diff --git a/028.bs/Makefile b/028.bs/Makefile
index ec16511..99db8b0 100644
--- a/028.bs/Makefile
+++ b/028.bs/Makefile
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ BASE_ADDRESS=4000
 # note: this must be high enough not to conflict with MFMbufE
 
 BOOTBLOCK_ASM=alpine_bootblock.s
-OBJS=out/init.o out/utils.o out/image.o out/blit.o out/joystick.o out/player.o out/items.o out/blitmtext.o out/blitmtext85.o out/blittext.o out/music.o out/P6112-Play.o out/splash.o out/background.o out/sound.o out/trackloader.o out/disk.o out/counter.o out/map.o out/message.o out/menu.o out/credits.o out/baloon.o
+OBJS=out/init.o out/utils.o out/image.o out/blit.o out/joystick.o out/player.o out/items.o out/blitmtext.o out/blitmtext85.o out/blittext.o out/music.o out/P6112-Play.o out/splash.o out/background.o out/sound.o out/trackloader.o out/disk.o out/counter.o out/map.o out/message.o out/menu.o out/credits.o out/bob.o
 
 IMAGES=foreground.png \
 	background.png \
@@ -76,12 +76,12 @@ IMAGES=foreground.png \
 	font8x85.png\
 	splash.png\
 	splashSave.png\
-	baloonMask.png\
+	backgroundMask-mask.png\
 	countdown.png
 
 IMAGEDATA=$(addprefix out/, $(IMAGES:.png=.bin))
 
-VASM_EXTRA_ARGS=-DSFX=1 -DBALOON_BOB=1 -DMAX_P61_SIZE=$(MAX_P61_SIZE) -allmp
+VASM_EXTRA_ARGS=-DSFX=1 -DMAX_P61_SIZE=$(MAX_P61_SIZE) -allmp
 
 LINKER_OPTIONS=-T link.script.x
 
@@ -219,9 +219,8 @@ out/splashSave.bin: assets/splash.png out/splash.bin
 	../tools/croppa/out/croppa --input=assets/splash.png --output=out/splashSave.png --width=96 --height=64 --rows=1 --cols=1 --dx=0 --dy=0 --x=112 --y=150
 	$(IMAGECON) --input out/splashSave.png $(IMAGECON_ARGS) --output-bitplanes --output-grey-palette-asm --output-palette-asm --output-palette --output out/splashSave --colors=32 --output-copperlist --full-color-palette-file --use-palette=out/splash.pal
 
-out/baloonMask.bin: assets/background.png
-	#../tools/croppa/out/croppa --input=assets/background.png --output=out/baloonMask.png --width=48 --height=32 --rows=1 --cols=1 --dx=0 --dy=0 --x=0 --y=64
-	$(IMAGECON) --input assets/baloonMask.png $(IMAGECON_ARGS) --output-mask --output out/baloonMask --colors=8 --transparent-color=0,0,0 --output-png --palette-offset=8
+out/backgroundMask-mask.bin: assets/background.png
+	$(IMAGECON) --input assets/background.png $(IMAGECON_ARGS) --output-mask --output out/backgroundMask --output-png  --colors=8 --transparent-color=0,0,14 --output-png --palette-offset=8
 
 out/splash.bin: assets/splash.png
 	$(IMAGECON) --input $< $(IMAGECON_ARGS) --output-bitplanes --output-grey-palette-asm --output-palette-asm --output-palette --output out/splash --colors=32 --output-copperlist --full-color-palette-file
diff --git a/028.bs/P6112-Options.i b/028.bs/P6112-Options.i
index e65ded3..a120d34 100644
--- a/028.bs/P6112-Options.i
+++ b/028.bs/P6112-Options.i
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ P61mode	=2	;Try other modes ONLY IF there are no Fxx commands >= 20.
 ;;    ---  options common to all P61modes  ---
 
