diff --git a/src/reskit/cli/settings.rs b/src/reskit/cli/settings.rs
index c23281e..381a99d 100644
--- a/src/reskit/cli/settings.rs
+++ b/src/reskit/cli/settings.rs
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ pub struct Args {
 
 }
 
-#[derive(Clone, ValueEnum)]
+#[derive(Clone, Debug, ValueEnum)]
 pub enum TileOrder {
     Tile,
     Sprite
diff --git a/src/reskit/level/converter.rs b/src/reskit/level/converter.rs
index f2d8e5d..a44bc6d 100644
--- a/src/reskit/level/converter.rs
+++ b/src/reskit/level/converter.rs
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 use std::{error::Error, fs::read_to_string, path::Path, borrow::Cow};
 use image::{DynamicImage, GenericImageView};
 use roxmltree::Node;
-use crate::reskit::utility::print_warning;
+use crate::reskit::{utility::print_warning, cli::settings::TileOrder};
 use super::ecs;
 
 #[derive(Debug)]
@@ -15,8 +15,10 @@ pub struct TiledTilemap {
 
 #[derive(Debug)]
 pub struct TiledTileset {
+    pub first_gid: usize,
     pub image: DynamicImage,
-    pub palettes: Vec<Option<u8>>
+    pub palettes: Vec<Option<u8>>,
+    pub tile_order: TileOrder
 }
 
 #[derive(Debug)]
@@ -102,7 +104,7 @@ fn get_layer( layer: Node, map_width: usize, map_height: usize ) -> Result<Optio
     }
 }
 
-fn get_tiles( tileset: Node, working_directory: &str ) -> Result<TiledTileset, Box<dyn Error>> {
+fn get_tiles( tileset: Node, first_gid: usize, working_directory: &str ) -> Result<TiledTileset, Box<dyn Error>> {
     // Get the image for the tileset
     let image = tileset.descendants().find( | node | node.tag_name() == "image".into() ).ok_or( "invalid file: no image object" )?;
     let image_path = format!( "{}/{}", working_directory, image.attribute( "source" ).ok_or( "invalid file: no source attribute on image" )? );
@@ -136,7 +138,26 @@ fn get_tiles( tileset: Node, working_directory: &str ) -> Result<TiledTileset, B
         }
     }
 
-    Ok( TiledTileset { image, palettes } )
+    // Retrieve the tile order as specified by reskit-tile-order (if none is specified, fallback on Tile)
+    let tile_order = if let Some( properties ) = tileset.descendants().find( | node | node.tag_name() == "properties".into() ) {
+        if let Some( tile_order_property ) = properties.descendants().find( | node | node.attribute( "name" ) == Some( "reskit-tile-order" ) ) {
+            let tile_order_property = tile_order_property.attribute( "value" ).expect( "internal error: no reskit-tile-order value" );
+            match tile_order_property.to_lowercase().as_str() {
+                "sprite" => TileOrder::Sprite,
+                "tile" => TileOrder::Tile,
+                invalid => {
+                    print_warning( &format!( "invalid setting for property reskit-tile-order: {}. falling back on \"sprite\"", invalid ) );
+                    TileOrder::Tile
+                }
+            }
+        } else {
+            TileOrder::Tile
+        }
+    } else {
+        TileOrder::Tile
+    };
+
+    Ok( TiledTileset { first_gid, image, palettes, tile_order } )
 }
 
 pub fn get_tiled_tilemap( path: &str ) -> Result<TiledTilemap, Box<dyn Error>> {
@@ -189,25 +210,33 @@ pub fn get_tiled_tilemap( path: &str ) -> Result<TiledTilemap, Box<dyn Error>> {
             return Err( "invalid file: tile height is not 8 for --system md" )?
         }
 
