diff --git a/software/apps/tiles_and_sprites/CMakeLists.txt b/software/apps/tiles_and_sprites/CMakeLists.txt
index db4948a..64b12ea 100644
--- a/software/apps/tiles_and_sprites/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/software/apps/tiles_and_sprites/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ target_compile_options(tiles_and_sprites PRIVATE -Wall)
 
 target_compile_definitions(tiles_and_sprites PRIVATE
 	DVI_DEFAULT_SERIAL_CONFIG=${DVI_DEFAULT_SERIAL_CONFIG}
+	DVI_N_TMDS_BUFFERS=5
 	)
 
 target_link_libraries(tiles_and_sprites
diff --git a/software/apps/tiles_and_sprites/main.c b/software/apps/tiles_and_sprites/main.c
index d592b12..22380a7 100644
--- a/software/apps/tiles_and_sprites/main.c
+++ b/software/apps/tiles_and_sprites/main.c
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
 
 #include "dvi.h"
 #include "dvi_serialiser.h"
+#include "tmds_encode.h"
 #include "common_dvi_pin_configs.h"
 #include "sprite.h"
 #include "tile.h"
@@ -73,7 +74,7 @@
 #define MAP_WIDTH  512
 #define MAP_HEIGHT 256
 
-#define N_CHARACTERS 75
+#define N_CHARACTERS 100
 
 typedef struct {
 	int16_t pos_x;
@@ -159,9 +160,8 @@ void update(game_state_t *state) {
 	}
 }
 
-struct dvi_inst dvi0;
 
-void render(const game_state_t *gstate) {
+void render_scanline(uint16_t *pixbuf, uint y, const game_state_t *gstate) {
 	tilebg_t bg = {
 		.xscroll = gstate->cam_x,
 		.yscroll = gstate->cam_y,
@@ -178,41 +178,56 @@ void render(const game_state_t *gstate) {
 		.has_opacity_metadata = false,
 	};
 
-	for (uint y = 0; y < FRAME_HEIGHT; ++y) {
-		uint16_t *pixbuf;
-		queue_remove_blocking(&dvi0.q_colour_free, &pixbuf);
+	tile16(pixbuf, &bg, y, FRAME_WIDTH);
 
-		tile16(pixbuf, &bg, y, FRAME_WIDTH);
-
-		for (int i = 0; i < N_CHARACTERS; ++i) {
-			const character_t *ch = &gstate->chars[i];
-			sp.x = ch->pos_x - gstate->cam_x;
-			const uint16_t *basetile = (const uint16_t*)zelda_mini_plus_walk +
-				16 * 16 * (102 + (ch->dir << 2) + ch->anim_frame);
-			for (int tile = 0; tile < ch->ntiles; ++tile) {
-				sp.y = ch->pos_y - gstate->cam_y + tile * 16;
-				sp.img = basetile + tile * ch->tilestride * 16 * 16;
-				sprite_sprite16(pixbuf, &sp, y, FRAME_WIDTH);
-			}
+	for (int i = 0; i < N_CHARACTERS; ++i) {
+		const character_t *ch = &gstate->chars[i];
+		sp.x = ch->pos_x - gstate->cam_x;
+		const uint16_t *basetile = (const uint16_t*)zelda_mini_plus_walk +
+			16 * 16 * (102 + (ch->dir << 2) + ch->anim_frame);
+		for (int tile = 0; tile < ch->ntiles; ++tile) {
+			sp.y = ch->pos_y - gstate->cam_y + tile * 16;
+			sp.img = basetile + tile * ch->tilestride * 16 * 16;
+			sprite_sprite16(pixbuf, &sp, y, FRAME_WIDTH);
 		}
-
-		queue_add_blocking(&dvi0.q_colour_valid, &pixbuf);
 	}
 }
 
 // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 // DVI setup & launch
 
-#define N_SCANLINE_BUFFERS 4
-uint16_t static_scanbuf[N_SCANLINE_BUFFERS][FRAME_WIDTH];
+struct dvi_inst dvi0;
+game_state_t state;
+
+uint16_t __scratch_y("render") __attribute__((aligned(4))) core0_scanbuf[FRAME_WIDTH];
+uint16_t __scratch_x("render") __attribute__((aligned(4))) core1_scanbuf[FRAME_WIDTH];
+
+// - Core 0 pops two TMDS buffers
+// - Passes one to core 1
+// - Renders own buffer and pushes to DVI queue  <- core 1 waits here before starting DVI
+// - Retrieves core 1's TMDS buffer and pushes that to DVI queue as well
+
+void encode_scanline(uint16_t *pixbuf, uint32_t *tmdsbuf) {
+	uint pixwidth = dvi0.timing->h_active_pixels;
+	uint words_per_channel = pixwidth / DVI_SYMBOLS_PER_WORD;
+	tmds_encode_data_channel_16bpp((uint32_t*)pixbuf, tmdsbuf + 0 * words_per_channel, pixwidth / 2, DVI_16BPP_BLUE_MSB,  DVI_16BPP_BLUE_LSB );
+	tmds_encode_data_channel_16bpp((uint32_t*)pixbuf, tmdsbuf + 1 * words_per_channel, pixwidth / 2, DVI_16BPP_GREEN_MSB, DVI_16BPP_GREEN_LSB);
+	tmds_encode_data_channel_16bpp((uint32_t*)pixbuf, tmdsbuf + 2 * words_per_channel, pixwidth / 2, DVI_16BPP_RED_MSB,   DVI_16BPP_RED_LSB  );
+}
 
