diff --git a/engines/asylum/asylum.cpp b/engines/asylum/asylum.cpp
index a8abfd0a966..790b9437b76 100644
--- a/engines/asylum/asylum.cpp
+++ b/engines/asylum/asylum.cpp
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@
 #include "common/file.h"
 
 #include "asylum/asylum.h"
+#include "asylum/screen.h"
 #include "asylum/resource.h"
 #include "asylum/graphics.h"
 
@@ -41,11 +42,24 @@ AsylumEngine::AsylumEngine(OSystem *system, Common::Language language)
 
 AsylumEngine::~AsylumEngine() {
 	//Common::clearAllDebugChannels();	
+	delete _screen;
 }
 
 Common::Error AsylumEngine::run() {
-	initGraphics(640, 480, true);
-		
+	Common::Error err;
+	err = init();
+	if (err != Common::kNoError)
+		return err;
+	return go();
+}
+
+Common::Error AsylumEngine::init() {
+	_screen = new Screen(_system); 
+
+	return Common::kNoError;
+}
+
+Common::Error AsylumEngine::go() {
 	Resource* res = new Resource;
 	
 	res->load("res.001");
diff --git a/engines/asylum/asylum.h b/engines/asylum/asylum.h
index ca6bd4c62fe..2d278f8002d 100644
--- a/engines/asylum/asylum.h
+++ b/engines/asylum/asylum.h
@@ -24,8 +24,11 @@
 
 #include "engines/engine.h"
 
+
 namespace Asylum {
 
+class Screen;
+
 class AsylumEngine: public Engine {
 public:
 	
@@ -33,11 +36,15 @@ public:
 	virtual ~AsylumEngine();
 
 	// Engine APIs
+	Common::Error init();
+	Common::Error go();
 	virtual Common::Error run();
 	virtual bool hasFeature(EngineFeature f) const;	
 private:
 	Common::Language _language;
 	Common::RandomSource _rnd;
+
+	Screen *_screen;
 };
 
 } // namespace Asylum
diff --git a/engines/asylum/module.mk b/engines/asylum/module.mk
index 3f55259a425..7f3e49da568 100644
--- a/engines/asylum/module.mk
+++ b/engines/asylum/module.mk
@@ -2,8 +2,9 @@ MODULE := engines/asylum
 
 MODULE_OBJS := \
 	detection.o \
-    graphics.o \
+	graphics.o \
 	resource.o \
+	screen.o \
 	asylum.o
 
 # This module can be built as a plugin
diff --git a/engines/asylum/screen.cpp b/engines/asylum/screen.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..405e3116588
--- /dev/null
+++ b/engines/asylum/screen.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,58 @@
+/* ScummVM - Graphic Adventure Engine
+ *
+ * ScummVM is the legal property of its developers, whose names
+ * are too numerous to list here. Please refer to the COPYRIGHT
+ * file distributed with this source distribution.
+ *
+ * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
+ * modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License
+ * as published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2
+ * of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
+
+ * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+ * GNU General Public License for more details.
+
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+ * along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
+ * Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301, USA.
+ */
+
+#include "engines/engine.h"
+
+#include "asylum/screen.h"
+
+namespace Asylum {
+
+Screen::Screen(OSystem *system)
+{
+	initGraphics(SCREEN_WIDTH, SCREEN_DEPTH, true);
+	
+	_system = system;
+	_frontBuf = _backBuf = NULL;
+	_updatePalette = false;
+	_fullRefresh = false;
+}
+
+Screen::~Screen()
+{
+}
+
+void clearScreen(){
+
+}
+
+void updateScreen(){
+}
+
+void updateRect(Common::Rect *r){
+}
+
+void setPalette(uint8 * palette){
+}
+
+void drawLine(int x0, int y0, int x1, int y1, uint8 colour){
+}
+
+} // end of namespace Asylum
diff --git a/engines/asylum/screen.h b/engines/asylum/screen.h
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..8a9bea313fe
--- /dev/null
+++ b/engines/asylum/screen.h
@@ -0,0 +1,61 @@
+/* ScummVM - Graphic Adventure Engine
+ *
+ * ScummVM is the legal property of its developers, whose names
+ * are too numerous to list here. Please refer to the COPYRIGHT
+ * file distributed with this source distribution.
+ *
+ * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
+ * modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License
+ * as published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2
+ * of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
+
+ * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+ * GNU General Public License for more details.
+
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+ * along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
+ * Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301, USA.
+ */
+
+#ifndef ASYLUM_SCREEN_H
+#define ASYLUM_SCREEN_H
+
+#include "common/scummsys.h"
+#include "common/rect.h"
+
+class OSystem;
+
+#define	SCREEN_WIDTH	640
+#define	SCREEN_DEPTH	400
+
+namespace Asylum {
+
+class Screen {
+public:
+    Screen(OSystem *system);
+    ~Screen();
+	
+	void clearScreen();
+	void updateScreen();
+	void updateRect(Common::Rect *r);
+
+	void setPalette(uint8 * palette);
+
+	void drawLine(int x0, int y0, int x1, int y1, uint8 colour);
+
+private:
+	OSystem *_system;
+
+	uint8  *_frontBuf;
+	uint8  *_backBuf;
+	bool   _fullRefresh;
+
+	uint8 _currentPalette[256 * 4];
+	bool   _updatePalette;
+}; // end of class Screen
+
+} // end of namespace Asylum
+
+#endif