diff --git a/src/constants.h b/src/constants.h
index b35c090..86cae3c 100644
--- a/src/constants.h
+++ b/src/constants.h
@@ -1,20 +1,20 @@
 #pragma once
 
-#define SCREEN_WIDTH 960
+#define SCREEN_WIDTH  960
 #define SCREEN_HEIGHT 640
 
-#define BOUNCER_HEIGHT 5
+#define BOUNCER_HEIGHT        5
 #define BOUNCER_WIDTH_DEFAULT 75
-#define BOUNCER_SPEED 10.0F
+#define BOUNCER_SPEED         10.0F
 
 #define BALL_SIZE_DEFAULT 10
-#define BALL_SPEED 5.0F
+#define BALL_SPEED        5.0F
 
-#define BRICK_WIDTH 30
-#define BRICK_HEIGHT 15
-#define BRICK_PADDING 2
+#define BRICK_WIDTH       30
+#define BRICK_HEIGHT      15
+#define BRICK_PADDING     2
 #define BRICK_PADDING_TOP 30
-#define BRICK_ROWS 5
-#define BRICK_COLUMNS (int)(SCREEN_WIDTH / (BRICK_WIDTH + BRICK_PADDING))
+#define BRICK_ROWS        5
+#define BRICK_COLUMNS     (int)(SCREEN_WIDTH / (BRICK_WIDTH + BRICK_PADDING))
 
 #define PI 3.14159265358979323846F // pi was being fucky! :D
diff --git a/src/errors.c b/src/errors.c
index fa7d860..b2dcd75 100644
--- a/src/errors.c
+++ b/src/errors.c
@@ -1,8 +1,9 @@
 #include "errors.h"
 
-#include <SDL2/SDL.h>
+#include <SDL_messagebox.h>
 #include <stdarg.h>
 #include <stdio.h>
+#include <stdlib.h>
 
 #define MAX_STR_LEN 128
 
diff --git a/src/errors.h b/src/errors.h
index 2ad27d4..9413072 100644
--- a/src/errors.h
+++ b/src/errors.h
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 #pragma once
+#include <stdint.h>
 
-typedef unsigned char ErrorCode;
+typedef uint8_t ErrorCode;
 enum {
     SUCCESS = 0,
     FAILURE = -1,
diff --git a/src/game/level.c b/src/game/level.c
index d968a42..cae0f4a 100644
--- a/src/game/level.c
+++ b/src/game/level.c
@@ -1,11 +1,14 @@
 #include "level.h"
 
-#include <SDL2/SDL.h>
+#include <SDL_scancode.h>
+#include <SDL_stdinc.h>
 #include <stdbool.h>
+#include <stdint.h>
 
 #include "../constants.h"
 #include "../main.h"
-#include "../window/renderer.h"
+#include "../window/audio.h"
+#include "../window/colour.h"
 #include "vector2.h"
 
 
@@ -49,7 +52,7 @@ void level_init(Level* level) {
 }
 
 // updates the player's "bouncer"
-static void update_player(Bouncer* bouncer, Ball* ball, const Uint8* keys) {
+static void update_player(Bouncer* bouncer, Ball* ball, const uint8_t* keys) {
     // if move bouncer LEFT
     if (keys[SDL_SCANCODE_A] || keys[SDL_SCANCODE_LEFT]) {
         if (((bouncer->pos.x) < 0) == false) {
@@ -150,7 +153,7 @@ static void update_ball(Level* level, Ball* ball, Bouncer* bouncer) {
 }
 
 // updates the level
-void level_update(Level* level, const Uint8* keys) {
+void level_update(Level* level, const uint8_t* keys) {
     Bouncer* bouncer = &level->bouncer;
     Ball* ball = &level->ball;
 
diff --git a/src/game/level.h b/src/game/level.h
index 2fdb71b..c04f422 100644
--- a/src/game/level.h
+++ b/src/game/level.h
@@ -1,22 +1,22 @@
 #pragma once
-#include <SDL2/SDL.h>
 #include <stdbool.h>
+#include <stdint.h>
 
