rich text: Optionally return cursor position from dry run & allow indenting text

The goal of the changes made in this PR is to create something with this effect ("Jonko" is in in green, the rest is in white): "Dear god." Jonko quickly replied, crestfallen. In order to do this, I need to call `NE_RichTextRender3D` or `NE_RichTextRender3DAlpha` three times: once to draw the first part of the sentence with the white font, once to draw "Jonko" in turquoise, and once to draw the remainder of the sentence in white again. In order to ensure that text is being drawn in the correct location, I need the position where the previous call stopped drawing, which leads to the first change this PR makes: I have added a version of `DSF_StringRenderDryRun` which accepts pointers to `final_x` and `final_y` and stores the last position of `font->pointer_x` and `font->pointer_y` in them and I have added a new variant of `NE_RichTextRenderDryRun` called `NE_RichTextRenderDryRunWithPos` which uses that DSF function and has analogous parameters. These functions get us the position where we need to place the next cursor, but the next issue is that currently NitroEngine and libDSF only allow for specifying the position of the overall box to draw text in, but not where to offset the cursor in that box. This leads to the following problem ("Jonko" is in in green, the rest is in white): "Dear god." Jonko quickly replied, crestfallen. Thus, the second change: I have introduced new versions of `DSF_StringRender3D` and `DSF_StringRender3DAlpha` which accept an `xStart` position that is added to the `pointerX`. Correspondingly, I have added versions of `NE_RichTextRender3D` and `NE_RichTextRender3DAlpha` that use these new functions as well. Let me know if there are any issues with how I've written this (C is not my forte, after all), but the first screenshot is this being tested in production code.
rich text: Allow the number of fonts to be specified dynamically
2025-06-19 00:55:38 -04:00 · 2025-06-11 00:03:38 +01:00 · 2025-05-25 01:32:55 +02:00 · 2025-05-24 09:37:46 -07:00 · 2025-05-14 00:02:21 +01:00 · 2025-03-26 18:08:47 +00:00
453 changed files with 7652 additions and 13114 deletions
--- a/.github/workflows/build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build.yml
@ -0,0 +1,79 @@
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: CC0-1.0
+#
+# SPDX-FileContributor: Antonio Niño Díaz, 2025
+
+name: Documentation
+
+on:
+  push:
+    branches:
+      - 'master'
+    paths-ignore:
+      - '**.rst'
+      - 'examples'
+      - 'licenses'
+      - 'Makefile*'
+      - 'source*'
+      - 'tests'
+      - 'tools'
+  workflow_dispatch:
+  repository_dispatch:
+    types: [run_build]
+
+permissions:
+  contents: read
+  pages: write
+  id-token: write
+  packages: write
+
+jobs:
+
+  generate_website:
+    name: Generate website
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    strategy:
+      fail-fast: true
+
+    steps:
+      - name: Clone project
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        with:
+          ref: 'master'
+          fetch-depth: 0
+
+      - name: Install dependencies
+        run: |
+          sudo apt-get install doxygen
+
+      - name: Build documentation
+        run: |
+          cd documentation
+          bash generate.sh
+
+          # Create tarball with everything to upload to GitHub pages
+          cd html
+          tar -cvf ../../repo.tar ./*
+
+      - name: Upload repo artifact
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
+        with:
+          name: github-pages
+          path: repo.tar
+          if-no-files-found: error
+
+  publish_repo:
+    name: Publish website with GitHub pages
+    if: contains(github.ref,'refs/heads/master')
+    needs: [generate_website]
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    environment:
+      name: github-pages
+      url: ${{ steps.deployment.outputs.page_url }}
+
+    steps:
+      - name: Setup Pages
+        uses: actions/configure-pages@v5
+
+      - name: Deploy to GitHub Pages
+        id: deployment
+        uses: actions/deploy-pages@v4
--- a/146
+++ b/146
@ -1,139 +1,23 @@
-#---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-.SUFFIXES:
-#---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: CC0-1.0
+#
+# SPDX-FileContributor: Antonio Niño Díaz, 2024

-ifeq ($(strip $(DEVKITARM)),)
-$(error "Please set DEVKITARM in your environment. export DEVKITARM=<path to>devkitARM")
-endif
+# Tools
+# -----

-include $(DEVKITARM)/ds_rules
+MAKE := make

-#---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-# TARGET is the name of the output
-# BUILD is the directory where object files & intermediate files will be placed
-# SOURCES is a list of directories containing source code
-# DATA is a list of directories containing data files
-# INCLUDES is a list of directories containing header files
-#---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-SOURCES		:=	source source/dsma
-DATA		:=	data
-INCLUDES	:=	include
+# Targets
+# -------

-ifeq ($(NE_DEBUG),1)
-	TARGET	:=	NE_debug
-	BUILD	:=	build_debug
-else
-	TARGET	:=	NE
-	BUILD	:=	build_release
-endif
+.PHONY: all install clean

-#---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-# options for code generation
-#---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-ARCH	:=	-mthumb -mthumb-interwork
+all:
+	$(MAKE) -f Makefile.blocksds
+	$(MAKE) -f Makefile.blocksds NE_DEBUG=1

-CFLAGS	:=	-g -Wall -O2\
-		-march=armv5te -mtune=arm946e-s \
-		-fomit-frame-pointer -ffast-math \
-		$(ARCH) -Wno-address-of-packed-member
+install: all
+	$(MAKE) -f Makefile.blocksds install

-ifeq ($(NE_DEBUG),1)
-	CFLAGS	+= -DNE_DEBUG
-endif
-
-CFLAGS	+=	$(INCLUDE) -DARM9
-CXXFLAGS	:= $(CFLAGS) -fno-rtti -fno-exceptions
-
-ASFLAGS	:=	-g $(ARCH) -march=armv5te -mtune=arm946e-s
-LDFLAGS	=	-specs=ds_arm9.specs -g $(ARCH) -Wl,-Map,$(notdir $*.map)
-
-#---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-# any extra libraries we wish to link with the project
-#---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-LIBS	:=
-
-#---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-# list of directories containing libraries, this must be the top level containing
-# include and lib
-#---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-LIBDIRS	:=	$(LIBNDS)
-
-#---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-# no real need to edit anything past this point unless you need to add additional
-# rules for different file extensions
-#---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-ifneq ($(BUILD),$(notdir $(CURDIR)))
-#---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-
-export OUTPUT	:=	$(CURDIR)/lib/lib$(TARGET).a
-
-export VPATH	:=	$(foreach dir,$(SOURCES),$(CURDIR)/$(dir)) \
-			$(foreach dir,$(DATA),$(CURDIR)/$(dir))
-
-export DEPSDIR	:=	$(CURDIR)/$(BUILD)
-
-CFILES		:=	$(foreach dir,$(SOURCES),$(notdir $(wildcard $(dir)/*.c)))
-CPPFILES	:=	$(foreach dir,$(SOURCES),$(notdir $(wildcard $(dir)/*.cpp)))
-SFILES		:=	$(foreach dir,$(SOURCES),$(notdir $(wildcard $(dir)/*.s)))
-BINFILES	:=	$(foreach dir,$(DATA),$(notdir $(wildcard $(dir)/*.*)))
-
-#---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-# use CXX for linking C++ projects, CC for standard C
-#---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-ifeq ($(strip $(CPPFILES)),)
-#---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-	export LD	:=	$(CC)
-#---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-else
-#---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-	export LD	:=	$(CXX)
-#---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-endif
-#---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-
-export OFILES	:=	$(addsuffix .o,$(BINFILES)) \
-			$(CPPFILES:.cpp=.o) $(CFILES:.c=.o) $(SFILES:.s=.o)
-
-export INCLUDE	:=	$(foreach dir,$(INCLUDES),-I$(CURDIR)/$(dir)) \
-			$(foreach dir,$(LIBDIRS),-I$(dir)/include) \
-			-I$(CURDIR)/$(BUILD)
-
-.PHONY: $(BUILD) clean all
-
-#---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-all: $(BUILD)
-
-lib:
-	@[ -d $@ ] || mkdir -p $@
-	
-$(BUILD): lib
-	@[ -d $@ ] || mkdir -p $@
-	@$(MAKE) --no-print-directory -C $(BUILD) -f $(CURDIR)/Makefile
-
-#---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 clean:
-	@echo clean ...
-	@rm -fr build_debug build_release lib
-
-#---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-else
-
-DEPENDS	:=	$(OFILES:.o=.d)
-
-#---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-# main targets
-#---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-$(OUTPUT)	:	$(OFILES)
-
-#---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-%.bin.o	:	%.bin
-#---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-	@echo $(notdir $<)
-	@$(bin2o)
-
-
-include $(DEPENDS)
-
-#---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-endif
-#---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+	$(MAKE) -f Makefile.blocksds clean
--- a/Makefile.blocksds
+++ b/Makefile.blocksds
@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ ARM_NONE_EABI_PATH	?= $(WONDERFUL_TOOLCHAIN)/toolchain/gcc-arm-none-eabi/bin/
 # -----------------

 SOURCEDIRS	:= source
-INCLUDEDIRS	:= include
+INCLUDEDIRS	:= include source/libdsf
 GFXDIRS		:=
 BINDIRS		:=

@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ ARCHIVE		:= lib/lib$(NAME).a
 PREFIX		:= $(ARM_NONE_EABI_PATH)arm-none-eabi-
 CC		:= $(PREFIX)gcc
 CXX		:= $(PREFIX)g++
-AR		:= ar
+AR		:= $(PREFIX)ar
 MKDIR		:= mkdir
 RM		:= rm -rf
 CP		:= cp
@ -92,16 +92,16 @@ WARNFLAGS	:= -Wall -Wno-address-of-packed-member
 INCLUDEFLAGS	:= $(foreach path,$(INCLUDEDIRS),-I$(path)) \
 		   $(foreach path,$(LIBDIRS),-I$(path)/include)

-ASFLAGS		+= -x assembler-with-cpp $(DEFINES) $(ARCH) \
+ASFLAGS		+= -g -x assembler-with-cpp $(DEFINES) $(ARCH) \
 		   -mthumb -mthumb-interwork $(INCLUDEFLAGS) \
 		   -ffunction-sections -fdata-sections

-CFLAGS		+= -std=gnu11 $(WARNFLAGS) $(DEFINES) $(ARCH) \
+CFLAGS		+= -g -std=gnu11 $(WARNFLAGS) $(DEFINES) $(ARCH) \
 		   -mthumb -mthumb-interwork $(INCLUDEFLAGS) -O2 \
 		   -ffunction-sections -fdata-sections \
 		   -fomit-frame-pointer

-CXXFLAGS	+= -std=gnu++14 $(WARNFLAGS) $(DEFINES) $(ARCH) \
+CXXFLAGS	+= -g -std=gnu++14 $(WARNFLAGS) $(DEFINES) $(ARCH) \
 		   -mthumb -mthumb-interwork $(INCLUDEFLAGS) -O2 \
 		   -ffunction-sections -fdata-sections \
 		   -fno-exceptions -fno-rtti \
@ -139,8 +139,15 @@ $(ARCHIVE): $(OBJS)
 install: all
 	@echo "  INSTALL $(BLOCKSDSEXT)/$(INSTALLNAME)/"
 	$(V)$(RM) $(BLOCKSDSEXT)/$(INSTALLNAME)/
-	$(V)$(INSTALL) -d $(BLOCKSDSEXT)/$(INSTALLNAME)/
+	$(V)$(INSTALL) -d $(BLOCKSDSEXT)/$(INSTALLNAME)/ \
+	                  $(BLOCKSDSEXT)/$(INSTALLNAME)/tools/img2ds \
+	                  $(BLOCKSDSEXT)/$(INSTALLNAME)/tools/md5_to_dsma \
+	                  $(BLOCKSDSEXT)/$(INSTALLNAME)/tools/obj2dl
 	$(V)$(CP) -r include lib $(BLOCKSDSEXT)/$(INSTALLNAME)/
+	$(V)$(CP) -r tools/img2ds/*.py $(BLOCKSDSEXT)/$(INSTALLNAME)/tools/img2ds
+	$(V)$(CP) -r tools/md5_to_dsma/*.py $(BLOCKSDSEXT)/$(INSTALLNAME)/tools/md5_to_dsma
+	$(V)$(CP) -r tools/obj2dl/*.py $(BLOCKSDSEXT)/$(INSTALLNAME)/tools/obj2dl
+	$(V)$(CP) -r licenses $(BLOCKSDSEXT)/$(INSTALLNAME)/

 clean:
 	@echo "  CLEAN"
--- a/changelog.rst
+++ b/changelog.rst
@ -1,6 +1,123 @@
 Changelog
 =========

+Version 0.15.3 (2025-03-26)
+---------------------------
+
+- The devkitARM makefiles have been removed as they only work with old versions
+  of devkitARM, which aren't supported by its maintainers. The code and examples
+  of Nitro Engine will probably need changes to work with current devkitARM.
+- The GRF files used in an example have been updated, they were built before the
+  format was changed.
+- The build scripts for assets have been modified to use the value of the
+  environment variables ``BLOCKSDS`` and ``BLOCKSDSEXT`` if they are found.
+- Build library with debug symbols to help debug applications that use it.
+
+Version 0.15.2 (2025-01-15)
+---------------------------
+
+- Fix `ar` binary used to build the library.
+- Update documentation.
+- Fix build of examples in devkitARM.
+- Improve setup instructions.
+
+Version 0.15.1 (2024-12-23)
+---------------------------
+
+- Install licenses with the rest of the library.
+- Clarify some comments in examples.
+
+Version 0.15.0 (2024-12-01)
+---------------------------
+
+- Allow users to specify the transformation matrix of a model manually.
+- Fix a devkitARM Makefile in an example.
+
+Version 0.14.0 (2024-09-10)
+---------------------------
+
+- Use ``stdint.h`` types instead of libnds types.
+- Update BlocksDS makefiles.
+- Update libdsf to v0.1.3.
+- Fix some memory leaks/use-after-free bugs in the RichText module.
+
+Version 0.13.0 (2024-06-08)
+---------------------------
+
+- Define BlocksDS as the main toolchain to use with Nitro Engine.
+- Simplify build and installation instructions of the library.
+- Update ``md5_2_dsma`` to correctly export the base animation of models.
+- Stop using ``NE_RGB5`` in the examples, this format is discouraged.
+- Optimize copy of ``NE_RGB5`` textures to VRAM.
+
+Version 0.12.0 (2024-03-30)
+---------------------------
+
+- Deprecate ``NE_ShadingEnable()``. The name was misleading. All examples that
+  use it have stopped calling it.
+- For sprites, add a way to specify texture coordinates inside the material to
+  use a small part of the texture instead of the whole texture:
+  ``NE_SpriteSetMaterialCanvas()``. This is now used in the sprites example.
+- Stop using global variables in most examples. Instead, the rendering functions
+  get values through the arguments of ``NE_ProcessArg()`` and
+  ``NE_ProcessDualArg()``.
+- Don't expect palette objects when loading GRF files if the file doesn't
+  contain a palette.
+- Allow loading BMFont fonts from RAM, not just nitroFS. Add an example of
+  using rich text fonts from RAM.
+- Added a function to reset the rich text font system. Also add a function to
+  return the size that a specific text string would have if drawn.
+- Add shadow volume example.
+- Build some functions that do lots of multiplications as ARM to increase
+  performance.
+- Fix compilation with devkitARM.
+- Fix linker invocation for C++ with BlocksDS.
+- Update libDSF to version 0.1.2, with some speed improvements.
+- Relicensed libDSF under "Zlib OR MIT" to simplify licensing with Nitro Engine.
+- Some minor documentation improvements.
+
+Version 0.11.0 (2024-03-02)
+---------------------------
+
+- Added a rich text system. This allows the user to draw non-monospaced text,
+  and it's based on `BMFont <https://www.angelcode.com/products/bmfont/>`_. An
+  example has been added to show how to use it to render text. It can render
+  text by using one quad per character, or by rendering to a texture which is
+  then drawn as a single quad.
+- Fix "properties" typo. This involves renaming some functions, but compatibilty
+  definitions have been added.
+- Update calls to GRF libnds functions after their prototypes have changed.
+- Cleanup setup of dual 3D modes that involve setting up 2D sprites to be used
+  as a framebuffer.
+- Now the size of a sprite is set to the size of the material it is assigned. It
+  can be modified later as usual.
+
+Version 0.10.0 (2024-01-28)
+---------------------------
+
+- Create variants of ``NE_Process()`` and ``NE_ProcessDual()`` that can pass an
+  argument to the screen draw callbacks.
+
+- Add function to load textures in GRF format (BlocksDS only).
+
+- Add functions to load compressed textures (Texel 4x4 format).
+
+- Add examples to load assets from the filesystem, both in binary and GRF
+  function.
+
+- Cleanup code style: Use stdint types, turn some functions ``static inline``...
+
+- Remove unneeded call to ``DC_FlushAll()``.
+
+- ``obj2dl``: Improve error message. Fix vertical coordinates being flipped.
+
+- ``img2ds``: Deprecate it except for generating ``DEPTHBMP`` binaries.
+
+- The makefile for BlocksDS now installs the tools to ``/opt/blockds/external``,
+  not only the library and headers.
+
+- Migrate all examples to using ``grit`` instead of ``img2ds``.
+
 Version 0.9.1 (2023-11-12)
 --------------------------

@ -170,9 +287,9 @@ Version 0.6.0 (2009-6-30)
 - The functions used to modify textures and palettes now return a pointer to the
  data so that you can modify them easily.

- Each material can have different propierties (amient, diffuse...). You can set
-  the default ones, the propierties each new material will have, and then you
-  can set each material's propierties individually.
+- Each material can have different properties (amient, diffuse...). You can set
+  the default ones, the properties each new material will have, and then you
+  can set each material's properties individually.

 - New texture and palette allocation system, it is faster and better.
  Defragmenting functions don't work now, but I'll fix them for the next
--- a/documentation/Doxyfile
+++ b/documentation/Doxyfile
--- a/examples/2d_system/Makefile
+++ b/examples/2d_system/Makefile
@ -1,5 +1,25 @@
-SUBDIRS:= `ls`
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: CC0-1.0
+#
+# SPDX-FileContributor: Antonio Niño Díaz, 2023-2024
+
+.PHONY: all clean
+
+MAKE	:= make
+
 all:
-	@for i in $(SUBDIRS); do if test -e $$i/Makefile ; then $(MAKE) -C $$i || { exit 1;} fi; done;
+	@for i in `ls`; do \
+		if test -e $$i/Makefile ; then \
+			cd $$i; \
+			$(MAKE) --no-print-directory || exit 1 ; \
+			cd ..; \
+		fi; \
+	done;
+
 clean:
-	@for i in $(SUBDIRS); do if test -e $$i/Makefile ; then $(MAKE)  -C $$i clean || { exit 1;} fi; done;
+	@for i in `ls`; do \
+		if test -e $$i/Makefile ; then \
+			cd $$i; \
+			$(MAKE) clean --no-print-directory || exit 1 ; \
+			cd ..; \
+		fi; \
+	done;
--- a/examples/2d_system/Makefile.blocksds
+++ b/examples/2d_system/Makefile.blocksds
@ -1,25 +0,0 @@
-# SPDX-License-Identifier: CC0-1.0
-#
-# SPDX-FileContributor: Antonio Niño Díaz, 2023
-
-.PHONY: all clean
-
-MAKE	:= make
-
-all:
-	@for i in `ls`; do \
-		if test -e $$i/Makefile.blocksds ; then \
-			cd $$i; \
-			$(MAKE) -f Makefile.blocksds --no-print-directory || { exit 1;}; \
-			cd ..; \
-		fi; \
-	done;
-
-clean:
-	@for i in `ls`; do \
-		if test -e $$i/Makefile.blocksds ; then \
-			cd $$i; \
-			$(MAKE) -f Makefile.blocksds clean --no-print-directory || { exit 1;}; \
-			cd ..; \
-		fi; \
-	done;
--- a/examples/2d_system/gui/Makefile
+++ b/examples/2d_system/gui/Makefile
@ -1,220 +1,6 @@
-#---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-.SUFFIXES:
-#---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# This is a minimal makefile only used for the examples. If you want a makefile
+# for your project, take one from the templates inside examples/templates.

