diff --git a/src/sfall_arrays.cc b/src/sfall_arrays.cc
index f7529be..7bf4aad 100644
--- a/src/sfall_arrays.cc
+++ b/src/sfall_arrays.cc
@@ -12,11 +12,6 @@ using ArrayId = unsigned int;
 static ArrayId nextArrayID = 1;
 static ArrayId stackArrayId = 1;
 
-using ArraysMap = std::unordered_map<ArrayId, SFallArray>;
-
-ArraysMap arrays;
-std::unordered_set<ArrayId> temporaryArrays;
-
 class SFallArrayElement : public ProgramValue {
 public:
     SFallArrayElement()
@@ -48,6 +43,11 @@ public:
     std::vector<SFallArrayElement> data;
 };
 
+using ArraysMap = std::unordered_map<ArrayId, SFallArray>;
+
+ArraysMap arrays;
+std::unordered_set<ArrayId> temporaryArrays;
+
 ArrayId CreateArray(int len, uint32_t flags)
 {
     flags = (flags & ~1); // reset 1 bit
@@ -61,13 +61,11 @@ ArrayId CreateArray(int len, uint32_t flags)
         len = ARRAY_MAX_SIZE; // safecheck
     }
 
-    SFallArray arr { len, flags };
-
     ArrayId array_id = nextArrayID++;
 
     stackArrayId = array_id;
 
-    arrays[array_id] = std::move(arr);
+    arrays.emplace(std::make_pair(array_id, SFallArray { len, flags }));
 
     return array_id;
 }
diff --git a/src/sfall_opcodes.cc b/src/sfall_opcodes.cc
index 1d4b89a..4a43704 100644
--- a/src/sfall_opcodes.cc
+++ b/src/sfall_opcodes.cc
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
 #include "mouse.h"
 #include "object.h"
 #include "party_member.h"
+#include "sfall_arrays.cc"
 #include "sfall_global_vars.h"
 #include "sfall_lists.h"
 #include "stat.h"
@@ -296,6 +297,17 @@ static void opGetArrayKey(Program* program)
     programStackPushInteger(program, 33);
 }
 
+// create_array
+static void opCreateArray(Program* program)
+{
+    auto flags = programStackPopInteger(program);
+    auto len = programStackPopInteger(program);
+
+    auto array_id = CreateArray(len, flags);
+
+    programStackPushInteger(program, array_id);
+}
+
 // get_array
 static void opGetArray(Program* program)
 {
@@ -365,6 +377,7 @@ void sfallOpcodesInit()
     interpreterRegisterOpcode(0x821D, opGetMouseY);
     interpreterRegisterOpcode(0x8220, opGetScreenWidth);
     interpreterRegisterOpcode(0x8221, opGetScreenHeight);
+    interpreterRegisterOpcode(0x822D, opCreateArray);
     interpreterRegisterOpcode(0x822F, opGetArray);
     interpreterRegisterOpcode(0x8231, opLenArray);
     interpreterRegisterOpcode(0x8237, opParseInt);