diff --git a/asm/assembler.c b/asm/assembler.c
index 337a03e..02fb700 100644
--- a/asm/assembler.c
+++ b/asm/assembler.c
@@ -214,6 +214,111 @@ int WhereIn2DCharArray(int x, int y, char array[x][y], char *val)
     return -1;
 }
 
+void ParseArgument(char *argData, AsmLabelArray *labels, uint16_t labelOffset, 
+                    ArgumentInfo *argInfoOut, uint16_t *argOut)
+{
+    bool pointer, value, label;
+    pointer = argData[0] == '*'; // location in ram / pointer in register
+    if (pointer)
+        argData++;
+
+    value = argData[0] >= '0' && argData[0] <= '9';
+    
+    label = !value && argData[0] == '[';
+
+    if (!pointer && !value) // value in register / label
+    {
+        if (label)
+        {
+            *argInfoOut = value;
+
+
+        }
+        else
+        {
+            *argInfoOut = valueInRegister;
+
+
+        }
+    }
+    else if (!pointer && value) // value
+    {
+        *argInfoOut = value;
+
+        uint16_t modval = 0, total = 0;
+
+        switch (argData[1])
+        {
+            case 'x':
+            case 'X':
+                modval = 16;
+                argData += 2;
+                break;
+            case 'b':
+            case 'B':
+                modval = 2;
+                argData += 2;
+                break;
+            default:
+                modval = 10;
+                break;
+        }
+
+        for (char *a = argData; a < FindNextSpaceChar(argData, true); a++)
+        {
+            total *= modval;
+
+            switch(*a)
+            {
+                case '0':
+                case '1':
+                case '2':
+                case '3':
+                case '4':
+                case '5':
+                case '6':
+                case '7':
+                case '8':
+                case '9':
+                    total += '0' - *a;
+                    break;
+                case 'a':
+                case 'b':
+                case 'c':
+                case 'd':
+                case 'e':
+                case 'f':
+                    total += 10 + ('a' - *a);
+                    break;
+                case 'A':
+                case 'B':
+                case 'C':
+                case 'D':
+                case 'E':
+                case 'F':
+                    total += 10 + ('A' - *a);
+                    break;
+                default:
+                    fprintf(stderr, "FATAL CHARACTER IN NUMBER STREAM\n");
+                    exit(-1);
+            }
+        }
+
+        *argOut = total;
+    }
+    else if (pointer && !value) // pointer in register
+    {
+        *argInfoOut = pointerInRegister;
+
+
+    }
+    else
+    {
+        fprintf(stderr, "FATAL ARGUMENT INFO\n");
+        exit(-1);
+    }
+}
+
 uint16_t *CompileAsembly(AsmInstructionArray *assembly, AsmLabelArray *labels)
 {
     uint16_t *ret = malloc(sizeof(uint16_t) * UINT16_MAX);