diff --git a/include/assert.h b/include/assert.h
deleted file mode 100755
index 0c1e5bf77..000000000
--- a/include/assert.h
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,43 +0,0 @@
-#ifndef GUARD_GBASDKASSERT_H
-#define GUARD_GBASDKASSERT_H
-
-// this header is based on the
-// GBA SDK IsAgbAssert.h.
-
-#ifdef NOAGBPRN
-    #define AGBPrintInit()
-    #define AGBPutc(pBuf)
-    #define AGBPrint(pBuf)
-    #define AGBPrintf(...)
-    #define AGBPrintFlush1Block()
-    #define AGBPrintFlush()
-    #define AGBAssert(pFile, nLine, pExpression, nStopProgram)
-#else
-    // without NOAGBPRN defined, this enables asserts for usage
-    // on a standard GBA debugger unit or in emulators that
-    // support it.
-
-    void AGBPrintInit(void);
-    void AGBPutc(const char pBuf);
-    void AGBPrint(const char *pBuf);
-    void AGBPrintf(const char *pBuf, ...);
-    void AGBPrintFlush1Block(void);
-    void AGBPrintFlush(void);
-    void AGBAssert(const char *pFile, int nLine, const char *pExpression, int nStopProgram);
-#endif
-
-// when using AGB_WARNING, be sure to flush after as AGBAssert does not flush the string to console
-// immediately after usage.
-#ifdef NOAGBPRN
-    #define AGB_ASSERT(expression)
-#else
-    #define AGB_ASSERT(expression)  (expression) ? ((void *)0) : AGBAssert(__FILE__, __LINE__, #expression, 1);
-#endif
-
-#ifdef NOAGBPRN
-    #define AGB_WARNING(expression)
-#else
-    #define AGB_WARNING(expression) (expression) ? ((void *)0) : AGBAssert(__FILE__, __LINE__, #expression, 0);
-#endif
-
-#endif
diff --git a/include/gba/gba.h b/include/gba/gba.h
index 42ae3cdde..349344031 100644
--- a/include/gba/gba.h
+++ b/include/gba/gba.h
@@ -7,5 +7,6 @@
 #include "gba/multiboot.h"
 #include "gba/syscall.h"
 #include "gba/macro.h"
+#include "gba/isagbprint.h"
 
 #endif // GUARD_GBA_GBA_H
diff --git a/include/gba/isagbprint.h b/include/gba/isagbprint.h
new file mode 100755
index 000000000..c5eb456c3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/include/gba/isagbprint.h
@@ -0,0 +1,50 @@
+#ifndef GUARD_GBA_ISAGBPRINT_H
+#define GUARD_GBA_ISAGBPRINT_H
+
+#ifdef NDEBUG
+#define AGBPrintInit()
+#define AGBPutc(cChr)
+#define AGBPrint(pBuf)
+#define	AGBPrintf(pBuf, ...)
+#define AGBPrintFlush1Block()
+#define AGBPrintFlush()
+#define AGBAssert(pFile, nLine, pExpression, nStopProgram)
+#else
+void AGBPrintInit(void);
+void AGBPutc(const char cChr);
+void AGBPrint(const char *pBuf);
+void AGBPrintf(const char *pBuf, ...);
+void AGBPrintFlush1Block(void);
+void AGBPrintFlush(void);
+void AGBAssert(const char *pFile, int nLine, const char *pExpression, int nStopProgram);
+#endif
+
+#undef AGB_ASSERT
+#ifdef NDEBUG
+#define	AGB_ASSERT(exp)
+#else
+#define	AGB_ASSERT(exp) (exp) ? ((void*)0) : AGBAssert(__FILE__, __LINE__, #exp, 1);
+#endif
+
+#undef AGB_WARNING
+#ifdef NDEBUG
+#define	AGB_WARNING(exp)
+#else
+#define	AGB_WARNING(exp) (exp) ? ((void*)0) : AGBAssert(__FILE__, __LINE__, #exp, 0);
+#endif
+
+// for matching purposes
+
+#ifdef NDEBUG
+#define	AGB_ASSERT_EX(exp, file, line)
+#else
+#define	AGB_ASSERT_EX(exp, file, line) (exp) ? ((void*)0) : AGBAssert(file, line, #exp, 1);
+#endif
+
+#ifdef NDEBUG
+#define	AGB_WARNING_EX(exp, file, line)
+#else
+#define	AGB_WARNING_EX(exp, file, line) (exp) ? ((void*)0) : AGBAssert(file, line, #exp, 0);
+#endif
+
+#endif // GUARD_GBA_ISAGBPRINT_H