diff --git a/TODO b/TODO
index 11b6117..82dc7ed 100644
--- a/TODO
+++ b/TODO
@@ -12,10 +12,8 @@ Tests to run.
 Complementary elements on existing code.
 * topti:     support unicode fonts
 * gray:      find good values for more models than the Graph 35+E II
-* render:    get rid of GINT_NEED_VRAM and #define vram gint_vram if you need
 * dma:       maybe relax the 4-byte size constraint for dma_memset()
 * core:      try to leave add-in without reset in case of panic
-* topti:     support Unicode fonts
 * hardware:  fill in the HWMEM_FITTLB flag
 * keyboard:  think of extended functions
 * cpg:       spread spectrum on fxcg50
diff --git a/include/gint/display-cg.h b/include/gint/display-cg.h
index 979c375..966e53b 100644
--- a/include/gint/display-cg.h
+++ b/include/gint/display-cg.h
@@ -15,16 +15,14 @@
 
 #include <gint/defs/types.h>
 
-/* Expose the VRAM variable if GINT_NEED_VRAM is defined. It must always point
-   to a 32-aligned buffer of size 177408. Any function can use it freely to
-   perform rendering or store data when not drawing. Triple buffering is
-   already implemented in gint, see the dvram() function below.
+/* gint VRAM address. This value must always point to a 32-aligned bufer of
+   size 177408. Any function can use it freely to perform rendering or store
+   data when not drawing. Triple buffering is already implemented in gint, see
+   the dvram() function below.
 
-   In this module, colors are in the 16-bit R5G6B5 format, as it is the format
-   used by the display controller. */
-#ifdef GINT_NEED_VRAM
-extern uint16_t *vram;
-#endif
+   In this module, colors are in the 16-bit big-endian R5G6B5 format, as it is
+   the format used by the display controller. */
+extern uint16_t *gint_vram;
 
 /* Provide a platform-agnostic definition of color_t.
    Some functions also support transparency, in which case they take an [int]
diff --git a/include/gint/display-fx.h b/include/gint/display-fx.h
index f7ef95c..11cf72a 100644
--- a/include/gint/display-fx.h
+++ b/include/gint/display-fx.h
@@ -13,14 +13,12 @@
 
 #include <gint/defs/types.h>
 
-/* Expose the VRAM variable if GINT_NEED_VRAM is defined. It must always point
-   to a 4-aligned buffer of size 1024. Any function can use it freely to:
+/* gint VRAM address. This value must always point to a 4-aligned buffer of
+   size 1024. Any function can use it freely to:
    - Use another video ram area (triple buffering or more, gray engine);
    - Implement additional drawing functions;
    - Store data when not drawing. */
-#ifdef GINT_NEED_VRAM
-extern uint32_t *vram;
-#endif
+extern uint32_t *gint_vram;
 
 /* color_t - colors available for drawing
    The following colors are defined by the library:
diff --git a/src/core/exch.c b/src/core/exch.c
index 3fd2a68..c06394a 100644
--- a/src/core/exch.c
+++ b/src/core/exch.c
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-#define GINT_NEED_VRAM
 #include <gint/exc.h>
 #include <gint/display.h>
 #include <gint/clock.h>
@@ -22,7 +21,7 @@ GNORETURN static void gint_default_panic(GUNUSED uint32_t code)
 
 	#ifdef FX9860G
 	dtext(1, 0, "Exception! (SysERROR)");
-	for(int i = 0; i < 32; i++) vram[i] = ~vram[i];
+	for(int i = 0; i < 32; i++) gint_vram[i] = ~gint_vram[i];
 
 	char const *name = "";
 	if(code == 0x040) name = "TLB miss read";
@@ -51,7 +50,7 @@ GNORETURN static void gint_default_panic(GUNUSED uint32_t code)
 	#ifdef FXCG50
 	dtext(6, 3, "An exception occured! (System ERROR)");
 
