diff --git a/src/devices/ppu.c b/src/devices/ppu.c
index 9b9cabe..97b096a 100644
--- a/src/devices/ppu.c
+++ b/src/devices/ppu.c
@@ -41,11 +41,11 @@ readpixel(Uint8 *sprite, Uint8 h, Uint8 v)
 void
 clear(Ppu *p)
 {
-	int i, sz = p->height * p->width;
-	for(i = 0; i < sz; ++i) {
-		p->fg.pixels[i] = p->fg.colors[0];
-		p->bg.pixels[i] = p->bg.colors[0];
-	}
+	int i;
+	for(i = p->height * p->width - 1; i >= 0; --i)
+		p->rgba[i] = p->colors[0];
+	for(i = p->height * p->width / 8 - 1; i >= 0; --i)
+		p->index[i] = 0;
 }
 
 void
@@ -57,23 +57,28 @@ putcolors(Ppu *p, Uint8 *addr)
 			r = (*(addr + i / 2) >> (!(i % 2) << 2)) & 0x0f,
 			g = (*(addr + 2 + i / 2) >> (!(i % 2) << 2)) & 0x0f,
 			b = (*(addr + 4 + i / 2) >> (!(i % 2) << 2)) & 0x0f;
-		p->bg.colors[i] = 0xff000000 | (r << 20) | (r << 16) | (g << 12) | (g << 8) | (b << 4) | b;
-		p->fg.colors[i] = 0xff000000 | (r << 20) | (r << 16) | (g << 12) | (g << 8) | (b << 4) | b;
+		p->colors[i] = 0xff000000 | (r << 20) | (r << 16) | (g << 12) | (g << 8) | (b << 4) | b;
 	}
-	p->fg.colors[0] = 0;
+	for(i = 4; i < 16; ++i) p->colors[i] = p->colors[i / 4];
 	clear(p);
 }
 
 void
-putpixel(Ppu *p, Layer *layer, Uint16 x, Uint16 y, Uint8 color)
+putpixel(Ppu *p, Uint8 layer, Uint16 x, Uint16 y, Uint8 color)
 {
+	int rgba_i, index_i, shift_pixel, shift_layer;
 	if(x >= p->width || y >= p->height)
 		return;
-	layer->pixels[y * p->width + x] = layer->colors[color];
+	rgba_i = y * p->width + x;
+	index_i = rgba_i >> 3;
+	shift_pixel = (rgba_i & 0x7) * 4;
+	shift_layer = shift_pixel + layer * 2;
+	p->index[index_i] = (p->index[index_i] & ~(0x3 << shift_layer)) | (color << shift_layer);
+	p->rgba[rgba_i] = p->colors[(p->index[index_i] >> shift_pixel) & 0xf];
 }
 
 void
-puticn(Ppu *p, Layer *layer, Uint16 x, Uint16 y, Uint8 *sprite, Uint8 color, Uint8 flipx, Uint8 flipy)
+puticn(Ppu *p, Uint8 layer, Uint16 x, Uint16 y, Uint8 *sprite, Uint8 color, Uint8 flipx, Uint8 flipy)
 {
 	Uint16 v, h;
 	for(v = 0; v < 8; v++)
@@ -89,7 +94,7 @@ puticn(Ppu *p, Layer *layer, Uint16 x, Uint16 y, Uint8 *sprite, Uint8 color, Uin
 }
 
