diff --git a/bsnes/Makefile b/bsnes/Makefile
index a1f2d233..6c66ea06 100755
--- a/bsnes/Makefile
+++ b/bsnes/Makefile
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 include nall/Makefile
 snes := snes
-profile := accuracy
+profile := performance
 ui := ui-qt
 
 # compiler
diff --git a/bsnes/launcher/launcher.cpp b/bsnes/launcher/launcher.cpp
index 9f422a34..0665f20f 100755
--- a/bsnes/launcher/launcher.cpp
+++ b/bsnes/launcher/launcher.cpp
@@ -7,34 +7,6 @@
 #include <nall/string.hpp>
 using namespace nall;
 
-#if !defined(PLATFORM_WIN)
-  char* userpath(char *path) {
-    *path = 0;
-    struct passwd *userinfo = getpwuid(getuid());
-    if(userinfo) strcpy(path, userinfo->pw_dir);
-    return path;
-  }
-#else
-  #include <nall/utf8.hpp>
-  #include <process.h>
-  #include <wchar.h>
-  #include <windows.h>
-
-  char* realpath(const char *filename, char *resolvedname) {
-    wchar_t fn[PATH_MAX] = L"";
-    _wfullpath(fn, nall::utf16_t(filename), PATH_MAX);
-    strcpy(resolvedname, nall::utf8_t(fn));
-    return resolvedname;
-  }
-
-  char* userpath(char *path) {
-    wchar_t fp[PATH_MAX] = L"";
-    SHGetFolderPathW(0, CSIDL_APPDATA | CSIDL_FLAG_CREATE, 0, 0, fp);
-    strcpy(path, nall::utf8_t(fp));
-    return path;
-  }
-#endif
-
 int main(int argc, char **argv) {
   char path[PATH_MAX], *unused;
   #if !defined(PLATFORM_WIN)
diff --git a/bsnes/snes/alt/ppu-performance/background/background.hpp b/bsnes/snes/alt/ppu-performance/background/background.hpp
index 3712e923..57f48eb6 100755
--- a/bsnes/snes/alt/ppu-performance/background/background.hpp
+++ b/bsnes/snes/alt/ppu-performance/background/background.hpp
@@ -57,6 +57,7 @@ class Background {
   void render();
   void render_mode7();
 
+  void serialize(serializer&);
   Background(PPU &self, unsigned id);
   ~Background();
 
diff --git a/bsnes/snes/alt/ppu-performance/cache/cache.hpp b/bsnes/snes/alt/ppu-performance/cache/cache.hpp
index a86648be..b1f399fb 100755
--- a/bsnes/snes/alt/ppu-performance/cache/cache.hpp
+++ b/bsnes/snes/alt/ppu-performance/cache/cache.hpp
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ public:
   uint8* tile_8bpp(unsigned tile);
   uint8* tile(unsigned bpp, unsigned tile);
 
+  void serialize(serializer&);
   Cache(PPU &self);
 
   PPU &self;
diff --git a/bsnes/snes/alt/ppu-performance/screen/screen.hpp b/bsnes/snes/alt/ppu-performance/screen/screen.hpp
index 0ba92a43..3554c3a1 100755
--- a/bsnes/snes/alt/ppu-performance/screen/screen.hpp
+++ b/bsnes/snes/alt/ppu-performance/screen/screen.hpp
@@ -35,6 +35,8 @@ class Screen {
   alwaysinline uint16 get_pixel_main(unsigned x);
   alwaysinline uint16 get_pixel_sub(unsigned x);
   void render();
+
+  void serialize(serializer&);
   Screen(PPU &self);
   ~Screen();
 
diff --git a/bsnes/snes/alt/ppu-performance/serialization.cpp b/bsnes/snes/alt/ppu-performance/serialization.cpp
index 8ddea5b7..9e50b11d 100755
--- a/bsnes/snes/alt/ppu-performance/serialization.cpp
+++ b/bsnes/snes/alt/ppu-performance/serialization.cpp
@@ -13,7 +13,231 @@ void PPUcounter::serialize(serializer &s) {
 }
 
