diff --git a/src/main/kc/target/mega65.ld b/src/main/kc/target/mega65.ld
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..a896e33d1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/kc/target/mega65.ld
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+.file [name="%O", type="prg", segments="Program"]
+.segmentdef Program [segments="Basic, Code, Data"]
+.segmentdef Basic [start=$2001]
+.segmentdef Code [start=$2017]
+.segmentdef Data [startAfter="Code"]
+.segment Basic
+.byte $0a, $20, $0a, $00, $fe, $02, $20, $30, $00       // 10 BANK 0
+.byte $15, $20, $14, $00, $9e, $20                      // 20 SYS 
+.text toIntString(%E)                                   //         NNNN
+.byte $00, $00, $00                                     // 
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/main/kc/target/mega65.tgt b/src/main/kc/target/mega65.tgt
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..ae9537c3a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/kc/target/mega65.tgt
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+{
+    "extension": "prg",
+    "link": "mega65.ld",
+    "cpu": "MEGA45GS02",
+    "emulator": "xmega65 -prg",
+    "defines": {
+        "__MEGA65__": 1
+    }
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/test/java/dk/camelot64/kickc/test/TestPrograms.java b/src/test/java/dk/camelot64/kickc/test/TestPrograms.java
index 1291e1025..861c6a101 100644
--- a/src/test/java/dk/camelot64/kickc/test/TestPrograms.java
+++ b/src/test/java/dk/camelot64/kickc/test/TestPrograms.java
@@ -192,6 +192,11 @@ public class TestPrograms {
       compileAndCompare("examples/nes-demo/nes-demo.c");
    }
 
+   @Test
+   public void testMega65Hello() throws IOException, URISyntaxException {
+      compileAndCompare("examples/mega65/hello-mega65.c");
+   }
+
    @Test
    public void testAtariXlHello() throws IOException, URISyntaxException {
       compileAndCompare("examples/atarixl/helloxl.c");
diff --git a/src/test/kc/examples/mega65/hello-mega65.c b/src/test/kc/examples/mega65/hello-mega65.c
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..abbda3c4d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/test/kc/examples/mega65/hello-mega65.c
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+// Hello World for MEGA 65
+
+#pragma target(mega65)
+
+char * SCREEN = 0x0800;
+char * COLORS = 0xd800;
+
+char MSG[] = "hello world!";
+
+void main() {
+    for(char i=0;MSG[i];i++) {
+        SCREEN[i] = MSG[i];
+        COLORS[i] = i;
+    }
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/test/ref/examples/mega65/hello-mega65.asm b/src/test/ref/examples/mega65/hello-mega65.asm
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..77d2ee721
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/test/ref/examples/mega65/hello-mega65.asm
@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+// Hello World for MEGA 65
+.cpu _45gs02
+  .file [name="hello-mega65.prg", type="prg", segments="Program"]
+.segmentdef Program [segments="Basic, Code, Data"]
+.segmentdef Basic [start=$2001]
+.segmentdef Code [start=$2017]
+.segmentdef Data [startAfter="Code"]
+.segment Basic
+.byte $0a, $20, $0a, $00, $fe, $02, $20, $30, $00       // 10 BANK 0
+.byte $15, $20, $14, $00, $9e, $20                      // 20 SYS 
+.text toIntString(main)                                   //         NNNN
+.byte $00, $00, $00                                     // 
+  .label SCREEN = $800
+  .label COLORS = $d800
+.segment Code
+main: {
+    ldx #0
+  __b1:
+    // for(char i=0;MSG[i];i++)
+    lda MSG,x
+    cmp #0
+    bne __b2
+    // }
+    rts
+  __b2:
+    // SCREEN[i] = MSG[i]
+    lda MSG,x
+    sta SCREEN,x
+    // COLORS[i] = i
+    txa
+    sta COLORS,x
+    // for(char i=0;MSG[i];i++)
+    inx
+    jmp __b1
+}
+.segment Data
+  MSG: .text "hello world!"
