diff --git a/vacation.p8 b/vacation.p8
index 88c1862..66db177 100644
--- a/vacation.p8
+++ b/vacation.p8
@@ -1052,27 +1052,48 @@ end
 
 title_screen = {}
 mknew(title_screen, function(t)
- t.d = ditherer.new{
-  di = -1
+ t.a = arcade_level.new{
+  noscore=true,
+  max_score=9999,
+  wordwait=9999,
+  extra_layer={
+   draw=function()
+    t:draw_menu()
+   end,
+   update=nop,
+  },
+  phin_x = 62,
  }
 end)
 
 function title_screen:activate()
+ self.a:activate()
  font_monogram()
 end
 
 function title_screen:draw()
- pal()
- clear_alt_pal_bits()
- cls(12)
- print("title screen", 30, 57, 0)
- print("press right arrow", 15, 66, 0)
- self.d:draw()
+ self.a:draw()
+end
+
+function title_screen:draw_menu()
+ font_special()
+ print("\^w\^tvACATION", 18, 24, 0)
+ print("\^w\^tvACATION", 17, 23, 3)
+ print("\^w\^tvACATION", 16, 22, 15)
+ print("pRESS", 43, 96, 3)
+ print("pRESS", 42, 95, 15)
+ font_default()
+ print("➡️", 79, 98, 3)
+ print("➡️", 78, 97, 15)
 end
 
 function title_screen:update()
- if (btnp(1)) self.d.di = 1
- if(self.d:update() and self.d.di > 0) start_game()
+ self.a.wordwait=999
+ if btnp(1) then
+  self.a.wordremain=0
+  create_game()
+ end
+ self.a:update()
 end
 -->8
 -- dolphin sprite renderer
@@ -1150,6 +1171,7 @@ phinstate_error = {
 -- many states are off-center.
 toyphin = {
  x=-12,
+ xtarget=16,
  y=64,
  dy=0,
  state=phinstate_nrm
@@ -1161,7 +1183,7 @@ function toyphin:update()
  -- entry mode?
  if not self.entered then
   x += 1
-  self.entered = x >= 16
+  self.entered = x >= self.xtarget
  elseif self.exiting then
   if x + self.state.xo > 128 then
    self.exited = true
@@ -1408,7 +1430,10 @@ arcade_level = {
  wordwait = 90,
 }
 mknew(arcade_level, function(x)
- x.phin = toyphin.new{splasher=x}
+ x.phin = toyphin.new{
+  splasher=x,
+  xtarget=x.phin_x,
+ }
  x.sky = bg.new{c=13}
  x.sea = sea.new()
  x.bg = event_list.new()
@@ -1423,32 +1448,34 @@ mknew(arcade_level, function(x)
   x.sky,
   x.sea,
   x.waves,
-  {draw=function()
-   poke(0x5f58, 0)
-   local s = tostr(x.score)
-   print(s,1,2,3)
-   print(s,2,1,3)
-   print(s,0,1,3)
-   print(s,1,0,3)
-   print(s,1,1,15)
-  end},
+  x.noscore and blank or {
+   draw=function()
+    poke(0x5f58, 0)
+    local s = tostr(x.score)
+    print(s,1,2,3)
+    print(s,2,1,3)
+    print(s,0,1,3)
+    print(s,1,0,3)
+    print(s,1,1,15)
+   end
+  },
   x.bg,
   x.phin,
   x.fg,
   x.words,
+  x.extra_layer or blank,
  }
  x.d = ditherer.new{
   c=1,
   di = 0.34,
  }
-
- -- TODO: fade in level music
-
- -- Switch to small font
- -- (Dogica is too large to ever miss!)
- font_compact()
 end)
 
+function arcade_level:activate()
+ -- TODO: fade in level music
+ font_compact()
+end
+
 function arcade_level:update()
  if self.phin.entered then
   if self.wordtimer <= 0 and self.wordremain > 0 then
@@ -1465,9 +1492,6 @@ function arcade_level:update()
   if (self.d:update()) seq:next()
  end
  self.v:update()
- -- TODO: timers, word loop,
- -- level state tracking and
- -- progression, etc.
 end
 
 function arcade_level:spawn_word()
@@ -1629,11 +1653,11 @@ function sequencer:next()
  else
   mainview = rec.f()
  end
- if(mainview.activate) mainview:activate()
+ mainview:activate()
  mainview:update()
 end
 
-function start_game()
+function create_game()
  seq = sequencer.new{
   {
    f=zonk_mode.new,
@@ -1682,7 +1706,6 @@ THIS ALL YOUR LIFE.]],
    }},
   },
  }
- seq:next()
 end
 
 __gfx__