diff --git a/showcase/build.zig b/showcase/build.zig
index 194cca3..2513d57 100644
--- a/showcase/build.zig
+++ b/showcase/build.zig
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ const root = @import("root");
 const carts = .{
     .{ "zeroman", @import("zeroman") },
     .{ "blobs", @import("blobs") },
+    .{ "metalgear_timer", @import("metalgear_timer") },
 };
 
 pub fn build(b: *std.Build) void {
diff --git a/showcase/build.zig.zon b/showcase/build.zig.zon
index 8872b81..a2e73a0 100644
--- a/showcase/build.zig.zon
+++ b/showcase/build.zig.zon
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
         // Carts go here
         .zeroman = .{ .path = "carts/zeroman" },
         .blobs = .{ .path = "carts/blobs" },
+        .metalgear_timer = .{ .path = "carts/metalgear-timer" },
     },
     .paths = .{
         "README.md",
diff --git a/showcase/carts/metalgear-timer/build.zig b/showcase/carts/metalgear-timer/build.zig
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3e8786c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/showcase/carts/metalgear-timer/build.zig
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+const std = @import("std");
+const sycl_badge = @import("sycl_badge");
+
+pub const author_name = "Fabio Arnold";
+pub const author_handle = "fabioarnold";
+pub const cart_title = "metalgear-timer";
+pub const description = "A helpful kitchen timer in the style of Metal Gear Solid";
+
+pub fn build(b: *std.Build) void {
+    const optimize = b.standardOptimizeOption(.{});
+    const sycl_badge_dep = b.dependency("sycl_badge", .{});
+
+    const cart = sycl_badge.add_cart(sycl_badge_dep, b, .{
+        .name = "metalgear-timer",
+        .optimize = optimize,
+        .root_source_file = b.path("src/metalgear-timer.zig"),
+    });
+    cart.install(b);
+}
diff --git a/showcase/carts/metalgear-timer/build.zig.zon b/showcase/carts/metalgear-timer/build.zig.zon
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1178137
--- /dev/null
+++ b/showcase/carts/metalgear-timer/build.zig.zon
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+.{
+    .name = "metalgear-timer",
+    .version = "0.0.0",
+    .dependencies = .{
+        .sycl_badge = .{ .path = "../../.." },
+    },
+    .paths = .{
+        "build.zig",
+        "build.zig.zon",
+        "src",
+    },
+}
diff --git a/showcase/carts/metalgear-timer/src/metalgear-timer.zig b/showcase/carts/metalgear-timer/src/metalgear-timer.zig
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3f9cd09
--- /dev/null
+++ b/showcase/carts/metalgear-timer/src/metalgear-timer.zig
@@ -0,0 +1,272 @@
+const std = @import("std");
+const cart = @import("cart-api");
+
+const total_width = 67;
+const total_height = 54;
+const black: cart.DisplayColor = .{ .r = 0, .g = 0, .b = 0 };
+const red: cart.DisplayColor = .{ .r = 31, .g = 0, .b = 0 };
+const dark_red: cart.DisplayColor = .{ .r = 25, .g = 0, .b = 0 };
+
+var tx: usize = 0;
+var ty: usize = 0;
+var sx: usize = 1;
+var sy: usize = 1;
+var color: cart.DisplayColor = black;
