diff --git a/src/gstates/gstate.lua b/src/gstates/gstate.lua
index ca2abf3..a8f4c33 100644
--- a/src/gstates/gstate.lua
+++ b/src/gstates/gstate.lua
@@ -20,13 +20,14 @@ local GameState = make_class(Drawable)
 
 function GameState:_init(name, index)
     Drawable._init(self)
-    self.name   = name
-    self.index  = index
+    self.name       = name
+    self.index      = index
+    self.next_state = self.index
 end
 
 
 function GameState:update(_)
-    return self.index
+    return self.next_state
 end
 
 
diff --git a/src/gstates/menu.lua b/src/gstates/menu.lua
index 60f25f8..fdf3e94 100644
--- a/src/gstates/menu.lua
+++ b/src/gstates/menu.lua
@@ -5,82 +5,101 @@
 local love        = require 'love'
 local assets      = require 'src.utils.asstmngr'
 local make_class  = require 'src.utils.classes'
+local constants   = require 'src.gstates.menus.const'
 local GameState   = require 'src.gstates.gstate'
+local MainMenu    = require 'src.gstates.menus.mainmenu'
+local OptionsMenu = require 'src.gstates.menus.options'
 local Fader       = require 'src.graphics.fader'
-local Sprite      = require 'src.graphics.sprite'
 local Cursor      = require 'src.ui.cursor'
 local Font        = require 'src.ui.font'
 local SoundEffect = require 'src.sound.sfx'
-local VBox        = require 'src.ui.vbox'
-local Color       = require 'src.utils.color'
 
 
 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 -- Class definitions
 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
-local MainMenu = make_class(GameState)
+local Menu = make_class(GameState)
 
 
 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
--- Class methods
+--  Class methods
 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
-function MainMenu:_init(name, index)
+function Menu:_init(name, index)
     GameState._init(self, name, index)
-    self.next_state  = self.index
-    self.fade        = Fader()
+    self.fade         = Fader()
+    self.current_menu = constants.MAIN_MENU
+    self.next_menu    = constants.MAIN_MENU
+    self.all_loaded   = false
 
     -- Create sprites and buttons.
-    self.background = Sprite('imgs/concb03.png')
     self.btn_font   = Font('fonts/Concrete.ttf')
     self.title_font = Font('fonts/BBrick.ttf', 35)
 
-    -- Create UI elements.
-    self.btns = VBox(15, 5, love.graphics.getWidth())
-    self.btns:add_label('LoveDOS', self.title_font, Color(215, 0, 0), true)
-    self.btns:add_text_button('New Game', self.btn_font)
-    self.btns:add_text_button('Load Game', self.btn_font)
-    self.btns:add_text_button('Options', self.btn_font)
-    self.btns:add_text_button('Help & Story', self.btn_font)
-    self.btns:add_text_button('Quit', self.btn_font, function() self.next_state = -1 end)
-
     -- Create a mouse cursor object at the current mouse position.
     local mx, my = love.mouse.getPosition()
-    self.cursor = Cursor(mx, my)
+    self.cursor  = Cursor(mx, my)
 
     -- Create sound effects.
     self.bgm = SoundEffect('bgm/eskisky.wav')
 
+    -- Create the sub-menus.
+    self.menus = { }
+    self.menus[constants.MAIN_MENU]    = MainMenu(self, self.title_font, self.btn_font)
+    self.menus[constants.OPTIONS_MENU] = OptionsMenu(self, self.title_font, self.btn_font)
+
     -- Register all assets.
     assets:register(self.name, self.btn_font)
     assets:register(self.name, self.title_font)
-    assets:register(self.name, self.background)
     assets:register(self.name, self.cursor)
     assets:register(self.name, self.bgm)
-    assets:register(self.name, self.btns)
 end
 
 
-function MainMenu:update(dt)
-    if assets:done(self.name) then
-        if not self.bgm:isPlaying() then self.bgm:play() end
+function Menu:update(dt)
+    if not self.bgm:isPlaying() then self.bgm:play() end
+
+    if self.all_loaded then
+        self.menus[self.current_menu]:update(dt)
+
+        -- If the game state changed then trigger a fade out.
+        if self.next_menu ~= self.current_menu and self.fade.done then
+            self.fade:fade_out()
+        end
 
