Merge pull request #365 from lordhoto/protected-pixels

Make Graphics::Surface::pixels protected.

158 files changed, 597 insertions, 595 deletions

diff --git a/backends/base-backend.cpp b/backends/base-backend.cpp
index 3e0005dedd..3e95c3e26a 100644
--- a/backends/base-backend.cpp
+++ b/backends/base-backend.cpp
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ void BaseBackend::initBackend() {
 
 void BaseBackend::fillScreen(uint32 col) {
 	Graphics::Surface *screen = lockScreen();
-	if (screen && screen->pixels)
-		memset(screen->pixels, col, screen->h * screen->pitch);
+	if (screen && screen->getPixels())
+		memset(screen->getPixels(), col, screen->h * screen->pitch);
 	unlockScreen();
 }
diff --git a/backends/graphics/opengl/opengl-graphics.cpp b/backends/graphics/opengl/opengl-graphics.cpp
index 48e2663d44..84be83d524 100644
--- a/backends/graphics/opengl/opengl-graphics.cpp
+++ b/backends/graphics/opengl/opengl-graphics.cpp
@@ -357,7 +357,7 @@ void OpenGLGraphicsManager::copyRectToScreen(const void *buf, int pitch, int x,
 
 	// Copy buffer data to game screen internal buffer
 	const byte *src = (const byte *)buf;
-	byte *dst = (byte *)_screenData.pixels + y * _screenData.pitch + x * _screenData.format.bytesPerPixel;
+	byte *dst = (byte *)_screenData.getBasePtr(x, y);
 	for (int i = 0; i < h; i++) {
 		memcpy(dst, src, w * _screenData.format.bytesPerPixel);
 		src += pitch;
@@ -385,15 +385,15 @@ void OpenGLGraphicsManager::fillScreen(uint32 col) {
 
 #ifdef USE_RGB_COLOR
 	if (_screenFormat.bytesPerPixel == 1) {
-		memset(_screenData.pixels, col, _screenData.h * _screenData.pitch);
+		memset(_screenData.getPixels(), col, _screenData.h * _screenData.pitch);
 	} else if (_screenFormat.bytesPerPixel == 2) {
-		uint16 *pixels = (uint16 *)_screenData.pixels;
+		uint16 *pixels = (uint16 *)_screenData.getPixels();
 		uint16 col16 = (uint16)col;
 		for (int i = 0; i < _screenData.w * _screenData.h; i++) {
 			pixels[i] = col16;
 		}
 	} else if (_screenFormat.bytesPerPixel == 3) {
-		uint8 *pixels = (uint8 *)_screenData.pixels;
+		uint8 *pixels = (uint8 *)_screenData.getPixels();
 		byte r = (col >> 16) & 0xFF;
 		byte g = (col >> 8) & 0xFF;
 		byte b = col & 0xFF;
@@ -404,13 +404,13 @@ void OpenGLGraphicsManager::fillScreen(uint32 col) {
 			pixels += 3;
 		}
 	} else if (_screenFormat.bytesPerPixel == 4) {
-		uint32 *pixels = (uint32 *)_screenData.pixels;
+		uint32 *pixels = (uint32 *)_screenData.getPixels();
 		for (int i = 0; i < _screenData.w * _screenData.h; i++) {
 			pixels[i] = col;
 		}
 	}
 #else
-	memset(_screenData.pixels, col, _screenData.h * _screenData.pitch);
+	memset(_screenData.getPixels(), col, _screenData.h * _screenData.pitch);
 #endif
 	_screenNeedsRedraw = true;
 }
@@ -463,12 +463,12 @@ Graphics::PixelFormat OpenGLGraphicsManager::getOverlayFormat() const {
 
 void OpenGLGraphicsManager::clearOverlay() {
 	// Set all pixels to 0
-	memset(_overlayData.pixels, 0, _overlayData.h * _overlayData.pitch);
+	memset(_overlayData.getPixels(), 0, _overlayData.h * _overlayData.pitch);
 	_overlayNeedsRedraw = true;
 }
 
 void OpenGLGraphicsManager::grabOverlay(void *buf, int pitch) {
-	const byte *src = (byte *)_overlayData.pixels;
+	const byte *src = (byte *)_overlayData.getPixels();
 	byte *dst = (byte *)buf;
 	for (int i = 0; i < _overlayData.h; i++) {
 		// Copy overlay data to buffer
@@ -509,7 +509,7 @@ void OpenGLGraphicsManager::copyRectToOverlay(const void *buf, int pitch, int x,
 		return;
 
 	// Copy buffer data to internal overlay surface
-	byte *dst = (byte *)_overlayData.pixels + y * _overlayData.pitch;
+	byte *dst = (byte *)_overlayData.getBasePtr(0, y);
 	for (int i = 0; i < h; i++) {
 		memcpy(dst + x * _overlayData.format.bytesPerPixel, src, w * _overlayData.format.bytesPerPixel);
 		src += pitch;
@@ -609,7 +609,7 @@ void OpenGLGraphicsManager::setMouseCursor(const void *buf, uint w, uint h, int
 		_cursorData.create(w, h, _cursorFormat);
 
 	// Save cursor data
-	memcpy(_cursorData.pixels, buf, h * _cursorData.pitch);
+	memcpy(_cursorData.getPixels(), buf, h * _cursorData.pitch);
 