 		
-usecode=-1;$8000	;CHANGE! to the USE hexcode from P61con for a big 
+usecode=$8159|$800D40D|$1559;$8000	;CHANGE! to the USE hexcode from P61con for a big 
 		;CPU-time gain! (See module usecodes at end of source)
 		;Multiple songs, single playroutine? Just "OR" the 
 		;usecodes together!
diff --git a/028.bs/assets/background.png b/028.bs/assets/background.png
index 85dd497..63d42ed 100644
Binary files a/028.bs/assets/background.png and b/028.bs/assets/background.png differ
diff --git a/028.bs/background.s b/028.bs/background.s
index 0104ff4..cdb6ff8 100644
--- a/028.bs/background.s
+++ b/028.bs/background.s
@@ -22,8 +22,27 @@ InitialiseBackground:
 	move.l	#0,d2
 	jsr	BlitFillColor
 	rts
-	
+
 RenderBackgroundTile:	
+	;; a2 - map
+	move.l	backgroundScrollX,d0
+	lsr.w	#BACKGROUND_SCROLL_SHIFT_CONVERT,d0 ; convert to pixels
+	lsr.w   #3,d0		; bytes to scroll
+	add.l	d0,a0
+	lea 	backgroundTilemap,a1	
+	add.l	#BITPLANE_WIDTH_BYTES-2,a0 ; dest
+	move.w	(a2),d0  	; source tile
+	add.w	d0,a1
+	move.l	backgroundScrollX,d2
+	lsr.b	#BACKGROUND_SCROLL_SHIFT_CONVERT,d2		; convert to pixels
+	andi.w	#$f,d2		; find the shift component		
+
+	;;  this is where the old baloon was triggered - won't work anymore
+	jsr	BlitBackgroundTile
+
+	rts
+	
+OldRenderBackgroundTile:	
 	;; a2 - map
 	move.l	backgroundScrollX,d0
 	lsr.w	#BACKGROUND_SCROLL_SHIFT_CONVERT,d0 ; convert to pixels
@@ -38,16 +57,8 @@ RenderBackgroundTile:
 	lsr.b	#BACKGROUND_SCROLL_SHIFT_CONVERT,d2		; convert to pixels
 	andi.w	#$f,d2		; find the shift component		
 
-
-	if BALOON_BOB=1	
-	cmp.w	#$306,d0
-	bne	.dontTriggerBaloon
-	move.w	d2,d0
-	jsr	TriggerBaloon
-.dontTriggerBaloon:
-	endif	
-	
 	jsr	BlitBackgroundTile
+
 	cmp.l   #backgroundBitplanes1,backgroundOffscreen
 	bne	.offsetSub
 	add.l	#backgroundBitplanes2-backgroundBitplanes1,a0
@@ -55,7 +66,9 @@ RenderBackgroundTile:
 .offsetSub:
 	sub.l	#backgroundBitplanes2-backgroundBitplanes1,a0
 .doBlit:
-	jsr	BlitBackgroundTile	
+
+	jsr	BlitBackgroundTile
+
 	rts
 
 RenderNextBackgroundFrame:
@@ -69,11 +82,29 @@ RenderNextBackgroundFrame:
 	move.l	#0,backgroundScrollX
 .skip:
 
-	if BALOON_BOB=1
-	jsr	RenderBaloon
-	endif
+
+	if 1 			; new background tile render method
+
+	jsr	RestoreBobBackgrounds
+	move.l	backgroundOffscreen,a0
 	bsr	RenderBackgroundTile
 	
+	add.l	#2,a2
+	add.l	#BACKGROUND_SCROLL_PIXELS,backgroundScrollX
+	move.l	backgroundOffscreen,a0
+	bsr	RenderBackgroundTile
+	sub.l	#BACKGROUND_SCROLL_PIXELS,backgroundScrollX
+	sub.l	#2,a2
+
+	else
+
+	jsr	RestoreBobBackgrounds
+	move.l	backgroundOffscreen,a0
+	bsr	OldRenderBackgroundTile	
+	
+	endif
+	
+	jsr	RenderBob
 	rts
 	