-        -- Update the fader.
         self.fade:update(dt)
+
+        -- Update the game state.
+        if self.menus[self.next_menu] == nil then
+            error(string.format('%s: switched to unknown menu', self.next_menu))
+        else
+            -- If the new state exists then unload it's data and set the new state.
+            if self.next_menu ~= self.current_menu and self.fade.done then
+                self.current_menu = self.next_menu
+                self.fade:fade_in()
+            end
+        end
     else
+        local done = true
+
         assets:update(self.name)
+
+        for _, v in pairs(self.menus) do
+            assets:update(v.name)
+            done = done and assets:done(v.name)
+        end
+
+        self.all_loaded = assets:done(self.name) and done
     end
 
     return self.next_state
 end
 
 
-function MainMenu:draw()
-    if assets:done(self.name) then
-        self.background:draw()
-
-        self.btns:draw()
+function Menu:draw()
+    if self.all_loaded then
+        self.menus[self.current_menu]:draw()
         self.cursor:draw()
         self.fade:draw()
     else
@@ -89,23 +108,23 @@ function MainMenu:draw()
 end
 
 
-function MainMenu:keypressed(_)
-end
-
-
-function MainMenu:mousemoved(x, y, dx, dy)
-    self.btns:mousemoved(x, y, dx, dy)
+function Menu:mousemoved(x, y, dx, dy)
+    self.menus[self.current_menu]:mousemoved(x, y, dx, dy)
     self.cursor:mousemoved(x, y, dx, dy)
 end
 
 
-function MainMenu:mousepressed(x, y, btn)
-    self.btns:mousepressed(x, y, btn)
+function Menu:mousepressed(x, y, btn)
+    if self.fade.done then
+        self.menus[self.current_menu]:mousepressed(x, y, btn)
+    end
 end
 
 
-function MainMenu:mousereleased(x, y, btn)
-    self.btns:mousereleased(x, y, btn)
+function Menu:mousereleased(x, y, btn)
+    if self.fade.done then
+        self.menus[self.current_menu]:mousereleased(x, y, btn)
+    end
 end
 
 
@@ -113,4 +132,4 @@ end
 -- Module return
 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
-return MainMenu
+return Menu
diff --git a/src/gstates/menus/base.lua b/src/gstates/menus/base.lua
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a82e576
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/gstates/menus/base.lua
@@ -0,0 +1,75 @@
+------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+-- Imports
+------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+local love        = require 'love'
+local assets      = require 'src.utils.asstmngr'
+local make_class  = require 'src.utils.classes'
+local GameState   = require 'src.gstates.gstate'
+local Sprite      = require 'src.graphics.sprite'
+local VBox        = require 'src.ui.vbox'
+
+
+------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+-- Class definitions
+------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+local BaseMenu = make_class(GameState)
+
+
+------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+-- Class methods
+------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+function BaseMenu:_init(parent, name, index, bckg)
+    GameState._init(self, name, index)
+
+    self.parent = parent
+
+    -- Create background sprite and container.
+    self.background = Sprite(bckg)
+    self.container  = VBox(15, 5, love.graphics.getWidth())
+
+    -- Register the background and container into the asset manager.
+    assets:register(self.name, self.background)
+    assets:register(self.name, self.container)
+end
+
+
+function BaseMenu:mousemoved(x, y, dx, dy)
+    self.container:mousemoved(x, y, dx, dy)
+end
+
+
+function BaseMenu:mousepressed(x, y, btn)
+    self.container:mousepressed(x, y, btn)
+end
+
+
+function BaseMenu:mousereleased(x, y, btn)
+    self.container:mousereleased(x, y, btn)
+end
+
+
+function BaseMenu:update()
+    if not assets:done(self.name) then
+        assets:update(self.name)
+    end
+end
+
+
+function BaseMenu:draw()
+    if assets:done(self.name) then
+        self.background:draw()
+        self.container:draw()
+    else
+        assets:draw()
+    end
+end
+
+
+------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+-- Module return
+------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+return BaseMenu
diff --git a/src/gstates/menus/const.lua b/src/gstates/menus/const.lua
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9f08773
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/gstates/menus/const.lua
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+-- Constants
+------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+local constants = {
+    MAIN_MENU    = 1,
+    OPTIONS_MENU = 2,
+    STORY        = 3,
+    LOAD_MENU    = 4,
+}
+
+
+------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+-- Module return
+------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+return constants
diff --git a/src/gstates/menus/mainmenu.lua b/src/gstates/menus/mainmenu.lua
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..07667c7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/gstates/menus/mainmenu.lua
@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+-- Imports
+------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+local make_class = require 'src.utils.classes'
+local constants  = require 'src.gstates.menus.const'
+local BaseMenu   = require 'src.gstates.menus.base'
+local Color      = require 'src.utils.color'
+
+
+------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+-- Class definitions
+------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+local MainMenu = make_class(BaseMenu)
+
+
+------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+-- Main Menu Class methods
+------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+function MainMenu:_init(parent, title_font, button_font)
+    BaseMenu._init(self, parent, "Main Menu", constants.MAIN_MENU, 'imgs/concb03.png')
+
+    -- Create UI elements of the main menu.
+    self.container:add_label('LoveDOS', title_font, Color(215, 0, 0), true)
+    self.container:add_text_button('New Game', button_font)
+    self.container:add_text_button('Load Game', button_font)
+    self.container:add_text_button('Options', button_font, function() parent.next_menu = constants.OPTIONS_MENU end)
+    self.container:add_text_button('Help & Story', button_font)
+    self.container:add_text_button('Quit', button_font, function() parent.next_state = -1 end)
+end
+
+
+------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+-- Module return
+------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+return MainMenu
diff --git a/src/gstates/menus/options.lua b/src/gstates/menus/options.lua
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ce8a12c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/gstates/menus/options.lua
@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+-- Imports
+------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+local make_class = require 'src.utils.classes'
+local constants  = require 'src.gstates.menus.const'
+local BaseMenu   = require 'src.gstates.menus.base'
+local Color      = require 'src.utils.color'
+
+
+------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+-- Class definitions
+------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+local OptionsMenu = make_class(BaseMenu)
+
+
+------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+-- Class methods
+------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+function OptionsMenu:_init(parent, title_font, button_font)
+    BaseMenu._init(self, parent, "Options Menu", constants.OPTIONS_MENU, 'imgs/cpu.png')
+
+    -- Create UI elements of the main menu.
+    self.container:add_label('Options', title_font, Color(215, 0, 0), true)
+    self.container:add_label('Enable Permadeath', button_font)
+    self.container:add_label('Controls', button_font)
+    self.container:add_label('Sound Volume', button_font)
+    self.container:add_label('Music Volume', button_font)
+    self.container:add_text_button('Go Back', button_font, function() parent.next_menu = constants.MAIN_MENU end)
+end
+
+
+------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+-- Module return
+------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+return OptionsMenu
diff --git a/src/sound/sfx.lua b/src/sound/sfx.lua
index b1a7421..ca81cbd 100644
--- a/src/sound/sfx.lua
+++ b/src/sound/sfx.lua
@@ -26,7 +26,9 @@ end
 