 	// Set cursor info
 	_cursorState.w = w;
@@ -688,7 +688,7 @@ void OpenGLGraphicsManager::refreshGameScreen() {
 		byte *surface = new byte[w * h * 3];
 
 		// Convert the paletted buffer to RGB888
-		const byte *src = (byte *)_screenData.pixels + y * _screenData.pitch;
+		const byte *src = (byte *)_screenData.getBasePtr(0, y);
 		src += x * _screenData.format.bytesPerPixel;
 		byte *dst = surface;
 		for (int i = 0; i < h; i++) {
@@ -708,8 +708,7 @@ void OpenGLGraphicsManager::refreshGameScreen() {
 		delete[] surface;
 	} else {
 		// Update the texture
-		_gameTexture->updateBuffer((byte *)_screenData.pixels + y * _screenData.pitch +
-		                           x * _screenData.format.bytesPerPixel, _screenData.pitch, x, y, w, h);
+		_gameTexture->updateBuffer((byte *)_screenData.getBasePtr(x, y), _screenData.pitch, x, y, w, h);
 	}
 
 	_screenNeedsRedraw = false;
@@ -730,7 +729,7 @@ void OpenGLGraphicsManager::refreshOverlay() {
 		byte *surface = new byte[w * h * 3];
 
 		// Convert the paletted buffer to RGB888
-		const byte *src = (byte *)_overlayData.pixels + y * _overlayData.pitch;
+		const byte *src = (byte *)_overlayData.getBasePtr(0, y);
 		src += x * _overlayData.format.bytesPerPixel;
 		byte *dst = surface;
 		for (int i = 0; i < h; i++) {
@@ -750,8 +749,7 @@ void OpenGLGraphicsManager::refreshOverlay() {
 		delete[] surface;
 	} else {
 		// Update the texture
-		_overlayTexture->updateBuffer((byte *)_overlayData.pixels + y * _overlayData.pitch +
-		                              x * _overlayData.format.bytesPerPixel, _overlayData.pitch, x, y, w, h);
+		_overlayTexture->updateBuffer((byte *)_overlayData.getBasePtr(x, y), _overlayData.pitch, x, y, w, h);
 	}
 
 	_overlayNeedsRedraw = false;
@@ -780,7 +778,7 @@ void OpenGLGraphicsManager::refreshCursor() {
 			palette = _cursorPalette;
 
 		// Convert the paletted cursor to RGBA8888
-		const byte *src = (byte *)_cursorData.pixels;
+		const byte *src = (byte *)_cursorData.getPixels();
 		for (int i = 0; i < _cursorState.w * _cursorState.h; i++) {
 			// Check for keycolor
 			if (src[i] != _cursorKeyColor) {
@@ -796,7 +794,7 @@ void OpenGLGraphicsManager::refreshCursor() {
 
 		// Convert the RGB cursor to RGBA8888
 		if (_cursorFormat.bytesPerPixel == 2) {
-			const uint16 *src = (uint16 *)_cursorData.pixels;
+			const uint16 *src = (uint16 *)_cursorData.getPixels();
 			for (int i = 0; i < _cursorState.w * _cursorState.h; i++) {
 				// Check for keycolor
 				if (src[i] != _cursorKeyColor) {
@@ -808,7 +806,7 @@ void OpenGLGraphicsManager::refreshCursor() {
 				dst += 4;
 			}
 		} else if (_cursorFormat.bytesPerPixel == 4) {
-			const uint32 *src = (uint32 *)_cursorData.pixels;
+			const uint32 *src = (uint32 *)_cursorData.getPixels();
 			for (int i = 0; i < _cursorState.w * _cursorState.h; i++) {
 				// Check for keycolor
 				if (src[i] != _cursorKeyColor) {
@@ -1356,7 +1354,7 @@ void OpenGLGraphicsManager::updateOSD() {
 		_osdSurface.create(_osdTexture->getWidth(), _osdTexture->getHeight(), _overlayFormat);
 	else
 		// Clear everything
-		memset(_osdSurface.pixels, 0, _osdSurface.h * _osdSurface.pitch);
+		memset(_osdSurface.getPixels(), 0, _osdSurface.h * _osdSurface.pitch);
 
 	// Determine a rect which would contain the message string (clipped to the
 	// screen dimensions).
@@ -1390,7 +1388,7 @@ void OpenGLGraphicsManager::updateOSD() {
 	}
 
 	// Update the texture
-	_osdTexture->updateBuffer(_osdSurface.pixels, _osdSurface.pitch, 0, 0,
+	_osdTexture->updateBuffer(_osdSurface.getPixels(), _osdSurface.pitch, 0, 0,
 	                          _osdSurface.w, _osdSurface.h);
 }
 #endif
diff --git a/backends/graphics/surfacesdl/surfacesdl-graphics.cpp b/backends/graphics/surfacesdl/surfacesdl-graphics.cpp
index a2e1981e79..871c6c49b2 100644
--- a/backends/graphics/surfacesdl/surfacesdl-graphics.cpp
+++ b/backends/graphics/surfacesdl/surfacesdl-graphics.cpp
@@ -1308,15 +1308,13 @@ Graphics::Surface *SurfaceSdlGraphicsManager::lockScreen() {
 	if (SDL_LockSurface(_screen) == -1)
 		error("SDL_LockSurface failed: %s", SDL_GetError());
 