 	
diff --git a/028.bs/baloon.s b/028.bs/baloon.s
deleted file mode 100644
index 2d4187e..0000000
--- a/028.bs/baloon.s
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,254 +0,0 @@
-	include "includes.i"
-	
-	if BALOON_BOB=1
-	
-	xdef	RenderBaloon
-	xdef    baloonSaveOffscreen
-	xdef    baloonSaveOnscreen
-	xdef    baloonLastSaveOffscreen
-	xdef    baloonLastSaveOnscreen
-	xdef	DisableBaloon
-	xdef	EnableBaloon
-	xdef	TriggerBaloon	
-
-BALOON_BLIT_WIDTH_BYTES	equ 6
-BALOON_BLIT_WIDTH_WORDS equ BALOON_BLIT_WIDTH_BYTES/2
-
-DisableBaloon:
-	bsr	RestoreBaloonBackground
-	move.w	#0,baloonsEnabled
-	move.l	baloonStartX,baloonX
-	rts
-
-EnableBaloon:
-	move.w	#1,baloonsEnabled
-	rts
-
-TriggerBaloon:
-	cmp.w	#1,baloonsEnabled
-	bne	.skip
-	;; d0.w - y tile index
-	lsl.w	#4,d0
-	move.l	#0,baloonLastSaveOffscreen
-	move.l	#0,baloonLastSaveOnscreen	
-	move.w	d0,baloonY	
-	move.l	baloonStartX,baloonX
-	move.w	#2,baloonsEnabled
-.skip:
-	rts	
-	
-RestoreBaloonBackground:
-	bsr	RestorePreviousBaloonBackground
-	move.l	baloonSaveOffscreen,a0
-	move.l	baloonSaveOnscreen,baloonSaveOffscreen
-	move.l	a0,baloonSaveOnscreen	
-
-	move.l	baloonLastSaveOffscreen,a0
-	move.l	baloonLastSaveOnscreen,baloonLastSaveOffscreen
-	move.l	a0,baloonLastSaveOnscreen
-	bsr	RestorePreviousBaloonBackground
-	rts
-	
-
-	
-RestorePreviousBaloonBackground:
-	cmp.l	#0,baloonLastSaveOffscreen
-	beq	.skip
-	
-	move.l	baloonX,d2	
-	add.l	#16<<BACKGROUND_SCROLL_SHIFT_CONVERT,d2
-	cmp.l	#0<<BACKGROUND_SCROLL_SHIFT_CONVERT,d2
-	bgt	.dontReset
-	move.l	#0,baloonLastSaveOffscreen
-	move.l	#0,baloonLastSaveOnscreen	
-	move.w	#1,baloonsEnabled
-	;; move.l	baloonStartX,baloonX
-	rts
-.dontReset:
-	if 0
-	move.l	baloonLastSaveOffscreen,d0
-	move.l	backgroundOffscreen,d1
-
-	sub.l	d1,d0
-	
-	divu.w	#BITPLANE_WIDTH_BYTES,d0
-	swap	d0
-
-	cmp.w	#BITPLANE_WIDTH_BYTES,d0
-	bge	.1word
-	cmp.w	#BITPLANE_WIDTH_BYTES-2,d0
-	bge	.2word	
-	bra	.normal
-
-.1word:
-	bsr	RestorePreviousBaloonBackground1Word
-	rts
-.2word:
-	bsr	RestorePreviousBaloonBackground2Word
-	rts
-.normal:	
-	endif
-	WaitBlitter	
-	move.w	#0,BLTCON1(a6)		;
-	move.w	#BC0F_SRCA|BC0F_DEST|$f0,BLTCON0(a6)
-	
-	move.w 	#0,BLTAMOD(a6)
-	move.w 	#BITPLANE_WIDTH_BYTES-BALOON_BLIT_WIDTH_BYTES,BLTDMOD(a6)	;
-
-	move.l 	baloonSaveOffscreen,BLTAPTH(a6) 	; source
-	move.l 	baloonLastSaveOffscreen,BLTDPTH(a6)	; dest
-	move.w	#$ffff,BLTAFWM(a6)
-	move.w	#$ffff,BLTALWM(a6)
-	move.w 	#(32*SCREEN_BIT_DEPTH)<<6|(BALOON_BLIT_WIDTH_WORDS),BLTSIZE(a6)	;rectangle size, starts blit
-	move.l	#0,baloonLastSaveOffscreen
-.skip:
-	rts
-
-RestorePreviousBaloonBackground1Word:
-	cmp.l	#0,baloonLastSaveOffscreen
-	beq	.skip
-	WaitBlitter	
-	move.w	#0,BLTCON1(a6)		;
-	move.w	#BC0F_SRCA|BC0F_DEST|$f0,BLTCON0(a6)
-	
-	move.w 	#4,BLTAMOD(a6)
-	move.w 	#BITPLANE_WIDTH_BYTES-BALOON_BLIT_WIDTH_BYTES+4,BLTDMOD(a6)	;
-
-	move.l 	baloonSaveOffscreen,BLTAPTH(a6) 	; source
-	move.l 	baloonLastSaveOffscreen,BLTDPTH(a6)	; dest
-	move.w	#$ffff,BLTAFWM(a6)
-	move.w	#$ffff,BLTALWM(a6)
-	move.w 	#(32*SCREEN_BIT_DEPTH)<<6|(1),BLTSIZE(a6)	;rectangle size, starts blit
-	move.l	#0,baloonLastSaveOffscreen
-.skip:
-	rts
-
-RestorePreviousBaloonBackground2Word:
-	cmp.l	#0,baloonLastSaveOffscreen
-	beq	.skip
-	WaitBlitter	
-	move.w	#0,BLTCON1(a6)		;
-	move.w	#BC0F_SRCA|BC0F_DEST|$f0,BLTCON0(a6)
-	
-	move.w 	#2,BLTAMOD(a6)
