diff --git a/higan/emulator/emulator.hpp b/higan/emulator/emulator.hpp
index 0326ba99..2ba64a7a 100644
--- a/higan/emulator/emulator.hpp
+++ b/higan/emulator/emulator.hpp
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ using namespace nall;
 
 namespace Emulator {
   static const string Name    = "higan";
-  static const string Version = "101.25";
+  static const string Version = "101.26";
   static const string Author  = "byuu";
   static const string License = "GPLv3";
   static const string Website = "http://byuu.org/";
diff --git a/higan/ms/interface/interface.cpp b/higan/ms/interface/interface.cpp
index 61b27498..5f21b0cd 100644
--- a/higan/ms/interface/interface.cpp
+++ b/higan/ms/interface/interface.cpp
@@ -66,7 +66,15 @@ auto Interface::videoColors() -> uint32 {
 }
 
 auto Interface::videoColor(uint32 color) -> uint64 {
-  return 0;
+  uint2 B = color >> 4;
+  uint2 G = color >> 2;
+  uint2 R = color >> 0;
+
+  uint64 r = image::normalize(R, 2, 16);
+  uint64 g = image::normalize(G, 2, 16);
+  uint64 b = image::normalize(B, 2, 16);
+
+  return r << 32 | g << 16 | b << 0;
 }
 
 auto Interface::audioFrequency() -> double {
diff --git a/higan/ms/vdp/background.cpp b/higan/ms/vdp/background.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..96a91f2c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/higan/ms/vdp/background.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,54 @@
+auto VDP::Background::scanline() -> void {
+  state.x = 0;
+  state.y = vdp.io.vcounter;
+}
+
+auto VDP::Background::run() -> void {
+  if(state.y >= vdp.vlines()) {
+    output.color = 0;
+    output.palette = 0;
+    output.priority = 0;
+    return;
+  }
+
+  uint8 hoffset = state.x;
+  if(!vdp.io.horizontalScrollLock || hoffset >= 16) hoffset += vdp.io.hscroll;
+
+  uint8 voffset = state.y;
+  if(!vdp.io.verticalScrollLock || hoffset <= 191) voffset += vdp.io.vscroll;
+
+  uint14 nameTableAddress;
+  if(vdp.vlines() == 192) {
+    nameTableAddress = vdp.io.nameTableAddress << 11;
+  } else {
+    nameTableAddress = (vdp.io.nameTableAddress & ~1) << 11 | 0x700;
+  }
+  nameTableAddress += ((voffset >> 3) << 6) + ((hoffset >> 3) << 1);
+
+  uint16 tiledata;
+  tiledata  = vdp.vram[nameTableAddress + 0] << 0;
+  tiledata |= vdp.vram[nameTableAddress + 1] << 8;
+
+  uint14 patternAddress = tiledata.bits(0,8) << 5;
+  if(tiledata.bit(9)) hoffset ^= 7;
+  if(tiledata.bit(10)) voffset ^= 7;
+  output.palette = tiledata.bit(11);
+  output.priority = tiledata.bit(12);
+
+  auto index = hoffset & 7;
+  patternAddress += (voffset & 7) << 2;
+  output.color.bit(0) = vdp.vram[patternAddress + 0].bit(index);
+  output.color.bit(1) = vdp.vram[patternAddress + 1].bit(index);
+  output.color.bit(2) = vdp.vram[patternAddress + 2].bit(index);
+  output.color.bit(3) = vdp.vram[patternAddress + 3].bit(index);
+
+  state.x++;
+}
+
+auto VDP::Background::power() -> void {
+}
+
+auto VDP::Background::reset() -> void {
+  memory::fill(&state, sizeof(State));
+  memory::fill(&output, sizeof(Output));
+}
diff --git a/higan/ms/vdp/io.cpp b/higan/ms/vdp/io.cpp
index bce2c07f..6e271baf 100644
--- a/higan/ms/vdp/io.cpp
+++ b/higan/ms/vdp/io.cpp
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ auto VDP::data(uint8 data) -> void {
   if(io.code <= 2) {
     vram[io.address++] = data;
   } else {
-    cram[io.address++ & 0x3f] = data;
+    cram[io.address++ & 0x1f] = data;
   }
 }
 