+  .byte 0
diff --git a/src/test/ref/examples/mega65/hello-mega65.cfg b/src/test/ref/examples/mega65/hello-mega65.cfg
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..535dfefdd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/test/ref/examples/mega65/hello-mega65.cfg
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+
+(void()) main()
+main: scope:[main]  from
+  [0] phi()
+  to:main::@1
+main::@1: scope:[main]  from main main::@2
+  [1] (byte) main::i#2 ← phi( main/(byte) 0 main::@2/(byte) main::i#1 )
+  [2] if((byte) 0!=*((const byte*) MSG + (byte) main::i#2)) goto main::@2
+  to:main::@return
+main::@return: scope:[main]  from main::@1
+  [3] return 
+  to:@return
+main::@2: scope:[main]  from main::@1
+  [4] *((const byte*) SCREEN + (byte) main::i#2) ← *((const byte*) MSG + (byte) main::i#2)
+  [5] *((const byte*) COLORS + (byte) main::i#2) ← (byte) main::i#2
+  [6] (byte) main::i#1 ← ++ (byte) main::i#2
+  to:main::@1
diff --git a/src/test/ref/examples/mega65/hello-mega65.log b/src/test/ref/examples/mega65/hello-mega65.log
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..3d1102e08
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/test/ref/examples/mega65/hello-mega65.log
@@ -0,0 +1,341 @@
+Inlined call call __init 
+
+CONTROL FLOW GRAPH SSA
+
+(void()) main()
+main: scope:[main]  from __start::@1
+  (byte) main::i#0 ← (byte) 0
+  to:main::@1
+main::@1: scope:[main]  from main main::@2
+  (byte) main::i#2 ← phi( main/(byte) main::i#0 main::@2/(byte) main::i#1 )
+  (bool~) main::$0 ← (number) 0 != *((const byte*) MSG + (byte) main::i#2)
+  if((bool~) main::$0) goto main::@2
+  to:main::@return
+main::@2: scope:[main]  from main::@1
+  (byte) main::i#3 ← phi( main::@1/(byte) main::i#2 )
+  *((const byte*) SCREEN + (byte) main::i#3) ← *((const byte*) MSG + (byte) main::i#3)
+  *((const byte*) COLORS + (byte) main::i#3) ← (byte) main::i#3
+  (byte) main::i#1 ← ++ (byte) main::i#3
+  to:main::@1
+main::@return: scope:[main]  from main::@1
+  return 
+  to:@return
+
+(void()) __start()
+__start: scope:[__start]  from
+  to:__start::__init1
+__start::__init1: scope:[__start]  from __start
+  to:__start::@1
+__start::@1: scope:[__start]  from __start::__init1
+  call main 
+  to:__start::@2
+__start::@2: scope:[__start]  from __start::@1
+  to:__start::@return
+__start::@return: scope:[__start]  from __start::@2
+  return 
+  to:@return
+
+SYMBOL TABLE SSA
+(const byte*) COLORS = (byte*)(number) $d800
+(const byte*) MSG[]  = (byte*) "hello world!"
+(const byte*) SCREEN = (byte*)(number) $800
+(void()) __start()
+(label) __start::@1
+(label) __start::@2
+(label) __start::@return
+(label) __start::__init1
+(void()) main()
+(bool~) main::$0
+(label) main::@1
+(label) main::@2
+(label) main::@return
+(byte) main::i
+(byte) main::i#0
+(byte) main::i#1
+(byte) main::i#2
+(byte) main::i#3
+
+Adding number conversion cast (unumber) 0 in (bool~) main::$0 ← (number) 0 != *((const byte*) MSG + (byte) main::i#2)
+Successful SSA optimization PassNAddNumberTypeConversions
+Simplifying constant pointer cast (byte*) 2048
+Simplifying constant pointer cast (byte*) 55296
+Simplifying constant integer cast 0
+Successful SSA optimization PassNCastSimplification
+Finalized unsigned number type (byte) 0
+Successful SSA optimization PassNFinalizeNumberTypeConversions
+Alias main::i#2 = main::i#3 
+Successful SSA optimization Pass2AliasElimination
+Simple Condition (bool~) main::$0 [3] if((byte) 0!=*((const byte*) MSG + (byte) main::i#2)) goto main::@2
+Successful SSA optimization Pass2ConditionalJumpSimplification
+Constant (const byte) main::i#0 = 0
