diff --git a/settings.json b/settings.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..cfcd8ab
--- /dev/null
+++ b/settings.json
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+{
+	"Title":"gomeboycolor",
+	"ScreenSize":2,
+	"SkipBoot":true,
+	"SavesDir":"./saves",
+	"DisplayFPS":false
+}
diff --git a/src/cartridge/MBC.go b/src/cartridge/MBC.go
index b633e32..26e4363 100644
--- a/src/cartridge/MBC.go
+++ b/src/cartridge/MBC.go
@@ -1,19 +1,12 @@
 package cartridge
 
-import (
-	"bufio"
-	"errors"
-	"fmt"
-	"io/ioutil"
-	"os"
-	"types"
-)
+import "types"
 
 type MemoryBankController interface {
 	Write(addr types.Word, value byte)
 	Read(addr types.Word) byte
-	SaveRam(filename string) error
-	LoadRam(filename string) error
+	SaveRam(savesDir string, game string) error
+	LoadRam(savesDir string, game string) error
 	switchROMBank(bank int)
 	switchRAMBank(bank int)
 }
@@ -41,61 +34,3 @@ func populateRAMBanks(noOfBanks int) [][]byte {
 
 	return ramBanks
 }
-
-func WriteRAMToDisk(path string, ramBanks [][]byte) error {
-	file, err := os.Create(path)
-	if err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-	defer file.Close()
-
-	writer := bufio.NewWriter(file)
-	for i := 0; i < len(ramBanks); i++ {
-		writer.Write(ramBanks[i])
-		/*
-			var b bytes.Buffer
-			w := zlib.NewWriter(&b)
-			w.Write(ramBanks[i])
-			w.Close()
-			before := base64.StdEncoding.EncodeToString(b.Bytes())
-			fmt.Println("Before = ", len(b.Bytes()))
-
-			after,_ := base64.StdEncoding.DecodeString(before)
-			b = *bytes.NewBuffer(after)
-			r, err := zlib.NewReader(&b)
-			if err != nil {
-				panic(fmt.Sprintln("Error" , err))
-			}
-			out := bytes.NewBuffer(make([]byte,0))
-			io.Copy(out, r)
-			fmt.Println("After = ", len(out.Bytes()))
-			fmt.Println(bytes.Compare(ramBanks[i], out.Bytes()))
-			r.Close()
-		*/
-
-	}
-	writer.Flush()
-	return nil
-}
-
-func ReadRAMFromDisk(path string, chunkSize int, expectedSize int) ([][]byte, error) {
-	fileBytes, err := ioutil.ReadFile(path)
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, err
-	}
-
-	if len(fileBytes) != expectedSize {
-		return nil, errors.New(fmt.Sprintf("RAM file is not %d bytes!", expectedSize))
-	}
-
-	var chunk int = 0x0000
-	var noOfBanks int = expectedSize / chunkSize
-	var ramBanks [][]byte = make([][]byte, noOfBanks)
-
-	for i := 0; i < noOfBanks; i++ {
-		ramBanks[i] = fileBytes[chunk : chunk+chunkSize]
-		chunk += chunkSize
-	}
-
-	return ramBanks, nil
-}
diff --git a/src/cartridge/MBC0.go b/src/cartridge/MBC0.go
index dd2a18a..4c01aaa 100644
--- a/src/cartridge/MBC0.go
+++ b/src/cartridge/MBC0.go
@@ -49,10 +49,10 @@ func (m *MBC0) switchRAMBank(bank int) {
 	// not needed for MBC0
 }
 
-func (m *MBC0) SaveRam(filename string) error {
+func (m *MBC0) SaveRam(savesDir string, game string) error {
 	return nil
 }
 
-func (m *MBC0) LoadRam(filename string) error {
+func (m *MBC0) LoadRam(savesDir string, game string) error {
 	return nil
 }
diff --git a/src/cartridge/MBC1.go b/src/cartridge/MBC1.go
index 26ae627..2312b8b 100644
--- a/src/cartridge/MBC1.go
+++ b/src/cartridge/MBC1.go
@@ -134,28 +134,25 @@ func (m *MBC1) switchRAMBank(bank int) {
 	m.selectedRAMBank = bank
 }
 