 #include "../constants.h"
-#include "../window/colour.h"
 #include "../window/audio.h"
+#include "../window/colour.h"
 #include "vector2.h"
 
 typedef struct {
     Vector2 pos;
     Vector2 direction;
-    unsigned size;
+    uint32_t size;
     bool moving;
 } Ball;
 
 typedef struct {
     Vector2 pos;
-    unsigned width;
+    uint32_t width;
 } Bouncer;
 
 typedef struct {
@@ -35,4 +35,4 @@ typedef struct {
 
 
 void level_init(Level* level);
-void level_update(Level* level, const Uint8* keys);
+void level_update(Level* level, const uint8_t* keys);
diff --git a/src/main.c b/src/main.c
index ea0e337..2528f74 100644
--- a/src/main.c
+++ b/src/main.c
@@ -1,8 +1,16 @@
 #include "main.h"
 
-#include <SDL2/SDL.h>
+#include <SDL.h>
+#include <SDL_audio.h>
+#include <SDL_error.h>
+#include <SDL_events.h>
+#include <SDL_keyboard.h>
+#include <SDL_render.h>
+#include <SDL_video.h>
 #include <stdbool.h>
+#include <stdint.h>
 #include <stdio.h>
+#include <stdlib.h>
 #include <string.h>
 
 #include "errors.h"
@@ -74,6 +82,8 @@ void stop(void) {
 
 // entry point of the application
 int main(int argc, char** argv) {
+    (void)argc;
+    (void)argv;
     init();
 
 #if __EMSCRIPTEN__
diff --git a/src/window/audio.c b/src/window/audio.c
index 985142d..303bc7d 100644
--- a/src/window/audio.c
+++ b/src/window/audio.c
@@ -1,6 +1,11 @@
 #include "audio.h"
 
-#include <SDL2/SDL.h>
+#include <SDL_audio.h>
+#include <SDL_error.h>
+#include <SDL_stdinc.h>
+#include <stdint.h>
+#include <stdlib.h>
+#include <string.h>
 
 #include "../errors.h"
 
@@ -13,19 +18,19 @@ typedef struct {
 } AudioCallbackData;
 
 // audio callback from SDL_AudioSpec; called when the audio device needs more data
-static void audio_mixer(void* userdata, Uint8* stream, int len) {
+static void audio_mixer(void* userdata, uint8_t* stream, int32_t len) {
     memset(stream, 0, len);         // clear the playing audio
     AudioDevice* device = userdata; // get the callback data
     AudioData* audio = device->playing_audio;
 
-    for (int i = 0; i < MAX_SOUNDS; i++) {
+    for (int32_t i = 0; i < MAX_SOUNDS; i++) {
         // skip if the audio doesn't conain any further data
         if (audio[i].length <= 0) {
             continue;
         }
 
         // get the length of which we shall be mixing
-        Uint32 mix_length = SDL_min(audio[i].length, len);
+        uint32_t mix_length = SDL_min(audio[i].length, len);
 
         // mix the audio with the stream
         SDL_MixAudioFormat(stream, audio[i].buffer, device->format, mix_length, SDL_MIX_MAXVOLUME);
@@ -35,14 +40,15 @@ static void audio_mixer(void* userdata, Uint8* stream, int len) {
 }
 
 // converts the audio to the format of the audio device
-static void convert_audio(const AudioDevice* audio_device, const SDL_AudioSpec wav_spec, Uint8** wav_buffer, Uint32* wav_length) {
+static void convert_audio(const AudioDevice* audio_device, const SDL_AudioSpec wav_spec, uint8_t** wav_buffer, uint32_t* wav_length) {
     // build the audio converter with the audio given
     SDL_AudioCVT cvt = {0};
     SDL_BuildAudioCVT(&cvt, wav_spec.format, wav_spec.channels, wav_spec.freq, audio_device->format, audio_device->channels, audio_device->freq);
 
-    cvt.len = (*wav_length) * wav_spec.channels;          // the buffer length
-    cvt.buf = (Uint8*)SDL_malloc(cvt.len * cvt.len_mult); // allocate size for the new buffer
-    memcpy(cvt.buf, *wav_buffer, *wav_length);            // copy wav data to cvt buffer;
+    // suddenly becomes signed
+    cvt.len = (*wav_length) * wav_spec.channels;            // the buffer length
+    cvt.buf = (uint8_t*)SDL_malloc(cvt.len * cvt.len_mult); // allocate size for the new buffer
+    memcpy(cvt.buf, *wav_buffer, *wav_length);              // copy wav data to cvt buffer;
 
