diff --git a/mips.asm b/mips.asm
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4695ee5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/mips.asm
@@ -0,0 +1,284 @@
+.data
+	data_address: 	.word 	0
+	data_pointer:	.word	0
+	newline: .asciiz "\n"
+.text
+setup:
+	li $v0, 9
+	li $a0, 30000
+	syscall
+	
+	la $t1, data_address
+	sw $v0, ($t1)
+	
+	# t0 - current address (data_pointer)
+	# t1 -
+	# t2 - temp
+	move $t0, $v0
+bf:
+	lb    $t1, ($t0)
+	addi  $t1, $t1, 1
+	sb    $t1, ($t0)
+	lb    $t1, ($t0)
+	addi  $t1, $t1, 1
+	sb    $t1, ($t0)
+	lb    $t1, ($t0)
+	addi  $t1, $t1, 1
+	sb    $t1, ($t0)
+	lb    $t1, ($t0)
+	addi  $t1, $t1, 1
+	sb    $t1, ($t0)
+	lb    $t1, ($t0)
+	addi  $t1, $t1, 1
+	sb    $t1, ($t0)
+	lb    $t1, ($t0)
+	addi  $t1, $t1, 1
+	sb    $t1, ($t0)
+	lb    $t1, ($t0)
+	addi  $t1, $t1, 1
+	sb    $t1, ($t0)
+	lb    $t1, ($t0)
+	addi  $t1, $t1, 1
+	sb    $t1, ($t0)
+	lb    $t1, ($t0)
+	beqz  $t1, BF_CLOSE_03e0a731165036472c4dae07_0
+BF_OPEN_03e0a731165036472c4dae07_0:
+	addi  $t0, $t0, 1
+	lb    $t1, ($t0)
+	addi  $t1, $t1, 1
+	sb    $t1, ($t0)
+	lb    $t1, ($t0)
+	addi  $t1, $t1, 1
+	sb    $t1, ($t0)
+	lb    $t1, ($t0)
+	addi  $t1, $t1, 1
+	sb    $t1, ($t0)
+	lb    $t1, ($t0)
+	addi  $t1, $t1, 1
+	sb    $t1, ($t0)
+	lb    $t1, ($t0)
+	beqz  $t1, BF_CLOSE_972059b874ce5ef469e931bb_1
+BF_OPEN_972059b874ce5ef469e931bb_1:
+	addi  $t0, $t0, 1
+	lb    $t1, ($t0)
+	addi  $t1, $t1, 1
+	sb    $t1, ($t0)
+	lb    $t1, ($t0)
+	addi  $t1, $t1, 1
+	sb    $t1, ($t0)
+	addi  $t0, $t0, 1
+	lb    $t1, ($t0)
+	addi  $t1, $t1, 1
+	sb    $t1, ($t0)
+	lb    $t1, ($t0)
+	addi  $t1, $t1, 1
+	sb    $t1, ($t0)
+	lb    $t1, ($t0)
+	addi  $t1, $t1, 1
+	sb    $t1, ($t0)
+	addi  $t0, $t0, 1
+	lb    $t1, ($t0)
+	addi  $t1, $t1, 1
+	sb    $t1, ($t0)
+	lb    $t1, ($t0)
+	addi  $t1, $t1, 1
+	sb    $t1, ($t0)
+	lb    $t1, ($t0)
+	addi  $t1, $t1, 1
+	sb    $t1, ($t0)
+	addi  $t0, $t0, 1
+	lb    $t1, ($t0)
+	addi  $t1, $t1, 1
+	sb    $t1, ($t0)
+	subi  $t0, $t0, 1
+	subi  $t0, $t0, 1
+	subi  $t0, $t0, 1
+	subi  $t0, $t0, 1
+	lb    $t1, ($t0)
+	subi  $t1, $t1, 1
+	sb    $t1, ($t0)
+	lb    $t1, ($t0)
+	bnez  $t1, BF_OPEN_972059b874ce5ef469e931bb_1
+BF_CLOSE_972059b874ce5ef469e931bb_1:
+	addi  $t0, $t0, 1
+	lb    $t1, ($t0)
+	addi  $t1, $t1, 1
+	sb    $t1, ($t0)
+	addi  $t0, $t0, 1
+	lb    $t1, ($t0)
+	addi  $t1, $t1, 1
+	sb    $t1, ($t0)
+	addi  $t0, $t0, 1
+	lb    $t1, ($t0)
+	subi  $t1, $t1, 1
+	sb    $t1, ($t0)
+	addi  $t0, $t0, 1
+	addi  $t0, $t0, 1
+	lb    $t1, ($t0)
+	addi  $t1, $t1, 1
+	sb    $t1, ($t0)
+	lb    $t1, ($t0)
+	beqz  $t1, BF_CLOSE_4f2d57da98e6bb1619411ff9_1
+BF_OPEN_4f2d57da98e6bb1619411ff9_1:
+	subi  $t0, $t0, 1
+	lb    $t1, ($t0)
+	bnez  $t1, BF_OPEN_4f2d57da98e6bb1619411ff9_1
+BF_CLOSE_4f2d57da98e6bb1619411ff9_1:
+	subi  $t0, $t0, 1
+	lb    $t1, ($t0)
+	subi  $t1, $t1, 1
+	sb    $t1, ($t0)
+	lb    $t1, ($t0)
+	bnez  $t1, BF_OPEN_03e0a731165036472c4dae07_0
+BF_CLOSE_03e0a731165036472c4dae07_0:
+	addi  $t0, $t0, 1
+	addi  $t0, $t0, 1
+	li    $v0, 11
+	lb    $a0, ($t0)
+	syscall
+	addi  $t0, $t0, 1
+	lb    $t1, ($t0)
+	subi  $t1, $t1, 1
+	sb    $t1, ($t0)
+	lb    $t1, ($t0)
+	subi  $t1, $t1, 1
+	sb    $t1, ($t0)
+	lb    $t1, ($t0)
+	subi  $t1, $t1, 1
+	sb    $t1, ($t0)
+	li    $v0, 11
