diff --git a/sonic-bluestreak.love/assets/gui/dialogs/basic.lua b/sonic-bluestreak.love/assets/gui/dialogs/basic.lua
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..de2295e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/sonic-bluestreak.love/assets/gui/dialogs/basic.lua
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+return {
+  metadata = {
+    height      = 8,
+    width       = 8,
+  }
+}
diff --git a/sonic-bluestreak.love/assets/gui/dialogs/basic.png b/sonic-bluestreak.love/assets/gui/dialogs/basic.png
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..88c82b0
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diff --git a/sonic-bluestreak.love/assets/gui/dialogs/cursor-menulist.png b/sonic-bluestreak.love/assets/gui/dialogs/cursor-menulist.png
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f367054
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diff --git a/sonic-bluestreak.love/assets/gui/status/barborder.png b/sonic-bluestreak.love/assets/gui/status/barborder.png
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4e321ef
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diff --git a/sonic-bluestreak.love/assets/gui/borders.png b/sonic-bluestreak.love/assets/gui/system/borders.png
similarity index 100%
rename from sonic-bluestreak.love/assets/gui/borders.png
rename to sonic-bluestreak.love/assets/gui/system/borders.png
diff --git a/sonic-bluestreak.love/game/modules/gui/init.lua b/sonic-bluestreak.love/game/modules/gui/init.lua
index 1cdc4db..164069a 100644
--- a/sonic-bluestreak.love/game/modules/gui/init.lua
+++ b/sonic-bluestreak.love/game/modules/gui/init.lua
@@ -1,10 +1,12 @@
 local gui = {}
 
+local barborder = love.graphics.newImage("assets/gui/status/barborder.png")
+
 function gui.newBorder(width, height, middlePosition)
-  local tileset   = love.graphics.newImage("assets/gui/borders.png")
+  local tileset   = love.graphics.newImage("assets/gui/system/borders.png")
   local tilequad  = {}
   local w, h = tileset:getDimensions()
-  tilequad[1]     = love.graphics.newQuad(0, 0, 20, 20, w, h)
+  tilequad[1]     = love.graphics.newQuad(0, 0,  20, 20, w, h)
   tilequad[2]     = love.graphics.newQuad(20, 0, 20, 20, w, h)
   tilequad[3]     = love.graphics.newQuad(40, 0, 20, 20, w, h)
   tilequad[4]     = love.graphics.newQuad(60, 0, 20, 20, w, h)
@@ -38,4 +40,77 @@ function gui.newBorder(width, height, middlePosition)
   return Texture
 end
 
+function gui.drawBar(x, y, width, height)
+  if (width > 0) then
+    local height  = height or 7
+    core.screen:setScissor(x, y, width, height)
+    love.graphics.draw(barborder, x, y)
+    local barwidth = math.max(width-14, 0)
+    love.graphics.rectangle("fill", x+7, y, barwidth, height)
+    love.graphics.draw(barborder, x+barwidth+7, y, 0, -1, -1, 7, 7)
+    core.screen:resetScissor( )
+  end
+end
+
+function gui.newTextBox(type, width, height)
+  local filepath = "assets/gui/dialogs/" + type + ".png"
+  local baseimage = love.graphics.newImage(filepath)
+  local quad = {}
+  quad[1] = love.graphics.newQuad(00, 00, 8, 8, 24, 24)
+  quad[2] = love.graphics.newQuad(00, 08, 8, 8, 24, 24)
+  quad[3] = love.graphics.newQuad(00, 16, 8, 8, 24, 24)
+  quad[4] = love.graphics.newQuad(08, 00, 8, 8, 24, 24)
+  quad[5] = love.graphics.newQuad(08, 08, 8, 8, 24, 24)
+  quad[6] = love.graphics.newQuad(08, 16, 8, 8, 24, 24)
+  quad[7] = love.graphics.newQuad(16, 00, 8, 8, 24, 24)
+  quad[8] = love.graphics.newQuad(16, 08, 8, 8, 24, 24)
+  quad[9] = love.graphics.newQuad(16, 16, 8, 8, 24, 24)
+  local canvas  = love.graphics.newCanvas(width, height)
+
+  love.graphics.setCanvas( canvas )
+
+
+  for i=1, math.floor(width/8) do
+    if (i == 1) then
+      -- first line
+      for j=1, math.floor(height/8) do
+        if j == 1 then
+          love.graphics.draw(baseimage, quad[1], (i-1)*8, (j-1)*8)
+        elseif j == math.floor(height/8) then
+          love.graphics.draw(baseimage, quad[3], (i-1)*8, (j-1)*8)
+        else
+          love.graphics.draw(baseimage, quad[2], (i-1)*8, (j-1)*8)
+        end
+      end
+    elseif (i == math.floor(width/8)) then
+      -- last line
+      for j=1, math.floor(height/8) do
+        if j == 1 then
+          love.graphics.draw(baseimage, quad[7], (i-1)*8, (j-1)*8)
+        elseif j == math.floor(height/8) then
+          love.graphics.draw(baseimage, quad[9], (i-1)*8, (j-1)*8)
+        else
+          love.graphics.draw(baseimage, quad[8], (i-1)*8, (j-1)*8)
+        end
+      end
+    else
+      -- middle lines
+      for j=1, math.floor(height/8) do
+        if j == 1 then
+          love.graphics.draw(baseimage, quad[4], (i-1)*8, (j-1)*8)
+        elseif j == math.floor(height/8) then
+          love.graphics.draw(baseimage, quad[6], (i-1)*8, (j-1)*8)
+        else
+          love.graphics.draw(baseimage, quad[5], (i-1)*8, (j-1)*8)
+        end
+      end
+    end
+  end
+
+  love.graphics.setCanvas( )
+
+  return canvas
+end
+
+
 return gui