diff --git a/Graphics/backdrop/credits.tga b/Graphics/backdrop/credits.tga
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..afa8104dd
Binary files /dev/null and b/Graphics/backdrop/credits.tga differ
diff --git a/data/DataCache.scr b/data/DataCache.scr
index 70c720e82..464bcecb8 100644
--- a/data/DataCache.scr
+++ b/data/DataCache.scr
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ music/music.vh
 sfx/ingame.pxm
 sfx/ingame.vb
 sfx/ingame.vh
+backdrop/credits.gfx
 { SYSTEM_CACHE 4
 }
 ui/uigfx.spr
diff --git a/makefile.gfx b/makefile.gfx
index 832786f3d..bd31173bf 100644
--- a/makefile.gfx
+++ b/makefile.gfx
@@ -177,6 +177,28 @@ GRAF_DIRS_TO_MAKE	+=		$(FRONTEND_GFX_OUT_DIR)
 GFX_DATA_OUT		+=		$(FRONTEND_GFX_TEX_OUT)
 
 
+#----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# Big TGA backdrops
+#----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+BACKDROPS_IN_DIR :=		$(GRAF_DIR)/backdrop
+BACKDROPS_IN :=			credits
+
+BACKDROPS_OUT_DIR :=	$(DATA_OUT)/backdrop
+BACKDROPS_OUT :=		$(foreach SCREEN,$(BACKDROPS_IN),$(BACKDROPS_OUT_DIR)/$(SCREEN).gfx)
+
+backdrops : $(BACKDROPS_OUT)
+
+cleanbackdrops :
+	@$(RM) -f $(BACKDROPS_OUT)
+
+$(BACKDROPS_OUT_DIR)/%.gfx : $(BACKDROPS_IN_DIR)/%.tga
+	alchemy --n -a -15 -^ -o $< $(TEMP_FILE)
+	chopchop $(TEMP_FILE) $@ 20 262144
+
+GRAF_DIRS_TO_MAKE +=	$(BACKDROPS_OUT_DIR)
+GFX_DATA_OUT +=			$(BACKDROPS_OUT)
+
+
 #----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 # Sound FX
 #----------------------------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/source/frontend/credits.cpp b/source/frontend/credits.cpp
index a5e978033..b8b7f69f1 100644
--- a/source/frontend/credits.cpp
+++ b/source/frontend/credits.cpp
@@ -38,6 +38,14 @@
 #include "pad\pads.h"
 #endif
 
+#ifndef _FILEIO_HEADER_
+#include "fileio\fileio.h"
+#endif
+
+#ifndef __VID_HEADER_
+#include "system\vid.h"
+#endif
+
 
 /*	Std Lib
 	------- */
@@ -92,9 +100,13 @@ void CFrontEndCredits::shutdown()
 	Params:
 	Returns:
   ---------------------------------------------------------------------- */
+u8 *s_image;
 void CFrontEndCredits::select()
 {
 	m_shuttingDown=false;
+	s_image=CFileIO::loadFile(BACKDROP_CREDITS_GFX);
+	ASSERT(s_image);
+	SetScreenImage(s_image);
 	CFader::setFadingIn();
 }
 
@@ -106,6 +118,8 @@ void CFrontEndCredits::select()
   ---------------------------------------------------------------------- */
 void CFrontEndCredits::unselect()
 {
+	ClearScreenImage();
+	MemFree(s_image);	s_image=NULL;
 }
 
 /*----------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -116,6 +130,7 @@ void CFrontEndCredits::unselect()
   ---------------------------------------------------------------------- */
 void CFrontEndCredits::render()
 {
+	/*
 	POLY_G4	*g4;
 	
 	g4=GetPrimG4();
@@ -125,6 +140,7 @@ void CFrontEndCredits::render()
 	setRGB2(g4,50,99,50);
 	setRGB3(g4,99,50,99);
 	AddPrimToList(g4,1001);
+	*/
 }
 
 /*----------------------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/users/paul/spongebob project/spongebob project.dsp b/users/paul/spongebob project/spongebob project.dsp
index 1e5e75a89..365afc4b7 100644
--- a/users/paul/spongebob project/spongebob project.dsp	
+++ b/users/paul/spongebob project/spongebob project.dsp	
@@ -625,5 +625,33 @@ SOURCE=..\..\..\out\USA\include\UIGfx.h
 # End Group
 # End Group
 # End Group
+# Begin Group "build"
+
+# PROP Default_Filter ""
+# Begin Source File
+
+SOURCE=..\..\..\build\ccopt.mak
+# End Source File
+# Begin Source File
+
+SOURCE=..\..\..\build\getuser.mak
+# End Source File
+# Begin Source File
+
+SOURCE=..\..\..\build\globals.mak
+# End Source File
+# Begin Source File
+
+SOURCE=..\..\..\build\lnk.mak
+# End Source File
+# Begin Source File
+
+SOURCE=..\..\..\build\outdirs.mak
+# End Source File
+# Begin Source File
+
+SOURCE=..\..\..\build\parse.mak
+# End Source File
+# End Group
 # End Target
 # End Project