-func (m *MBC1) SaveRam(filename string) error {
+func (m *MBC1) SaveRam(savesDir string, game string) error {
 	if m.hasRAM && m.hasBattery {
-		log.Println(m.Name+":", "Saving RAM to", filename)
-		err := WriteRAMToDisk(filename, m.ramBanks)
-		if err != nil {
-			return err
-		}
+		s := NewSaveFile(savesDir, game)
+		err := s.Save(m.ramBanks)
+		s = nil
+		return err
 	}
-
 	return nil
 }
 
-func (m *MBC1) LoadRam(filename string) error {
+func (m *MBC1) LoadRam(savesDir string, game string) error {
 	if m.hasRAM && m.hasBattery {
-		log.Println(m.Name+":", "Loading RAM from", filename)
-		ramBanks, err := ReadRAMFromDisk(filename, 0x2000, 0x8000)
+		s := NewSaveFile(savesDir, game)
+		banks, err := s.Load(4)
 		if err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
-
-		m.ramBanks = ramBanks
+		m.ramBanks = banks
+		s = nil
 	}
-
 	return nil
 }
diff --git a/src/cartridge/MBC3.go b/src/cartridge/MBC3.go
index 444f804..7ebc3d6 100644
--- a/src/cartridge/MBC3.go
+++ b/src/cartridge/MBC3.go
@@ -115,28 +115,25 @@ func (m *MBC3) switchRAMBank(bank int) {
 	m.selectedRAMBank = bank
 }
 
-func (m *MBC3) SaveRam(filename string) error {
+func (m *MBC3) SaveRam(savesDir string, game string) error {
 	if m.hasRAM && m.hasBattery {
-		log.Println(m.Name+":", "Saving RAM to", filename)
-		err := WriteRAMToDisk(filename, m.ramBanks)
-		if err != nil {
-			return err
-		}
+		s := NewSaveFile(savesDir, game)
+		err := s.Save(m.ramBanks)
+		s = nil
+		return err
 	}
-
 	return nil
 }
 