-	uint32_t *long_vram = (void *)vram;
+	uint32_t *long_vram = (void *)gint_vram;
 	for(int i = 0; i < 198 * 16; i++) long_vram[i] = ~long_vram[i];
 
 	char const *name = "";
diff --git a/src/gray/engine.c b/src/gray/engine.c
index 9b55a99..5adca4d 100644
--- a/src/gray/engine.c
+++ b/src/gray/engine.c
@@ -2,8 +2,6 @@
 //	gint:gray:engine - Core gray engine
 //---
 
-#define GINT_NEED_VRAM
-
 #include <gint/defs/types.h>
 #include <gint/std/stdlib.h>
 
@@ -39,8 +37,8 @@ GDATA static int delays[2] = { 762, 1311 };
 /* gray_init(): Engine setup */
 GCONSTRUCTOR static void gray_init(void)
 {
-	/* Here [vram] refers to the standard, monochrome VRAM */
-	vrams[0] = vram;
+	/* Here [gint_vram] refers to the standard, monochrome VRAM */
+	vrams[0] = gint_vram;
 
 	#ifdef GINT_STATIC_GRAY
 	vrams[1] = gvrams[0];
diff --git a/src/render-cg/bopti.c b/src/render-cg/bopti.c
index 0a27b8b..aa294d6 100644
--- a/src/render-cg/bopti.c
+++ b/src/render-cg/bopti.c
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-#define GINT_NEED_VRAM
 #include <gint/defs/types.h>
 #include <gint/display.h>
 #include "bopti-asm.h"
@@ -22,7 +21,7 @@ enum {
 void bopti_render(image_t const *img, struct box *box)
 {
 	/* Offset in video RAM and output stride */
-	uint16_t *target = vram + (396 * box->y + box->x);
+	uint16_t *target = gint_vram + (396 * box->y + box->x);
 	int out = 2 * (396 - box->w);
 
 	int profile = img->profile;
diff --git a/src/render-cg/dclear.c b/src/render-cg/dclear.c
index 939b2c5..3f8fabd 100644
--- a/src/render-cg/dclear.c
+++ b/src/render-cg/dclear.c
@@ -1,10 +1,9 @@
-#define GINT_NEED_VRAM
 #include <gint/display.h>
 #include <gint/dma.h>
 
 /* dclear() - fill the screen with a single color */
 void dclear(uint16_t color)
 {
-	dma_memset(vram, (color << 16) | color, 396 * 224 * 2);
+	dma_memset(gint_vram, (color << 16) | color, 396 * 224 * 2);
 	return;
 }
diff --git a/src/render-cg/dimage.c b/src/render-cg/dimage.c
index 94e7dcc..0315ba1 100644
--- a/src/render-cg/dimage.c
+++ b/src/render-cg/dimage.c
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-#define GINT_NEED_VRAM
 #include <gint/display.h>
 #include "bopti-asm.h"
 
diff --git a/src/render-cg/dline.c b/src/render-cg/dline.c
index fcbf915..c056c0e 100644
--- a/src/render-cg/dline.c
+++ b/src/render-cg/dline.c
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-#define GINT_NEED_VRAM
 #include <gint/display.h>
 #include <gint/defs/util.h>
 
@@ -15,16 +14,16 @@ void gint_dhline(int x1, int x2, int y, uint16_t color)
 
 	/* Use longwords to do the copy, but first paint the endpoints to heed
 	   for odd x1 and x2. Checking the parity may be a waste of time. */
-	vram[offset + x1] = color;
-	vram[offset + x2] = color;
+	gint_vram[offset + x1] = color;
+	gint_vram[offset + x2] = color;
 
 	/* Now round to longword boundaries and copy everything in-between with
 	   longwords */
 	x1 = x1 + (x1 & 1);
 	x2 = (x2 + 1) & ~1;
 
