diff --git a/fonts/impact.c b/fonts/impact.c
index 72625670..ae2f55ca 100644
--- a/fonts/impact.c
+++ b/fonts/impact.c
@@ -1683,10 +1683,10 @@ uObjSprite impact_obj = {
 	0, /* imageFlags */
 };
 
-uObjSprite impact_bg = {
-	0<<2, 1<<10, 1<<5, 0,          /* objX, scaleX, imageW, unused */
-	0<<2, 1<<10, 1<<5, 0,          /* objY, scaleY, imageH, unused */
-	GS_PIX2TMEM(1, G_IM_SIZ_8b), /* imageStride */
+uObjSprite impact_obj_dropshadow = {
+	-7<<2, 1<<10, 16<<5, 0,          /* objX, scaleX, imageW, unused */
+	-7<<2, 1<<10, 16<<5, 0,          /* objY, scaleY, imageH, unused */
+	GS_PIX2TMEM(16, G_IM_SIZ_8b), /* imageStride */
 	GS_PIX2TMEM(0, G_IM_SIZ_8b), /* imageAdrs */
 	G_IM_FMT_IA, /* imageFmt */
 	G_IM_SIZ_8b, /* imageSiz */
diff --git a/fonts/impact.h b/fonts/impact.h
index 49b62d8e..ff2427fc 100644
--- a/fonts/impact.h
+++ b/fonts/impact.h
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 extern uObjTxtr impact_tex[];
 extern uObjMtx impact_mtx;
 extern uObjSprite impact_obj;
+extern uObjSprite impact_obj_dropshadow;
 extern void call_impact_sprite_dl(int idx, int x, int y, uObjMtx *buffer, int buf_idx);
 extern u8 impact_tex_0[];
 extern u8 impact_tex_1[];
diff --git a/s2d_draw.c b/s2d_draw.c
index 10b528f4..a2e571ce 100644
--- a/s2d_draw.c
+++ b/s2d_draw.c
@@ -6,84 +6,98 @@ int myScale = 1;
 int myDegrees = 0;
 uObjMtx final_mtx, rot_mtx;
 int s2d_red = 255, s2d_green = 255, s2d_blue = 255, s2d_alpha = 255;
+int drop_shadow = FALSE;
 
 Gfx s2d_text_init_dl[] = {
-	gsDPPipeSync(),
-	gsDPSetTexturePersp(G_TP_NONE),
-	gsDPSetTextureLOD(G_TL_TILE),
-	gsDPSetTextureLUT(G_TT_NONE),
-	gsDPSetTextureConvert(G_TC_FILT),
-	gsDPSetAlphaCompare(G_AC_THRESHOLD),
-	gsDPSetBlendColor(0, 0, 0, 0x01),
+    gsDPPipeSync(),
+    gsDPSetTexturePersp(G_TP_NONE),
+    gsDPSetTextureLOD(G_TL_TILE),
+    gsDPSetTextureLUT(G_TT_NONE),
+    gsDPSetTextureConvert(G_TC_FILT),
+    gsDPSetAlphaCompare(G_AC_THRESHOLD),
+    gsDPSetBlendColor(0, 0, 0, 0x01),
 
     // IA8
-	gsDPSetCombineLERP(0, 0, 0, ENVIRONMENT,
+    gsDPSetCombineLERP(0, 0, 0, ENVIRONMENT,
                        0, 0, 0, TEXEL0,
                        0, 0, 0, ENVIRONMENT,
                        0, 0, 0, TEXEL0),
 
-	gsSPEndDisplayList(),
+    gsSPEndDisplayList(),
 };
 
 void setup_font(int idx) {
-	gDPPipeSync(gdl_head++);
-	gDPSetTextureFilter(gdl_head++, G_TF_POINT);
-	gSPDisplayList(gdl_head++, s2d_text_init_dl);
+    gDPPipeSync(gdl_head++);
+    gDPSetTextureFilter(gdl_head++, G_TF_POINT);
+    gSPDisplayList(gdl_head++, s2d_text_init_dl);
     gDPSetEnvColor(gdl_head++, s2d_red, s2d_green, s2d_blue, s2d_alpha);
-	gDPSetCycleType(gdl_head++, G_CYC_1CYCLE);
-	gDPSetRenderMode(gdl_head++, G_RM_XLU_SPRITE, G_RM_XLU_SPRITE2);
-	gSPObjRenderMode(gdl_head++, G_OBJRM_XLU | G_OBJRM_BILERP);
-	gSPObjLoadTxtr(gdl_head++, &s2d_tex[idx]);
+    gDPSetCycleType(gdl_head++, G_CYC_1CYCLE);
+    gDPSetRenderMode(gdl_head++, G_RM_XLU_SPRITE, G_RM_XLU_SPRITE2);
+    gSPObjRenderMode(gdl_head++, G_OBJRM_XLU | G_OBJRM_BILERP);
+    gSPObjLoadTxtr(gdl_head++, &s2d_tex[idx]);
 }
 
 // Original Mtx Pipeline
 // Distorts when rotating, but is faster
 void mtx_pipeline(uObjMtx *m, int x, int y) {
-	// init
-	mat2_ident(m, 1);
-	mat2_ident(&rot_mtx, 1);
+    // init
+    mat2_ident(m, 1);
+    mat2_ident(&rot_mtx, 1);
 
-	// create rot matrix
-	mat2_rotate(&rot_mtx, (myDegrees) * (M_PI / 180.0f));
-	// scale m
-	mat2_scale(m, myScale);
-	mat2_dst_mul(m,m,  &rot_mtx);
-	mat2_translate(m, x, y);
+    // create rot matrix
+    mat2_rotate(&rot_mtx, (myDegrees) * (M_PI / 180.0f));
+    // scale m
+    mat2_scale(m, myScale);
+    mat2_dst_mul(m,m,  &rot_mtx);
+    mat2_translate(m, x, y);
 
