diff --git a/src/main.rs b/src/main.rs
index 2a8a0ae..19735ee 100644
--- a/src/main.rs
+++ b/src/main.rs
@@ -5,29 +5,60 @@ use structopt::StructOpt;
 #[structopt(name = "CERES-16", about = "16bit fantasy console")]
 struct Opt {
     /// times the screen should be scaled by
-    #[structopt(short = "s", long = "scale", default_value = "2")]
+    #[structopt(short = "s", long = "scale", default_value = "4")]
     scale_factor: usize,
 }
 
 fn wrapper() -> Result<()> {
     let opt = Opt::from_args();
+
     let mut ctx = offbrand::Context::new(
-        ceres_sys::SCREEN_WIDTH * opt.scale_factor,
-        ceres_sys::SCREEN_HEIGHT * opt.scale_factor,
+        ceres_sys::SCREEN_WIDTH,
+        ceres_sys::SCREEN_HEIGHT,
         "CERES-16".to_owned(),
+        Some(opt.scale_factor),
     )?;
-    let sys = ceres_sys::System::init();
-    println!("{}", sys.registers);
+
+    let mut sys = ceres_sys::System::init();
+
+    let mut colors: Vec<u16> = Vec::new();
+
+    for r in 0x0..0xf {
+        for g in 0x0..0xf {
+            for b in 0x0..0xf {
+                colors.push((r << 8) | (g << 4) | b);
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    colors.iter().enumerate().for_each(|(addr, color)| {
+        sys.video_memory[addr as u16] = *color;
+    });
 
     while ctx.is_open() {
         ctx.clear(None);
 
+        for x in 0..ceres_sys::SCREEN_WIDTH {
+            for y in 0..ceres_sys::SCREEN_HEIGHT {
+                let color =
+                    color_from_u16(sys.video_memory[(y * ceres_sys::SCREEN_WIDTH + x) as u16]);
+                ctx.insert_pixel(x, y, color);
+            }
+        }
+
         ctx.present()?;
     }
 
     Ok(())
 }
 
+fn color_from_u16(color: u16) -> Color {
+    let r = (((color >> 8) & 0x000f) as u8) * 17;
+    let g = (((color >> 4) & 0x000f) as u8) * 17;
+    let b = ((color & 0x000f) as u8) * 17;
+    Color { r, g, b }
+}
+
 fn main() {
     if let Err(err) = wrapper() {
         eprintln!("error: {:?}", err);