diff --git a/Lua/actor lister.lua b/Lua/actor lister.lua
index 6bea5a3..d99f1bf 100755
--- a/Lua/actor lister.lua	
+++ b/Lua/actor lister.lua	
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 require "boilerplate"
 require "addrs.init"
+require "classes"
 
 -- check for errors in the actor linked lists
 local validate = false
@@ -177,26 +178,6 @@ function collect_actors()
     return any > 0, actors_by_type, new_counts
 end
 
-InputHandler = Class()
-function InputHandler:init(binds)
-    self.binds = binds
-    self.old_ctrl = {}
-end
-
-function InputHandler:update()
-    local ctrl = {}
-    local pressed = {}
-    local j = joypad.getimmediate()
-    for k, v in pairs(self.binds) do
-        ctrl[k] = j[v]
-    end
-    for k, v in pairs(ctrl) do
-        pressed[k] = ctrl[k] and not self.old_ctrl[k]
-    end
-    self.old_ctrl = ctrl
-    return ctrl, pressed
-end
-
 ActorLister = Class()
 function ActorLister:init()
     self.before = 0
diff --git a/Lua/addrs/M common.lua b/Lua/addrs/M common.lua
index 8aafa77..5580b77 100755
--- a/Lua/addrs/M common.lua	
+++ b/Lua/addrs/M common.lua	
@@ -235,8 +235,7 @@ return {
         kegs            = AL(0xAC, 1),
     },
 
-    buttons_1           = AG(0x1A, 1),
-    buttons_2           = AG(0x1B, 1),
+    buttons             = AG(0x1A, 2),
     framerate_limiter   = AG(0xA2, 1),
     scene_number        = AG(0xA4, 2),
     screen_T            = AG(0xC0, 4),
diff --git a/Lua/cheat menu.lua b/Lua/cheat menu.lua
index f3c377f..fcc4c9a 100755
--- a/Lua/cheat menu.lua	
+++ b/Lua/cheat menu.lua	
@@ -1,158 +1,101 @@
 require "boilerplate"
-local addrs = require "addrs.init"
+require "addrs.init"
+require "classes"
+require "menu classes"
 
-local close = {text="close", type="close"}
+function T(x, y, color, pos, s, ...)
+    if #{...} > 0 then
+        s = s:format(...)
+    end
+    gui.text(10*x + 2, 16*y + 4, s, nil, color or "white", pos or "bottomright")
+end
 
-local menu = {
-    {
-        close,
-        {text="hey"},
-        {text="L to levitate", type="toggle", id="levitate"},
-        {text="levitate", type="hold", call_id="levitate"},
-        {text="everything", type="oneshot", call_id="everything"},
-        active = 1,
+function T_BR(x, y, color, ...) T(x, y, color, "bottomright", ...) end
+function T_BL(x, y, color, ...) T(x, y, color, "bottomleft",  ...) end
+function T_TL(x, y, color, ...) T(x, y, color, "topleft",     ...) end
+function T_TR(x, y, color, ...) T(x, y, color, "topright",    ...) end
+
+local passives = {}
+
+Passive = Class(Callbacks)
+function Passive:init(...)
+    Callbacks.init(self, ...)
+    table.insert(passives, self)
+end
+function Passive:tick()
+end
+
+local levitate = Passive()
+function levitate:tick()
+    if self.state then
+        if bit.band(addrs.buttons(), 0x20) > 0 then
+            self:hold()
+        end
+    end
+end
+function levitate:hold()
+    addrs.link_actor.y_vel(10)
+end
+
+local everything = Callbacks()
+function everything:on()
+    dofile("oneshot.lua")
+end
+
+local self_destruct = Callbacks()
+function self_destruct:on()
+    addrs.hearts(0)
+end
+
+local main_menu = Menu{
+    Screen{
+        Text("hey"),
+        Toggle("L to Levitate", levitate),
+        Hold("Levitate", levitate),
+        Oneshot("100%", everything),
+        Back(),
     },
-    {
-        close,
-        {text="kill link", type="oneshot", call_id="kill"},
-        {text="some flags", type="control"}, -- how to handle this?
-        -- i guess with a function like update_text
-        -- and self_render and handle_input basically
-        -- or call_id="submenu" options={yada yada} 
-        {text="k"},
-        active = 1,
+    Screen{
+        Oneshot("Kill Link", self_destruct),
+        Flags("some flags"),
+        Text("k"),
+        Back(),
     },
-    active = 1,
 }
 
-local active_menu = nil
-
-local menu_state = {
-    levitate = false,
+local input = InputHandler{
+    enter = "P1 L",
+    up    = "P1 DPad U",
+    down  = "P1 DPad D",
+    left  = "P1 DPad L",
+    right = "P1 DPad R",
 }
 