-ifeq ($(strip $(DEVKITARM)),)
-$(error "Please set DEVKITARM in your environment. export DEVKITARM=<path to>devkitARM")
-endif
+GFXDIRS := graphics

-include $(DEVKITARM)/ds_rules
-
-#---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-# TARGET is the name of the output
-# BUILD is the directory where object files & intermediate files will be placed
-# SOURCES is a list of directories containing source code
-# INCLUDES is a list of directories containing extra header files
-# DATA is a list of directories containing binary files embedded using bin2o
-# GRAPHICS is a list of directories containing image files to be converted with grit
-# AUDIO is a list of directories containing audio to be converted by maxmod
-# ICON is the image used to create the game icon, leave blank to use default rule
-# NITRO is a directory that will be accessible via NitroFS
-#---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-TARGET   := $(shell basename $(CURDIR))
-BUILD    := build
-SOURCES  := source
-INCLUDES := include
-DATA     := data
-GRAPHICS :=
-AUDIO    :=
-ICON     :=
-
-# specify a directory which contains the nitro filesystem
-# this is relative to the Makefile
-NITRO    :=
-
-# These set the information text in the nds file
-GAME_TITLE     := $(shell basename $(CURDIR))
-GAME_SUBTITLE1 := Nitro Engine example
-GAME_SUBTITLE2 := github.com/AntonioND/nitro-engine
-
-#---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-# options for code generation
-#---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-ARCH := -marm -mthumb-interwork -march=armv5te -mtune=arm946e-s
-
-CFLAGS   := -g -Wall -O3\
-            $(ARCH) $(INCLUDE) -DARM9
-CXXFLAGS := $(CFLAGS) -fno-rtti -fno-exceptions
-ASFLAGS  := -g $(ARCH)
-LDFLAGS   = -specs=ds_arm9.specs -g $(ARCH) -Wl,-Map,$(notdir $*.map)
-
-#---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-# any extra libraries we wish to link with the project (order is important)
-#---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-LIBS := -lNE -lfat -lnds9
-
-# automatigically add libraries for NitroFS
-ifneq ($(strip $(NITRO)),)
-LIBS := -lfilesystem -lfat $(LIBS)
-endif
-# automagically add maxmod library
-ifneq ($(strip $(AUDIO)),)
-LIBS := -lmm9 $(LIBS)
-endif
-
-#---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-# list of directories containing libraries, this must be the top level containing
-# include and lib
-#---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-LIBDIRS := $(LIBNDS) $(PORTLIBS) $(DEVKITPRO)/nitro-engine
-
-#---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-# no real need to edit anything past this point unless you need to add additional
-# rules for different file extensions
-#---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-ifneq ($(BUILD),$(notdir $(CURDIR)))
-#---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-
-export OUTPUT := $(CURDIR)/$(TARGET)
-
-export VPATH := $(CURDIR)/$(subst /,,$(dir $(ICON)))\
-                $(foreach dir,$(SOURCES),$(CURDIR)/$(dir))\
-                $(foreach dir,$(DATA),$(CURDIR)/$(dir))\
-                $(foreach dir,$(GRAPHICS),$(CURDIR)/$(dir))
-
-export DEPSDIR := $(CURDIR)/$(BUILD)
-
-CFILES   := $(foreach dir,$(SOURCES),$(notdir $(wildcard $(dir)/*.c)))
-CPPFILES := $(foreach dir,$(SOURCES),$(notdir $(wildcard $(dir)/*.cpp)))
-SFILES   := $(foreach dir,$(SOURCES),$(notdir $(wildcard $(dir)/*.s)))
-PNGFILES := $(foreach dir,$(GRAPHICS),$(notdir $(wildcard $(dir)/*.png)))
-BINFILES := $(foreach dir,$(DATA),$(notdir $(wildcard $(dir)/*.*)))
-
-# prepare NitroFS directory
-ifneq ($(strip $(NITRO)),)
-  export NITRO_FILES := $(CURDIR)/$(NITRO)
-endif
-
-# get audio list for maxmod
-ifneq ($(strip $(AUDIO)),)
-  export MODFILES	:=	$(foreach dir,$(notdir $(wildcard $(AUDIO)/*.*)),$(CURDIR)/$(AUDIO)/$(dir))
-
-  # place the soundbank file in NitroFS if using it
-  ifneq ($(strip $(NITRO)),)
-    export SOUNDBANK := $(NITRO_FILES)/soundbank.bin
-
-  # otherwise, needs to be loaded from memory
-  else
-    export SOUNDBANK := soundbank.bin
-    BINFILES += $(SOUNDBANK)
-  endif
-endif
-
-#---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-# use CXX for linking C++ projects, CC for standard C
-#---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-ifeq ($(strip $(CPPFILES)),)
-#---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-  export LD := $(CC)
-#---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-else
-#---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-  export LD := $(CXX)
-#---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-endif
-#---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-
-export OFILES_BIN   :=	$(addsuffix .o,$(BINFILES))
-
-export OFILES_SOURCES := $(CPPFILES:.cpp=.o) $(CFILES:.c=.o) $(SFILES:.s=.o)
-
-export OFILES := $(PNGFILES:.png=.o) $(OFILES_BIN) $(OFILES_SOURCES)
-
-export HFILES := $(PNGFILES:.png=.h) $(addsuffix .h,$(subst .,_,$(BINFILES)))
-
-export INCLUDE  := $(foreach dir,$(INCLUDES),-iquote $(CURDIR)/$(dir))\
-                   $(foreach dir,$(LIBDIRS),-I$(dir)/include)\
-                   -I$(CURDIR)/$(BUILD)
-export LIBPATHS := $(foreach dir,$(LIBDIRS),-L$(dir)/lib)
-
-ifeq ($(strip $(ICON)),)
-  icons := $(wildcard *.bmp)
-
-  ifneq (,$(findstring $(TARGET).bmp,$(icons)))
-    export GAME_ICON := $(CURDIR)/$(TARGET).bmp
-  else
-    ifneq (,$(findstring icon.bmp,$(icons)))
-      export GAME_ICON := $(CURDIR)/icon.bmp
-    endif
-  endif
-else
-  ifeq ($(suffix $(ICON)), .grf)
-    export GAME_ICON := $(CURDIR)/$(ICON)
-  else
-    export GAME_ICON := $(CURDIR)/$(BUILD)/$(notdir $(basename $(ICON))).grf
-  endif
-endif
-
-.PHONY: $(BUILD) clean
-
-#---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-$(BUILD):
-	@mkdir -p $@
-	@$(MAKE) --no-print-directory -C $(BUILD) -f $(CURDIR)/Makefile
-
-#---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-clean:
-	@echo clean ...
-	@rm -fr $(BUILD) $(TARGET).elf $(TARGET).nds $(SOUNDBANK)
-
-#---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-else
-
-#---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-# main targets
-#---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-$(OUTPUT).nds: $(OUTPUT).elf $(GAME_ICON)
-$(OUTPUT).elf: $(OFILES)
-
-# source files depend on generated headers
-$(OFILES_SOURCES) : $(HFILES)
-
-# need to build soundbank first
-$(OFILES): $(SOUNDBANK)
-
-#---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-# rule to build solution from music files
-#---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-$(SOUNDBANK) : $(MODFILES)
-#---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-	mmutil $^ -d -o$@ -hsoundbank.h
-
-#---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-%.bin.o %_bin.h : %.bin
-#---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-	@echo $(notdir $<)
-	@$(bin2o)
-
-#---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-# This rule creates assembly source files using grit
-# grit takes an image file and a .grit describing how the file is to be processed
-# add additional rules like this for each image extension
-# you use in the graphics folders
-#---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-%.s %.h: %.png %.grit
-#---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-	grit $< -fts -o$*
-
-#---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-# Convert non-GRF game icon to GRF if needed
-#---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-$(GAME_ICON): $(notdir $(ICON))
-#---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-	@echo convert $(notdir $<)
-	@grit $< -g -gt -gB4 -gT FF00FF -m! -p -pe 16 -fh! -ftr
-
-include $(DEPSDIR)/*.d
-
-#---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-endif
-#---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+include ../../Makefile.example
--- a/examples/2d_system/gui/Makefile.blocksds
+++ b/examples/2d_system/gui/Makefile.blocksds
@ -1,3 +0,0 @@
-BINDIRS	:= data
-
-include ../../Makefile.example.blocksds
--- a/examples/2d_system/gui/assets.sh
+++ b/examples/2d_system/gui/assets.sh
@ -1,25 +0,0 @@
-#!/bin/sh
-
-NITRO_ENGINE=$DEVKITPRO/nitro-engine
-TOOLS=$NITRO_ENGINE/tools
-IMG2DS=$TOOLS/img2ds/img2ds.py
-
-mkdir -p data
-
-python3 $IMG2DS \
-    --input assets/button.png \
-    --name button \
-    --output data \
-    --format PAL256
-
-python3 $IMG2DS \
-    --input assets/empty.png \
-    --name empty \
-    --output data \
-    --format PAL256
-
-python3 $IMG2DS \
-    --input assets/true.png \
-    --name true \
-    --output data \
-    --format PAL256
--- a/examples/2d_system/gui/assets/button.png
+++ b/examples/2d_system/gui/assets/button.png
--- a/examples/2d_system/gui/assets/empty.png
+++ b/examples/2d_system/gui/assets/empty.png
--- a/examples/2d_system/gui/assets/true.png
+++ b/examples/2d_system/gui/assets/true.png
--- a/examples/2d_system/gui/data/button_pal.bin
+++ b/examples/2d_system/gui/data/button_pal.bin
--- a/examples/2d_system/gui/data/button_tex.bin
+++ b/examples/2d_system/gui/data/button_tex.bin
--- a/examples/2d_system/gui/data/empty_pal.bin
+++ b/examples/2d_system/gui/data/empty_pal.bin
--- a/examples/2d_system/gui/data/empty_tex.bin
+++ b/examples/2d_system/gui/data/empty_tex.bin
--- a/examples/2d_system/gui/data/true_pal.bin
+++ b/examples/2d_system/gui/data/true_pal.bin
--- a/examples/2d_system/gui/data/true_tex.bin
+++ b/examples/2d_system/gui/data/true_tex.bin
--- a/examples/2d_system/gui/graphics/button.grit
+++ b/examples/2d_system/gui/graphics/button.grit
@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+# 256 color palette
+-gx -gb -gB8 -gTFF00FF
--- a/examples/2d_system/gui/graphics/button.png
+++ b/examples/2d_system/gui/graphics/button.png
--- a/examples/2d_system/gui/graphics/empty.grit
+++ b/examples/2d_system/gui/graphics/empty.grit
@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+# 256 color palette
+-gx -gb -gB8 -gTFF00FF
--- a/examples/2d_system/gui/graphics/empty.png
+++ b/examples/2d_system/gui/graphics/empty.png
--- a/examples/2d_system/gui/graphics/true.grit
+++ b/examples/2d_system/gui/graphics/true.grit
@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+# 256 color palette
+-gx -gb -gB8 -gTFF00FF
--- a/examples/2d_system/gui/graphics/true.png
+++ b/examples/2d_system/gui/graphics/true.png
--- a/examples/2d_system/gui/source/main.c
+++ b/examples/2d_system/gui/source/main.c
@ -1,17 +1,14 @@
 // SPDX-License-Identifier: CC0-1.0
 //
-// SPDX-FileContributor: Antonio Niño Díaz, 2008-2011, 2019, 2022
+// SPDX-FileContributor: Antonio Niño Díaz, 2008-2022
 //
 // This file is part of Nitro Engine

 #include <NEMain.h>

-#include "button_tex_bin.h"
-#include "button_pal_bin.h"
-#include "empty_tex_bin.h"
-#include "empty_pal_bin.h"
-#include "true_tex_bin.h"
-#include "true_pal_bin.h"
+#include "button.h"
+#include "empty.h"
+#include "true.h"

 void Draw3DScene(void)
 {
@ -19,7 +16,7 @@ void Draw3DScene(void)
    NE_GUIDraw();
 }

-int main(void)
+int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 {
    irqEnable(IRQ_HBLANK);
    irqSet(IRQ_VBLANK, NE_VBLFunc);
@ -50,20 +47,20 @@ int main(void)

    NE_MaterialTexLoad(ButtonImg, NE_PAL256, 64, 64,
                       NE_TEXGEN_TEXCOORD | NE_TEXTURE_COLOR0_TRANSPARENT,
-                       (void *)button_tex_bin);
-    NE_PaletteLoad(ButtonPal, (void *)button_pal_bin, 256, NE_PAL256);
+                       buttonBitmap);
+    NE_PaletteLoad(ButtonPal, buttonPal, 256, NE_PAL256);
    NE_MaterialSetPalette(ButtonImg, ButtonPal);

    NE_MaterialTexLoad(EmptyImg, NE_PAL256, 64, 64,
                       NE_TEXGEN_TEXCOORD | NE_TEXTURE_COLOR0_TRANSPARENT,
-                       (void *)empty_tex_bin);
-    NE_PaletteLoad(EmptyPal, (void *)empty_pal_bin, 256, NE_PAL256);
+                       emptyBitmap);
+    NE_PaletteLoad(EmptyPal, emptyPal, 256, NE_PAL256);
    NE_MaterialSetPalette(EmptyImg, EmptyPal);

    NE_MaterialTexLoad(TrueImg, NE_PAL256, 64, 64,
                       NE_TEXGEN_TEXCOORD | NE_TEXTURE_COLOR0_TRANSPARENT,
-                       (void *)true_tex_bin);
-    NE_PaletteLoad(TruePal, (void *)true_pal_bin, 256, NE_PAL256);
+                       trueBitmap);
+    NE_PaletteLoad(TruePal, truePal, 256, NE_PAL256);
    NE_MaterialSetPalette(TrueImg, TruePal);


--- a/examples/2d_system/quad_texture_sizes/Makefile
+++ b/examples/2d_system/quad_texture_sizes/Makefile
@ -1,220 +1,6 @@
-#---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-.SUFFIXES:
-#---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# This is a minimal makefile only used for the examples. If you want a makefile
+# for your project, take one from the templates inside examples/templates.

-ifeq ($(strip $(DEVKITARM)),)
-$(error "Please set DEVKITARM in your environment. export DEVKITARM=<path to>devkitARM")
-endif
+GFXDIRS := graphics

-include $(DEVKITARM)/ds_rules
-
-#---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-# TARGET is the name of the output
-# BUILD is the directory where object files & intermediate files will be placed
-# SOURCES is a list of directories containing source code
-# INCLUDES is a list of directories containing extra header files
-# DATA is a list of directories containing binary files embedded using bin2o
-# GRAPHICS is a list of directories containing image files to be converted with grit
-# AUDIO is a list of directories containing audio to be converted by maxmod
-# ICON is the image used to create the game icon, leave blank to use default rule
-# NITRO is a directory that will be accessible via NitroFS
-#---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-TARGET   := $(shell basename $(CURDIR))
-BUILD    := build
-SOURCES  := source
-INCLUDES := include
-DATA     := data
-GRAPHICS :=
-AUDIO    :=
-ICON     :=
-
-# specify a directory which contains the nitro filesystem
-# this is relative to the Makefile
-NITRO    :=
-
-# These set the information text in the nds file
-GAME_TITLE     := $(shell basename $(CURDIR))
-GAME_SUBTITLE1 := Nitro Engine example
-GAME_SUBTITLE2 := github.com/AntonioND/nitro-engine
-
-#---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-# options for code generation
-#---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-ARCH := -marm -mthumb-interwork -march=armv5te -mtune=arm946e-s
-
-CFLAGS   := -g -Wall -O3\
-            $(ARCH) $(INCLUDE) -DARM9
-CXXFLAGS := $(CFLAGS) -fno-rtti -fno-exceptions
-ASFLAGS  := -g $(ARCH)
-LDFLAGS   = -specs=ds_arm9.specs -g $(ARCH) -Wl,-Map,$(notdir $*.map)
-
-#---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-# any extra libraries we wish to link with the project (order is important)
-#---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-LIBS := -lNE -lfat -lnds9
-
-# automatigically add libraries for NitroFS
-ifneq ($(strip $(NITRO)),)
-LIBS := -lfilesystem -lfat $(LIBS)
-endif
-# automagically add maxmod library
-ifneq ($(strip $(AUDIO)),)
-LIBS := -lmm9 $(LIBS)
-endif
-
-#---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-# list of directories containing libraries, this must be the top level containing
-# include and lib
-#---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-LIBDIRS := $(LIBNDS) $(PORTLIBS) $(DEVKITPRO)/nitro-engine
-
-#---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-# no real need to edit anything past this point unless you need to add additional
-# rules for different file extensions
-#---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-ifneq ($(BUILD),$(notdir $(CURDIR)))
-#---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-
-export OUTPUT := $(CURDIR)/$(TARGET)
-
-export VPATH := $(CURDIR)/$(subst /,,$(dir $(ICON)))\
-                $(foreach dir,$(SOURCES),$(CURDIR)/$(dir))\
-                $(foreach dir,$(DATA),$(CURDIR)/$(dir))\
-                $(foreach dir,$(GRAPHICS),$(CURDIR)/$(dir))
-
-export DEPSDIR := $(CURDIR)/$(BUILD)
-
-CFILES   := $(foreach dir,$(SOURCES),$(notdir $(wildcard $(dir)/*.c)))
-CPPFILES := $(foreach dir,$(SOURCES),$(notdir $(wildcard $(dir)/*.cpp)))
-SFILES   := $(foreach dir,$(SOURCES),$(notdir $(wildcard $(dir)/*.s)))
-PNGFILES := $(foreach dir,$(GRAPHICS),$(notdir $(wildcard $(dir)/*.png)))
-BINFILES := $(foreach dir,$(DATA),$(notdir $(wildcard $(dir)/*.*)))
-
-# prepare NitroFS directory
-ifneq ($(strip $(NITRO)),)
-  export NITRO_FILES := $(CURDIR)/$(NITRO)
-endif
-
-# get audio list for maxmod
-ifneq ($(strip $(AUDIO)),)
-  export MODFILES	:=	$(foreach dir,$(notdir $(wildcard $(AUDIO)/*.*)),$(CURDIR)/$(AUDIO)/$(dir))
-
-  # place the soundbank file in NitroFS if using it
-  ifneq ($(strip $(NITRO)),)
-    export SOUNDBANK := $(NITRO_FILES)/soundbank.bin
-
-  # otherwise, needs to be loaded from memory
-  else
-    export SOUNDBANK := soundbank.bin
-    BINFILES += $(SOUNDBANK)
-  endif
-endif
-
-#---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-# use CXX for linking C++ projects, CC for standard C
-#---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-ifeq ($(strip $(CPPFILES)),)
-#---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-  export LD := $(CC)
-#---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-else
-#---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-  export LD := $(CXX)
-#---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-endif
-#---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-
-export OFILES_BIN   :=	$(addsuffix .o,$(BINFILES))
-
-export OFILES_SOURCES := $(CPPFILES:.cpp=.o) $(CFILES:.c=.o) $(SFILES:.s=.o)
-
-export OFILES := $(PNGFILES:.png=.o) $(OFILES_BIN) $(OFILES_SOURCES)
-
-export HFILES := $(PNGFILES:.png=.h) $(addsuffix .h,$(subst .,_,$(BINFILES)))
-
-export INCLUDE  := $(foreach dir,$(INCLUDES),-iquote $(CURDIR)/$(dir))\
-                   $(foreach dir,$(LIBDIRS),-I$(dir)/include)\
-                   -I$(CURDIR)/$(BUILD)
-export LIBPATHS := $(foreach dir,$(LIBDIRS),-L$(dir)/lib)
-
-ifeq ($(strip $(ICON)),)
-  icons := $(wildcard *.bmp)
-
-  ifneq (,$(findstring $(TARGET).bmp,$(icons)))
-    export GAME_ICON := $(CURDIR)/$(TARGET).bmp
-  else
-    ifneq (,$(findstring icon.bmp,$(icons)))
-      export GAME_ICON := $(CURDIR)/icon.bmp
-    endif
-  endif
-else
-  ifeq ($(suffix $(ICON)), .grf)
-    export GAME_ICON := $(CURDIR)/$(ICON)
-  else
-    export GAME_ICON := $(CURDIR)/$(BUILD)/$(notdir $(basename $(ICON))).grf
-  endif
-endif
-
-.PHONY: $(BUILD) clean
-
-#---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-$(BUILD):
-	@mkdir -p $@
-	@$(MAKE) --no-print-directory -C $(BUILD) -f $(CURDIR)/Makefile
-
-#---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-clean:
-	@echo clean ...
-	@rm -fr $(BUILD) $(TARGET).elf $(TARGET).nds $(SOUNDBANK)
-
-#---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-else
-
-#---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-# main targets
-#---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-$(OUTPUT).nds: $(OUTPUT).elf $(GAME_ICON)
-$(OUTPUT).elf: $(OFILES)
-
-# source files depend on generated headers
-$(OFILES_SOURCES) : $(HFILES)
-
-# need to build soundbank first
-$(OFILES): $(SOUNDBANK)
-
-#---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-# rule to build solution from music files
-#---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-$(SOUNDBANK) : $(MODFILES)
-#---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-	mmutil $^ -d -o$@ -hsoundbank.h
-
-#---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-%.bin.o %_bin.h : %.bin
-#---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-	@echo $(notdir $<)
-	@$(bin2o)
-
-#---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-# This rule creates assembly source files using grit
-# grit takes an image file and a .grit describing how the file is to be processed
-# add additional rules like this for each image extension
-# you use in the graphics folders
-#---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-%.s %.h: %.png %.grit
-#---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-	grit $< -fts -o$*
-
-#---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-# Convert non-GRF game icon to GRF if needed
-#---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-$(GAME_ICON): $(notdir $(ICON))
-#---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-	@echo convert $(notdir $<)
-	@grit $< -g -gt -gB4 -gT FF00FF -m! -p -pe 16 -fh! -ftr
-
-include $(DEPSDIR)/*.d
-
-#---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-endif
-#---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+include ../../Makefile.example
--- a/examples/2d_system/quad_texture_sizes/Makefile.blocksds
+++ b/examples/2d_system/quad_texture_sizes/Makefile.blocksds
@ -1,3 +0,0 @@
-BINDIRS	:= data
-
-include ../../Makefile.example.blocksds
--- a/examples/2d_system/quad_texture_sizes/assets.sh
+++ b/examples/2d_system/quad_texture_sizes/assets.sh
@ -1,31 +0,0 @@
-#!/bin/sh
-
-NITRO_ENGINE=$DEVKITPRO/nitro-engine
-TOOLS=$NITRO_ENGINE/tools
-IMG2DS=$TOOLS/img2ds/img2ds.py
-
-mkdir -p data
-
-python3 $IMG2DS \
-    --input assets/s8.png \
-    --name s8 \
-    --output data \
-    --format PAL16
-
-python3 $IMG2DS \
-    --input assets/s16.png \
-    --name s16 \
-    --output data \
-    --format PAL16
-
-python3 $IMG2DS \
-    --input assets/s64.png \
-    --name s64 \
-    --output data \
-    --format PAL16
-
-python3 $IMG2DS \
-    --input assets/s256.png \
-    --name s256 \
-    --output data \
-    --format PAL16
--- a/examples/2d_system/quad_texture_sizes/data/s16_pal.bin
+++ b/examples/2d_system/quad_texture_sizes/data/s16_pal.bin
--- a/examples/2d_system/quad_texture_sizes/data/s16_tex.bin
+++ b/examples/2d_system/quad_texture_sizes/data/s16_tex.bin
@ -1 +0,0 @@
-!!1DD1DDA`&A`&A6eA6eA&`A&`Ae6Ae6!DD!DD11!!1DD1DDA`&A`&A6eA6eA&`A&`Ae6Ae6!DD!DD11
--- a/examples/2d_system/quad_texture_sizes/data/s256_pal.bin
+++ b/examples/2d_system/quad_texture_sizes/data/s256_pal.bin
--- a/examples/2d_system/quad_texture_sizes/data/s256_tex.bin
+++ b/examples/2d_system/quad_texture_sizes/data/s256_tex.bin
--- a/examples/2d_system/quad_texture_sizes/data/s64_pal.bin
+++ b/examples/2d_system/quad_texture_sizes/data/s64_pal.bin
--- a/examples/2d_system/quad_texture_sizes/data/s64_tex.bin
+++ b/examples/2d_system/quad_texture_sizes/data/s64_tex.bin
@ -1 +0,0 @@
-!!!!!!!!1DD1DD1DD1DD1DD1DD1DD1DDA`&A`&A`&A`&A`&A`&A`&A`&A6eA6eA6eA6eA6eA6eA6eA6eA&`A&`A&`A&`A&`A&`A&`A&`Ae6Ae6Ae6Ae6Ae6Ae6Ae6Ae6!DD!DD!DD!DD!DD!DD!DD!DD11111111!!!!!!!!1DD1DD1DD1DD1DD1DD1DD1DDA`&A`&A`&A`&A`&A`&A`&A`&A6eA6eA6eA6eA6eA6eA6eA6eA&`A&`A&`A&`A&`A&`A&`A&`Ae6Ae6Ae6Ae6Ae6Ae6Ae6Ae6!DD!DD!DD!DD!DD!DD!DD!DD11111111!!!!!!!!1DD1DD1DD1DD1DD1DD1DD1DDA`&A`&A`&A`&A`&A`&A`&A`&A6eA6eA6eA6eA6eA6eA6eA6eA&`A&`A&`A&`A&`A&`A&`A&`Ae6Ae6Ae6Ae6Ae6Ae6Ae6Ae6!DD!DD!DD!DD!DD!DD!DD!DD11111111!!!!!!!!1DD1DD1DD1DD1DD1DD1DD1DDA`&A`&A`&A`&A`&A`&A`&A`&A6eA6eA6eA6eA6eA6eA6eA6eA&`A&`A&`A&`A&`A&`A&`A&`Ae6Ae6Ae6Ae6Ae6Ae6Ae6Ae6!DD!DD!DD!DD!DD!DD!DD!DD11111111!!!!!!!!1DD1DD1DD1DD1DD1DD1DD1DDA`&A`&A`&A`&A`&A`&A`&A`&A6eA6eA6eA6eA6eA6eA6eA6eA&`A&`A&`A&`A&`A&`A&`A&`Ae6Ae6Ae6Ae6Ae6Ae6Ae6Ae6!DD!DD!DD!DD!DD!DD!DD!DD11111111!!!!!!!!1DD1DD1DD1DD1DD1DD1DD1DDA`&A`&A`&A`&A`&A`&A`&A`&A6eA6eA6eA6eA6eA6eA6eA6eA&`A&`A&`A&`A&`A&`A&`A&`Ae6Ae6Ae6Ae6Ae6Ae6Ae6Ae6!DD!DD!DD!DD!DD!DD!DD!DD11111111!!!!!!!!1DD1DD1DD1DD1DD1DD1DD1DDA`&A`&A`&A`&A`&A`&A`&A`&A6eA6eA6eA6eA6eA6eA6eA6eA&`A&`A&`A&`A&`A&`A&`A&`Ae6Ae6Ae6Ae6Ae6Ae6Ae6Ae6!DD!DD!DD!DD!DD!DD!DD!DD11111111!!!!!!!!1DD1DD1DD1DD1DD1DD1DD1DDA`&A`&A`&A`&A`&A`&A`&A`&A6eA6eA6eA6eA6eA6eA6eA6eA&`A&`A&`A&`A&`A&`A&`A&`Ae6Ae6Ae6Ae6Ae6Ae6Ae6Ae6!DD!DD!DD!DD!DD!DD!DD!DD11111111
--- a/examples/2d_system/quad_texture_sizes/data/s8_pal.bin
+++ b/examples/2d_system/quad_texture_sizes/data/s8_pal.bin
--- a/examples/2d_system/quad_texture_sizes/data/s8_tex.bin
+++ b/examples/2d_system/quad_texture_sizes/data/s8_tex.bin
@ -1 +0,0 @@
-!1DDA`&A6eA&`Ae6!DD1
--- a/examples/2d_system/quad_texture_sizes/graphics/s16.grit
+++ b/examples/2d_system/quad_texture_sizes/graphics/s16.grit
@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+# 16 color palette
+-gx -gb -gB4 -gTFF00FF
--- a/examples/2d_system/quad_texture_sizes/graphics/s16.png
+++ b/examples/2d_system/quad_texture_sizes/graphics/s16.png
--- a/examples/2d_system/quad_texture_sizes/graphics/s256.grit
+++ b/examples/2d_system/quad_texture_sizes/graphics/s256.grit
@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+# 16 color palette
+-gx -gb -gB4 -gTFF00FF
--- a/examples/2d_system/quad_texture_sizes/graphics/s256.png
+++ b/examples/2d_system/quad_texture_sizes/graphics/s256.png
--- a/examples/2d_system/quad_texture_sizes/graphics/s64.grit
+++ b/examples/2d_system/quad_texture_sizes/graphics/s64.grit
@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+# 16 color palette
+-gx -gb -gB4 -gTFF00FF
--- a/examples/2d_system/quad_texture_sizes/graphics/s64.png
+++ b/examples/2d_system/quad_texture_sizes/graphics/s64.png
--- a/examples/2d_system/quad_texture_sizes/graphics/s8.grit
+++ b/examples/2d_system/quad_texture_sizes/graphics/s8.grit
@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+# 16 color palette
+-gx -gb -gB4 -gTFF00FF
--- a/examples/2d_system/quad_texture_sizes/graphics/s8.png
+++ b/examples/2d_system/quad_texture_sizes/graphics/s8.png
--- a/examples/2d_system/quad_texture_sizes/source/main.c
+++ b/examples/2d_system/quad_texture_sizes/source/main.c
@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 // SPDX-License-Identifier: CC0-1.0
 //
-// SPDX-FileContributor: Antonio Niño Díaz, 2008-2011, 2019, 2022
+// SPDX-FileContributor: Antonio Niño Díaz, 2008-2024
 //
 // This file is part of Nitro Engine

