diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 998d09c..0e98453 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 CFLAGS = -Isaturn
-OPT ?= -Og
+OPT ?= -O2
 LIB = ./saturn
 
 ALL =
@@ -54,6 +54,8 @@ vdp2/nbg0_16color.elf: vdp2/nbg0_16color.o res/kirby.data.o res/kirby.data.pal.o
 
 vdp2/color_calculation_ratio.elf: vdp2/color_calculation_ratio.o res/mai00.data.o res/mai.data.pal.o res/haohmaru.data.o res/haohmaru.data.pal.o res/forest.data.pal.o res/forest.pattern.o res/forest.tile.o
 
+vdp2/line_color_screen.elf: vdp2/line_color_screen.o $(LIBGCC)
+
 vdp1/polygon.elf: vdp1/polygon.o
 vdp1/cube.elf: vdp1/cube.o $(LIBGCC)
 vdp1/cube2.elf: vdp1/cube2.o
diff --git a/vdp2/line_color_screen.cpp b/vdp2/line_color_screen.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..12003ce
--- /dev/null
+++ b/vdp2/line_color_screen.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,189 @@
+/*
+  color data
+
+  255 colors, 3 bytes per channel, packed
+*/
+/*
+  image data
+
+  64*64 px, 1 byte per palette index
+*/
+
+#include <stdint.h>
+
+#include "vdp2.h"
+#include "../common/vdp2_func.hpp"
+
+inline constexpr uint16_t rgb555(int r, int g, int b)
+{
+  if (r > 255) r = 255;
+  if (g > 255) g = 255;
+  if (b > 255) b = 255;
+  if (r < 0) r = 0;
+  if (g < 0) g = 0;
+  if (b < 0) b = 0;
+
+  return ((b >> 3) << 10) // blue
+       | ((g >> 3) << 5)  // green
+       | ((r >> 3) << 0); // red
+}
+
+template <typename T>
+void fill(T * buf, T v, int32_t n) noexcept
+{
+  while (n > 0) {
+    *buf++ = v;
+    n -= (sizeof (T));
+  }
+}
+
+struct color {
+  uint8_t r;
+  uint8_t g;
+  uint8_t b;
+};
+
+struct interp {
+  int line;
+  struct color color;
+};
+
+struct interp gradient[] = {
+  {  0, {0x59, 0x6b, 0x88}},
+  { 40, {0x59, 0x6b, 0x88}},
+  { 80, {0xa8, 0x34, 0x14}},
+  {110, {0xac, 0xa5, 0x30}},
+  {120, {0xac, 0xa5, 0x30}},
+  {140, {0xa8, 0x34, 0x14}},
+  {999, {0xa8, 0x34, 0x14}},
+};
+
+const int gradient_len = (sizeof (gradient)) / (sizeof (gradient[0]));
+
+struct color lerp(struct color a, struct color b, int start, int end, int y)
+{
+  if (start == end) {
+    return (struct color){a.r, a.g, a.b};
+  }
+  if (end == 999) {
+    return (struct color){a.r, a.g, a.b};
+  }
+
+  int dr = ((int)b.r - (int)a.r);
+  int dg = ((int)b.g - (int)a.g);
+  int db = ((int)b.b - (int)a.b);
+
+  int t1 = end - start;
+  int t0 = y - start;
+
+  return (struct color){
+    (uint8_t)((int)a.r + dr * t0 / t1),
+    (uint8_t)((int)a.g + dg * t0 / t1),
+    (uint8_t)((int)a.b + db * t0 / t1),
+  };
+}
+
+void gen_gradient()
+{
+  struct interp * prev = &gradient[0];
+  struct interp * cur = prev;
+
+  int i = 0;
+
+  for (int y = 0; y < 240; y++) {
+    if (y >= cur->line) {
+      prev = cur;
+      i += 1;
+      cur = &gradient[i];
+    }
+
+    struct color c = lerp(prev->color, cur->color, prev->line, cur->line, y);
+    vdp2.vram.u16[y] = rgb555(c.r, c.g, c.b);
+    //vdp2.vram.u16[y] = rgb555(cur->color.r, cur->color.g, cur->color.b);
+  }
+}
+
+void main()
+{
+  v_blank_in();
+