-local menu_calls = {
-    levitate = function(item, state)
-        addrs.z_vel(16)
-    end,
-    kill = function(item, state)
-        addrs.hearts(0)
-    end,
-    set = function(item, state)
-        A(item.addr, item.type)(item.value)
-    end,
-    everything = function(item, state)
-        dofile("oneshot.lua")
-    end,
-}
+local menu = nil
 
-function T(x, y, s, color)
-    color = color or "white"
-    gui.text(10*x + 2, 16*y + 4, s, nil, color, "bottomright")
-end
+while mm or oot do
+    local ctrl, pressed = input:update()
 
-function draw_row(row, row_number, is_active)
-    local color = is_active and "cyan" or "white"
-    if row.type == "toggle" then
-        T(4, row_number, row.text, color)
-        T(0, row_number, "[ ]", "yellow")
-        if menu_state[row.id] then
-            T(1, row_number, "x", "cyan")
-        end
-    else
-        T(0, row_number, row.text, color)
+    local delay = false
+    if not menu and pressed.enter then
+        delay = true
+        menu = main_menu
+        menu:focus()
     end
-end
 
-function run_row(row, hold)
-    local rt = row.type
-    if rt == "hold" then
-        if row.call_id then
-            menu_calls[row.call_id](row, menu_state)
-        end
-        if row.id then
-            menu_state[row.id] = true -- TODO: set to false later
+    if menu and not delay then
+        local old = menu
+        menu = menu:navigate(ctrl, pressed)
+        if menu ~= old then
+            old:unfocus()
+            if menu then menu:focus() end
         end
     end
+    if menu then menu:draw(T_TL, 0) end
 
