5 files changed, 54 insertions, 45 deletions
diff --git a/engine/pinball_game/catchem_mode.asm b/engine/pinball_game/catchem_mode.asm
index 095a877..0268589 100644
--- a/engine/pinball_game/catchem_mode.asm
+++ b/engine/pinball_game/catchem_mode.asm
@@ -1163,12 +1163,12 @@ Func_10825: ; 0x10825
 	call AddBCDEToCurBufferValue
 	call FillBottomMessageBufferWithBlackTile
 	call Func_30db
-	ld hl, wd5e9
+	ld hl, wStationaryText2
 	ld de, Data_2a50
 	call Func_3372
 	pop de
 	pop bc
-	ld hl, wd5e4
+	ld hl, wStationaryText1
 	ld de, JackpotText
 	call Func_3357
 	ret
diff --git a/engine/pinball_game/catchem_mode/catchem_mode_blue_field.asm b/engine/pinball_game/catchem_mode/catchem_mode_blue_field.asm
index c4b90fa..d03094d 100644
--- a/engine/pinball_game/catchem_mode/catchem_mode_blue_field.asm
+++ b/engine/pinball_game/catchem_mode/catchem_mode_blue_field.asm
@@ -127,12 +127,12 @@ Func_20394: ; 0x20394
 	push de
 	call FillBottomMessageBufferWithBlackTile
 	call Func_30db
-	ld hl, wd5e9
+	ld hl, wStationaryText2
 	ld de, Data_2a2a
 	call Func_3372
 	pop de
 	pop bc
-	ld hl, wd5e4
+	ld hl, wStationaryText1
 	ld de, HitText
 	call Func_3357
 	ld a, [wNumMonHits]
@@ -271,12 +271,12 @@ Func_204f1: ; 0x204f1
 	push de
 	call FillBottomMessageBufferWithBlackTile
 	call Func_30db
-	ld hl, wd5e9
+	ld hl, wStationaryText2
 	ld de, Data_2a3d
 	call Func_3372
 	pop de
 	pop bc
-	ld hl, wd5e4
+	ld hl, wStationaryText1
 	ld de, FlippedText
 	call Func_3357
 .asm_2055e
diff --git a/engine/pinball_game/catchem_mode/catchem_mode_red_field.asm b/engine/pinball_game/catchem_mode/catchem_mode_red_field.asm
index b34f93d..d6738d8 100644
--- a/engine/pinball_game/catchem_mode/catchem_mode_red_field.asm
+++ b/engine/pinball_game/catchem_mode/catchem_mode_red_field.asm
@@ -125,12 +125,12 @@ Func_200d3: ; 0x200d3
 	push de
 	call FillBottomMessageBufferWithBlackTile
 	call Func_30db
-	ld hl, wd5e9
+	ld hl, wStationaryText2
 	ld de, Data_2a2a
 	call Func_3372
 	pop de
 	pop bc
-	ld hl, wd5e4
+	ld hl, wStationaryText1
 	ld de, HitText
 	call Func_3357
 	ld a, [wNumMonHits]
@@ -269,12 +269,12 @@ Func_20230: ; 0x20230
 	push de
 	call FillBottomMessageBufferWithBlackTile
 	call Func_30db
-	ld hl, wd5e9
+	ld hl, wStationaryText2
 	ld de, Data_2a3d
 	call Func_3372
 	pop de
 	pop bc
-	ld hl, wd5e4
+	ld hl, wStationaryText1
 	ld de, FlippedText
 	call Func_3357
 .asm_2029d
diff --git a/home/text.asm b/home/text.asm
index a78e2a1..147051e 100644
--- a/home/text.asm
+++ b/home/text.asm
@@ -23,9 +23,9 @@ FillBottomMessageBufferWithBlackTile: ; 0x30e8
 	ld [wScrollingText1Enabled], a
 	ld [wScrollingText2Enabled], a
 	ld [wScrollingText3Enabled], a
-	ld [wd5e4], a
-	ld [wd5e9], a
-	ld [wd5ee], a
+	ld [wStationaryText1], a
+	ld [wStationaryText2], a
+	ld [wStationaryText3], a
 	ret
 