-	move.w 	#BITPLANE_WIDTH_BYTES-BALOON_BLIT_WIDTH_BYTES+2,BLTDMOD(a6)	;
-
-	move.l 	baloonSaveOffscreen,BLTAPTH(a6) 	; source
-	move.l 	baloonLastSaveOffscreen,BLTDPTH(a6)	; dest
-	move.w	#$ffff,BLTAFWM(a6)
-	move.w	#$ffff,BLTALWM(a6)
-	move.w 	#(32*SCREEN_BIT_DEPTH)<<6|(BALOON_BLIT_WIDTH_WORDS-1),BLTSIZE(a6)	;rectangle size, starts blit
-	move.l	#0,baloonLastSaveOffscreen
-.skip:
-	rts		
-
-SaveBaloonBackground:
-	;; a0.l	source bitplane data
-	WaitBlitter	
-	move.w	#0,BLTCON1(a6)		;
-	move.w	#BC0F_SRCA|BC0F_DEST|$f0,BLTCON0(a6)
-
-	move.w 	#BITPLANE_WIDTH_BYTES-BALOON_BLIT_WIDTH_BYTES,BLTAMOD(a6)	
-	move.w 	#0,BLTDMOD(a6)
-
-	move.l 	a0,BLTAPTH(a6) ; source
-	move.l 	baloonSaveOffscreen,BLTDPTH(a6)	; dest
-	move.w	#$ffff,BLTAFWM(a6)
-	move.w	#$ffff,BLTALWM(a6)
- 	move.w 	#(32*SCREEN_BIT_DEPTH)<<6|(BALOON_BLIT_WIDTH_WORDS),BLTSIZE(a6)	;rectangle size, starts blit
-	move.l	a0,baloonLastSaveOffscreen
-	rts	
-	
-	
-RenderBaloon:
-
-	cmp.w	#2,baloonsEnabled
-	beq	.renderBaloon
-	rts
-.renderBaloon:
-
-	bsr	RestorePreviousBaloonBackground
-	
-	move.l	baloonX,d2
-	add.l	backgroundScrollX,d2
-	move.l	baloonDeltaX,d1
-	add.l	d1,baloonX
-
-	move.w	baloonY,d1
-	mulu.w	#BITPLANE_WIDTH_BYTES*SCREEN_BIT_DEPTH,d1	
-	
-	move.l	d2,d0
-	lsr.w	#BACKGROUND_SCROLL_SHIFT_CONVERT,d0 ; convert to pixels
-	lsr.w   #3,d0		; bytes to scroll
-
-	move.l	backgroundOffscreen,a0
-	add.l	d0,a0
-	add.l	d1,a0
-
-	lea 	backgroundTilemap,a1	
-	add.w	#$c00,a1 	; source tile
-
-	bsr	SaveBaloonBackground
-	
-	WaitBlitter	
-	move.w	#0,BLTCON1(a6)		;
-
-	move.l	d2,d0
-	lsr.w	#BACKGROUND_SCROLL_SHIFT_CONVERT,d0 ; convert to pixels	
-	lsl.w	#8,d0	; BLIT_SOURCE_SHIFT<<BLIT_ASHIFTSHIFT
-	lsl.w	#4,d0 	; BLIT_SOURCE_SHIFT<<BLIT_ASHIFTSHIFT
-
-	move.w	d0,BLTCON1(A6)
-
-	ori.w   #BC0F_SRCA|BC0F_SRCB|BC0F_SRCC|BC0F_DEST|$ca,d0
-	;;       A(mask) B(bob)  C(bg)   D(dest)
-	
-	move.w	d0,BLTCON0(a6)
-
-	move.w 	#0,BLTAMOD(a6)	; mask
-	move.w 	#BACKGROUND_TILEMAP_WIDTH_BYTES-BALOON_BLIT_WIDTH_BYTES,BLTBMOD(a6) ; bob
-	move.w 	#BITPLANE_WIDTH_BYTES-BALOON_BLIT_WIDTH_BYTES,BLTCMOD(a6)	    ; background	
-	move.w 	#BITPLANE_WIDTH_BYTES-BALOON_BLIT_WIDTH_BYTES,BLTDMOD(a6)	    ; dest
-
-	move.l 	#baloonMask,BLTAPTH(a6)	; mask
-	move.l	a1,BLTBPTH(a6) 		; bob
-	move.l 	a0,BLTCPTH(a6)		; bg
-	move.l 	a0,BLTDPTH(a6)		; dest
-	
-	move.w	#$ffff,BLTAFWM(a6)
-	move.w	#$0000,BLTALWM(a6)
-	move.w 	#(32*SCREEN_BIT_DEPTH)<<6|(BALOON_BLIT_WIDTH_WORDS),BLTSIZE(a6)	;rectangle size, starts blit
-
-	WaitBlitter	
-.dontRenderBaloon:
-	rts		
-
-baloonSaveOffscreen:
-	dc.l	baloonSave1
-baloonSaveOnscreen:
-	dc.l	baloonSave2
-baloonX:	
-	dc.l	(320-16)<<BACKGROUND_SCROLL_SHIFT_CONVERT
-baloonY:	
-	dc.w	20
-baloonDeltaX:
-	dc.l	-24
-baloonStartX:
-	dc.l	(320-32)<<BACKGROUND_SCROLL_SHIFT_CONVERT
-baloonEndX:
-	dc.l	0
-	
-baloonsEnabled:
-	dc.w	0
-baloonMask:
-	incbin	"out/baloonMask-mask.bin"
-
-baloonSave1:
-	ds.b	BALOON_BLIT_WIDTH_BYTES*32*3
-baloonSave2:
-	ds.b	BALOON_BLIT_WIDTH_BYTES*32*3
-baloonLastSaveOffscreen:
-	dc.l	0
-baloonLastSaveOnscreen:
-	dc.l	0
-	endif
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/028.bs/blit.s b/028.bs/blit.s
index f2a1f07..50ceead 100644
--- a/028.bs/blit.s
+++ b/028.bs/blit.s
@@ -170,9 +170,6 @@ BlueFill:
 	jsr     WaitVerticalBlank
 	jsr	SwitchBuffers
 	;; jsr	InitialiseBackground
-	if BALOON_BOB=1
-	jsr	DisableBaloon
-	endif
 	movem.l	(sp)+,d0-a6
 	rts	
 
