diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 1c1833e..415f509 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -12,10 +12,6 @@ Install [cc65](ftp://ftp.musoftware.de/pub/uz/cc65/cc65-sources-2.13.3.tar.bz2)
 
 Assets were created in NESST and Famitracker.
 
-### Updating Strings
-
-Strings in SplatooD are formatted as nul-terminated tileset IDs. There is a tool in `util/string.py` to generate C arrays from input text.
-
 ### Updating Nametable Headers
 
 There is a tool to convert binary nametables into C headers in `util/bin-to-h.py`.
diff --git a/game.c b/game.c
index 2f055a8..c0692ec 100644
--- a/game.c
+++ b/game.c
@@ -88,36 +88,38 @@ const unsigned char palCharacters[8]={ 0x0f,0x04,0x30,0x0f,0x0f,0x19,0x30,0x0f }
 const unsigned char palCharPaused[8] = {0x0f,0x00,0x2d,0x0f,0x0f,0x00,0x2d,0x0f};
 const unsigned char palJudd[]={ 0x0f,0x26,0x27,0x30,0x0f,0x14,0x27,0x30,0x0f,0x2a,0x27,0x30,0x0f,0x26,0x27,0x30 };
 
-const unsigned char victoryMsg[]={ 0xd6,0xe9,0xe3,0xf4,0xef,0xf2,0xf9,0xa1,0x00 };
-const unsigned char fourSpaces[]={ 0xa0,0xa0,0xa0,0x00 };
-const unsigned char tieMsg[]={ 0xc9,0xf4,0xa7,0xf3,0xa0,0xe1,0xa0,0xf4,0xe9,0xe5,0xa1,0x00 };
+const unsigned char victoryMsg[] = "Victory!";
+const unsigned char fourSpaces[] = "    ";
+const unsigned char tieMsg[] = "It's a tie!";
+const unsigned char selector[] = "*";
 const unsigned char zero[]={0};
-const unsigned char selector[]={0xaa,0x0};
 
