diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 841da7a3..0423bfef 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,5 +1,2 @@
-purify/*.o
 purify/purify
-purify/analyze-gba
-ananke/ananke.o
 ananke/libananke.so
diff --git a/ananke/Makefile b/ananke/Makefile
index 4dced73c..46d0160e 100644
--- a/ananke/Makefile
+++ b/ananke/Makefile
@@ -3,25 +3,22 @@ include phoenix/Makefile
 
 path := /usr/local/lib
 flags := -I. -O3 -fomit-frame-pointer
-ifeq ($(arch),win32)
-  flags := -m32 $(flags)
-endif
 
 all:
-	$(cpp) $(flags) -fPIC -o ananke.o -c ananke.cpp
+	$(cpp) $(flags) -fPIC -o obj/ananke.o -c ananke.cpp
 ifeq ($(platform),x)
-	$(cpp) $(flags) -shared -Wl,-soname,libananke.so.1 -o libananke.so ananke.o
+	$(cpp) $(flags) -shared -Wl,-soname,libananke.so.1 -o libananke.so obj/ananke.o
 else ifeq ($(platform),win)
-	$(cpp) $(flags) -fPIC -o phoenix.o -c phoenix/phoenix.cpp $(phoenixflags)
-	$(cpp) $(flags) -shared -o phoenix.dll phoenix.o $(phoenixlink)
-	$(cpp) $(flags) -shared -o ananke.dll ananke.o -L. -lphoenix
+	$(cpp) $(flags) -fPIC -o obj/phoenix.o -c phoenix/phoenix.cpp $(phoenixflags)
+	$(cpp) $(flags) -shared -o phoenix.dll obj/phoenix.o $(phoenixlink)
+	$(cpp) $(flags) -shared -o ananke.dll obj/ananke.o -L. -lphoenix
 endif
 
 resource: force
 	sourcery resource/resource.bml resource/resource.cpp resource/resource.hpp
 
 clean:
-	-@$(call delete,*.o)
+	-@$(call delete,obj/*.o)
 	-@$(call delete,*.so)
 
 install: uninstall
diff --git a/ananke/ananke.cpp b/ananke/ananke.cpp
index 31a594cd..75a1f4f6 100644
--- a/ananke/ananke.cpp
+++ b/ananke/ananke.cpp
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ struct Ananke {
   void copyFamicomSaves(const string &pathname);
   string createFamicomHeuristic(vector<uint8_t> &buffer);
   string openFamicom(vector<uint8_t> &buffer);
+  string syncFamicom(const string &pathname);
 
   //super-famicom.cpp
   void copySuperFamicomSaves(const string &pathname);
@@ -43,30 +44,36 @@ struct Ananke {
   string createSuperFamicomHeuristic(vector<uint8_t> &buffer);
   void createSuperFamicomHeuristicFirmware(vector<uint8_t> &buffer, const string &pathname, bool firmware_appended);
   string openSuperFamicom(vector<uint8_t> &buffer);
+  string syncSuperFamicom(const string &pathname);
 
   //sufami-turbo.cpp
   void copySufamiTurboSaves(const string &pathname);
   string createSufamiTurboDatabase(vector<uint8_t> &buffer, Markup::Node &document, const string &manifest);
   string createSufamiTurboHeuristic(vector<uint8_t> &buffer);
   string openSufamiTurbo(vector<uint8_t> &buffer);
+  string syncSufamiTurbo(const string &pathname);
 
   //bsx-satellaview.cpp
   string createBsxSatellaviewDatabase(vector<uint8_t> &buffer, Markup::Node &document, const string &manifest);
   string createBsxSatellaviewHeuristic(vector<uint8_t> &buffer);
   string openBsxSatellaview(vector<uint8_t> &buffer);
+  string syncBsxSatellaview(const string &pathname);
 
   //game-boy.cpp
   void copyGameBoySaves(const string &pathname);
   string createGameBoyHeuristic(vector<uint8_t> &buffer);
   string openGameBoy(vector<uint8_t> &buffer);
+  string syncGameBoy(const string &pathname);
 
   //game-boy-advance.cpp
   void copyGameBoyAdvanceSaves(const string &pathname);
   string createGameBoyAdvanceHeuristic(vector<uint8_t> &buffer);
   string openGameBoyAdvance(vector<uint8_t> &buffer);
+  string syncGameBoyAdvance(const string &pathname);
 
   static bool supported(const string &filename);
   string open(string filename = "");
+  string sync(string pathname);
 };
 