-	_framebuffer.pixels = _screen->pixels;
-	_framebuffer.w = _screen->w;
-	_framebuffer.h = _screen->h;
-	_framebuffer.pitch = _screen->pitch;
+	_framebuffer.init(_screen->w, _screen->h, _screen->pitch, _screen->pixels,
 #ifdef USE_RGB_COLOR
-	_framebuffer.format = _screenFormat;
+	                  _screenFormat
 #else
-	_framebuffer.format = Graphics::PixelFormat::createFormatCLUT8();
+	                  Graphics::PixelFormat::createFormatCLUT8()
 #endif
+	                 );
 
 	return &_framebuffer;
 }
@@ -1340,8 +1338,8 @@ void SurfaceSdlGraphicsManager::unlockScreen() {
 
 void SurfaceSdlGraphicsManager::fillScreen(uint32 col) {
 	Graphics::Surface *screen = lockScreen();
-	if (screen && screen->pixels)
-		memset(screen->pixels, col, screen->h * screen->pitch);
+	if (screen && screen->getPixels())
+		memset(screen->getPixels(), col, screen->h * screen->pitch);
 	unlockScreen();
 }
 
@@ -2062,15 +2060,12 @@ void SurfaceSdlGraphicsManager::displayMessageOnOSD(const char *msg) {
 		error("displayMessageOnOSD: SDL_LockSurface failed: %s", SDL_GetError());
 
 	Graphics::Surface dst;
-	dst.pixels = _osdSurface->pixels;
-	dst.w = _osdSurface->w;
-	dst.h = _osdSurface->h;
-	dst.pitch = _osdSurface->pitch;
-	dst.format = Graphics::PixelFormat(_osdSurface->format->BytesPerPixel,
-	                                   8 - _osdSurface->format->Rloss, 8 - _osdSurface->format->Gloss,
-	                                   8 - _osdSurface->format->Bloss, 8 - _osdSurface->format->Aloss,
-	                                   _osdSurface->format->Rshift, _osdSurface->format->Gshift,
-	                                   _osdSurface->format->Bshift, _osdSurface->format->Ashift);
+	dst.init(_osdSurface->w, _osdSurface->h, _osdSurface->pitch, _osdSurface->pixels,
+	         Graphics::PixelFormat(_osdSurface->format->BytesPerPixel,
+	                               8 - _osdSurface->format->Rloss, 8 - _osdSurface->format->Gloss,
+	                               8 - _osdSurface->format->Bloss, 8 - _osdSurface->format->Aloss,
+	                               _osdSurface->format->Rshift, _osdSurface->format->Gshift,
+	                               _osdSurface->format->Bshift, _osdSurface->format->Ashift));
 
 	// The font we are going to use:
 	const Graphics::Font *font = FontMan.getFontByUsage(Graphics::FontManager::kLocalizedFont);
diff --git a/backends/platform/android/gfx.cpp b/backends/platform/android/gfx.cpp
index cd0fd88484..882dcff9a4 100644
--- a/backends/platform/android/gfx.cpp
+++ b/backends/platform/android/gfx.cpp
@@ -552,7 +552,7 @@ Graphics::Surface *OSystem_Android::lockScreen() {
 	GLTHREADCHECK;
 
 	Graphics::Surface *surface = _game_texture->surface();
-	assert(surface->pixels);
+	assert(surface->getPixels());
 
 	return surface;
 }
@@ -645,7 +645,7 @@ void OSystem_Android::grabOverlay(void *buf, int pitch) {
 	assert(surface->format.bytesPerPixel == sizeof(uint16));
 
 	byte *dst = (byte *)buf;
-	const byte *src = (const byte *)surface->pixels;
+	const byte *src = (const byte *)surface->getPixels();
 	uint h = surface->h;
 
 	do {
diff --git a/backends/platform/android/texture.cpp b/backends/platform/android/texture.cpp
index b174e93191..cc41c0d8a6 100644
--- a/backends/platform/android/texture.cpp
+++ b/backends/platform/android/texture.cpp
@@ -233,7 +233,7 @@ void GLESTexture::allocBuffer(GLuint w, GLuint h) {
 	_pixels = new byte[w * h * _surface.format.bytesPerPixel];
 	assert(_pixels);
 
-	_surface.pixels = _pixels;
+	_surface.setPixels(_pixels);
 
 	fillBuffer(0);
 
@@ -256,7 +256,7 @@ void GLESTexture::updateBuffer(GLuint x, GLuint y, GLuint w, GLuint h,
 }
 
 void GLESTexture::fillBuffer(uint32 color) {
-	assert(_surface.pixels);
+	assert(_surface.getPixels());
 
 	if (_pixelFormat.bytesPerPixel == 1 ||
 			((color & 0xff) == ((color >> 8) & 0xff)))
@@ -377,7 +377,7 @@ void GLESFakePaletteTexture::allocBuffer(GLuint w, GLuint h) {
 	assert(_pixels);
 
 	// fixup surface, for the outside this is a CLUT8 surface
-	_surface.pixels = _pixels;
+	_surface.setPixels(_pixels);
 
 	fillBuffer(0);
 