-        // Build tileset (current version assumes one tileset per level)
-        let tileset = map.descendants().find( | node | node.tag_name() == "tileset".into() ).ok_or( "invalid file: no tileset" )?;
-        let tileset_source_path = tileset.attribute( "source" ).ok_or( "invalid file: no tileset source" )?;
-        let tileset_file = read_to_string( format!( "{}/{}", working_directory, tileset_source_path ) )?;
-        let tileset_document = roxmltree::Document::parse( &tileset_file )?;
-        let tileset = tileset_document.descendants().find( | node | node.tag_name() == "tileset".into() ).ok_or( "invalid file: no tileset origin object" )?;
+        // Build tilesets (current version assumes one tileset per level)
+        let mut tilesets: Vec<TiledTileset> = vec![];
 
-        // Validate referenced tileset dimensions match map dimensions
-        // E.g. if your .tmx specifies 16x16, the acompanying .tsx file should agree
-        let ( tsx_tile_width, tsx_tile_height ): ( usize, usize ) = (
-            tileset.attribute( "tilewidth" ).ok_or( "invalid file: no tilewidth attribute" )?.parse()?,
-            tileset.attribute( "tileheight" ).ok_or( "invalid file: no tileheight attribute" )?.parse()?
-        );
-        if tsx_tile_width != tile_width || tsx_tile_height != tile_height {
-            return Err( "invalid file: referenced tilemap doesn't have same per-tile width and height of parent tilemap" )?
+        for tileset in map.descendants().filter( | node | node.tag_name() == "tileset".into() ) {
+            let tileset_source_path = tileset.attribute( "source" ).ok_or( "invalid file: no tileset source" )?;
+            let tileset_file = read_to_string( format!( "{}/{}", working_directory, tileset_source_path ) )?;
+            let tileset_document = roxmltree::Document::parse( &tileset_file )?;
+            let first_gid = tileset.attribute( "firstgid" ).ok_or( "invalid file: no firstgid attribute" )?.parse()?;
+            let tileset = tileset_document.descendants().find( | node | node.tag_name() == "tileset".into() ).ok_or( "invalid file: no tileset origin object" )?;
+
+            // Validate referenced tileset dimensions match map dimensions
+            // E.g. if your .tmx specifies 16x16, the acompanying .tsx file should agree
+            let ( tsx_tile_width, tsx_tile_height ): ( usize, usize ) = (
+                tileset.attribute( "tilewidth" ).ok_or( "invalid file: no tilewidth attribute" )?.parse()?,
+                tileset.attribute( "tileheight" ).ok_or( "invalid file: no tileheight attribute" )?.parse()?
+            );
+            if tsx_tile_width != tile_width || tsx_tile_height != tile_height {
+                return Err( "invalid file: referenced tilemap doesn't have same per-tile width and height of parent tilemap" )?
+            }
+
+            tilesets.push( get_tiles( tileset, first_gid, &working_directory )? );
         }
 
-        let tileset = get_tiles( tileset, &working_directory )?;
-        let tileset = vec![ tileset ];
+        let tileset = tilesets;
+        if tileset.is_empty() {
+            return Err( "invalid file: at least one tileset must be present in file" )?
+        }
 
         // Get the layers
         let layers: Vec<Layer> = map.descendants()
diff --git a/src/reskit/level/system.rs b/src/reskit/level/system.rs
index 1061948..fa89041 100644
--- a/src/reskit/level/system.rs
+++ b/src/reskit/level/system.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 use std::{error::Error, convert::TryInto};
 use image::GenericImageView;
-use crate::reskit::{tileset::image_to_tiles, utility::symbol_to_pascal};
+use crate::reskit::{tileset::image_to_tiles, utility::symbol_to_pascal, cli::settings::TileOrder};
 use super::converter::{TiledTilemap, Layer, SystemPlane};
 
 /**
@@ -16,40 +16,80 @@ pub fn get_tiles( tilemap: &TiledTilemap ) -> Result<(Vec<u8>, Vec<u8>), Box<dyn
     ];
     let mut all_tiles: Vec<u8> = vec![0; 32];   // --system md, start with a blank buffer tile
 
