--- a/gamelib/constants.py	Mon May 07 23:41:00 2012 +0200
+++ b/gamelib/constants.py	Tue May 08 16:27:44 2012 +0200
@@ -4,3 +4,9 @@
 HEIGHT = 600
 SCREEN = (WIDTH, HEIGHT)
 FPS = 30
+
+# Sound related (standard options)
+FREQ = 44100
+BITSIZE = -16  # unsigned 16 bit
+CHANNELS = 2
+BUFFER = 1024

--- a/gamelib/main.py	Mon May 07 23:41:00 2012 +0200
+++ b/gamelib/main.py	Tue May 08 16:27:44 2012 +0200
@@ -6,17 +6,30 @@
 package.
 '''
 import pygame
+import optparse
+import sys
 
 from gamelib.engine import Engine
 from gamelib.mainmenu import MainMenu
 
-from gamelib.constants import SCREEN
+from gamelib.constants import SCREEN, FREQ, BITSIZE, CHANNELS, BUFFER
 
 
-pygame.init()
+def parse_args(args):
+    parser = optparse.OptionParser()
+
+    parser.add_option('--no-sound', action="store_false", default=True,
+            dest="sound", help="disable sound")
+
+    return parser.parse_args(args)
 
 
 def main():
+    opts, args = parse_args(sys.argv)
+    pygame.display.init()
+    pygame.font.init()
+    if opts.sound:
+        pygame.mixer.init(FREQ, BITSIZE, CHANNELS, BUFFER)
     screen = pygame.display.set_mode(SCREEN)
     engine = Engine(screen)
     window = MainMenu(screen)