 #include "resource/resource.cpp"
@@ -132,6 +139,17 @@ string Ananke::open(string filename) {
   return "";
 }
 
+string Ananke::sync(string pathname) {
+  if(pathname.endswith(".fc/")) return syncFamicom(pathname);
+  if(pathname.endswith(".sfc/")) return syncSuperFamicom(pathname);
+  if(pathname.endswith(".st/")) return syncSufamiTurbo(pathname);
+  if(pathname.endswith(".bs/")) return syncBsxSatellaview(pathname);
+  if(pathname.endswith(".gb/")) return syncGameBoy(pathname);
+  if(pathname.endswith(".gbc/")) return syncGameBoy(pathname);
+  if(pathname.endswith(".gba/")) return syncGameBoyAdvance(pathname);
+  return "";
+}
+
 extern "C" string ananke_browse(const string &filename) {
   Ananke ananke;
   return ananke.open();
@@ -141,3 +159,8 @@ extern "C" string ananke_open(const string &filename) {
   Ananke ananke;
   return ananke.open(filename);
 }
+
+extern "C" string ananke_sync(const string &pathname) {
+  Ananke ananke;
+  return ananke.sync(pathname);
+}
diff --git a/ananke/bsx-satellaview.cpp b/ananke/bsx-satellaview.cpp
index 4ebc7bf7..559fcd3c 100644
--- a/ananke/bsx-satellaview.cpp
+++ b/ananke/bsx-satellaview.cpp
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ string Ananke::createBsxSatellaviewDatabase(vector<uint8_t> &buffer, Markup::Nod
   file::write({pathname, "manifest.bml"}, markup);
   file::write({pathname, "program.rom"}, buffer);
 
-  return "";
+  return pathname;
 }
 
 string Ananke::createBsxSatellaviewHeuristic(vector<uint8_t> &buffer) {
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ string Ananke::createBsxSatellaviewHeuristic(vector<uint8_t> &buffer) {
   });
   file::write({pathname, "program.rom"}, buffer);
 
-  return "";
+  return pathname;
 }
 
 string Ananke::openBsxSatellaview(vector<uint8_t> &buffer) {
@@ -58,3 +58,11 @@ string Ananke::openBsxSatellaview(vector<uint8_t> &buffer) {
 
   return createBsxSatellaviewHeuristic(buffer);
 }
+
+string Ananke::syncBsxSatellaview(const string &pathname) {
+  auto buffer = file::read({pathname, "program.rom"});
+  if(buffer.size() == 0) return "";
+
+  directory::remove(pathname);
+  return openBsxSatellaview(buffer);
+}
diff --git a/ananke/database/bsx-satellaview.hpp b/ananke/database/bsx-satellaview.hpp
index 0b51bdc2..4ff0fd7b 100644
--- a/ananke/database/bsx-satellaview.hpp
+++ b/ananke/database/bsx-satellaview.hpp
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 string BsxSatellaview = R"(
 
-database revision=2013-01-14
+database revision=2013-01-16
 
 release
   cartridge
diff --git a/ananke/database/sufami-turbo.hpp b/ananke/database/sufami-turbo.hpp
index d3d505e5..bc0d02dd 100644
--- a/ananke/database/sufami-turbo.hpp
+++ b/ananke/database/sufami-turbo.hpp
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 string SufamiTurbo = R"(
 
-database revision=2013-01-14
+database revision=2013-01-16
 
 release
   cartridge linkable
diff --git a/ananke/database/super-famicom.hpp b/ananke/database/super-famicom.hpp
index c6f8b713..7daa7840 100644
--- a/ananke/database/super-famicom.hpp
+++ b/ananke/database/super-famicom.hpp
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 string SuperFamicom = R"(
 
