diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 4c7f043..2f041e7 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 2.8)
-project(CloonelJump CXX)
+project(CloonelJump CXX D)
 
 set(CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS "${CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS} -std=c++11")
 set(CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS_DEBUG "${CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS_DEBUG} -std=c++11")
@@ -23,7 +23,8 @@ configure_file(
 )
 
 add_executable(${PROJECT_NAME}
-	src/main.cpp
+	src/main.d
+	src/sdlinit.cpp
 )
 
 target_link_libraries(${PROJECT_NAME}
diff --git a/src/main.cpp b/src/main.cpp
deleted file mode 100644
index d79af39..0000000
--- a/src/main.cpp
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,63 +0,0 @@
-#include <SDL2/SDL.h>
-#include <iostream>
-#include "CloonelJumpConfig.h"
-#include <stdexcept>
-
-namespace {
-	struct InitSDLStuff {
-		SDL_Window* window;
-		SDL_Renderer* renderer;
-		bool initialized;
-	};
-
-	///-------------------------------------------------------------------------
-	///-------------------------------------------------------------------------
-	void InitSDL (InitSDLStuff& parInitSDL) {
-		parInitSDL.window = nullptr;
-		parInitSDL.renderer = nullptr;
-		parInitSDL.initialized = false;
-
-		if (SDL_Init(SDL_INIT_EVERYTHING) == -1)
-			throw std::runtime_error(SDL_GetError());
-		parInitSDL.initialized = true;
-
-		SDL_Window* const win = SDL_CreateWindow(GameName, 100, 100, 640, 480, SDL_WINDOW_SHOWN);
-		if (!win)
-			throw std::runtime_error(SDL_GetError());
-		parInitSDL.window = win;
-
-		SDL_Renderer* const renderer = SDL_CreateRenderer(win, -1, SDL_RENDERER_ACCELERATED | SDL_RENDERER_PRESENTVSYNC);
-		if (!renderer)
-			throw std::runtime_error(SDL_GetError());
-		parInitSDL.renderer = renderer;
-	}
-
-	///-------------------------------------------------------------------------
-	///-------------------------------------------------------------------------
-	void ClearIFN (InitSDLStuff& parInitSDL) {
-		if (parInitSDL.renderer)
-			SDL_DestroyRenderer(parInitSDL.renderer);
-		if (parInitSDL.window)
-			SDL_DestroyWindow(parInitSDL.window);
-		if (parInitSDL.initialized)
-			SDL_Quit();
-	}
-} //unnamed namespace
-
-//following http://twinklebeardev.blogspot.co.uk/2012/07/lesson-1-hello-world.html
-int main() {
-	std::cout << GameName << " v" << GameVersionMajor << "." << GameVersionMinor << std::endl;
-
-	InitSDLStuff sdlstuff;
-	try {
-		InitSDL(sdlstuff);
-	}
-	catch (const std::runtime_error& e) {
-		std::cerr << "Error during SDL2 initialization:\n";
-		std::cerr << e.what() << std::endl;
-	}
-
-	ClearIFN(sdlstuff);
-	std::cout << "Quitting now" << std::endl;
-	return 0;
-}
diff --git a/src/main.d b/src/main.d
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..96f9f22
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main.d
@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+import std.stdio;
+
+struct InitSDLStuff;
+
+extern(C++) nothrow int cloonel_InitSDL ( InitSDLStuff** );
+extern(C++) nothrow void cloonel_DestroySDL ( InitSDLStuff* );
+
+///-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+///-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+int RunGame (const InitSDLStuff* parContext) {
+	return 0;
+}
+
+///-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+///-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+int main() {
+	InitSDLStuff* context = null;
+	int retVal = 0;
+
+	scope(exit) cloonel_DestroySDL(context);
+	const int initRetVal = cloonel_InitSDL(&context);
+	switch (initRetVal) {