@@ -386,8 +386,8 @@ void GLESFakePaletteTexture::allocBuffer(GLuint w, GLuint h) {
 }
 
 void GLESFakePaletteTexture::fillBuffer(uint32 color) {
-	assert(_surface.pixels);
-	memset(_surface.pixels, color & 0xff, _surface.pitch * _surface.h);
+	assert(_surface.getPixels());
+	memset(_surface.getPixels(), color & 0xff, _surface.pitch * _surface.h);
 	setDirty();
 }
 
diff --git a/backends/platform/dc/display.cpp b/backends/platform/dc/display.cpp
index cc5798fc10..54ee6000ed 100644
--- a/backends/platform/dc/display.cpp
+++ b/backends/platform/dc/display.cpp
@@ -711,11 +711,7 @@ Graphics::Surface *OSystem_Dreamcast::lockScreen()
   if (!screen)
     return 0;
 
-  _framebuffer.pixels = screen;
-  _framebuffer.w = _screen_w;
-  _framebuffer.h = _screen_h;
-  _framebuffer.pitch = SCREEN_W*2;
-  _framebuffer.format = screenFormats[_screenFormat];
+  _framebuffer.init(_screen_w, _screen_h, SCREEN_W*2, screen, screenFormats[_screenFormat]);
 
   return &_framebuffer;
 }
diff --git a/backends/platform/ds/arm9/source/osystem_ds.cpp b/backends/platform/ds/arm9/source/osystem_ds.cpp
index 2f6358d8ee..f109983fbc 100644
--- a/backends/platform/ds/arm9/source/osystem_ds.cpp
+++ b/backends/platform/ds/arm9/source/osystem_ds.cpp
@@ -296,7 +296,7 @@ void OSystem_DS::copyRectToScreen(const void *buf, int pitch, int x, int y, int
 	// to save a few pennies/euro cents on the hardware.
 
 	if (_frameBufferExists) {
-		bg = (u16 *)_framebuffer.pixels;
+		bg = (u16 *)_framebuffer.getPixels();
 		stride = _framebuffer.pitch;
 	} else {
 		bg = (u16 *)DS::get8BitBackBuffer();
@@ -455,7 +455,7 @@ void OSystem_DS::copyRectToScreen(const void *buf, int pitch, int x, int y, int
 
 				dmaCopyHalfWords(3, src, dest1, w);
 
-				if ((!_frameBufferExists) || (buf == _framebuffer.pixels)) {
+				if ((!_frameBufferExists) || (buf == _framebuffer.getPixels())) {
 					dmaCopyHalfWords(2, src, dest2, w);
 				}
 
@@ -476,7 +476,7 @@ void OSystem_DS::updateScreen() {
 		_frameBufferExists = false;
 
 		// Copy temp framebuffer back to screen
-		copyRectToScreen((byte *)_framebuffer.pixels, _framebuffer.pitch, 0, 0, _framebuffer.w, _framebuffer.h);
+		copyRectToScreen((byte *)_framebuffer.getPixels(), _framebuffer.pitch, 0, 0, _framebuffer.w, _framebuffer.h);
 	}
 
 	DS::displayMode16BitFlipBuffer();
@@ -755,11 +755,8 @@ Graphics::Surface *OSystem_DS::createTempFrameBuffer() {
 
 	if (DS::isCpuScalerEnabled()) {
 
-		_framebuffer.pixels = DS::getScalerBuffer();
-		_framebuffer.w = DS::getGameWidth();
-		_framebuffer.h = DS::getGameHeight();
-		_framebuffer.pitch = DS::getGameWidth();
-		_framebuffer.format = Graphics::PixelFormat::createFormatCLUT8();
+		_framebuffer.init(DS::getGameWidth(), DS::getGameHeight(), DS::getGameWidth(),
+		                  DS::getScalerBuffer(), Graphics::PixelFormat::createFormatCLUT8());
 
 	} else {
 
@@ -780,11 +777,7 @@ Graphics::Surface *OSystem_DS::createTempFrameBuffer() {
 			dmaCopyHalfWords(3, srcLine, destLine, width);
 		}
 
-		_framebuffer.pixels = dest;
-		_framebuffer.w = width;
-		_framebuffer.h = height;
-		_framebuffer.pitch = width;
-		_framebuffer.format = Graphics::PixelFormat::createFormatCLUT8();
+		_framebuffer.init(width, height, width, dest, Graphics::PixelFormat::createFormatCLUT8());
 
 	}
 
@@ -798,8 +791,8 @@ Graphics::Surface *OSystem_DS::createTempFrameBuffer() {
 	for (int y = 0; y <  DS::getGameHeight(); y++) {
 		DC_FlushRange(image + (y * imageStrideInWords), DS::getGameWidth());
 		for (int x = 0; x < DS::getGameWidth() >> 1; x++) {
-			*(((u16 *) (_framebuffer.pixels)) + y * (DS::getGameWidth() >> 1) + x) = image[(y * imageStrideInWords) + x];
-//			*(((u16 *) (surf->pixels)) + y * (DS::getGameWidth() >> 1) + x) = image[y * imageStrideInWords + x];
+			*(((u16 *) (_framebuffer.getPixels())) + y * (DS::getGameWidth() >> 1) + x) = image[(y * imageStrideInWords) + x];
+//			*(((u16 *) (surf->getPixels())) + y * (DS::getGameWidth() >> 1) + x) = image[y * imageStrideInWords + x];
 		}
 	}*/
 