-	uint32_t *start = (void *)(vram + offset + x1);
-	uint32_t *end   = (void *)(vram + offset + x2);
+	uint32_t *start = (void *)(gint_vram + offset + x1);
+	uint32_t *end   = (void *)(gint_vram + offset + x2);
 	uint32_t op = (color << 16) | color;
 
 	while(end > start) *--end = op;
@@ -39,7 +38,7 @@ void gint_dvline(int y1, int y2, int x, uint16_t color)
 	if(y1 < 0) y1 = 0;
 	if(y2 >= 224) y2 = 223;
 
-	uint16_t *v = vram + 396 * y1 + x;
+	uint16_t *v = gint_vram + 396 * y1 + x;
 	int height = y2 - y1 + 1;
 
 	while(height--) *v = color, v += 396;
diff --git a/src/render-cg/dpixel.c b/src/render-cg/dpixel.c
index 574be5e..0dea647 100644
--- a/src/render-cg/dpixel.c
+++ b/src/render-cg/dpixel.c
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-#define GINT_NEED_VRAM
 #include <gint/display.h>
 
 /* dpixel() - change a pixel's color */
@@ -7,5 +6,5 @@ void dpixel(int x, int y, uint16_t color)
 	/* Coordinate checks */
 	if((uint)x >= 396 || (uint)y >= 224) return;
 
-	vram[396 * y + x] = color;
+	gint_vram[396 * y + x] = color;
 }
diff --git a/src/render-cg/drect.c b/src/render-cg/drect.c
index 6384e97..4307cf5 100644
--- a/src/render-cg/drect.c
+++ b/src/render-cg/drect.c
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-#define GINT_NEED_VRAM
 #include <gint/defs/util.h>
 #include <gint/display.h>
 
@@ -18,7 +17,7 @@ void drect(int x1, int y1, int x2, int y2, uint16_t color)
 	/* The method is exactly like dhline(). I first handle odd endpoints,
 	   then write longwords for the longest section */
 
-	uint16_t *base = vram + 396 * y1;
+	uint16_t *base = gint_vram + 396 * y1;
 	int height = y2 - y1 + 1;
 
 	/* Now copy everything that's left as longwords */
diff --git a/src/render-cg/dupdate.c b/src/render-cg/dupdate.c
index ec1bb23..eb9db94 100644
--- a/src/render-cg/dupdate.c
+++ b/src/render-cg/dupdate.c
@@ -1,15 +1,14 @@
-#define GINT_NEED_VRAM
 #include <gint/display.h>
 //#include <gint/drivers/r61524.h>
 
 /* dupdate() - Push the video RAM to the display driver */
 void dupdate(void)
 {
-	r61524_display(vram, 0, 224, 1);
+	r61524_display(gint_vram, 0, 224, 1);
 }
 
 /* dupdate_noint() - Push VRAM to the display without interrupts */
 void dupdate_noint(void)
 {
-	r61524_display(vram, 0, 224, 0);
+	r61524_display(gint_vram, 0, 224, 0);
 }
diff --git a/src/render-cg/dvram.c b/src/render-cg/dvram.c
index 184fd4d..d841541 100644
--- a/src/render-cg/dvram.c
+++ b/src/render-cg/dvram.c
@@ -1,12 +1,11 @@
-#define GINT_NEED_VRAM
 #include <gint/display.h>
 
 /* Put both VRAMs in the system stack! */
 static uint16_t *main = (void *)0xac0f0000;
 static uint16_t *scnd = (void *)0xac11b500;
 
-/* Shared VRAM pointer, the one exposed by GINT_NEED_VRAM */
-uint16_t *vram = (void *)0xac0f0000;
+/* Shared VRAM pointer, the one exposed by <gint/display.h> */
+uint16_t *gint_vram = (void *)0xac0f0000;
 
