diff --git a/include/c64/sprites.c b/include/c64/sprites.c
index e2902be..664648c 100644
--- a/include/c64/sprites.c
+++ b/include/c64/sprites.c
@@ -108,6 +108,22 @@ void spr_color(char sp, char color)
 	vic.spr_color[sp] = color;
 }
 
+void spr_expand(char sp, bool xexpand, bool yexpand)
+{
+	__assume (sp < 8);
+
+	char	m = 1 << sp;
+
+	if (xexpand)
+		vic.spr_expand_x |= m;
+	else
+		vic.spr_expand_x &= ~m;
+
+	if (yexpand)
+		vic.spr_expand_y |= m;
+	else
+		vic.spr_expand_y &= ~m;
+}
 
 static char	vspriteYLow[VSPRITES_MAX], vspriteXLow[VSPRITES_MAX], vspriteXHigh[VSPRITES_MAX];
 static char	vspriteImage[VSPRITES_MAX], vspriteColor[VSPRITES_MAX];
diff --git a/include/c64/sprites.h b/include/c64/sprites.h
index 69f7cee..a676614 100644
--- a/include/c64/sprites.h
+++ b/include/c64/sprites.h
@@ -39,6 +39,10 @@ inline void spr_image(char sp, char image);
 
 inline void spr_color(char sp, char color);
 
+// change the image of a sprite
+
+inline void spr_expand(char sp, bool xexpand, bool yexpand);
+
 // The virtual sprite system works with the rasterirq library to multiplex
 // 16 virtual sprites onto the actual eight hardware sprites.  It uses the slots
 // 0 to 8 of the rasterirq library to switch the sprites mid screen.  The
diff --git a/oscar64/Declaration.cpp b/oscar64/Declaration.cpp
index c1b1f35..6336f1e 100644
--- a/oscar64/Declaration.cpp
+++ b/oscar64/Declaration.cpp
@@ -967,6 +967,14 @@ Declaration* Declaration::BuildArrayPointer(void)
 		return this;
 }
 
+Declaration* Declaration::BuildAddressOfPointer(void)
+{
+	if (mType == DT_TYPE_ARRAY)
+		return BuildArrayPointer();
+	else
+		return BuildPointer(mLocation);
+}
+
 bool Declaration::IsNullConst(void) const
 {
 	if (mType == DT_CONST_INTEGER || mType == DT_CONST_ADDRESS)
diff --git a/oscar64/Declaration.h b/oscar64/Declaration.h
index b390d2c..c4da608 100644
--- a/oscar64/Declaration.h
+++ b/oscar64/Declaration.h
@@ -323,6 +323,7 @@ public:
 	Declaration* BuildConstRValueRef(const Location& loc);
 	Declaration* NonRefBase(void);
 	Declaration* BuildArrayPointer(void);
+	Declaration* BuildAddressOfPointer(void);
 	Declaration* DeduceAuto(Declaration* dec);
 	Declaration* ConstCast(Declaration* ntype);
 	bool IsNullConst(void) const;
diff --git a/oscar64/Parser.cpp b/oscar64/Parser.cpp
index 44d06d6..9a6643a 100644
--- a/oscar64/Parser.cpp
+++ b/oscar64/Parser.cpp
@@ -7010,11 +7010,7 @@ Expression* Parser::ParsePrefixExpression(bool lhs)
 			}
 			else if (nexp->mToken == TK_BINARY_AND)
 			{
-				Declaration* pdec = new Declaration(nexp->mLocation, DT_TYPE_POINTER);
-				pdec->mBase = nexp->mLeft->mDecType;
-				pdec->mSize = 2;
-				pdec->mFlags |= DTF_DEFINED;
-				nexp->mDecType = pdec;
+				nexp->mDecType = nexp->mLeft->mDecType->BuildAddressOfPointer();
 			}
 			else if (nexp->mToken == TK_BANKOF)
 			{