-database revision=2013-01-14
+database revision=2013-01-16
 
 release
   cartridge region=NTSC
@@ -208,10 +208,10 @@ release
     board type=LJ3M revision=01
     rom name=program.rom size=0x600000
     ram name=save.ram size=0x2000
-    map id=rom address=00-3f:8000-ffff offset=0x400000
-    map id=rom address=40-7d:0000-ffff offset=0x400000
-    map id=rom address=80-bf:8000-ffff offset=0x000000 mask=0xc00000
-    map id=rom address=c0-ff:0000-ffff offset=0x000000 mask=0xc00000
+    map id=rom address=00-3f:8000-ffff base=0x400000
+    map id=rom address=40-7d:0000-ffff base=0x400000
+    map id=rom address=80-bf:8000-ffff mask=0xc00000
+    map id=rom address=c0-ff:0000-ffff mask=0xc00000
     map id=ram address=80-bf:6000-7fff mask=0xe000
   information
     title:    テイルズ オブ ファンタジア
diff --git a/ananke/famicom.cpp b/ananke/famicom.cpp
index 00f945e0..6bcd6f20 100644
--- a/ananke/famicom.cpp
+++ b/ananke/famicom.cpp
@@ -30,3 +30,10 @@ string Ananke::createFamicomHeuristic(vector<uint8_t> &buffer) {
 string Ananke::openFamicom(vector<uint8_t> &buffer) {
   return createFamicomHeuristic(buffer);
 }
+
+//this currently cannot work:
+//game folders discard iNES header required for heuristic detection
+//a games database of all commercial Famicom software will be required
+string Ananke::syncFamicom(const string &pathname) {
+  return "";
+}
diff --git a/ananke/game-boy-advance.cpp b/ananke/game-boy-advance.cpp
index 30b93f59..af55a40f 100644
--- a/ananke/game-boy-advance.cpp
+++ b/ananke/game-boy-advance.cpp
@@ -35,3 +35,22 @@ string Ananke::createGameBoyAdvanceHeuristic(vector<uint8_t> &buffer) {
 string Ananke::openGameBoyAdvance(vector<uint8_t> &buffer) {
   return createGameBoyAdvanceHeuristic(buffer);
 }
+
+string Ananke::syncGameBoyAdvance(const string &pathname) {
+  auto buffer = file::read({pathname, "program.rom"});
+  if(buffer.size() == 0) return "";
+
+  auto save = file::read({pathname, "save.ram"});
+  if(save.size() == 0) save = file::read({pathname, "save.rwm"});
+
+  auto rtc = file::read({pathname, "rtc.ram"});
+  if(rtc.size() == 0) rtc = file::read({pathname, "rtc.rwm"});
+
+  directory::remove(pathname);
+  string outputPath = openGameBoyAdvance(buffer);
+
+  if(save.size()) file::write({outputPath, "save.ram"}, save);
+  if(rtc.size()) file::write({outputPath, "rtc.ram"}, rtc);
+
+  return outputPath;
+}
diff --git a/ananke/game-boy.cpp b/ananke/game-boy.cpp
index 3daca00c..a06b2234 100644
--- a/ananke/game-boy.cpp
+++ b/ananke/game-boy.cpp
@@ -37,3 +37,22 @@ string Ananke::createGameBoyHeuristic(vector<uint8_t> &buffer) {
 string Ananke::openGameBoy(vector<uint8_t> &buffer) {
   return createGameBoyHeuristic(buffer);
 }
+
+string Ananke::syncGameBoy(const string &pathname) {
+  auto buffer = file::read({pathname, "program.rom"});
+  if(buffer.size() == 0) return "";
+
+  auto save = file::read({pathname, "save.ram"});
+  if(save.size() == 0) save = file::read({pathname, "save.rwm"});
+
+  auto rtc = file::read({pathname, "rtc.ram"});
+  if(rtc.size() == 0) rtc = file::read({pathname, "rtc.rwm"});
+
+  directory::remove(pathname);