+
+export fn start() void {
+    r(0, 0, cart.screen_width, cart.screen_height);
+    tx = cart.screen_width / 2 - total_width;
+    ty = cart.screen_height / 2 - total_height;
+    sx = 2;
+    sy = 2;
+}
+
+fn r(x: usize, y: usize, w: usize, h: usize) void {
+    // TODO: use cart API once it actually works on hardware
+    if (false) {
+        // cart.rect(.{
+        //     .x = @intCast(tx + sx * x),
+        //     .y = @intCast(ty + sy * y),
+        //     .width = @intCast(sx * w),
+        //     .height = @intCast(sy * h),
+        //     .fill_color = color,
+        // });
+    } else {
+        // backup impl
+        const x0 = tx + sx * x;
+        const x1 = x0 + sx * w;
+        const y0 = ty + sy * y;
+        const y1 = y0 + sy * h;
+        for (y0..y1) |yi| {
+            for (x0..x1) |xi| {
+                cart.framebuffer[yi * cart.screen_width + xi] = color;
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+var save_tx: usize = undefined;
+var save_ty: usize = undefined;
+fn save() void {
+    save_tx = tx;
+    save_ty = ty;
+}
+fn restore() void {
+    tx = save_tx;
+    ty = save_ty;
+}
+
+fn alert() void {
+    save();
+    defer restore();
+    tx += sx * 11;
+    ty += sy * 2;
+
+    r(1, 0, 6, 1);
+    r(0, 1, 3, 5);
+    r(3, 2, 3, 1);
+    r(6, 1, 2, 5);
+
+    r(9, 0, 3, 5);
+    r(9, 5, 8, 1);
+
+    r(18, 0, 3, 6);
+    r(21, 0, 5, 1);
+    r(21, 2, 4, 1);
+    r(21, 5, 5, 1);
+
+    r(27, 0, 3, 6);
+    r(30, 0, 4, 1);
+    r(33, 1, 2, 1);
+    r(30, 2, 4, 1);
+    r(33, 3, 2, 3);
+
+    r(36, 0, 8, 1);
+    r(38, 1, 3, 5);
+
+    r(4, 7, 3, 1);
+    r(8, 7, 1, 1);
+    r(10, 7, 5, 1);
+    r(17, 7, 5, 1);
+    r(24, 7, 6, 1);
+    r(32, 7, 1, 1);
+    r(34, 7, 3, 1);
+    r(38, 7, 1, 1);
+}
+
+fn alert_jap() void {
+    save();
+    defer restore();
+    tx += sx * 8;
+    ty += sy * 13;
+
+    r(2, 0, 7, 1);
+    r(1, 1, 3, 1);
+    r(6, 1, 3, 1);
+    r(5, 2, 2, 1);
+    r(1, 3, 11, 1);
+    r(1, 4, 2, 7);
+    r(0, 11, 2, 1);
+    r(4, 5, 6, 1);
+    r(4, 6, 2, 5);
+    r(8, 6, 2, 1);
+    r(7, 7, 3, 1);
+    r(5, 11, 7, 1);
+    r(10, 10, 2, 1);
+
+    r(14, 0, 5, 1);
+    r(21, 0, 4, 1);
+    r(14, 1, 2, 1);
+    r(17, 1, 2, 1);
+    r(20, 1, 2, 1);
+    r(24, 1, 2, 1);
+    r(14, 2, 4, 1);
+    r(19, 2, 2, 1);
+    r(25, 2, 2, 1);
+    r(14, 3, 3, 1);
+    r(20, 3, 6, 1);
+    r(14, 4, 5, 1);
+    r(14, 5, 2, 7);
+    r(17, 5, 10, 1);
+    r(17, 6, 4, 1);
+    r(22, 6, 2, 1);
+    r(25, 6, 2, 1);
+    r(17, 7, 10, 1);
+    r(17, 8, 2, 1);
+    r(16, 9, 2, 1);
+    r(22, 8, 2, 1);
+    r(21, 9, 4, 1);
+    r(20, 10, 2, 1);
+    r(24, 10, 2, 1);
+    r(19, 11, 2, 1);
+    r(25, 11, 2, 1);
+}
+
+var pulse: u5 = 0;
+
+const Segments = struct {
+    t: bool = true,
+    c: bool = true,
+    b: bool = true,
+    l0: bool = true,
+    l1: bool = true,
+    r0: bool = true,
+    r1: bool = true,
+
+    fn fromNum(num: usize) Segments {
+        return switch (num) {
+            0 => .{ .c = false },