 void PPU::serialize(serializer &s) {
+  Processor::serialize(s);
   PPUcounter::serialize(s);
+
+  cache.serialize(s);
+  bg1.serialize(s);
+  bg2.serialize(s);
+  bg3.serialize(s);
+  bg4.serialize(s);
+  oam.serialize(s);
+  screen.serialize(s);
+
+  s.integer(display.width);
+  s.integer(display.height);
+
+  s.integer(regs.ppu1_mdr);
+  s.integer(regs.ppu2_mdr);
+
+  s.integer(regs.vram_readbuffer);
+  s.integer(regs.oam_latchdata);
+  s.integer(regs.cgram_latchdata);
+  s.integer(regs.bgofs_latchdata);
+  s.integer(regs.mode7_latchdata);
+
+  s.integer(regs.counters_latched);
+  s.integer(regs.latch_hcounter);
+  s.integer(regs.latch_vcounter);
+
+  s.integer(regs.display_disable);
+  s.integer(regs.display_brightness);
+
+  s.integer(regs.oam_baseaddr);
+  s.integer(regs.oam_addr);
+  s.integer(regs.oam_priority);
+
+  s.integer(regs.bg3_priority);
+  s.integer(regs.bgmode);
+
+  s.integer(regs.mode7_hoffset);
+
+  s.integer(regs.mode7_voffset);
+
+  s.integer(regs.vram_incmode);
+  s.integer(regs.vram_mapping);
+  s.integer(regs.vram_incsize);
+
+  s.integer(regs.vram_addr);
+
+  s.integer(regs.mode7_repeat);
+  s.integer(regs.mode7_vflip);
+  s.integer(regs.mode7_hflip);
+
+  s.integer(regs.m7a);
+  s.integer(regs.m7b);
+  s.integer(regs.m7c);
+  s.integer(regs.m7d);
+  s.integer(regs.m7x);
+  s.integer(regs.m7y);
+
+  s.integer(regs.cgram_addr);
+
+  s.integer(regs.window_one_left);
+  s.integer(regs.window_one_right);
+  s.integer(regs.window_two_left);
+  s.integer(regs.window_two_right);
+
+  s.integer(regs.mode7_extbg);
+  s.integer(regs.pseudo_hires);
+  s.integer(regs.overscan);
+  s.integer(regs.interlace);
+
+  s.integer(regs.hcounter);
+
+  s.integer(regs.vcounter);
+}
+
+void PPU::Cache::serialize(serializer &s) {
+  //rather than save ~512KB worth of cached tiledata, invalidate it all
+  for(unsigned i = 0; i < 4096; i++) tilevalid[0][i] = false;
+  for(unsigned i = 0; i < 2048; i++) tilevalid[1][i] = false;
+  for(unsigned i = 0; i < 1024; i++) tilevalid[2][i] = false;
+}
+
+void PPU::Background::serialize(serializer &s) {
+  s.integer(regs.mode);
+  s.integer(regs.priority0);
+  s.integer(regs.priority1);
+
+  s.integer(regs.tile_size);
+  s.integer(regs.mosaic);
+
+  s.integer(regs.screen_addr);
+  s.integer(regs.screen_size);
+  s.integer(regs.tiledata_addr);
+
+  s.integer(regs.hoffset);
+  s.integer(regs.voffset);
+
+  s.integer(regs.main_enable);
+  s.integer(regs.sub_enable);
+
+  s.integer(y);
+  s.integer(hires);
+  s.integer(width);
+
+  s.integer(tile_width);
+  s.integer(tile_height);
+
+  s.integer(mask_x);
+  s.integer(mask_y);
+
+  s.integer(scx);
+  s.integer(scy);
+
+  s.integer(hscroll);
+  s.integer(vscroll);
+
+  s.integer(mosaic_vcounter);
+
+  window.serialize(s);
+}
+
+void PPU::Sprite::serialize(serializer &s) {
+  s.integer(regs.priority0);
+  s.integer(regs.priority1);
+  s.integer(regs.priority2);
+  s.integer(regs.priority3);
+
+  s.integer(regs.base_size);
+  s.integer(regs.nameselect);
+  s.integer(regs.tiledata_addr);
+  s.integer(regs.first_sprite);
+
+  s.integer(regs.main_enable);
+  s.integer(regs.sub_enable);
+
+  s.integer(regs.interlace);
+
+  s.integer(regs.time_over);
+  s.integer(regs.range_over);
+
+  for(unsigned i = 0; i < 128; i++) {
+    s.integer(list[i].width);
+    s.integer(list[i].height);
+    s.integer(list[i].x);
+    s.integer(list[i].y);
+    s.integer(list[i].character);
+    s.integer(list[i].use_nameselect);
+    s.integer(list[i].vflip);
+    s.integer(list[i].hflip);
+    s.integer(list[i].palette);
+    s.integer(list[i].priority);
+    s.integer(list[i].size);
+  }
+  s.integer(list_valid);
+
+  s.array(itemlist);
+  for(unsigned i = 0; i < 34; i++) {
+    s.integer(tilelist[i].x);
+    s.integer(tilelist[i].y);
+    s.integer(tilelist[i].priority);
+    s.integer(tilelist[i].palette);
+    s.integer(tilelist[i].tile);
+    s.integer(tilelist[i].hflip);
+  }
+
+  s.array(output.palette);
+  s.array(output.priority);
+
+  window.serialize(s);
+}
+
+void PPU::Screen::serialize(serializer &s) {
+  s.integer(regs.addsub_mode);
+  s.integer(regs.direct_color);
+
+  s.integer(regs.color_mode);
+  s.integer(regs.color_halve);
+  s.array(regs.color_enable);
+
+  s.integer(regs.color_b);
+  s.integer(regs.color_g);
+  s.integer(regs.color_r);
+  s.integer(regs.color);
+
+  for(unsigned i = 0; i < 256; i++) {
+    s.integer(output.main[i].color);
+    s.integer(output.main[i].priority);
+    s.integer(output.main[i].source);
+
+    s.integer(output.sub[i].color);
+    s.integer(output.sub[i].priority);
+    s.integer(output.sub[i].source);
+  }
+
+  window.serialize(s);
+}
+
+void PPU::LayerWindow::serialize(serializer &s) {
+  s.integer(one_enable);
+  s.integer(one_invert);
+  s.integer(two_enable);
+  s.integer(two_invert);
+
+  s.integer(mask);
+
+  s.integer(main_enable);
+  s.integer(sub_enable);
+
+  s.array(main);
+  s.array(sub);
+}
+
+void PPU::ColorWindow::serialize(serializer &s) {
+  s.integer(one_enable);
+  s.integer(one_invert);
+  s.integer(two_enable);
+  s.integer(two_invert);
+
+  s.integer(mask);
+
+  s.integer(main_mask);
+  s.integer(sub_mask);
+
+  s.array(main);
+  s.array(sub);
 }
 