 /* dvram() - Control video RAM address and triple buffering */
 void dvram(uint16_t *new_main, uint16_t *new_secondary)
diff --git a/src/render-cg/topti.c b/src/render-cg/topti.c
index 28f4707..39a9a3d 100644
--- a/src/render-cg/topti.c
+++ b/src/render-cg/topti.c
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-#define GINT_NEED_VRAM
 #include <gint/defs/types.h>
 #include <gint/defs/attributes.h>
 #include <gint/display.h>
@@ -67,7 +66,7 @@ void topti_render(int x, int y, char const *str, size_t size, font_t const *f,
 	if(y < 0) top = -y, height += y, y = 0;
 
 	/* Move to top row */
-	uint16_t *target = vram + 396 * y;
+	uint16_t *target = gint_vram + 396 * y;
 
 	/* Character spacing and space waiting to be drawn */
 	int space = 1;
diff --git a/src/render-fx/dclear.c b/src/render-fx/dclear.c
index c78db59..adfd603 100644
--- a/src/render-fx/dclear.c
+++ b/src/render-fx/dclear.c
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-#define GINT_NEED_VRAM
 #include <gint/display.h>
 
 /* dclear() - fill the screen with a single color */
@@ -11,9 +10,9 @@ void dclear(color_t color)
 	if(color != C_WHITE && color != C_BLACK) return;
 	uint32_t fill = -(color >> 1);
 
-	uint32_t *index = vram + 256;
+	uint32_t *index = gint_vram + 256;
 
-	while(index > vram)
+	while(index > gint_vram)
 	{
 		/* Do it by batches to avoid losing cycles on loop tests */
 		*--index = fill;
diff --git a/src/render-fx/dimage.c b/src/render-fx/dimage.c
index 4dbab00..de390d7 100644
--- a/src/render-fx/dimage.c
+++ b/src/render-fx/dimage.c
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-#define GINT_NEED_VRAM
 #include <gint/display.h>
 #include <display/fx.h>
 #include "bopti-asm.h"
@@ -13,7 +12,7 @@ static void *bopti_asm[] = {
 void dimage(int x, int y, image_t const *img)
 {
 	if(img->gray) return;
-	bopti_render_clip(x, y, img, 0, 0, img->width, img->height, vram,
+	bopti_render_clip(x, y, img, 0, 0, img->width, img->height, gint_vram,
 		NULL, bopti_asm[img->profile]);
 }
 
@@ -26,11 +25,11 @@ void dsubimage(int x, int y, image_t const *img, int left, int top,
 	if(flags & DIMAGE_NOCLIP)
 	{
 		bopti_render_noclip(x, y, img, left, top, width, height,
-			vram, NULL, bopti_asm[img->profile]);
+			gint_vram, NULL, bopti_asm[img->profile]);
 	}
 	else
 	{
 		bopti_render_clip(x, y, img, left, top, width, height,
-			vram, NULL, bopti_asm[img->profile]);
+			gint_vram, NULL, bopti_asm[img->profile]);
 	}
 }
diff --git a/src/render-fx/dline.c b/src/render-fx/dline.c
index dba5118..90273fc 100644
--- a/src/render-fx/dline.c
+++ b/src/render-fx/dline.c
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-#define GINT_NEED_VRAM
 #include <gint/display.h>
 #include <gint/defs/util.h>
 #include <display/fx.h>
@@ -13,7 +12,7 @@ void gint_dhline(int x1, int x2, int y, color_t color)
 	uint32_t m[4];
 	masks(x1, x2, m);
 
-	uint32_t *data = vram + (y << 2);
+	uint32_t *data = gint_vram + (y << 2);
 
 	if(color == C_WHITE)
 	{
@@ -44,7 +43,7 @@ void gint_dvline(int y1, int y2, int x, color_t color)
 	if((uint)x >= 128) return;
 	if(y1 > y2) swap(y1, y2);
 
