diff --git a/bin/segment2.c b/bin/segment2.c
index a6756e95..d08b37bc 100644
--- a/bin/segment2.c
+++ b/bin/segment2.c
@@ -208,6 +208,10 @@ ALIGNED8 static const u8 texture_hud_char_mario_head[] = {
 #include "textures/segment2/segment2.05A00.rgba16.inc.c"
 };
 
+ALIGNED8 static const u8 texture_hud_char_luigi_head[] = {
+#include "textures/segment2/custom_luigi_head.rgba16.inc.c"
+};
+
 ALIGNED8 static const u8 texture_hud_char_star[] = {
 #include "textures/segment2/segment2.05C00.rgba16.inc.c"
 };
@@ -1816,7 +1820,7 @@ const u8 *const main_hud_lut[] = {
                   0x0,               0x0,               0x0,               0x0,
                   0x0,               0x0,               0x0,               0x0,
                   0x0,               0x0, texture_hud_char_multiply, texture_hud_char_coin,
-    texture_hud_char_mario_head, texture_hud_char_star,               0x0,               0x0,
+    texture_hud_char_mario_head, texture_hud_char_star, texture_hud_char_luigi_head, 0x0,
     texture_hud_char_apostrophe, texture_hud_char_double_quote, texture_hud_char_umlaut,
 #elif defined(VERSION_US)
     texture_hud_char_0, texture_hud_char_1, texture_hud_char_2, texture_hud_char_3,
@@ -1832,7 +1836,7 @@ const u8 *const main_hud_lut[] = {
                   0x0,               0x0,               0x0,               0x0,
                   0x0,               0x0,               0x0,               0x0,
                   0x0,               0x0, texture_hud_char_multiply, texture_hud_char_coin,
-    texture_hud_char_mario_head, texture_hud_char_star,               0x0,               0x0,
+    texture_hud_char_mario_head, texture_hud_char_star, texture_hud_char_luigi_head, 0x0,
     texture_hud_char_apostrophe, texture_hud_char_double_quote,
 #else
     texture_hud_char_0, texture_hud_char_1, texture_hud_char_2, texture_hud_char_3,
diff --git a/src/game/hud.c b/src/game/hud.c
index 0de6e0bb..54e6fe97 100644
--- a/src/game/hud.c
+++ b/src/game/hud.c
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
 #include "save_file.h"
 #include "print.h"
 #include "pc/configfile.h"
+#include "pc/network/network.h"
 
 /* @file hud.c
  * This file implements HUD rendering and power meter animations.
@@ -291,7 +292,13 @@ void render_hud_power_meter(void) {
  * Renders the amount of lives Mario has.
  */
 void render_hud_mario_lives(void) {
-    print_text(GFX_DIMENSIONS_RECT_FROM_LEFT_EDGE(22), HUD_TOP_Y, ","); // 'Mario Head' glyph
+    // two-player hack
+#ifdef VERSION_JP
+    char* displayHead = ",";
+#else
+    char* displayHead = (networkType == NT_SERVER) ? "," : ".";
+#endif
+    print_text(GFX_DIMENSIONS_RECT_FROM_LEFT_EDGE(22), HUD_TOP_Y, displayHead); // 'Mario Head' glyph
     print_text(GFX_DIMENSIONS_RECT_FROM_LEFT_EDGE(38), HUD_TOP_Y, "*"); // 'X' glyph
     print_text_fmt_int(GFX_DIMENSIONS_RECT_FROM_LEFT_EDGE(54), HUD_TOP_Y, "%d", gHudDisplay.lives);
 }
diff --git a/textures/segment2/custom_luigi_head.rgba16.png b/textures/segment2/custom_luigi_head.rgba16.png
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..1ce09be5
Binary files /dev/null and b/textures/segment2/custom_luigi_head.rgba16.png differ