@ -13,20 +13,20 @@

 #include <NEMain.h>

-#include "s8_tex_bin.h"
-#include "s8_pal_bin.h"
-#include "s16_tex_bin.h"
-#include "s16_pal_bin.h"
-#include "s64_tex_bin.h"
-#include "s64_pal_bin.h"
-#include "s256_tex_bin.h"
-#include "s256_pal_bin.h"
+#include "s8.h"
+#include "s16.h"
+#include "s64.h"
+#include "s256.h"

-NE_Material *Material_s8, *Material_s16, *Material_s64, *Material_s256;
-NE_Palette *Palette_s8, *Palette_s16, *Palette_s64, *Palette_s256;
+typedef struct {
+    NE_Material *Material_s8, *Material_s16, *Material_s64, *Material_s256;
+    NE_Palette *Palette_s8, *Palette_s16, *Palette_s64, *Palette_s256;
+} SceneData;

-void Draw3DScene(void)
+void Draw3DScene(void *arg)
 {
+    SceneData *Scene = arg;
+
    NE_ClearColorSet(NE_DarkGray, 31, 63);

    NE_2DViewInit();
@ -34,27 +34,29 @@ void Draw3DScene(void)
    // Texture scaled from 64x64 to 128x128
    NE_2DDrawTexturedQuad(10, 10,
                          10 + 128, 10 + 128,
-                          2, Material_s64);
+                          2, Scene->Material_s64);

    // Texture scaled from 8x8 to 32x32
    NE_2DDrawTexturedQuad(150, 10,
                          150 + 32, 10 + 32,
-                          0, Material_s8);
+                          0, Scene->Material_s8);

    // Texture not scaled
    NE_2DDrawTexturedQuad(160, 50,
                          160 + 64, 50 + 64,
-                          10, Material_s64);
+                          10, Scene->Material_s64);


    // Texture scaled from 16x16 to 64x64
    NE_2DDrawTexturedQuad(150, 120,
                          150 + 64, 120 + 64,
-                          1, Material_s16);
+                          1, Scene->Material_s16);
 }

-void Draw3DScene2(void)
+void Draw3DScene2(void *arg)
 {
+    SceneData *Scene = arg;
+
    NE_ClearColorSet(NE_Magenta, 31, 63);

    NE_2DViewInit();
@ -62,55 +64,57 @@ void Draw3DScene2(void)
    // Texture not scaled
    NE_2DDrawTexturedQuad(-10, -70,
                          -10 + 256, -70 + 256,
-                          3, Material_s256);
+                          3, Scene->Material_s256);
 }

-int main(void)
+int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 {
+    SceneData Scene = { 0 };
+
    irqEnable(IRQ_HBLANK);
    irqSet(IRQ_VBLANK, NE_VBLFunc);
    irqSet(IRQ_HBLANK, NE_HBLFunc);

    NE_InitDual3D();

-    Material_s8 = NE_MaterialCreate();
-    Material_s16 = NE_MaterialCreate();
-    Material_s64 = NE_MaterialCreate();
-    Material_s256 = NE_MaterialCreate();
+    Scene.Material_s8 = NE_MaterialCreate();
+    Scene.Material_s16 = NE_MaterialCreate();
+    Scene.Material_s64 = NE_MaterialCreate();
+    Scene.Material_s256 = NE_MaterialCreate();

-    Palette_s8 = NE_PaletteCreate();
-    Palette_s16 = NE_PaletteCreate();
-    Palette_s64 = NE_PaletteCreate();
-    Palette_s256 = NE_PaletteCreate();
+    Scene.Palette_s8 = NE_PaletteCreate();
+    Scene.Palette_s16 = NE_PaletteCreate();
+    Scene.Palette_s64 = NE_PaletteCreate();
+    Scene.Palette_s256 = NE_PaletteCreate();

-    NE_MaterialTexLoad(Material_s8, NE_PAL16, 8, 8,
+    NE_MaterialTexLoad(Scene.Material_s8, NE_PAL16, 8, 8,
                       NE_TEXGEN_TEXCOORD | NE_TEXTURE_WRAP_S | NE_TEXTURE_WRAP_T,
-                       (void *)s8_tex_bin);
-    NE_MaterialTexLoad(Material_s16, NE_PAL16, 16, 16,
+                       s8Bitmap);
+    NE_MaterialTexLoad(Scene.Material_s16, NE_PAL16, 16, 16,
                       NE_TEXGEN_TEXCOORD | NE_TEXTURE_WRAP_S | NE_TEXTURE_WRAP_T,
-                       (void *)s16_tex_bin);
-    NE_MaterialTexLoad(Material_s64, NE_PAL16, 64, 64,
+                       s16Bitmap);
+    NE_MaterialTexLoad(Scene.Material_s64, NE_PAL16, 64, 64,
                       NE_TEXGEN_TEXCOORD | NE_TEXTURE_WRAP_S | NE_TEXTURE_WRAP_T,
-                       (void *)s64_tex_bin);
-    NE_MaterialTexLoad(Material_s256, NE_PAL16, 256, 256,
+                       s64Bitmap);
+    NE_MaterialTexLoad(Scene.Material_s256, NE_PAL16, 256, 256,
                       NE_TEXGEN_TEXCOORD | NE_TEXTURE_WRAP_S | NE_TEXTURE_WRAP_T,
-                       (void *)s256_tex_bin);
+                       s256Bitmap);

-    NE_PaletteLoad(Palette_s8, (u16 *)s8_pal_bin, 16, NE_PAL16);
-    NE_PaletteLoad(Palette_s16, (u16 *)s16_pal_bin, 16, NE_PAL16);
-    NE_PaletteLoad(Palette_s64, (u16 *)s64_pal_bin, 16, NE_PAL16);
-    NE_PaletteLoad(Palette_s256, (u16 *)s256_pal_bin, 16, NE_PAL16);
+    NE_PaletteLoad(Scene.Palette_s8, s8Pal, 16, NE_PAL16);
+    NE_PaletteLoad(Scene.Palette_s16, s16Pal, 16, NE_PAL16);
+    NE_PaletteLoad(Scene.Palette_s64, s64Pal, 16, NE_PAL16);
+    NE_PaletteLoad(Scene.Palette_s256, s256Pal, 16, NE_PAL16);

-    NE_MaterialSetPalette(Material_s8, Palette_s8);
-    NE_MaterialSetPalette(Material_s16, Palette_s16);
-    NE_MaterialSetPalette(Material_s64, Palette_s64);
-    NE_MaterialSetPalette(Material_s256, Palette_s256);
+    NE_MaterialSetPalette(Scene.Material_s8, Scene.Palette_s8);
+    NE_MaterialSetPalette(Scene.Material_s16, Scene.Palette_s16);
+    NE_MaterialSetPalette(Scene.Material_s64, Scene.Palette_s64);
+    NE_MaterialSetPalette(Scene.Material_s256, Scene.Palette_s256);

    while (1)
    {
        NE_WaitForVBL(0);

-        NE_ProcessDual(Draw3DScene, Draw3DScene2);
+        NE_ProcessDualArg(Draw3DScene, Draw3DScene2, &Scene, &Scene);
    }

    return 0;
--- a/examples/2d_system/quads/Makefile
+++ b/examples/2d_system/quads/Makefile
@ -1,220 +1,4 @@
-#---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-.SUFFIXES:
-#---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# This is a minimal makefile only used for the examples. If you want a makefile
+# for your project, take one from the templates inside examples/templates.

-ifeq ($(strip $(DEVKITARM)),)
-$(error "Please set DEVKITARM in your environment. export DEVKITARM=<path to>devkitARM")
-endif
-
-include $(DEVKITARM)/ds_rules
-
-#---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-# TARGET is the name of the output
-# BUILD is the directory where object files & intermediate files will be placed
-# SOURCES is a list of directories containing source code
-# INCLUDES is a list of directories containing extra header files
-# DATA is a list of directories containing binary files embedded using bin2o
-# GRAPHICS is a list of directories containing image files to be converted with grit
-# AUDIO is a list of directories containing audio to be converted by maxmod
-# ICON is the image used to create the game icon, leave blank to use default rule
-# NITRO is a directory that will be accessible via NitroFS
-#---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-TARGET   := $(shell basename $(CURDIR))
-BUILD    := build
-SOURCES  := source
-INCLUDES := include
-DATA     := data
-GRAPHICS :=
-AUDIO    :=
-ICON     :=
-
-# specify a directory which contains the nitro filesystem
-# this is relative to the Makefile
-NITRO    :=
-
-# These set the information text in the nds file
-GAME_TITLE     := $(shell basename $(CURDIR))
-GAME_SUBTITLE1 := Nitro Engine example
-GAME_SUBTITLE2 := github.com/AntonioND/nitro-engine
-
-#---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-# options for code generation
-#---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-ARCH := -marm -mthumb-interwork -march=armv5te -mtune=arm946e-s
-
-CFLAGS   := -g -Wall -O3\
-            $(ARCH) $(INCLUDE) -DARM9
-CXXFLAGS := $(CFLAGS) -fno-rtti -fno-exceptions
-ASFLAGS  := -g $(ARCH)
-LDFLAGS   = -specs=ds_arm9.specs -g $(ARCH) -Wl,-Map,$(notdir $*.map)
-
-#---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-# any extra libraries we wish to link with the project (order is important)
-#---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-LIBS := -lNE -lfat -lnds9
-
-# automatigically add libraries for NitroFS
-ifneq ($(strip $(NITRO)),)
-LIBS := -lfilesystem -lfat $(LIBS)
-endif
-# automagically add maxmod library
-ifneq ($(strip $(AUDIO)),)
-LIBS := -lmm9 $(LIBS)
-endif
-
-#---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-# list of directories containing libraries, this must be the top level containing
-# include and lib
-#---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-LIBDIRS := $(LIBNDS) $(PORTLIBS) $(DEVKITPRO)/nitro-engine
-
-#---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-# no real need to edit anything past this point unless you need to add additional
-# rules for different file extensions
-#---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-ifneq ($(BUILD),$(notdir $(CURDIR)))
-#---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-
-export OUTPUT := $(CURDIR)/$(TARGET)
-
-export VPATH := $(CURDIR)/$(subst /,,$(dir $(ICON)))\
-                $(foreach dir,$(SOURCES),$(CURDIR)/$(dir))\
-                $(foreach dir,$(DATA),$(CURDIR)/$(dir))\
-                $(foreach dir,$(GRAPHICS),$(CURDIR)/$(dir))
-
-export DEPSDIR := $(CURDIR)/$(BUILD)
-
-CFILES   := $(foreach dir,$(SOURCES),$(notdir $(wildcard $(dir)/*.c)))
-CPPFILES := $(foreach dir,$(SOURCES),$(notdir $(wildcard $(dir)/*.cpp)))
-SFILES   := $(foreach dir,$(SOURCES),$(notdir $(wildcard $(dir)/*.s)))
-PNGFILES := $(foreach dir,$(GRAPHICS),$(notdir $(wildcard $(dir)/*.png)))
-BINFILES := $(foreach dir,$(DATA),$(notdir $(wildcard $(dir)/*.*)))
-
-# prepare NitroFS directory
-ifneq ($(strip $(NITRO)),)
-  export NITRO_FILES := $(CURDIR)/$(NITRO)
-endif
-
-# get audio list for maxmod
-ifneq ($(strip $(AUDIO)),)
-  export MODFILES	:=	$(foreach dir,$(notdir $(wildcard $(AUDIO)/*.*)),$(CURDIR)/$(AUDIO)/$(dir))
-
-  # place the soundbank file in NitroFS if using it
-  ifneq ($(strip $(NITRO)),)
-    export SOUNDBANK := $(NITRO_FILES)/soundbank.bin
-
-  # otherwise, needs to be loaded from memory
-  else
-    export SOUNDBANK := soundbank.bin
-    BINFILES += $(SOUNDBANK)
-  endif
-endif
-
-#---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-# use CXX for linking C++ projects, CC for standard C
-#---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-ifeq ($(strip $(CPPFILES)),)
-#---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-  export LD := $(CC)
-#---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-else
-#---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-  export LD := $(CXX)
-#---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-endif
-#---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-
-export OFILES_BIN   :=	$(addsuffix .o,$(BINFILES))
-
-export OFILES_SOURCES := $(CPPFILES:.cpp=.o) $(CFILES:.c=.o) $(SFILES:.s=.o)
-
-export OFILES := $(PNGFILES:.png=.o) $(OFILES_BIN) $(OFILES_SOURCES)
-
-export HFILES := $(PNGFILES:.png=.h) $(addsuffix .h,$(subst .,_,$(BINFILES)))
-
-export INCLUDE  := $(foreach dir,$(INCLUDES),-iquote $(CURDIR)/$(dir))\
-                   $(foreach dir,$(LIBDIRS),-I$(dir)/include)\
-                   -I$(CURDIR)/$(BUILD)
-export LIBPATHS := $(foreach dir,$(LIBDIRS),-L$(dir)/lib)
-
-ifeq ($(strip $(ICON)),)
-  icons := $(wildcard *.bmp)
-
-  ifneq (,$(findstring $(TARGET).bmp,$(icons)))
-    export GAME_ICON := $(CURDIR)/$(TARGET).bmp
-  else
-    ifneq (,$(findstring icon.bmp,$(icons)))
-      export GAME_ICON := $(CURDIR)/icon.bmp
-    endif
-  endif
-else
-  ifeq ($(suffix $(ICON)), .grf)
-    export GAME_ICON := $(CURDIR)/$(ICON)
-  else
-    export GAME_ICON := $(CURDIR)/$(BUILD)/$(notdir $(basename $(ICON))).grf
-  endif
-endif
-
-.PHONY: $(BUILD) clean
-
-#---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-$(BUILD):
-	@mkdir -p $@
-	@$(MAKE) --no-print-directory -C $(BUILD) -f $(CURDIR)/Makefile
-
-#---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-clean:
-	@echo clean ...
-	@rm -fr $(BUILD) $(TARGET).elf $(TARGET).nds $(SOUNDBANK)
-
-#---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-else
-
-#---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-# main targets
-#---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-$(OUTPUT).nds: $(OUTPUT).elf $(GAME_ICON)
-$(OUTPUT).elf: $(OFILES)
-
-# source files depend on generated headers
-$(OFILES_SOURCES) : $(HFILES)
-
-# need to build soundbank first
-$(OFILES): $(SOUNDBANK)
-
-#---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-# rule to build solution from music files
-#---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-$(SOUNDBANK) : $(MODFILES)
-#---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-	mmutil $^ -d -o$@ -hsoundbank.h
-
-#---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-%.bin.o %_bin.h : %.bin
-#---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-	@echo $(notdir $<)
-	@$(bin2o)
-
-#---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-# This rule creates assembly source files using grit
-# grit takes an image file and a .grit describing how the file is to be processed
-# add additional rules like this for each image extension
-# you use in the graphics folders
-#---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-%.s %.h: %.png %.grit
-#---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-	grit $< -fts -o$*
-
-#---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-# Convert non-GRF game icon to GRF if needed
-#---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-$(GAME_ICON): $(notdir $(ICON))
-#---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-	@echo convert $(notdir $<)
-	@grit $< -g -gt -gB4 -gT FF00FF -m! -p -pe 16 -fh! -ftr
-
-include $(DEPSDIR)/*.d
-
-#---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-endif
-#---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+include ../../Makefile.example
--- a/examples/2d_system/quads/Makefile.blocksds
+++ b/examples/2d_system/quads/Makefile.blocksds
@ -1 +0,0 @@
-include ../../Makefile.example.blocksds
--- a/examples/2d_system/quads/source/main.c
+++ b/examples/2d_system/quads/source/main.c
@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 // SPDX-License-Identifier: CC0-1.0
 //
-// SPDX-FileContributor: Antonio Niño Díaz, 2008-2011, 2019, 2022
+// SPDX-FileContributor: Antonio Niño Díaz, 2008-2024
 //
 // This file is part of Nitro Engine

@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ typedef struct {

 quad_t Quad[NUM_QUADS];

-uint32 kheld;
+bool enable_alpha = false;

 void UpdateQuads(void)
 {
@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ void Draw3DScene(void)
        if (!Quad[i].enabled)
            continue;

-        if (kheld & KEY_A)
+        if (enable_alpha)
            NE_PolyFormat(Quad[i].alpha, Quad[i].id, 0, NE_CULL_NONE, 0);

        NE_2DDrawQuad(Quad[i].x1, Quad[i].y1, Quad[i].x2, Quad[i].y2, i,
@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ void Draw3DScene(void)
    }
 }

-int main(void)
+int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 {
    irqEnable(IRQ_HBLANK);
    irqSet(IRQ_VBLANK, NE_VBLFunc);
@ -83,7 +83,11 @@ int main(void)
        NE_WaitForVBL(0);

        scanKeys();
-        kheld = keysHeld();
+        uint16_t kheld = keysHeld();
+        if (kheld & KEY_A)
+            enable_alpha = true;
+        else
+            enable_alpha = false;

        UpdateQuads();

--- a/examples/2d_system/sprites/Makefile
+++ b/examples/2d_system/sprites/Makefile
@ -1,220 +1,6 @@
-#---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-.SUFFIXES:
-#---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# This is a minimal makefile only used for the examples. If you want a makefile
+# for your project, take one from the templates inside examples/templates.