 void core1_main() {
 	dvi_register_irqs_this_core(&dvi0, DMA_IRQ_0);
-	while (queue_is_empty(&dvi0.q_colour_valid))
+	while (queue_is_empty(&dvi0.q_tmds_valid))
 		__wfe();
 	dvi_start(&dvi0);
-	dvi_scanbuf_main_16bpp(&dvi0);
-	__builtin_unreachable();
+	while (1) {
+		for (uint y = 1; y < FRAME_HEIGHT; y += 2) {
+			render_scanline(core1_scanbuf, y, &state);
+			uint32_t *tmdsbuf = (uint32_t*)multicore_fifo_pop_blocking();
+			encode_scanline(core1_scanbuf, tmdsbuf);
+			multicore_fifo_push_blocking((uintptr_t)tmdsbuf);
+		}
+	}
 }
 
 int main() {
@@ -234,17 +249,20 @@ int main() {
 	printf("Core 1 start\n");
 	multicore_launch_core1(core1_main);
 
-	printf("Allocating scanline buffers\n");
-	for (int i = 0; i < N_SCANLINE_BUFFERS; ++i) {
-		void *bufptr = &static_scanbuf[i];
-		queue_add_blocking((void*)&dvi0.q_colour_free, &bufptr);
-	}
-
 	printf("Start rendering\n");
-	game_state_t state;
 	game_init(&state);
 	while (1) {
-		render(&state);
+		for (uint y = 0; y < FRAME_HEIGHT; y += 2) {
+			uint32_t *tmds0, *tmds1;
+			queue_remove_blocking_u32(&dvi0.q_tmds_free, &tmds0);
+			queue_remove_blocking_u32(&dvi0.q_tmds_free, &tmds1);
+			multicore_fifo_push_blocking((uintptr_t)tmds1);
+			render_scanline(core0_scanbuf, y, &state);
+			encode_scanline(core0_scanbuf, tmds0);
+			queue_add_blocking_u32(&dvi0.q_tmds_valid, &tmds0);
+			tmds1 = (uint32_t*)multicore_fifo_pop_blocking();
+			queue_add_blocking_u32(&dvi0.q_tmds_valid, &tmds1);
+		}
 		update(&state);
 	}
 
diff --git a/software/libsprite/tile.S b/software/libsprite/tile.S
index ef1460c..5eca894 100644
--- a/software/libsprite/tile.S
+++ b/software/libsprite/tile.S
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@
 	strh \rs, [\rd, #\dstoffs + 2]
 .endm
 
-// interp0 has been set up to give the next x-ward pointer into the tilemap
+// interp1 has been set up to give the next x-ward pointer into the tilemap
 // with each pop. This saves us having to remember the tilemap pointer and
 // tilemap x size mask in core registers.
 
@@ -61,12 +61,13 @@
 
 // Instantiated with alpha=1 and alpha=0 to get both variants of the loop.
 // Linker garbage collection ensures we only keep the versions we use.
+
 .macro tile16_16px_loop_alpha_or_nonalpha alpha
 	push {r4-r7, lr}
 	mov r4, r8
 	mov r5, r9
 	push {r4, r5}
-	ldr r7, =(SIO_BASE + SIO_INTERP0_ACCUM0_OFFSET)
+	ldr r7, =(SIO_BASE + SIO_INTERP1_ACCUM0_OFFSET)
 
 	// The main loop only handles whole tiles, so we may need to first copy
 	// individual pixels to get tile-aligned. Skip this entirely if we are
diff --git a/software/libsprite/tile.c b/software/libsprite/tile.c
index 6cc8bf7..45805fb 100644
--- a/software/libsprite/tile.c
+++ b/software/libsprite/tile.c
@@ -19,8 +19,6 @@ static inline void setup_interp_tilemap_ptrs(interp_hw_t *interp, const uint8_t
 	interp_set_config(interp, 0, &c);
 	interp->accum[0] = x0;
 	interp->base[0] = 1;
-	interp->accum[1] = 0; // necessary if ctrl is 0?
-	interp->base[1] = 0;
 	interp->ctrl[1] = 0;
 	interp->base[2] = (uintptr_t)row;
 }
@@ -39,10 +37,10 @@ void __ram_func(tile16)(uint16_t *scanbuf, const tilebg_t *bg, uint raster_y, ui
 	uint tile_x_at_tx0 = tx0 >> tile_log_size(bg->tilesize);
 	uint tile_x_msb = bg->log_size_x - tile_log_size(bg->tilesize) - 1;
 
-	// NOTE this clobbers interp0, currently this will cause issues if you try
-	// to run tile code and TMDS encode on the same core. Could be fixed by
-	// save/restore, using interp1 by default, etc but fine for now
-	setup_interp_tilemap_ptrs(interp0_hw, tilemap_row_ty, tile_x_at_tx0, tile_x_msb);
+	// NOTE this clobbers interp1, currently this will cause issues if you try
+	// to run tile code and certain TMDS encode loops on the same core. Could
+	// be fixed by save/restore, at the cost of some performance.
+	setup_interp_tilemap_ptrs(interp1_hw, tilemap_row_ty, tile_x_at_tx0, tile_x_msb);
 
 	// Apply intra-tile y offset in advance, since this will be the same for
 	// all pixels of all tiles we render in this call.