-const unsigned char credits_0[] = { 0xa0,0xa0,0xa0,0xa0,0xa0,0xa0,0xa0,0xa0,0xa0,0xa0,0xd3,0xf0,0xec,0xe1,0xf4,0xef,0xef,0xc4,0x00 };
-const unsigned char credits_1[] = { 0xa0,0xa0,0xa0,0xa0,0xa0,0xa0,0xe1,0xa0,0xd3,0xf0,0xec,0xe1,0xf4,0xef,0xef,0xee,0xa0,0xe4,0xe5,0xed,0xe1,0xeb,0xe5,0x00 };
-const unsigned char credits_2[] = { 0xa0,0xa0,0xa0,0xa0,0xa0,0xa0,0xa0,0xa0,0xd0,0xf2,0xef,0xea,0xe5,0xe3,0xf4,0xa0,0xcc,0xe5,0xe1,0xe4,0x00 };
-const unsigned char credits_3[] = { 0xa0,0xa0,0xa0,0xa0,0xa0,0xa0,0xca,0xef,0xe8,0xee,0xa0,0xc3,0xe1,0xf2,0xed,0xe1,0xe3,0xeb,0xe5,0xf2,0xe1,0xec,0x00 };
-const unsigned char credits_4[] = { 0xa0,0xa0,0xa0,0xa0,0xa0,0xa0,0xa0,0xa0,0xa0,0xa0,0xa0,0xcd,0xf5,0xf3,0xe9,0xe3,0x00 };
-const unsigned char credits_5[] = { 0xa0,0xa0,0xa0,0xa0,0xa0,0xa0,0xce,0xef,0xe2,0xf5,0xef,0xa0,0xd3,0xf1,0xf5,0xe9,0xe4,0xe9,0xed,0xe1,0xf4,0xf3,0xf5,0x00 };
-const unsigned char credits_6[] = { 0xa0,0xa0,0xa0,0xa0,0xa0,0xa0,0xd4,0xe9,0xf4,0xec,0xe5,0xa0,0xa6,0xa0,0xd0,0xef,0xf3,0xf4,0xe7,0xe1,0xed,0xe5,0x00 };
-const unsigned char credits_7[] = { 0xa0,0xa0,0xa0,0xa0,0xa0,0xa0,0xa0,0xa0,0xcb,0xef,0xea,0xe9,0xa0,0xc9,0xeb,0xe1,0xf2,0xe1,0xf3,0xe8,0xe9,0x00 };
-const unsigned char credits_8[] = { 0xa0,0xa0,0xa0,0xa0,0xa0,0xa0,0xa0,0xa0,0xc7,0xe1,0xed,0xe5,0xa0,0xc4,0xe5,0xf3,0xe9,0xe7,0xee,0x00 };
-const unsigned char credits_9[] = { 0xa0,0xa0,0xa0,0xa0,0xa0,0xa0,0xa0,0xd3,0xf1,0xf5,0xe9,0xe4,0xe5,0xef,0xa0,0xcb,0xef,0xea,0xe9,0xed,0xe1,0x00 };
-const unsigned char credits_10[] = { 0xa0,0xa0,0xa0,0xa0,0xa0,0xa0,0xa0,0xa0,0xa0,0xa0,0xc7,0xf2,0xe1,0xf0,0xe8,0xe9,0xe3,0xf3,0x00 };
-const unsigned char credits_11[] = { 0xa0,0xa0,0xa0,0xa0,0xa0,0xa0,0xa0,0xa0,0xa0,0xd3,0xf1,0xf5,0xe9,0xe4,0xa0,0xcd,0xe5,0xe9,0xe5,0xf2,0x00 };
-const unsigned char credits_12[] = { 0xa0,0xa0,0xa0,0xa0,0xa0,0xa0,0xa0,0xa0,0xc7,0xe1,0xed,0xe5,0xa0,0xcd,0xe5,0xe3,0xe8,0xe1,0xee,0xe9,0xe3,0xf3,0x00 };
-const unsigned char credits_13[] = { 0xa0,0xa0,0xa0,0xa0,0xa0,0xa0,0xa0,0xa0,0xc1,0xed,0xe5,0xf2,0xe9,0xe3,0xe1,0xee,0xa0,0xcd,0xe3,0xc7,0xe9,0xec,0xec,0x00 };
-const unsigned char credits_14[] = { 0xa0,0xa0,0xa0,0xa0,0xa0,0xa0,0xd3,0xf0,0xec,0xe1,0xf4,0xef,0xef,0xee,0xa0,0xa8,0xc3,0xa9,0xa0,0xb2,0xb0,0xb1,0xb5,0x00 };
-const unsigned char credits_15[] = { 0xa0,0xa0,0xa0,0xa0,0xa0,0xa0,0xa0,0xa0,0xa0,0xa0,0xce,0xe9,0xee,0xf4,0xe5,0xee,0xe4,0xef,0x00 };
-const unsigned char credits_16[] = { 0xa0,0xa0,0xa0,0xa0,0xa0,0xd4,0xe8,0xe1,0xee,0xeb,0xf3,0xa0,0xe6,0xef,0xf2,0xa0,0xf0,0xec,0xe1,0xf9,0xe9,0xee,0xe7,0xa1,0x00 };
+
+const unsigned char credits_0[]  = "          SplatooD";
+const unsigned char credits_1[]  = "      a Splatoon demake";
+const unsigned char credits_2[]  = "        Project Lead";
+const unsigned char credits_3[]  = "      John Carmackeral";
+const unsigned char credits_4[]  = "           Music";
+const unsigned char credits_5[]  = "     Nobuo Squidimatsu";
+const unsigned char credits_6[]  = "      Title & Postgame";
+const unsigned char credits_7[]  = "        Koji Ikarashi";
+const unsigned char credits_8[]  = "        Game Design";
+const unsigned char credits_9[]  = "       Squideo Kojima";
+const unsigned char credits_10[] = "          Graphics";
+const unsigned char credits_11[] = "         Squid Meier";
+const unsigned char credits_12[] = "        Game Mechanics";
+const unsigned char credits_13[] = "        American McGill";
+const unsigned char credits_14[] = "      Splatoon (C) 2015";
+const unsigned char credits_15[] = "          Nintendo";
+const unsigned char credits_16[] = "     Thanks for playing!";
+
 const unsigned char * credits[] = { credits_0, credits_1, credits_2, credits_3, credits_4, credits_5, credits_6, credits_7, credits_8, credits_9, credits_10, credits_11, credits_12, credits_13, credits_14, credits_15, credits_16, zero, zero, zero };
 
