diff --git a/src/gba/renderers/software-mode0.c b/src/gba/renderers/software-mode0.c
index 2dea1da1d..b41970b26 100644
--- a/src/gba/renderers/software-mode0.c
+++ b/src/gba/renderers/software-mode0.c
@@ -21,15 +21,17 @@
 	palette = &mainPalette[paletteData]; \
 	charBase = (background->charBase + (GBA_TEXT_MAP_TILE(mapData) << 5)) + (localY << 2); \
 	vram = renderer->d.vramBG[charBase >> VRAM_BLOCK_OFFSET]; \
-	LOAD_32(tileData, charBase & VRAM_BLOCK_MASK, vram); \
-	if (!GBA_TEXT_MAP_HFLIP(mapData)) { \
-		tileData >>= 4 * mod8; \
-		for (; outX < end; ++outX) { \
-			BACKGROUND_DRAW_PIXEL_16(BLEND, OBJWIN, 0); \
-		} \
-	} else { \
-		for (outX = end - 1; outX >= renderer->start; --outX) { \
-			BACKGROUND_DRAW_PIXEL_16(BLEND, OBJWIN, 0); \
+	if (LIKELY(vram)) { \
+		LOAD_32(tileData, charBase & VRAM_BLOCK_MASK, vram); \
+		if (!GBA_TEXT_MAP_HFLIP(mapData)) { \
+			tileData >>= 4 * mod8; \
+			for (; outX < end; ++outX) { \
+				BACKGROUND_DRAW_PIXEL_16(BLEND, OBJWIN, 0); \
+			} \
+		} else { \
+			for (outX = end - 1; outX >= renderer->start; --outX) { \
+				BACKGROUND_DRAW_PIXEL_16(BLEND, OBJWIN, 0); \
+			} \
 		} \
 	}
 
@@ -189,37 +191,39 @@
 #define DRAW_BACKGROUND_MODE_0_TILE_SUFFIX_256(BLEND, OBJWIN) \
 	charBase = (background->charBase + (GBA_TEXT_MAP_TILE(mapData) << 6)) + (localY << 3); \
 	vram = renderer->d.vramBG[charBase >> VRAM_BLOCK_OFFSET]; \
-	int end2 = end - 4; \
-	if (!GBA_TEXT_MAP_HFLIP(mapData)) { \
-		int shift = inX & 0x3; \
-		if (end2 > outX) { \
-			LOAD_32(tileData, charBase & VRAM_BLOCK_MASK, vram); \
+	if (LIKELY(vram)) { \
+		int end2 = end - 4; \
+		if (!GBA_TEXT_MAP_HFLIP(mapData)) { \
+			int shift = inX & 0x3; \
+			if (end2 > outX) { \
+				LOAD_32(tileData, charBase & VRAM_BLOCK_MASK, vram); \
+				tileData >>= 8 * shift; \
+				shift = 0; \
+				for (; outX < end2; ++outX) { \
+					BACKGROUND_DRAW_PIXEL_256(BLEND, OBJWIN, 0); \
+				} \
+			} \
+			\
+			LOAD_32(tileData, (charBase + 4) & VRAM_BLOCK_MASK, vram); \
 			tileData >>= 8 * shift; \
-			shift = 0; \
-			for (; outX < end2; ++outX) { \
+			for (; outX < end; ++outX) { \
 				BACKGROUND_DRAW_PIXEL_256(BLEND, OBJWIN, 0); \
 			} \
-		} \
-		\
-		LOAD_32(tileData, (charBase + 4) & VRAM_BLOCK_MASK, vram); \
-		tileData >>= 8 * shift; \
-		for (; outX < end; ++outX) { \
-			BACKGROUND_DRAW_PIXEL_256(BLEND, OBJWIN, 0); \
-		} \
-	} else { \
-		int start = outX; \
-		outX = end - 1; \
-		if (end2 > start) { \
+		} else { \
+			int start = outX; \
+			outX = end - 1; \
+			if (end2 > start) { \
+				LOAD_32(tileData, charBase & VRAM_BLOCK_MASK, vram); \
+				for (; outX >= end2; --outX) { \
