diff --git a/libretrogd/src/base/mod.rs b/libretrogd/src/base/mod.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..68eb302
--- /dev/null
+++ b/libretrogd/src/base/mod.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,96 @@
+//! Optional, extra types and helpers that can be used to get game's main loop boilerplate up and
+//! running quicker.
+
+use thiserror::Error;
+
+use crate::events::*;
+use crate::states::*;
+use crate::system::*;
+
+pub trait AppState {
+	fn system(&self) -> &System;
+	fn system_mut(&mut self) -> &mut System;
+}
+
+pub trait AppStateWithFrameTiming: AppState {
+	fn delta(&self) -> f32;
+	fn set_delta(&mut self, delta: f32);
+
+	fn update_frame_delta(&mut self, last_ticks: u64) -> u64 {
+		let ticks = self.system().ticks();
+		let tick_frequency = self.system().tick_frequency();
+		let elapsed = ticks - last_ticks;
+		self.set_delta((elapsed as f64 / tick_frequency as f64) as f32);
+		ticks
+	}
+}
+
+pub trait AppStateWithEvents<EventType>: AppState {
+	fn event_publisher(&mut self) -> &mut EventPublisher<EventType>;
+}
+
+pub trait SupportSystems {}
+
+pub trait SupportSystemsWithEvents<EventType, ContextType>: SupportSystems
+where
+	ContextType: AppStateWithEvents<EventType>,
+{
+	fn event_listeners(&mut self) -> &mut EventListeners<EventType, ContextType>;
+
+	fn do_events(&mut self, context: &mut ContextType) {
+		self.event_listeners().take_queue_from(context.event_publisher());
+		self.event_listeners().dispatch_queue(context);
+	}
+}
+
+pub struct App<StateType, SupportType> {
+	pub state: StateType,
+	pub support: SupportType,
+}
+
+impl<StateType, SupportType> App<StateType, SupportType> {
+	pub fn new(state: StateType, support: SupportType) -> Self {
+		App { state, support }
+	}
+}
+
+#[derive(Error, Debug)]
+pub enum MainLoopError {
+	#[error("States error: {0}")]
+	StateError(#[from] StateError),
+
+	#[error("System error: {0}")]
+	SystemError(#[from] SystemError),
+}
+
+pub fn main_loop<StateType, SupportType, State>(
+	mut app: App<StateType, SupportType>,
+	initial_state: State,
+) -> Result<(), MainLoopError>
+where
+	StateType: AppStateWithFrameTiming,
+	SupportType: SupportSystems,
+	State: GameState<StateType> + 'static,
+{
+	let mut states = States::new();
+	states.push(initial_state)?;
+
+	let mut is_running = true;
+	let mut last_ticks = app.state.system().ticks();
+
+	while is_running && !states.is_empty() {
+		app.state.system_mut().do_events_with(|event| match event {
+			SystemEvent::Quit => {
+				is_running = false;
+			}
+			_ => {}
+		});
+
+		last_ticks = app.state.update_frame_delta(last_ticks);
+		states.update(&mut app.state)?;
+		states.render(&mut app.state);
+		app.state.system_mut().display()?;
+	}
+
+	Ok(())
+}
diff --git a/libretrogd/src/lib.rs b/libretrogd/src/lib.rs
index 4e15a29..3f89495 100644
--- a/libretrogd/src/lib.rs
+++ b/libretrogd/src/lib.rs
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ extern crate core;
 extern crate sdl2;
 
 pub mod audio;
+pub mod base;
 pub mod entities;
 pub mod events;
 pub mod graphics;