diff --git a/build/BeagleRescue b/build/BeagleRescue
index bbd7827..cc20496 100755
Binary files a/build/BeagleRescue and b/build/BeagleRescue differ
diff --git a/src/ecs/KeyboardController.h b/src/ecs/KeyboardController.h
index f0e31bb..155d572 100644
--- a/src/ecs/KeyboardController.h
+++ b/src/ecs/KeyboardController.h
@@ -83,6 +83,9 @@ public:
 				break;
 			}
 		}
+// 		===============================================
+// 		           ON KEY UP
+// 		===============================================
 		else if (Game::event.type == SDL_KEYUP)
 		{
 			switch (Game::event.key.keysym.sym)
@@ -128,6 +131,13 @@ public:
             case SDLK_u:
                 break;
             case SDLK_i:
+                break;
+            case SDLK_d:
+                if (Game::debugMenu == false){
+                Game::debugMenu = true;}
+                else {
+                Game::debugMenu = false;    
+                }
                 break;
 			case SDLK_ESCAPE: // exit the game when Escape pressed
 				Game::isRunning = false;
diff --git a/src/game/Game.cpp b/src/game/Game.cpp
index 529281d..cd28403 100644
--- a/src/game/Game.cpp
+++ b/src/game/Game.cpp
@@ -28,6 +28,10 @@ UIText* text;
 UINineSlice* my9Slice;
 UIText* scoreboardText;
 UINineSlice* scoreboard9Slice;
+UINineSlice* debugBox;
+UIText* debugStaticText;
+UIText* debugdynamicText;
+
 GameStateManager* Game::gsm = new GameStateManager();
 
 SDL_Renderer* Game::renderer = nullptr;
@@ -38,6 +42,7 @@ SDL_Rect Game::camera;
 AssetManager* Game::assets = new AssetManager(&manager);
 
 bool Game::isRunning = false;
+bool Game::debugMenu = false;
 
 auto& player(manager.addEntity());
 
@@ -48,9 +53,7 @@ auto& puppy(manager.addEntity());
 auto& uiInfo(manager.addEntity());
 
 bool Game::debugCollisionBoxes = false;
-
 bool Game::gravityOnPlayer = true;
-
 bool Game::playerIsGrounded = false;
 
 int gScale = 0;
@@ -134,6 +137,18 @@ void Game::init(const char *title, int width, int height, bool fullscreen, int g
         my9Slice = new UINineSlice("textBox");
         my9Slice->MakeSlices("textBox",32,32,14,16,14,16,myDestRect,globalScale);
         
+        // debug UI box
+        std::string debugStaticString = "Debug info";
+        debugStaticText = new UIText(debugStaticString, "font", 0,0,8,12,1);
+        text->ParseString(debugStaticString,240*globalScale,44,1,"debug");
+        SDL_Rect debugBoxRect = SDL_Rect();
+        debugBoxRect.x = 240*globalScale;
+        debugBoxRect.y = 8*globalScale;
+        debugBoxRect.w = 80*globalScale;
+        debugBoxRect.h = 80*globalScale;
+        debugBox = new UINineSlice("textBox");
+        debugBox->MakeSlices("textBox",32,32,14,16,14,16,debugBoxRect,1);
+        
         //ecs implementation
 
         map->LoadMap("assets/maps/br-map-color.txt",70,45, globalScale);
diff --git a/src/game/Game.hpp b/src/game/Game.hpp
index 5176e0c..9c7c1b8 100644
--- a/src/game/Game.hpp
+++ b/src/game/Game.hpp
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ public:
     static SDL_Renderer *renderer;
     static SDL_Event event;
 //    static std::vector<ColliderComponent*> colliders;
+    static bool debugMenu;
     static bool isRunning;
     static bool debugCollisionBoxes;
     static bool gravityOnPlayer;
diff --git a/src/ui/UIText.cpp b/src/ui/UIText.cpp
index 9305483..5f7daed 100644
--- a/src/ui/UIText.cpp
+++ b/src/ui/UIText.cpp
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ UIText::~UIText()
 {
 }
 
-void UIText::ParseString(std::string inputText, int x, int y, int scale, std::string tag)
+void UIText::ParseString(std::string inputText, int x, int y, int letterScale, std::string tag)
 {
 	//Parse input text into an array of char
 	int posX = x;
@@ -64,18 +64,18 @@ void UIText::ParseString(std::string inputText, int x, int y, int scale, std::st
 			posX = x;
 			posY += letterHeight;
 		}
-		UIText::AddLetter(posX, posY, current, tag);
+		UIText::AddLetter(posX, posY, current, tag, letterScale);
 		current = inputText[i];
 	} while ((strcmp(&current,"\0"))!=0);
 }
 
 
-void UIText::AddLetter(int xpos, int ypos, char crnt, std::string tag)
+void UIText::AddLetter(int xpos, int ypos, char crnt, std::string tag, int lttrScale)
 {
 	auto& letter(manager.addEntity());
-	letter.addComponent<TransformComponent>(xpos*scale, ypos*scale, letterWidth, letterHeight, 1);
+	letter.addComponent<TransformComponent>(xpos*lttrScale, ypos*lttrScale, letterWidth, letterHeight, 1);
 //	printf("Scale: %d\n",scale);
-	letter.addComponent<SpriteComponent>("font", SpriteComponent::spriteText, crnt, letterWidth, letterHeight, scale);
+	letter.addComponent<SpriteComponent>("font", SpriteComponent::spriteText, crnt, letterWidth, letterHeight, lttrScale);
     letter.setTag(tag);
 	letter.addGroup(Game::groupUI_Layer1);
 }
diff --git a/src/ui/UIText.h b/src/ui/UIText.h
index 2df464c..19dcbb8 100644
--- a/src/ui/UIText.h
+++ b/src/ui/UIText.h
@@ -24,8 +24,8 @@ public:
 	~UIText();
 
 //	void SetCharClips(SDL_Texture* fontTex, int x, int y, int letterW, int letterH);
-	void AddLetter(int xpos, int ypos, char crnt, std::string tag);
-	void ParseString(std::string inputText, int x, int y, int scale, std::string tag);
+	void AddLetter(int xpos, int ypos, char crnt, std::string tag, int lttrScale);
+	void ParseString(std::string inputText, int x, int y, int letterScale, std::string tag);
 	int scale;
 };