diff --git a/backends/platform/iphone/iphone_video.mm b/backends/platform/iphone/iphone_video.mm
index 0bfae30fc7..f2c1527658 100644
--- a/backends/platform/iphone/iphone_video.mm
+++ b/backends/platform/iphone/iphone_video.mm
@@ -365,7 +365,7 @@ const char *iPhone_getDocumentsDir() {
 	_mouseTexCoords[5] = _mouseTexCoords[7] = _videoContext.mouseHeight / (GLfloat)_videoContext.mouseTexture.h;
 
 	glBindTexture(GL_TEXTURE_2D, _mouseCursorTexture); printOpenGLError();
-	glTexImage2D(GL_TEXTURE_2D, 0, GL_RGBA, _videoContext.mouseTexture.w, _videoContext.mouseTexture.h, 0, GL_RGBA, GL_UNSIGNED_SHORT_5_5_5_1, _videoContext.mouseTexture.pixels); printOpenGLError();
+	glTexImage2D(GL_TEXTURE_2D, 0, GL_RGBA, _videoContext.mouseTexture.w, _videoContext.mouseTexture.h, 0, GL_RGBA, GL_UNSIGNED_SHORT_5_5_5_1, _videoContext.mouseTexture.getPixels()); printOpenGLError();
 }
 
 - (void)updateMainSurface {
@@ -377,7 +377,7 @@ const char *iPhone_getDocumentsDir() {
 	// Unfortunately we have to update the whole texture every frame, since glTexSubImage2D is actually slower in all cases
 	// due to the iPhone internals having to convert the whole texture back from its internal format when used.
 	// In the future we could use several tiled textures instead.
-	glTexImage2D(GL_TEXTURE_2D, 0, GL_RGB, _videoContext.screenTexture.w, _videoContext.screenTexture.h, 0, GL_RGB, GL_UNSIGNED_SHORT_5_6_5, _videoContext.screenTexture.pixels); printOpenGLError();
+	glTexImage2D(GL_TEXTURE_2D, 0, GL_RGB, _videoContext.screenTexture.w, _videoContext.screenTexture.h, 0, GL_RGB, GL_UNSIGNED_SHORT_5_6_5, _videoContext.screenTexture.getPixels()); printOpenGLError();
 	glDrawArrays(GL_TRIANGLE_STRIP, 0, 4); printOpenGLError();
 }
 
@@ -386,7 +386,7 @@ const char *iPhone_getDocumentsDir() {
 	glTexCoordPointer(2, GL_FLOAT, 0, _overlayTexCoords); printOpenGLError();
 
 	glBindTexture(GL_TEXTURE_2D, _overlayTexture); printOpenGLError();
-	glTexImage2D(GL_TEXTURE_2D, 0, GL_RGBA, _videoContext.overlayTexture.w, _videoContext.overlayTexture.h, 0, GL_RGBA, GL_UNSIGNED_SHORT_5_5_5_1, _videoContext.overlayTexture.pixels); printOpenGLError();
+	glTexImage2D(GL_TEXTURE_2D, 0, GL_RGBA, _videoContext.overlayTexture.w, _videoContext.overlayTexture.h, 0, GL_RGBA, GL_UNSIGNED_SHORT_5_5_5_1, _videoContext.overlayTexture.getPixels()); printOpenGLError();
 	glDrawArrays(GL_TRIANGLE_STRIP, 0, 4); printOpenGLError();
 }
 
diff --git a/backends/platform/iphone/osys_main.cpp b/backends/platform/iphone/osys_main.cpp
index 460d3fd2ac..ea566c3da0 100644
--- a/backends/platform/iphone/osys_main.cpp
+++ b/backends/platform/iphone/osys_main.cpp
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ OSystem_IPHONE::~OSystem_IPHONE() {
 	// Prevent accidental freeing of the screen texture here. This needs to be
 	// checked since we might use the screen texture as framebuffer in the case
 	// of hi-color games for example.
-	if (_framebuffer.pixels == _videoContext->screenTexture.pixels)
+	if (_framebuffer.getPixels() == _videoContext->screenTexture.getPixels())
 		_framebuffer.free();
 	_mouseBuffer.free();
 }
diff --git a/backends/platform/iphone/osys_video.mm b/backends/platform/iphone/osys_video.mm
index a11bf32c54..ce7f94f5bd 100644
--- a/backends/platform/iphone/osys_video.mm
+++ b/backends/platform/iphone/osys_video.mm
@@ -76,8 +76,8 @@ void OSystem_IPHONE::initSize(uint width, uint height, const Graphics::PixelForm
 
 	// In case we use the screen texture as frame buffer we reset the pixels
 	// pointer here to avoid freeing the screen texture.
-	if (_framebuffer.pixels == _videoContext->screenTexture.pixels)
-		_framebuffer.pixels = 0;
+	if (_framebuffer.getPixels() == _videoContext->screenTexture.getPixels())
+		_framebuffer.setPixels(0);
 
 	// Create the screen texture right here. We need to do this here, since
 	// when a game requests hi-color mode, we actually set the framebuffer
@@ -310,7 +310,7 @@ void OSystem_IPHONE::hideOverlay() {
 
 void OSystem_IPHONE::clearOverlay() {
 	//printf("clearOverlay()\n");
-	bzero(_videoContext->overlayTexture.getBasePtr(0, 0), _videoContext->overlayTexture.h * _videoContext->overlayTexture.pitch);
+	bzero(_videoContext->overlayTexture.getPixels(), _videoContext->overlayTexture.h * _videoContext->overlayTexture.pitch);
 	dirtyFullOverlayScreen();
 }
 