-    let tileset = tilemap.tileset.first().ok_or( "internal error: no tileset" )?;
-    let tiles_height = tileset.image.height() / 8;  // --system md
-    let tiles_width = tileset.image.width() / 8;    // --system md
+    for tileset in &tilemap.tileset {
+        let tiles_height = tileset.image.height() / 8;  // --system md
+        let tiles_width = tileset.image.width() / 8;    // --system md
 
-    for tile_y in 0..tiles_height {
-        for tile_x in 0..tiles_width {
-            let tile_index = ( tile_y * tiles_width ) + tile_x;
-            let tile = tileset.image.clone().crop( tile_x * 8, tile_y * 8, 8, 8 );
+        // all this copy pasted code, it's so over
+        if matches!( tileset.tile_order, TileOrder::Sprite ) {
+            // Sprite iteration order
+            for tile_x in 0..tiles_width {
+                for tile_y in 0..tiles_height {
+                    let tile_index = ( tile_y * tiles_width ) + tile_x;
+                    let tile = tileset.image.clone().crop( tile_x * 8, tile_y * 8, 8, 8 );
 
-            // Fake palette (see below)
-            let mut fake: [u16; 16] = [ 0; 16 ];
-            let selected_pal = tileset.palettes[ tile_index as usize ];
+                    // Fake palette (see below)
+                    let mut fake: [u16; 16] = [ 0; 16 ];
+                    let selected_pal = tileset.palettes[ tile_index as usize ];
 
-            let tile_bin = image_to_tiles(
-                &tile,
-                {
-                    // Determine if palette is used here or it is a dummy palette
-                    if let Some( selected_pal ) = selected_pal {
-                        &mut system_pals[ selected_pal as usize ]
-                    } else {
-                        // Fake-a-palette
-                        // You will get an error in get_tilemap if you try to use this palette-less tile
-                        &mut fake
+                    let tile_bin = image_to_tiles(
+                        &tile,
+                        {
+                            // Determine if palette is used here or it is a dummy palette
+                            if let Some( selected_pal ) = selected_pal {
+                                &mut system_pals[ selected_pal as usize ]
+                            } else {
+                                // Fake-a-palette
+                                // You will get an error in get_tilemap if you try to use this palette-less tile
+                                &mut fake
+                            }
+                        },
+                        "tile"  // this is not set to "sprite" because we're only doing one tile at a time
+                    );
+
+                    if let Err( _ ) = tile_bin {
+                        return Err( format!( "palette {:?} full (try moving tile {} to another palette)", selected_pal, tile_index ) )?
                     }
-                },
-                "tile"
-            );
 
-            if let Err( _ ) = tile_bin {
-                return Err( format!( "palette {:?} full (try moving tile {} to another palette)", selected_pal, tile_index ) )?
+                    if let Ok( tile_bin ) = tile_bin {
+                        all_tiles.extend( tile_bin );
+                    }
+                }
             }
+        } else {
+            // Tile iteration order
+            for tile_y in 0..tiles_height {
+                for tile_x in 0..tiles_width {
+                    let tile_index = ( tile_y * tiles_width ) + tile_x;
+                    let tile = tileset.image.clone().crop( tile_x * 8, tile_y * 8, 8, 8 );
 
