diff --git a/examples/hyperspace-roll/src/save.rs b/examples/hyperspace-roll/src/save.rs
index ada5cf6a..a810a6c7 100644
--- a/examples/hyperspace-roll/src/save.rs
+++ b/examples/hyperspace-roll/src/save.rs
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ use agb::save::{Error, SaveManager};
 use agb::Gba;
 
 static HIGH_SCORE: AtomicU32 = AtomicU32::new(0);
+static SAVE_OFFSET: usize = 1;
 
 pub fn init_save(gba: &mut Gba) -> Result<(), Error> {
     gba.save.init_sram();
@@ -18,7 +19,7 @@ pub fn init_save(gba: &mut Gba) -> Result<(), Error> {
         save_high_score(&mut gba.save, 0)?;
     } else {
         let mut buffer = [0; 4];
-        access.read(1, &mut buffer)?;
+        access.read(SAVE_OFFSET, &mut buffer)?;
         let high_score = u32::from_le_bytes(buffer);
 
         let score = if high_score > 100 { 0 } else { high_score };
@@ -35,8 +36,8 @@ pub fn load_high_score() -> u32 {
 
 pub fn save_high_score(save: &mut SaveManager, score: u32) -> Result<(), Error> {
     save.access()?
-        .prepare_write(1..5)?
-        .write(1, &score.to_le_bytes())?;
+        .prepare_write(SAVE_OFFSET..SAVE_OFFSET + 4)?
+        .write(SAVE_OFFSET, &score.to_le_bytes())?;
     HIGH_SCORE.store(score, Ordering::SeqCst);
     Ok(())
 }
diff --git a/examples/the-dungeon-puzzlers-lament/src/lib.rs b/examples/the-dungeon-puzzlers-lament/src/lib.rs
index d4ccc8be..1d1770a4 100644
--- a/examples/the-dungeon-puzzlers-lament/src/lib.rs
+++ b/examples/the-dungeon-puzzlers-lament/src/lib.rs
@@ -121,8 +121,10 @@ pub fn entry(mut gba: agb::Gba) -> ! {
         oam: unmanaged,
     };
 
-    let mut current_level = 0;
-    let mut maximum_level = save::load_max_level() as usize;
+    let saved_level = save::load_max_level() as usize;
+
+    let mut current_level = saved_level;
+    let mut maximum_level = saved_level;
     loop {
         if current_level >= level::Level::num_levels() {
             current_level = 0;
diff --git a/examples/the-dungeon-puzzlers-lament/src/save.rs b/examples/the-dungeon-puzzlers-lament/src/save.rs
index 5923fa5c..398d9f49 100644
--- a/examples/the-dungeon-puzzlers-lament/src/save.rs
+++ b/examples/the-dungeon-puzzlers-lament/src/save.rs
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ use agb::{
 };
 
 static MAXIMUM_LEVEL: AtomicU32 = AtomicU32::new(0);
+static SAVE_OFFSET: usize = 0xFF;
 
 pub fn init_save(gba: &mut Gba) -> Result<(), Error> {
     gba.save.init_sram();
@@ -20,7 +21,7 @@ pub fn init_save(gba: &mut Gba) -> Result<(), Error> {
         save_max_level(&mut gba.save, 0)?;
     } else {
         let mut buffer = [0; 4];
-        access.read(1, &mut buffer)?;
+        access.read(SAVE_OFFSET, &mut buffer)?;
         let max_level = u32::from_le_bytes(buffer);
 
         if max_level > 100 {
@@ -39,8 +40,8 @@ pub fn load_max_level() -> u32 {
 
 pub fn save_max_level(save: &mut SaveManager, level: u32) -> Result<(), Error> {
     save.access()?
-        .prepare_write(1..5)?
-        .write(1, &level.to_le_bytes())?;
+        .prepare_write(SAVE_OFFSET..SAVE_OFFSET + 4)?
+        .write(SAVE_OFFSET, &level.to_le_bytes())?;
     MAXIMUM_LEVEL.store(level, Ordering::SeqCst);
     Ok(())
 }