+Successful SSA optimization Pass2ConstantIdentification
+Removing unused procedure __start
+Removing unused procedure block __start
+Removing unused procedure block __start::__init1
+Removing unused procedure block __start::@1
+Removing unused procedure block __start::@2
+Removing unused procedure block __start::@return
+Successful SSA optimization PassNEliminateEmptyStart
+Inlining constant with var siblings (const byte) main::i#0
+Constant inlined main::i#0 = (byte) 0
+Successful SSA optimization Pass2ConstantInlining
+Adding NOP phi() at start of main
+CALL GRAPH
+
+Created 1 initial phi equivalence classes
+Coalesced [7] main::i#4 ← main::i#1
+Coalesced down to 1 phi equivalence classes
+Adding NOP phi() at start of main
+
+FINAL CONTROL FLOW GRAPH
+
+(void()) main()
+main: scope:[main]  from
+  [0] phi()
+  to:main::@1
+main::@1: scope:[main]  from main main::@2
+  [1] (byte) main::i#2 ← phi( main/(byte) 0 main::@2/(byte) main::i#1 )
+  [2] if((byte) 0!=*((const byte*) MSG + (byte) main::i#2)) goto main::@2
+  to:main::@return
+main::@return: scope:[main]  from main::@1
+  [3] return 
+  to:@return
+main::@2: scope:[main]  from main::@1
+  [4] *((const byte*) SCREEN + (byte) main::i#2) ← *((const byte*) MSG + (byte) main::i#2)
+  [5] *((const byte*) COLORS + (byte) main::i#2) ← (byte) main::i#2
+  [6] (byte) main::i#1 ← ++ (byte) main::i#2
+  to:main::@1
+
+
+VARIABLE REGISTER WEIGHTS
+(void()) main()
+(byte) main::i
+(byte) main::i#1 22.0
+(byte) main::i#2 19.25
+
+Initial phi equivalence classes
+[ main::i#2 main::i#1 ]
+Complete equivalence classes
+[ main::i#2 main::i#1 ]
+Allocated zp[1]:2 [ main::i#2 main::i#1 ]
+
+INITIAL ASM
+Target platform is mega65 / MEGA45GS02
+  // File Comments
+// Hello World for MEGA 65
+  // Upstart
+.cpu _45gs02
+  .file [name="hello-mega65.prg", type="prg", segments="Program"]
+.segmentdef Program [segments="Basic, Code, Data"]
+.segmentdef Basic [start=$2001]
+.segmentdef Code [start=$2017]
+.segmentdef Data [startAfter="Code"]
+.segment Basic
+.byte $0a, $20, $0a, $00, $fe, $02, $20, $30, $00       // 10 BANK 0
+.byte $15, $20, $14, $00, $9e, $20                      // 20 SYS 
+.text toIntString(main)                                   //         NNNN
+.byte $00, $00, $00                                     // 
+  // Global Constants & labels
+  .label SCREEN = $800
+  .label COLORS = $d800
+.segment Code
+  // main
+main: {
+    .label i = 2
+    // [1] phi from main to main::@1 [phi:main->main::@1]
+  __b1_from_main:
+    // [1] phi (byte) main::i#2 = (byte) 0 [phi:main->main::@1#0] -- vbuz1=vbuc1 
+    lda #0
+    sta.z i
+    jmp __b1
+    // main::@1
+  __b1:
+    // [2] if((byte) 0!=*((const byte*) MSG + (byte) main::i#2)) goto main::@2 -- vbuc1_neq_pbuc2_derefidx_vbuz1_then_la1 
+    lda #0
+    ldy.z i
+    cmp MSG,y
+    bne __b2
+    jmp __breturn
+    // main::@return
+  __breturn:
+    // [3] return 
+    rts
+    // main::@2
+  __b2:
+    // [4] *((const byte*) SCREEN + (byte) main::i#2) ← *((const byte*) MSG + (byte) main::i#2) -- pbuc1_derefidx_vbuz1=pbuc2_derefidx_vbuz1 
+    ldy.z i
+    lda MSG,y
+    sta SCREEN,y
+    // [5] *((const byte*) COLORS + (byte) main::i#2) ← (byte) main::i#2 -- pbuc1_derefidx_vbuz1=vbuz1 
+    ldy.z i
+    tya
+    sta COLORS,y
+    // [6] (byte) main::i#1 ← ++ (byte) main::i#2 -- vbuz1=_inc_vbuz1 
+    inc.z i
+    // [1] phi from main::@2 to main::@1 [phi:main::@2->main::@1]
+  __b1_from___b2:
+    // [1] phi (byte) main::i#2 = (byte) main::i#1 [phi:main::@2->main::@1#0] -- register_copy 
+    jmp __b1
+}
+  // File Data
+.segment Data
+  MSG: .text "hello world!"