-            if let Ok( tile_bin ) = tile_bin {
-                all_tiles.extend( tile_bin );
+                    // Fake palette (see below)
+                    let mut fake: [u16; 16] = [ 0; 16 ];
+                    let selected_pal = tileset.palettes[ tile_index as usize ];
+
+                    let tile_bin = image_to_tiles(
+                        &tile,
+                        {
+                            // Determine if palette is used here or it is a dummy palette
+                            if let Some( selected_pal ) = selected_pal {
+                                &mut system_pals[ selected_pal as usize ]
+                            } else {
+                                // Fake-a-palette
+                                // You will get an error in get_tilemap if you try to use this palette-less tile
+                                &mut fake
+                            }
+                        },
+                        "tile"
+                    );
+
+                    if let Err( _ ) = tile_bin {
+                        return Err( format!( "palette {:?} full (try moving tile {} to another palette)", selected_pal, tile_index ) )?
+                    }
+
+                    if let Ok( tile_bin ) = tile_bin {
+                        all_tiles.extend( tile_bin );
+                    }
+                }
             }
         }
     }
@@ -73,7 +113,10 @@ pub fn get_tiles( tilemap: &TiledTilemap ) -> Result<(Vec<u8>, Vec<u8>), Box<dyn
  * In `--system md`, this outputs tilemap B and then tilemap A
  */
 pub fn get_tilemap( tilemap: &TiledTilemap ) -> Result<Vec<u8>, Box<dyn Error>> {
-    let tileset = tilemap.tileset.first().ok_or( "internal error: no tileset" )?;
+    let mut all_palettes: Vec<Option<u8>> = vec![];
+    for tileset in &tilemap.tileset {
+        all_palettes.extend( tileset.palettes.iter() );
+    }
 
     let layer_b: Option<&Layer> = tilemap.layers.iter().find( | layer | matches!( layer, Layer::Tile { system_plane: SystemPlane::MdPlaneB, tiles: _ } ) );
     let layer_a: Option<&Layer> = tilemap.layers.iter().find( | layer | matches!( layer, Layer::Tile { system_plane: SystemPlane::MdPlaneA, tiles: _ } ) );
@@ -97,7 +140,7 @@ pub fn get_tilemap( tilemap: &TiledTilemap ) -> Result<Vec<u8>, Box<dyn Error>>
 
                     // From the starting point of x, y "stamp" the target tile's indices
                     let nametable_entry = target_tile;
-                    let selected_pal = tileset.palettes[ source_tile as usize ];
+                    let selected_pal = all_palettes[ source_tile as usize ];
                     if let Some( selected_pal ) = selected_pal {
                         nametable[ ( y * tilemap.width ) + x ] = ( ( selected_pal as u16 ) << 13 ) | nametable_entry;
                     } else {
@@ -127,7 +170,7 @@ pub fn get_tilemap( tilemap: &TiledTilemap ) -> Result<Vec<u8>, Box<dyn Error>>
 
                     // From the starting point of x, y "stamp" the target tile's indices
                     let nametable_entry = target_tile;
-                    let selected_pal = tileset.palettes[ source_tile as usize ];
+                    let selected_pal = all_palettes[ source_tile as usize ];
                     if let Some( selected_pal ) = selected_pal {
                         nametable[ ( y * tilemap.width ) + x ] = ( ( selected_pal as u16 ) << 13 ) | nametable_entry;
                     } else {
@@ -176,12 +219,18 @@ pub fn get_collision_map( tilemap: &TiledTilemap ) -> Result<Vec<u8>, Box<dyn Er
  * Get a helper .asm or .c file that ties all the level components together
  */
 pub fn get_code( tilemap: &TiledTilemap, level_name: &str, path_prefix: &str ) -> Result<String, Box<dyn Error>> {
-    let tileset = tilemap.tileset.first().ok_or( "internal error: no tileset" )?;
-
     let version = env!( "CARGO_PKG_VERSION" );
     let level_label = symbol_to_pascal( level_name );
     let ( width, height ) = ( tilemap.width, tilemap.height );
-    let num_tiles = ( tileset.image.width() / 8 ) * ( tileset.image.height() / 8 );     // --system md
+    let num_tiles = {
+        let mut total_tiles = 0;
+
+        for tileset in &tilemap.tileset {
+            total_tiles += ( tileset.image.width() / 8 ) * ( tileset.image.height() / 8 );     // --system md
+        }
+
+        total_tiles
+    };
     let file = format!( r#"; Level definition file
 ; Generated by reskit v{version}