diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index f9e1927..2b0e05e 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -2,3 +2,5 @@
 /libsm64.so
 Makefile
 /src/mario
+*.z64
+/src/anim_datac.h
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/configure b/configure
index 1342002..85f8302 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -39,7 +39,6 @@ print_makefile() {
         make_cmd "$f"
     done
 
-    echo -e "src/mario/anim_data.inc.c: extract-decomp-source.py\n\t ./extract-decomp-source.py"
     echo -e "src/mario/geo.inc.c: extract-decomp-source.py\n\t ./extract-decomp-source.py"
     echo -e "src/mario/model.inc.c: extract-decomp-source.py\n\t ./extract-decomp-source.py"
 
diff --git a/extract-decomp-source.py b/extract-decomp-source.py
index b189e76..75644e6 100755
--- a/extract-decomp-source.py
+++ b/extract-decomp-source.py
@@ -93,15 +93,15 @@ def main():
     with open("src/mario/geo.inc.h", "w") as file:
         file.write(geo_inc_h)
 
-    os.chdir("sm64-port")
-    mario_anims_pipe = subprocess.run(["tools/mario_anims_converter.py", "-l"], stdout=subprocess.PIPE)
-    mario_anims_string = mario_anims_pipe.stdout.decode('utf-8')
-    os.chdir("..")
-
-    with open("src/mario/anim_data.c", "w") as file:
-        file.write(mario_anims_string.replace('#include "types.h"', '#include "../include/types.h"\n#include "anim_data.h"') + anim_data_c_footer)
-
-    with open("src/mario/anim_data.h", "w") as file:
-        file.write(anim_data_h)
+#    os.chdir("sm64-port")
+#    mario_anims_pipe = subprocess.run(["tools/mario_anims_converter.py", "-l"], stdout=subprocess.PIPE)
+#    mario_anims_string = mario_anims_pipe.stdout.decode('utf-8')
+#    os.chdir("..")
+#
+#    with open("src/mario/anim_data.c", "w") as file:
+#        file.write(mario_anims_string.replace('#include "types.h"', '#include "../include/types.h"\n#include "anim_data.h"') + anim_data_c_footer)
+#
+#    with open("src/mario/anim_data.h", "w") as file:
+#        file.write(anim_data_h)
 
 main()
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/libsm64.c b/src/libsm64.c
index 45c96c9..e56a474 100644
--- a/src/libsm64.c
+++ b/src/libsm64.c
@@ -17,9 +17,10 @@
 #include "engine/graph_node.h"
 #include "engine/geo_layout.h"
 #include "game/rendering_graph_node.h"
-#include "mario/anim_data.h"
+//#include "mario/anim_data.h"
 #include "mario/geo.inc.h"
 #include "gfx_adapter.h"
+#include "load_anim_data.h"
 
 static struct AllocOnlyPool *s_mario_geo_pool;
 static struct GraphNode *s_mario_graph_node;
@@ -75,10 +76,14 @@ static struct Area *hack_build_area( void )
     return result;
 }
 
-void sm64_global_init( SM64DebugPrintFunctionPtr debugPrintFunction )
+
+
+void sm64_global_init( uint8_t *rom, SM64DebugPrintFunctionPtr debugPrintFunction )
 {
     gDebugPrint = debugPrintFunction;
 
+    load_mario_anims_from_rom( rom );
+
     gMarioObject = hack_allocate_mario();
     gCurrentArea = hack_build_area();
     gCurrentObject = gMarioObject;
@@ -86,7 +91,7 @@ void sm64_global_init( SM64DebugPrintFunctionPtr debugPrintFunction )
     s_mario_geo_pool = alloc_only_pool_init();
     s_mario_graph_node = process_geo_layout( s_mario_geo_pool, mario_geo_ptr );
 
-    D_80339D10.animDmaTable = mario_anims_ptr;
+    D_80339D10.animDmaTable = gMarioAnimsPtr; // mario_anims_ptr;
     D_80339D10.currentAnimAddr = NULL;
     D_80339D10.targetAnim = malloc( 0x4000 );
 
diff --git a/src/libsm64.h b/src/libsm64.h
index 4ca3c9f..c83b267 100644
--- a/src/libsm64.h
+++ b/src/libsm64.h
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ struct SM64MarioGeometryBuffers
 
 typedef void (*SM64DebugPrintFunctionPtr)( const char * );
 
