diff --git a/libs/sprite16/sprite16.h b/libs/sprite16/sprite16.h
index 44f29eb7..09305610 100644
--- a/libs/sprite16/sprite16.h
+++ b/libs/sprite16/sprite16.h
@@ -39,3 +39,22 @@ static const vram_byte_amount_t SPRITE16_PLANE_SIZE = (
 	SPRITE16_RES_Y * ROW_SIZE
 );
 static const vram_offset_t SPRITE16_OFFSET = SPRITE16_PLANE_SIZE;
+
+inline void sprite16_mono(bool enable) {
+	_AH = SPRITE16_SET_MONO;
+	_DX = enable;
+	geninterrupt(SPRITE16);
+}
+
+// ZUN bloat: Remove.
+inline void sprite16_mono_(bool enable) {
+	_DX = enable;
+	_AH = SPRITE16_SET_MONO;
+	geninterrupt(SPRITE16);
+}
+
+#define sprite16_mono_color(col) { \
+	_AH = SPRITE16_SET_COLOR; \
+	_DX = col; \
+	geninterrupt(SPRITE16); \
+}
diff --git a/th03/main/hitcirc.cpp b/th03/main/hitcirc.cpp
index 5e586a6b..4a2da8f7 100644
--- a/th03/main/hitcirc.cpp
+++ b/th03/main/hitcirc.cpp
@@ -1,15 +1,26 @@
 #include "platform.h"
+#include "x86real.h"
 #include "pc98.h"
+#include "planar.h"
+#include "libs/sprite16/sprite16.h"
 #include "th03/common.h"
 #include "th03/math/randring.hpp"
+#include "th03/main/frames.h"
 #include "th03/main/playfld.hpp"
 #include "th03/main/hitbox.hpp"
 #include "th03/main/hitcirc.hpp"
+#include "th03/main/v_colors.hpp"
+extern "C" {
+#include "th03/sprites/main_s16.hpp"
+}
 
 static const pixel_t HITCIRCLE_W = 48;
 static const pixel_t HITCIRCLE_H = 48;
+static const uvram_byte_amount_t HITCIRCLE_VRAM_W = (HITCIRCLE_W / BYTE_DOTS);
 
-static const int HITCIRCLE_FRAMES = 16;
+static const int HITCIRCLE_CELS = 4;
+static const unsigned int HITCIRCLE_FRAMES_PER_CEL = 4;
+static const int HITCIRCLE_FRAMES = (HITCIRCLE_FRAMES_PER_CEL * HITCIRCLE_CELS);
 
 static const int HITCIRCLE_ENEMY_COUNT = 12;
 
@@ -33,6 +44,18 @@ struct HitCircle {
 		age = 1;
 		pid = pid_;
 	}
+
+	sprite16_offset_t cel(void) const {
+		// ZUN bloat: (SO_HITCIRCLE + (
+		// 	((age - 1) / HITCIRCLE_FRAMES_PER_CEL) * HITCIRCLE_VRAM_W)
+		// ). 1 SHR, 1 IMUL. This compiles to both those *and* a bunch of MOVs
+		// and ADDs in between...
+		static_assert(HITCIRCLE_VRAM_W == 6);
+		_BX = (age - 1);
+		_BX /= HITCIRCLE_FRAMES_PER_CEL;
+		_BX *= 2;
+		return (SO_HITCIRCLE + _BX + _BX + _BX);
+	}
 };
 
 // ZUN bloat: Merge into HitCircle::spawn().
@@ -100,3 +123,41 @@ void near hitcircles_update(void)
 		p++;
 	}
 }
+
+void near hitcircles_render(void)
+{
+	const HitCircle near* p = hitcircles;
+
+	sprite16_mono_(true);
+
+	// ZUN bloat
+	_DX = round_or_result_frame;
+	asm { and dx, 1 };
+	_DX += V_YELLOW_DARK;
+	sprite16_mono_color(_DX);
+
+	sprite16_put_size.set(HITCIRCLE_W, HITCIRCLE_H);
+
+	int i = 0;
+	while(i < HITCIRCLE_ENEMY_COUNT) {
+		if(p->age) {
+			sprite16_clip_set_for_pid(p->pid);
+			sprite16_offset_t so = p->cel();
+			sprite16_put(p->topleft.x, p->topleft.y, so);
+		}
+		i++;
+		p++;
+	}
+
+	// Player circle
+	static_assert(HITCIRCLE_PLAYER_COUNT == 1);
+	_DX = V_WHITE;
+	sprite16_mono_color(_DX);
+	if(p->age) {
+		sprite16_clip_set_for_pid(p->pid);
+		sprite16_offset_t so = p->cel();
+		sprite16_put(p->topleft.x, p->topleft.y, so);
+	}
+
+	sprite16_mono_(false);
+}
diff --git a/th03/main/v_colors.hpp b/th03/main/v_colors.hpp
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..b178fd79
--- /dev/null
+++ b/th03/main/v_colors.hpp
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+// Commonly used VRAM hardware palette indices in MAIN.EXE.
+enum th03_main_vram_colors_t {
+	V_YELLOW_DARK = 11,
+	V_YELLOW_BRIGHT = 12,
+	V_WHITE = 15,
+};
diff --git a/th03/sprites/main_s16.hpp b/th03/sprites/main_s16.hpp
index 68021cd9..97f292a4 100644
--- a/th03/sprites/main_s16.hpp
+++ b/th03/sprites/main_s16.hpp
@@ -7,3 +7,5 @@
 // Base position for all attack sprites
 static const sprite16_offset_t SO_ATTACK_P1 = XY(0,   0);
 static const sprite16_offset_t SO_ATTACK_P2 = XY(320, 0);
+
+static const sprite16_offset_t SO_HITCIRCLE = XY(128, 80);
diff --git a/th03_main.asm b/th03_main.asm
index f6603bd3..5d920aa0 100644
--- a/th03_main.asm
+++ b/th03_main.asm
@@ -300,7 +300,7 @@ loc_986C:
 		call	shots_render
 		call	sub_164DA
 		call	sub_1837C
-		call	sub_B80B
+		call	@hitcircles_render$qv
 		mov	_pid_current, 0
 		mov	_pid_PID_so_attack, SO_ATTACK_P1
 		call	p1_1FE74
@@ -2581,124 +2581,11 @@ sub_B60A	endp
 	extern @HITCIRCLES_ENEMY_ADD$QIII:proc
 	extern @HITCIRCLES_PLAYER_ADD$QIII:proc
 	@hitcircles_update$qv procdesc near
+	@hitcircles_render$qv procdesc near
 HITCIRC_TEXT ends
 