+  string outputPath = openGameBoy(buffer);
+
+  if(save.size()) file::write({outputPath, "save.ram"}, save);
+  if(rtc.size()) file::write({outputPath, "rtc.ram"}, rtc);
+
+  return outputPath;
+}
diff --git a/ananke/heuristics/super-famicom.hpp b/ananke/heuristics/super-famicom.hpp
index d5efaabf..afea54b5 100644
--- a/ananke/heuristics/super-famicom.hpp
+++ b/ananke/heuristics/super-famicom.hpp
@@ -91,10 +91,10 @@ struct SuperFamicomCartridge {
   bool has_bsx_slot;
   bool has_superfx;
   bool has_sa1;
-  bool has_srtc;
+  bool has_sharprtc;
+  bool has_epsonrtc;
   bool has_sdd1;
   bool has_spc7110;
-  bool has_spc7110rtc;
   bool has_cx4;
   bool has_dsp1;
   bool has_dsp2;
@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@ SuperFamicomCartridge::SuperFamicomCartridge(const uint8_t *data, unsigned size)
   if(type == TypeSuperGameBoy1Bios || type == TypeSuperGameBoy2Bios) {
     markup.append(
       "  rom name=program.rom size=0x", hex(rom_size), "\n"
-      "  map id=rom address=00-7f,80-ff:8000-ffff\n"
+      "  map id=rom address=00-7f,80-ff:8000-ffff mask=0x8000\n"
       "  icd2 revision=1\n"
       "    rom name=sgb.boot.rom size=0x100\n"
       "    map id=io address=00-3f,80-bf:6000-7fff\n"
@@ -244,10 +244,10 @@ SuperFamicomCartridge::SuperFamicomCartridge(const uint8_t *data, unsigned size)
       "  ram name=save.ram size=0x", hex(ram_size), "\n"
     );
     markup.append(
-      "  map id=rom address=00-3f:8000-ffff offset=0x400000\n"
-      "  map id=rom address=40-7f:0000-ffff offset=0x400000\n"
-      "  map id=rom address=80-bf:8000-ffff offset=0x000000 mask=0xc00000\n"
-      "  map id=rom address=c0-ff:0000-ffff offset=0x000000 mask=0xc00000\n"
+      "  map id=rom address=00-3f:8000-ffff base=0x400000\n"
+      "  map id=rom address=40-7f:0000-ffff base=0x400000\n"
+      "  map id=rom address=80-bf:8000-ffff mask=0xc00000\n"
+      "  map id=rom address=c0-ff:0000-ffff mask=0xc00000\n"
     );
     if(ram_size > 0) markup.append(
       "  map id=ram address=20-3f,a0-bf:6000-7fff mask=0xe000\n"
@@ -301,10 +301,10 @@ SuperFamicomCartridge::SuperFamicomCartridge(const uint8_t *data, unsigned size)
     markup.append(
       "  rom name=program.rom size=0x", hex(rom_size), "\n"
       "  ram name=save.ram size=0x", hex(ram_size), "\n"
-      "  map id=rom address=00-1f:8000-ffff offset=0x000000 mask=0x8000\n"
-      "  map id=rom address=20-3f:8000-ffff offset=0x100000 mask=0x8000\n"
-      "  map id=rom address=80-9f:8000-ffff offset=0x200000 mask=0x8000\n"
-      "  map id=rom address=a0-bf:8000-ffff offset=0x100000 mask=0x8000\n"
+      "  map id=rom address=00-1f:8000-ffff base=0x000000 mask=0x8000\n"
+      "  map id=rom address=20-3f:8000-ffff base=0x100000 mask=0x8000\n"
+      "  map id=rom address=80-9f:8000-ffff base=0x200000 mask=0x8000\n"
+      "  map id=rom address=a0-bf:8000-ffff base=0x100000 mask=0x8000\n"
       "  map id=ram address=70-7f,f0-ff:0000-7fff\n"
       "  bsxslot\n"
       "    map id=rom address=c0-ef:0000-ffff\n"
@@ -351,15 +351,7 @@ SuperFamicomCartridge::SuperFamicomCartridge(const uint8_t *data, unsigned size)
     );
   }
 
