;this patch will add a death counter to VIP1-4(aa) roms included.
;note: it will make the srm file 4kb, 2kb files will not work.
;will only work for one save file. as in get 4 deaths in file 1
;start a new game in file 2, you start with 4.

!free = $15AAD0 ;you need to change this. you need 76/$4C bytes.
!sram = $7007ED

;here are some values that will work
;vip1aa $15AAD0
;vip2aa $1ECBB0
;vip3aa $1DC770
;vip4aa $17C810
;use slogger for anything else. don't go above lorom $3Fxxxx

header ;status bar x101A, 8E1A
lorom
org $00D0D8
	nop #3
org $028766 ;score stuff? ;x10966
	nop #3
org $02AE21 ;x13021
	nop #3
	lda $0F35,x
	adc $AD89,y
	nop #3
org $05CEF9 ;0x2D0F9
	nop #12
;{
org $008EC6 ;x010C6
	jsl hijack0
	nop #11
org $00F60A ;x0780A
	jsl hijack1
	nop
org !free ;no rats tag
reset bytes
hijack0:
	lda.l !sram+4
	beq +
	rep #$20
	lda.w #$0000
	sta.l !sram
	sta.l !sram+2
	sta.l !sram+4
	sep #$20
	+ lda.l !sram+2
	sta $00
	stz $01
	lda.l !sram+1
	sta $03
	lda.l !sram
	rtl
hijack1:
	rep #$20
	lda.l !sram
	clc
	adc.w #$0001
	sta.l !sram
	sep #$20
	lda.l !sram+2
	adc #$00
	sta.l !sram+2
;restore hijack
	lda #$09
	sta $1DFB
	rtl
print ""
print "It worked!"