 PLAYER_M_TEXT	segment	byte public 'CODE' use16
 
-; =============== S U B	R O U T	I N E =======================================
-
-; Attributes: bp-based frame
-
-sub_B80B	proc near
-
-@@sprite_offset		= word ptr -2
-
-		enter	2, 0
-		push	si
-		push	di
-		mov	si, offset _hitcircles
-		mov	dx, 1
-		mov	ah, SPRITE16_SET_MONO
-		int	SPRITE16
-		mov	dx, _round_or_result_frame
-		; Hack (and dx, 1)
-		db 081h
-		db 0e2h
-		db 001h
-		db 000h
-		add	dx, 11
-		mov	ah, SPRITE16_SET_COLOR
-		int	SPRITE16
-		mov	_sprite16_put_w, (48 / 16)
-		mov	_sprite16_put_h, 24
-		xor	di, di
-		jmp	short loc_B88F
-; ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
-
-loc_B839:
-		cmp	[si+hitcircle_t.HITCIRCLE_age], 0
-		jz	short loc_B88B
-		cmp	[si+hitcircle_t.HITCIRCLE_pid], 0
-		jnz	short loc_B852
-		mov	_sprite16_clip_left, PLAYFIELD1_CLIP_LEFT
-		mov	_sprite16_clip_right, PLAYFIELD1_CLIP_RIGHT
-		jmp	short loc_B85E
-; ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
-
-loc_B852:
-		mov	_sprite16_clip_left, PLAYFIELD2_CLIP_LEFT
-		mov	_sprite16_clip_right, PLAYFIELD2_CLIP_RIGHT
-
-loc_B85E:
-		mov	al, [si+hitcircle_t.HITCIRCLE_age]
-		mov	ah, 0
-		dec	ax
-		mov	bx, ax
-		mov	ax, bx
-		shr	ax, 2
-		mov	bx, ax
-		mov	ax, 2
-		imul	bx
-		mov	bx, ax
-		mov	ax, bx
-		add	ax, bx
-		add	ax, bx
-		add	ax, 1910h
-		mov	[bp+@@sprite_offset], ax
-		call	sprite16_put pascal, [si+HITCIRCLE_topleft.x], [si+HITCIRCLE_topleft.y], ax
-
-loc_B88B:
-		inc	di
-		add	si, size hitcircle_t
-
-loc_B88F:
-		cmp	di, HITCIRCLE_ENEMY_COUNT
-		jl	short loc_B839
-		mov	dx, V_WHITE
-		mov	ah, SPRITE16_SET_COLOR
-		int	SPRITE16
-		cmp	[si+hitcircle_t.HITCIRCLE_age], 0
-		jz	short loc_B8ED
-		cmp	[si+hitcircle_t.HITCIRCLE_pid], 0
-		jnz	short loc_B8B4
-		mov	_sprite16_clip_left, PLAYFIELD1_CLIP_LEFT
-		mov	_sprite16_clip_right, PLAYFIELD1_CLIP_RIGHT
-		jmp	short loc_B8C0
-; ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
-
-loc_B8B4:
-		mov	_sprite16_clip_left, PLAYFIELD2_CLIP_LEFT
-		mov	_sprite16_clip_right, PLAYFIELD2_CLIP_RIGHT
-
-loc_B8C0:
-		mov	al, [si+hitcircle_t.HITCIRCLE_age]
-		mov	ah, 0
-		dec	ax
-		mov	bx, ax
-		mov	ax, bx
-		shr	ax, 2
-		mov	bx, ax
-		mov	ax, 2
-		imul	bx
-		mov	bx, ax
-		mov	ax, bx
-		add	ax, bx
-		add	ax, bx
-		add	ax, 1910h
-		mov	[bp+@@sprite_offset], ax
-		call	sprite16_put pascal, [si+HITCIRCLE_topleft.x], [si+HITCIRCLE_topleft.y], ax
-
-loc_B8ED:
-		xor	dx, dx
-		mov	ah, SPRITE16_SET_MONO
-		int	SPRITE16
-		pop	di
-		pop	si
-		leave
-		retn
-sub_B80B	endp
-
-
 ; =============== S U B	R O U T	I N E =======================================
 
 ; Attributes: bp-based frame