-	gSPObjMatrix(gdl_head++, m);
+    gSPObjMatrix(gdl_head++, m);
 }
 
 // New matrix pipeline
 // Works with both rotation and scale,
 // but is (probably not noticeably) slower
 void mtx_pipeline2(uObjMtx *m, int x, int y) {
-	// init
-	Mat4 tmp, rot, scal, translate;
-	guMtxIdentF(tmp);
-	guScaleF(scal, myScale, myScale, 0);
-	guRotateF(rot, (f32) myDegrees, 0, 0, 1.0f);
-	guTranslateF(translate, x, y, 0);
+    // init
+    Mat4 tmp, rot, scal, translate;
+    guMtxIdentF(tmp);
+    guScaleF(scal, myScale, myScale, 0);
+    guRotateF(rot, (f32) myDegrees, 0, 0, 1.0f);
+    guTranslateF(translate, x, y, 0);
 
-	mtxf_mul(tmp, tmp, scal);
-	mtxf_mul(tmp, tmp, rot);
-	mtxf_mul(tmp, tmp, translate);
+    mtxf_mul(tmp, tmp, scal);
+    mtxf_mul(tmp, tmp, rot);
+    mtxf_mul(tmp, tmp, translate);
 
-	gu_to_gs2dex(m, tmp);
+    gu_to_gs2dex(m, tmp);
 
     if (myDegrees != 0) {
         mat2_translate_vec(m, -(myDegrees) * M_DTOR, myScale);
     }
 
-	gSPObjMatrix(gdl_head++, m);
+    gSPObjMatrix(gdl_head++, m);
 }
 
+#define CLAMP_0(x) ((x < 0) ? 0 : x)
+
 void draw_s2d_glyph(char c, int x, int y, uObjMtx *mt) {
-	setup_font(c);
+    setup_font(c);
 
-	// mtx_pipeline(mt, x, y);
+    // mtx_pipeline(mt, x, y);
     mtx_pipeline2(mt, x, y);
 
-	gSPObjSprite(gdl_head++, &s2d_font);
+    if (drop_shadow) {
+        gDPSetEnvColor(gdl_head++,
+                   CLAMP_0(s2d_red - 100),
+                   CLAMP_0(s2d_green - 100),
+                   CLAMP_0(s2d_blue - 100),
+                   s2d_alpha);
+        gSPObjSprite(gdl_head++, &impact_obj_dropshadow);
+        gDPPipeSync(gdl_head++);
+        gDPSetEnvColor(gdl_head++, s2d_red, s2d_green, s2d_blue, s2d_alpha);
+    }
+
+    gSPObjSprite(gdl_head++, &s2d_font);
 }
 
 
diff --git a/s2d_draw.h b/s2d_draw.h
index 47640bd9..90831305 100644
--- a/s2d_draw.h
+++ b/s2d_draw.h
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 
 extern int myScale;
 extern int myDegrees;
+extern int drop_shadow;
 extern uObjMtx final_mtx, rot_mtx;
 
 extern int s2d_red, s2d_green, s2d_blue, s2d_alpha;
diff --git a/s2d_parse.c b/s2d_parse.c
index bad3bd7e..9de0df0c 100644
--- a/s2d_parse.c
+++ b/s2d_parse.c
@@ -18,9 +18,10 @@ void s2d_snprint(int x, int y, const char *str, uObjMtx *buf, int len) {
 
 	if (*p == '\0') return;
 
-	// resets colors
+	// resets parameters
 	s2d_red = s2d_green = s2d_blue = 255;
 	s2d_alpha = 255;
+	drop_shadow = FALSE;
 	do {
 		char current_char = *p;
 
@@ -53,6 +54,10 @@ void s2d_snprint(int x, int y, const char *str, uObjMtx *buf, int len) {
 				
 				s2d_alpha = s2d_atoi(p, &p);
 				break;
+			case CH_DROPSHADOW:
+				drop_shadow ^= 1;
+				// CH_SKIP(p);
+				break;
 			case '\n':
 				x = orig_x;
 				y += TEX_HEIGHT;
diff --git a/s2d_print.h b/s2d_print.h
index 9ff3ee6b..6ad46844 100644
--- a/s2d_print.h
+++ b/s2d_print.h
@@ -1,15 +1,17 @@
 #include <ultra64.h>
 #include <PR/gs2dex.h>
 
-#define SCALE     "\x80" // SCALE (some scale)
-#define ROTATE    "\x81" // ROTATE (degrees) // TODO: maybe add axis?
-#define TRANSLATE "\x82" // TRANSLATE (x) (y)
-#define COLOR     "\x83" // COLOR (r) (g) (b) (a)
+#define SCALE      "\x80" // SCALE (some scale)
+#define ROTATE     "\x81" // ROTATE (degrees) // TODO: maybe add axis?
+#define TRANSLATE  "\x82" // TRANSLATE (x) (y)
+#define COLOR      "\x83" // COLOR (r) (g) (b) (a)
+#define DROPSHADOW "\x84" // DROPSHADOW (no params)
 
-#define CH_SCALE     '\x80'
-#define CH_ROT       '\x81'
-#define CH_TRANSLATE '\x82'
-#define CH_COLOR     '\x83'
+#define CH_SCALE      '\x80'
+#define CH_ROT        '\x81'
+#define CH_TRANSLATE  '\x82'
+#define CH_COLOR      '\x83'
+#define CH_DROPSHADOW '\x84'
 
 // ASCII standard escape codes
 #define CH_NEWLINE   '\n'