diff --git a/compile.sh b/compile.sh
index 692994e..8b32399 100755
--- a/compile.sh
+++ b/compile.sh
@@ -7,15 +7,23 @@ if [ "$1" = "--debug" ]; then
     shift
 fi
 
+OPTIMIZE_FLAG=""
+if [ "$1" = "--optimize" ]; then
+    OPTIMIZE_FLAG="-O3"
+    shift
+fi
+
 if [ $# -eq 0 ]; then
-    echo "Usage: ./compile.sh [--debug] <sui_source.sui> [output_name]"
+    echo "Usage: ./compile.sh [--debug] [--optimize] <sui_source.sui> [output_name]"
     echo ""
     echo "Options:"
-    echo "  --debug    Generate debug printf statements in the C output"
+    echo "  --debug      Generate debug printf statements in the C output"
+    echo "  --optimize   Compile with -O3 optimization"
     echo ""
     echo "Examples:"
     echo "  ./compile.sh tests/structs.sui"
     echo "  ./compile.sh --debug tests/structs.sui"
+    echo "  ./compile.sh --optimize tests/structs.sui"
     echo "  ./compile.sh tests/structs.sui my_program"
     exit 1
 fi
@@ -59,7 +67,7 @@ ODE_LIBS=$(pkg-config --libs ode 2>/dev/null || echo "-lode -lm")
 
 # Compile C to executable with raylib and ODE support
 echo "Compiling C code and linking with libsuicmez, raylib, and ODE..."
-gcc "$C_FILE" libsuicmez/libsuicmez.c libsuicmez/suicmez_gc.c $RAYLIB_CFLAGS $RAYLIB_LIBS $ODE_CFLAGS $ODE_LIBS -lm -o "$OUTPUT_BINARY" || exit 1
+gcc $OPTIMIZE_FLAG "$C_FILE" libsuicmez/libsuicmez.c libsuicmez/suicmez_gc.c $RAYLIB_CFLAGS $RAYLIB_LIBS $ODE_CFLAGS $ODE_LIBS -lm -o "$OUTPUT_BINARY" || exit 1
 
 echo "✓ Successfully created: $OUTPUT_BINARY"
 echo "  Run with: ./$OUTPUT_BINARY"
diff --git a/compile_and_run.sh b/compile_and_run.sh
index 478cdc0..11786f3 100755
--- a/compile_and_run.sh
+++ b/compile_and_run.sh
@@ -7,15 +7,23 @@ if [ "$1" = "--debug" ]; then
     shift
 fi
 
+OPTIMIZE_FLAG=""
+if [ "$1" = "--optimize" ]; then
+    OPTIMIZE_FLAG="-O3"
+    shift
+fi
+
 if [ $# -eq 0 ]; then
-    echo "Usage: ./compile_and_run.sh [--debug] <sui_source.sui> [program_args...]"
+    echo "Usage: ./compile_and_run.sh [--debug] [--optimize] <sui_source.sui> [program_args...]"
     echo ""
     echo "Options:"
-    echo "  --debug    Generate debug printf statements in the C output"
+    echo "  --debug      Generate debug printf statements in the C output"
+    echo "  --optimize   Compile with -O3 optimization"
     echo ""
     echo "Examples:"
     echo "  ./compile_and_run.sh tests/structs.sui"
     echo "  ./compile_and_run.sh --debug tests/structs.sui"
+    echo "  ./compile_and_run.sh --optimize tests/structs.sui"
     echo "  ./compile_and_run.sh tests/myprogram.sui arg1 arg2"
     exit 1
 fi
@@ -70,7 +78,7 @@ RAYLIB_LIBS=$(pkg-config --libs raylib 2>/dev/null || echo "-lraylib -lm")
 ODE_CFLAGS=$(pkg-config --cflags ode 2>/dev/null || echo "-I/usr/include")
 ODE_LIBS=$(pkg-config --libs ode 2>/dev/null || echo "-lode -lm")
 
-if ! gcc "$C_FILE" libsuicmez/libsuicmez.c libsuicmez/suicmez_gc.c $RAYLIB_CFLAGS $RAYLIB_LIBS $ODE_CFLAGS $ODE_LIBS -lm -o "$OUTPUT_BINARY" 2>&1; then
+if ! gcc $OPTIMIZE_FLAG "$C_FILE" libsuicmez/libsuicmez.c libsuicmez/suicmez_gc.c $RAYLIB_CFLAGS $RAYLIB_LIBS $ODE_CFLAGS $ODE_LIBS -lm -o "$OUTPUT_BINARY" 2>&1; then
     echo ""
     echo "✗ C compilation failed"
     exit 1
diff --git a/tests/fps_game.o b/tests/fps_game.o
index 3b3e29a..2cb269e 100755
Binary files a/tests/fps_game.o and b/tests/fps_game.o differ