     // convert
     SDL_ConvertAudio(&cvt);
@@ -61,12 +67,13 @@ AudioData audio_load_wav(const AudioDevice* audio_device, const char* file_path)
 
     SDL_LoadWAV(file_path, &wav_spec, &audio.buffer, &audio.length);
     convert_audio(audio_device, wav_spec, &audio.buffer, &audio.length);
+    audio.mixed_amount = audio.length;
 
     return audio;
 }
 
 // initializes the audio device
-AudioDevice* audio_device_init(const int freq, const SDL_AudioFormat format, const Uint8 channels, const Uint16 samples) {
+AudioDevice* audio_device_init(const int32_t freq, const SDL_AudioFormat format, const uint8_t channels, const uint16_t samples) {
     // allocate memory for the audio device
     AudioDevice* audio_device = malloc(sizeof(AudioDevice));
 
@@ -99,7 +106,7 @@ AudioDevice* audio_device_init(const int freq, const SDL_AudioFormat format, con
 void audio_play(const AudioDevice* audio_device, const AudioData audio) {
     AudioData* playing_audio = audio_device->playing_audio;
 
-    for (int i = 0; i < MAX_SOUNDS; i++) {
+    for (int32_t i = 0; i < MAX_SOUNDS; i++) {
         // overrite audio that has been deallocated
         if (playing_audio[i].length <= 0) {
             // override the audio
diff --git a/src/window/audio.h b/src/window/audio.h
index 3a03b7b..215bf35 100644
--- a/src/window/audio.h
+++ b/src/window/audio.h
@@ -1,20 +1,23 @@
 #pragma once
-#include <SDL2/SDL.h>
+
+#include <SDL_audio.h>
+#include <stdint.h>
 
 typedef struct {
-    Uint32 length;
-    Uint8* buffer;
+    uint32_t length;
+    uint32_t mixed_amount;
+    uint8_t* buffer;
 } AudioData;
 
 typedef struct {
     SDL_AudioDeviceID id;
-    int freq;
+    int32_t freq;
     SDL_AudioFormat format;
-    Uint8 channels;
+    uint8_t channels;
     AudioData* playing_audio;
 } AudioDevice;
 
 
 AudioData audio_load_wav(const AudioDevice* audio_device, const char* file_path);
-AudioDevice* audio_device_init(const int freq, const SDL_AudioFormat format, const Uint8 channels, const Uint16 samples);
+AudioDevice* audio_device_init(const int freq, const SDL_AudioFormat format, const uint8_t channels, const uint16_t samples);
 void audio_play(const AudioDevice* audio_device, const AudioData audio);
diff --git a/src/window/colour.h b/src/window/colour.h
index 756bec9..2e47924 100644
--- a/src/window/colour.h
+++ b/src/window/colour.h
@@ -1,9 +1,12 @@
+#pragma once
+#include <stdint.h>
+
 typedef union {
     unsigned packed;
     struct {
-        unsigned char a;
-        unsigned char b;
-        unsigned char g;
-        unsigned char r;
+        uint8_t a;
+        uint8_t b;
+        uint8_t g;
+        uint8_t r;
     };
 } Colour;
diff --git a/src/window/renderer.c b/src/window/renderer.c
index 22deee6..75769a1 100644
--- a/src/window/renderer.c
+++ b/src/window/renderer.c
@@ -1,12 +1,18 @@
 #include "renderer.h"
 
-#include <SDL2/SDL.h>
+#include <SDL.h>
+#include <SDL_error.h>
+#include <SDL_rect.h>
+#include <SDL_render.h>
+#include <SDL_video.h>
 #include <stdio.h>
 
 #include "../constants.h"
 #include "../errors.h"
 #include "../game/level.h"
 
+
+
 // initializes the window and renderer
 int renderer_init(SDL_Window** window, SDL_Renderer** renderer) {
     // init the window
diff --git a/src/window/renderer.h b/src/window/renderer.h
index 8368eed..7c29722 100644
--- a/src/window/renderer.h
+++ b/src/window/renderer.h
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 #pragma once
 
-#include <SDL2/SDL.h>
+#include <SDL_render.h>
+#include <SDL_video.h>
 
 #include "../game/level.h"