+					BACKGROUND_DRAW_PIXEL_256(BLEND, OBJWIN, 0); \
+				} \
+				charBase += 4; \
+			} \
+			\
 			LOAD_32(tileData, charBase & VRAM_BLOCK_MASK, vram); \
-			for (; outX >= end2; --outX) { \
+			for (; outX >= renderer->start; --outX) { \
 				BACKGROUND_DRAW_PIXEL_256(BLEND, OBJWIN, 0); \
 			} \
-			charBase += 4; \
-		} \
-		\
-		LOAD_32(tileData, charBase & VRAM_BLOCK_MASK, vram); \
-		for (; outX >= renderer->start; --outX) { \
-			BACKGROUND_DRAW_PIXEL_256(BLEND, OBJWIN, 0); \
 		} \
 	}
 
@@ -412,39 +416,41 @@
 #define DRAW_BACKGROUND_MODE_0_TILE_SUFFIX_256EXT(BLEND, OBJWIN) \
 	charBase = (background->charBase + (GBA_TEXT_MAP_TILE(mapData) << 6)) + (localY << 3); \
 	vram = renderer->d.vramBG[charBase >> VRAM_BLOCK_OFFSET]; \
-	int end2 = end - 4; \
-	paletteData = GBA_TEXT_MAP_PALETTE(mapData) << 8; \
-	palette = &mainPalette[paletteData]; \
-	if (!GBA_TEXT_MAP_HFLIP(mapData)) { \
-		int shift = inX & 0x3; \
-		if (end2 > outX) { \
-			LOAD_32(tileData, charBase & VRAM_BLOCK_MASK, vram); \
+	if (LIKELY(vram)) { \
+		int end2 = end - 4; \
+		paletteData = GBA_TEXT_MAP_PALETTE(mapData) << 8; \
+		palette = &mainPalette[paletteData]; \
+		if (!GBA_TEXT_MAP_HFLIP(mapData)) { \
+			int shift = inX & 0x3; \
+			if (end2 > outX) { \
+				LOAD_32(tileData, charBase & VRAM_BLOCK_MASK, vram); \
+				tileData >>= 8 * shift; \
+				shift = 0; \
+				for (; outX < end2; ++outX) { \
+					BACKGROUND_DRAW_PIXEL_256(BLEND, OBJWIN, 0); \
+				} \
+			} \
+			\
+			LOAD_32(tileData, (charBase + 4) & VRAM_BLOCK_MASK, vram); \
 			tileData >>= 8 * shift; \
-			shift = 0; \
-			for (; outX < end2; ++outX) { \
+			for (; outX < end; ++outX) { \
 				BACKGROUND_DRAW_PIXEL_256(BLEND, OBJWIN, 0); \
 			} \
-		} \
-		\
-		LOAD_32(tileData, (charBase + 4) & VRAM_BLOCK_MASK, vram); \
-		tileData >>= 8 * shift; \
-		for (; outX < end; ++outX) { \
-			BACKGROUND_DRAW_PIXEL_256(BLEND, OBJWIN, 0); \
-		} \
-	} else { \
-		int start = outX; \
-		outX = end - 1; \
-		if (end2 > start) { \
+		} else { \
+			int start = outX; \
+			outX = end - 1; \
+			if (end2 > start) { \
+				LOAD_32(tileData, charBase & VRAM_BLOCK_MASK, vram); \
+				for (; outX >= end2; --outX) { \
+					BACKGROUND_DRAW_PIXEL_256(BLEND, OBJWIN, 0); \
+				} \
+				charBase += 4; \
+			} \
+			\
 			LOAD_32(tileData, charBase & VRAM_BLOCK_MASK, vram); \
-			for (; outX >= end2; --outX) { \
+			for (; outX >= renderer->start; --outX) { \
 				BACKGROUND_DRAW_PIXEL_256(BLEND, OBJWIN, 0); \
 			} \
-			charBase += 4; \
-		} \
-		\
-		LOAD_32(tileData, charBase & VRAM_BLOCK_MASK, vram); \
-		for (; outX >= renderer->start; --outX) { \
-			BACKGROUND_DRAW_PIXEL_256(BLEND, OBJWIN, 0); \
 		} \
 	}