-ifeq ($(strip $(DEVKITARM)),)
-$(error "Please set DEVKITARM in your environment. export DEVKITARM=<path to>devkitARM")
-endif
+GFXDIRS	:= graphics

-include $(DEVKITARM)/ds_rules
-
-#---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-# TARGET is the name of the output
-# BUILD is the directory where object files & intermediate files will be placed
-# SOURCES is a list of directories containing source code
-# INCLUDES is a list of directories containing extra header files
-# DATA is a list of directories containing binary files embedded using bin2o
-# GRAPHICS is a list of directories containing image files to be converted with grit
-# AUDIO is a list of directories containing audio to be converted by maxmod
-# ICON is the image used to create the game icon, leave blank to use default rule
-# NITRO is a directory that will be accessible via NitroFS
-#---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-TARGET   := $(shell basename $(CURDIR))
-BUILD    := build
-SOURCES  := source
-INCLUDES := include
-DATA     := data
-GRAPHICS :=
-AUDIO    :=
-ICON     :=
-
-# specify a directory which contains the nitro filesystem
-# this is relative to the Makefile
-NITRO    :=
-
-# These set the information text in the nds file
-GAME_TITLE     := $(shell basename $(CURDIR))
-GAME_SUBTITLE1 := Nitro Engine example
-GAME_SUBTITLE2 := github.com/AntonioND/nitro-engine
-
-#---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-# options for code generation
-#---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-ARCH := -marm -mthumb-interwork -march=armv5te -mtune=arm946e-s
-
-CFLAGS   := -g -Wall -O3\
-            $(ARCH) $(INCLUDE) -DARM9
-CXXFLAGS := $(CFLAGS) -fno-rtti -fno-exceptions
-ASFLAGS  := -g $(ARCH)
-LDFLAGS   = -specs=ds_arm9.specs -g $(ARCH) -Wl,-Map,$(notdir $*.map)
-
-#---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-# any extra libraries we wish to link with the project (order is important)
-#---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-LIBS := -lNE -lfat -lnds9
-
-# automatigically add libraries for NitroFS
-ifneq ($(strip $(NITRO)),)
-LIBS := -lfilesystem -lfat $(LIBS)
-endif
-# automagically add maxmod library
-ifneq ($(strip $(AUDIO)),)
-LIBS := -lmm9 $(LIBS)
-endif
-
-#---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-# list of directories containing libraries, this must be the top level containing
-# include and lib
-#---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-LIBDIRS := $(LIBNDS) $(PORTLIBS) $(DEVKITPRO)/nitro-engine
-
-#---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-# no real need to edit anything past this point unless you need to add additional
-# rules for different file extensions
-#---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-ifneq ($(BUILD),$(notdir $(CURDIR)))
-#---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-
-export OUTPUT := $(CURDIR)/$(TARGET)
-
-export VPATH := $(CURDIR)/$(subst /,,$(dir $(ICON)))\
-                $(foreach dir,$(SOURCES),$(CURDIR)/$(dir))\
-                $(foreach dir,$(DATA),$(CURDIR)/$(dir))\
-                $(foreach dir,$(GRAPHICS),$(CURDIR)/$(dir))
-
-export DEPSDIR := $(CURDIR)/$(BUILD)
-
-CFILES   := $(foreach dir,$(SOURCES),$(notdir $(wildcard $(dir)/*.c)))
-CPPFILES := $(foreach dir,$(SOURCES),$(notdir $(wildcard $(dir)/*.cpp)))
-SFILES   := $(foreach dir,$(SOURCES),$(notdir $(wildcard $(dir)/*.s)))
-PNGFILES := $(foreach dir,$(GRAPHICS),$(notdir $(wildcard $(dir)/*.png)))
-BINFILES := $(foreach dir,$(DATA),$(notdir $(wildcard $(dir)/*.*)))
-
-# prepare NitroFS directory
-ifneq ($(strip $(NITRO)),)
-  export NITRO_FILES := $(CURDIR)/$(NITRO)
-endif
-
-# get audio list for maxmod
-ifneq ($(strip $(AUDIO)),)
-  export MODFILES	:=	$(foreach dir,$(notdir $(wildcard $(AUDIO)/*.*)),$(CURDIR)/$(AUDIO)/$(dir))
-
-  # place the soundbank file in NitroFS if using it
-  ifneq ($(strip $(NITRO)),)
-    export SOUNDBANK := $(NITRO_FILES)/soundbank.bin
-
-  # otherwise, needs to be loaded from memory
-  else
-    export SOUNDBANK := soundbank.bin
-    BINFILES += $(SOUNDBANK)
-  endif
-endif
-
-#---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-# use CXX for linking C++ projects, CC for standard C
-#---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-ifeq ($(strip $(CPPFILES)),)
-#---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-  export LD := $(CC)
-#---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-else
-#---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-  export LD := $(CXX)
-#---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-endif
-#---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-
-export OFILES_BIN   :=	$(addsuffix .o,$(BINFILES))
-
-export OFILES_SOURCES := $(CPPFILES:.cpp=.o) $(CFILES:.c=.o) $(SFILES:.s=.o)
-
-export OFILES := $(PNGFILES:.png=.o) $(OFILES_BIN) $(OFILES_SOURCES)
-
-export HFILES := $(PNGFILES:.png=.h) $(addsuffix .h,$(subst .,_,$(BINFILES)))
-
-export INCLUDE  := $(foreach dir,$(INCLUDES),-iquote $(CURDIR)/$(dir))\
-                   $(foreach dir,$(LIBDIRS),-I$(dir)/include)\
-                   -I$(CURDIR)/$(BUILD)
-export LIBPATHS := $(foreach dir,$(LIBDIRS),-L$(dir)/lib)
-
-ifeq ($(strip $(ICON)),)
-  icons := $(wildcard *.bmp)
-
-  ifneq (,$(findstring $(TARGET).bmp,$(icons)))
-    export GAME_ICON := $(CURDIR)/$(TARGET).bmp
-  else
-    ifneq (,$(findstring icon.bmp,$(icons)))
-      export GAME_ICON := $(CURDIR)/icon.bmp
-    endif
-  endif
-else
-  ifeq ($(suffix $(ICON)), .grf)
-    export GAME_ICON := $(CURDIR)/$(ICON)
-  else
-    export GAME_ICON := $(CURDIR)/$(BUILD)/$(notdir $(basename $(ICON))).grf
-  endif
-endif
-
-.PHONY: $(BUILD) clean
-
-#---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-$(BUILD):
-	@mkdir -p $@
-	@$(MAKE) --no-print-directory -C $(BUILD) -f $(CURDIR)/Makefile
-
-#---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-clean:
-	@echo clean ...
-	@rm -fr $(BUILD) $(TARGET).elf $(TARGET).nds $(SOUNDBANK)
-
-#---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-else
-
-#---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-# main targets
-#---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-$(OUTPUT).nds: $(OUTPUT).elf $(GAME_ICON)
-$(OUTPUT).elf: $(OFILES)
-
-# source files depend on generated headers
-$(OFILES_SOURCES) : $(HFILES)
-
-# need to build soundbank first
-$(OFILES): $(SOUNDBANK)
-
-#---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-# rule to build solution from music files
-#---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-$(SOUNDBANK) : $(MODFILES)
-#---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-	mmutil $^ -d -o$@ -hsoundbank.h
-
-#---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-%.bin.o %_bin.h : %.bin
-#---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-	@echo $(notdir $<)
-	@$(bin2o)
-
-#---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-# This rule creates assembly source files using grit
-# grit takes an image file and a .grit describing how the file is to be processed
-# add additional rules like this for each image extension
-# you use in the graphics folders
-#---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-%.s %.h: %.png %.grit
-#---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-	grit $< -fts -o$*
-
-#---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-# Convert non-GRF game icon to GRF if needed
-#---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-$(GAME_ICON): $(notdir $(ICON))
-#---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-	@echo convert $(notdir $<)
-	@grit $< -g -gt -gB4 -gT FF00FF -m! -p -pe 16 -fh! -ftr
-
-include $(DEPSDIR)/*.d
-
-#---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-endif
-#---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+include ../../Makefile.example
--- a/examples/2d_system/sprites/Makefile.blocksds
+++ b/examples/2d_system/sprites/Makefile.blocksds
@ -1,3 +0,0 @@
-BINDIRS	:= data
-
-include ../../Makefile.example.blocksds
--- a/examples/2d_system/sprites/assets.sh
+++ b/examples/2d_system/sprites/assets.sh
@ -1,13 +0,0 @@
-#!/bin/sh
-
-NITRO_ENGINE=$DEVKITPRO/nitro-engine
-TOOLS=$NITRO_ENGINE/tools
-IMG2DS=$TOOLS/img2ds/img2ds.py
-
-mkdir -p data
-
-python3 $IMG2DS \
-    --input assets/icon.png \
-    --name icon \
-    --output data \
-    --format PAL16
--- a/examples/2d_system/sprites/assets/icon.png
+++ b/examples/2d_system/sprites/assets/icon.png
--- a/examples/2d_system/sprites/data/icon_pal.bin
+++ b/examples/2d_system/sprites/data/icon_pal.bin
--- a/examples/2d_system/sprites/data/icon_tex.bin
+++ b/examples/2d_system/sprites/data/icon_tex.bin
--- a/examples/2d_system/sprites/graphics/assets.grit
+++ b/examples/2d_system/sprites/graphics/assets.grit
@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+# 256 color palette
+-gx -gb -gB8 -gTFF00FF
--- a/examples/2d_system/sprites/graphics/assets.png
+++ b/examples/2d_system/sprites/graphics/assets.png
--- a/examples/2d_system/sprites/graphics/assets.txt
+++ b/examples/2d_system/sprites/graphics/assets.txt
@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+This file is derived from:
+
+Name:    Ancient ruins pixel art
+License: CC-BY 3.0
+Author:  CraftPix.net 2D Game Assets
+
+https://opengameart.org/content/ancient-ruins-pixel-art
--- a/examples/2d_system/sprites/graphics/icon.grit
+++ b/examples/2d_system/sprites/graphics/icon.grit
@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+# 16 color palette
+-gx -gb -gB4 -gTFF00FF
--- a/examples/2d_system/sprites/graphics/icon.png
+++ b/examples/2d_system/sprites/graphics/icon.png
--- a/examples/2d_system/sprites/source/main.c
+++ b/examples/2d_system/sprites/source/main.c
@ -1,74 +1,116 @@
 // SPDX-License-Identifier: CC0-1.0
 //
-// SPDX-FileContributor: Antonio Niño Díaz, 2008-2011, 2019, 2022
+// SPDX-FileContributor: Antonio Niño Díaz, 2008-2024
 //
 // This file is part of Nitro Engine

 #include <NEMain.h>

-#include "icon_tex_bin.h"
-#include "icon_pal_bin.h"
+#include "assets.h"
+#include "icon.h"

-NE_Material *Material;
-NE_Palette *Palette;
-NE_Sprite *Sprite[4];
+NE_Sprite *Sprite[6];

-void Draw3DScene(void)
+void Draw3DScene1(void)
 {
    NE_2DViewInit();
-    NE_SpriteDrawAll();
+
+    NE_ClearColorSet(NE_White, 31, 63);
+
+    NE_SpriteDraw(Sprite[3]);
+    NE_SpriteDraw(Sprite[4]);
+    NE_SpriteDraw(Sprite[5]);
 }

-int main(void)
+void Draw3DScene2(void)
+{
+    NE_2DViewInit();
+
+    NE_ClearColorSet(NE_Gray, 31, 63);
+
+    NE_SpriteDraw(Sprite[0]);
+    NE_SpriteDraw(Sprite[1]);
+    NE_SpriteDraw(Sprite[2]);
+}
+
+int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 {
    irqEnable(IRQ_HBLANK);
    irqSet(IRQ_VBLANK, NE_VBLFunc);
    irqSet(IRQ_HBLANK, NE_HBLFunc);

-    NE_Init3D();
-    NE_SwapScreens();
+    NE_InitDual3D();
+    NE_InitConsole();

-    Material = NE_MaterialCreate();
-    Palette = NE_PaletteCreate();
+    NE_Material *MaterialIcon = NE_MaterialCreate();
+    NE_Palette *PaletteIcon = NE_PaletteCreate();

-    NE_MaterialTexLoad(Material, NE_PAL16, 128, 128, NE_TEXGEN_TEXCOORD,
-                       (void *)icon_tex_bin);
-    NE_PaletteLoad(Palette, (void *)icon_pal_bin, 32, NE_PAL16);
-    NE_MaterialSetPalette(Material, Palette);
+    NE_MaterialTexLoad(MaterialIcon, NE_PAL16, 128, 128,
+                       NE_TEXGEN_TEXCOORD | NE_TEXTURE_COLOR0_TRANSPARENT,
+                       iconBitmap);
+    NE_PaletteLoad(PaletteIcon, iconPal, iconPalLen / 2, NE_PAL16);
+    NE_MaterialSetPalette(MaterialIcon, PaletteIcon);

+    NE_Material *MaterialAssets = NE_MaterialCreate();
+    NE_Palette *PaletteAssets = NE_PaletteCreate();

-    NE_ClearColorSet(NE_Gray, 31, 63);
+    NE_MaterialTexLoad(MaterialAssets, NE_PAL256, 512, 256,
+                       NE_TEXGEN_TEXCOORD | NE_TEXTURE_COLOR0_TRANSPARENT,
+                       assetsBitmap);
+    NE_PaletteLoad(PaletteAssets, assetsPal, assetsPalLen / 2, NE_PAL16);
+    NE_MaterialSetPalette(MaterialAssets, PaletteAssets);

    Sprite[0] = NE_SpriteCreate();
    Sprite[1] = NE_SpriteCreate();
    Sprite[2] = NE_SpriteCreate();
    Sprite[3] = NE_SpriteCreate();
+    Sprite[4] = NE_SpriteCreate();
+    Sprite[5] = NE_SpriteCreate();

-    NE_SpriteSetPos(Sprite[0], 0, 0);
-    NE_SpriteSetSize(Sprite[0], 128, 128);
+    // Sprite with the same size as the texture
+    NE_SpriteSetMaterial(Sprite[0], MaterialIcon);
+    NE_SpriteSetPos(Sprite[0], 10, 40);
    NE_SpriteSetPriority(Sprite[0], 10);
-    NE_SpriteSetMaterial(Sprite[0], Material);

+    // Sprite with a different size than the texture (scaled down) and a
+    // different color
+    NE_SpriteSetMaterial(Sprite[1], MaterialIcon);
    NE_SpriteSetPos(Sprite[1], 114, 32);
-    NE_SpriteSetSize(Sprite[1], 56, 56);
    NE_SpriteSetPriority(Sprite[1], 5);
    NE_SpriteSetParams(Sprite[1], 15, 1, NE_Green);
-    NE_SpriteSetMaterial(Sprite[1], Material);
+    NE_SpriteSetSize(Sprite[1], 56, 56);

+    // Sprite with a different size than the texture (scaled down), and with
+    // transparency.
+    NE_SpriteSetMaterial(Sprite[2], MaterialIcon);
    NE_SpriteSetPos(Sprite[2], 100, 50);
-    NE_SpriteSetSize(Sprite[2], 56, 56);
    NE_SpriteSetPriority(Sprite[2], 1);
-    NE_SpriteSetMaterial(Sprite[2], Material);
    NE_SpriteSetParams(Sprite[2], 15, 2, NE_White);
+    NE_SpriteSetSize(Sprite[2], 56, 56);

-    NE_SpriteSetPos(Sprite[3], 256 - 64, 192 - 64);
-    NE_SpriteSetSize(Sprite[3], 64, 64);
-    NE_SpriteSetPriority(Sprite[3], 12);
-    NE_SpriteSetMaterial(Sprite[3], Material);
+    // The following sprites will only use a small part of the texture
+
+    NE_SpriteSetMaterial(Sprite[3], MaterialAssets);
+    NE_SpriteSetPos(Sprite[3], 50, 60);
+    NE_SpriteSetMaterialCanvas(Sprite[3], 384, 0, 484, 118);
+    NE_SpriteSetSize(Sprite[3], 484 - 384, 118 - 0);
+
+    NE_SpriteSetMaterial(Sprite[4], MaterialAssets);
+    NE_SpriteSetPos(Sprite[4], 0, 0);
+    NE_SpriteSetMaterialCanvas(Sprite[4], 73, 0, 152, 75);
+    NE_SpriteSetSize(Sprite[4], 152 - 73, 75 - 0);
+
+    NE_SpriteSetMaterial(Sprite[5], MaterialAssets);
+    NE_SpriteSetPos(Sprite[5], 170, 20);
+    NE_SpriteSetMaterialCanvas(Sprite[5], 0, 77, 72, 175);
+    NE_SpriteSetSize(Sprite[5], 72 - 0, 175 - 77);

    int rot = 0;
    int x = 100, y = 50;

+    printf("PAD:   Move\n");
+    printf("START: Exit to loader\n");
+
    while (1)
    {
        NE_WaitForVBL(0);
@ -88,9 +130,12 @@ int main(void)
        if (keys & KEY_LEFT)
            x--;

+        if (keys & KEY_START)
+            break;
+
        NE_SpriteSetPos(Sprite[2], x, y);

