diff --git a/src/test/libc_test.cc b/src/test/libc_test.cc
index 724ec5f9..50c6adce 100644
--- a/src/test/libc_test.cc
+++ b/src/test/libc_test.cc
@@ -5,7 +5,8 @@
 namespace yaze_test {
 
 TEST(YazeCLibTest, InitializeAndCleanup) {
-  yaze_initialize();
+  yaze_flags flags;
+  yaze_init(&flags);
   yaze_cleanup();
 }
 
diff --git a/src/yaze.cc b/src/yaze.cc
index 7aabf2ce..b38399a7 100644
--- a/src/yaze.cc
+++ b/src/yaze.cc
@@ -2,11 +2,23 @@
 
 #include "app/rom.h"
 
-// TODO: Implement yaze_initialize
-void yaze_initialize(void) {}
+void yaze_init(yaze_flags* flags) {
+  if (flags == nullptr) {
+    return;
+  }
 
-// TODO: Implement yaze_cleanup
-void yaze_cleanup(void) {}
+  if (flags->rom_filename == nullptr) {
+    return;
+  }
+
+  flags->rom = yaze_load_rom(flags->rom_filename);
+}
+
+void yaze_cleanup(yaze_flags* flags) {
+  if (flags->rom) {
+    yaze_unload_rom(flags->rom);
+  }
+}
 
 z3_rom* yaze_load_rom(const char* filename) {
   yaze::app::Rom* internal_rom;
diff --git a/src/yaze.h b/src/yaze.h
index be764c33..4cc2a8f1 100644
--- a/src/yaze.h
+++ b/src/yaze.h
@@ -11,9 +11,11 @@ extern "C" {
 #include "base/snes_color.h"
 #include "base/sprite.h"
 
-void yaze_initialize(void);
+typedef struct yaze_flags yaze_flags;
 
-void yaze_cleanup(void);
+void yaze_init(yaze_flags*);
+
+void yaze_cleanup(yaze_flags*);
 
 typedef struct z3_rom z3_rom;
 struct z3_rom {