-	uint32_t *base = vram + (y1 << 2) + (x >> 5);
+	uint32_t *base = gint_vram + (y1 << 2) + (x >> 5);
 	uint32_t *lword = base + ((y2 - y1 + 1) << 2);
 	uint32_t mask = 1 << (~x & 31);
 
diff --git a/src/render-fx/dpixel.c b/src/render-fx/dpixel.c
index 5b617dc..457ee28 100644
--- a/src/render-fx/dpixel.c
+++ b/src/render-fx/dpixel.c
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-#define GINT_NEED_VRAM
 #include <gint/display.h>
 #include <gint/defs/types.h>
 
@@ -8,7 +7,7 @@ void dpixel(int x, int y, color_t color)
 	/* Sanity checks */
 	if((uint)x >= 128 || (uint)y >= 64) return;
 
-	uint32_t *lword = vram + (y << 2) + (x >> 5);
+	uint32_t *lword = gint_vram + (y << 2) + (x >> 5);
 	uint32_t mask = 1 << (~x & 31);
 
 	if(color == C_WHITE)
diff --git a/src/render-fx/drect.c b/src/render-fx/drect.c
index 07d2b6a..123904b 100644
--- a/src/render-fx/drect.c
+++ b/src/render-fx/drect.c
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-#define GINT_NEED_VRAM
 #include <gint/defs/util.h>
 #include <gint/display.h>
 #include <display/fx.h>
@@ -20,8 +19,8 @@ void drect(int x1, int y1, int x2, int y2, color_t color)
 	uint32_t m[4];
 	masks(x1, x2, m);
 
-	uint32_t *base	= vram + (y1 << 2);
-	uint32_t *lword	= vram + (y2 << 2) + 4;
+	uint32_t *base	= gint_vram + (y1 << 2);
+	uint32_t *lword	= gint_vram + (y2 << 2) + 4;
 
 	if(color == C_WHITE) while(lword > base)
 	{
diff --git a/src/render-fx/dtext.c b/src/render-fx/dtext.c
index 5460c86..e85b64b 100644
--- a/src/render-fx/dtext.c
+++ b/src/render-fx/dtext.c
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-#define GINT_NEED_VRAM
 #include <gint/display.h>
 #include <display/common.h>
 #include "topti-asm.h"
@@ -9,5 +8,5 @@ void dtext(int x, int y, char const *str, int fg, int bg)
 {
 	if((uint)fg >= 8 || (uint)bg >= 8) return;
 	topti_render(x, y, str, topti_font, topti_asm_text[fg],
-		topti_asm_text[bg], vram, vram);
+		topti_asm_text[bg], gint_vram, gint_vram);
 }
diff --git a/src/render-fx/dupdate.c b/src/render-fx/dupdate.c
index 8ff7297..0c23bd4 100644
--- a/src/render-fx/dupdate.c
+++ b/src/render-fx/dupdate.c
@@ -1,17 +1,16 @@
-#define GINT_NEED_VRAM
 #include <gint/display.h>
 #include <gint/drivers/t6k11.h>
 
 /* Standard video RAM for fx9860g is 1 bit per pixel */
 GSECTION(".bss") static uint32_t fx_vram[256];
 
-/* Here is the definition of the VRAM pointer */
-GDATA uint32_t *vram = fx_vram;
+/* Here is the definition of the VRAM pointer, exposed in <gint/display.h> */
+GDATA uint32_t *gint_vram = fx_vram;
 
 /* dupdate() - push the video RAM to the display driver */
 void dupdate(void)
 {
-	t6k11_display(vram, 0, 64, 16);
+	t6k11_display(gint_vram, 0, 64, 16);
 }
 
 /* dupdate_noint() - Push VRAM to the display without interrupts */
diff --git a/src/render-fx/topti.c b/src/render-fx/topti.c
index 34a4cbf..f30874d 100644
--- a/src/render-fx/topti.c
+++ b/src/render-fx/topti.c
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-#define GINT_NEED_VRAM
 #include <gint/defs/types.h>
 #include <gint/defs/attributes.h>
 #include <gint/display.h>