diff --git a/028.bs/bob.i b/028.bs/bob.i
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..669c462
--- /dev/null
+++ b/028.bs/bob.i
@@ -0,0 +1,49 @@
+BOB_X			equ 4
+BOB_Y			equ 8
+BOB_DX			equ 12
+BOB_SOURCE_ADDRESS	equ 16
+BOB_MASK_ADDRESS	equ 20
+BOB_SAVE_BUFFER_ADDRESS equ 24
+BOB_LAST_DEST_ADDRESS	equ 32
+BOB_BLIT_SIZE		equ 40	
+
+BOB_BLIT_HEIGHT		equ 32
+BOB_BLIT_WIDTH_WORDS	equ 3
+BOB_BLIT_WIDTH_BYTES	equ BOB_BLIT_WIDTH_WORDS*2
+BOB_MODULO		equ BACKGROUND_TILEMAP_WIDTH_BYTES-BOB_BLIT_WIDTH_BYTES
+BOB_SHIFT_CONVERT	equ 4
+BOB_SAVE_SIZE	equ BOB_BLIT_WIDTH_BYTES*SCREEN_BIT_DEPTH*BOB_BLIT_HEIGHT
+
+
+BLITTER_OBJECT: macro
+\@:
+	dc.l	1
+.\@x:
+	dc.l	(\2)<<BOB_SHIFT_CONVERT
+.\@y:
+	dc.l	\3
+.\@dx:
+	dc.l	\4
+.\@sourceAddress:
+	dc.l	backgroundTilemap+(BACKGROUND_TILEMAP_WIDTH_BYTES*\5*SCREEN_BIT_DEPTH)	
+.\@maskAddress:
+	dc.l	bobMask+(BACKGROUND_TILEMAP_WIDTH_BYTES*\5*SCREEN_BIT_DEPTH)
+.\@saveBufferAddress:
+	dc.l	splash+(\1)*(BOB_SAVE_SIZE*2)
+	dc.l	splash+(\1)*(BOB_SAVE_SIZE*2)+BOB_SAVE_SIZE
+.\@lastDestAddress:
+	dc.l	0
+	dc.l	0	
+.\@blitSize:
+	dc.w	((\6)*SCREEN_BIT_DEPTH)<<6|(BOB_BLIT_WIDTH_WORDS)
+	align 	4
+	endm
+
+
+BALOON_BOB: macro
+	BLITTER_OBJECT \1,320,\2,\3,67,29
+	endm
+
+CLOUD_BOB: macro
+	BLITTER_OBJECT \1,320,\2,\3,24,18
+	endm	
diff --git a/028.bs/bob.s b/028.bs/bob.s
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c25cabc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/028.bs/bob.s
@@ -0,0 +1,194 @@
+	include "includes.i"
+	include "bob.i"
+	
+	xdef RenderBob
+	xdef ResetBobs
+	xdef RestoreBobBackgrounds
+	xdef bobBufferOffset
+	xdef EnableBobs
+
+	;; BALOON_BOB/CLOUD_BOB
+	;; index,y,dx
+	
+	;; BLITTER_OBJECT
+	;; index,startX,y,dx,mapLine,blitHeight
+bob:	
+	BALOON_BOB 0,15,24
+endBob:
+	BALOON_BOB 1,150,32
+
+	CLOUD_BOB 2,64,8
+	CLOUD_BOB 3,170,12
+	dc.l	0	
+ResetBobs:
+	bsr	RestoreBobBackgrounds
+	eor.l	#4,bobBufferOffset
+	bsr	RestoreBobBackgrounds
+	eor.l	#4,bobBufferOffset
+	move.w	#0,bobsEnabled
+	rts
+	
+
+RestoreBobBackgrounds:
+	movem.l d0/a2,-(sp)
+
+	WaitBlitter	
+
+	move.w	#$ffff,BLTAFWM(a6)
+	move.w	#$ffff,BLTALWM(a6)
+	move.w	#BC0F_SRCA|BC0F_DEST|$f0,BLTCON0(a6)
+	move.w	#0,BLTCON1(a6)
+	move.w 	#0,BLTAMOD(a6)
+	move.w 	#BITPLANE_WIDTH_BYTES-(BOB_BLIT_WIDTH_BYTES),BLTDMOD(a6)
+
+	lea	bob,a5
+.loop:
+	cmp.l	#0,(a5)
+	beq	.done
+
+	lea	BOB_LAST_DEST_ADDRESS(a5),a1
+	adda.l	bobBufferOffset,a1
+	cmp.l	#0,(a1)
+	beq	.skip
+
+	lea	BOB_SAVE_BUFFER_ADDRESS(a5),a2
+	adda.l	bobBufferOffset,a2
+	
+	WaitBlitter	
+
+	move.l 	(a2),BLTAPTH(a6) 	; source	
+	move.l 	(a1),BLTDPTH(a6)	; dest
+	move.w 	BOB_BLIT_SIZE(a5),BLTSIZE(a6)
+	move.l	#0,(a1)
+.skip:	
+	
+	adda.l	#endBob-bob,a5	
+	bra	.loop
+.done:
+	movem.l	(sp)+,d0/a2
+	rts
+	
+SaveBackground:
+	;; a5.l	bob address
+	;; kills a0,a2
+
+
+	rts
+
+SaveBobBackgrounds:
+	WaitBlitter		