-        NE_Process(Draw3DScene);
+        NE_ProcessDual(Draw3DScene1, Draw3DScene2);
    }

    return 0;
--- a/examples/2d_system/text/Makefile
+++ b/examples/2d_system/text/Makefile
@ -1,220 +0,0 @@
-#---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-.SUFFIXES:
-#---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-
-ifeq ($(strip $(DEVKITARM)),)
-$(error "Please set DEVKITARM in your environment. export DEVKITARM=<path to>devkitARM")
-endif
-
-include $(DEVKITARM)/ds_rules
-
-#---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-# TARGET is the name of the output
-# BUILD is the directory where object files & intermediate files will be placed
-# SOURCES is a list of directories containing source code
-# INCLUDES is a list of directories containing extra header files
-# DATA is a list of directories containing binary files embedded using bin2o
-# GRAPHICS is a list of directories containing image files to be converted with grit
-# AUDIO is a list of directories containing audio to be converted by maxmod
-# ICON is the image used to create the game icon, leave blank to use default rule
-# NITRO is a directory that will be accessible via NitroFS
-#---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-TARGET   := $(shell basename $(CURDIR))
-BUILD    := build
-SOURCES  := source
-INCLUDES := include
-DATA     := data
-GRAPHICS :=
-AUDIO    :=
-ICON     :=
-
-# specify a directory which contains the nitro filesystem
-# this is relative to the Makefile
-NITRO    :=
-
-# These set the information text in the nds file
-GAME_TITLE     := $(shell basename $(CURDIR))
-GAME_SUBTITLE1 := Nitro Engine example
-GAME_SUBTITLE2 := github.com/AntonioND/nitro-engine
-
-#---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-# options for code generation
-#---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-ARCH := -marm -mthumb-interwork -march=armv5te -mtune=arm946e-s
-
-CFLAGS   := -g -Wall -O3\
-            $(ARCH) $(INCLUDE) -DARM9
-CXXFLAGS := $(CFLAGS) -fno-rtti -fno-exceptions
-ASFLAGS  := -g $(ARCH)
-LDFLAGS   = -specs=ds_arm9.specs -g $(ARCH) -Wl,-Map,$(notdir $*.map)
-
-#---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-# any extra libraries we wish to link with the project (order is important)
-#---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-LIBS := -lNE -lfat -lnds9
-
-# automatigically add libraries for NitroFS
-ifneq ($(strip $(NITRO)),)
-LIBS := -lfilesystem -lfat $(LIBS)
-endif
-# automagically add maxmod library
-ifneq ($(strip $(AUDIO)),)
-LIBS := -lmm9 $(LIBS)
-endif
-
-#---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-# list of directories containing libraries, this must be the top level containing
-# include and lib
-#---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-LIBDIRS := $(LIBNDS) $(PORTLIBS) $(DEVKITPRO)/nitro-engine
-
-#---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-# no real need to edit anything past this point unless you need to add additional
-# rules for different file extensions
-#---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-ifneq ($(BUILD),$(notdir $(CURDIR)))
-#---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-
-export OUTPUT := $(CURDIR)/$(TARGET)
-
-export VPATH := $(CURDIR)/$(subst /,,$(dir $(ICON)))\
-                $(foreach dir,$(SOURCES),$(CURDIR)/$(dir))\
-                $(foreach dir,$(DATA),$(CURDIR)/$(dir))\
-                $(foreach dir,$(GRAPHICS),$(CURDIR)/$(dir))
-
-export DEPSDIR := $(CURDIR)/$(BUILD)
-
-CFILES   := $(foreach dir,$(SOURCES),$(notdir $(wildcard $(dir)/*.c)))
-CPPFILES := $(foreach dir,$(SOURCES),$(notdir $(wildcard $(dir)/*.cpp)))
-SFILES   := $(foreach dir,$(SOURCES),$(notdir $(wildcard $(dir)/*.s)))
-PNGFILES := $(foreach dir,$(GRAPHICS),$(notdir $(wildcard $(dir)/*.png)))
-BINFILES := $(foreach dir,$(DATA),$(notdir $(wildcard $(dir)/*.*)))
-
-# prepare NitroFS directory
-ifneq ($(strip $(NITRO)),)
-  export NITRO_FILES := $(CURDIR)/$(NITRO)
-endif
-
-# get audio list for maxmod
-ifneq ($(strip $(AUDIO)),)
-  export MODFILES	:=	$(foreach dir,$(notdir $(wildcard $(AUDIO)/*.*)),$(CURDIR)/$(AUDIO)/$(dir))
-
-  # place the soundbank file in NitroFS if using it
-  ifneq ($(strip $(NITRO)),)
-    export SOUNDBANK := $(NITRO_FILES)/soundbank.bin
-
-  # otherwise, needs to be loaded from memory
-  else
-    export SOUNDBANK := soundbank.bin
-    BINFILES += $(SOUNDBANK)
-  endif
-endif
-
-#---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-# use CXX for linking C++ projects, CC for standard C
-#---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-ifeq ($(strip $(CPPFILES)),)
-#---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-  export LD := $(CC)
-#---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-else
-#---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-  export LD := $(CXX)
-#---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-endif
-#---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-
-export OFILES_BIN   :=	$(addsuffix .o,$(BINFILES))
-
-export OFILES_SOURCES := $(CPPFILES:.cpp=.o) $(CFILES:.c=.o) $(SFILES:.s=.o)
-
-export OFILES := $(PNGFILES:.png=.o) $(OFILES_BIN) $(OFILES_SOURCES)
-
-export HFILES := $(PNGFILES:.png=.h) $(addsuffix .h,$(subst .,_,$(BINFILES)))
-
-export INCLUDE  := $(foreach dir,$(INCLUDES),-iquote $(CURDIR)/$(dir))\
-                   $(foreach dir,$(LIBDIRS),-I$(dir)/include)\
-                   -I$(CURDIR)/$(BUILD)
-export LIBPATHS := $(foreach dir,$(LIBDIRS),-L$(dir)/lib)
-
-ifeq ($(strip $(ICON)),)
-  icons := $(wildcard *.bmp)
-
-  ifneq (,$(findstring $(TARGET).bmp,$(icons)))
-    export GAME_ICON := $(CURDIR)/$(TARGET).bmp
-  else
-    ifneq (,$(findstring icon.bmp,$(icons)))
-      export GAME_ICON := $(CURDIR)/icon.bmp
-    endif
-  endif
-else
-  ifeq ($(suffix $(ICON)), .grf)
-    export GAME_ICON := $(CURDIR)/$(ICON)
-  else
-    export GAME_ICON := $(CURDIR)/$(BUILD)/$(notdir $(basename $(ICON))).grf
-  endif
-endif
-
-.PHONY: $(BUILD) clean
-
-#---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-$(BUILD):
-	@mkdir -p $@
-	@$(MAKE) --no-print-directory -C $(BUILD) -f $(CURDIR)/Makefile
-
-#---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-clean:
-	@echo clean ...
-	@rm -fr $(BUILD) $(TARGET).elf $(TARGET).nds $(SOUNDBANK)
-
-#---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-else
-
-#---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-# main targets
-#---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-$(OUTPUT).nds: $(OUTPUT).elf $(GAME_ICON)
-$(OUTPUT).elf: $(OFILES)
-
-# source files depend on generated headers
-$(OFILES_SOURCES) : $(HFILES)
-
-# need to build soundbank first
-$(OFILES): $(SOUNDBANK)
-
-#---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-# rule to build solution from music files
-#---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-$(SOUNDBANK) : $(MODFILES)
-#---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-	mmutil $^ -d -o$@ -hsoundbank.h
-
-#---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-%.bin.o %_bin.h : %.bin
-#---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-	@echo $(notdir $<)
-	@$(bin2o)
-
-#---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-# This rule creates assembly source files using grit
-# grit takes an image file and a .grit describing how the file is to be processed
-# add additional rules like this for each image extension
-# you use in the graphics folders
-#---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-%.s %.h: %.png %.grit
-#---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-	grit $< -fts -o$*
-
-#---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-# Convert non-GRF game icon to GRF if needed
-#---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-$(GAME_ICON): $(notdir $(ICON))
-#---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-	@echo convert $(notdir $<)
-	@grit $< -g -gt -gB4 -gT FF00FF -m! -p -pe 16 -fh! -ftr
-
-include $(DEPSDIR)/*.d
-
-#---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-endif
-#---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
--- a/examples/2d_system/text/Makefile.blocksds
+++ b/examples/2d_system/text/Makefile.blocksds
@ -1,3 +0,0 @@
-BINDIRS	:= data
-
-include ../../Makefile.example.blocksds
--- a/examples/2d_system/text/assets.sh
+++ b/examples/2d_system/text/assets.sh
@ -1,19 +0,0 @@
-#!/bin/sh
-
-NITRO_ENGINE=$DEVKITPRO/nitro-engine
-TOOLS=$NITRO_ENGINE/tools
-IMG2DS=$TOOLS/img2ds/img2ds.py
-
-mkdir -p data
-
-python3 $IMG2DS \
-    --input assets/text.png \
-    --name text \
-    --output data \
-    --format A1RGB5
-
-python3 $IMG2DS \
-    --input assets/text2.png \
-    --name text2 \
-    --output data \
-    --format A1RGB5
--- a/examples/2d_system/text/data/text2_tex.bin
+++ b/examples/2d_system/text/data/text2_tex.bin
--- a/examples/2d_system/text/data/text_tex.bin
+++ b/examples/2d_system/text/data/text_tex.bin
--- a/examples/Makefile
+++ b/examples/Makefile
@ -1,20 +1,28 @@
-SUBDIRS:= $(shell ls)
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: CC0-1.0
+#
+# SPDX-FileContributor: Antonio Niño Díaz, 2023-2024

-#-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-all: examples
-#-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-	@rm -fr build-all
+.PHONY: all clean
+
+MAKE	:= make
+
+all:
+	@for i in `ls`; do \
+		if test -e $$i/Makefile ; then \
+			cd $$i; \
+			$(MAKE) --no-print-directory || exit 1 ; \
+			cd ..; \
+		fi; \
+	done;
 	@mkdir -p build-all
 	@find . -name "*.nds" -not -path build-all -exec cp -fv {} build-all \;

-# TODO: The previous target tries to copy the files from build-all into
-# themselves. Exclude them correctly.
-
-examples:
-	@for i in $(SUBDIRS); do if test -e $$i/Makefile ; then $(MAKE) -C $$i || { exit 1;} fi; done;
-
-#-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 clean:
-#-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+	@for i in `ls`; do \
+		if test -e $$i/Makefile ; then \
+			cd $$i; \
+			$(MAKE) clean --no-print-directory || exit 1 ; \
+			cd ..; \
+		fi; \
+	done;
 	@rm -fr build-all
-	@for i in $(SUBDIRS); do if test -e $$i/Makefile ; then $(MAKE)  -C $$i clean || { exit 1;} fi; done;
--- a/examples/Makefile.blocksds
+++ b/examples/Makefile.blocksds
@ -1,25 +0,0 @@
-# SPDX-License-Identifier: CC0-1.0
-#
-# SPDX-FileContributor: Antonio Niño Díaz, 2023
-
-.PHONY: all clean
-
-MAKE	:= make
-
-all:
-	@for i in `ls`; do \
-		if test -e $$i/Makefile.blocksds ; then \
-			$(MAKE) -C $$i -f Makefile.blocksds --no-print-directory || { exit 1;} \
-		fi; \
-	done;
-	@rm -fr build-all
-	@mkdir -p build-all
-	@find . -name "*.nds" -not -path build-all -exec cp -fv {} build-all \;
-
-clean:
-	@for i in `ls`; do \
-		if test -e $$i/Makefile.blocksds ; then \
-			$(MAKE) -C $$i -f Makefile.blocksds clean --no-print-directory || { exit 1;} \
-		fi; \
-	done;
-	@rm -fr build-all
--- a/examples/Makefile.example.blocksds
+++ b/examples/Makefile.example.blocksds
@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: CC0-1.0
 #
-# SPDX-FileContributor: Antonio Niño Díaz, 2023
+# SPDX-FileContributor: Antonio Niño Díaz, 2023-2024

-BLOCKSDS	?= /opt/blocksds/core
-BLOCKSDSEXT	?= /opt/blocksds/external
+export BLOCKSDS			?= /opt/blocksds/core
+export BLOCKSDSEXT		?= /opt/blocksds/external

-WONDERFUL_TOOLCHAIN	?= /opt/wonderful
+export WONDERFUL_TOOLCHAIN	?= /opt/wonderful
 ARM_NONE_EABI_PATH	?= $(WONDERFUL_TOOLCHAIN)/toolchain/gcc-arm-none-eabi/bin/

 # User config
@ -17,11 +17,6 @@ GAME_SUBTITLE	:= Nitro Engine example
 GAME_AUTHOR	:= github.com/AntonioND/nitro-engine
 GAME_ICON	:= $(BLOCKSDS)/sys/icon.bmp

-# Source code paths
-# -----------------
-
-SOURCEDIRS	?= source
-
 # DLDI and internal SD slot of DSi
 # --------------------------------

@ -30,6 +25,22 @@ SDROOT		:= sdroot
 # Name of the generated image it "DSi-1.sd" for no$gba in DSi mode
 SDIMAGE		:= image.bin

+# Source code paths
+# -----------------
+
+SOURCEDIRS	?= source
+INCLUDEDIRS	?=
+GFXDIRS		?=
+BINDIRS		?=
+AUDIODIRS	?=
+# A single directory that is the root of NitroFS:
+NITROFSDIR	?=
+
+# Defines passed to all files
+# ---------------------------
+
+DEFINES		?=
+
 # Libraries
 # ---------

@ -40,18 +51,18 @@ LIBDIRS		+= $(BLOCKSDSEXT)/nitro-engine \
 # Build artifacts
 # ---------------

-BUILDDIR	:= build
+BUILDDIR	:= build/$(NAME)
 ELF		:= build/$(NAME).elf
 DUMP		:= build/$(NAME).dump
 MAP		:= build/$(NAME).map
 ROM		:= $(NAME).nds

-# If NITROFSDIR is set, the output of mmutil will be placed in that directory
+# If NITROFSDIR is set, the soundbank created by mmutil will be saved to NitroFS
 SOUNDBANKINFODIR	:= $(BUILDDIR)/maxmod
 ifeq ($(strip $(NITROFSDIR)),)
    SOUNDBANKDIR	:= $(BUILDDIR)/maxmod
 else
-    SOUNDBANKDIR	:= $(NITROFSDIR)
+    SOUNDBANKDIR	:= $(BUILDDIR)/maxmod_nitrofs
 endif

 # Tools
@ -60,6 +71,7 @@ endif
 PREFIX		:= $(ARM_NONE_EABI_PATH)arm-none-eabi-
 CC		:= $(PREFIX)gcc
 CXX		:= $(PREFIX)g++
+LD		:= $(PREFIX)gcc
 OBJDUMP		:= $(PREFIX)objdump
 MKDIR		:= mkdir
 RM		:= rm -rf
@ -98,17 +110,15 @@ SOURCES_CPP	:= $(shell find -L $(SOURCEDIRS) -name "*.cpp")
 # Compiler and linker flags
 # -------------------------

-DEFINES		+= -D__NDS__ -DARM9
+ARCH		:= -mthumb -mcpu=arm946e-s+nofp

-ARCH		:= -march=armv5te -mtune=arm946e-s
+SPECS		:= $(BLOCKSDS)/sys/crts/ds_arm9.specs

 WARNFLAGS	:= -Wall

 ifeq ($(SOURCES_CPP),)
-    LD		:= $(CC)
 	LIBS	+= -lc
 else
-    LD		:= $(CXX)
 	LIBS	+= -lstdc++ -lc
 endif

@ -117,27 +127,21 @@ INCLUDEFLAGS	:= $(foreach path,$(INCLUDEDIRS),-I$(path)) \

 LIBDIRSFLAGS	:= $(foreach path,$(LIBDIRS),-L$(path)/lib)

-ASFLAGS		+= -x assembler-with-cpp $(DEFINES) $(ARCH) \
-		   -mthumb -mthumb-interwork $(INCLUDEFLAGS) \
-		   -ffunction-sections -fdata-sections
+ASFLAGS		+= -x assembler-with-cpp $(INCLUDEFLAGS) $(DEFINES) \
+		   $(ARCH) -ffunction-sections -fdata-sections \
+		   -specs=$(SPECS)

-CFLAGS		+= -std=gnu11 $(WARNFLAGS) $(DEFINES) $(ARCH) \
-		   -mthumb -mthumb-interwork $(INCLUDEFLAGS) -O2 \
-		   -ffunction-sections -fdata-sections \
-		   -fomit-frame-pointer
+CFLAGS		+= -std=gnu17 $(WARNFLAGS) $(INCLUDEFLAGS) $(DEFINES) \
+		   $(ARCH) -O2 -ffunction-sections -fdata-sections \
+		   -specs=$(SPECS)

-CXXFLAGS	+= -std=gnu++14 $(WARNFLAGS) $(DEFINES) $(ARCH) \
-		   -mthumb -mthumb-interwork $(INCLUDEFLAGS) -O2 \
-		   -ffunction-sections -fdata-sections \
+CXXFLAGS	+= -std=gnu++17 $(WARNFLAGS) $(INCLUDEFLAGS) $(DEFINES) \
+		   $(ARCH) -O2 -ffunction-sections -fdata-sections \
 		   -fno-exceptions -fno-rtti \
-		   -fomit-frame-pointer
+		   -specs=$(SPECS)

-LDFLAGS		:= -mthumb -mthumb-interwork $(LIBDIRSFLAGS) \
-		   -Wl,-Map,$(MAP) -Wl,--gc-sections -nostdlib \
-		   -T$(BLOCKSDS)/sys/crts/ds_arm9.mem \
-		   -T$(BLOCKSDS)/sys/crts/ds_arm9.ld \
-		   -Wl,--no-warn-rwx-segments \
-		   -Wl,--start-group $(LIBS) -lgcc -Wl,--end-group
+LDFLAGS		:= $(ARCH) $(LIBDIRSFLAGS) -Wl,-Map,$(MAP) $(DEFINES) \
+		   -Wl,--start-group $(LIBS) -Wl,--end-group -specs=$(SPECS)

 # Intermediate build files
 # ------------------------
@ -174,6 +178,10 @@ ifneq ($(strip $(NITROFSDIR)),)
 # Additional arguments for ndstool
 NDSTOOL_ARGS	:= -d $(NITROFSDIR)

+ifneq ($(SOURCES_AUDIO),)
+    NDSTOOL_ARGS	+= -d $(SOUNDBANKDIR)
+endif
+
 # Make the NDS ROM depend on the filesystem only if it is needed
 $(ROM): $(NITROFSDIR)
 endif
@ -194,7 +202,7 @@ $(ROM): $(ELF)

 $(ELF): $(OBJS)
 	@echo "  LD      $@"
-	$(V)$(LD) -o $@ $(OBJS) $(BLOCKSDS)/sys/crts/ds_arm9_crt0.o $(LDFLAGS)
+	$(V)$(LD) -o $@ $(OBJS) $(LDFLAGS)

 $(DUMP): $(ELF)
 	@echo "  OBJDUMP   $@"
@ -204,8 +212,7 @@ dump: $(DUMP)

 clean:
 	@echo "  CLEAN"
-	$(V)$(RM) $(ROM) $(DUMP) $(BUILDDIR) $(SDIMAGE) \
-		$(SOUNDBANKDIR)/soundbank.bin
+	$(V)$(RM) $(ROM) $(DUMP) build $(SDIMAGE)

 sdimage:
 	@echo "  MKFATIMG $(SDIMAGE) $(SDROOT)"
@ -255,12 +262,14 @@ $(BUILDDIR)/%.png.o $(BUILDDIR)/%.h : %.png %.grit
 	@$(MKDIR) -p $(@D)
 	$(V)$(BLOCKSDS)/tools/grit/grit $< -ftc -W1 -o$(BUILDDIR)/$*
 	$(V)$(CC) $(CFLAGS) -MMD -MP -c -o $(BUILDDIR)/$*.png.o $(BUILDDIR)/$*.c
+	$(V)touch $(BUILDDIR)/$*.png.o $(BUILDDIR)/$*.h

 ifneq ($(SOURCES_AUDIO),)

 $(SOUNDBANKINFODIR)/soundbank.h: $(SOURCES_AUDIO)
 	@echo "  MMUTIL  $^"
-	@$(MKDIR) -p $(@D)
+	@$(MKDIR) -p $(SOUNDBANKDIR)
+	@$(MKDIR) -p $(SOUNDBANKINFODIR)
 	@$(BLOCKSDS)/tools/mmutil/mmutil $^ -d \
 		-o$(SOUNDBANKDIR)/soundbank.bin -h$(SOUNDBANKINFODIR)/soundbank.h

--- a/examples/effects/Makefile
+++ b/examples/effects/Makefile
@ -1,5 +1,25 @@
-SUBDIRS:= `ls`
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: CC0-1.0
+#
+# SPDX-FileContributor: Antonio Niño Díaz, 2023-2024
+
+.PHONY: all clean
+
+MAKE	:= make
+
 all:
-	@for i in $(SUBDIRS); do if test -e $$i/Makefile ; then $(MAKE) -C $$i || { exit 1;} fi; done;
+	@for i in `ls`; do \
+		if test -e $$i/Makefile ; then \
+			cd $$i; \
+			$(MAKE) --no-print-directory || exit 1 ; \
+			cd ..; \
+		fi; \
+	done;
+
 clean:
-	@for i in $(SUBDIRS); do if test -e $$i/Makefile ; then $(MAKE)  -C $$i clean || { exit 1;} fi; done;
+	@for i in `ls`; do \
+		if test -e $$i/Makefile ; then \
+			cd $$i; \
+			$(MAKE) clean --no-print-directory || exit 1 ; \
+			cd ..; \
+		fi; \
+	done;
--- a/examples/effects/Makefile.blocksds
+++ b/examples/effects/Makefile.blocksds
@ -1,25 +0,0 @@
-# SPDX-License-Identifier: CC0-1.0
-#
-# SPDX-FileContributor: Antonio Niño Díaz, 2023
-
-.PHONY: all clean
-
-MAKE	:= make
-
-all:
-	@for i in `ls`; do \
-		if test -e $$i/Makefile.blocksds ; then \
-			cd $$i; \
-			$(MAKE) -f Makefile.blocksds --no-print-directory || { exit 1;}; \
-			cd ..; \
-		fi; \
-	done;
-
-clean:
-	@for i in `ls`; do \
-		if test -e $$i/Makefile.blocksds ; then \
-			cd $$i; \
-			$(MAKE) -f Makefile.blocksds clean --no-print-directory || { exit 1;}; \
-			cd ..; \
-		fi; \
-	done;
--- a/examples/effects/fog/Makefile
+++ b/examples/effects/fog/Makefile
@ -1,220 +1,7 @@
-#---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-.SUFFIXES:
-#---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# This is a minimal makefile only used for the examples. If you want a makefile
+# for your project, take one from the templates inside examples/templates.