diff --git a/higan/ms/vdp/sprite.cpp b/higan/ms/vdp/sprite.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..cb64beba
--- /dev/null
+++ b/higan/ms/vdp/sprite.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,70 @@
+auto VDP::Sprite::scanline() -> void {
+  state.x = 0;
+  state.y = vdp.io.vcounter;
+  objects.reset();
+
+  bool large = vdp.io.extendedHeight;
+  uint14 attributeAddress = vdp.io.spriteAttributeTableAddress << 8;
+  for(uint index : range(64)) {
+    uint8 y = vdp.vram[attributeAddress + index];
+    uint8 x = vdp.vram[attributeAddress + 0x80 + (index << 1)];
+    uint8 pattern = vdp.vram[attributeAddress + 0x81 + (index << 1)];
+    if(vdp.vlines() == 192 && y == 0xd0) break;
+
+    if(vdp.io.spriteShift) x -= 8;
+    y += 1;
+    if(state.y < y) continue;
+    if(state.y > y + (large ? 15 : 7)) continue;
+
+    if(large) pattern.bit(0) = 0;
+
+    objects.append({x, y, pattern});
+    if(objects.size() == 8) {
+      vdp.io.spriteOverflow = 1;
+      break;
+    }
+  }
+}
+
+auto VDP::Sprite::run() -> void {
+  output.color = 0;
+
+  if(state.y >= vdp.vlines()) return;
+
+  bool large = vdp.io.extendedHeight;
+  for(auto& o : objects) {
+    if(state.x < o.x) continue;
+    if(state.x > o.x + 7) continue;
+
+    uint x = o.x - state.x;
+    uint y = o.y - state.y;
+
+    uint14 address = vdp.io.spritePatternTableAddress << 13;
+    address += o.pattern << 5;
+    address += (y & (large ? 15 : 7)) << 2;
+
+    uint4 color;
+    color.bit(0) = vdp.vram[address + 0].bit(x & 7);
+    color.bit(1) = vdp.vram[address + 1].bit(x & 7);
+    color.bit(2) = vdp.vram[address + 2].bit(x & 7);
+    color.bit(3) = vdp.vram[address + 3].bit(x & 7);
+    if(color == 0) continue;
+
+    if(output.color) {
+      vdp.io.spriteCollision = true;
+      break;
+    }
+
+    output.color = color;
+  }
+
+  state.x++;
+}
+
+auto VDP::Sprite::power() -> void {
+}
+
+auto VDP::Sprite::reset() -> void {
+  memory::fill(&state, sizeof(State));
+  memory::fill(&output, sizeof(Output));
+}
diff --git a/higan/ms/vdp/vdp.cpp b/higan/ms/vdp/vdp.cpp
index ecd1d270..fd5885f1 100644
--- a/higan/ms/vdp/vdp.cpp
+++ b/higan/ms/vdp/vdp.cpp
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@ namespace MasterSystem {
 
 VDP vdp;
 #include "io.cpp"
+#include "background.cpp"
+#include "sprite.cpp"
 
 auto VDP::Enter() -> void {
   while(true) scheduler.synchronize(), vdp.main();
@@ -15,16 +17,34 @@ auto VDP::main() -> void {
       io.lcounter = io.lineCounter;
       io.intLine = 1;
     }
+  } else {
+    io.lcounter = io.lineCounter;
   }
 
   if(io.vcounter == vlines() + 1) {
-    io.lcounter = io.lineCounter;
     io.intFrame = 1;
   }
 