+	move.w	#$ffff,BLTAFWM(a6)
+	move.w	#$ffff,BLTALWM(a6)
+	move.w	#BC0F_SRCA|BC0F_DEST|$f0,BLTCON0(a6)
+	move.w	#0,BLTCON1(a6)	
+	move.w 	#BITPLANE_WIDTH_BYTES-(BOB_BLIT_WIDTH_BYTES),BLTAMOD(a6)	
+	move.w 	#0,BLTDMOD(a6)
+
+
+	lea	bob,a5	
+.loop:
+	cmp.l	#0,(a5)
+	beq	.done	
+
+	move.l	BOB_X(a5),d2
+	sub.l	BOB_DX(a5),d2
+	cmp.l	#-32<<BOB_SHIFT_CONVERT,d2
+	bgt	.dontReset
+	move.l	#320<<BOB_SHIFT_CONVERT,d2
+.dontReset:
+	move.l	d2,BOB_X(a5)
+	add.l	backgroundScrollX,d2
+
+	move.l	d2,d0
+	lsr.w	#BOB_SHIFT_CONVERT,d0 ; convert to pixels	
+	lsr.w   #3,d0		      ; bytes to scroll
+
+	move.l	backgroundOffscreen,a0
+	add.l	d0,a0
+
+	move.l	BOB_Y(a5),d1
+	mulu.w	#BITPLANE_WIDTH_BYTES*SCREEN_BIT_DEPTH,d1
+	adda.w	d1,a0	
+	
+	lea	BOB_SAVE_BUFFER_ADDRESS(a5),a2
+	adda.l	bobBufferOffset,a2
+
+	WaitBlitter	
+	move.l 	a0,BLTAPTH(a6) 		; source	
+	move.l 	(a2),BLTDPTH(a6)	; dest
+	move.w 	BOB_BLIT_SIZE(a5),BLTSIZE(a6)	
+	
+	lea	BOB_LAST_DEST_ADDRESS(a5),a2
+	adda.l	bobBufferOffset,a2
+	
+	move.l	a0,(a2)	
+	
+	adda.l	#endBob-bob,a5
+	bra	.loop
+.done:
+	rts
+	
+RenderBob:
+	cmp.w	#0,bobsEnabled
+	beq	.dontRenderBobs
+	movem.l	d0-a5,-(sp)
+
+	bsr	 SaveBobBackgrounds
+
+	WaitBlitter	
+	;; move.w 	#(48/8)-BOB_BLIT_WIDTH_BYTES,BLTAMOD(a6)	; mask
+	move.w 	#BACKGROUND_TILEMAP_WIDTH_BYTES-BOB_BLIT_WIDTH_BYTES,BLTAMOD(a6)	; mask			
+	move.w 	#BOB_MODULO,BLTBMOD(a6) ; bob
+	move.w 	#BITPLANE_WIDTH_BYTES-BOB_BLIT_WIDTH_BYTES,BLTCMOD(a6)	    ; background	
+	move.w 	#BITPLANE_WIDTH_BYTES-BOB_BLIT_WIDTH_BYTES,BLTDMOD(a6)	    ; dest
+	move.w	#$ffff,BLTAFWM(a6)
+	move.w	#$0000,BLTALWM(a6)
+	
+	lea	bob,a5	
+.loop:
+	cmp.l	#0,(a5)
+	beq	.done
+	move.l	BOB_X(a5),d2
+	add.l	backgroundScrollX,d2
+	
+	lea	BOB_LAST_DEST_ADDRESS(a5),a0
+	adda.l	bobBufferOffset,a0
+	move.l	(a0),a0
+	
+	move.l	d2,d0
+	;; lsr.w	#BOB_SHIFT_CONVERT,d0 ; convert to pixels	
+	lsl.w	#8,d0	; BLIT_SOURCE_SHIFT<<BLIT_ASHIFTSHIFT
+	;; 	lsl.w	#4,d0 	; BLIT_SOURCE_SHIFT<<BLIT_ASHIFTSHIFT
+	
+	WaitBlitter
+	move.w	d0,BLTCON1(A6)
+	ori.w   #BC0F_SRCA|BC0F_SRCB|BC0F_SRCC|BC0F_DEST|$ca,d0
+	move.w	d0,BLTCON0(a6)
+	;;       A(mask) B(bob)  C(bg)   D(dest)
+	
+	move.l 	BOB_MASK_ADDRESS(a5),BLTAPTH(a6)	; mask
+	move.l	BOB_SOURCE_ADDRESS(a5),BLTBPTH(a6) 		; bob
+	move.l 	a0,BLTCPTH(a6)		; bg
+	move.l 	a0,BLTDPTH(a6)		; dest
+	move.w 	BOB_BLIT_SIZE(a5),BLTSIZE(a6)	;rectangle size, starts blit
+	
+
+	adda.l	#endBob-bob,a5
+	bra	.loop
+.done:	
+	movem.l	(sp)+,d0-a5
+.dontRenderBobs:
+
+	rts	
+
+EnableBobs:
+	move.w	#1,bobsEnabled
+	rts
+
+
+bobBufferOffset:
+	dc.l	0 		; 0 or 4
+bobsEnabled:
+	dc.w	0
+bobMask:
+	incbin	"out/backgroundMask-mask.bin"	
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/028.bs/game1.s b/028.bs/game1.s
index 6e04984..85e600c 100644
--- a/028.bs/game1.s
+++ b/028.bs/game1.s
@@ -136,19 +136,21 @@ SetupBoardLoop:
 	bsr 	Update
 