-ifeq ($(strip $(DEVKITARM)),)
-$(error "Please set DEVKITARM in your environment. export DEVKITARM=<path to>devkitARM")
-endif
+BINDIRS	:= data
+GFXDIRS	:= graphics

-include $(DEVKITARM)/ds_rules
-
-#---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-# TARGET is the name of the output
-# BUILD is the directory where object files & intermediate files will be placed
-# SOURCES is a list of directories containing source code
-# INCLUDES is a list of directories containing extra header files
-# DATA is a list of directories containing binary files embedded using bin2o
-# GRAPHICS is a list of directories containing image files to be converted with grit
-# AUDIO is a list of directories containing audio to be converted by maxmod
-# ICON is the image used to create the game icon, leave blank to use default rule
-# NITRO is a directory that will be accessible via NitroFS
-#---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-TARGET   := $(shell basename $(CURDIR))
-BUILD    := build
-SOURCES  := source
-INCLUDES := include
-DATA     := data
-GRAPHICS :=
-AUDIO    :=
-ICON     :=
-
-# specify a directory which contains the nitro filesystem
-# this is relative to the Makefile
-NITRO    :=
-
-# These set the information text in the nds file
-GAME_TITLE     := $(shell basename $(CURDIR))
-GAME_SUBTITLE1 := Nitro Engine example
-GAME_SUBTITLE2 := github.com/AntonioND/nitro-engine
-
-#---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-# options for code generation
-#---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-ARCH := -marm -mthumb-interwork -march=armv5te -mtune=arm946e-s
-
-CFLAGS   := -g -Wall -O3\
-            $(ARCH) $(INCLUDE) -DARM9
-CXXFLAGS := $(CFLAGS) -fno-rtti -fno-exceptions
-ASFLAGS  := -g $(ARCH)
-LDFLAGS   = -specs=ds_arm9.specs -g $(ARCH) -Wl,-Map,$(notdir $*.map)
-
-#---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-# any extra libraries we wish to link with the project (order is important)
-#---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-LIBS := -lNE -lfat -lnds9
-
-# automatigically add libraries for NitroFS
-ifneq ($(strip $(NITRO)),)
-LIBS := -lfilesystem -lfat $(LIBS)
-endif
-# automagically add maxmod library
-ifneq ($(strip $(AUDIO)),)
-LIBS := -lmm9 $(LIBS)
-endif
-
-#---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-# list of directories containing libraries, this must be the top level containing
-# include and lib
-#---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-LIBDIRS := $(LIBNDS) $(PORTLIBS) $(DEVKITPRO)/nitro-engine
-
-#---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-# no real need to edit anything past this point unless you need to add additional
-# rules for different file extensions
-#---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-ifneq ($(BUILD),$(notdir $(CURDIR)))
-#---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-
-export OUTPUT := $(CURDIR)/$(TARGET)
-
-export VPATH := $(CURDIR)/$(subst /,,$(dir $(ICON)))\
-                $(foreach dir,$(SOURCES),$(CURDIR)/$(dir))\
-                $(foreach dir,$(DATA),$(CURDIR)/$(dir))\
-                $(foreach dir,$(GRAPHICS),$(CURDIR)/$(dir))
-
-export DEPSDIR := $(CURDIR)/$(BUILD)
-
-CFILES   := $(foreach dir,$(SOURCES),$(notdir $(wildcard $(dir)/*.c)))
-CPPFILES := $(foreach dir,$(SOURCES),$(notdir $(wildcard $(dir)/*.cpp)))
-SFILES   := $(foreach dir,$(SOURCES),$(notdir $(wildcard $(dir)/*.s)))
-PNGFILES := $(foreach dir,$(GRAPHICS),$(notdir $(wildcard $(dir)/*.png)))
-BINFILES := $(foreach dir,$(DATA),$(notdir $(wildcard $(dir)/*.*)))
-
-# prepare NitroFS directory
-ifneq ($(strip $(NITRO)),)
-  export NITRO_FILES := $(CURDIR)/$(NITRO)
-endif
-
-# get audio list for maxmod
-ifneq ($(strip $(AUDIO)),)
-  export MODFILES	:=	$(foreach dir,$(notdir $(wildcard $(AUDIO)/*.*)),$(CURDIR)/$(AUDIO)/$(dir))
-
-  # place the soundbank file in NitroFS if using it
-  ifneq ($(strip $(NITRO)),)
-    export SOUNDBANK := $(NITRO_FILES)/soundbank.bin
-
-  # otherwise, needs to be loaded from memory
-  else
-    export SOUNDBANK := soundbank.bin
-    BINFILES += $(SOUNDBANK)
-  endif
-endif
-
-#---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-# use CXX for linking C++ projects, CC for standard C
-#---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-ifeq ($(strip $(CPPFILES)),)
-#---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-  export LD := $(CC)
-#---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-else
-#---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-  export LD := $(CXX)
-#---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-endif
-#---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-
-export OFILES_BIN   :=	$(addsuffix .o,$(BINFILES))
-
-export OFILES_SOURCES := $(CPPFILES:.cpp=.o) $(CFILES:.c=.o) $(SFILES:.s=.o)
-
-export OFILES := $(PNGFILES:.png=.o) $(OFILES_BIN) $(OFILES_SOURCES)
-
-export HFILES := $(PNGFILES:.png=.h) $(addsuffix .h,$(subst .,_,$(BINFILES)))
-
-export INCLUDE  := $(foreach dir,$(INCLUDES),-iquote $(CURDIR)/$(dir))\
-                   $(foreach dir,$(LIBDIRS),-I$(dir)/include)\
-                   -I$(CURDIR)/$(BUILD)
-export LIBPATHS := $(foreach dir,$(LIBDIRS),-L$(dir)/lib)
-
-ifeq ($(strip $(ICON)),)
-  icons := $(wildcard *.bmp)
-
-  ifneq (,$(findstring $(TARGET).bmp,$(icons)))
-    export GAME_ICON := $(CURDIR)/$(TARGET).bmp
-  else
-    ifneq (,$(findstring icon.bmp,$(icons)))
-      export GAME_ICON := $(CURDIR)/icon.bmp
-    endif
-  endif
-else
-  ifeq ($(suffix $(ICON)), .grf)
-    export GAME_ICON := $(CURDIR)/$(ICON)
-  else
-    export GAME_ICON := $(CURDIR)/$(BUILD)/$(notdir $(basename $(ICON))).grf
-  endif
-endif
-
-.PHONY: $(BUILD) clean
-
-#---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-$(BUILD):
-	@mkdir -p $@
-	@$(MAKE) --no-print-directory -C $(BUILD) -f $(CURDIR)/Makefile
-
-#---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-clean:
-	@echo clean ...
-	@rm -fr $(BUILD) $(TARGET).elf $(TARGET).nds $(SOUNDBANK)
-
-#---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-else
-
-#---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-# main targets
-#---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-$(OUTPUT).nds: $(OUTPUT).elf $(GAME_ICON)
-$(OUTPUT).elf: $(OFILES)
-
-# source files depend on generated headers
-$(OFILES_SOURCES) : $(HFILES)
-
-# need to build soundbank first
-$(OFILES): $(SOUNDBANK)
-
-#---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-# rule to build solution from music files
-#---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-$(SOUNDBANK) : $(MODFILES)
-#---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-	mmutil $^ -d -o$@ -hsoundbank.h
-
-#---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-%.bin.o %_bin.h : %.bin
-#---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-	@echo $(notdir $<)
-	@$(bin2o)
-
-#---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-# This rule creates assembly source files using grit
-# grit takes an image file and a .grit describing how the file is to be processed
-# add additional rules like this for each image extension
-# you use in the graphics folders
-#---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-%.s %.h: %.png %.grit
-#---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-	grit $< -fts -o$*
-
-#---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-# Convert non-GRF game icon to GRF if needed
-#---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-$(GAME_ICON): $(notdir $(ICON))
-#---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-	@echo convert $(notdir $<)
-	@grit $< -g -gt -gB4 -gT FF00FF -m! -p -pe 16 -fh! -ftr
-
-include $(DEPSDIR)/*.d
-
-#---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-endif
-#---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+include ../../Makefile.example
--- a/examples/effects/fog/Makefile.blocksds
+++ b/examples/effects/fog/Makefile.blocksds
@ -1,3 +0,0 @@
-BINDIRS	:= data
-
-include ../../Makefile.example.blocksds
--- a/examples/effects/fog/assets.sh
+++ b/examples/effects/fog/assets.sh
@ -1,21 +1,14 @@
 #!/bin/sh

-NITRO_ENGINE=$DEVKITPRO/nitro-engine
+NITRO_ENGINE=../../..
 ASSETS=$NITRO_ENGINE/examples/assets
 TOOLS=$NITRO_ENGINE/tools
 OBJ2DL=$TOOLS/obj2dl/obj2dl.py
-IMG2DS=$TOOLS/img2ds/img2ds.py

+rm -rf data
 mkdir -p data

 python3 $OBJ2DL \
    --input $ASSETS/sphere.obj \
    --output data/sphere.bin \
    --texture 256 256
-
-python3 $IMG2DS \
-    --input $ASSETS/teapot.png \
-    --name texture \
-    --output data \
-    --format A1RGB5
-
--- a/examples/effects/fog/data/sphere.bin
+++ b/examples/effects/fog/data/sphere.bin
--- a/examples/effects/fog/graphics/texture.grit
+++ b/examples/effects/fog/graphics/texture.grit
@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+# 16-bit palette, no transparency
+-gx -gb -gB16 -gT!
--- a/examples/effects/fog/graphics/texture.png
+++ b/examples/effects/fog/graphics/texture.png
--- a/examples/effects/fog/source/main.c
+++ b/examples/effects/fog/source/main.c
@ -1,34 +1,39 @@
 // SPDX-License-Identifier: CC0-1.0
 //
-// SPDX-FileContributor: Antonio Niño Díaz, 2008-2011, 2019, 2022
+// SPDX-FileContributor: Antonio Niño Díaz, 2008-2024
 //
 // This file is part of Nitro Engine

 #include <NEMain.h>

-#include "texture_tex_bin.h"
+#include "texture.h"
 #include "sphere_bin.h"

-NE_Camera *Camera;
-NE_Model *Model, *Model2, *Model3;
-NE_Material *Material;
+typedef struct {
+    NE_Camera *Camera;
+    NE_Model *Model, *Model2, *Model3;
+} SceneData;

-void Draw3DScene(void)
+void Draw3DScene(void *arg)
 {
+    SceneData *Scene = arg;
+
    // Set camera
-    NE_CameraUse(Camera);
+    NE_CameraUse(Scene->Camera);

    // This has to be used to use fog
    NE_PolyFormat(31, 0, NE_LIGHT_ALL, NE_CULL_BACK, NE_FOG_ENABLE);

    // Draw models
-    NE_ModelDraw(Model);
-    NE_ModelDraw(Model2);
-    NE_ModelDraw(Model3);
+    NE_ModelDraw(Scene->Model);
+    NE_ModelDraw(Scene->Model2);
+    NE_ModelDraw(Scene->Model3);
 }

-int main(void)
+int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 {
+    SceneData Scene = { 0 };
+
    irqEnable(IRQ_HBLANK);
    irqSet(IRQ_VBLANK, NE_VBLFunc);
    irqSet(IRQ_VBLANK, NE_HBLFunc);
@ -41,39 +46,39 @@ int main(void)
    consoleDemoInit();

    // Allocate objects
-    Model = NE_ModelCreate(NE_Static);
-    Model2 = NE_ModelCreate(NE_Static);
-    Model3 = NE_ModelCreate(NE_Static);
-    Camera = NE_CameraCreate();
-    Material = NE_MaterialCreate();
+    Scene.Model = NE_ModelCreate(NE_Static);
+    Scene.Model2 = NE_ModelCreate(NE_Static);
+    Scene.Model3 = NE_ModelCreate(NE_Static);
+    Scene.Camera = NE_CameraCreate();
+    NE_Material *Material = NE_MaterialCreate();

    // Set camera coordinates
-    NE_CameraSet(Camera,
+    NE_CameraSet(Scene.Camera,
                 -1, 2, -1,
                  1, 1, 1,
                  0, 1, 0);

    // Load models
-    NE_ModelLoadStaticMesh(Model, (u32 *)sphere_bin);
-    NE_ModelLoadStaticMesh(Model2, (u32 *)sphere_bin);
-    NE_ModelLoadStaticMesh(Model3, (u32 *)sphere_bin);
+    NE_ModelLoadStaticMesh(Scene.Model, sphere_bin);
+    NE_ModelLoadStaticMesh(Scene.Model2, sphere_bin);
+    NE_ModelLoadStaticMesh(Scene.Model3, sphere_bin);

    // Load texture
-    NE_MaterialTexLoad(Material, NE_RGB5, 256, 256, NE_TEXGEN_TEXCOORD,
-                       (u8 *)texture_tex_bin);
+    NE_MaterialTexLoad(Material, NE_A1RGB5, 256, 256, NE_TEXGEN_TEXCOORD,
+                       textureBitmap);

    // Assign the same material to every model object.
-    NE_ModelSetMaterial(Model, Material);
-    NE_ModelSetMaterial(Model2, Material);
-    NE_ModelSetMaterial(Model3, Material);
+    NE_ModelSetMaterial(Scene.Model, Material);
+    NE_ModelSetMaterial(Scene.Model2, Material);
+    NE_ModelSetMaterial(Scene.Model3, Material);

    // Set light and vector of light 0
    NE_LightSet(0, NE_White, 0, -1, -1);

    // Set position of every object
-    NE_ModelSetCoord(Model, 1, 0, 1);
-    NE_ModelSetCoord(Model2, 3, 1, 3);
-    NE_ModelSetCoord(Model3, 7, 2, 7);
+    NE_ModelSetCoord(Scene.Model, 1, 0, 1);
+    NE_ModelSetCoord(Scene.Model2, 3, 1, 3);
+    NE_ModelSetCoord(Scene.Model3, 7, 2, 7);

    // Set initial fog color to black
    u32 color = NE_Black;
@ -89,7 +94,7 @@ int main(void)

        // Refresh keys
        scanKeys();
-        uint32 keys = keysDown();
+        uint32_t keys = keysDown();

        // Modify parameters
        if (keys & KEY_UP)
@ -125,7 +130,7 @@ int main(void)
               shift, mass, depth);

        // Draw scene
-        NE_Process(Draw3DScene);
+        NE_ProcessArg(Draw3DScene, &Scene);
    }

    return 0;
--- a/examples/effects/screen_effects/Makefile
+++ b/examples/effects/screen_effects/Makefile
@ -1,220 +1,6 @@
-#---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-.SUFFIXES:
-#---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# This is a minimal makefile only used for the examples. If you want a makefile
+# for your project, take one from the templates inside examples/templates.

-ifeq ($(strip $(DEVKITARM)),)
-$(error "Please set DEVKITARM in your environment. export DEVKITARM=<path to>devkitARM")
-endif
+BINDIRS	:= data

-include $(DEVKITARM)/ds_rules
-
-#---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-# TARGET is the name of the output
-# BUILD is the directory where object files & intermediate files will be placed
-# SOURCES is a list of directories containing source code
-# INCLUDES is a list of directories containing extra header files
-# DATA is a list of directories containing binary files embedded using bin2o
-# GRAPHICS is a list of directories containing image files to be converted with grit
-# AUDIO is a list of directories containing audio to be converted by maxmod
-# ICON is the image used to create the game icon, leave blank to use default rule
-# NITRO is a directory that will be accessible via NitroFS
-#---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-TARGET   := $(shell basename $(CURDIR))
-BUILD    := build
-SOURCES  := source
-INCLUDES := include
-DATA     := data
-GRAPHICS :=
-AUDIO    :=
-ICON     :=
-
-# specify a directory which contains the nitro filesystem
-# this is relative to the Makefile
-NITRO    :=
-
-# These set the information text in the nds file
-GAME_TITLE     := $(shell basename $(CURDIR))
-GAME_SUBTITLE1 := Nitro Engine example
-GAME_SUBTITLE2 := github.com/AntonioND/nitro-engine
-
-#---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-# options for code generation
-#---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-ARCH := -marm -mthumb-interwork -march=armv5te -mtune=arm946e-s
-
-CFLAGS   := -g -Wall -O3\
-            $(ARCH) $(INCLUDE) -DARM9
-CXXFLAGS := $(CFLAGS) -fno-rtti -fno-exceptions
-ASFLAGS  := -g $(ARCH)
-LDFLAGS   = -specs=ds_arm9.specs -g $(ARCH) -Wl,-Map,$(notdir $*.map)
-
-#---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-# any extra libraries we wish to link with the project (order is important)
-#---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-LIBS := -lNE -lfat -lnds9
-
-# automatigically add libraries for NitroFS
-ifneq ($(strip $(NITRO)),)
-LIBS := -lfilesystem -lfat $(LIBS)
-endif
-# automagically add maxmod library
-ifneq ($(strip $(AUDIO)),)
-LIBS := -lmm9 $(LIBS)
-endif
-
-#---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-# list of directories containing libraries, this must be the top level containing
-# include and lib
-#---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-LIBDIRS := $(LIBNDS) $(PORTLIBS) $(DEVKITPRO)/nitro-engine
-
-#---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-# no real need to edit anything past this point unless you need to add additional
-# rules for different file extensions
-#---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-ifneq ($(BUILD),$(notdir $(CURDIR)))
-#---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-
-export OUTPUT := $(CURDIR)/$(TARGET)
-
-export VPATH := $(CURDIR)/$(subst /,,$(dir $(ICON)))\
-                $(foreach dir,$(SOURCES),$(CURDIR)/$(dir))\
-                $(foreach dir,$(DATA),$(CURDIR)/$(dir))\
-                $(foreach dir,$(GRAPHICS),$(CURDIR)/$(dir))
-
-export DEPSDIR := $(CURDIR)/$(BUILD)
-
-CFILES   := $(foreach dir,$(SOURCES),$(notdir $(wildcard $(dir)/*.c)))
-CPPFILES := $(foreach dir,$(SOURCES),$(notdir $(wildcard $(dir)/*.cpp)))
-SFILES   := $(foreach dir,$(SOURCES),$(notdir $(wildcard $(dir)/*.s)))
-PNGFILES := $(foreach dir,$(GRAPHICS),$(notdir $(wildcard $(dir)/*.png)))
-BINFILES := $(foreach dir,$(DATA),$(notdir $(wildcard $(dir)/*.*)))
-
-# prepare NitroFS directory
-ifneq ($(strip $(NITRO)),)
-  export NITRO_FILES := $(CURDIR)/$(NITRO)
-endif
-
-# get audio list for maxmod
-ifneq ($(strip $(AUDIO)),)
-  export MODFILES	:=	$(foreach dir,$(notdir $(wildcard $(AUDIO)/*.*)),$(CURDIR)/$(AUDIO)/$(dir))
-
-  # place the soundbank file in NitroFS if using it
-  ifneq ($(strip $(NITRO)),)
-    export SOUNDBANK := $(NITRO_FILES)/soundbank.bin
-
-  # otherwise, needs to be loaded from memory
-  else
-    export SOUNDBANK := soundbank.bin
-    BINFILES += $(SOUNDBANK)
-  endif
-endif
-
-#---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-# use CXX for linking C++ projects, CC for standard C
-#---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-ifeq ($(strip $(CPPFILES)),)
-#---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-  export LD := $(CC)
-#---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-else
-#---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-  export LD := $(CXX)
-#---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-endif
-#---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-
-export OFILES_BIN   :=	$(addsuffix .o,$(BINFILES))
-
-export OFILES_SOURCES := $(CPPFILES:.cpp=.o) $(CFILES:.c=.o) $(SFILES:.s=.o)
-
-export OFILES := $(PNGFILES:.png=.o) $(OFILES_BIN) $(OFILES_SOURCES)
-
-export HFILES := $(PNGFILES:.png=.h) $(addsuffix .h,$(subst .,_,$(BINFILES)))
-
-export INCLUDE  := $(foreach dir,$(INCLUDES),-iquote $(CURDIR)/$(dir))\
-                   $(foreach dir,$(LIBDIRS),-I$(dir)/include)\
-                   -I$(CURDIR)/$(BUILD)
-export LIBPATHS := $(foreach dir,$(LIBDIRS),-L$(dir)/lib)
-
-ifeq ($(strip $(ICON)),)
-  icons := $(wildcard *.bmp)
-
-  ifneq (,$(findstring $(TARGET).bmp,$(icons)))
-    export GAME_ICON := $(CURDIR)/$(TARGET).bmp
-  else
-    ifneq (,$(findstring icon.bmp,$(icons)))
-      export GAME_ICON := $(CURDIR)/icon.bmp
-    endif
-  endif
-else
-  ifeq ($(suffix $(ICON)), .grf)
-    export GAME_ICON := $(CURDIR)/$(ICON)
-  else
-    export GAME_ICON := $(CURDIR)/$(BUILD)/$(notdir $(basename $(ICON))).grf
-  endif
-endif
-
-.PHONY: $(BUILD) clean
-
-#---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-$(BUILD):
-	@mkdir -p $@
-	@$(MAKE) --no-print-directory -C $(BUILD) -f $(CURDIR)/Makefile
-
-#---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-clean:
-	@echo clean ...
-	@rm -fr $(BUILD) $(TARGET).elf $(TARGET).nds $(SOUNDBANK)
-
-#---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-else
-
-#---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-# main targets
-#---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-$(OUTPUT).nds: $(OUTPUT).elf $(GAME_ICON)
-$(OUTPUT).elf: $(OFILES)
-
-# source files depend on generated headers
-$(OFILES_SOURCES) : $(HFILES)
-
-# need to build soundbank first
-$(OFILES): $(SOUNDBANK)
-
-#---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-# rule to build solution from music files
-#---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-$(SOUNDBANK) : $(MODFILES)
-#---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-	mmutil $^ -d -o$@ -hsoundbank.h
-
-#---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-%.bin.o %_bin.h : %.bin
-#---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-	@echo $(notdir $<)
-	@$(bin2o)
-
-#---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-# This rule creates assembly source files using grit
-# grit takes an image file and a .grit describing how the file is to be processed
-# add additional rules like this for each image extension
-# you use in the graphics folders
-#---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-%.s %.h: %.png %.grit
-#---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-	grit $< -fts -o$*
-
-#---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-# Convert non-GRF game icon to GRF if needed
-#---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-$(GAME_ICON): $(notdir $(ICON))
-#---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-	@echo convert $(notdir $<)
-	@grit $< -g -gt -gB4 -gT FF00FF -m! -p -pe 16 -fh! -ftr
-
-include $(DEPSDIR)/*.d
-
-#---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-endif
-#---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+include ../../Makefile.example
--- a/examples/effects/screen_effects/Makefile.blocksds
+++ b/examples/effects/screen_effects/Makefile.blocksds
@ -1,3 +0,0 @@
-BINDIRS	:= data
-
-include ../../Makefile.example.blocksds
--- a/examples/effects/screen_effects/assets.sh
+++ b/examples/effects/screen_effects/assets.sh
@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 #!/bin/sh

-NITRO_ENGINE=$DEVKITPRO/nitro-engine
+NITRO_ENGINE=../../..
 ASSETS=$NITRO_ENGINE/examples/assets
 TOOLS=$NITRO_ENGINE/tools
 OBJ2DL=$TOOLS/obj2dl/obj2dl.py
--- a/examples/effects/screen_effects/data/teapot.bin
+++ b/examples/effects/screen_effects/data/teapot.bin
--- a/examples/effects/screen_effects/source/main.c
+++ b/examples/effects/screen_effects/source/main.c
@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 // SPDX-License-Identifier: CC0-1.0
 //
-// SPDX-FileContributor: Antonio Niño Díaz, 2008-2011, 2019, 2022
+// SPDX-FileContributor: Antonio Niño Díaz, 2008-2024
 //
 // This file is part of Nitro Engine

