diff --git a/build.zig b/build.zig
index 64767e0..7582076 100644
--- a/build.zig
+++ b/build.zig
@@ -36,7 +36,6 @@ pub fn build(b: *std.Build) void {
     
     const engineShared = b.addSharedLibrary(.{
         .name = "neonucleus",
-        //.root_source_file = b.path("src/engine.zig"),
         .target = target,
         .optimize = optimize,
     });
@@ -55,10 +54,15 @@ pub fn build(b: *std.Build) void {
 
     const emulator = b.addExecutable(.{
         .name = "neunucleus",
-        .root_source_file = b.path("src/main.zig"),
         .target = target,
         .optimize = optimize,
     });
+    emulator.linkLibC();
+    emulator.addCSourceFiles(.{
+        .files = &.{
+            "src/emulator.c",
+        },
+    });
 
     // forces us to link in everything too
     emulator.linkLibrary(engineStatic);
diff --git a/src/emulator.c b/src/emulator.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..27af192
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/emulator.c
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+#include <stdio.h>
+
+int main() {
+    printf("Emulator is nowhere close to complete\n");
+    return 0;
+}
diff --git a/src/emulator/.gitkeep b/src/emulator/.gitkeep
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e69de29