 	jsr	RenderNextForegroundFrame	
-	
+
+	jsr 	SwitchBackgroundBuffers2
 	move.w	#15,d5
 	sub.l	#BACKGROUND_SCROLL_PIXELS,backgroundScrollX			
 .renderNextBackgroundFrameLoop:	
 	add.l	#BACKGROUND_SCROLL_PIXELS,backgroundScrollX		
 	jsr	RenderNextBackgroundFrame
-	jsr 	SwitchBackgroundBuffers
+	jsr 	SwitchBackgroundBuffers2
 	dbra	d5,.renderNextBackgroundFrameLoop
-	
+
 	cmp.l	#FOREGROUND_PLAYAREA_WIDTH_WORDS,frameCount	
 	bge	.gotoGameLoop
 	bra	SetupBoardLoop
 .gotoGameLoop:
+	jsr 	SwitchBackgroundBuffers	
 	add.l	#1,frameCount
 	jsr	WaitForJoystick	
 	move.w	#0,moving
@@ -170,9 +172,7 @@ FadeInLoop:
 	move.l	#0,verticalBlankCount
 	move.l	#1,frameCount
 	move.l	#FOREGROUND_SCROLL_PIXELS,foregroundScrollPixels
-	if BALOON_BOB=1
-	jsr	EnableBaloon
-	endif
+	jsr	EnableBobs
 	bra	GameLoop
 .c1:
 	bra	FadeInLoop
@@ -197,7 +197,6 @@ GameLoop:
 .noSkippedFrames:	
 	add.l	#1,frameCount
 	jsr	WaitVerticalBlank
-
 	bsr	HoriScrollPlayfield
 	jsr 	SwitchBuffers
 	move.l	foregroundScrollX,d0
@@ -223,7 +222,7 @@ GameLoop:
 	bgt	.notMoving
 	move.w	#1,moving
 .notMoving:
-	
+
 	bsr 	Update
 	jsr	CheckPlayerMiss
 	bsr	RenderNextForegroundFrame
@@ -239,6 +238,7 @@ GameLoop:
 	jsr	RenderPathway
 .dontRenderPathway:
 
