diff --git a/agb/examples/chicken.rs b/agb/examples/chicken.rs
index 86cbfd1..019af3c 100644
--- a/agb/examples/chicken.rs
+++ b/agb/examples/chicken.rs
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 
 extern crate agb;
 use agb::{
-    display::{object::ObjectStandard, tiled0::Map, HEIGHT, WIDTH},
+    display::{background::Map, object::ObjectStandard, HEIGHT, WIDTH},
     input::Button,
 };
 use core::convert::TryInto;
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ pub fn main() -> ! {
     gfx.set_background_palette_raw(&MAP_PALETTE);
     gfx.set_background_tilemap(0, &MAP_TILES);
 
-    let mut background = gfx.get_background().unwrap();
+    let mut background = gfx.get_regular().unwrap();
     background.set_map(Map::new(&MAP_MAP, (32_u32, 32_u32).into(), 0));
     background.show();
     background.commit();
diff --git a/agb/src/display/tiled0.rs b/agb/src/display/background.rs
similarity index 90%
rename from agb/src/display/tiled0.rs
rename to agb/src/display/background.rs
index 2cd864d..c40d726 100644
--- a/agb/src/display/tiled0.rs
+++ b/agb/src/display/background.rs
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ impl<'a> MapStorage<'a> {
 /// The map background is the method of drawing game maps to the screen. It
 /// automatically handles copying the correct portion of a provided map to the
 /// assigned block depending on given coordinates.
-pub struct Background<'a> {
+pub struct BackgroundRegular<'a> {
     background: u8,
     block: u8,
     commited_position: Vector2D<i32>,
@@ -125,9 +125,9 @@ impl<'a> Map<'a> {
     }
 }
 
-impl<'a> Background<'a> {
-    unsafe fn new(background: u8, block: u8) -> Background<'a> {
-        let mut b = Background {
+impl<'a> BackgroundRegular<'a> {
+    unsafe fn new(background: u8, block: u8) -> BackgroundRegular<'a> {
+        let mut b = BackgroundRegular {
             background,
             block,
             commited_position: (0, 0).into(),
@@ -281,18 +281,32 @@ impl<'a> Background<'a> {
     }
 }
 
-pub struct Tiled0 {
-    used_blocks: u32,
-    num_backgrounds: u8,
+fn decide_background_mode(num_regular: u8, num_affine: u8) -> Option<DisplayMode> {
+    if num_affine == 0 && num_regular <= 4 {
+        Some(DisplayMode::Tiled0)
+    } else if num_affine == 1 && num_regular <= 2 {
+        Some(DisplayMode::Tiled1)
+    } else if num_affine == 2 && num_regular == 0 {
+        Some(DisplayMode::Tiled2)
+    } else {
+        None
+    }
 }
 
-impl<'b> Tiled0 {
+pub struct BackgroundDistributor {
+    used_blocks: u32,
+    num_regular: u8,
+    num_affine: u8,
+}
+
+impl<'b> BackgroundDistributor {
     pub(crate) unsafe fn new() -> Self {
         set_graphics_settings(GraphicsSettings::empty() | GraphicsSettings::SPRITE1_D);
         set_graphics_mode(DisplayMode::Tiled0);
-        Tiled0 {
+        BackgroundDistributor {
             used_blocks: 0,
-            num_backgrounds: 0,
+            num_regular: 0,
+            num_affine: 0,
         }
     }
 
@@ -321,10 +335,11 @@ impl<'b> Tiled0 {
     }
 
     /// Gets a map background if possible and assigns an unused block to it.
-    pub fn get_background(&mut self) -> Result<Background<'b>, &'static str> {
-        if self.num_backgrounds >= 4 {
-            return Err("too many backgrounds created, maximum is 4");
-        }
+    pub fn get_regular(&mut self) -> Result<BackgroundRegular<'b>, &'static str> {
+        let new_mode = decide_background_mode(self.num_regular + 1, self.num_affine)
+            .ok_or("there is no mode compatible with the requested backgrounds")?;
+
+        unsafe { set_graphics_mode(new_mode) };
 
         if !self.used_blocks == 0 {
             return Err("all blocks are used");
@@ -346,9 +361,9 @@ impl<'b> Tiled0 {
 
         self.used_blocks |= 1 << availiable_block;
 
-        let background = self.num_backgrounds;
-        self.num_backgrounds = background + 1;
-        Ok(unsafe { Background::new(background, availiable_block) })
+        let background = self.num_regular;
+        self.num_regular += 1;
+        Ok(unsafe { BackgroundRegular::new(background, availiable_block) })
     }
 
     /// Copies tiles to tilemap starting at the starting tile. Cannot overwrite
diff --git a/agb/src/display/example_logo.rs b/agb/src/display/example_logo.rs
index f601d99..424a740 100644
--- a/agb/src/display/example_logo.rs
+++ b/agb/src/display/example_logo.rs
@@ -1,13 +1,13 @@
-use crate::display::tiled0::Tiled0;
+use crate::display::background::BackgroundDistributor;
 
 crate::include_gfx!("gfx/agb_logo.toml");
 
-pub fn display_logo(gfx: &mut Tiled0) {
-    use super::tiled0::Map;
+pub fn display_logo(gfx: &mut BackgroundDistributor) {
+    use super::background::Map;
     gfx.set_background_palettes(agb_logo::test_logo.palettes);
     gfx.set_background_tilemap(0, agb_logo::test_logo.tiles);
 
-    let mut back = gfx.get_background().unwrap();
+    let mut back = gfx.get_regular().unwrap();
 
     let mut entries: [u16; 30 * 20] = [0; 30 * 20];
     for tile_id in 0..(30 * 20) {
diff --git a/agb/src/display/mod.rs b/agb/src/display/mod.rs
index a05b137..e4ce520 100644
--- a/agb/src/display/mod.rs
+++ b/agb/src/display/mod.rs
@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@ use video::Video;
 
 use self::object::ObjectControl;
 
+/// Graphics mode 0. Four regular backgrounds.
+pub mod background;
 /// Graphics mode 3. Bitmap mode that provides a 16-bit colour framebuffer.
 pub mod bitmap3;
 /// Graphics mode 4. Bitmap 4 provides two 8-bit paletted framebuffers with page switching.
@@ -17,8 +19,6 @@ pub mod object;
 pub mod palette16;
 /// Data produced by agb-image-converter
 pub mod tile_data;
-/// Graphics mode 0. Four regular backgrounds.
-pub mod tiled0;
 /// Giving out graphics mode.
 pub mod video;
 
diff --git a/agb/src/display/video.rs b/agb/src/display/video.rs
index 3c7974a..2652b8a 100644
--- a/agb/src/display/video.rs
+++ b/agb/src/display/video.rs
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-use super::{bitmap3::Bitmap3, bitmap4::Bitmap4, tiled0::Tiled0};
+use super::{background::BackgroundDistributor, bitmap3::Bitmap3, bitmap4::Bitmap4};
 
 #[non_exhaustive]
 pub struct Video {}
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ impl Video {
         unsafe { Bitmap4::new() }
     }
 
-    pub fn tiled0(&mut self) -> Tiled0 {
-        unsafe { Tiled0::new() }
+    pub fn tiled0(&mut self) -> BackgroundDistributor {
+        unsafe { BackgroundDistributor::new() }
     }
 }