 #endif
diff --git a/bsnes/snes/alt/ppu-performance/sprite/sprite.hpp b/bsnes/snes/alt/ppu-performance/sprite/sprite.hpp
index 6229ec4a..06912d7e 100755
--- a/bsnes/snes/alt/ppu-performance/sprite/sprite.hpp
+++ b/bsnes/snes/alt/ppu-performance/sprite/sprite.hpp
@@ -62,6 +62,8 @@ class Sprite {
   void set_first();
   alwaysinline bool on_scanline(unsigned sprite);
   void render();
+
+  void serialize(serializer&);
   Sprite(PPU &self);
 
   PPU &self;
diff --git a/bsnes/snes/alt/ppu-performance/window/window.hpp b/bsnes/snes/alt/ppu-performance/window/window.hpp
index 96957b00..ee67dd5e 100755
--- a/bsnes/snes/alt/ppu-performance/window/window.hpp
+++ b/bsnes/snes/alt/ppu-performance/window/window.hpp
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ public:
   uint8 sub[256];
 
   void render(bool screen);
+  void serialize(serializer&);
 };
 
 class ColorWindow {
@@ -32,4 +33,5 @@ public:
   uint8 sub[256];
 
   void render(bool screen);
+  void serialize(serializer&);
 };
diff --git a/bsnes/snes/snes.hpp b/bsnes/snes/snes.hpp
index f185fa02..992d475b 100755
--- a/bsnes/snes/snes.hpp
+++ b/bsnes/snes/snes.hpp
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 namespace SNES {
   namespace Info {
     static const char Name[] = "bsnes";
-    static const char Version[] = "068.24";
+    static const char Version[] = "068.25";
     static const unsigned SerializerVersion = 13;
   }
 }
diff --git a/bsnes/ui-qt/resource/resource.rc b/bsnes/ui-qt/resource/resource.rc
index ee0eefba..c5a86429 100755
--- a/bsnes/ui-qt/resource/resource.rc
+++ b/bsnes/ui-qt/resource/resource.rc
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
-1 24 "qt/data/bsnes.Manifest"
-IDI_ICON1 ICON DISCARDABLE "qt/data/bsnes.ico"
+1 24 "ui-qt/data/bsnes.Manifest"
+IDI_ICON1 ICON DISCARDABLE "ui-qt/data/bsnes.ico"