+	
 	jsr	PlayNextSound	
 	bra	GameLoop
 
@@ -333,9 +333,7 @@ InstallNextLevel:
 	
 LevelComplete:
 	PlaySound Yay
-	if BALOON_BOB=1
-	jsr	DisableBaloon
-	endif
+	jsr	ResetBobs	
 	jsr	ResetItems
 	jsr	HidePlayer
 	jsr 	SelectNextPlayerSprite
@@ -520,9 +518,7 @@ BigBang:
 	
 	PlaySound Falling
 	jsr	WaitVerticalBlank
-	if BALOON_BOB=1
-	jsr	DisableBaloon
-	endif
+	jsr	ResetBobs
 	jsr	PlayNextSound		
 	jsr	ResetItems
 	move.w	#0,moving
diff --git a/028.bs/image.s b/028.bs/image.s
index 51dd646..4e73614 100644
--- a/028.bs/image.s
+++ b/028.bs/image.s
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 
 	xdef SwitchBuffers
 	xdef SwitchBackgroundBuffers
+	xdef SwitchBackgroundBuffers2	
 	xdef PokePanelBitplanePointers
 
 	
@@ -29,26 +30,17 @@ SwitchBuffers:
 	bsr	PokeBitplanePointers
 				
 SwitchBackgroundBuffers:
-	
+
 	move.l	backgroundScrollX,d0
 	lsr.w	#BACKGROUND_SCROLL_SHIFT_CONVERT,d0		; convert to pixels	
 	lsr.w   #3,d0		; bytes to scroll		
 
-	if BALOON_BOB=1
-	move.l	baloonSaveOffscreen,a0
-	move.l	baloonSaveOnscreen,baloonSaveOffscreen
-	move.l	a0,baloonSaveOnscreen	
-
-	move.l	baloonLastSaveOffscreen,a0
-	move.l	baloonLastSaveOnscreen,baloonLastSaveOffscreen
-	move.l	a0,baloonLastSaveOnscreen	
-	endif
-	
+	eor.l	#4,bobBufferOffset	
 	move.l	backgroundOffscreen,a0
 	move.l	backgroundOnscreen,backgroundOffscreen
 	move.l	a0,backgroundOnscreen
 	move.l	a0,a1
-
+	
 	lea 	copperListBpl2Ptr,a0
 	bsr.s	PokeBitplanePointers
 
@@ -59,10 +51,24 @@ SwitchBackgroundBuffers:
 	lea 	copperListBpl2Ptr2_MP,a0
 	bsr.s	PokeBitplanePointers
 
+	
 	jsr	SwitchItemSpriteBuffers	
 	
 	rts
 
+
+SwitchBackgroundBuffers2:
+	move.l	backgroundScrollX,d0
+	lsr.w	#BACKGROUND_SCROLL_SHIFT_CONVERT,d0		; convert to pixels	
+	lsr.w   #3,d0		; bytes to scroll		
+
+	eor.l	#4,bobBufferOffset	
+	move.l	backgroundOffscreen,a0
+	move.l	backgroundOnscreen,backgroundOffscreen
+	move.l	a0,backgroundOnscreen
+	move.l	a0,a1
+
+	rts
 PokeBitplanePointers:
 	; d0 = frame offset in bytes
 	; a0 = BPLP copper list address
diff --git a/028.bs/splash.s b/028.bs/splash.s
index b45d395..9c3e6e6 100644
--- a/028.bs/splash.s
+++ b/028.bs/splash.s
@@ -6,9 +6,16 @@
 SPLASH_COLOR_DEPTH		equ 5
 SPLASH_SCREEN_WIDTH_BYTES	equ 40
 
+ReloadSplashScreen:
+	move.l	#endDiskSplash-diskSplash,d0
+	move.l	#splash,a0
+	move.l	#diskSplash,a1	
+	jsr	LoadDiskData
+	rts
+	
 ShowSplash:
 	lea 	CUSTOM,a6
-		
+	
 	;; set up playfield
 	move.w  #(RASTER_Y_START<<8)|RASTER_X_START,DIWSTRT(a6)
 	move.w	#((RASTER_Y_STOP-256)<<8)|(RASTER_X_STOP-256),DIWSTOP(a6)
@@ -20,8 +27,10 @@ ShowSplash:
 	move.w	#SPLASH_SCREEN_WIDTH_BYTES*SPLASH_COLOR_DEPTH-SPLASH_SCREEN_WIDTH_BYTES,BPL1MOD(a6)
 	move.w	#SPLASH_SCREEN_WIDTH_BYTES*SPLASH_COLOR_DEPTH-SPLASH_SCREEN_WIDTH_BYTES,BPL2MOD(a6)
 
+	bsr	ReloadSplashScreen
+	
 	;; poke bitplane pointers
-	lea	splash(pc),a1
+	lea	splash,a1
 	lea     splashCopperListBplPtr(pc),a2
 	moveq	#SPLASH_COLOR_DEPTH-1,d0
 .bitplaneloop:
@@ -70,5 +79,14 @@ splashCopperListBplPtr:
 	dc.w	BPL6PTH,0
 	dc.l	$fffffffe		
 
-splash:	
+
+	section	.bss
+splash:
+	ds.b	endDiskSplash-diskSplash
+	cnop	0,1024
+	
+	section	.noload
+diskSplash:
 	incbin "out/splash.bin"
+endDiskSplash:
+	cnop	0,512	
\ No newline at end of file