-  if(has_spc7110rtc) {
-    markup.append(
-      "  epsonrtc\n"
-      "    ram name=rtc.ram size=0x10\n"
-      "    map id=io address=00-3f,80-bf:4840-4842\n"
-    );
-  }
-
-  if(has_srtc) {
+  if(has_sharprtc) {
     markup.append(
       "  sharprtc\n"
       "    ram name=rtc.ram size=0x10\n"
@@ -367,6 +359,14 @@ SuperFamicomCartridge::SuperFamicomCartridge(const uint8_t *data, unsigned size)
     );
   }
 
+  if(has_epsonrtc) {
+    markup.append(
+      "  epsonrtc\n"
+      "    ram name=rtc.ram size=0x10\n"
+      "    map id=io address=00-3f,80-bf:4840-4842\n"
+    );
+  }
+
   if(has_obc1) {
     markup.append(
       "  obc1\n"
@@ -431,7 +431,7 @@ SuperFamicomCartridge::SuperFamicomCartridge(const uint8_t *data, unsigned size)
       "    rom id=program name=dsp4.program.rom size=0x1800\n"
       "    rom id=data name=dsp4.data.rom size=0x800\n"
       "    ram id=data size=0x200\n"
-      "    map address=30-3f,b0-bf:8000-ffff select=0x4000\n"
+      "    map id=io address=30-3f,b0-bf:8000-ffff select=0x4000\n"
     );
     if((size & 0x7fff) == 0x2000) {
       firmware_appended = true;
@@ -495,10 +495,10 @@ void SuperFamicomCartridge::read_header(const uint8_t *data, unsigned size) {
   has_bsx_slot   = false;
   has_superfx    = false;
   has_sa1        = false;
-  has_srtc       = false;
+  has_sharprtc   = false;
+  has_epsonrtc   = false;
   has_sdd1       = false;
   has_spc7110    = false;
-  has_spc7110rtc = false;
   has_cx4        = false;
   has_dsp1       = false;
   has_dsp2       = false;
@@ -645,7 +645,7 @@ void SuperFamicomCartridge::read_header(const uint8_t *data, unsigned size) {
   }
 
   if(mapperid == 0x35 && rom_type == 0x55) {
-    has_srtc = true;
+    has_sharprtc = true;
   }
 
   if(mapperid == 0x32 && (rom_type == 0x43 || rom_type == 0x45)) {
@@ -654,7 +654,7 @@ void SuperFamicomCartridge::read_header(const uint8_t *data, unsigned size) {
 
   if(mapperid == 0x3a && (rom_type == 0xf5 || rom_type == 0xf9)) {
     has_spc7110 = true;
-    has_spc7110rtc = (rom_type == 0xf9);
+    has_epsonrtc = (rom_type == 0xf9);
     mapper = SPC7110ROM;
   }
 
diff --git a/ananke/nall/Makefile b/ananke/nall/Makefile
index bbc4b029..9929d101 100644
--- a/ananke/nall/Makefile
+++ b/ananke/nall/Makefile
@@ -45,7 +45,12 @@ ifeq ($(compiler),)
 endif
 
 c := $(compiler) -std=gnu99
-cpp := $(subst cc,++,$(compiler)) -std=gnu++0x
+cpp := $(subst cc,++,$(compiler)) -std=gnu++11
+
+ifeq ($(arch),x86)
+  c := $(c) -m32
+  cpp := $(cpp) -m32
+endif
 
 ifeq ($(prefix),)
   prefix := /usr/local
diff --git a/ananke/nall/property.hpp b/ananke/nall/property.hpp
index 665afcad..1ddb5c9b 100644
--- a/ananke/nall/property.hpp
+++ b/ananke/nall/property.hpp
@@ -5,12 +5,6 @@
 //example: property<owner>::readonly<type> implies that only owner has full
 //access to type; and all other code has readonly access.
 //
-//this code relies on extended friend semantics from C++0x to work, as it
-//declares a friend class via a template paramter. it also exploits a bug in
-//G++ 4.x to work even in C++98 mode.
-//
-//if compiling elsewhere, simply remove the friend class and private semantics
-
 //property can be used either of two ways:
 //struct foo {
 //  property<foo>::readonly<bool> x;
@@ -50,8 +44,6 @@
 
 namespace nall {
   template<typename C> struct property {
-    template<typename T> struct traits { typedef T type; };
-
     template<typename T> struct readonly {
       const T* operator->() const { return &value; }
       const T& operator()() const { return value; }
@@ -61,7 +53,7 @@ namespace nall {
       operator T&() { return value; }
       const T& operator=(const T& value_) { return value = value_; }
       T value;
-      friend class traits<C>::type;
+      friend C;
     };
 
     template<typename T> struct writeonly {
@@ -73,7 +65,7 @@ namespace nall {
       T* operator->() { return &value; }
       operator T&() { return value; }
       T value;
-      friend class traits<C>::type;
+      friend C;
     };
 
     template<typename T> struct readwrite {
diff --git a/ananke/nall/string.hpp b/ananke/nall/string.hpp
index 82c1bbb1..82b7cde4 100644
--- a/ananke/nall/string.hpp
+++ b/ananke/nall/string.hpp
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@
 #include <nall/string/cstring.hpp>
 #include <nall/string/datetime.hpp>
 #include <nall/string/filename.hpp>
+#include <nall/string/format.hpp>
 #include <nall/string/math-fixed-point.hpp>
 #include <nall/string/math-floating-point.hpp>
 #include <nall/string/platform.hpp>
diff --git a/ananke/nall/string/base.hpp b/ananke/nall/string/base.hpp
index 85645c7f..abf21735 100644
--- a/ananke/nall/string/base.hpp
+++ b/ananke/nall/string/base.hpp
@@ -28,6 +28,8 @@ namespace nall {
     inline static string datetime();
 