+  .byte 0
+
+REGISTER UPLIFT POTENTIAL REGISTERS
+Statement [2] if((byte) 0!=*((const byte*) MSG + (byte) main::i#2)) goto main::@2 [ main::i#2 ] (  [ main::i#2 ] { }  ) always clobbers reg byte a 
+Removing always clobbered register reg byte a as potential for zp[1]:2 [ main::i#2 main::i#1 ]
+Statement [4] *((const byte*) SCREEN + (byte) main::i#2) ← *((const byte*) MSG + (byte) main::i#2) [ main::i#2 ] (  [ main::i#2 ] { }  ) always clobbers reg byte a 
+Statement [5] *((const byte*) COLORS + (byte) main::i#2) ← (byte) main::i#2 [ main::i#2 ] (  [ main::i#2 ] { }  ) always clobbers reg byte a 
+Statement [2] if((byte) 0!=*((const byte*) MSG + (byte) main::i#2)) goto main::@2 [ main::i#2 ] (  [ main::i#2 ] { }  ) always clobbers reg byte a 
+Statement [4] *((const byte*) SCREEN + (byte) main::i#2) ← *((const byte*) MSG + (byte) main::i#2) [ main::i#2 ] (  [ main::i#2 ] { }  ) always clobbers reg byte a 
+Statement [5] *((const byte*) COLORS + (byte) main::i#2) ← (byte) main::i#2 [ main::i#2 ] (  [ main::i#2 ] { }  ) always clobbers reg byte a 
+Potential registers zp[1]:2 [ main::i#2 main::i#1 ] : zp[1]:2 , reg byte x , reg byte y , reg byte z , 
+
+REGISTER UPLIFT SCOPES
+Uplift Scope [main] 41.25: zp[1]:2 [ main::i#2 main::i#1 ] 
+Uplift Scope [] 
+
+Uplifting [main] best 391 combination reg byte x [ main::i#2 main::i#1 ] 
+Uplifting [] best 391 combination 
+
+ASSEMBLER BEFORE OPTIMIZATION
+  // File Comments
+// Hello World for MEGA 65
+  // Upstart
+.cpu _45gs02
+  .file [name="hello-mega65.prg", type="prg", segments="Program"]
+.segmentdef Program [segments="Basic, Code, Data"]
+.segmentdef Basic [start=$2001]
+.segmentdef Code [start=$2017]
+.segmentdef Data [startAfter="Code"]
+.segment Basic
+.byte $0a, $20, $0a, $00, $fe, $02, $20, $30, $00       // 10 BANK 0
+.byte $15, $20, $14, $00, $9e, $20                      // 20 SYS 
+.text toIntString(main)                                   //         NNNN
+.byte $00, $00, $00                                     // 
+  // Global Constants & labels
+  .label SCREEN = $800
+  .label COLORS = $d800
+.segment Code
+  // main
+main: {
+    // [1] phi from main to main::@1 [phi:main->main::@1]
+  __b1_from_main:
+    // [1] phi (byte) main::i#2 = (byte) 0 [phi:main->main::@1#0] -- vbuxx=vbuc1 
+    ldx #0
+    jmp __b1
+    // main::@1
+  __b1:
+    // [2] if((byte) 0!=*((const byte*) MSG + (byte) main::i#2)) goto main::@2 -- vbuc1_neq_pbuc2_derefidx_vbuxx_then_la1 
+    lda MSG,x
+    cmp #0
+    bne __b2
+    jmp __breturn
+    // main::@return
+  __breturn:
+    // [3] return 
+    rts
+    // main::@2
+  __b2:
+    // [4] *((const byte*) SCREEN + (byte) main::i#2) ← *((const byte*) MSG + (byte) main::i#2) -- pbuc1_derefidx_vbuxx=pbuc2_derefidx_vbuxx 
+    lda MSG,x
+    sta SCREEN,x
+    // [5] *((const byte*) COLORS + (byte) main::i#2) ← (byte) main::i#2 -- pbuc1_derefidx_vbuxx=vbuxx 
+    txa
+    sta COLORS,x
+    // [6] (byte) main::i#1 ← ++ (byte) main::i#2 -- vbuxx=_inc_vbuxx 
+    inx
+    // [1] phi from main::@2 to main::@1 [phi:main::@2->main::@1]
+  __b1_from___b2:
+    // [1] phi (byte) main::i#2 = (byte) main::i#1 [phi:main::@2->main::@1#0] -- register_copy 
+    jmp __b1
+}
+  // File Data
+.segment Data
+  MSG: .text "hello world!"