+  // DISP: Please make sure to change this bit from 0 to 1 during V blank.
+  vdp2.reg.TVMD = ( TVMD__DISP | TVMD__LSMD__NON_INTERLACE
+                  | TVMD__VRESO__240 | TVMD__HRESO__NORMAL_320);
+
+
+  /* set the color mode to 5bits per channel, 1024 colors */
+  vdp2.reg.RAMCTL = RAMCTL__CRMD__RGB_5BIT_1024;
+
+  /* enable display of NBG0 */
+  //vdp2.reg.BGON = BGON__N0ON;
+
+  /* set character format for NBG0 to palettized 2048 color
+     set enable "cell format" for NBG0
+     set character size for NBG0 to 1x1 cell */
+  vdp2.reg.CHCTLA = CHCTLA__N0CHCN__2048_COLOR
+                  | CHCTLA__N0BMEN__CELL_FORMAT
+                  | CHCTLA__N0CHSZ__1x1_CELL;
+  /* "Note: In color RAM modes 0 and 2, 2048-color becomes 1024-color" */
+
+  /* use 1-word (16-bit) pattern names */
+  vdp2.reg.PNCN0 = PNCN0__N0PNB__1WORD;
+
+  /* plane size */
+  vdp2.reg.PLSZ = PLSZ__N0PLSZ__1x1;
+
+  /* map plane offset
+     1-word: value of bit 6-0 * 0x2000
+     2-word: value of bit 5-0 * 0x4000
+  */
+  constexpr int plane_a = 2;
+  constexpr int plane_a_offset = plane_a * 0x2000;
+
+  constexpr int page_size = 64 * 64 * 2; // N0PNB__1WORD (16-bit)
+  constexpr int plane_size = page_size * 1;
+
+  vdp2.reg.MPOFN = MPOFN__N0MP(0); // bits 8~6
+  vdp2.reg.MPABN0 = MPABN0__N0MPB(plane_a) | MPABN0__N0MPA(plane_a); // bits 5~0
+  vdp2.reg.MPCDN0 = MPCDN0__N0MPD(plane_a) | MPCDN0__N0MPC(plane_a); // bits 5~0
+
+  constexpr int cell_size = (8 * 8) * 2; // N0CHCN__2048_COLOR (16-bit)
+  constexpr int character_size = cell_size * (1 * 1); // N0CHSZ__1x1_CELL
+  constexpr int character_offset = character_size / 0x20;
+
+  // zeroize character/cell data from 0 up to plane_a_offset
+  fill<uint32_t>(&vdp2.vram.u32[(0 / 2)], 0, plane_a_offset);
+
+  // "zeroize" plane_a to the 0x40th (64th) character index (an unused/transparent character)
+  // this creates the '40' indexes in the below picture
+  fill<uint16_t>(&vdp2.vram.u16[(plane_a_offset / 2)], character_offset * 0x40, plane_size);
+
+  constexpr int pixel_width = 64;
+  constexpr int pixel_height = 64;
+  constexpr int cell_horizontal = pixel_width / 8;
+  constexpr int cell_vertical = pixel_height / 8;
+
+  constexpr int page_width = 64;
+
+  /*
+  set plane_a character index data to this (hex):
+
+                            |
+     00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 40 40 ..
+     08 09 0a 0b 0c 0d 0e 0f 40 40 ..
+     10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 40 40 ..
+     18 19 1a 1b 1c 1d 1e 1f 40 40 ..
+     20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 40 40 ..
+     28 29 2a 2b 2c 2d 2e 2f 40 40 ..
+     30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 40 40 ..
+  -- 38 39 3a 3b 3c 3d 3e 3f 40 40 ..
+     40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 ..
+     40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 ..
+     .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
+
+  (the above numbers are not pre-multiplied by character_offset)
+  */
+
+  vdp2.reg.BKTA = BKTA__BKCLMD_PER_LINE;
+
+  gen_gradient();
+}