-  for(uint x : range(684)) {
-    step(1);
+  background.scanline();
+  sprite.scanline();
+
+  //684 clocks/scanline
+  for(uint x : range(256)) {
+    background.run();
+    sprite.run();
+    step(2);
+
+    uint5 color = cram[16 | io.backdropColor];
+    if(background.output.color && (background.output.priority || !sprite.output.color)) {
+      color = cram[background.output.palette << 4 | background.output.color];
+    } else if(sprite.output.color) {
+      color = cram[16 | sprite.output.color];
+    }
+    if(x <= 7 && io.leftClip) color = cram[7];
+    if(!io.displayEnable) color = 0;
+    buffer[io.vcounter * 256 + x] = color;
   }
+  step(172);
 
   if(io.vcounter == 240) scheduler.exit(Scheduler::Event::Frame);
 }
@@ -59,12 +79,17 @@ auto VDP::vblank() -> bool {
 }
 
 auto VDP::power() -> void {
+  background.power();
+  sprite.power();
 }
 
 auto VDP::reset() -> void {
   create(VDP::Enter, system.colorburst() * 15.0 / 5.0);
 
   memory::fill(&io, sizeof(IO));
+
+  background.reset();
+  sprite.reset();
 }
 
 }
diff --git a/higan/ms/vdp/vdp.hpp b/higan/ms/vdp/vdp.hpp
index 79d5d03a..e72da2a8 100644
--- a/higan/ms/vdp/vdp.hpp
+++ b/higan/ms/vdp/vdp.hpp
@@ -22,10 +22,56 @@ struct VDP : Thread {
   auto control(uint8) -> void;
   auto registerWrite(uint4 addr, uint8 data) -> void;
 
+  //background.cpp
+  struct Background {
+    auto scanline() -> void;
+    auto run() -> void;
+
+    auto power() -> void;
+    auto reset() -> void;
+
+    struct State {
+      uint x;
+      uint y;
+    } state;
+
+    struct Output {
+      uint4 color;
+      uint1 palette;
+      uint1 priority;
+    } output;
+  } background;
+
+  //sprite.cpp
+  struct Sprite {
+    auto scanline() -> void;
+    auto run() -> void;
+
+    auto power() -> void;
+    auto reset() -> void;
+
+    struct Object {
+      uint8 x;
+      uint8 y;
+      uint8 pattern;
+    };
+
+    struct State {
+      uint x;
+      uint y;
+    } state;
+
+    struct Output {
+      uint4 color;
+    } output;
+
+    array<Object, 8> objects;
+  } sprite;
+
 private:
-  uint32 buffer[256 * 240];
+  uint32 buffer[256 * 262];
   uint8 vram[0x4000];
-  uint8 cram[0x40];
+  uint8 cram[0x20];
 
   struct IO {
     uint vcounter;  //vertical counter
diff --git a/higan/target-tomoko/GNUmakefile b/higan/target-tomoko/GNUmakefile
index dbcb4f4b..d518f062 100644
--- a/higan/target-tomoko/GNUmakefile
+++ b/higan/target-tomoko/GNUmakefile
@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@ ifeq ($(platform),windows)
   ruby += video.direct3d video.wgl video.directdraw video.gdi
   ruby += audio.wasapi audio.xaudio2 audio.directsound
   ruby += input.windows
-  windres := windres
 else ifeq ($(platform),macosx)
   ruby += video.cgl
   ruby += audio.openal
diff --git a/icarus/GNUmakefile b/icarus/GNUmakefile
index fc201db4..4cf51b68 100644
--- a/icarus/GNUmakefile
+++ b/icarus/GNUmakefile
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ obj/icarus.o: icarus.cpp $(call rwildcard,core/) $(call rwildcard,heuristics/) $
 	$(compiler) $(cppflags) $(flags) -o obj/icarus.o -c icarus.cpp
 
 obj/resource.o:
-	windres ../hiro/windows/hiro.rc obj/resource.o
+	$(windres) ../hiro/windows/hiro.rc obj/resource.o
 
 clean:
 ifeq ($(platform),macosx)
diff --git a/nall/GNUmakefile b/nall/GNUmakefile
index 59f07f6b..283335a8 100644
--- a/nall/GNUmakefile
+++ b/nall/GNUmakefile
@@ -70,6 +70,7 @@ endif
 # windows settings
 ifeq ($(platform),windows)
   link += -lws2_32 -lole32
+  windres := windres
 endif
 
 # macosx settings