diff --git a/apps/plugins/varvara/devices/ppu.c b/apps/plugins/varvara/devices/ppu.c
index c66516150f..2ac8778b7e 100644
--- a/apps/plugins/varvara/devices/ppu.c
+++ b/apps/plugins/varvara/devices/ppu.c
@@ -29,13 +29,12 @@ ppu_clear(Ppu *p)
 }
 
 Uint8
-ppu_set_size(Ppu *p, Uint16 width, Uint16 height)
+ppu_init(Ppu *p, Uint16 width, Uint16 height, Uint8* buf)
 {
 	ppu_clear(p);
 	p->width = width;
 	p->height = height;
-	p->pixels = realloc(p->pixels, p->width * p->height * sizeof(Uint8) / 2);
-	ppu_clear(p);
+	p->pixels = buf;
 	return !!p->pixels;
 }
 
diff --git a/apps/plugins/varvara/devices/ppu.h b/apps/plugins/varvara/devices/ppu.h
index 1ae47c8c9e..fb00c7d59b 100644
--- a/apps/plugins/varvara/devices/ppu.h
+++ b/apps/plugins/varvara/devices/ppu.h
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ typedef struct Ppu {
 	Uint16 width, height;
 } Ppu;
 
-Uint8 ppu_set_size(Ppu *p, Uint16 width, Uint16 height);
+Uint8 ppu_init(Ppu *p, Uint16 width, Uint16 height, Uint8* buf);
 Uint8 ppu_read(Ppu *p, Uint16 x, Uint16 y);
 void ppu_write(Ppu *p, Uint8 layer, Uint16 x, Uint16 y, Uint8 color);
 void ppu_frame(Ppu *p);
diff --git a/apps/plugins/varvara/varvara.c b/apps/plugins/varvara/varvara.c
index 1eda0913d8..579700e9bb 100644
--- a/apps/plugins/varvara/varvara.c
+++ b/apps/plugins/varvara/varvara.c
@@ -9,9 +9,9 @@ copyright notice and this permission notice appear in all copies.
 THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS" AND THE AUTHOR DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES
 WITH REGARD TO THIS SOFTWARE.
 
-TODO screen vector, de-janking display code
-TODO other devices
-TODO hardware builds, support for hardware other than simulated e200
+TODO screen vector, de-janking display code, support for greyscale displays
+TODO other varvara devices
+TODO hardware builds
 TODO clean up
 */
 
@@ -139,6 +139,7 @@ static Uxn u;
 static Ppu ppu;
 static Device *devsystem, *devconsole, *devscreen;
 unsigned int palette[3];
+static uint8_t framebuffer[LCD_HEIGHT * LCD_WIDTH * 4];
 
 static void
 memzero8(void *src, uint64_t n) 
@@ -165,7 +166,6 @@ inspect(Stack *s, char *name)
 	}
 }
 
-// TODO implement
 static void
 set_palette(Uint8 *addr) 
 {
@@ -178,6 +178,15 @@ set_palette(Uint8 *addr)
 				b = (*(addr + 4 + i / 2) >> (!(i % 2) << 2)) & 0x0f;
 			palette[i] = LCD_RGBPACK(r*8,g*8,b*8);
 		}
+	#else
+		int i;
+		for(i = 0; i < 4; ++i) {
+			Uint8
+			sum = (*(addr + i / 2) >> (!(i % 2) << 2)) & 0x0f;
+			sum += (*(addr + 2 + i / 2) >> (!(i % 2) << 2)) & 0x0f;
+			sum += (*(addr + 4 + i / 2) >> (!(i % 2) << 2)) & 0x0f;
+			palette[i] = sum > 0x17;
+		}
 	#endif
 }
 
@@ -270,17 +279,21 @@ nil_talk(Device *d, Uint8 b0, Uint8 w)
 	return 1;
 }
 
-// TODO store palette in a non-guesswork format, optimise, make build on non-color devices
-static int redraw(Uxn *u)
+// TODO optimise, make build on non-color devices
+static void redraw(void)
 {
+	rb->lcd_clear_display();
 	Uint16 x, y;
 	for(y = 0; y < ppu.height; ++y)
 		for(x = 0; x < ppu.width; ++x) {
 			#if LCD_DEPTH > 1
 				rb->lcd_set_foreground(palette[ppu_read(&ppu, x, y)]);
+				rb->lcd_drawpixel(x, y);
+			#else
+				if(palette[ppu_read(&ppu, x, y)]) {
+					rb->lcd_drawpixel(x, y);
+				}
 			#endif
-			rb->lcd_drawpixel(x, y);
-			
 		}
 	rb->lcd_update();
 	ppu.reqdraw = 0;
@@ -302,7 +315,7 @@ enum plugin_status plugin_start(const void* parameter)
     (void)parameter;
     
     DEBUGF("Setting PPU size\n");
-    ppu_set_size(&ppu, LCD_WIDTH, LCD_HEIGHT);
+    ppu_init(&ppu, LCD_WIDTH, LCD_HEIGHT, framebuffer);
     DEBUGF("UXN init\n");
         // Clear RAM and copy rom to VM.
     DEBUGF("zeroing\n");
@@ -329,7 +342,7 @@ enum plugin_status plugin_start(const void* parameter)
 	/* empty    */ uxn_port(&u, 0xf, nil_talk);
     DEBUGF("eval\n");
     uxn_eval(&u, 0x0100);
-    redraw(&u);
+    redraw();
 
 	rb->button_get(true);
 	return PLUGIN_OK;