@@ -319,7 +319,7 @@ void OSystem_IPHONE::grabOverlay(void *buf, int pitch) {
 	int h = _videoContext->overlayHeight;
 
 	byte *dst = (byte *)buf;
-	const byte *src = (const byte *)_videoContext->overlayTexture.getBasePtr(0, 0);
+	const byte *src = (const byte *)_videoContext->overlayTexture.getPixels();
 	do {
 		memcpy(dst, src, _videoContext->overlayWidth * sizeof(uint16));
 		src += _videoContext->overlayTexture.pitch;
@@ -417,7 +417,7 @@ void OSystem_IPHONE::setMouseCursor(const void *buf, uint w, uint h, int hotspot
 #endif
 	assert(pixelFormat.bytesPerPixel == 1 || pixelFormat.bytesPerPixel == 2);
 
-	if (_mouseBuffer.w != w || _mouseBuffer.h != h || _mouseBuffer.format != pixelFormat || !_mouseBuffer.pixels)
+	if (_mouseBuffer.w != w || _mouseBuffer.h != h || _mouseBuffer.format != pixelFormat || !_mouseBuffer.getPixels())
 		_mouseBuffer.create(w, h, pixelFormat);
 
 	_videoContext->mouseWidth = w;
@@ -428,7 +428,7 @@ void OSystem_IPHONE::setMouseCursor(const void *buf, uint w, uint h, int hotspot
 
 	_mouseKeyColor = keycolor;
 
-	memcpy(_mouseBuffer.getBasePtr(0, 0), buf, h * _mouseBuffer.pitch);
+	memcpy(_mouseBuffer.getPixels(), buf, h * _mouseBuffer.pitch);
 
 	_mouseDirty = true;
 	_mouseNeedTextureUpdate = true;
@@ -464,7 +464,7 @@ void OSystem_IPHONE::updateMouseTexture() {
 		else
 			palette = _gamePaletteRGBA5551;
 
-		uint16 *mouseBuf = (uint16 *)mouseTexture.getBasePtr(0, 0);
+		uint16 *mouseBuf = (uint16 *)mouseTexture.getPixels();
 		for (uint x = 0; x < _videoContext->mouseWidth; ++x) {
 			for (uint y = 0; y < _videoContext->mouseHeight; ++y) {
 				const byte color = *(const byte *)_mouseBuffer.getBasePtr(x, y);
@@ -475,12 +475,12 @@ void OSystem_IPHONE::updateMouseTexture() {
 			}
 		}
 	} else {
-		if (crossBlit((byte *)mouseTexture.getBasePtr(0, 0), (const byte *)_mouseBuffer.getBasePtr(0, 0), mouseTexture.pitch,
+		if (crossBlit((byte *)mouseTexture.getPixels(), (const byte *)_mouseBuffer.getPixels(), mouseTexture.pitch,
 			          _mouseBuffer.pitch, _mouseBuffer.w, _mouseBuffer.h, mouseTexture.format, _mouseBuffer.format)) {
 			if (!_mouseBuffer.format.aBits()) {
 				// Apply color keying since the original cursor had no alpha channel.
-				const uint16 *src = (const uint16 *)_mouseBuffer.getBasePtr(0, 0);
-				uint8 *dstRaw = (uint8 *)mouseTexture.getBasePtr(0, 0);
+				const uint16 *src = (const uint16 *)_mouseBuffer.getPixels();
+				uint8 *dstRaw = (uint8 *)mouseTexture.getPixels();
 
 				for (uint y = 0; y < _mouseBuffer.h; ++y, dstRaw += mouseTexture.pitch) {
 					uint16 *dst = (uint16 *)dstRaw;
@@ -495,7 +495,7 @@ void OSystem_IPHONE::updateMouseTexture() {
 		} else {
 			// TODO: Log this!
 			// Make the cursor all transparent... we really need a better fallback ;-).
-			memset(mouseTexture.getBasePtr(0, 0), 0, mouseTexture.h * mouseTexture.pitch);
+			memset(mouseTexture.getPixels(), 0, mouseTexture.h * mouseTexture.pitch);
 		}
 	}
 
diff --git a/backends/platform/n64/osys_n64_base.cpp b/backends/platform/n64/osys_n64_base.cpp
index afd93f5e09..36e5085764 100644
--- a/backends/platform/n64/osys_n64_base.cpp
+++ b/backends/platform/n64/osys_n64_base.cpp
@@ -605,11 +605,7 @@ void OSystem_N64::updateScreen() {
 }
 
 Graphics::Surface *OSystem_N64::lockScreen() {
-	_framebuffer.pixels = _offscreen_pal;
-	_framebuffer.w = _gameWidth;
-	_framebuffer.h = _gameHeight;
-	_framebuffer.pitch = _screenWidth;
-	_framebuffer.format = Graphics::PixelFormat::createFormatCLUT8();
+	_framebuffer.init(_gameWidth, _gameHeight, _screenWidth, _offscreen_pal, Graphics::PixelFormat::createFormatCLUT8());
 
 	return &_framebuffer;
 }
diff --git a/backends/platform/ps2/Gs2dScreen.cpp b/backends/platform/ps2/Gs2dScreen.cpp
index e818305c29..58667c0230 100644
--- a/backends/platform/ps2/Gs2dScreen.cpp
+++ b/backends/platform/ps2/Gs2dScreen.cpp
@@ -392,12 +392,8 @@ void Gs2dScreen::copyScreenRect(const uint8 *buf, int pitch, int x, int y, int w
 Graphics::Surface *Gs2dScreen::lockScreen() {
 	WaitSema(g_DmacSema);
 