     inline void reserve(unsigned);
+    inline void resize(unsigned);
+    inline void clear(char);
     inline bool empty() const;
 
     template<typename... Args> inline string& assign(Args&&... args);
@@ -64,6 +66,7 @@ namespace nall {
     inline string& qlower();
     inline string& qupper();
     inline string& transform(const char *before, const char *after);
+    inline string& reverse();
 
     template<unsigned limit = 0> inline string& ltrim(const char *key = " ");
     template<unsigned limit = 0> inline string& rtrim(const char *key = " ");
@@ -159,6 +162,12 @@ namespace nall {
   inline char* qstrupper(char *str);
   inline char* strtr(char *dest, const char *before, const char *after);
 
+  //format.hpp
+  template<signed precision = 0, char padchar = ' '> inline string format(const string &value);
+  template<signed precision = 0, char padchar = '0'> inline string hex(uintmax_t value);
+  template<signed precision = 0, char padchar = '0'> inline string octal(uintmax_t value);
+  template<signed precision = 0, char padchar = '0'> inline string binary(uintmax_t value);
+
   //math.hpp
   inline bool strint(const char *str, int &result);
   inline bool strmath(const char *str, int &result);
@@ -200,12 +209,11 @@ namespace nall {
   inline char* integer(char *result, intmax_t value);
   inline char* decimal(char *result, uintmax_t value);
 
+  //these functions are deprecated, use format() instead:
   template<unsigned length = 0, char padding = ' '> inline string integer(intmax_t value);
   template<unsigned length = 0, char padding = ' '> inline string linteger(intmax_t value);
   template<unsigned length = 0, char padding = ' '> inline string decimal(uintmax_t value);
   template<unsigned length = 0, char padding = ' '> inline string ldecimal(uintmax_t value);
-  template<unsigned length = 0, char padding = '0'> inline string hex(uintmax_t value);
-  template<unsigned length = 0, char padding = '0'> inline string binary(uintmax_t value);
   inline unsigned fp(char *str, long double value);
   inline string fp(long double value);
 
diff --git a/ananke/nall/string/core.hpp b/ananke/nall/string/core.hpp
index d843e2fd..64c9250d 100644
--- a/ananke/nall/string/core.hpp
+++ b/ananke/nall/string/core.hpp
@@ -12,11 +12,18 @@ static void istring(string &output, const T &value, Args&&... args) {
 }
 
 void string::reserve(unsigned size_) {
-  if(size_ > size) {
-    size = size_;
-    data = (char*)realloc(data, size + 1);
-    data[size] = 0;
-  }
+  if(size_ > size) resize(size_);
+}
+
+void string::resize(unsigned size_) {
+  size = size_;
+  data = (char*)realloc(data, size + 1);
+  data[size] = 0;
+}
+
+void string::clear(char c) {
+  for(unsigned n = 0; n < size; n++) data[n] = c;
+  data[size] = 0;
 }
 
 bool string::empty() const {
diff --git a/ananke/nall/string/format.hpp b/ananke/nall/string/format.hpp
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..599021d1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ananke/nall/string/format.hpp
@@ -0,0 +1,73 @@
+#ifdef NALL_STRING_INTERNAL_HPP
+
+namespace nall {
+
+template<signed precision, char padchar> string format(const string &value) {
+  if(precision == 0) return value;
+
+  bool padright = precision >= 0;
+  unsigned padding = abs(precision);
+
+  unsigned length = value.length();
+  if(padding <= length) {
+    if(padright) return substr(value, length - padding);
+    else return substr(value, 0, padding);
+  }
+
+  string buffer;
+  buffer.resize(padding);
+  buffer.clear(padchar);
+
+  memcpy(buffer() + (padright ? padding - length : 0), value, length);
+  return buffer;
+}
+
+template<signed precision, char padchar> string hex(uintmax_t value) {
+  string buffer;
+  buffer.resize(sizeof(uintmax_t) * 2);
+
+  unsigned size = 0;
+  do {
+    unsigned n = value & 15;
+    buffer[size++] = n < 10 ? '0' + n : 'a' + n - 10;
+    value >>= 4;
+  } while(value);
+  buffer[size] = 0;
+  buffer.reverse();
+
+  return format<precision, padchar>(buffer);
+}
+
+template<signed precision, char padchar> string octal(uintmax_t value) {
+  string buffer;
+  buffer.resize(sizeof(uintmax_t) * 3);
+
+  unsigned size = 0;
+  do {
+    buffer[size++] = '0' + (value & 7);
+    value >>= 3;
+  } while(value);
+  buffer[size] = 0;
+  buffer.reverse();
+
+  return format<precision, padchar>(buffer);
+}
+
+template<signed precision, char padchar> string binary(uintmax_t value) {
+  string buffer;
+  buffer.resize(sizeof(uintmax_t) * 8);
+
+  unsigned size = 0;
+  do {
+    buffer[size++] = '0' + (value & 1);
+    value >>= 1;
+  } while(value);
+  buffer[size] = 0;
+  buffer.reverse();
+
+  return format<precision, padchar>(buffer);
+}
+
+}
+
+#endif
diff --git a/ananke/nall/string/utility.hpp b/ananke/nall/string/utility.hpp
index 0225e4fe..657383f8 100644
--- a/ananke/nall/string/utility.hpp
+++ b/ananke/nall/string/utility.hpp
@@ -201,50 +201,6 @@ template<unsigned length_, char padding> string ldecimal(uintmax_t value) {
   return (const char*)result;
 }
 