+	lb    $a0, ($t0)
+	syscall
+	lb    $t1, ($t0)
+	addi  $t1, $t1, 1
+	sb    $t1, ($t0)
+	lb    $t1, ($t0)
+	addi  $t1, $t1, 1
+	sb    $t1, ($t0)
+	lb    $t1, ($t0)
+	addi  $t1, $t1, 1
+	sb    $t1, ($t0)
+	lb    $t1, ($t0)
+	addi  $t1, $t1, 1
+	sb    $t1, ($t0)
+	lb    $t1, ($t0)
+	addi  $t1, $t1, 1
+	sb    $t1, ($t0)
+	lb    $t1, ($t0)
+	addi  $t1, $t1, 1
+	sb    $t1, ($t0)
+	lb    $t1, ($t0)
+	addi  $t1, $t1, 1
+	sb    $t1, ($t0)
+	li    $v0, 11
+	lb    $a0, ($t0)
+	syscall
+	li    $v0, 11
+	lb    $a0, ($t0)
+	syscall
+	lb    $t1, ($t0)
+	addi  $t1, $t1, 1
+	sb    $t1, ($t0)
+	lb    $t1, ($t0)
+	addi  $t1, $t1, 1
+	sb    $t1, ($t0)
+	lb    $t1, ($t0)
+	addi  $t1, $t1, 1
+	sb    $t1, ($t0)
+	li    $v0, 11
+	lb    $a0, ($t0)
+	syscall
+	addi  $t0, $t0, 1
+	addi  $t0, $t0, 1
+	li    $v0, 11
+	lb    $a0, ($t0)
+	syscall
+	subi  $t0, $t0, 1
+	lb    $t1, ($t0)
+	subi  $t1, $t1, 1
+	sb    $t1, ($t0)
+	li    $v0, 11
+	lb    $a0, ($t0)
+	syscall
+	subi  $t0, $t0, 1
+	li    $v0, 11
+	lb    $a0, ($t0)
+	syscall
+	lb    $t1, ($t0)
+	addi  $t1, $t1, 1
+	sb    $t1, ($t0)
+	lb    $t1, ($t0)
+	addi  $t1, $t1, 1
+	sb    $t1, ($t0)
+	lb    $t1, ($t0)
+	addi  $t1, $t1, 1
+	sb    $t1, ($t0)
+	li    $v0, 11
+	lb    $a0, ($t0)
+	syscall
+	lb    $t1, ($t0)
+	subi  $t1, $t1, 1
+	sb    $t1, ($t0)
+	lb    $t1, ($t0)
+	subi  $t1, $t1, 1
+	sb    $t1, ($t0)
+	lb    $t1, ($t0)
+	subi  $t1, $t1, 1
+	sb    $t1, ($t0)
+	lb    $t1, ($t0)
+	subi  $t1, $t1, 1
+	sb    $t1, ($t0)
+	lb    $t1, ($t0)
+	subi  $t1, $t1, 1
+	sb    $t1, ($t0)
+	lb    $t1, ($t0)
+	subi  $t1, $t1, 1
+	sb    $t1, ($t0)
+	li    $v0, 11
+	lb    $a0, ($t0)
+	syscall
+	lb    $t1, ($t0)
+	subi  $t1, $t1, 1
+	sb    $t1, ($t0)
+	lb    $t1, ($t0)
+	subi  $t1, $t1, 1
+	sb    $t1, ($t0)
+	lb    $t1, ($t0)
+	subi  $t1, $t1, 1
+	sb    $t1, ($t0)
+	lb    $t1, ($t0)
+	subi  $t1, $t1, 1
+	sb    $t1, ($t0)
+	lb    $t1, ($t0)
+	subi  $t1, $t1, 1
+	sb    $t1, ($t0)
+	lb    $t1, ($t0)
+	subi  $t1, $t1, 1
+	sb    $t1, ($t0)
+	lb    $t1, ($t0)
+	subi  $t1, $t1, 1
+	sb    $t1, ($t0)
+	lb    $t1, ($t0)
+	subi  $t1, $t1, 1
+	sb    $t1, ($t0)
+	li    $v0, 11
+	lb    $a0, ($t0)
+	syscall
+	addi  $t0, $t0, 1
+	addi  $t0, $t0, 1
+	lb    $t1, ($t0)
+	addi  $t1, $t1, 1
+	sb    $t1, ($t0)
+	li    $v0, 11
+	lb    $a0, ($t0)
+	syscall
+	addi  $t0, $t0, 1
+	lb    $t1, ($t0)
+	addi  $t1, $t1, 1
+	sb    $t1, ($t0)
+	lb    $t1, ($t0)
+	addi  $t1, $t1, 1
+	sb    $t1, ($t0)
+	li    $v0, 11
+	lb    $a0, ($t0)
+	syscall
diff --git a/src/bf_mips_codegen.cpp b/src/bf_mips_codegen.cpp
index 752d693..9361acd 100644
--- a/src/bf_mips_codegen.cpp
+++ b/src/bf_mips_codegen.cpp
@@ -6,10 +6,30 @@
 #include <bf_mips_codegen.h>
 #include <iostream>
 
+std::string preamble = ".data\n"
+                       "\tdata_address: \t.word \t0\n"
+                       "\tdata_pointer:\t.word\t0\n"
+                       "\tnewline: .asciiz \"\\n\"\n"
+                       ".text\n"
+                       "setup:\n"
+                       "\tli $v0, 9\n"
+                       "\tli $a0, 30000\n"
+                       "\tsyscall\n"
+                       "\t\n"
+                       "\tla $t1, data_address\n"
+                       "\tsw $v0, ($t1)\n"
+                       "\t\n"
