diff --git a/map.py b/map.py
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+from typing import List, Tuple
+
+class ObstacleSlice:
+    """
+    The game world is divided up into distinct "slices," where each slice is a predefined set of
+    obstacles in specific positions. These slices are then put forward in random order
+    """
+
+    """
+    How many units an obstacle slice is
+    """
+    height=20
+    
+    def __init__(self, obstacle_map: List[Tuple[int]], difficulty: int):
+        """
+        Creates an obstacle slice
+
+        :param obstacle_map:
+            A two-dimensional list description what obstacles are here. Each tuple describes a
+            single obstacle, its x, and y position, the obstacle type, the x mirror, and the y
+            mirror.
+        :param difficulty:
+            The difficulty of the game. This influences when this slice appears.
+        """
+        self.obstacle_map = obstacle_map
+        self.difficulty = difficulty
diff --git a/sprites.py b/sprites.py
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+from typing import List, Tuple
+from random import randint
+
+import thumby
+
+import images
+
+from map import ObstacleSlice
+
+class Entity:
+    """
+    An entity exists within the game world. It has coordinates, bounds, and optionally collision and sprite
+    """
+    def __init__(self, x: int = 0, y: int = 0, width: int = 8, height: int = 8, collision: bytearray = None, sprite: thumby.Sprite = None):
+        self.x = x
+        self.y = y
+        self.sprite = sprite
+        self.collision = collision
+        self.width = width
+        self.height = height
+
+    def intersects_pixel(self, loc_x: int, loc_y: int) -> bool:
+        """
+        Checks to see if this entity intersects a location in the game world.
+
+        :param loc_x:
+            An global x location within the game world.
+        :param loc_y:
+            A global y position within the game world.
+        :return:
+            True if the collision shape of this entity intersects a point in the world,
+            False otherwise.
+        """
+        if not self.collision:
+            return False
+        if loc_x < self.x or loc_x >= self.x + self.width or loc_y < self.y or loc_y >= self.y + self.height:
+            return False
+        rel_x = loc_x - self.x
+        rel_y = loc_y - self.y
+        return bool((self.collision[rel_x] >> (self.height - rel_y)) & 1)
+
+    def can_render(self, current_depth: int) -> bool:
+        """
+        Checks to see if this sprite is within the game screen.
+
+        :param current_depth:
+            The current depth, as measured from the top of the screen. We can display anything
+            up to the screen height down from this number.
+
+        :return:
+            True if the sprite shows up on screen in any capacity, false otherwise.
+        """
+        if self.x < -self.width or self.x >= thumby.display.width:
+            return False
+        max = current_depth
+        min = current_depth - thumby.display.height
+        if self.y < (min - self.height) or self.y >= max:
+            return False
+        return True
+
+    def update(self, tpf: float, current_depth: int, prev_depth: int) -> bool:
+        """
+        Updates the state of the entity based on the game state.
+
+        :param tpf:
+            The number of seconds since the last tick.
+        :param current_depth:
+            The current depth the game is on.
+        :param prev_depth:
+            The depth the game was on last tick.
+
+        :return:
+            True if the game should keep this entity, false if the game should drop
+            this entity from memory.
+        """
+        return False
+
+    def render(self, tpf: float, current_depth: int, prev_depth: int) -> bool:
+        """
+        Sets the position of the sprite and draws it.
+        
+        :param tpf:
+            The number of seconds since the last tick.
+        :param current_depth:
+            The current depth the game is on.
+        :param prev_depth:
+            The depth the game was on last tick.
+
+        :return:
+            True if the game should actually draw the sprite, false the sprite
+            should be hidden.
+        """
+        if self.sprite:
+            self.sprite.y = self.y - self.current_depth
+            self.sprite.x = self.x
+            if self.can_render(current_depth):
+                thumby.display.drawSprite(self.sprite)
+                return True
+        return False
+
+class Obstacle(Entity):    
+    def update(self, tpf: float, current_depth: int, prev_depth: int) -> bool:
+        return self.can_render(current_depth)
+
+
+def update_entities(current_slice: ObstacleSlice, current_depth: int, prev_depth: int) -> List[Entity]:
+    """
+    Checks the current game state and generates new sprites based on said state.
+
+    :param current_slice:
+        The current obstacle slice we are using. Once the bottom of the slice displays, we switch
+        to a new slice.
+    :param current_depth:
+        The global world depth we are at. This is modulused by the slice height to determine how
+        far through the slice we are.
+    :param prev_depth:
+        The depth we were at during the last tick. This helps make sure we don't miss spawning
+        entities
+
+    :return:
+        A list of entities to generate this tick.
+    """
+    if current_depth == prev_depth:
+        # If we haven't moved, we don't need to spawn anything
+        return []
+    min_height = min(current_depth, prev_depth)
+    max_height = max(current_depth, prev_depth)
+    spawned = []
+    for entity in current_slice.obstacle_map:
+        if y >= min_height and y < max_height:
+            sprite_image = OBSTACLES[entity[2]]
+            sprite = thumby.Sprite(sprite_image.width, sprite_image.height, sprite_image.sprite, entity[0], entity[1], -1, entity[3] - current_depth, entity[4])
+            spawned = Obstacle(entity[0], entity[1], sprite_image.width, sprite_image.height, sprite_image.collision, sprite)