diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 0bcd697..50b090f 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ Changes
 =========
 
 - Optimizations made in the CPU emulation core
+- Minimize compiled code size to reduce pressure on L1i cache
 - Sound is no longer emulated during skip frames
 
 Credits
diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index ea62312..60d28b7 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ quickerNESCoreSrc = [
 # quickerNES Core Configuration
 
  quickerNESCoreDependency = declare_dependency(
-  compile_args        : [ '-Wfatal-errors', '-Wall', '-Werror', '-Wno-multichar'  ],
+  compile_args        : [ '-Wfatal-errors', '-Wall', '-Werror', '-Wno-multichar', '-DNDEBUG'  ],
   include_directories : include_directories(['source', 'source/core', 'extern']),
   sources             : [ quickerNESCoreSrc, 'extern/metrohash128/metrohash128.cpp' ]
  )
diff --git a/source/core/Nes_Emu.cpp b/source/core/Nes_Emu.cpp
index bbc57dd..9057fea 100644
--- a/source/core/Nes_Emu.cpp
+++ b/source/core/Nes_Emu.cpp
@@ -3,7 +3,8 @@
 
 #include "Nes_Emu.h"
 
-#include <string.h>
+#include <cstdio>
+#include <cstring>
 #include "Nes_State.h"
 #include "Nes_Mapper.h"
 
diff --git a/source/core/Nes_Emu.h b/source/core/Nes_Emu.h
index 1c552ad..7a2ab46 100644
--- a/source/core/Nes_Emu.h
+++ b/source/core/Nes_Emu.h
@@ -202,6 +202,10 @@ public:
 	enum { high_mem_size = 0x2000 };
 	uint8_t* high_mem()            { return emu.impl->sram; }
 
+	// Sprite memory
+	uint8_t* spr_mem()            { return emu.ppu.getSpriteRAM(); }
+	uint16_t spr_mem_size()       { return emu.ppu.getSpriteRAMSize(); }
+
 	// End of public interface
 public:
 	const char * set_sample_rate( long rate, class Nes_Buffer* );
diff --git a/source/core/Nes_Mapper.cpp b/source/core/Nes_Mapper.cpp
index 051535a..9971320 100644
--- a/source/core/Nes_Mapper.cpp
+++ b/source/core/Nes_Mapper.cpp
@@ -213,13 +213,6 @@ void Nes_Mapper::mirror_manual( int page0, int page1, int page2, int page3 )
 	emu().ppu.set_nt_banks( page0, page1, page2, page3 );
 }
 
-#ifndef NDEBUG
-int Nes_Mapper::handle_bus_conflict( nes_addr_t addr, int data )
-{
-	return data;
-}
-#endif
-
 
 Nes_Mapper* Nes_Mapper::create( Nes_Cart const* cart, Nes_Core* emu )
 {
diff --git a/source/core/Nes_Mapper.h b/source/core/Nes_Mapper.h
index 45e949c..5af2632 100644
--- a/source/core/Nes_Mapper.h
+++ b/source/core/Nes_Mapper.h
@@ -16,13 +16,6 @@ class Nes_Core;
 
 class Nes_Mapper {
 public:
-	// Register function that creates mapper for given code.
-	typedef Nes_Mapper* (*creator_func_t)();
-	static void register_mapper( int code, creator_func_t );
-	
-	// Register optional mappers included with Nes_Emu
-	void register_optional_mappers();
-	
 	// Create mapper appropriate for cartridge. Returns NULL if it uses unsupported mapper.
 	static Nes_Mapper* create( Nes_Cart const*, Nes_Core* );
 	
@@ -176,10 +169,7 @@ private:
 };
 
 
-#ifdef NDEBUG
 inline int Nes_Mapper::handle_bus_conflict( nes_addr_t addr, int data ) { return data; }
-#endif
-
 inline void Nes_Mapper::mirror_horiz(  int p ) { mirror_manual( p, p, p ^ 1, p ^ 1 ); }
 inline void Nes_Mapper::mirror_vert(   int p ) { mirror_manual( p, p ^ 1, p, p ^ 1 ); }
 inline void Nes_Mapper::mirror_single( int p ) { mirror_manual( p, p, p, p ); }
diff --git a/source/core/Nes_Ppu_Impl.h b/source/core/Nes_Ppu_Impl.h
index c336316..cefb34a 100644
--- a/source/core/Nes_Ppu_Impl.h
+++ b/source/core/Nes_Ppu_Impl.h
@@ -28,7 +28,8 @@ public:
 	static const uint16_t image_left = 8;
 	static const uint16_t buffer_width = image_width + 16;
 	static const uint16_t buffer_height = image_height;
-	
+	enum { spr_ram_size = 0x100 };
+
 	int write_2007( int );
 	
 	// Host palette
@@ -64,8 +65,11 @@ public:
 
 	static const uint16_t scanline_len = 341;
 	
+	uint8_t* getSpriteRAM () { return spr_ram; }
+	uint16_t getSpriteRAMSize () { return spr_ram_size; }
+
 protected:
-	uint8_t spr_ram [0x100];
+	uint8_t spr_ram [spr_ram_size];
 	void begin_frame();
 	void run_hblank( int );
 	int sprite_height() const { return (w2000 >> 2 & 8) + 8; }
diff --git a/source/core/mappers/mapper002.hpp b/source/core/mappers/mapper002.hpp
index 5748828..97888b4 100644
--- a/source/core/mappers/mapper002.hpp
+++ b/source/core/mappers/mapper002.hpp
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ public:
 	virtual void write( nes_time_t, nes_addr_t addr, int data )
 	{
 		bank = handle_bus_conflict( addr, data );
-		set_prg_bank( 0x8000, bank_16k, bank );
+		set_prg_bank( 0x8000, bank_16k, data );
 	}
 };
 
diff --git a/source/emuInstance.hpp b/source/emuInstance.hpp
index 9eb64f3..80e5d5b 100644
--- a/source/emuInstance.hpp
+++ b/source/emuInstance.hpp
@@ -52,6 +52,8 @@ class EmuInstance
  uint8_t* getHighMem() { return _nes->high_mem();};
  const uint8_t* getChrMem() { return _nes->chr_mem();};
  size_t getChrMemSize() { return _nes->chr_size();};
+ uint8_t* getSpriteRAM() { return _nes->spr_mem(); }
+ uint16_t getSpriteRAMSize() { return _nes->spr_mem_size(); }
 
  const std::string getRomSHA1() const { return _romSHA1String; };