-extern void sm64_global_init( SM64DebugPrintFunctionPtr debugPrintFunction );
+extern void sm64_global_init( uint8_t *rom, SM64DebugPrintFunctionPtr debugPrintFunction );
 extern void sm64_load_surfaces( uint16_t terrainType, const struct SM64Surface *surfaceArray, size_t numSurfaces );
 extern void sm64_mario_reset( int16_t marioX, int16_t marioY, int16_t marioZ );
 extern void sm64_mario_tick( const struct SM64MarioInputs *inputs, struct SM64MarioState *outState, struct SM64MarioGeometryBuffers *outBuffers );
diff --git a/src/load_anim_data.c b/src/load_anim_data.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c691426
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/load_anim_data.c
@@ -0,0 +1,167 @@
+#include "load_anim_data.h"
+#include "include/types.h"
+#include "anim_datac.h"
+
+#include <stdlib.h>
+
+static struct MarioAnimsObj s_marioAnimsObj;
+
+#define ANIM_DATA_ADDRESS 0x004EC000
+
+#define MAX_ANIM_DATA_SIZE ( 1024 * 1024 )
+
+void *gMarioAnimsPtr;
+
+uint16_t read_u16_be( uint8_t **ptr )
+{
+    uint8_t *p = *ptr;
+
+    uint32_t result = 
+        (uint32_t)p[0] << 8 |
+        (uint32_t)p[1];
+
+    *ptr += 2;
+
+    return result;
+}
+
+int16_t read_s16_be( uint8_t **ptr )
+{
+    return (int16_t)read_u16_be(ptr);
+}
+
+uint32_t read_u32_be( uint8_t **ptr )
+{
+    uint8_t *p = *ptr;
+
+    uint32_t result = 
+        (uint32_t)p[0] << 24 |
+        (uint32_t)p[1] << 16 |
+        (uint32_t)p[2] <<  8 |
+        (uint32_t)p[3];
+
+    *ptr += 4;
+
+    return result;
+}
+
+void write_u16_se( uint8_t **ptr, uint16_t val )
+{
+    while( (size_t)(*ptr) % 2 > 0 )
+        *ptr += 1;
+
+    uint16_t *p = *ptr;
+    *p = val;
+    *ptr += 2;
+}
+
+void write_s16_se( uint8_t **ptr, int16_t val )
+{
+    while( (size_t)(*ptr) % 2 > 0 )
+        *ptr += 1;
+
+    uint16_t *p = *ptr;
+    *p = (uint16_t)val;
+    *ptr += 2;
+}
+
+void write_u32_se( uint8_t **ptr, uint32_t val )
+{
+    while( (size_t)(*ptr) % 4 > 0 )
+        *ptr += 1;
+
+    uint32_t *p = *ptr;
+    *p = val;
+    *ptr += 4;
+}
+
+void write_u64_se( uint8_t **ptr, uint64_t val )
+{
+    while( (size_t)(*ptr) % 8 > 0 )
+        *ptr += 1;
+
+    uint64_t *p = *ptr;
+    *p = val;
+    *ptr += 8;
+}
+
+#define GET_OFFSET_SIZE_PAIR_PTR( n ) ((struct OffsetSizePair*)( buffer + 8 + sizeof(void*) + (n)*8 ))
+#define OVERWRITE_OFFSET( n, v ) do { ((struct OffsetSizePair*)( buffer + 8 + sizeof(void*) + (n)*8 ))->offset = (v); } while(0)
+#define OVERWRITE_SIZE( n, v )   do { ((struct OffsetSizePair*)( buffer + 8 + sizeof(void*) + (n)*8 ))->size   = (v); } while(0)
+
+
+
+
+void load_mario_anims_from_rom( uint8_t *rom )
+{
+    uint8_t *buffer = malloc( MAX_ANIM_DATA_SIZE );
+    uint8_t *read_ptr = rom + ANIM_DATA_ADDRESS;
+    uint8_t *write_ptr = buffer;
+
+    uint32_t num_entries = read_u32_be( &read_ptr );
+    write_u32_se( &write_ptr, num_entries );
+    write_u32_se( &write_ptr, 0 );
+
+    read_u32_be( &read_ptr );
+    write_u64_se( &write_ptr, 0 );
+
+    // Read all of the offset/size pairs for animation entries from the ROM.
+    for( int i = 0; i < num_entries; ++i )
+    {
+        uint32_t offset = read_u32_be( &read_ptr );
+        uint32_t size = read_u32_be( &read_ptr );
+
+        write_u32_se( &write_ptr, offset );
