diff --git a/src/assets/builtin_font.fnt b/src/builtin/builtin_font.fnt
similarity index 100%
rename from src/assets/builtin_font.fnt
rename to src/builtin/builtin_font.fnt
diff --git a/src/assets/builtin_font_0.png b/src/builtin/builtin_font_0.png
similarity index 100%
rename from src/assets/builtin_font_0.png
rename to src/builtin/builtin_font_0.png
diff --git a/src/assets/builtin_font_1.png b/src/builtin/builtin_font_1.png
similarity index 100%
rename from src/assets/builtin_font_1.png
rename to src/builtin/builtin_font_1.png
diff --git a/src/builtin_fs.rs b/src/builtin_fs.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f5106b5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/builtin_fs.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,245 @@
+use std::{fmt, io};
+use std::fmt::Debug;
+use std::io::Cursor;
+use std::io::ErrorKind;
+use std::io::SeekFrom;
+use std::path::{Component, Path, PathBuf};
+
+use crate::ggez::{GameError, GameResult};
+use crate::ggez::GameError::FilesystemError;
+use crate::ggez::vfs::{OpenOptions, VFile, VFS, VMetadata};
+
+#[derive(Debug)]
+pub struct BuiltinFile(Cursor<&'static [u8]>);
+
+impl BuiltinFile {
+    pub fn from(buf: &'static [u8]) -> Box<dyn VFile> {
+        Box::new(BuiltinFile(Cursor::new(buf)))
+    }
+}
+
+impl io::Read for BuiltinFile {
+    fn read(&mut self, buf: &mut [u8]) -> io::Result<usize> {
+        self.0.read(buf)
+    }
+}
+
+impl io::Seek for BuiltinFile {
+    fn seek(&mut self, pos: SeekFrom) -> io::Result<u64> {
+        self.0.seek(pos)
+    }
+}
+
+impl io::Write for BuiltinFile {
+    fn write(&mut self, buf: &[u8]) -> io::Result<usize> {
+        Err(io::Error::new(ErrorKind::PermissionDenied, "Built-in file system is read-only."))
+    }
+
+    fn flush(&mut self) -> io::Result<()> {
+        Err(io::Error::new(ErrorKind::PermissionDenied, "Built-in file system is read-only."))
+    }
+}
+
+struct BuiltinMetadata {
+    is_dir: bool,
+    size: u64,
+}
+
+impl VMetadata for BuiltinMetadata {
+    fn is_dir(&self) -> bool {
+        self.is_dir
+    }
+
+    fn is_file(&self) -> bool {
+        !self.is_dir
+    }
+
+    fn len(&self) -> u64 {
+        self.size
+    }
+}
+
+#[derive(Clone)]
+enum FSNode {
+    File(&'static str, &'static [u8]),
+    Directory(&'static str, Vec<FSNode>),
+}
+
+impl FSNode {
+    fn get_name(&self) -> &'static str {
+        match self {
+            FSNode::File(name, _) => { name }
+            FSNode::Directory(name, _) => { name }
+        }
+    }
+
+    fn to_file(&self) -> GameResult<Box<dyn VFile>> {
+        match self {
+            FSNode::File(_, buf) => { Ok(BuiltinFile::from(buf)) }
+            FSNode::Directory(name, _) => { Err(FilesystemError(format!("{} is a directory.", name))) }
+        }
+    }
+
+    fn to_metadata(&self) -> Box<dyn VMetadata> {
+        match self {
+            FSNode::File(_, buf) => {
+                Box::new(BuiltinMetadata {
+                    is_dir: false,
+                    size: buf.len() as u64,
+                })
+            }
+            FSNode::Directory(_, _) => {
+                Box::new(BuiltinMetadata {
+                    is_dir: true,
+                    size: 0,
+                })
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+pub struct BuiltinFS {
+    root: Vec<FSNode>,
+}
+
+impl BuiltinFS {
+    pub fn new() -> Self {
+        Self {
+            root: vec![
+                FSNode::Directory("builtin", vec![
+                    FSNode::File("builtin_font.fnt", include_bytes!("builtin/builtin_font.fnt")),
+                    FSNode::File("builtin_font_0.png", include_bytes!("builtin/builtin_font_0.png")),
+                    FSNode::File("builtin_font_1.png", include_bytes!("builtin/builtin_font_1.png")),
+                ])
+            ],
+        }
+    }
+
+    fn get_node(&self, path: &Path) -> GameResult<FSNode> {
+        let mut iter = path.components().peekable();
+
+        if let Some(Component::RootDir) = iter.next() {
+            let mut curr_dir = &self.root;
+
+            if iter.peek().is_none() {
+                return Ok(FSNode::Directory("", self.root.clone()));
+            }
+
+            while let Some(comp) = iter.next() {
+                let comp_name = comp.as_os_str().to_string_lossy();
+
+                for file in curr_dir {