-template<unsigned length_, char padding> string hex(uintmax_t value) {
-  char buffer[64];
-  unsigned size = 0;
-
-  do {
-    unsigned n = value & 15;
-    buffer[size++] = n < 10 ? '0' + n : 'a' + n - 10;
-    value >>= 4;
-  } while(value);
-
-  unsigned length = (length_ == 0 ? size : length_);
-  char result[length + 1];
-  memset(result, padding, length);
-  result[length] = 0;
-
-  for(signed x = length - 1, y = 0; x >= 0 && y < size; x--, y++) {
-    result[x] = buffer[y];
-  }
-
-  return (const char*)result;
-}
-
-template<unsigned length_, char padding> string binary(uintmax_t value) {
-  char buffer[256];
-  unsigned size = 0;
-
-  do {
-    unsigned n = value & 1;
-    buffer[size++] = '0' + n;
-    value >>= 1;
-  } while(value);
-
-  unsigned length = (length_ == 0 ? size : length_);
-  char result[length + 1];
-  memset(result, padding, length);
-  result[length] = 0;
-
-  for(signed x = length - 1, y = 0; x >= 0 && y < size; x--, y++) {
-    result[x] = buffer[y];
-  }
-
-  return (const char*)result;
-}
-
 //using sprintf is certainly not the most ideal method to convert
 //a double to a string ... but attempting to parse a double by
 //hand, digit-by-digit, results in subtle rounding errors.
diff --git a/ananke/nall/string/wrapper.hpp b/ananke/nall/string/wrapper.hpp
index 9d62915b..08aa98b3 100644
--- a/ananke/nall/string/wrapper.hpp
+++ b/ananke/nall/string/wrapper.hpp
@@ -27,6 +27,11 @@ string& string::upper() { nall::strupper(data); return *this; }
 string& string::qlower() { nall::qstrlower(data); return *this; }
 string& string::qupper() { nall::qstrupper(data); return *this; }
 string& string::transform(const char *before, const char *after) { nall::strtr(data, before, after); return *this; }
+string& string::reverse() {
+  unsigned length = strlen(data), pivot = length >> 1;
+  for(signed x = 0, y = length - 1; x < pivot && y >= 0; x++, y--) std::swap(data[x], data[y]);
+  return *this;
+}
 
 template<unsigned limit> string& string::ltrim(const char *key) { nall::ltrim<limit>(data, key); return *this; }
 template<unsigned limit> string& string::rtrim(const char *key) { nall::rtrim<limit>(data, key); return *this; }
diff --git a/ananke/obj/.gitignore b/ananke/obj/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..5761abcf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ananke/obj/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+*.o
diff --git a/ananke/phoenix/Makefile b/ananke/phoenix/Makefile
index b98ccfdd..d1c9d981 100644
--- a/ananke/phoenix/Makefile
+++ b/ananke/phoenix/Makefile
@@ -15,11 +15,6 @@ ifeq ($(platform),x)
 else ifeq ($(platform),win)
   phoenixflags := -DPHOENIX_WINDOWS
   phoenixlink := -lkernel32 -luser32 -lgdi32 -ladvapi32 -lole32 -lcomctl32 -lcomdlg32 -lshlwapi
-
-  ifeq ($(arch),win32)
-    phoenixflags := -m32 $(phoenixflags)
-    phoenixlink := -m32 $(phoenixlink)
-  endif
 else
   phoenixflags := -DPHOENIX_REFERENCE
   phoenixlink :=
diff --git a/ananke/sufami-turbo.cpp b/ananke/sufami-turbo.cpp
index 15e304a8..722d2847 100644
--- a/ananke/sufami-turbo.cpp
+++ b/ananke/sufami-turbo.cpp
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ string Ananke::createSufamiTurboDatabase(vector<uint8_t> &buffer, Markup::Node &
   file::write({pathname, "program.rom"}, buffer);
   copySufamiTurboSaves(pathname);
 
