diff --git a/examples/hyperspace-roll/src/battle.rs b/examples/hyperspace-roll/src/battle.rs
index bbde2c45..fa8d2fad 100644
--- a/examples/hyperspace-roll/src/battle.rs
+++ b/examples/hyperspace-roll/src/battle.rs
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+use crate::level_generation::generate_enemy_health;
 use crate::sfx::Sfx;
 use crate::{
     graphics::SELECT_BOX, level_generation::generate_attack, Agb, EnemyAttackType, Face, PlayerDice,
@@ -499,7 +500,7 @@ pub(crate) fn battle_screen(
 
     let num_dice = player_dice.dice.len();
 
-    let enemy_health = 5 + current_level * agb::rng::gen().rem_euclid(4) as u32;
+    let enemy_health = generate_enemy_health(current_level);
 
     let mut current_battle_state = CurrentBattleState {
         player: PlayerState {
diff --git a/examples/hyperspace-roll/src/level_generation.rs b/examples/hyperspace-roll/src/level_generation.rs
index 04c45b5f..523332d6 100644
--- a/examples/hyperspace-roll/src/level_generation.rs
+++ b/examples/hyperspace-roll/src/level_generation.rs
@@ -8,6 +8,57 @@ pub struct GeneratedAttack {
     pub cooldown: u32,
 }
 
+fn roll_dice(number_of_dice: u32, bits_per_dice: u32) -> u32 {
+    assert!(
+        32 % bits_per_dice == 0,
+        "the number of bits per dice should be a multiple of 32"
+    );
+
+    assert!(
+        number_of_dice % (32 / bits_per_dice) == 0,
+        "number of dice should be a multiple of 32 / bits per dice"
+    );
+
+    fn roll_dice_inner(number_of_random_values: u32, bits_per_dice: u32) -> u32 {
+        let mut count = 0;
+        let bit_mask = 1u32.wrapping_shl(bits_per_dice).wrapping_sub(1);
+
+        for _ in 0..number_of_random_values {
+            let n = agb::rng::gen() as u32;
+            for idx in 0..(32 / bits_per_dice) {
+                count += (n >> (bits_per_dice * idx)) & bit_mask;
+            }
+        }
+
+        count
+    }
+
+    roll_dice_inner(number_of_dice / (32 / bits_per_dice), bits_per_dice)
+}
+
+// uses multiple dice rolls to generate a random value with a specified mean and width
+fn roll_dice_scaled(number_of_dice: u32, bits_per_dice: u32, width: u32) -> i32 {
+    let dice = roll_dice(number_of_dice, bits_per_dice) as i32;
+
+    let current_width = (number_of_dice * ((1 << bits_per_dice) - 1)) as i32;
+    let current_mean = current_width / 2;
+
+    let dice_around_zero = dice - current_mean;
+
+    fn divide_nearest(numerator: i32, denominator: i32) -> i32 {
+        if (numerator < 0) ^ (denominator < 0) {
+            (numerator - denominator / 2) / denominator
+        } else {
+            (numerator + denominator / 2) / denominator
+        }
+    }
+    divide_nearest(dice_around_zero * width as i32, current_width)
+}
+
+fn default_roll(width: u32) -> i32 {
+    roll_dice_scaled(2, 16, width)
+}
+
 pub fn generate_attack(current_level: u32) -> Option<GeneratedAttack> {
     if (rng::gen().rem_euclid(1024) as u32) < current_level * 2 {
         Some(GeneratedAttack {
@@ -19,6 +70,10 @@ pub fn generate_attack(current_level: u32) -> Option<GeneratedAttack> {
     }
 }
 
+pub fn generate_enemy_health(current_level: u32) -> u32 {
+    (5 + current_level as i32 * 2 + default_roll(current_level * 4)) as u32
+}
+
 fn generate_enemy_attack(current_level: u32) -> EnemyAttack {
     let attack_id = rng::gen().rem_euclid(10) as u32;