diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 82bca7f..75c12ef 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -6,3 +6,6 @@
 *.gcda
 *.gcno
 *.info
+*.bin
+*.sav
+coverage/
diff --git a/res/messages.py b/res/messages.py
index c44dd8a..566e570 100755
--- a/res/messages.py
+++ b/res/messages.py
@@ -80,6 +80,7 @@
   "MSG_UIS_SPD2":  "< Regular >",
   "MSG_UIS_SPD3":  "< Fast >",
   "MSG_UIS_SPD4":  "< Very fast >",
+  "MSG_UIS_SPD6":  "< Ludicrous >",
 
   "MSG_GBALOAD_MINFO":  "ROM information",
   "MSG_GBALOAD_MSAVE":  "Savegame options",
diff --git a/src/.gitignore b/src/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..20e84b7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+/menu_messages.h
+/messages_data.h
diff --git a/src/menu.c b/src/menu.c
index 4e1ef33..4528b11 100644
--- a/src/menu.c
+++ b/src/menu.c
@@ -70,6 +70,9 @@ extern bool slowsd;
 #define BROWSER_ROWS                 8
 #define RECENT_ROWS                  9
 
+#define FAST_ANIM 16           // The threshold for an animation to be considered fast
+#define FAST_ANIM_FRAME_SKIP 8 // The number of frames to skip when rendering fast animations
+
 // First entries reserved for the logo palette.
 #define FG_COLOR         16
 #define BG_COLOR         17
@@ -195,6 +198,7 @@ static struct {
   uint8_t menu_tab;
 
   unsigned anim_state;            // Animation (text rotation) status.
+  unsigned anim_skip;             // Animation skip counter to reduce ghosting.
 
   // Recent ROMs state
   struct {
@@ -262,6 +266,7 @@ static struct {
       int submenu;                        // Which submenu tab we are in
       int selector;                       // Option selector
       unsigned anim;
+      unsigned anim_skip;                 // Animation skip counter to reduce ghosting.
       char romfn[MAX_FN_LEN];             // File to launch
       uint32_t romfs;                     // File ROM size
       bool write_config;                  // Update the per-game config file.
@@ -1020,6 +1025,7 @@ static void recent_reload() {
   smenu.recent.maxentries = 0;
   smenu.recent.seloff = 0;
   smenu.anim_state = 0;
+  smenu.anim_skip = 0;
 
   FIL fi;
   if (FR_OK != f_open(&fi, RECENT_FILEPATH, FA_READ))
@@ -1071,6 +1077,7 @@ static void recent_reload() {
 static void browser_reload() {
   smenu.browser.selector = 0;
   smenu.anim_state = 0;
+  smenu.anim_skip = 0;
 
   unsigned fcount = 0;
   DIR d;
@@ -1346,11 +1353,23 @@ void render_sav_menu_popup(volatile uint8_t *frame) {
   draw_central_text(msgs[lang_id][MSG_CANCEL], frame, 120, 126);
 }
 
+static void calculate_animation_step(unsigned fcnt, unsigned *anim_state, unsigned *anim_skip) {
+  if (animspd_lut[anim_speed] < FAST_ANIM) {
+    *anim_state += fcnt * animspd_lut[anim_speed];
+  } else {
+    *anim_skip += fcnt;
+    while (*anim_skip >= FAST_ANIM_FRAME_SKIP) {
+      *anim_state += FAST_ANIM_FRAME_SKIP* animspd_lut[anim_speed];
+      *anim_skip -= FAST_ANIM_FRAME_SKIP;
+    }
+  }
+}
+
 void render_gba_load_popup(volatile uint8_t *frame, unsigned fcnt) {
   char tmp[64];
   draw_box_outline(frame, 2, 240-2, 18, 158, FG_COLOR);
 
-  spop.p.load.anim += fcnt * animspd_lut[anim_speed];
+  calculate_animation_step(fcnt, &spop.p.load.anim, &spop.p.load.anim_skip);
 
   draw_text_ovf("⯇", frame, 10, 24, 64);
   draw_rightj_text("⯈", frame, SCREEN_WIDTH - 10, 24);
@@ -1781,7 +1800,7 @@ void menu_render(unsigned fcnt) {
         break;
       };
     } else {
-      smenu.anim_state += fcnt * animspd_lut[anim_speed];
+      calculate_animation_step(fcnt, &smenu.anim_state, &smenu.anim_skip);
 
       static const t_mrender_fn renderfns[] = {
         render_recent,
@@ -2256,8 +2275,10 @@ void menu_keypress(unsigned newkeys) {
     else if (newkeys & KEY_BUTTR)
       smenu.menu_tab = MIN(smenu.menu_tab + 1, MENUTAB_MAX - 1);
 
-    if (newkeys & (KEY_BUTTL | KEY_BUTTR | KEY_BUTTUP | KEY_BUTTDOWN))
+    if (newkeys & (KEY_BUTTL | KEY_BUTTR | KEY_BUTTUP | KEY_BUTTDOWN)) {
       smenu.anim_state = 0;
+      smenu.anim_skip = 0;
+    }
 
     switch (smenu.menu_tab) {
     case MENUTAB_RECENT:
diff --git a/src/settings.c b/src/settings.c
index c82f9c8..4aa97f1 100644
--- a/src/settings.c
+++ b/src/settings.c
@@ -50,6 +50,7 @@ const uint8_t animspd_lut[] = {
   6,    // 24 pix/second
   8,    // 32 pix/second
   12,   // 48 pix/second
+  48,   // 192 pix/second
 };
 
 // Menu settings
diff --git a/src/settings.h b/src/settings.h
index f19bc41..3f8f19e 100644
--- a/src/settings.h
+++ b/src/settings.h
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ typedef struct {
 extern const t_combo_key hotkey_list[13];
 #define hotkey_listcnt (sizeof(hotkey_list)/sizeof(hotkey_list[0]))
 
-extern const uint8_t animspd_lut[5];
+extern const uint8_t animspd_lut[6];
 #define animspd_cnt (sizeof(animspd_lut)/sizeof(animspd_lut[0]))
 
 enum { SaveSavegameDir = 0, SaveSavesDir = 1, SaveRomName = 2, SaveDirCNT = 3 };