+  .byte 0
+
+ASSEMBLER OPTIMIZATIONS
+Removing instruction jmp __b1
+Removing instruction jmp __breturn
+Succesful ASM optimization Pass5NextJumpElimination
+Removing instruction __b1_from_main:
+Removing instruction __breturn:
+Removing instruction __b1_from___b2:
+Succesful ASM optimization Pass5UnusedLabelElimination
+
+FINAL SYMBOL TABLE
+(const byte*) COLORS = (byte*) 55296
+(const byte*) MSG[]  = (byte*) "hello world!"
+(const byte*) SCREEN = (byte*) 2048
+(void()) main()
+(label) main::@1
+(label) main::@2
+(label) main::@return
+(byte) main::i
+(byte) main::i#1 reg byte x 22.0
+(byte) main::i#2 reg byte x 19.25
+
+reg byte x [ main::i#2 main::i#1 ]
+
+
+FINAL ASSEMBLER
+Score: 331
+
+  // File Comments
+// Hello World for MEGA 65
+  // Upstart
+.cpu _45gs02
+  .file [name="hello-mega65.prg", type="prg", segments="Program"]
+.segmentdef Program [segments="Basic, Code, Data"]
+.segmentdef Basic [start=$2001]
+.segmentdef Code [start=$2017]
+.segmentdef Data [startAfter="Code"]
+.segment Basic
+.byte $0a, $20, $0a, $00, $fe, $02, $20, $30, $00       // 10 BANK 0
+.byte $15, $20, $14, $00, $9e, $20                      // 20 SYS 
+.text toIntString(main)                                   //         NNNN
+.byte $00, $00, $00                                     // 
+  // Global Constants & labels
+  .label SCREEN = $800
+  .label COLORS = $d800
+.segment Code
+  // main
+main: {
+    // [1] phi from main to main::@1 [phi:main->main::@1]
+    // [1] phi (byte) main::i#2 = (byte) 0 [phi:main->main::@1#0] -- vbuxx=vbuc1 
+    ldx #0
+    // main::@1
+  __b1:
+    // for(char i=0;MSG[i];i++)
+    // [2] if((byte) 0!=*((const byte*) MSG + (byte) main::i#2)) goto main::@2 -- vbuc1_neq_pbuc2_derefidx_vbuxx_then_la1 
+    lda MSG,x
+    cmp #0
+    bne __b2
+    // main::@return
+    // }
+    // [3] return 
+    rts
+    // main::@2
+  __b2:
+    // SCREEN[i] = MSG[i]
+    // [4] *((const byte*) SCREEN + (byte) main::i#2) ← *((const byte*) MSG + (byte) main::i#2) -- pbuc1_derefidx_vbuxx=pbuc2_derefidx_vbuxx 
+    lda MSG,x
+    sta SCREEN,x
+    // COLORS[i] = i
+    // [5] *((const byte*) COLORS + (byte) main::i#2) ← (byte) main::i#2 -- pbuc1_derefidx_vbuxx=vbuxx 
+    txa
+    sta COLORS,x
+    // for(char i=0;MSG[i];i++)
+    // [6] (byte) main::i#1 ← ++ (byte) main::i#2 -- vbuxx=_inc_vbuxx 
+    inx
+    // [1] phi from main::@2 to main::@1 [phi:main::@2->main::@1]
+    // [1] phi (byte) main::i#2 = (byte) main::i#1 [phi:main::@2->main::@1#0] -- register_copy 
+    jmp __b1
+}
+  // File Data
+.segment Data
+  MSG: .text "hello world!"
+  .byte 0
+
diff --git a/src/test/ref/examples/mega65/hello-mega65.sym b/src/test/ref/examples/mega65/hello-mega65.sym
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..fabdff22a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/test/ref/examples/mega65/hello-mega65.sym
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+(const byte*) COLORS = (byte*) 55296
+(const byte*) MSG[]  = (byte*) "hello world!"
+(const byte*) SCREEN = (byte*) 2048
+(void()) main()
+(label) main::@1
+(label) main::@2
+(label) main::@return
+(byte) main::i
+(byte) main::i#1 reg byte x 22.0
+(byte) main::i#2 reg byte x 19.25
+
+reg byte x [ main::i#2 main::i#1 ]