3 files changed, 20 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/engines/simon/simon.cpp b/engines/simon/simon.cpp
index 865a3c9765..ea8fedfc68 100644
--- a/engines/simon/simon.cpp
+++ b/engines/simon/simon.cpp
@@ -281,7 +281,10 @@ SimonEngine::SimonEngine(OSystem *syst)
 	_frameRate = 0;
 
 	_zoneNumber = 0;
+
 	_vgaWaitFor = 0;
+	_lastVgaWaitFor = 0;
+
 	_vgaCurZoneNum = 0;
 	_vgaCurSpriteId = 0;
 	_vgaCurSpritePriority = 0;
@@ -1571,6 +1574,15 @@ void SimonEngine::set_video_mode_internal(uint16 mode, uint16 vga_res_id) {
 void SimonEngine::waitForSync(uint a) {
 	const uint maxCount = (getGameType() == GType_SIMON1) ? 500 : 1000;
 
+	if (getGameType() == GType_SIMON1 && (getFeatures() & GF_TALKIE)) {
+		if (a != 200) {
+			uint16 tmp = _lastVgaWaitFor;
+			_lastVgaWaitFor = 0;
+			if (tmp == a)
+				return;
+		}
+	}
+
 	_vgaWaitFor = a;
 	_syncCount = 0;
 	_exitCutscene = false;
@@ -1779,6 +1791,9 @@ void SimonEngine::loadSprite(uint windowNum, uint zoneNum, uint vgaSpriteId, uin
 	byte *p, *pp;
 	uint count;
 
+	if (vgaSpriteId >= 400)
+		_lastVgaWaitFor = 0;
+
 	_lockWord |= 0x40;
 
 	if (isSpriteLoaded(vgaSpriteId, zoneNum)) {
diff --git a/engines/simon/simon.h b/engines/simon/simon.h
index 6e4dc1805b..1d1b8ba85c 100644
--- a/engines/simon/simon.h
+++ b/engines/simon/simon.h
@@ -377,8 +377,8 @@ protected:
 	uint16 _frameRate;
 
 	uint16 _zoneNumber;
-	uint16 _vgaWaitFor, _vgaCurZoneNum;
-	uint16 _vgaCurSpriteId;
+	uint16 _vgaWaitFor, _lastVgaWaitFor;
+	uint16 _vgaCurSpriteId, _vgaCurZoneNum;
 	uint16 _vgaCurSpritePriority;
 
 	int16 _baseY;
diff --git a/engines/simon/vga.cpp b/engines/simon/vga.cpp
index dd381b1887..98a0c4953c 100644
--- a/engines/simon/vga.cpp
+++ b/engines/simon/vga.cpp
@@ -1540,6 +1540,7 @@ void SimonEngine::vc15_sync() {
 		}
 	}
 
+	_lastVgaWaitFor = id;
 	/* clear a wait event */
 	if (id == _vgaWaitFor)
 		_vgaWaitFor = 0;
@@ -1713,6 +1714,8 @@ void SimonEngine::vc27_resetSprite() {
 
 	_lockWord |= 8;
 
+	_lastVgaWaitFor = 0;
+
 	memset(&bak, 0, sizeof(bak));
 
 	vsp = _vgaSprites;