 void
-putchr(Ppu *p, Layer *layer, Uint16 x, Uint16 y, Uint8 *sprite, Uint8 color, Uint8 flipx, Uint8 flipy)
+putchr(Ppu *p, Uint8 layer, Uint16 x, Uint16 y, Uint8 *sprite, Uint8 color, Uint8 flipx, Uint8 flipy)
 {
 	Uint16 v, h;
 	for(v = 0; v < 8; v++)
@@ -112,16 +117,16 @@ inspect(Ppu *p, Uint8 *stack, Uint8 ptr)
 	Uint8 i, x, y, b;
 	for(i = 0; i < 0x20; ++i) { /* memory */
 		x = ((i % 8) * 3 + 1) * 8, y = (i / 8 + 1) * 8, b = stack[i];
-		puticn(p, &p->bg, x, y, font[(b >> 4) & 0xf], 1 + (ptr == i) * 0x7, 0, 0);
-		puticn(p, &p->bg, x + 8, y, font[b & 0xf], 1 + (ptr == i) * 0x7, 0, 0);
+		puticn(p, 0, x, y, font[(b >> 4) & 0xf], 1 + (ptr == i) * 0x7, 0, 0);
+		puticn(p, 0, x + 8, y, font[b & 0xf], 1 + (ptr == i) * 0x7, 0, 0);
 	}
 	for(x = 0; x < 0x20; ++x) {
-		putpixel(p, &p->bg, x, p->height / 2, 2);
-		putpixel(p, &p->bg, p->width - x, p->height / 2, 2);
-		putpixel(p, &p->bg, p->width / 2, p->height - x, 2);
-		putpixel(p, &p->bg, p->width / 2, x, 2);
-		putpixel(p, &p->bg, p->width / 2 - 16 + x, p->height / 2, 2);
-		putpixel(p, &p->bg, p->width / 2, p->height / 2 - 16 + x, 2);
+		putpixel(p, 0, x, p->height / 2, 2);
+		putpixel(p, 0, p->width - x, p->height / 2, 2);
+		putpixel(p, 0, p->width / 2, p->height - x, 2);
+		putpixel(p, 0, p->width / 2, x, 2);
+		putpixel(p, 0, p->width / 2 - 16 + x, p->height / 2, 2);
+		putpixel(p, 0, p->width / 2, p->height / 2 - 16 + x, 2);
 	}
 }
 
@@ -132,9 +137,9 @@ initppu(Ppu *p, Uint8 hor, Uint8 ver)
 	p->ver = ver;
 	p->width = 8 * p->hor;
 	p->height = 8 * p->ver;
-	if(!(p->bg.pixels = malloc(p->width * p->height * sizeof(Uint32))))
+	if(!(p->index = malloc(p->width * p->height / 8 * sizeof(Uint32))))
 		return 0;
-	if(!(p->fg.pixels = malloc(p->width * p->height * sizeof(Uint32))))
+	if(!(p->rgba = malloc(p->width * p->height * sizeof(Uint32))))
 		return 0;
 	clear(p);
 	return 1;
diff --git a/src/devices/ppu.h b/src/devices/ppu.h
index c3b83b1..a76be9c 100644
--- a/src/devices/ppu.h
+++ b/src/devices/ppu.h
@@ -18,17 +18,17 @@ typedef unsigned short Uint16;
 typedef unsigned int Uint32;
 
 typedef struct Layer {
-	Uint32 *pixels, colors[4];
+	Uint32 *pixels;
 } Layer;
 
 typedef struct Ppu {
+	Uint32 *rgba, *index, colors[16];
 	Uint16 hor, ver, width, height;
-	Layer fg, bg;
 } Ppu;
 