-    if hold then return end
-
-    if rt == "toggle" then
-        menu_state[row.id] = not menu_state[row.id]
-        if row.call_id then
-            menu_calls[row.call_id](row, menu_state)
-        end
-    elseif rt == "close" then
-        active_menu = nil
-    elseif rt == "oneshot" then
-        menu_calls[row.call_id](row, menu_state)
+    for i, passive in ipairs(passives) do
+        passive:tick()
     end
-end
-
-function run_mainmenu(ctrl, pressed)
-    local active_submenu = menu.active
-    if pressed.left then
-        active_submenu = active_submenu - 1
-    end
-    if pressed.right then
-        active_submenu = active_submenu + 1
-    end
-    active_submenu = (active_submenu - 1) % #menu + 1
-    menu.active = active_submenu
-
-    local submenu = menu[active_submenu]
-
-    local active_row = submenu.active
-    if pressed.down then
-        active_row = active_row - 1
-    end
-    if pressed.up then
-        active_row = active_row + 1
-    end
-    active_row = (active_row - 1) % #submenu + 1
-    submenu.active = active_row
-
-    local row = submenu[active_row]
-
-    if pressed.enter then
-        run_row(row)
-    elseif ctrl.enter then
-        run_row(row, true)
-    end
-
-    T(0, 0, ("menu %02i/%02i"):format(active_submenu, #menu), "yellow")
-    for i, row in ipairs(submenu) do
-        draw_row(row, i, i == active_row)
-    end
-end
-
-local pressed = {}
-local old_ctrl = {}
-while true do
-    local j = joypad.getimmediate()
-    local ctrl = {
-        enter = j["P1 L"],
-        up    = j["P1 DPad U"],
-        down  = j["P1 DPad D"],
-        left  = j["P1 DPad L"],
-        right = j["P1 DPad R"],
-    }
-
-    for k, v in pairs(ctrl) do
-        pressed[k] = ctrl[k] and not old_ctrl[k]
-    end
-
-    gui.clearGraphics()
-
-    if pressed.enter and not active_menu then
-        active_menu = menu
-        pressed.enter = false
-    end
-
-    if active_menu == menu then
-        run_mainmenu(ctrl, pressed)
-    end
-
-    old_ctrl = ctrl
-    emu.yield()
+
+    emu.frameadvance()
 end
diff --git a/Lua/classes.lua b/Lua/classes.lua
index 7dcc0df..ce3f69d 100644
--- a/Lua/classes.lua
+++ b/Lua/classes.lua
@@ -41,3 +41,23 @@ function Monitor:save(fn)
         self.dirty = false
     end
 end
+
+InputHandler = Class()
+function InputHandler:init(binds)
+    self.binds = binds
+    self.old_ctrl = {}
+end
+
+function InputHandler:update()
+    local ctrl = {}
+    local pressed = {}
+    local j = joypad.getimmediate()
+    for k, v in pairs(self.binds) do
+        ctrl[k] = j[v]
+    end
+    for k, v in pairs(ctrl) do
+        pressed[k] = ctrl[k] and not self.old_ctrl[k]
+    end
+    self.old_ctrl = ctrl
+    return ctrl, pressed
+end
diff --git a/Lua/menu classes.lua b/Lua/menu classes.lua
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c51952e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Lua/menu classes.lua	
@@ -0,0 +1,203 @@
+function wrap(x, around)
+    return (x - 1) % around + 1
+end
+
+MenuItem = Class()
+Text = Class(MenuItem)
+Back = Class(Text)
+Close = Back -- FIXME
+
+Active = Class(Text)
+Toggle = Class(Active)
+Hold = Class(Active)
+Oneshot = Class(Active)
+Flags = Class(Active)
+
+Screen = Class()
+Menu = Class()
+
+Callbacks = Class()
+
+function Callbacks:init()
+    self.state = false
+end
+function Callbacks:on()
+    self.state = true
+end
+function Callbacks:off()
+    self.state = false
+end
+function Callbacks:hold()
+end
+function Callbacks:release()
+end
+
+function MenuItem:init()
+    self.focused = false
+end
+function MenuItem:run()
+    return self
+end
+function MenuItem:hold()
+    self:release()
+end
+function MenuItem:focus()
+    self.focused = true
+end
+function MenuItem:unfocus()
+    self.focused = false
+end
+function MenuItem:release()
+end
+function MenuItem:draw(brush, y)
+end
+
+function Text:init(text)
+    MenuItem.init(self)
+    self.text = text
+end
+function Text:draw(brush, y)
+    local color = self.focused and 'yellow' or 'white'
+    brush(0, y, color, self.text)
+end
+
+function Back:init()
+    Text.init(self, 'back')
+end
+function Back:run()
+    return nil -- FIXME
+end
+
+function Active:init(text, callbacks)
+    self.text = text
+    self.callbacks = callbacks or {}
+end
+
+function Toggle:init(text, callbacks)
+    Active.init(self, text, callbacks)
+    self.state = false
+end
+function Toggle:run()
+    self.state = not self.state
+    if self.state then
+        self.callbacks:on(true)
+    else
+        self.callbacks:off(false)
+    end
+    return self
+end
+function Toggle:draw(brush, y)
+    local color = self.focused and 'yellow' or 'white'
+    brush(0, y, 'cyan', '[ ]')
+    if self.state then
+        brush(1, y, color, 'x')
+    end
+    brush(4, y, color, self.text)
+end
+
+function Oneshot:run()
+    self.callbacks:on()
+    return self
+end
+
+function Hold:run()
+    self:hold()
+    return self
+end
+function Hold:hold()
+    self.callbacks:hold()
+end
+function Hold:release()
+    self.callbacks:release()
+end
+
+--function Flags:init
+
+function Screen:init(items)
+    self.items = items
+    self.item_sel = 1
+end
+
+function Screen:focus()
+    self.items[self.item_sel]:focus()
+end
+
+function Screen:unfocus()
+    self.items[self.item_sel]:unfocus()
+end
+
+function Screen:navigate(ctrl, pressed)
+    local i = self.item_sel
+    local old = self.items[i]
+
+    if pressed.down then i = i + 1 end
+    if pressed.up then i = i - 1 end
+    i = wrap(i, #self.items)
+    self.item_sel = i
+
+    local item = self.items[i]
+
+    if item ~= old then
+        old:unfocus()
+        old:release()
+        item:focus()
+    end
+
+    local focus = self
+    if pressed.enter then
+        focus = item:run()
+    elseif ctrl.enter then
+        item:hold()
+    else
+        item:release()
+    end
+
+    if focus == item then
+        focus = self
+    end
+
+    return focus
+end
+
+function Screen:draw(brush, y)
+    for i, item in ipairs(self.items) do
+        item:draw(brush, y + i - 1)
+    end
+end
+
+function Menu:init(screens)
+    self.screens = screens
+    self.screen_sel = 1
+end
+
+function Menu:focus()
+    self.screens[self.screen_sel]:focus()
+end
+
+function Menu:unfocus()
+    self.screens[self.screen_sel]:unfocus()
+end
+
+function Menu:navigate(ctrl, pressed)
+    local s = self.screen_sel
+    local old = self.screens[s]
+    if pressed.left then s = s - 1 end
+    if pressed.right then s = s + 1 end
+    s = wrap(s, #self.screens)
+    self.screen_sel = s
+
+    local screen = self.screens[s]
+    if screen ~= old then
+        old:unfocus()
+        screen:focus()
+    end
+
+    local focus = screen:navigate(ctrl, pressed)
+    if focus == screen then focus = self end
+
+    return focus
+end
+
+function Menu:draw(brush, y)
+    self.screens[self.screen_sel]:draw(brush, y)
+end