+                    match file {
+                        FSNode::File(name, _) if comp_name.eq(name) => {
+                            return if iter.peek().is_some() {
+                                Err(FilesystemError(format!("Expected a directory, found a file: {:?}", path)))
+                            } else {
+                                Ok(file.clone())
+                            };
+                        }
+                        FSNode::Directory(name, contents) if comp_name.eq(name) => {
+                            if iter.peek().is_some() {
+                                curr_dir = contents;
+                                break;
+                            } else {
+                                return Ok(file.clone());
+                            }
+                        }
+                        _ => {}
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+        } else {
+            return Err(FilesystemError("Path must be absolute.".to_string()));
+        }
+
+        Err(FilesystemError("File not found.".to_string()))
+    }
+}
+
+impl Debug for BuiltinFS {
+    fn fmt(&self, f: &mut fmt::Formatter) -> Result<(), fmt::Error> {
+        write!(f, "<BuiltinFS>")
+    }
+}
+
+impl VFS for BuiltinFS {
+    fn open_options(&self, path: &Path, open_options: OpenOptions) -> GameResult<Box<dyn VFile>> {
+        if open_options.write || open_options.create || open_options.append || open_options.truncate {
+            let msg = format!(
+                "Cannot alter file {:?} in root {:?}, filesystem read-only",
+                path, self
+            );
+            return Err(FilesystemError(msg));
+        }
+
+        log::info!("open: {:?}", path);
+
+        self.get_node(path)?.to_file()
+    }
+
+    fn mkdir(&self, _path: &Path) -> GameResult<()> {
+        Err(FilesystemError("Tried to make directory {} but FS is read-only".to_string()))
+    }
+
+    fn rm(&self, _path: &Path) -> GameResult<()> {
+        Err(FilesystemError("Tried to remove file {} but FS is read-only".to_string()))
+    }
+
+    fn rmrf(&self, _path: &Path) -> GameResult<()> {
+        Err(FilesystemError("Tried to remove file/dir {} but FS is read-only".to_string()))
+    }
+
+    fn exists(&self, path: &Path) -> bool {
+        self.get_node(path).is_ok()
+    }
+
+    fn metadata(&self, path: &Path) -> GameResult<Box<dyn VMetadata>> {
+        self.get_node(path).map(|v| v.to_metadata())
+    }
+
+    fn read_dir(&self, path: &Path) -> GameResult<Box<dyn Iterator<Item=GameResult<PathBuf>>>> {
+        match self.get_node(path) {
+            Ok(FSNode::Directory(_, contents)) => {
+                let mut vec = Vec::new();
+                for node in contents {
+                    vec.push(Ok(PathBuf::from(node.get_name())))
+                }
+
+                Ok(Box::new(vec.into_iter()))
+            }
+            Ok(FSNode::File(_, _)) => {
+                Err(FilesystemError(format!("Expected a directory, found a file: {:?}", path)))
+            }
+            Err(e) => {
+                Err(e)
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    fn to_path_buf(&self) -> Option<PathBuf> {
+        None
+    }
+}
+
+/*#[test]
+fn test_builtin_fs() {
+    let fs = BuiltinFS {
+        root: vec![
+            FSNode::File("test.txt", &[]),
+            FSNode::Directory("memes", vec![
+                FSNode::File("nothing.txt", &[]),
+                FSNode::Directory("secret stuff", vec![
+                    FSNode::File("passwords.txt", &[b'1', b'2', b'3', b'4', b'5', b'6',]),
+                ]),
+            ]),
+            FSNode::File("test2.txt", &[]),
+        ],
+    };
+
+    println!("{:?}", fs.get_node(Path::new("/")).unwrap());
+    println!("{:?}", fs.get_node(Path::new("/test.txt")).unwrap());
+    println!("{:?}", fs.get_node(Path::new("/memes")).unwrap());
+    println!("{:?}", fs.get_node(Path::new("/memes/nothing.txt")).unwrap());
+    println!("{:?}", fs.get_node(Path::new("/memes/secret stuff/passwords.txt")).unwrap());
+}*/
diff --git a/src/ggez/filesystem.rs b/src/ggez/filesystem.rs
index 25bbcd6..9316d78 100644
--- a/src/ggez/filesystem.rs
+++ b/src/ggez/filesystem.rs
@@ -307,6 +307,10 @@ impl Filesystem {
         self.vfs.push_back(Box::new(physfs));
     }
 
