diff --git a/source/TitleState.hx b/source/TitleState.hx
index 2f9c3a7f1..496de123d 100644
--- a/source/TitleState.hx
+++ b/source/TitleState.hx
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 package;
 
+import animate.AnimationAtlas;
 import flixel.FlxG;
 import flixel.FlxSprite;
 import flixel.addons.transition.FlxTransitionSprite.GraphicTransTileDiamond;
@@ -50,6 +51,8 @@ class TitleState extends MusicBeatState
 		polymod.Polymod.init({modRoot: "mods", dirs: ['introMod'], framework: OPENFL});
 		#end
 
+		AnimationAtlas.fromAnimate(Paths.image('money'), Paths.file('images/money.json'));
+
 		swagShader = new ColorSwap();
 
 		FlxG.sound.muteKeys = [ZERO];
diff --git a/source/animate/Animation.hx b/source/animate/Animation.hx
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..eec2c6c60
--- /dev/null
+++ b/source/animate/Animation.hx
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+package animate;
+
+import flixel.group.FlxGroup;
+
+class Aniamtion extends FlxGroup
+{
+	public function new(symbolName:String, atlas:AnimationAtlas):Void
+	{
+		super();
+	}
+}
diff --git a/source/animate/AnimationAtlas.hx b/source/animate/AnimationAtlas.hx
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..264253637
--- /dev/null
+++ b/source/animate/AnimationAtlas.hx
@@ -0,0 +1,67 @@
+package animate;
+
+import flixel.FlxG;
+import flixel.graphics.FlxGraphic;
+import flixel.graphics.frames.FlxAtlasFrames;
+import flixel.system.FlxAssets.FlxGraphicAsset;
+import haxe.Json;
+import openfl.Assets;
+
+class AnimationAtlas
+{
+	public function new(data:Dynamic, atlas:FlxAtlasFrames):Void {}
+
+	public static function fromAnimate(Source:FlxGraphicAsset, Description:String):FlxAtlasFrames
+	{
+		var graphic:FlxGraphic = FlxG.bitmap.add(Source);
+		if (graphic == null)
+			return null;
+
+		var frames:FlxAtlasFrames = FlxAtlasFrames.findFrame(graphic);
+		if (frames != null)
+			return frames;
+
+		if (graphic == null || Description == null)
+			return null;
+
+		frames = new FlxAtlasFrames(graphic);
+
+		var data:AnimateObject;
+
+		var json:String = Description;
+
+		trace(json);
+
+		if (Assets.exists(json))
+			json = Assets.getText(json);
+
+		trace(json);
+
+		data = cast Json.parse(json).ATLAS;
+
+		for (sprite in data.SPRITES)
+		{
+			// probably nicer way to do this? Oh well
+			var swagSprite:AnimateSprite = sprite.SPRITE;
+
+			trace(swagSprite);
+		}
+
+		return frames;
+	}
+}
+
+typedef AnimateObject =
+{
+	SPRITES:Array<Dynamic>
+}
+
+typedef AnimateSprite =
+{
+	var name:String;
+	var x:Int;
+	var y:Int;
+	var w:Int;
+	var h:Int;
+	var rotated:Bool;
+}