diff --git a/alienblaster/project/jni/application/src/video.cpp b/alienblaster/project/jni/application/src/video.cpp
index f52e02a98..3c46acdfb 100644
--- a/alienblaster/project/jni/application/src/video.cpp
+++ b/alienblaster/project/jni/application/src/video.cpp
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
 #include "SDL.h"
 #include <stdlib.h>
 #include "global.h"
+#include "surfaceDB.h"
 #include <android/log.h>
 
 using namespace std;
@@ -67,6 +68,8 @@ SdlCompat_AcceleratedSurface *Video::init(){
   SDL_ShowCursor(SDL_DISABLE);
 
   __android_log_print(ANDROID_LOG_INFO, "Alien Blaster", "Initializing video done");
+  empty = surfaceDB.loadSurface(FN_ALIENBLASTER_INTRO);
+
   return screen;
 }
 
@@ -79,8 +82,9 @@ void Video::clearScreen() {
   r.y = 0;
   r.w = screen->w;
   r.h = screen->h;
-  */
   SDL_FillRect(screen, NULL, SDL_MapRGB(screen->format, 0, 0, 0) );
+  */
+  SDL_BlitSurface(empty, NULL, screen, NULL);
 }
 
 void Video::toggleFullscreen() {
diff --git a/alienblaster/project/jni/application/src/video.h b/alienblaster/project/jni/application/src/video.h
index f7577aee1..f3328f57f 100644
--- a/alienblaster/project/jni/application/src/video.h
+++ b/alienblaster/project/jni/application/src/video.h
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ class Video {
 
 private:
   SdlCompat_AcceleratedSurface *screen;
+  SdlCompat_AcceleratedSurface *empty;
 
 public:
   Video();
diff --git a/alienblaster/project/jni/sdl/src/video/android/SDL_androidinput.c b/alienblaster/project/jni/sdl/src/video/android/SDL_androidinput.c
index 68c1cca29..ec498fb2b 100644
--- a/alienblaster/project/jni/sdl/src/video/android/SDL_androidinput.c
+++ b/alienblaster/project/jni/sdl/src/video/android/SDL_androidinput.c
@@ -92,18 +92,11 @@ static void updateOrientation ( float accX, float accY, float accZ )
 {
 	// TODO: use accelerometer as joystick, make this configurable
 	// Currenly it's used as cursor + KP7/KP9 keys
-	static const float dx = 0.1, dy = 0.1, dz = 0.1;
+	static const float dx = 0.04, dy = 0.1, dz = 0.1;
 
 	static float midX = 0, midY = 0, midZ = 0;
 	static int pressLeft = 0, pressRight = 0, pressUp = 0, pressDown = 0, pressR = 0, pressL = 0;
 	
-	static int count = 0;
-	count++;
-	if(count > 30)
-	{
-		__android_log_print(ANDROID_LOG_INFO, "libSDL", "Accel: %-1.3f %-1.3f %-1.3f : %-1.3f %-1.3f %-1.3f", accX, accY, accZ, midX, midY, midZ);
-	}
-	
 	if( accX < midX - dx )
 	{
 		if( !pressLeft )
@@ -152,7 +145,7 @@ static void updateOrientation ( float accX, float accY, float accZ )
 		{
 			//__android_log_print(ANDROID_LOG_INFO, "libSDL", "Accelerometer: press up, acc %f mid %f d %f", accY, midY, dy);
 			pressUp = 1;
-			SDL_SendKeyboardKey( SDL_PRESSED, SDL_SCANCODE_UP );
+			SDL_SendKeyboardKey( SDL_PRESSED, SDL_SCANCODE_DOWN );
 		}
 	}
 	else
@@ -161,7 +154,7 @@ static void updateOrientation ( float accX, float accY, float accZ )
 		{
 			//__android_log_print(ANDROID_LOG_INFO, "libSDL", "Accelerometer: release up, acc %f mid %f d %f", accY, midY, dy);
 			pressUp = 0;
-			SDL_SendKeyboardKey( SDL_RELEASED, SDL_SCANCODE_UP );
+			SDL_SendKeyboardKey( SDL_RELEASED, SDL_SCANCODE_DOWN );
 		}
 	}
 	if( accY < midY - dy*2 )
@@ -173,7 +166,7 @@ static void updateOrientation ( float accX, float accY, float accZ )
 		{
 			//__android_log_print(ANDROID_LOG_INFO, "libSDL", "Accelerometer: press down, acc %f mid %f d %f", accY, midY, dy);
 			pressDown = 1;
-			SDL_SendKeyboardKey( SDL_PRESSED, SDL_SCANCODE_DOWN );
+			SDL_SendKeyboardKey( SDL_PRESSED, SDL_SCANCODE_UP );
 		}
 	}
 	else
@@ -182,7 +175,7 @@ static void updateOrientation ( float accX, float accY, float accZ )
 		{
 			//__android_log_print(ANDROID_LOG_INFO, "libSDL", "Accelerometer: release down, acc %f mid %f d %f", accY, midY, dy);
 			pressDown = 0;
-			SDL_SendKeyboardKey( SDL_RELEASED, SDL_SCANCODE_DOWN );
+			SDL_SendKeyboardKey( SDL_RELEASED, SDL_SCANCODE_UP );
 		}
 	}
 	if( accY > midY + dy*2 )
@@ -237,6 +230,12 @@ JAVA_EXPORT_NAME(AccelerometerReader_nativeAccelerometer) ( JNIEnv*  env, jobjec
 	float normal = sqrt(accPosX*accPosX+accPosY*accPosY+accPosZ*accPosZ);
 	if(normal <= 0.0000001f)
 		normal = 1.0f;
+	static int count = 0;
+	count++;
+	if(count > 50)
+	{
+		__android_log_print(ANDROID_LOG_INFO, "libSDL", "Accel: %-1.3f %-1.3f %-1.3f", accPosX/normal, accPosY/normal, accPosZ/normal);
+	}
 	updateOrientation (accPosX/normal, accPosY/normal, 0.0f);
 }
 
diff --git a/alienblaster/project/src/Accelerometer.java b/alienblaster/project/src/Accelerometer.java
index 6ab1b4e78..6fa455f5b 100644
--- a/alienblaster/project/src/Accelerometer.java
+++ b/alienblaster/project/src/Accelerometer.java
@@ -48,12 +48,14 @@ class AccelerometerReader implements SensorListener {
 		v[2] = values[2];
 		
 		if (sensor == SensorManager.SENSOR_ACCELEROMETER) {
+			/*
 			if( Globals.HorizontalOrientation )
 			{
 				v[0] = values[2];
 				v[1] = values[1];
 				v[2] = values[0];
 			}
+			*/
 			nativeAccelerometer(v[0], v[1], v[2]);
 		}
 		if (sensor == SensorManager.SENSOR_ORIENTATION) {