+                       "\t# t0 - current address (data_pointer)\n"
+                       "\t# t1 -\n"
+                       "\t# t2 - temp\n"
+                       "\tmove $t0, $v0\n"
+                       "bf:\n";
+
 void process_print(const std::vector<token_t>& tokens, size_t index);
 
 void codegen(const std::vector<token_t>& tokens, std::ostream& out)
 {
+    out << preamble;
     size_t index = 0;
     // skip past comments
     if (tokens[index].token == bf_token::OPEN)
@@ -28,40 +48,40 @@ void codegen(const std::vector<token_t>& tokens, std::ostream& out)
         switch (token.token)
         {
             case bf_token::INC_DP:
-                std::cout << "\taddi  $t0, $t0, 1\n";
+                out       << "\taddi  $t0, $t0, 1\n";
                 break;
             case bf_token::DEC_DP:
-                std::cout << "\tsubi  $t0, $t0, 1\n";
+                out       << "\tsubi  $t0, $t0, 1\n";
                 break;
             case bf_token::INC_DV:
-                std::cout << "\tlb    $t1, ($t0)\n"
+                out       << "\tlb    $t1, ($t0)\n"
                           << "\taddi  $t1, $t1, 1\n"
                           << "\tsb    $t1, ($t0)\n";
                 break;
             case bf_token::DEC_DV:
-                std::cout << "\tlb    $t1, ($t0)\n"
+                out << "\tlb    $t1, ($t0)\n"
                           << "\tsubi  $t1, $t1, 1\n"
                           << "\tsb    $t1, ($t0)\n";
                 break;
             case bf_token::PRINT:
-                std::cout << "\tli    $v0, 11\n"
+                out       << "\tli    $v0, 11\n"
                           << "\tlb    $a0, ($t0)\n"
                           << "\tsyscall\n";
                 break;
             case bf_token::READ:
-                std::cout << "\tli    $v0, 12\n"
+                out       << "\tli    $v0, 12\n"
                           << "\tsyscall\n"
                           << "\tsb    $v0, ($t0)\n";
                  break;
             case bf_token::OPEN:
-                std::cout << "\tlb    $t1, ($t0)\n"
+                out       << "\tlb    $t1, ($t0)\n"
                           << "\tbeqz  $t1, BF_CLOSE_" << name << "_" << std::to_string(sp) << '\n'
                           << "BF_OPEN_" << name << "_" << std::to_string(sp) << ":\n";
                 sp++;
                 break;
             case bf_token::CLOSE:
                 sp--;
-                std::cout << "\tlb    $t1, ($t0)\n"
+                out       << "\tlb    $t1, ($t0)\n"
                           << "\tbnez  $t1, BF_OPEN_" << name << "_" << std::to_string(sp) << '\n'
                           << "BF_CLOSE_" << name << "_" << std::to_string(sp) << ":\n";
                 break;
diff --git a/src/main.cpp b/src/main.cpp
index 083b31f..abc38d1 100644
--- a/src/main.cpp
+++ b/src/main.cpp
@@ -13,9 +13,11 @@ int main(int argc, const char** argv)
         file = argv[1];
     auto program = blt::fs::loadBrainFuckFile(file);
     
+    std::ofstream out{"../mips.asm"};
+    
     auto tokens = tokenize(program);
     bf_name(tokens);
-    codegen(tokens, std::cout);
+    codegen(tokens, out);
     
     return 0;
 }
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