diff --git a/build.xml b/build.xml
index 37e7609..dd3ad6c 100644
--- a/build.xml
+++ b/build.xml
@@ -50,6 +50,12 @@
 	<arg file="graphics/tiles.rc" />
 	<arg file="${builddir}/tiles.png" />
 </java>
+<java classname="micropolisj.build_tool.MakeTiles" classpath="${builddir}"
+	fork="true" failonerror="true" dir="graphics">
+	<sysproperty key="tile_size" value="8" />
+	<arg file="graphics/tiles.rc" />
+	<arg file="${builddir}/tiles_8x8.png" />
+</java>
 <java classname="micropolisj.build_tool.MakeTiles" classpath="${builddir}"
 	fork="true" failonerror="true" dir="graphics">
 	<sysproperty key="tile_size" value="32" />
diff --git a/src/micropolisj/gui/MainWindow.java b/src/micropolisj/gui/MainWindow.java
index 7ad7f42..2d990bf 100644
--- a/src/micropolisj/gui/MainWindow.java
+++ b/src/micropolisj/gui/MainWindow.java
@@ -996,7 +996,7 @@ public class MainWindow extends JFrame
 
 		int oldZoom = drawingArea.getTileSize();
 		int newZoom = zoomOut ? (oldZoom / 2) : (oldZoom * 2);
-		if (newZoom < 16) { newZoom = 16; }
+		if (newZoom < 8) { newZoom = 8; }
 		if (newZoom > 32) { newZoom = 32; }
 
 		if (oldZoom != newZoom)
diff --git a/src/micropolisj/gui/TileImages.java b/src/micropolisj/gui/TileImages.java
index 0fe9707..b8630ee 100644
--- a/src/micropolisj/gui/TileImages.java
+++ b/src/micropolisj/gui/TileImages.java
@@ -29,17 +29,22 @@ public class TileImages
 		this.TILE_WIDTH = size;
 		this.TILE_HEIGHT = size;
 
-		//if (size != 16) {
-		//	this.images = loadTileImages("/tiles_"+size+"x"+size+".png", size);
-		//}
-		//else {
+		if (size != 16) {
+			this.images = loadTileImages("/tiles_"+size+"x"+size+".png", size);
+		}
+		else {
 			this.images = loadTileImages("/tiles.png", 16);
-		//}
+		}
 	}
 
+	static Map<Integer,TileImages> savedInstances = new HashMap<Integer,TileImages>();
+
 	public static TileImages getInstance(int size)
 	{
-		return new TileImages(size);
+		if (!savedInstances.containsKey(size)) {
+			savedInstances.put(size, new TileImages(size));
+		}
+		return savedInstances.get(size);
 	}
 
 	public Image getTileImage(int cell)