+	case 1:
+		writeln("Error during SDL initialization");
+		retVal = 1;
+		break;
+
+	case 2:
+		writeln("Wrong parameters to cloonel_InitSDL()");
+		retVal = 1;
+		break;
+
+	default:
+		retVal = RunGame(context);
+		break;
+	}
+
+	return retVal;
+}
diff --git a/src/sdlinit.cpp b/src/sdlinit.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b509691
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/sdlinit.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,94 @@
+#include "sdlinit.hpp"
+#include <SDL2/SDL.h>
+#include "CloonelJumpConfig.h"
+#include <stdexcept>
+
+struct InitSDLStuff {
+	SDL_Window* window;
+	SDL_Renderer* renderer;
+	bool initialized;
+};
+
+namespace {
+	///-------------------------------------------------------------------------
+	///-------------------------------------------------------------------------
+	void InitSDL (InitSDLStuff& parInitSDL) {
+		parInitSDL.window = nullptr;
+		parInitSDL.renderer = nullptr;
+		parInitSDL.initialized = false;
+
+		if (SDL_Init(SDL_INIT_EVERYTHING) == -1)
+			throw std::runtime_error(SDL_GetError());
+		parInitSDL.initialized = true;
+
+		SDL_Window* const win = SDL_CreateWindow(GameName, 100, 100, 640, 480, SDL_WINDOW_SHOWN);
+		if (!win)
+			throw std::runtime_error(SDL_GetError());
+		parInitSDL.window = win;
+
+		SDL_Renderer* const renderer = SDL_CreateRenderer(win, -1, SDL_RENDERER_ACCELERATED | SDL_RENDERER_PRESENTVSYNC);
+		if (!renderer)
+			throw std::runtime_error(SDL_GetError());
+		parInitSDL.renderer = renderer;
+	}
+
+	///-------------------------------------------------------------------------
+	///-------------------------------------------------------------------------
+	void ClearIFN (InitSDLStuff& parInitSDL) {
+		if (parInitSDL.renderer)
+			SDL_DestroyRenderer(parInitSDL.renderer);
+		if (parInitSDL.window)
+			SDL_DestroyWindow(parInitSDL.window);
+		if (parInitSDL.initialized)
+			SDL_Quit();
+	}
+} //unnamed namespace
+
+///-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+///following http://twinklebeardev.blogspot.co.uk/2012/07/lesson-1-hello-world.html
+///-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+int cloonel_InitSDL (InitSDLStuff** parContext) noexcept {
+	if (not parContext)
+		return 2;
+
+	*parContext = nullptr;
+	try {
+		*parContext = new InitSDLStuff;
+		InitSDL(**parContext);
+	}
+	catch(...) {
+		if (*parContext) {
+			ClearIFN(**parContext);
+			delete *parContext;
+			*parContext = nullptr;
+		}
+		return 1;
+	}
+	return 0;
+}
+
+///-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+///-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+void cloonel_DestroySDL (InitSDLStuff* parContext) noexcept {
+	if (parContext) {
+		ClearIFN(*parContext);
+		delete parContext;
+	}
+}
+
+//int main() {
+	//std::cout << GameName << " v" << GameVersionMajor << "." << GameVersionMinor << std::endl;
+
+	//InitSDLStuff sdlstuff;
+	//try {
+		//InitSDL(sdlstuff);
+	//}
+	//catch (const std::runtime_error& e) {
+		//std::cerr << "Error during SDL2 initialization:\n";
+		//std::cerr << e.what() << std::endl;
+	//}
+
+	//ClearIFN(sdlstuff);
+	//std::cout << "Quitting now" << std::endl;
+	//return 0;
+//}
diff --git a/src/sdlinit.hpp b/src/sdlinit.hpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d2f0de0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/sdlinit.hpp
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+#ifndef id2ED86EA85A6843258307486DFB17FFE7
+#define id2ED86EA85A6843258307486DFB17FFE7
+
+struct InitSDLStuff;
+
+int cloonel_InitSDL ( InitSDLStuff** ) noexcept;
+void cloonel_DestroySDL ( InitSDLStuff* ) noexcept;
+#endif