-const unsigned char select_map[] = { 0xd3,0xe5,0xec,0xe5,0xe3,0xf4,0xa0,0xcd,0xe1,0xf0,0x00 };
-const unsigned char level_kelpdome[] = { 0xcb,0xe5,0xec,0xf0,0xa0,0xc4,0xef,0xed,0xe5,0x00 };
-const unsigned char level_bluefin_depot[] ={ 0xc2,0xec,0xf5,0xe5,0xe6,0xe9,0xee,0xa0,0xc4,0xe5,0xf0,0xef,0xf4,0x00 };
-const unsigned char level_saltspray[] = { 0xd3,0xe1,0xec,0xf4,0xf3,0xf0,0xf2,0xe1,0xf9,0xa0,0xd2,0xe9,0xe7,0x00 };
-const unsigned char level_twofish[] = { 0xd4,0xf7,0xef,0xa0,0xc6,0xe9,0xf3,0xe8,0x00 };
+const unsigned char select_map[] = "Select Map";
+const unsigned char level_kelpdome[] = "Kelp Dome";
+const unsigned char level_bluefin_depot[] = "Bluefin Depot";
+const unsigned char level_saltspray[] = "Saltspray Rig";
+const unsigned char level_twofish[] = "Two Fish";
 
 /* Meta sprites for players */
 /* DOWN, LEFT, RIGHT, UP */
@@ -634,7 +636,7 @@ void put_num(unsigned int adr,unsigned int num,unsigned char len) {
 void print_str(unsigned int adr, const unsigned char * str) {
     vram_adr(adr);
     while (*str) {
-        vram_put(*str);
+        vram_put((*str)+0x80);
         str++;
     }
 }
diff --git a/util/credits.sh b/util/credits.sh
deleted file mode 100644
index 6384d9d..0000000
--- a/util/credits.sh
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,26 +0,0 @@
-function credit_line() {
-	echo -n "const unsigned char credits_$1[] = ";
-	echo "$2" | python string.py
-}
-
-
-#              "                            "
-credit_line 0  "          SplatooD"
-credit_line 1  "      a Splatoon demake"
-credit_line 2  "        Project Lead"
-credit_line 3  "      John Carmackeral"
-credit_line 4  "           Music"
-credit_line 5  "     Nobuo Squidimatsu"
-credit_line 6  "      Title & Postgame"
-credit_line 7  "        Koji Ikarashi"
-credit_line 8  "        Game Design"
-credit_line 9  "       Squideo Kojima"
-credit_line 10 "          Graphics"
-credit_line 11 "         Squid Meier"
-credit_line 12 "        Game Mechanics"
-credit_line 13 "        American McGill"
-credit_line 14 "      Splatoon (C) 2015"
-credit_line 15 "          Nintendo"
-credit_line 16 "     Thanks for playing!"
-
-echo "const unsigned char * credits[] = {" credits_{0..16}, zero, zero, zero "};"
diff --git a/util/string.py b/util/string.py
deleted file mode 100644
index 3cf92ae..0000000
--- a/util/string.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,9 +0,0 @@
-import codecs
-
-out = []
-for i in codecs.encode(raw_input()):
-	out.append(hex(ord(i)+0x80))
-
-out.append("0x00");
-
-print "{",",".join(out),"};"