@ -8,29 +8,37 @@

 #include "teapot_bin.h"

-NE_Camera *Camera;
-NE_Model *Model;
+typedef struct {
+    NE_Camera *Camera;
+    NE_Model *Model;
+} SceneData;

-void Draw3DScene(void)
+void Draw3DScene(void *arg)
 {
+    SceneData *Scene = arg;
+
    // Set rear plane color
    NE_ClearColorSet(NE_Red, 31, 63);

-    NE_CameraUse(Camera);
-    NE_ModelDraw(Model);
+    NE_CameraUse(Scene->Camera);
+    NE_ModelDraw(Scene->Model);
 }

-void Draw3DScene2(void)
+void Draw3DScene2(void *arg)
 {
+    SceneData *Scene = arg;
+
    // Set rear plane color
    NE_ClearColorSet(NE_Green, 31, 63);

-    NE_CameraUse(Camera);
-    NE_ModelDraw(Model);
+    NE_CameraUse(Scene->Camera);
+    NE_ModelDraw(Scene->Model);
 }

-int main(void)
+int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 {
+    SceneData Scene = { 0 };
+
    // This is needed for special screen effects
    irqEnable(IRQ_HBLANK);
    irqSet(IRQ_VBLANK, NE_VBLFunc);
@ -41,24 +49,21 @@ int main(void)
    NE_InitConsole();

    // Allocate objects...
-    Model = NE_ModelCreate(NE_Static);
-    Camera = NE_CameraCreate();
+    Scene.Model = NE_ModelCreate(NE_Static);
+    Scene.Camera = NE_CameraCreate();

    // Setup camera
-    NE_CameraSet(Camera,
+    NE_CameraSet(Scene.Camera,
                 0, 0, -3,
                 0, 0, 0,
                 0, 1, 0);

    // Load model
-    NE_ModelLoadStaticMesh(Model, (u32 *)teapot_bin);
+    NE_ModelLoadStaticMesh(Scene.Model, teapot_bin);

    // Set light color and direction
    NE_LightSet(0, NE_White, -0.5, -0.5, -0.5);

-    // Enable shading
-    NE_ShadingEnable(true);
-
    // Other test configurations
    //NE_SpecialEffectNoiseConfig(31);
    //NE_SpecialEffectSineConfig(3, 8);
@ -69,8 +74,8 @@ int main(void)

        // Refresh keys
        scanKeys();
-        uint32 keys = keysHeld();
-        uint32 kdown = keysDown();
+        uint32_t keys = keysHeld();
+        uint32_t kdown = keysDown();

        printf("\x1b[0;0H"
               "Pad: Rotate.\nA: Sine effect.\nB: Noise effect.\n"
@ -78,13 +83,13 @@ int main(void)

        // Rotate model
        if (keys & KEY_UP)
-            NE_ModelRotate(Model, 0, 0, 2);
+            NE_ModelRotate(Scene.Model, 0, 0, 2);
        if (keys & KEY_DOWN)
-            NE_ModelRotate(Model, 0, 0, -2);
+            NE_ModelRotate(Scene.Model, 0, 0, -2);
        if (keys & KEY_RIGHT)
-            NE_ModelRotate(Model, 0, 2, 0);
+            NE_ModelRotate(Scene.Model, 0, 2, 0);
        if (keys & KEY_LEFT)
-            NE_ModelRotate(Model, 0, -2, 0);
+            NE_ModelRotate(Scene.Model, 0, -2, 0);

        // Activate effects
        if (kdown & KEY_B)
@ -102,7 +107,7 @@ int main(void)
            NE_SpecialEffectPause(false);

        // Draw 3D scenes
-        NE_ProcessDual(Draw3DScene, Draw3DScene2);
+        NE_ProcessDualArg(Draw3DScene, Draw3DScene2, &Scene, &Scene);
    }

    return 0;
--- a/examples/effects/screen_effects_dual_3d_dma/Makefile
+++ b/examples/effects/screen_effects_dual_3d_dma/Makefile
@ -1,220 +1,6 @@
-#---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-.SUFFIXES:
-#---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# This is a minimal makefile only used for the examples. If you want a makefile
+# for your project, take one from the templates inside examples/templates.

-ifeq ($(strip $(DEVKITARM)),)
-$(error "Please set DEVKITARM in your environment. export DEVKITARM=<path to>devkitARM")
-endif
+BINDIRS	:= data

-include $(DEVKITARM)/ds_rules
-
-#---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-# TARGET is the name of the output
-# BUILD is the directory where object files & intermediate files will be placed
-# SOURCES is a list of directories containing source code
-# INCLUDES is a list of directories containing extra header files
-# DATA is a list of directories containing binary files embedded using bin2o
-# GRAPHICS is a list of directories containing image files to be converted with grit
-# AUDIO is a list of directories containing audio to be converted by maxmod
-# ICON is the image used to create the game icon, leave blank to use default rule
-# NITRO is a directory that will be accessible via NitroFS
-#---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-TARGET   := $(shell basename $(CURDIR))
-BUILD    := build
-SOURCES  := source
-INCLUDES := include
-DATA     := data
-GRAPHICS :=
-AUDIO    :=
-ICON     :=
-
-# specify a directory which contains the nitro filesystem
-# this is relative to the Makefile
-NITRO    :=
-
-# These set the information text in the nds file
-GAME_TITLE     := $(shell basename $(CURDIR))
-GAME_SUBTITLE1 := Nitro Engine example
-GAME_SUBTITLE2 := github.com/AntonioND/nitro-engine
-
-#---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-# options for code generation
-#---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-ARCH := -marm -mthumb-interwork -march=armv5te -mtune=arm946e-s
-
-CFLAGS   := -g -Wall -O3\
-            $(ARCH) $(INCLUDE) -DARM9
-CXXFLAGS := $(CFLAGS) -fno-rtti -fno-exceptions
-ASFLAGS  := -g $(ARCH)
-LDFLAGS   = -specs=ds_arm9.specs -g $(ARCH) -Wl,-Map,$(notdir $*.map)
-
-#---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-# any extra libraries we wish to link with the project (order is important)
-#---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-LIBS := -lNE -lfat -lnds9
-
-# automatigically add libraries for NitroFS
-ifneq ($(strip $(NITRO)),)
-LIBS := -lfilesystem -lfat $(LIBS)
-endif
-# automagically add maxmod library
-ifneq ($(strip $(AUDIO)),)
-LIBS := -lmm9 $(LIBS)
-endif
-
-#---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-# list of directories containing libraries, this must be the top level containing
-# include and lib
-#---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-LIBDIRS := $(LIBNDS) $(PORTLIBS) $(DEVKITPRO)/nitro-engine
-
-#---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-# no real need to edit anything past this point unless you need to add additional
-# rules for different file extensions
-#---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-ifneq ($(BUILD),$(notdir $(CURDIR)))
-#---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-
-export OUTPUT := $(CURDIR)/$(TARGET)
-
-export VPATH := $(CURDIR)/$(subst /,,$(dir $(ICON)))\
-                $(foreach dir,$(SOURCES),$(CURDIR)/$(dir))\
-                $(foreach dir,$(DATA),$(CURDIR)/$(dir))\
-                $(foreach dir,$(GRAPHICS),$(CURDIR)/$(dir))
-
-export DEPSDIR := $(CURDIR)/$(BUILD)
-
-CFILES   := $(foreach dir,$(SOURCES),$(notdir $(wildcard $(dir)/*.c)))
-CPPFILES := $(foreach dir,$(SOURCES),$(notdir $(wildcard $(dir)/*.cpp)))
-SFILES   := $(foreach dir,$(SOURCES),$(notdir $(wildcard $(dir)/*.s)))
-PNGFILES := $(foreach dir,$(GRAPHICS),$(notdir $(wildcard $(dir)/*.png)))
-BINFILES := $(foreach dir,$(DATA),$(notdir $(wildcard $(dir)/*.*)))
-
-# prepare NitroFS directory
-ifneq ($(strip $(NITRO)),)
-  export NITRO_FILES := $(CURDIR)/$(NITRO)
-endif
-
-# get audio list for maxmod
-ifneq ($(strip $(AUDIO)),)
-  export MODFILES	:=	$(foreach dir,$(notdir $(wildcard $(AUDIO)/*.*)),$(CURDIR)/$(AUDIO)/$(dir))
-
-  # place the soundbank file in NitroFS if using it
-  ifneq ($(strip $(NITRO)),)
-    export SOUNDBANK := $(NITRO_FILES)/soundbank.bin
-
-  # otherwise, needs to be loaded from memory
-  else
-    export SOUNDBANK := soundbank.bin
-    BINFILES += $(SOUNDBANK)
-  endif
-endif
-
-#---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-# use CXX for linking C++ projects, CC for standard C
-#---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-ifeq ($(strip $(CPPFILES)),)
-#---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-  export LD := $(CC)
-#---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-else
-#---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-  export LD := $(CXX)
-#---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-endif
-#---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-
-export OFILES_BIN   :=	$(addsuffix .o,$(BINFILES))
-
-export OFILES_SOURCES := $(CPPFILES:.cpp=.o) $(CFILES:.c=.o) $(SFILES:.s=.o)
-
-export OFILES := $(PNGFILES:.png=.o) $(OFILES_BIN) $(OFILES_SOURCES)
-
-export HFILES := $(PNGFILES:.png=.h) $(addsuffix .h,$(subst .,_,$(BINFILES)))
-
-export INCLUDE  := $(foreach dir,$(INCLUDES),-iquote $(CURDIR)/$(dir))\
-                   $(foreach dir,$(LIBDIRS),-I$(dir)/include)\
-                   -I$(CURDIR)/$(BUILD)
-export LIBPATHS := $(foreach dir,$(LIBDIRS),-L$(dir)/lib)
-
-ifeq ($(strip $(ICON)),)
-  icons := $(wildcard *.bmp)
-
-  ifneq (,$(findstring $(TARGET).bmp,$(icons)))
-    export GAME_ICON := $(CURDIR)/$(TARGET).bmp
-  else
-    ifneq (,$(findstring icon.bmp,$(icons)))
-      export GAME_ICON := $(CURDIR)/icon.bmp
-    endif
-  endif
-else
-  ifeq ($(suffix $(ICON)), .grf)
-    export GAME_ICON := $(CURDIR)/$(ICON)
-  else
-    export GAME_ICON := $(CURDIR)/$(BUILD)/$(notdir $(basename $(ICON))).grf
-  endif
-endif
-
-.PHONY: $(BUILD) clean
-
-#---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-$(BUILD):
-	@mkdir -p $@
-	@$(MAKE) --no-print-directory -C $(BUILD) -f $(CURDIR)/Makefile
-
-#---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-clean:
-	@echo clean ...
-	@rm -fr $(BUILD) $(TARGET).elf $(TARGET).nds $(SOUNDBANK)
-
-#---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-else
-
-#---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-# main targets
-#---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-$(OUTPUT).nds: $(OUTPUT).elf $(GAME_ICON)
-$(OUTPUT).elf: $(OFILES)
-
-# source files depend on generated headers
-$(OFILES_SOURCES) : $(HFILES)
-
-# need to build soundbank first
-$(OFILES): $(SOUNDBANK)
-
-#---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-# rule to build solution from music files
-#---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-$(SOUNDBANK) : $(MODFILES)
-#---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-	mmutil $^ -d -o$@ -hsoundbank.h
-
-#---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-%.bin.o %_bin.h : %.bin
-#---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-	@echo $(notdir $<)
-	@$(bin2o)
-
-#---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-# This rule creates assembly source files using grit
-# grit takes an image file and a .grit describing how the file is to be processed
-# add additional rules like this for each image extension
-# you use in the graphics folders
-#---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-%.s %.h: %.png %.grit
-#---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-	grit $< -fts -o$*
-
-#---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-# Convert non-GRF game icon to GRF if needed
-#---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-$(GAME_ICON): $(notdir $(ICON))
-#---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-	@echo convert $(notdir $<)
-	@grit $< -g -gt -gB4 -gT FF00FF -m! -p -pe 16 -fh! -ftr
-
-include $(DEPSDIR)/*.d
-
-#---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-endif
-#---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+include ../../Makefile.example
--- a/examples/effects/screen_effects_dual_3d_dma/Makefile.blocksds
+++ b/examples/effects/screen_effects_dual_3d_dma/Makefile.blocksds
@ -1,3 +0,0 @@
-BINDIRS	:= data
-
-include ../../Makefile.example.blocksds
--- a/examples/effects/screen_effects_dual_3d_dma/assets.sh
+++ b/examples/effects/screen_effects_dual_3d_dma/assets.sh
@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 #!/bin/sh

-NITRO_ENGINE=$DEVKITPRO/nitro-engine
+NITRO_ENGINE=../../..
 ASSETS=$NITRO_ENGINE/examples/assets
 TOOLS=$NITRO_ENGINE/tools
 OBJ2DL=$TOOLS/obj2dl/obj2dl.py
--- a/examples/effects/screen_effects_dual_3d_dma/data/sphere.bin
+++ b/examples/effects/screen_effects_dual_3d_dma/data/sphere.bin
--- a/examples/effects/screen_effects_dual_3d_dma/data/teapot.bin
+++ b/examples/effects/screen_effects_dual_3d_dma/data/teapot.bin
--- a/examples/effects/screen_effects_dual_3d_dma/source/main.c
+++ b/examples/effects/screen_effects_dual_3d_dma/source/main.c
@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 // SPDX-License-Identifier: CC0-1.0
 //
-// SPDX-FileContributor: Antonio Niño Díaz, 2008-2011, 2019, 2022-2023
+// SPDX-FileContributor: Antonio Niño Díaz, 2008-2024
 //
 // This file is part of Nitro Engine

@ -11,27 +11,35 @@
 #include "teapot_bin.h"
 #include "sphere_bin.h"

-NE_Camera *Camera;
-NE_Model *Teapot, *Sphere;
+typedef struct {
+    NE_Camera *Camera;
+    NE_Model *Teapot, *Sphere;
+} SceneData;

-void Draw3DScene(void)
+void Draw3DScene(void *arg)
 {
+    SceneData *Scene = arg;
+
    NE_ClearColorSet(NE_Red, 31, 63);

-    NE_CameraUse(Camera);
-    NE_ModelDraw(Teapot);
+    NE_CameraUse(Scene->Camera);
+    NE_ModelDraw(Scene->Teapot);
 }

-void Draw3DScene2(void)
+void Draw3DScene2(void *arg)
 {
+    SceneData *Scene = arg;
+
    NE_ClearColorSet(NE_Green, 31, 63);

-    NE_CameraUse(Camera);
-    NE_ModelDraw(Sphere);
+    NE_CameraUse(Scene->Camera);
+    NE_ModelDraw(Scene->Sphere);
 }

-int main(void)
+int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 {
+    SceneData Scene = { 0 };
+
    // This is needed for special screen effects
    irqEnable(IRQ_HBLANK);
    irqSet(IRQ_VBLANK, NE_VBLFunc);
@ -42,26 +50,23 @@ int main(void)
    NE_InitConsole();

    // Allocate objects...
-    Teapot = NE_ModelCreate(NE_Static);
-    Sphere = NE_ModelCreate(NE_Static);
-    Camera = NE_CameraCreate();
+    Scene.Teapot = NE_ModelCreate(NE_Static);
+    Scene.Sphere = NE_ModelCreate(NE_Static);
+    Scene.Camera = NE_CameraCreate();

    // Setup camera
-    NE_CameraSet(Camera,
+    NE_CameraSet(Scene.Camera,
                 0, 0, -2,
                 0, 0, 0,
                 0, 1, 0);

    // Load models
-    NE_ModelLoadStaticMesh(Teapot, (u32 *)teapot_bin);
-    NE_ModelLoadStaticMesh(Sphere, (u32 *)sphere_bin);
+    NE_ModelLoadStaticMesh(Scene.Teapot, teapot_bin);
+    NE_ModelLoadStaticMesh(Scene.Sphere, sphere_bin);

    // Set light color and direction
    NE_LightSet(0, NE_White, -0.5, -0.5, -0.5);

-    // Enable shading
-    NE_ShadingEnable(true);
-
    // Other test configurations
    //NE_SpecialEffectNoiseConfig(31);
    //NE_SpecialEffectSineConfig(3, 8);
@ -71,12 +76,12 @@ int main(void)
        NE_WaitForVBL(0);

        // Draw 3D scenes
-        NE_ProcessDual(Draw3DScene, Draw3DScene2);
+        NE_ProcessDualArg(Draw3DScene, Draw3DScene2, &Scene, &Scene);

        // Refresh keys
        scanKeys();
-        uint32 keys = keysHeld();
-        uint32 kdown = keysDown();
+        uint32_t keys = keysHeld();
+        uint32_t kdown = keysDown();

        printf("\x1b[0;0H"
               "START: Lock CPU until released\n"
@ -93,23 +98,23 @@ int main(void)
        // Rotate model
        if (keys & KEY_UP)
        {
-            NE_ModelRotate(Sphere, 0, 0, 2);
-            NE_ModelRotate(Teapot, 0, 0, 2);
+            NE_ModelRotate(Scene.Sphere, 0, 0, 2);
+            NE_ModelRotate(Scene.Teapot, 0, 0, 2);
        }
        if (keys & KEY_DOWN)
        {
-            NE_ModelRotate(Sphere, 0, 0, -2);
-            NE_ModelRotate(Teapot, 0, 0, -2);
+            NE_ModelRotate(Scene.Sphere, 0, 0, -2);
+            NE_ModelRotate(Scene.Teapot, 0, 0, -2);
        }
        if (keys & KEY_RIGHT)
        {
-            NE_ModelRotate(Sphere, 0, 2, 0);
-            NE_ModelRotate(Teapot, 0, 2, 0);
+            NE_ModelRotate(Scene.Sphere, 0, 2, 0);
+            NE_ModelRotate(Scene.Teapot, 0, 2, 0);
        }
        if (keys & KEY_LEFT)
        {
-            NE_ModelRotate(Sphere, 0, -2, 0);
-            NE_ModelRotate(Teapot, 0, -2, 0);
+            NE_ModelRotate(Scene.Sphere, 0, -2, 0);
+            NE_ModelRotate(Scene.Teapot, 0, -2, 0);
        }

        // Activate effects
--- a/examples/effects/shading_alpha_outlining/Makefile
+++ b/examples/effects/shading_alpha_outlining/Makefile
@ -1,220 +1,7 @@
-#---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-.SUFFIXES:
-#---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# This is a minimal makefile only used for the examples. If you want a makefile
+# for your project, take one from the templates inside examples/templates.