 
 function SoundEffect:load()
-    self.sfx = love.audio.newSource(self.file_name)
+    if not self:is_loaded() then
+        self.sfx = love.audio.newSource(self.file_name)
+    end
 end
 
 
@@ -36,6 +38,11 @@ function SoundEffect:unload()
 end
 
 
+function SoundEffect:is_loaded()
+    return self.sfx ~= nil
+end
+
+
 function SoundEffect:setVolume(volume)
     if self.sfx ~= nil then self.sfx:setVolume(volume) end
 end
diff --git a/src/states.lua b/src/states.lua
index d7d4a6b..e93a73a 100644
--- a/src/states.lua
+++ b/src/states.lua
@@ -2,8 +2,8 @@
 -- Imports
 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
-local Intro    = require 'src.gstates.intro'
-local MainMenu = require 'src.gstates.menu'
+local Intro = require 'src.gstates.intro'
+local Menu  = require 'src.gstates.menu'
 
 
 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ local MainMenu = require 'src.gstates.menu'
 -- Table of all valid game states.
 local states = {
     Intro('intro', 1),
-    MainMenu('menu', 2),
+    Menu('menu', 2),
 }
 
 
diff --git a/src/utils/asstmngr.lua b/src/utils/asstmngr.lua
index 4e7ec3e..28ed1d3 100644
--- a/src/utils/asstmngr.lua
+++ b/src/utils/asstmngr.lua
@@ -65,14 +65,18 @@ end
 
 function AssetManager:update(owner)
     if self.assets[owner] ~= nil then
-        if self.co == nil then
-            self.co = coroutine.create(_load)
+        if self.assets[owner].co == nil then
+            self.assets[owner].co = coroutine.create(_load)
         end
 
-        local errorfree, retval = coroutine.resume(self.co, self, owner)
+        local errorfree, retval = coroutine.resume(self.assets[owner].co, self, owner)
 
         if errorfree then
             self.assets[owner].done = retval
+
+            if retval then
+                self.assets[owner].co   = nil
+            end
         else
             error(retval)
         end
@@ -96,6 +100,7 @@ function AssetManager:register(owner, asset)
     if self.assets[owner] == nil then
         self.assets[owner] = {
             done = false,
+            co   = nil,
         }
     end