+        write_u32_se( &write_ptr, size );
+    }
+
+    int ptr_size_diff = sizeof(void*) - 4;
+
+    printf("\n\n");
+
+    for( int i = 0; i < num_entries; ++i )
+    {
+        struct OffsetSizePair rom_osp = *GET_OFFSET_SIZE_PAIR_PTR(i);
+        read_ptr = rom + ANIM_DATA_ADDRESS + rom_osp.offset;
+
+        //offset = offset(top)
+        //size = offset(values) + size(values) - offset(top)
+        size_t offset = write_ptr - buffer;
+        OVERWRITE_OFFSET(i, offset);
+
+        write_s16_se( &write_ptr, read_s16_be( &read_ptr )); // flags
+        write_s16_se( &write_ptr, read_s16_be( &read_ptr )); // animYTransDivisor
+        write_s16_se( &write_ptr, read_s16_be( &read_ptr )); // startFrame
+        write_s16_se( &write_ptr, read_s16_be( &read_ptr )); // loopStart
+        write_s16_se( &write_ptr, read_s16_be( &read_ptr )); // loopEnd
+        write_s16_se( &write_ptr, read_s16_be( &read_ptr )); // unusedBoneCount
+
+        //values_ptr = offset(values) - offset(top)
+        //index_ptr = offset(indices) - offset(top)
+        //length = offset(values) + size(values) - offset(top)
+         
+        uint32_t values_ptr = read_u32_be( &read_ptr ) + 2 * ptr_size_diff;
+        uint32_t index_ptr = read_u32_be( &read_ptr ) + 2 * ptr_size_diff;
+        uint32_t length = read_u32_be( &read_ptr ) + 4 * ptr_size_diff;
+
+        OVERWRITE_SIZE(i, length);
+
+        printf(" > %x %x \n", offset, length);
+        printf(" >>> %x %x \n", gMarioAnims.entries[i].offset, gMarioAnims.entries[i].size);
+
+        write_u64_se( &write_ptr, values_ptr );
+        write_u64_se( &write_ptr, index_ptr );
+        write_u32_se( &write_ptr, length );
+
+        size_t data_bytes = i < num_entries - 1
+            ? rom + ANIM_DATA_ADDRESS + GET_OFFSET_SIZE_PAIR_PTR(i + 1)->offset - read_ptr
+            : length;
+
+        for( int i = 0; i < data_bytes; ++i )
+            *write_ptr++ = *read_ptr++;
+
+        write_ptr += 8;
+    }
+
+    gMarioAnimsPtr = buffer; // &gMarioAnims;
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/load_anim_data.h b/src/load_anim_data.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3fbf8d2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/load_anim_data.h
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+#pragma once
+
+#include <stdint.h>
+#include <stddef.h>
+
+#include "include/types.h"
+
+extern void *gMarioAnimsPtr;
+
+extern void load_mario_anims_from_rom( uint8_t *rom );
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/memory.c b/src/memory.c
index 4513f04..a9d8ff7 100644
--- a/src/memory.c
+++ b/src/memory.c
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ struct AllocOnlyPool
 struct AllocOnlyPool *alloc_only_pool_init(void)
 {
     struct AllocOnlyPool *result = malloc( sizeof( struct AllocOnlyPool ));
-    result->id = 0x69;
+    result->id = 0x69; // value doesn't matter
     return result;
 }
 
@@ -22,11 +22,9 @@ void *alloc_only_pool_alloc(struct AllocOnlyPool *pool, s32 size)
 void *alloc_display_list(u32 size)
 {
     return malloc(size);
-//    size = ALIGN8(size);
-//    return alloc_only_pool_alloc(gGfxAllocOnlyPool, size);
 }
 
 void main_pool_free(struct AllocOnlyPool *pool)
 {
-    // TODO
+    // TODO lol
 }
\ No newline at end of file