 Func_310a: ; 0x310a
@@ -584,27 +584,27 @@ Func_33a7: ; 0x33a7
 	inc de
 	ret
 
-Func_33c3: ; 0x33c3
-	ld a, [hli]
+HandleStationaryText: ; 0x33c3 Handles stationary text HandleStationaryText
+	ld a, [hli] ;+1
 	and a
-	ret z
-	ld a, [hli]
+	ret z ;ret if var 1 is 0
+	ld a, [hli] ;+2 load var2 into e
 	ld e, a
 	ld d, wBottomMessageBuffer / $100
 	push hl
-	ld l, [hl]
+	ld l, [hl] ;Place text from var 2 in buffer into var3 in text
 	ld h, wBottomMessageText / $100
 	call PlaceTextLow
 	pop hl
-	inc hl
+	inc hl ;+3 dec Var4, ret if var not 0
 	ld a, [hl]
 	dec a
-	ld [hli], a
+	ld [hli], a ;+4
 	ret nz
-	ld a, [hl]
+	ld a, [hl] ;dec Var5
 	dec a
-	ld [hld], a
-	bit 7, a
+	ld [hld], a ;+3
+	bit 7, a ;if Var5 <= 128, ret, else toggle off
 	ret z
 	dec hl
 	dec hl
@@ -623,55 +623,55 @@ Func_33e3: ; 0x33e3
 	ld c, $0
 	ld a, [wScrollingText1Enabled]
 	and a
-	jr z, .asm_33fe ;if ?? is 0
-	push bc ;store b and 0
+	jr z, .Scrolling1Off ;if scrolling text is enabled, scroll text and inc c. repeat for each struct
+	push bc
 	ld hl, wScrollingText1
 	call HandleScrolling
 	pop bc
 	inc c
-.asm_33fe
+.Scrolling1Off
 	ld a, [wScrollingText2Enabled]
 	and a
-	jr z, .asm_340d
+	jr z, .Scrolling2Off
 	push bc
 	ld hl, wScrollingText2
 	call HandleScrolling
 	pop bc
 	inc c
-.asm_340d
+.Scrolling2Off
 	ld a, [wScrollingText3Enabled]
 	and a
-	jr z, .asm_341c
+	jr z, .Scrolling3Off
 	push bc
 	ld hl, wScrollingText3
 	call HandleScrolling
 	pop bc
 	inc c
-.asm_341c
-	ld a, [wd5e4]
+.Scrolling3Off
+	ld a, [wStationaryText1]
 	and a
 	jr z, .asm_342b
 	push bc
-	ld hl, wd5e4
-	call Func_33c3
+	ld hl, wStationaryText1
+	call HandleStationaryText
 	pop bc
 	inc c
 .asm_342b
-	ld a, [wd5e9]
+	ld a, [wStationaryText2]
 	and a
 	jr z, .asm_343a
 	push bc
-	ld hl, wd5e9
-	call Func_33c3
+	ld hl, wStationaryText2
+	call HandleStationaryText
 	pop bc
 	inc c
 .asm_343a
-	ld a, [wd5ee]
+	ld a, [wStationaryText3]
 	and a
 	jr z, .asm_3449
 	push bc
-	ld hl, wd5ee
-	call Func_33c3
+	ld hl, wStationaryText3
+	call HandleStationaryText
 	pop bc
 	inc c
 .asm_3449
@@ -705,7 +705,7 @@ Func_3475: ; 0x3475
 	ld [hPressedButtons], a
 	call HandleTilts
 	ld a, [wCurrentStage]
-	bit 0, a
+	bit 0, a ;handle flippers if the stage has any
 	callba nz, HandleFlippers
 	callba DrawSpritesForStage
 	call Func_33e3
@@ -713,7 +713,7 @@ Func_3475: ; 0x3475
 	rst AdvanceFrame
 	ld a, [wd5ca]
 	and a
-	jr nz, Func_3475
+	jr nz, Func_3475 ;loops until wd5ca is zero
 	ret
 
 FivePoints:       ; 34a6
diff --git a/wram.asm b/wram.asm
index 6dce20d..d64b08c 100644
--- a/wram.asm
+++ b/wram.asm
@@ -229,7 +229,7 @@ wDrawBottomMessageBox:: ; 0xd4aa
 wd4ab:: ; 0xd4ab
 	ds $1
 
-wCurrentStage:: ; 0xd4ac
+wCurrentStage:: ; 0xd4ac see constants/stage_constants.asm for list. bit 1 is 1 if the stage has flippers
 	ds $1
 
 wd4ad:: ; 0xd4ad
@@ -752,13 +752,22 @@ wScrollingText2:: ; 0xd5d4
 wScrollingText3:: ; 0xd5dc
 	scrolling_text wScrollingText3
 
-wd5e4:: ; 0xd5e4
+stationary_text: MACRO
+\1Enabled:: ds 1              ; Toggles if enabled. 0 is off, non-0 is on
+\1MessageBoxOffset:: ds 1     ; Offset in wBottomMessageBuffer to place first character of text
+\1SourceTextOffset:: ds 1     ; Offset in wBottomMessageText for the text to be displayed
+\1DurationLowByte:: ;how many frames to stay on screen
+\1Duration:: ds 1
+\1DurationHighByte:: ds 1
+ENDM
+
+wStationaryText1:: ; 0xd5e4
 	ds $5
 
-wd5e9:: ; 0xd5e9
+wStationaryText2:: ; 0xd5e9
 	ds $5
 
-wd5ee:: ; 0xd5ee
+wStationaryText3:: ; 0xd5ee
 	ds $5
 
 wCapturingMon:: ; 0xd5f3