diff --git a/agb/gfx/pastel.png b/agb/gfx/pastel.png
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..7ece9c36
Binary files /dev/null and b/agb/gfx/pastel.png differ
diff --git a/agb/gfx/square.aseprite b/agb/gfx/square.aseprite
deleted file mode 100644
index b31eab3a..00000000
Binary files a/agb/gfx/square.aseprite and /dev/null differ
diff --git a/agb/src/no_game.rs b/agb/src/no_game.rs
index d241bce4..77920640 100644
--- a/agb/src/no_game.rs
+++ b/agb/src/no_game.rs
@@ -1,19 +1,18 @@
 //! The no game screen is what is displayed if there isn't a game made yet.
 
 use agb_fixnum::{num, Num, Vector2D};
-use alloc::vec;
 use alloc::vec::Vec;
+use alloc::{boxed::Box, vec};
 
+use crate::display::object::{DynamicSprite, PaletteVram, Size, SpriteVram};
+use crate::display::palette16::Palette16;
 use crate::{
-    display::{
-        object::{OamIterator, ObjectUnmanaged, Sprite},
-        HEIGHT, WIDTH,
-    },
-    include_aseprite,
+    display::{object::ObjectUnmanaged, HEIGHT, WIDTH},
+    include_palette,
     interrupt::VBlank,
 };
 
-const SQUARES: &[Sprite] = include_aseprite!("gfx/square.aseprite").sprites();
+const PALETTE: &[u16] = &include_palette!("gfx/pastel.png");
 
 fn letters() -> Vec<Vec<Vector2D<Num<i32, 8>>>> {
     vec![
@@ -111,34 +110,44 @@ fn letters() -> Vec<Vec<Vector2D<Num<i32, 8>>>> {
     ]
 }
 
-trait Renderable {
-    fn render(&self, slots: &mut OamIterator) -> Option<()>;
-}
+fn generate_sprites() -> Box<[SpriteVram]> {
+    let mut sprites = Vec::new();
 
-impl Renderable for ObjectUnmanaged {
-    fn render(&self, slots: &mut OamIterator) -> Option<()> {
-        slots.next()?.set(self);
-        Some(())
-    }
-}
+    // generate palettes
 
-impl<T: Renderable> Renderable for &[T] {
-    fn render(&self, slots: &mut OamIterator) -> Option<()> {
-        for r in self.iter() {
-            r.render(slots)?;
+    let palettes: Vec<PaletteVram> = PALETTE
+        .chunks(15)
+        .map(|x| {
+            core::iter::once(0)
+                .chain(x.iter().copied())
+                .chain(core::iter::repeat(0))
+                .take(16)
+                .collect::<Vec<_>>()
+        })
+        .map(|palette| {
+            let palette = Palette16::new(palette.try_into().unwrap());
+            PaletteVram::new(&palette).unwrap()
+        })
+        .collect();
+
+    // generate sprites
+    let mut sprite = DynamicSprite::new(Size::S8x8);
+    for (palette, colour) in (0..PALETTE.len()).map(|x| (x / 15, x % 15)) {
+        for y in 0..8 {
+            for x in 0..8 {
+                sprite.set_pixel(x, y, colour + 1);
+            }
         }
-
-        Some(())
+        sprites.push(sprite.to_vram(palettes[palette].clone()));
     }
+
+    sprites.into_boxed_slice()
 }
 
 pub fn no_game(mut gba: crate::Gba) -> ! {
     let (mut oam, mut loader) = gba.display.object.get_unmanaged();
 
-    let squares: Vec<_> = SQUARES
-        .iter()
-        .map(|sprite| loader.get_vram_sprite(sprite))
-        .collect();
+    let squares = generate_sprites();
 
     let mut letter_positons = Vec::new();
 
@@ -179,10 +188,6 @@ pub fn no_game(mut gba: crate::Gba) -> ! {
     let mut time: Num<i32, 8> = num!(0.);
     let time_delta: Num<i32, 8> = num!(0.025);
 
-    // let (_background, mut vram) = gba.display.video.tiled0();
-
-    // vram.set_background_palettes(&[Palette16::new([u16::MAX; 16])]);
-
     let vblank = VBlank::get();
 
     loop {