 int initppu(Ppu *p, Uint8 hor, Uint8 ver);
 void putcolors(Ppu *p, Uint8 *addr);
-void putpixel(Ppu *p, Layer *layer, Uint16 x, Uint16 y, Uint8 color);
-void puticn(Ppu *p, Layer *layer, Uint16 x, Uint16 y, Uint8 *sprite, Uint8 color, Uint8 flipx, Uint8 flipy);
-void putchr(Ppu *p, Layer *layer, Uint16 x, Uint16 y, Uint8 *sprite, Uint8 color, Uint8 flipx, Uint8 flipy);
+void putpixel(Ppu *p, Uint8 layer, Uint16 x, Uint16 y, Uint8 color);
+void puticn(Ppu *p, Uint8 layer, Uint16 x, Uint16 y, Uint8 *sprite, Uint8 color, Uint8 flipx, Uint8 flipy);
+void putchr(Ppu *p, Uint8 layer, Uint16 x, Uint16 y, Uint8 *sprite, Uint8 color, Uint8 flipx, Uint8 flipy);
 void inspect(Ppu *p, Uint8 *stack, Uint8 ptr);
diff --git a/src/uxnemu.c b/src/uxnemu.c
index 4232ea9..06bf0a7 100644
--- a/src/uxnemu.c
+++ b/src/uxnemu.c
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ WITH REGARD TO THIS SOFTWARE.
 static SDL_AudioDeviceID audio_id;
 static SDL_Window *gWindow;
 static SDL_Renderer *gRenderer;
-static SDL_Texture *fgTexture, *bgTexture;
+static SDL_Texture *gTexture;
 static SDL_Rect gRect;
 static Ppu ppu;
 static Apu apu[POLYPHONY];
@@ -60,11 +60,9 @@ redraw(Uxn *u)
 {
 	if(debug)
 		inspect(&ppu, u->wst.dat, u->wst.ptr);
-	SDL_UpdateTexture(bgTexture, &gRect, ppu.bg.pixels, ppu.width * sizeof(Uint32));
-	SDL_UpdateTexture(fgTexture, &gRect, ppu.fg.pixels, ppu.width * sizeof(Uint32));
+	SDL_UpdateTexture(gTexture, &gRect, ppu.rgba, ppu.width * sizeof(Uint32));
 	SDL_RenderClear(gRenderer);
-	SDL_RenderCopy(gRenderer, bgTexture, NULL, NULL);
-	SDL_RenderCopy(gRenderer, fgTexture, NULL, NULL);
+	SDL_RenderCopy(gRenderer, gTexture, NULL, NULL);
 	SDL_RenderPresent(gRenderer);
 	reqdraw = 0;
 }
@@ -87,13 +85,11 @@ togglezoom(Uxn *u)
 void
 quit(void)
 {
-	free(ppu.fg.pixels);
-	free(ppu.bg.pixels);
+	free(ppu.rgba);
+	free(ppu.index);
 	SDL_UnlockAudioDevice(audio_id);
-	SDL_DestroyTexture(bgTexture);
-	bgTexture = NULL;
-	SDL_DestroyTexture(fgTexture);
-	fgTexture = NULL;
+	SDL_DestroyTexture(gTexture);
+	gTexture = NULL;
 	SDL_DestroyRenderer(gRenderer);
 	gRenderer = NULL;
 	SDL_DestroyWindow(gWindow);
@@ -123,14 +119,10 @@ init(void)
 	if(gRenderer == NULL)
 		return error("Renderer", SDL_GetError());
 	SDL_RenderSetLogicalSize(gRenderer, ppu.width + PAD * 2, ppu.height + PAD * 2);
-	bgTexture = SDL_CreateTexture(gRenderer, SDL_PIXELFORMAT_ARGB8888, SDL_TEXTUREACCESS_STATIC, ppu.width + PAD * 2, ppu.height + PAD * 2);
-	if(bgTexture == NULL || SDL_SetTextureBlendMode(bgTexture, SDL_BLENDMODE_NONE))
+	gTexture = SDL_CreateTexture(gRenderer, SDL_PIXELFORMAT_ARGB8888, SDL_TEXTUREACCESS_STATIC, ppu.width + PAD * 2, ppu.height + PAD * 2);
+	if(gTexture == NULL)
 		return error("Texture", SDL_GetError());
-	fgTexture = SDL_CreateTexture(gRenderer, SDL_PIXELFORMAT_ARGB8888, SDL_TEXTUREACCESS_STATIC, ppu.width + PAD * 2, ppu.height + PAD * 2);
-	if(fgTexture == NULL || SDL_SetTextureBlendMode(fgTexture, SDL_BLENDMODE_BLEND))
-		return error("Texture", SDL_GetError());
-	SDL_UpdateTexture(bgTexture, NULL, ppu.bg.pixels, 4);
-	SDL_UpdateTexture(fgTexture, NULL, ppu.fg.pixels, 4);
+	SDL_UpdateTexture(gTexture, NULL, ppu.rgba, 4);
 	SDL_StartTextInput();
 	SDL_ShowCursor(SDL_DISABLE);
 	SDL_zero(as);
@@ -232,7 +224,7 @@ screen_talk(Device *d, Uint8 b0, Uint8 w)
 		Uint16 x = mempeek16(d->dat, 0x8);
 		Uint16 y = mempeek16(d->dat, 0xa);
 		Uint8 *addr = &d->mem[mempeek16(d->dat, 0xc)];
-		Layer *layer = d->dat[0xe] >> 4 & 0x1 ? &ppu.fg : &ppu.bg;
+		Uint8 layer = (d->dat[0xe] >> 4) & 0x1;
 		Uint8 mode = d->dat[0xe] >> 5;
 		if(!mode)
 			putpixel(&ppu, layer, x, y, d->dat[0xe] & 0x3);