+    pub(crate) fn mount_vfs(&mut self, vfs: Box<dyn vfs::VFS>) {
+        self.vfs.push_back(vfs);
+    }
+
     /// Looks for a file named `/conf.toml` in any resource directory and
     /// loads it if it finds it.
     /// If it can't read it for some reason, returns an error.
@@ -434,6 +438,10 @@ pub fn mount(ctx: &mut Context, path: &path::Path, readonly: bool) {
     ctx.filesystem.mount(path, readonly)
 }
 
+pub fn mount_vfs(ctx: &mut Context, vfs: Box<dyn vfs::VFS>) {
+    ctx.filesystem.mount_vfs(vfs)
+}
+
 /// Looks for a file named `/conf.toml` in any resource directory and
 /// loads it if it finds it.
 /// If it can't read it for some reason, returns an error.
diff --git a/src/ggez/mod.rs b/src/ggez/mod.rs
index 15b0cd4..1142540 100644
--- a/src/ggez/mod.rs
+++ b/src/ggez/mod.rs
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ pub mod filesystem;
 pub mod graphics;
 pub mod input;
 pub mod timer;
-mod vfs;
+pub mod vfs;
 
 pub use crate::ggez::context::{Context, ContextBuilder};
 pub use crate::ggez::error::*;
diff --git a/src/ggez/vfs.rs b/src/ggez/vfs.rs
index b46c99c..fb790a2 100644
--- a/src/ggez/vfs.rs
+++ b/src/ggez/vfs.rs
@@ -37,11 +37,11 @@ impl<T> VFile for T where T: Read + Write + Seek + Debug {}
 #[must_use]
 #[derive(Debug, Default, Copy, Clone, PartialEq)]
 pub struct OpenOptions {
-    read: bool,
-    write: bool,
-    create: bool,
-    append: bool,
-    truncate: bool,
+    pub(crate) read: bool,
+    pub(crate) write: bool,
+    pub(crate) create: bool,
+    pub(crate) append: bool,
+    pub(crate) truncate: bool,
 }
 
 impl OpenOptions {
diff --git a/src/main.rs b/src/main.rs
index b6f6e96..e656c94 100644
--- a/src/main.rs
+++ b/src/main.rs
@@ -40,7 +40,9 @@ use crate::stage::StageData;
 use crate::text_script::TextScriptVM;
 use crate::texture_set::TextureSet;
 use crate::ui::UI;
+use crate::builtin_fs::BuiltinFS;
 
+mod builtin_fs;
 mod caret;
 mod common;
 mod engine_constants;
@@ -265,6 +267,8 @@ pub fn main() -> GameResult {
         .add_resource_path(resource_dir);
 
     let (ctx, event_loop) = &mut cb.build()?;
+    ctx.filesystem.mount_vfs(Box::new(BuiltinFS::new()));
+
     let game = &mut Game::new(ctx)?;
     game.state.next_scene = Some(Box::new(LoadingScene::new()));