-	_framebuffer.pixels = _screenBuf;
-	_framebuffer.w = _width;
-	_framebuffer.h = _height;
-	_framebuffer.pitch = _width; // -not- _pitch; ! It's EE mem, not Tex
-	_framebuffer.format = Graphics::PixelFormat::createFormatCLUT8();
-
+	// -not- _pitch; ! It's EE mem, not Tex
+	_framebuffer.init(_width, _height, _width, _screenBuf, Graphics::PixelFormat::createFormatCLUT8());
 	return &_framebuffer;
 }
 
diff --git a/backends/platform/psp/default_display_client.cpp b/backends/platform/psp/default_display_client.cpp
index bc252144fa..6d6eb641f7 100644
--- a/backends/platform/psp/default_display_client.cpp
+++ b/backends/platform/psp/default_display_client.cpp
@@ -192,11 +192,8 @@ void Screen::setScummvmPixelFormat(const Graphics::PixelFormat *format) {
 Graphics::Surface *Screen::lockAndGetForEditing() {
 	DEBUG_ENTER_FUNC();
 
-	_frameBuffer.pixels = _buffer.getPixels();
-	_frameBuffer.w = _buffer.getSourceWidth();
-	_frameBuffer.h = _buffer.getSourceHeight();
-	_frameBuffer.pitch = _buffer.getBytesPerPixel() * _buffer.getWidth();
-	_frameBuffer.format = _pixelFormat;
+	_frameBuffer.init(_buffer.getSourceWidth(), _buffer.getSourceHeight(), _buffer.getBytesPerPixel() * _buffer.getWidth(),
+	                  _buffer.getPixels(), _pixelFormat);
 	// We'll set to dirty once we unlock the screen
 
 	return &_frameBuffer;
diff --git a/backends/platform/wii/osystem_gfx.cpp b/backends/platform/wii/osystem_gfx.cpp
index a9bcdbb8d1..92c890b0a9 100644
--- a/backends/platform/wii/osystem_gfx.cpp
+++ b/backends/platform/wii/osystem_gfx.cpp
@@ -528,16 +528,13 @@ void OSystem_Wii::updateScreen() {
 }
 
 Graphics::Surface *OSystem_Wii::lockScreen() {
-	_surface.pixels = _gamePixels;
-	_surface.w = _gameWidth;
-	_surface.h = _gameHeight;
+	_surface.init(_gameWidth, _gameHeight,
 #ifdef USE_RGB_COLOR
-	_surface.pitch = _gameWidth * _pfGame.bytesPerPixel;
-	_surface.format = _pfGame;
+	              _gameWidth * _pfGame.bytesPerPixel, _gamePixels, _pfGame
 #else
-	_surface.pitch = _gameWidth;
-	_surface.format = Graphics::PixelFormat::createFormatCLUT8();
+	              _gameWidth, _gamePixels, Graphics::PixelFormat::createFormatCLUT8()
 #endif
+	             );
 
 	return &_surface;
 }
diff --git a/backends/vkeybd/virtual-keyboard-gui.cpp b/backends/vkeybd/virtual-keyboard-gui.cpp
index 75de86472f..8bf9a54251 100644
--- a/backends/vkeybd/virtual-keyboard-gui.cpp
+++ b/backends/vkeybd/virtual-keyboard-gui.cpp
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ static void blit(Graphics::Surface *surf_dst, Graphics::Surface *surf_src, int16
 	if (surf_dst->format.bytesPerPixel != sizeof(OverlayColor) || surf_src->format.bytesPerPixel != sizeof(OverlayColor))
 		return;
 
-	const OverlayColor *src = (const OverlayColor *)surf_src->pixels;
+	const OverlayColor *src = (const OverlayColor *)surf_src->getPixels();
 	int blitW = surf_src->w;
 	int blitH = surf_src->h;
 
@@ -161,7 +161,7 @@ void VirtualKeyboardGUI::run() {
 		_system->clearOverlay();
 	}
 	_overlayBackup.create(_screenW, _screenH, _system->getOverlayFormat());
-	_system->grabOverlay(_overlayBackup.pixels, _overlayBackup.pitch);
+	_system->grabOverlay(_overlayBackup.getPixels(), _overlayBackup.pitch);
 
 	setupCursor();
 
@@ -171,7 +171,7 @@ void VirtualKeyboardGUI::run() {
 
 	removeCursor();
 
-	_system->copyRectToOverlay(_overlayBackup.pixels, _overlayBackup.pitch, 0, 0, _overlayBackup.w, _overlayBackup.h);
+	_system->copyRectToOverlay(_overlayBackup.getPixels(), _overlayBackup.pitch, 0, 0, _overlayBackup.w, _overlayBackup.h);
 	if (!g_gui.isActive()) _system->hideOverlay();
 
 	_overlayBackup.free();
@@ -262,7 +262,7 @@ void VirtualKeyboardGUI::screenChanged() {
 		_screenH = newScreenH;
 
