diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 183b4be..4b06092 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -14,3 +14,4 @@ lib
 imgui.ini
 .DS_Store
 roms
+examples/*.bin
diff --git a/examples/make.sh b/examples/make.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..476594c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/make.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+
+for src_file in *.asm; do
+    [ -e "$src_file" ] || continue
+
+
+    obj_file="$(basename "$src_file" .asm).obj"
+    bin_file="$(basename "$src_file" .asm).bin"
+    echo "$src_file -> $bin_file"
+
+    rgbasm -o $obj_file $src_file
+    rgblink --nopad -o $bin_file $obj_file
+done
+
+rm -f *.obj
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diff --git a/examples/simple.asm b/examples/simple.asm
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..236fe2b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/simple.asm
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+section "main", rom0
+
+    nop
+    ld b, $0
+    ld c, $11
+    ld d, $22
+    ld e, $33
+    ld h, $44
+    ld l, $55
+    ld [hl], $66
+    ld a, $77
+    ld bc, $0123
+    ld de, $4567
+    ld hl, $89ab
+    ld sp, $cdef
+simple_loop:
+    dec a
+    jr nz, simple_loop
+
+end:
+    jr end
+
+db $fd
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diff --git a/src/compiler68k.c b/src/compiler68k.c
index 8fa0f44..78604ff 100644
--- a/src/compiler68k.c
+++ b/src/compiler68k.c
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 #include <stdint.h>
 #include <stddef.h>
 #include <stdlib.h>
+#include <stdio.h>
+#include <sys/mman.h>
 
 // A -> D0
 // BC -> D1
@@ -47,15 +49,40 @@ struct basic_block *compile_block(uint16_t src_address, uint8_t *gb_code)
     struct basic_block *bblock;
     uint32_t dst_ptr = 0;
     uint16_t src_ptr = 0;
+    int ret;
+
+    printf("compile block starting at 0x%04x\n", src_address);
 
     bblock = malloc(sizeof *bblock);
+
+    // for testing...
+    ret = mprotect(
+        (void *) ((uint64_t) bblock & 0xfffffffffffff000L),
+        4096,
+        PROT_READ | PROT_WRITE | PROT_EXEC
+    );
+    if (ret == -1) {
+        perror("mprotect");
+        exit(0);
+    }
     // bblock->code = out_code + start;
 
     while (1) {
         instruction = gb_code[src_ptr++];
-
+        if (instruction == 0xfd) {
+            // invalid opcode for testing
+            break;
+        }
     }
 
+    bblock->length = 6;
+    bblock->code[0] = 0xb8; // mov eax, 1234h
+    bblock->code[1] = 0x34;
+    bblock->code[2] = 0x12;
+    bblock->code[3] = 0x00;
+    bblock->code[4] = 0x00;
+    bblock->code[5] = 0xc3; // ret
+
     return bblock;
 }
 
@@ -66,30 +93,63 @@ void run_block(struct basic_block *bblock)
 }
 
 // TODO
-void block_cache_add(uint16_t src_address, struct basic_block *bblock);
-struct basic_block *block_cache_get(uint16_t src_address);
+void block_cache_add(uint16_t src_address, struct basic_block *bblock)
+{
+    // no-op
+}
+
+struct basic_block *block_cache_get(uint16_t src_address)
+{
+    return NULL;
+}
 
 // 1. compile each block ending in a jump
 // 2. turn the jump into a return
 // 3. add the compiled code to some kind of cache
 // 3. return back to check the cache and maybe compile the next block
 
-int main(int argc, char *argv[])
+void run_all(uint8_t *gb_code)
 {
     struct basic_block *bblock;
-    
-    bblock = compile_block(0, test_code);
-    block_cache_add(0, bblock);
+    uint16_t jump_target = 0;
 
     while (1) {
-        uint16_t jump_target;
-
-        jump_target = ((uint16_t (*)()) bblock->code)();
-
         bblock = block_cache_get(jump_target);
         if (!bblock) {
-            bblock = compile_block(jump_target, test_code + jump_target);
+            bblock = compile_block(jump_target, gb_code + jump_target);
+            if (bblock->length == 0) {
+                break;
+            }
+            block_cache_add(jump_target, bblock);
         }
+
+        jump_target = ((uint16_t (*)()) bblock->code)();
     }
+}
+
+int main(int argc, char *argv[])
+{
+    FILE *fp;
+    long len;
+    uint8_t *data;
+
+    if (argc < 2) {
+        data = test_code;
+    } else {
+        fp = fopen(argv[1], "r");
+        fseek(fp, 0, SEEK_END);
+        len = ftell(fp);
+        rewind(fp);
+        data = malloc(len);
+        fread(data, 1, len, fp);
+        fclose(fp);
+    }
+
+    run_all(data);
+
+    if (data != test_code) {
+        free(data);
+    }
+
     return 0;
 }
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