	macro
 	tst	DMACONR(a6)		;for compatibility
 .\@:
diff --git a/028.bs/player.s b/028.bs/player.s
index 9416733..bc33121 100644
--- a/028.bs/player.s
+++ b/028.bs/player.s
@@ -157,22 +157,22 @@ ProcessJoystick:
 	cmp.b	#3,joystickpos
  	bne	.notRight
 	move.w	#PLAYER_JUMP_PIXELS+PLAYER_PAUSE_PIXELS,spriteR
-	jsr	PlayJumpSound
+	PlaySound Jump
 .notRight:
 	cmp.b	#1,joystickpos
  	bne	.notUp
 	move.w	#PLAYER_JUMP_PIXELS+PLAYER_PAUSE_PIXELS,spriteU
-	jsr	PlayJumpSound	
+	PlaySound Jump
 .notUp:
 	cmp.b	#5,joystickpos
  	bne	.notDown
 	move.w	#PLAYER_JUMP_PIXELS+PLAYER_PAUSE_PIXELS,spriteD
-	jsr	PlayJumpSound	
+	PlaySound Jump
 .notDown:
 	cmp.b	#7,joystickpos
  	bne	.notLeft
 	move.w	#PLAYER_JUMP_PIXELS+PLAYER_PAUSE_PIXELS,spriteL
-	jsr	PlayJumpSound	
+	PlaySound Jump
 .notLeft:	
 .skip:
 	rts
@@ -341,7 +341,9 @@ CheckPlayerMiss:
 	move.l	a3,startForegroundMapPtr
 	move.l	a2,startPathwayMapPtr	
 	
-.dontClearPathway:	
+.dontClearPathway:
+
+	jsr	DetectItemCollisions		
 	rts
 
 
diff --git a/028.bs/sound.s b/028.bs/sound.s
index d20540b..cbfcb3c 100644
--- a/028.bs/sound.s
+++ b/028.bs/sound.s
@@ -1,7 +1,9 @@
 	include "includes.i"
+	if SFX=1
 	xdef	PlayJumpSound
 	xdef	PlayFallingSound
-	
+	xdef    PlayChachingSound
+
 PlayJumpSound:
 	lea     jump(pc),a1
         move.l  a1,AUD3LCH(a6)
@@ -19,7 +21,16 @@ PlayFallingSound:
         move.w  #25,AUD3VOL(a6) 
 	move.w  #(endFalling-falling)/4,AUD3LEN(a6) ;Set length in words
 	move.w	#(DMAF_AUD3|DMAF_SETCLR),DMACON(a6)
-	rts	
+	rts
+
+PlayChachingSound:
+	lea     chaching,a1
+        move.l  a1,AUD3LCH(a6)
+        move.w  #256,AUD3PER(a6)
+        move.w  #64,AUD3VOL(a6) 
+	move.w  #(endChaching-chaching)/2,AUD3LEN(a6) ;Set length in words
+	move.w	#(DMAF_AUD3|DMAF_SETCLR),DMACON(a6)
+	rts		
 
 	align	4
 jump:
@@ -28,4 +39,9 @@ endJump:
 	align	4
 falling:
 	incbin	"out/falling.raw"
-endFalling:
\ No newline at end of file
+endFalling:
+	align 4
+chaching:
+	incbin	"out/chaching.raw"
+endChaching:
+	endif
\ No newline at end of file