-ifeq ($(strip $(DEVKITARM)),)
-$(error "Please set DEVKITARM in your environment. export DEVKITARM=<path to>devkitARM")
-endif
+BINDIRS	:= data
+GFXDIRS	:= graphics

-include $(DEVKITARM)/ds_rules
-
-#---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-# TARGET is the name of the output
-# BUILD is the directory where object files & intermediate files will be placed
-# SOURCES is a list of directories containing source code
-# INCLUDES is a list of directories containing extra header files
-# DATA is a list of directories containing binary files embedded using bin2o
-# GRAPHICS is a list of directories containing image files to be converted with grit
-# AUDIO is a list of directories containing audio to be converted by maxmod
-# ICON is the image used to create the game icon, leave blank to use default rule
-# NITRO is a directory that will be accessible via NitroFS
-#---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-TARGET   := $(shell basename $(CURDIR))
-BUILD    := build
-SOURCES  := source
-INCLUDES := include
-DATA     := data
-GRAPHICS :=
-AUDIO    :=
-ICON     :=
-
-# specify a directory which contains the nitro filesystem
-# this is relative to the Makefile
-NITRO    :=
-
-# These set the information text in the nds file
-GAME_TITLE     := $(shell basename $(CURDIR))
-GAME_SUBTITLE1 := Nitro Engine example
-GAME_SUBTITLE2 := github.com/AntonioND/nitro-engine
-
-#---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-# options for code generation
-#---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-ARCH := -marm -mthumb-interwork -march=armv5te -mtune=arm946e-s
-
-CFLAGS   := -g -Wall -O3\
-            $(ARCH) $(INCLUDE) -DARM9
-CXXFLAGS := $(CFLAGS) -fno-rtti -fno-exceptions
-ASFLAGS  := -g $(ARCH)
-LDFLAGS   = -specs=ds_arm9.specs -g $(ARCH) -Wl,-Map,$(notdir $*.map)
-
-#---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-# any extra libraries we wish to link with the project (order is important)
-#---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-LIBS := -lNE -lfat -lnds9
-
-# automatigically add libraries for NitroFS
-ifneq ($(strip $(NITRO)),)
-LIBS := -lfilesystem -lfat $(LIBS)
-endif
-# automagically add maxmod library
-ifneq ($(strip $(AUDIO)),)
-LIBS := -lmm9 $(LIBS)
-endif
-
-#---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-# list of directories containing libraries, this must be the top level containing
-# include and lib
-#---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-LIBDIRS := $(LIBNDS) $(PORTLIBS) $(DEVKITPRO)/nitro-engine
-
-#---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-# no real need to edit anything past this point unless you need to add additional
-# rules for different file extensions
-#---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-ifneq ($(BUILD),$(notdir $(CURDIR)))
-#---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-
-export OUTPUT := $(CURDIR)/$(TARGET)
-
-export VPATH := $(CURDIR)/$(subst /,,$(dir $(ICON)))\
-                $(foreach dir,$(SOURCES),$(CURDIR)/$(dir))\
-                $(foreach dir,$(DATA),$(CURDIR)/$(dir))\
-                $(foreach dir,$(GRAPHICS),$(CURDIR)/$(dir))
-
-export DEPSDIR := $(CURDIR)/$(BUILD)
-
-CFILES   := $(foreach dir,$(SOURCES),$(notdir $(wildcard $(dir)/*.c)))
-CPPFILES := $(foreach dir,$(SOURCES),$(notdir $(wildcard $(dir)/*.cpp)))
-SFILES   := $(foreach dir,$(SOURCES),$(notdir $(wildcard $(dir)/*.s)))
-PNGFILES := $(foreach dir,$(GRAPHICS),$(notdir $(wildcard $(dir)/*.png)))
-BINFILES := $(foreach dir,$(DATA),$(notdir $(wildcard $(dir)/*.*)))
-
-# prepare NitroFS directory
-ifneq ($(strip $(NITRO)),)
-  export NITRO_FILES := $(CURDIR)/$(NITRO)
-endif
-
-# get audio list for maxmod
-ifneq ($(strip $(AUDIO)),)
-  export MODFILES	:=	$(foreach dir,$(notdir $(wildcard $(AUDIO)/*.*)),$(CURDIR)/$(AUDIO)/$(dir))
-
-  # place the soundbank file in NitroFS if using it
-  ifneq ($(strip $(NITRO)),)
-    export SOUNDBANK := $(NITRO_FILES)/soundbank.bin
-
-  # otherwise, needs to be loaded from memory
-  else
-    export SOUNDBANK := soundbank.bin
-    BINFILES += $(SOUNDBANK)
-  endif
-endif
-
-#---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-# use CXX for linking C++ projects, CC for standard C
-#---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-ifeq ($(strip $(CPPFILES)),)
-#---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-  export LD := $(CC)
-#---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-else
-#---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-  export LD := $(CXX)
-#---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-endif
-#---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-
-export OFILES_BIN   :=	$(addsuffix .o,$(BINFILES))
-
-export OFILES_SOURCES := $(CPPFILES:.cpp=.o) $(CFILES:.c=.o) $(SFILES:.s=.o)
-
-export OFILES := $(PNGFILES:.png=.o) $(OFILES_BIN) $(OFILES_SOURCES)
-
-export HFILES := $(PNGFILES:.png=.h) $(addsuffix .h,$(subst .,_,$(BINFILES)))
-
-export INCLUDE  := $(foreach dir,$(INCLUDES),-iquote $(CURDIR)/$(dir))\
-                   $(foreach dir,$(LIBDIRS),-I$(dir)/include)\
-                   -I$(CURDIR)/$(BUILD)
-export LIBPATHS := $(foreach dir,$(LIBDIRS),-L$(dir)/lib)
-
-ifeq ($(strip $(ICON)),)
-  icons := $(wildcard *.bmp)
-
-  ifneq (,$(findstring $(TARGET).bmp,$(icons)))
-    export GAME_ICON := $(CURDIR)/$(TARGET).bmp
-  else
-    ifneq (,$(findstring icon.bmp,$(icons)))
-      export GAME_ICON := $(CURDIR)/icon.bmp
-    endif
-  endif
-else
-  ifeq ($(suffix $(ICON)), .grf)
-    export GAME_ICON := $(CURDIR)/$(ICON)
-  else
-    export GAME_ICON := $(CURDIR)/$(BUILD)/$(notdir $(basename $(ICON))).grf
-  endif
-endif
-
-.PHONY: $(BUILD) clean
-
-#---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-$(BUILD):
-	@mkdir -p $@
-	@$(MAKE) --no-print-directory -C $(BUILD) -f $(CURDIR)/Makefile
-
-#---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-clean:
-	@echo clean ...
-	@rm -fr $(BUILD) $(TARGET).elf $(TARGET).nds $(SOUNDBANK)
-
-#---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-else
-
-#---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-# main targets
-#---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-$(OUTPUT).nds: $(OUTPUT).elf $(GAME_ICON)
-$(OUTPUT).elf: $(OFILES)
-
-# source files depend on generated headers
-$(OFILES_SOURCES) : $(HFILES)
-
-# need to build soundbank first
-$(OFILES): $(SOUNDBANK)
-
-#---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-# rule to build solution from music files
-#---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-$(SOUNDBANK) : $(MODFILES)
-#---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-	mmutil $^ -d -o$@ -hsoundbank.h
-
-#---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-%.bin.o %_bin.h : %.bin
-#---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-	@echo $(notdir $<)
-	@$(bin2o)
-
-#---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-# This rule creates assembly source files using grit
-# grit takes an image file and a .grit describing how the file is to be processed
-# add additional rules like this for each image extension
-# you use in the graphics folders
-#---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-%.s %.h: %.png %.grit
-#---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-	grit $< -fts -o$*
-
-#---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-# Convert non-GRF game icon to GRF if needed
-#---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-$(GAME_ICON): $(notdir $(ICON))
-#---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-	@echo convert $(notdir $<)
-	@grit $< -g -gt -gB4 -gT FF00FF -m! -p -pe 16 -fh! -ftr
-
-include $(DEPSDIR)/*.d
-
-#---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-endif
-#---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+include ../../Makefile.example
--- a/examples/effects/shading_alpha_outlining/Makefile.blocksds
+++ b/examples/effects/shading_alpha_outlining/Makefile.blocksds
@ -1,3 +0,0 @@
-BINDIRS	:= data
-
-include ../../Makefile.example.blocksds
--- a/examples/effects/shading_alpha_outlining/assets.sh
+++ b/examples/effects/shading_alpha_outlining/assets.sh
@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
 #!/bin/sh

-NITRO_ENGINE=$DEVKITPRO/nitro-engine
+NITRO_ENGINE=../../..
 ASSETS=$NITRO_ENGINE/examples/assets
 TOOLS=$NITRO_ENGINE/tools
 OBJ2DL=$TOOLS/obj2dl/obj2dl.py
-IMG2DS=$TOOLS/img2ds/img2ds.py

+rm -rf data
 mkdir -p data

 python3 $OBJ2DL \
@ -13,9 +13,3 @@ python3 $OBJ2DL \
    --output data/teapot.bin \
    --texture 256 256 \
    --scale 0.1
-
-python3 $IMG2DS \
-    --input $ASSETS/teapot.png \
-    --name teapot \
-    --output data \
-    --format A1RGB5
--- a/examples/effects/shading_alpha_outlining/data/teapot.bin
+++ b/examples/effects/shading_alpha_outlining/data/teapot.bin
--- a/examples/effects/shading_alpha_outlining/graphics/teapot.grit
+++ b/examples/effects/shading_alpha_outlining/graphics/teapot.grit
@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+# 16-bit palette, no transparency
+-gx -gb -gB16 -gT!
--- a/examples/effects/shading_alpha_outlining/graphics/teapot.png
+++ b/examples/effects/shading_alpha_outlining/graphics/teapot.png
--- a/examples/effects/shading_alpha_outlining/source/main.c
+++ b/examples/effects/shading_alpha_outlining/source/main.c
@ -1,34 +1,40 @@
 // SPDX-License-Identifier: CC0-1.0
 //
-// SPDX-FileContributor: Antonio Niño Díaz, 2008-2011, 2019, 2022
+// SPDX-FileContributor: Antonio Niño Díaz, 2008-2024
 //
 // This file is part of Nitro Engine

 #include <NEMain.h>

 #include "teapot_bin.h"
-#include "teapot_tex_bin.h"
+#include "teapot.h"

-NE_Camera *Camera;
-NE_Model *Model;
-NE_Material *Material;
+typedef struct {
+    NE_Camera *Camera;
+    NE_Model *Model;

-int shading, alpha, id;
+    int shading, alpha, id;
+} SceneData;

-void Draw3DScene(void)
+void Draw3DScene(void *arg)
 {
+    SceneData *Scene = arg;
+
    // Set camera
-    NE_CameraUse(Camera);
+    NE_CameraUse(Scene->Camera);

    // Set polygon format
-    NE_PolyFormat(alpha, id, NE_LIGHT_0, NE_CULL_BACK, shading);
+    NE_PolyFormat(Scene->alpha, Scene->id, NE_LIGHT_0, NE_CULL_BACK,
+                  Scene->shading);

    // Draw model
-    NE_ModelDraw(Model);
+    NE_ModelDraw(Scene->Model);
 }

-int main(void)
+int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 {
+    SceneData Scene = { 0 };
+
    // This is needed for special screen effects
    irqEnable(IRQ_HBLANK);
    irqSet(IRQ_VBLANK, NE_VBLFunc);
@ -43,28 +49,28 @@ int main(void)
    consoleDemoInit();

    // Allocate the objects we will use
-    Model = NE_ModelCreate(NE_Static);
-    Camera = NE_CameraCreate();
-    Material = NE_MaterialCreate();
+    Scene.Model = NE_ModelCreate(NE_Static);
+    Scene.Camera = NE_CameraCreate();
+    NE_Material *Material = NE_MaterialCreate();

    // Set camera coordinates
-    NE_CameraSet(Camera,
+    NE_CameraSet(Scene.Camera,
                 0, 0, -3,
                 0, 0, 0,
                 0, 1, 0);

    // Load mesh from RAM and assign it to a model
-    NE_ModelLoadStaticMesh(Model, (u32 *)teapot_bin);
-    // Load teapot from RAM and assign it to a material
-    NE_MaterialTexLoad(Material, NE_RGB5, 256, 256,
+    NE_ModelLoadStaticMesh(Scene.Model, teapot_bin);
+    // Load teapot texture from RAM and assign it to a material
+    NE_MaterialTexLoad(Material, NE_A1RGB5, 256, 256,
                       NE_TEXGEN_TEXCOORD | NE_TEXTURE_WRAP_S | NE_TEXTURE_WRAP_T,
-                       (u8 *)teapot_tex_bin);
+                       teapotBitmap);

    // Assign material to the model
-    NE_ModelSetMaterial(Model, Material);
+    NE_ModelSetMaterial(Scene.Model, Material);

-    // Set some propierties to the material
-    NE_MaterialSetPropierties(Material,
+    // Set some properties to the material
+    NE_MaterialSetProperties(Material,
                  RGB15(24, 24, 24), // Diffuse
                  RGB15(8, 8, 8),    // Ambient
                  RGB15(0, 0, 0),    // Specular
@ -75,7 +81,7 @@ int main(void)
    NE_LightSet(0, NE_White, -0.5, -0.5, -0.5);

    // This enables shading (you can choose normal or toon).
-    NE_ShadingEnable(true);
+    NE_SetupToonShadingTables(true);
    // This enables outlining in all polygons, so be careful
    NE_OutliningEnable(true);

@ -89,7 +95,7 @@ int main(void)

        // Refresh keys
        scanKeys();
-        uint32 keys = keysHeld();
+        uint32_t keys = keysHeld();

        printf("\x1b[0;0H"
               "Pad: Rotate.\nA: Toon shading.\n"
@ -98,35 +104,35 @@ int main(void)

        // Rotate model using the pad
        if (keys & KEY_UP)
-            NE_ModelRotate(Model, 0, 0, 2);
+            NE_ModelRotate(Scene.Model, 0, 0, 2);
        if (keys & KEY_DOWN)
-            NE_ModelRotate(Model, 0, 0, -2);
+            NE_ModelRotate(Scene.Model, 0, 0, -2);
        if (keys & KEY_RIGHT)
-            NE_ModelRotate(Model, 0, 2, 0);
+            NE_ModelRotate(Scene.Model, 0, 2, 0);
        if (keys & KEY_LEFT)
-            NE_ModelRotate(Model, 0, -2, 0);
+            NE_ModelRotate(Scene.Model, 0, -2, 0);

        // Change shading type
        if (keys & KEY_A)
-            shading = NE_TOON_HIGHLIGHT_SHADING;
+            Scene.shading = NE_TOON_HIGHLIGHT_SHADING;
        else
-            shading = NE_MODULATION;
+            Scene.shading = NE_MODULATION;

        if (keys & KEY_B)
-            alpha = 15; // Transparent
+            Scene.alpha = 15; // Transparent
        else if (keys & KEY_Y)
-            alpha = 0;  // Wireframe
+            Scene.alpha = 0;  // Wireframe
        else
-            alpha = 31; // Opaque
+            Scene.alpha = 31; // Opaque

        // Change polygon ID to change outlining color
        if (keys & KEY_X)
-            id = 8;
+            Scene.id = 8;
        else
-            id = 0;
+            Scene.id = 0;

        // Draw scene
-        NE_Process(Draw3DScene);
+        NE_ProcessArg(Draw3DScene, &Scene);
    }

    return 0;
--- a/examples/effects/specular_material/Makefile
+++ b/examples/effects/specular_material/Makefile
@ -1,220 +1,7 @@
-#---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-.SUFFIXES:
-#---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# This is a minimal makefile only used for the examples. If you want a makefile
+# for your project, take one from the templates inside examples/templates.

-ifeq ($(strip $(DEVKITARM)),)
-$(error "Please set DEVKITARM in your environment. export DEVKITARM=<path to>devkitARM")
-endif
+BINDIRS	:= data
+GFXDIRS	:= graphics

-include $(DEVKITARM)/ds_rules
-
-#---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-# TARGET is the name of the output
-# BUILD is the directory where object files & intermediate files will be placed
-# SOURCES is a list of directories containing source code
-# INCLUDES is a list of directories containing extra header files
-# DATA is a list of directories containing binary files embedded using bin2o
-# GRAPHICS is a list of directories containing image files to be converted with grit
-# AUDIO is a list of directories containing audio to be converted by maxmod
-# ICON is the image used to create the game icon, leave blank to use default rule
-# NITRO is a directory that will be accessible via NitroFS
-#---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-TARGET   := $(shell basename $(CURDIR))
-BUILD    := build
-SOURCES  := source
-INCLUDES := include
-DATA     := data
-GRAPHICS :=
-AUDIO    :=
-ICON     :=
-
-# specify a directory which contains the nitro filesystem
-# this is relative to the Makefile
-NITRO    :=
-
-# These set the information text in the nds file
-GAME_TITLE     := $(shell basename $(CURDIR))
-GAME_SUBTITLE1 := Nitro Engine example
-GAME_SUBTITLE2 := github.com/AntonioND/nitro-engine
-
-#---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-# options for code generation
-#---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-ARCH := -marm -mthumb-interwork -march=armv5te -mtune=arm946e-s
-
-CFLAGS   := -g -Wall -O3\
-            $(ARCH) $(INCLUDE) -DARM9
-CXXFLAGS := $(CFLAGS) -fno-rtti -fno-exceptions
-ASFLAGS  := -g $(ARCH)
-LDFLAGS   = -specs=ds_arm9.specs -g $(ARCH) -Wl,-Map,$(notdir $*.map)
-
-#---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-# any extra libraries we wish to link with the project (order is important)
-#---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-LIBS := -lNE -lfat -lnds9
-
-# automatigically add libraries for NitroFS
-ifneq ($(strip $(NITRO)),)
-LIBS := -lfilesystem -lfat $(LIBS)
-endif
-# automagically add maxmod library
-ifneq ($(strip $(AUDIO)),)
-LIBS := -lmm9 $(LIBS)
-endif
-
-#---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-# list of directories containing libraries, this must be the top level containing
-# include and lib
-#---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-LIBDIRS := $(LIBNDS) $(PORTLIBS) $(DEVKITPRO)/nitro-engine
-
-#---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-# no real need to edit anything past this point unless you need to add additional
-# rules for different file extensions
-#---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-ifneq ($(BUILD),$(notdir $(CURDIR)))
-#---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-
-export OUTPUT := $(CURDIR)/$(TARGET)
-
-export VPATH := $(CURDIR)/$(subst /,,$(dir $(ICON)))\
-                $(foreach dir,$(SOURCES),$(CURDIR)/$(dir))\
-                $(foreach dir,$(DATA),$(CURDIR)/$(dir))\
-                $(foreach dir,$(GRAPHICS),$(CURDIR)/$(dir))
-
-export DEPSDIR := $(CURDIR)/$(BUILD)
-
-CFILES   := $(foreach dir,$(SOURCES),$(notdir $(wildcard $(dir)/*.c)))
-CPPFILES := $(foreach dir,$(SOURCES),$(notdir $(wildcard $(dir)/*.cpp)))
-SFILES   := $(foreach dir,$(SOURCES),$(notdir $(wildcard $(dir)/*.s)))
-PNGFILES := $(foreach dir,$(GRAPHICS),$(notdir $(wildcard $(dir)/*.png)))
-BINFILES := $(foreach dir,$(DATA),$(notdir $(wildcard $(dir)/*.*)))
-
-# prepare NitroFS directory
-ifneq ($(strip $(NITRO)),)
-  export NITRO_FILES := $(CURDIR)/$(NITRO)
-endif
-
-# get audio list for maxmod
-ifneq ($(strip $(AUDIO)),)
-  export MODFILES	:=	$(foreach dir,$(notdir $(wildcard $(AUDIO)/*.*)),$(CURDIR)/$(AUDIO)/$(dir))
-
-  # place the soundbank file in NitroFS if using it
-  ifneq ($(strip $(NITRO)),)
-    export SOUNDBANK := $(NITRO_FILES)/soundbank.bin
-
-  # otherwise, needs to be loaded from memory
-  else
-    export SOUNDBANK := soundbank.bin
-    BINFILES += $(SOUNDBANK)
-  endif
-endif
-
-#---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-# use CXX for linking C++ projects, CC for standard C
-#---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-ifeq ($(strip $(CPPFILES)),)
-#---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-  export LD := $(CC)
-#---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-else
-#---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-  export LD := $(CXX)
-#---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-endif
-#---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-
-export OFILES_BIN   :=	$(addsuffix .o,$(BINFILES))
-
-export OFILES_SOURCES := $(CPPFILES:.cpp=.o) $(CFILES:.c=.o) $(SFILES:.s=.o)
-
-export OFILES := $(PNGFILES:.png=.o) $(OFILES_BIN) $(OFILES_SOURCES)
-
-export HFILES := $(PNGFILES:.png=.h) $(addsuffix .h,$(subst .,_,$(BINFILES)))
-
-export INCLUDE  := $(foreach dir,$(INCLUDES),-iquote $(CURDIR)/$(dir))\
-                   $(foreach dir,$(LIBDIRS),-I$(dir)/include)\
-                   -I$(CURDIR)/$(BUILD)
-export LIBPATHS := $(foreach dir,$(LIBDIRS),-L$(dir)/lib)
-
-ifeq ($(strip $(ICON)),)
-  icons := $(wildcard *.bmp)
-
-  ifneq (,$(findstring $(TARGET).bmp,$(icons)))
-    export GAME_ICON := $(CURDIR)/$(TARGET).bmp
-  else
-    ifneq (,$(findstring icon.bmp,$(icons)))
-      export GAME_ICON := $(CURDIR)/icon.bmp
-    endif
-  endif
-else
-  ifeq ($(suffix $(ICON)), .grf)
-    export GAME_ICON := $(CURDIR)/$(ICON)
-  else
-    export GAME_ICON := $(CURDIR)/$(BUILD)/$(notdir $(basename $(ICON))).grf
-  endif
-endif
-
-.PHONY: $(BUILD) clean
-
-#---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-$(BUILD):
-	@mkdir -p $@
-	@$(MAKE) --no-print-directory -C $(BUILD) -f $(CURDIR)/Makefile
-
-#---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-clean:
-	@echo clean ...
-	@rm -fr $(BUILD) $(TARGET).elf $(TARGET).nds $(SOUNDBANK)
-
-#---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-else
-
-#---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-# main targets
-#---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-$(OUTPUT).nds: $(OUTPUT).elf $(GAME_ICON)
-$(OUTPUT).elf: $(OFILES)
-
-# source files depend on generated headers
-$(OFILES_SOURCES) : $(HFILES)
-
-# need to build soundbank first
-$(OFILES): $(SOUNDBANK)
-
-#---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-# rule to build solution from music files
-#---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-$(SOUNDBANK) : $(MODFILES)
-#---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-	mmutil $^ -d -o$@ -hsoundbank.h
-
-#---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-%.bin.o %_bin.h : %.bin
-#---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-	@echo $(notdir $<)
-	@$(bin2o)
-
-#---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-# This rule creates assembly source files using grit
-# grit takes an image file and a .grit describing how the file is to be processed
-# add additional rules like this for each image extension
-# you use in the graphics folders
-#---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-%.s %.h: %.png %.grit
-#---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-	grit $< -fts -o$*
-
-#---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-# Convert non-GRF game icon to GRF if needed
-#---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-$(GAME_ICON): $(notdir $(ICON))
-#---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-	@echo convert $(notdir $<)
-	@grit $< -g -gt -gB4 -gT FF00FF -m! -p -pe 16 -fh! -ftr
-
-include $(DEPSDIR)/*.d
-
-#---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-endif
-#---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+include ../../Makefile.example
--- a/examples/effects/specular_material/Makefile.blocksds
+++ b/examples/effects/specular_material/Makefile.blocksds
@ -1,3 +0,0 @@
-BINDIRS	:= data
-
-include ../../Makefile.example.blocksds
--- a/examples/effects/specular_material/assets.sh
+++ b/examples/effects/specular_material/assets.sh
@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
 #!/bin/sh

-NITRO_ENGINE=$DEVKITPRO/nitro-engine
+NITRO_ENGINE=../../..
 ASSETS=$NITRO_ENGINE/examples/assets
 TOOLS=$NITRO_ENGINE/tools
 OBJ2DL=$TOOLS/obj2dl/obj2dl.py
-IMG2DS=$TOOLS/img2ds/img2ds.py

+rm -rf data
 mkdir -p data

 python3 $OBJ2DL \
@ -13,9 +13,3 @@ python3 $OBJ2DL \
    --output data/teapot.bin \
    --texture 256 256 \
    --scale 0.1
-
-python3 $IMG2DS \
-    --input $ASSETS/teapot.png \
-    --name teapot \
-    --output data \
-    --format A1RGB5
--- a/examples/effects/specular_material/data/teapot.bin
+++ b/examples/effects/specular_material/data/teapot.bin
--- a/Show More
+++ b/Show More
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