diff --git a/levels/intro/script.c b/levels/intro/script.c
index f5fcbfb1b..a130cc04e 100644
--- a/levels/intro/script.c
+++ b/levels/intro/script.c
@@ -63,8 +63,7 @@ const LevelScript level_intro_mario_head_regular[] = {
     TRANSITION(/*transType*/ WARP_TRANSITION_FADE_FROM_STAR, /*time*/ 20, /*color*/ 0x00, 0x00, 0x00),
     SLEEP(/*frames*/ 20),
     CALL_LOOP(/*arg*/ 1, /*func*/ lvl_intro_update),
-    // JUMP_IF(/*op*/ OP_EQ, /*arg*/ 100, script_intro_L1),
-    JUMP_IF(/*op*/ OP_EQ, /*arg*/ 100, script_intro_L4),
+    JUMP_IF(/*op*/ OP_EQ, /*arg*/ 100, script_intro_L1),
     JUMP_IF(/*op*/ OP_EQ, /*arg*/ 101, script_intro_L2),
     JUMP(script_intro_L4),
 };
@@ -89,8 +88,7 @@ const LevelScript level_intro_mario_head_dizzy[] = {
     TRANSITION(/*transType*/ WARP_TRANSITION_FADE_FROM_STAR, /*time*/ 20, /*color*/ 0x00, 0x00, 0x00),
     SLEEP(/*frames*/ 20),
     CALL_LOOP(/*arg*/ 2, /*func*/ lvl_intro_update),
-    // JUMP_IF(/*op*/ OP_EQ, /*arg*/ 100, script_intro_L1),
-    JUMP_IF(/*op*/ OP_EQ, /*arg*/ 100, script_intro_L4),
+    JUMP_IF(/*op*/ OP_EQ, /*arg*/ 100, script_intro_L1),
     JUMP_IF(/*op*/ OP_EQ, /*arg*/ 101, script_intro_L2),
     JUMP(script_intro_L4),
 };
diff --git a/src/game/print.c b/src/game/print.c
index b7c34cc19..2b748f755 100644
--- a/src/game/print.c
+++ b/src/game/print.c
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ struct TextLabel {
  * Stores the text to be rendered on screen
  * and how they are to be rendered.
  */
+static struct TextLabel sTextLabelStorage[256];
 struct TextLabel *sTextLabels[256];
 s16 sTextLabelsCount = 0;
 
@@ -178,9 +179,10 @@ void print_text_fmt_int(s32 x, s32 y, const char *str, s32 n) {
     s32 srcIndex = 0;
 
     // Don't continue if there is no memory to do so.
-    if ((sTextLabels[sTextLabelsCount] = growing_pool_alloc(gDisplayListHeap, sizeof(struct TextLabel))) == NULL) {
+    if (sTextLabelsCount >= 256) {
         return;
     }
+    sTextLabels[sTextLabelsCount] = &sTextLabelStorage[sTextLabelsCount];
 
     sTextLabels[sTextLabelsCount]->x = x;
     sTextLabels[sTextLabelsCount]->y = y;
@@ -228,9 +230,10 @@ void print_text(s32 x, s32 y, const char *str) {
     s32 srcIndex = 0;
 
     // Don't continue if there is no memory to do so.
-    if ((sTextLabels[sTextLabelsCount] = growing_pool_alloc(gDisplayListHeap, sizeof(struct TextLabel))) == NULL) {
+    if (sTextLabelsCount >= 256) {
         return;
     }
+    sTextLabels[sTextLabelsCount] = &sTextLabelStorage[sTextLabelsCount];
 
     sTextLabels[sTextLabelsCount]->x = x;
     sTextLabels[sTextLabelsCount]->y = y;
@@ -260,9 +263,10 @@ void print_text_centered(s32 x, s32 y, const char *str) {
     s32 srcIndex = 0;
 
     // Don't continue if there is no memory to do so.
-    if ((sTextLabels[sTextLabelsCount] = growing_pool_alloc(gDisplayListHeap, sizeof(struct TextLabel))) == NULL) {
+    if (sTextLabelsCount >= 256) {
         return;
     }
+    sTextLabels[sTextLabelsCount] = &sTextLabelStorage[sTextLabelsCount];
 
     c = str[srcIndex];