-  return "";
+  return pathname;
 }
 
 string Ananke::createSufamiTurboHeuristic(vector<uint8_t> &buffer) {
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ string Ananke::createSufamiTurboHeuristic(vector<uint8_t> &buffer) {
   file::write({pathname, "program.rom"}, buffer);
   copySufamiTurboSaves(pathname);
 
-  return "";
+  return pathname;
 }
 
 string Ananke::openSufamiTurbo(vector<uint8_t> &buffer) {
@@ -69,3 +69,18 @@ string Ananke::openSufamiTurbo(vector<uint8_t> &buffer) {
 
   return createSufamiTurboHeuristic(buffer);
 }
+
+string Ananke::syncSufamiTurbo(const string &pathname) {
+  auto buffer = file::read({pathname, "program.rom"});
+  if(buffer.size() == 0) return "";
+
+  auto save = file::read({pathname, "save.ram"});
+  if(save.size() == 0) save = file::read({pathname, "save.rwm"});
+
+  directory::remove(pathname);
+  string outputPath = openSufamiTurbo(buffer);
+
+  if(save.size()) file::write({outputPath, "save.ram"}, save);
+
+  return outputPath;
+}
diff --git a/ananke/super-famicom.cpp b/ananke/super-famicom.cpp
index da991fb8..89872fb7 100644
--- a/ananke/super-famicom.cpp
+++ b/ananke/super-famicom.cpp
@@ -137,3 +137,74 @@ string Ananke::openSuperFamicom(vector<uint8_t> &buffer) {
 
   return createSuperFamicomHeuristic(buffer);
 }
+
+string Ananke::syncSuperFamicom(const string &pathname) {
+  vector<uint8_t> buffer;
+
+  auto append = [&](string filename) {
+    filename = {pathname, filename};
+    auto data = file::read(filename);
+    if(data.size() == 0) return;  //file does not exist
+
+    unsigned position = buffer.size();
+    buffer.resize(buffer.size() + data.size());
+    memcpy(buffer.data() + position, data.data(), data.size());
+  };
+
+  append("program.rom");
+  append("data.rom");
+
+  append("dsp1.rom");
+  append("dsp1.program.rom");
+  append("dsp1.data.rom");
+
+  append("dsp1b.rom");
+  append("dsp1b.program.rom");
+  append("dsp1b.data.rom");
+
+  append("dsp2.rom");
+  append("dsp2.program.rom");
+  append("dsp2.data.rom");
+
+  append("dsp3.rom");
+  append("dsp3.program.rom");
+  append("dsp3.data.rom");
+
+  append("dsp4.rom");
+  append("dsp4.program.rom");
+  append("dsp4.data.rom");
+
+  append("st010.rom");
+  append("st010.program.rom");
+  append("st010.data.rom");
+
+  append("st011.rom");
+  append("st011.program.rom");
+  append("st011.data.rom");
+
+  append("st018.rom");
+  append("st018.program.rom");
+  append("st018.data.rom");
+
+  append("cx4.rom");
+  append("cx4.data.rom");
+
+  append("sgb.rom");
+  append("sgb.boot.rom");
+
+  if(buffer.size() == 0) return "";
+
+  auto save = file::read({pathname, "save.ram"});
+  if(save.size() == 0) save = file::read({pathname, "save.rwm"});
+
+  auto rtc = file::read({pathname, "rtc.ram"});
+  if(rtc.size() == 0) rtc= file::read({pathname, "rtc.rwm"});
+
+  directory::remove(pathname);
+  string outputPath = openSuperFamicom(buffer);
+
+  if(save.size()) file::write({outputPath, "save.ram"}, save);
+  if(rtc.size()) file::write({outputPath, "rtc.ram"}, save);
+
+  return outputPath;
+}