diff --git a/agb/examples/dma_effect.rs b/agb/examples/dma_effect.rs
deleted file mode 100644
index 5d08c693..00000000
--- a/agb/examples/dma_effect.rs
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,71 +0,0 @@
-#![no_std]
-#![no_main]
-
-extern crate alloc;
-
-use alloc::boxed::Box;
-
-use agb::{
-    display::{
-        example_logo,
-        tiled::{RegularBackgroundSize, TileFormat, TiledMap},
-    },
-    interrupt::VBlank,
-};
-
-#[agb::entry]
-fn main(mut gba: agb::Gba) -> ! {
-    let (gfx, mut vram) = gba.display.video.tiled0();
-
-    let mut input = agb::input::ButtonController::new();
-
-    let mut map = gfx.background(
-        agb::display::Priority::P0,
-        RegularBackgroundSize::Background32x32,
-        TileFormat::FourBpp,
-    );
-
-    let dma = gba.dma.dma().dma0;
-
-    example_logo::display_logo(&mut map, &mut vram);
-
-    let vblank = VBlank::get();
-
-    let offsets: Box<[_]> = (0..160 * 2).collect();
-    let colours: Box<[_]> = (0..160).map(|i| ((i * 0xffff) / 160) as u16).collect();
-
-    let mut frame = 0;
-
-    let mut effect = false;
-
-    loop {
-        input.update();
-
-        if input.is_just_pressed(agb::input::Button::A) {
-            effect = !effect;
-        }
-
-        let _x_scroll_transfer = if effect {
-            Some(unsafe { dma.hblank_transfer(&map.x_scroll_dma(), &offsets[frame..]) })
-        } else {
-            map.set_scroll_pos((0i16, 0i16));
-            None
-        };
-
-        let _background_color_transfer = if !effect {
-            Some(unsafe {
-                dma.hblank_transfer(&vram.background_palette_colour_dma(0, 2), &colours)
-            })
-        } else {
-            vram.set_background_palette_colour(0, 0, 0xffff);
-            None
-        };
-
-        map.commit(&mut vram);
-        vblank.wait_for_vblank();
-        frame += 1;
-        if frame > 160 {
-            frame = 0;
-        }
-    }
-}
diff --git a/agb/examples/dma_effect_background_colour.rs b/agb/examples/dma_effect_background_colour.rs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..6efc4ed9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/agb/examples/dma_effect_background_colour.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,48 @@
+#![no_std]
+#![no_main]
+
+extern crate alloc;
+
+use alloc::boxed::Box;
+
+use agb::{
+    display::{
+        example_logo,
+        tiled::{RegularBackgroundSize, TileFormat},
+    },
+    interrupt::VBlank,
+};
+
+#[agb::entry]
+fn main(mut gba: agb::Gba) -> ! {
+    let (gfx, mut vram) = gba.display.video.tiled0();
+
+    let mut map = gfx.background(
+        agb::display::Priority::P0,
+        RegularBackgroundSize::Background32x32,
+        TileFormat::FourBpp,
+    );
+
+    let dma = gba.dma.dma().dma0;
+
+    example_logo::display_logo(&mut map, &mut vram);
+
+    let vblank = VBlank::get();
+
+    let colours: Box<[_]> = (0..160).map(|i| ((i * 0xffff) / 160) as u16).collect();
+
+    let mut frame = 0;
+
+    loop {
+        // hardcoding palette index 2 here which you wouldn't want to do in a real example (instead, look for
+        // the colour you want to replace)
+        let _background_color_transfer =
+            unsafe { dma.hblank_transfer(&vram.background_palette_colour_dma(0, 2), &colours) };
+
+        vblank.wait_for_vblank();
+        frame += 1;
+        if frame > 160 {
+            frame = 0;
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/agb/examples/dma_effect_background_scroll.rs b/agb/examples/dma_effect_background_scroll.rs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..eb5cdfaa
--- /dev/null
+++ b/agb/examples/dma_effect_background_scroll.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,46 @@
+#![no_std]
+#![no_main]
+
+extern crate alloc;
+
+use alloc::boxed::Box;
+
+use agb::{
+    display::{
+        example_logo,
+        tiled::{RegularBackgroundSize, TileFormat},
+    },
+    interrupt::VBlank,
+};
+
+#[agb::entry]
+fn main(mut gba: agb::Gba) -> ! {
+    let (gfx, mut vram) = gba.display.video.tiled0();
+
+    let mut map = gfx.background(
+        agb::display::Priority::P0,
+        RegularBackgroundSize::Background32x32,
+        TileFormat::FourBpp,
+    );
+
+    let dma = gba.dma.dma().dma0;
+
+    example_logo::display_logo(&mut map, &mut vram);
+
+    let vblank = VBlank::get();
+
+    let offsets: Box<[_]> = (0..160 * 2).collect();
+
+    let mut frame = 0;
+
+    loop {
+        let _x_scroll_transfer =
+            unsafe { dma.hblank_transfer(&map.x_scroll_dma(), &offsets[frame..]) };
+
+        vblank.wait_for_vblank();
+        frame += 1;
+        if frame > 160 {
+            frame = 0;
+        }
+    }
+}