diff --git a/game/BUILD b/game/BUILD
index 9c7315b..0a4e026 100644
--- a/game/BUILD
+++ b/game/BUILD
@@ -2,12 +2,30 @@ load("@bazel_skylib//rules:run_binary.bzl", "run_binary")
 
 cc_library(
     name = "game",
-    srcs = glob(["*.c"]) + [":art/game_tiles.c", ":map/game_map.c"],
-    hdrs = glob(["*.h"]) + [":art/game_tiles.h", ":map/game_map.h"],
+    srcs = glob(["*.c"]) + [
+        "art/game_player.c",
+        "art/game_tiles.c",
+        "map/game_map.c",
+    ],
+    hdrs = glob(["*.h", "art/*.h", "map/*.h"]),
     visibility = ["//visibility:public"],
     deps = ["//device:device", "//sys:sys"]
 )
 
+run_binary(
+    name = "game_player",
+    args = [
+        "game_player",
+        "64",  # n sprites
+        "0",  # key color
+        "$(location :art/game_player.png)",
+        "$(location :art/game_player.c)"
+    ],
+    srcs = [":art/game_player.png"],
+    outs = [":art/game_player.c"],
+    tool = "//pytools:spritesheet",
+)
+
 run_binary(
     name = "game_tiles",
     args = [
diff --git a/game/art/game_player.aseprite b/game/art/game_player.aseprite
index d61f8ef..77e866b 100644
Binary files a/game/art/game_player.aseprite and b/game/art/game_player.aseprite differ
diff --git a/game/art/game_player.h b/game/art/game_player.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4b61848
--- /dev/null
+++ b/game/art/game_player.h
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+#ifndef CROCPARTY_GAME_PLAYER_H
+#define CROCPARTY_GAME_PLAYER_H
+
+#include "sys/sys.h"
+
+extern sys_spritesheet game_player;
+
+#endif  // CROCPARTY_GAME_PLAYER_H
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/game/art/game_player.png b/game/art/game_player.png
index 3429398..f55bfd4 100644
Binary files a/game/art/game_player.png and b/game/art/game_player.png differ
diff --git a/game/game.c b/game/game.c
index 91c8b7c..2abf1fe 100644
--- a/game/game.c
+++ b/game/game.c
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+#include "art/game_player.h"
 #include "art/game_tiles.h"
 #include "device/device.h"
 #include "map/game_map.h"
@@ -6,17 +7,6 @@
 
 uint32_t game_frame;
 
-int32_t ellipse_x0 = 32 * 4;
-int32_t ellipse_y0 = 32 * 4;
-int32_t ellipse_dx0 = 1;
-int32_t ellipse_dy0 = 2;
-int32_t ellipse_x1 = 96 * 4;
-int32_t ellipse_y1 = 96 * 4;
-int32_t ellipse_dx1 = 3;
-int32_t ellipse_dy1 = 4;
-int32_t map_x = 0;
-
-
 const char* game_title() {
     return "Croc Party!";
 }
@@ -24,40 +14,7 @@ const char* game_title() {
 void game_init() {
     sys_init();
 
-    game_frame = 0;
-
-    for (uint32_t x = 0; x < 8; x++) {
-        for (uint32_t y = 0; y < 8; y++) {
-            for (uint32_t z = 0; z < 4; z++) {
-                sys_spal_set(
-                    (x << 5)|(y << 2)|(z),
-
-                    ((x * 255)/7) << 24 | 
-                    ((y * 255)/7) << 16 | 
-                    ((z * 255)/3) << 8
-                );
-            }
-        }
-    }
-    sys_spal_set(0xfe, 0xffffffff);
-
-    // pico palette
-    sys_spal_set(0x0, 0x000000ff);
-    sys_spal_set(0x1, 0x1d2b53ff);
-    sys_spal_set(0x2, 0x7e2553ff);
-    sys_spal_set(0x3, 0x008751ff);
-    sys_spal_set(0x4, 0xab5236ff);
-    sys_spal_set(0x5, 0x5f574fff);
-    sys_spal_set(0x6, 0xc2c3c7ff);
-    sys_spal_set(0x7, 0xfff1e8ff);
-    sys_spal_set(0x8, 0xff004dff);
-    sys_spal_set(0x9, 0xffa300ff);
-    sys_spal_set(0xa, 0xffec27ff);
-    sys_spal_set(0xb, 0x00e436ff);
-    sys_spal_set(0xc, 0x29adffff);
-    sys_spal_set(0xd, 0x83769cff);
-    sys_spal_set(0xe, 0xff77a8ff);
-    sys_spal_set(0xf, 0xffccaaff);
+    game_palette_init();
 }
 
 void game_destroy() {
@@ -65,69 +22,16 @@ void game_destroy() {
 }
 
 void game_update() {
-    game_frame += 4;
-
-/*
-    map_x += 1;
-    map_x += 32;
-    map_x %= 64;
-    map_x -= 32;
-    */
-
-    ellipse_x0 += ellipse_dx0;
-    if (ellipse_x0 < 0 || ellipse_x0 > DEVICE_W * 4) { ellipse_dx0 *= -1; }
-    ellipse_y0 += ellipse_dy0;
-    if (ellipse_y0 < 0 || ellipse_y0 > DEVICE_H * 4) { ellipse_dy0 *= -1; }
-
-    ellipse_x1 += ellipse_dx1;
-    if (ellipse_x1 < 0 || ellipse_x1 > DEVICE_W * 4) { ellipse_dx1 *= -1; }
-    ellipse_y1 += ellipse_dy1;
-    if (ellipse_y1 < 0 || ellipse_y1 > DEVICE_H * 4) { ellipse_dy1 *= -1; }
+    game_frame += 1;
 }
 