-func (m *MBC3) LoadRam(filename string) error {
+func (m *MBC3) LoadRam(savesDir string, game string) error {
 	if m.hasRAM && m.hasBattery {
-		log.Println(m.Name+":", "Loading RAM from", filename)
-		ramBanks, err := ReadRAMFromDisk(filename, 0x2000, 0x8000)
+		s := NewSaveFile(savesDir, game)
+		banks, err := s.Load(4)
 		if err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
-
-		m.ramBanks = ramBanks
+		m.ramBanks = banks
+		s = nil
 	}
-
 	return nil
 }
diff --git a/src/cartridge/SaveFile.go b/src/cartridge/SaveFile.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..76a4af4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/cartridge/SaveFile.go
@@ -0,0 +1,160 @@
+package cartridge
+
+import (
+	"bytes"
+	"compress/zlib"
+	"encoding/base64"
+	"encoding/json"
+	"errors"
+	"fmt"
+	"hash/crc32"
+	"io"
+	"io/ioutil"
+	"log"
+	"path/filepath"
+	"time"
+)
+
+type SaveFile struct {
+	Game       string
+	Path       string
+	NoOfBanks  int
+	Banks      []string
+	BankHashes []uint32
+	LastSaved  string
+}
+
+func NewSaveFile(savesDir string, game string) *SaveFile {
+	var s *SaveFile = new(SaveFile)
+	s.Game = game
+	s.Path = filepath.Join(savesDir, game) + ".sav"
+	return s
+}
+
+func (s *SaveFile) Validate() error {
+	if s.NoOfBanks != len(s.Banks) {
+		return errors.New(fmt.Sprintf("No. of banks does (%d) NOT match number of actual banks (%d)", s.NoOfBanks, s.Banks))
+	}
+
+	return nil
+}
+
+//Takes a byte array, converts it to a base64 string and compresses it using ZLIB.
+func (s *SaveFile) DeflateBank(bank []byte) (string, error) {
+	var outBuffer bytes.Buffer
+	zl := zlib.NewWriter(&outBuffer)
+	_, err := zl.Write(bank)
+	if err != nil {
+		return "", err
+	}
+	zl.Close()
+
+	compressedBankStr := base64.StdEncoding.EncodeToString(outBuffer.Bytes())
+	return compressedBankStr, nil
+}
+
+//Takes a base64 string and decompresses it using ZLIB into a byte array
+func (s *SaveFile) InflateBank(bankStr string) ([]byte, error) {
+	compressedBank, err := base64.StdEncoding.DecodeString(bankStr)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	var inBuffer *bytes.Buffer = bytes.NewBuffer(compressedBank)
+	zl, err := zlib.NewReader(inBuffer)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	var outBuffer *bytes.Buffer = bytes.NewBuffer(make([]byte, 0))
+	io.Copy(outBuffer, zl)
+	zl.Close()
+
+	return outBuffer.Bytes(), nil
+}
+
+func (s *SaveFile) Load(noOfBanks int) ([][]byte, error) {
+	log.Println("Loading RAM from", s.Path)
+	file, err := ioutil.ReadFile(s.Path)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	//Now parse into struct
+	var saveFile SaveFile
+	err = json.Unmarshal(file, &saveFile)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	//ensure save file is valid
+	if err := saveFile.Validate(); err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	s = &saveFile
+	log.Println("Game was last saved:", s.LastSaved)
+
+	if len(s.Banks) != noOfBanks {
+		return nil, errors.New(fmt.Sprintln("Error: Expected", noOfBanks, "banks but found", len(s.Banks)))
+	}
+
+	s.NoOfBanks = noOfBanks
+
+	var result [][]byte = make([][]byte, s.NoOfBanks)
+	for i, bank := range s.Banks {
+		log.Println("--> Loading bank", i)
+
+		//decompress into byte array
+		inflatedBank, err := s.InflateBank(bank)
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, errors.New(fmt.Sprintln("Error attempting to parse and decompress bank %d (%v), save file could be corrupted!", i, err))
+		}
+
+		//check to ensure checksum is valid against what we decompressed
+		hash := crc32.ChecksumIEEE(inflatedBank)
+		if hash != s.BankHashes[i] {
+			return nil, errors.New(fmt.Sprintln("Hash error occured, ram save file is corrupted! (inflated bank", i, " does not match hash on disk!)"))
+		}
+
+		result[i] = inflatedBank
+	}
+
+	return result, nil
+}
+
+//compresses ram banks and stores as base64 strings.
+//hashes are taken each bank
+//information is stored on disk in JSON format
+func (s *SaveFile) Save(data [][]byte) error {
+	s.NoOfBanks = len(data)
+	s.Banks = make([]string, s.NoOfBanks)
+	s.BankHashes = make([]uint32, s.NoOfBanks)
+	s.LastSaved = fmt.Sprint(time.Now().Format(time.UnixDate))
+
+	log.Println("Saving RAM to", s.Path)
+	for i, bank := range data {
+		//take crc32 hash of bank
+		s.BankHashes[i] = crc32.ChecksumIEEE(bank)
+
+		//compress
+		bankStr, err := s.DeflateBank(bank)
+		if err != nil {
+			return errors.New(fmt.Sprintln("Error attempting to compress bank %d (%v)", i, err))
+		}
+
+		log.Printf("--> Storing bank %d (Compression ratio: %.1f%%)", i, 100.00-((float32(len(bankStr))/float32(len(bank)))*100))
+		s.Banks[i] = bankStr
+	}
+
+	//serialize to JSON
+	js, err := json.Marshal(&s)
+	if err != nil {
+		return errors.New(fmt.Sprintln("Error attempting to parse into JSON", err))
+	}
+
+	log.Println("Save file", s.Path, "size is", len(js), "bytes")
+
+	//write to disk
+	return ioutil.WriteFile(s.Path, js, 0755)
+}
diff --git a/src/cartridge/cartridge.go b/src/cartridge/cartridge.go
index 066d6be..283fc5b 100644
--- a/src/cartridge/cartridge.go
+++ b/src/cartridge/cartridge.go
@@ -113,13 +113,11 @@ func (c *Cartridge) Init(rom []byte) error {
 }
 
 func (c *Cartridge) SaveRam(savesDir string) error {
-	base := filepath.Base(c.Filename) + ".ramsave"
-	return c.MBC.SaveRam(filepath.Join(savesDir, base))
+	return c.MBC.SaveRam(savesDir, filepath.Base(c.Filename))
 }
 
 func (c *Cartridge) LoadRam(savesDir string) error {
-	base := filepath.Base(c.Filename) + ".ramsave"
-	return c.MBC.LoadRam(filepath.Join(savesDir, base))
+	return c.MBC.LoadRam(savesDir, filepath.Base(c.Filename))
 }
 
 func (c *Cartridge) String() string {