+            1 => .{ .t = false, .c = false, .b = false, .l0 = false, .l1 = false },
+            2 => .{ .l0 = false, .r1 = false },
+            3 => .{ .l0 = false, .l1 = false },
+            4 => .{ .t = false, .b = false, .l1 = false },
+            5 => .{ .l1 = false, .r0 = false },
+            6 => .{ .r0 = false },
+            7 => .{ .c = false, .b = false, .l0 = false, .l1 = false },
+            8 => .{},
+            9 => .{ .l1 = false },
+            else => unreachable,
+        };
+    }
+};
+
+fn digit(x: usize, y: usize, num: usize) void {
+    save();
+    defer restore();
+    tx += sx * x;
+    ty += sy * y;
+
+    const segments = Segments.fromNum(num);
+
+    color = if (segments.t) black else dark_red;
+    r(1, 0, 8, 1);
+    r(2, 1, 6, 1);
+
+    color = if (segments.c) black else dark_red;
+    r(2, 7, 6, 1);
+    r(1, 8, 8, 1);
+
+    color = if (segments.b) black else dark_red;
+    r(2, 14, 6, 1);
+    r(1, 15, 8, 1);
+
+    color = if (segments.l0) black else dark_red;
+    r(0, 1, 1, 7);
+    r(1, 2, 1, 5);
+
+    color = if (segments.l1) black else dark_red;
+    r(0, 9, 1, 6);
+    r(1, 10, 1, 4);
+
+    color = if (segments.r0) black else dark_red;
+    r(9, 1, 1, 7);
+    r(8, 2, 1, 5);
+
+    color = if (segments.r1) black else dark_red;
+    r(9, 9, 1, 6);
+    r(8, 10, 1, 4);
+    color = black;
+}
+
+var counter: usize = 0;
+
+fn text_lines() void {
+    save();
+    defer restore();
+    tx += sx * 37;
+    ty += sy * 14;
+
+    const lines = [_][]const u8{
+        &.{ 0, 3, 4, 8, 13, 1, 15, 6, 22, 2 },
+        &.{ 3, 2, 6, 8, 15, 7, 23, 1 },
+        &.{ 0, 6, 8, 7, 16, 1, 18, 6 },
+        &.{ 0, 5, 7, 9, 17, 7 },
+        &.{ 0, 3, 4, 8, 14, 6, 21, 3 },
+        &.{ 0, 1, 2, 9, 12, 4, 18, 4 },
+    };
+    const max_char = counter / 20;
+    const max_x = max_char % 24;
+    const line1 = max_char / 24;
+    var line0: usize = 0;
+    if (line1 > 6) line0 = line1 - 6;
+    var y: usize = 0;
+    for (line0..line1) |line_i| {
+        const line = lines[line_i % lines.len];
+        for (0..line.len / 2) |i| {
+            r(line[2 * i + 0], y, line[2 * i + 1], 1);
+        }
+        y += 2;
+    }
+    const line = lines[line1 % lines.len];
+    for (0..line.len / 2) |i| {
+        const x0 = line[2 * i + 0];
+        if (x0 >= max_x) break;
+        const x1 = @min(max_x, x0 + line[2 * i + 1]);
+        r(x0, y, x1 - x0, 1);
+    }
+}
+
+export fn update() void {
+    color = red;
+    r(0, 0, total_width, 1);
+    r(0, 11, total_width, total_height - 11);
+    pulse +%= 2;
+    color = .{ .r = 31 - pulse, .g = 0, .b = 0 };
+    r(0, 1, total_width, 10);
+    color = red;
+    alert();
+    color = black;
+    alert_jap();
+    text_lines();
+    r(6, 29, 55, 2);
+    counter += 17;
+    if (counter > 9999) counter = 9999;
+    if (cart.controls.start) counter = 0;
+    const num = 9999 - counter;
+    digit(8, 33, num / 1000);
+    digit(20, 33, (num / 100) % 10);
+    r(32, 47, 3, 2);
+    digit(37, 33, (num / 10) % 10);
+    digit(49, 33, num % 10);
+    r(6, 51, 55, 2);
+}