 void game_draw() {
-    sys_dpal_set(0xff, 0xfe);  // map to a non-transparent color
-
-    for (int x = 0; x < DEVICE_W; x++) {
-        for (int y = 0; y < DEVICE_H; y++) {
-            uint32_t r = (x * 255)/(DEVICE_W - 1);
-            uint32_t g = (y * 255)/(DEVICE_H - 1);
-            uint32_t b = game_frame & 0x100 ? 0xff - game_frame & 0xff : game_frame & 0xff;
-            if (x % 4 == 2 && y % 4 == 2) {
-                r = 255 - r;
-                g = 255 - g;
-                b = 255 - b;
-            }
-            sys_color color = (r >> 5) << 5 | (g >> 5) << 2 | (b >> 6);
-            sys_pixel_set(x, y, color);
-        }
-    }
-
-    for (int i = 0; i < DEVICE_BUTTON_N; i++) {
-        sys_pixel_set(i, 0, device_buttons[i] ? 0x00 : 0xff);
-    }
-
-    int x0 = ellipse_x0 / 4;
-    int y0 = ellipse_y0 / 4;
-    int x1 = ellipse_x1 / 4;
-    int y1 = ellipse_y1 / 4;
-    sys_oval_draw_ext(x0, y0, x1, y1, 10, true);
-    sys_oval_draw_ext(x0, y0, x1, y1, 248, false);
-    sys_circ_draw_ext(x0, y0, 4, 252, true);
-    sys_circ_draw_ext(x0, y0, 6, 248, false);
-    sys_circ_draw_ext(x0, y0, 8, 244, false);
-    sys_line_draw(x0, y0, x1, y1, 254);
-
-    sys_print("Hello, blood\nsources!", x1, y1, 224);
-    sys_dpal_reset();
+    sys_cls(9);
 
+    sys_map_draw(game_map, game_tiles, 0, 0, 0, 0, 32, 18);
     sys_sprite_draw_ext(
-        game_tiles, 
-        0,
-        x1, y1-64,
-        16, 8,
-        true, true
+        game_player,
+        (game_frame / 8) % 4 * 2, 144, 88, 2, 2, 
+        false, false
     );
-
-    sys_map_draw(game_map, game_tiles, 0, 0, map_x, 0, 32, 18);
 }
diff --git a/game/game.h b/game/game.h
index 9f223a0..04fff7b 100644
--- a/game/game.h
+++ b/game/game.h
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 #ifndef CROCPARTY_GAME_H
 #define CROCPARTY_GAME_H
 
+#include "game_palette.h"
+
 const char* game_title();
 void game_init();
 void game_destroy();
diff --git a/game/game_palette.c b/game/game_palette.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..119da58
--- /dev/null
+++ b/game/game_palette.c
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+#include "game_palette.h"
+
+void game_palette_init() {
+    // Pico 8 palette
+    sys_spal_set(0x00, 0x000000ff);
+    sys_spal_set(0x01, 0x1d2b53ff);
+    sys_spal_set(0x02, 0x7e2553ff);
+    sys_spal_set(0x03, 0x008751ff);
+    sys_spal_set(0x04, 0xab5236ff);
+    sys_spal_set(0x05, 0x5f574fff);
+    sys_spal_set(0x06, 0xc2c3c7ff);
+    sys_spal_set(0x07, 0xfff1e8ff);
+    sys_spal_set(0x08, 0xff004dff);
+    sys_spal_set(0x09, 0xffa300ff);
+    sys_spal_set(0x0a, 0xffec27ff);
+    sys_spal_set(0x0b, 0x00e436ff);
+    sys_spal_set(0x0c, 0x29adffff);
+    sys_spal_set(0x0d, 0x83769cff);
+    sys_spal_set(0x0e, 0xff77a8ff);
+    sys_spal_set(0x0f, 0xffccaaff);
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/game/game_palette.h b/game/game_palette.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..040ef0c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/game/game_palette.h
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+#ifndef GAME_PALETTE_H
+#define GAME_PALETTE_H
+
+void game_palette_init();
+
+#endif  // GAME_PALETTE_H
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/pytools/spritesheet.py b/pytools/spritesheet.py
index 12dc1fa..5643b1f 100644
--- a/pytools/spritesheet.py
+++ b/pytools/spritesheet.py
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ sys_spritesheet {{spritesheet_name}} = {
 
 def main(spritesheet_name, n_sprites, key_color, fname_png, fname_c):
     sprites, width, height = load_sprites(fname_png, key_color)
-    assert(len(sprites) == n_sprites), f"must be exactly {n_sprites} sprites"
+    assert(len(sprites) == n_sprites), f"must be exactly {n_sprites} sprites, not {len(sprites)}"
 
     with open(fname_c, "wt") as output:
         output.write(
diff --git a/sdl_host/main.c b/sdl_host/main.c
index 63318cc..fc6bceb 100644
--- a/sdl_host/main.c
+++ b/sdl_host/main.c
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ void sdl_host_suggest_dimensions(uint32_t* window_w, uint32_t* window_h) {
         dm.h = 0;
     }
 
-    for (int scalar = 2; scalar >= 1; scalar--) {
+    for (int scalar = 4; scalar >= 1; scalar--) {
         uint32_t w = DEVICE_W * scalar;
         uint32_t h = DEVICE_H * scalar;
         if (w <= dm.w && h <= dm.h) {