diff --git a/com/danitheskunk/skunkworks/BaseGame.java b/com/danitheskunk/skunkworks/BaseGame.java
index b2fa2f5..c9555a1 100644
--- a/com/danitheskunk/skunkworks/BaseGame.java
+++ b/com/danitheskunk/skunkworks/BaseGame.java
@@ -1,14 +1,19 @@
 package com.danitheskunk.skunkworks;
 
+import com.danitheskunk.skunkworks.gfx.Color;
 import com.danitheskunk.skunkworks.gfx.IRenderContext;
+import com.danitheskunk.skunkworks.gfx.font.IFont;
 
 public abstract class BaseGame {
 	protected Engine engine;
 	protected IWindow window;
+	protected IFont debugFont;
 
 	public BaseGame(Vec2i windowSize, String windowTitle) {
 		this.engine = new Engine();
 		this.window = engine.openWindow(windowSize, windowTitle);
+		//todo: load from .jar
+		this.debugFont = window.loadFontTileset("fonts/ega-8x14.png");
 		init();
 	}
 
@@ -28,7 +33,7 @@ public abstract class BaseGame {
 	}
 
 	protected void render(IRenderContext rc) {
-		//todo: demo text?
+		rc.drawString(new Vec2i(8, 8), "Welcome to Skunkworks, please overide the render method to get started", debugFont, Color.LIGHT_GRAY);
 	}
 
 	protected void update(double delta) {
diff --git a/EGA8x14.png b/fonts/ega-8x14.png
similarity index 100%
rename from EGA8x14.png
rename to fonts/ega-8x14.png
diff --git a/fonts/thin-6x12.png b/fonts/thin-6x12.png
index b6cdc4e..6521b92 100644
Binary files a/fonts/thin-6x12.png and b/fonts/thin-6x12.png differ