 		_overlayBackup.create(_screenW, _screenH, _system->getOverlayFormat());
-		_system->grabOverlay(_overlayBackup.pixels, _overlayBackup.pitch);
+		_system->grabOverlay(_overlayBackup.getPixels(), _overlayBackup.pitch);
 
 		if (!_kbd->checkModeResolutions()) {
 			_displaying = false;
@@ -356,7 +356,7 @@ void VirtualKeyboardGUI::redraw() {
 	Graphics::Surface surf;
 	surf.create(w, h, _system->getOverlayFormat());
 
-	OverlayColor *dst = (OverlayColor *)surf.pixels;
+	OverlayColor *dst = (OverlayColor *)surf.getPixels();
 	const OverlayColor *src = (OverlayColor *) _overlayBackup.getBasePtr(_dirtyRect.left, _dirtyRect.top);
 
 	while (h--) {
@@ -371,7 +371,7 @@ void VirtualKeyboardGUI::redraw() {
 		blit(&surf, &_dispSurface, _dispX - _dirtyRect.left,
 		     _dispY - _dirtyRect.top, _dispBackColor);
 	}
-	_system->copyRectToOverlay(surf.pixels, surf.pitch,
+	_system->copyRectToOverlay(surf.getPixels(), surf.pitch,
 	                           _dirtyRect.left, _dirtyRect.top, surf.w, surf.h);
 
 	surf.free();
diff --git a/engines/agos/animation.cpp b/engines/agos/animation.cpp
index 9176412e0e..40c9d1d049 100644
--- a/engines/agos/animation.cpp
+++ b/engines/agos/animation.cpp
@@ -272,7 +272,7 @@ void MoviePlayerDXA::copyFrameToBuffer(byte *dst, uint x, uint y, uint pitch) {
 	if (!surface)
 		return;
 
-	byte *src = (byte *)surface->pixels;
+	const byte *src = (const byte *)surface->getPixels();
 	dst += y * pitch + x;
 
 	do {
@@ -344,7 +344,7 @@ void MoviePlayerDXA::handleNextFrame() {
 
 bool MoviePlayerDXA::processFrame() {
 	Graphics::Surface *screen = _vm->_system->lockScreen();
-	copyFrameToBuffer((byte *)screen->pixels, (_vm->_screenWidth - getWidth()) / 2, (_vm->_screenHeight - getHeight()) / 2, screen->pitch);
+	copyFrameToBuffer((byte *)screen->getPixels(), (_vm->_screenWidth - getWidth()) / 2, (_vm->_screenHeight - getHeight()) / 2, screen->pitch);
 	_vm->_system->unlockScreen();
 
 	uint32 soundTime = _mixer->getSoundElapsedTime(_bgSound);
@@ -443,7 +443,7 @@ void MoviePlayerSMK::copyFrameToBuffer(byte *dst, uint x, uint y, uint pitch) {
 	if (!surface)
 		return;
 
-	byte *src = (byte *)surface->pixels;
+	const byte *src = (const byte *)surface->getPixels();
 	dst += y * pitch + x;
 
 	do {
@@ -495,7 +495,7 @@ void MoviePlayerSMK::nextFrame() {
 
 bool MoviePlayerSMK::processFrame() {
 	Graphics::Surface *screen = _vm->_system->lockScreen();
-	copyFrameToBuffer((byte *)screen->pixels, (_vm->_screenWidth - getWidth()) / 2, (_vm->_screenHeight - getHeight()) / 2, screen->pitch);
+	copyFrameToBuffer((byte *)screen->getPixels(), (_vm->_screenWidth - getWidth()) / 2, (_vm->_screenHeight - getHeight()) / 2, screen->pitch);
 	_vm->_system->unlockScreen();
 
 	uint32 waitTime = getTimeToNextFrame();
diff --git a/engines/agos/charset-fontdata.cpp b/engines/agos/charset-fontdata.cpp
index 262ae44f01..b6b90eefcc 100644
--- a/engines/agos/charset-fontdata.cpp
+++ b/engines/agos/charset-fontdata.cpp
@@ -2924,7 +2924,7 @@ void AGOSEngine::windowDrawChar(WindowBlock *window, uint x, uint y, byte chr) {
 	Graphics::Surface *screen = _system->lockScreen();
 
 	if (getGameType() == GType_SIMON1 || getGameType() == GType_SIMON2) {
-		dst = (byte *)screen->pixels;
+		dst = (byte *)screen->getPixels();
 		dstPitch = screen->pitch;
 		h = 8;
 		w = 6;
@@ -2961,7 +2961,7 @@ void AGOSEngine::windowDrawChar(WindowBlock *window, uint x, uint y, byte chr) {
 			error("windowDrawChar: Unknown language %d", _language);
 		}
 	} else if (getGameType() == GType_ELVIRA2 || getGameType() == GType_WW) {
-		dst = (byte *)screen->pixels;
+		dst = (byte *)screen->getPixels();
 		dstPitch = screen->pitch;
 		h = 8;
 		w = 6;
@@ -2986,14 +2986,14 @@ void AGOSEngine::windowDrawChar(WindowBlock *window, uint x, uint y, byte chr) {
 			error("windowDrawChar: Unknown language %d", _language);
 		}
 	} else if (getGameType() == GType_ELVIRA1) {
-		dst = (byte *)screen->pixels;
+		dst = (byte *)screen->getPixels();
 		dstPitch = screen->pitch;
 		h = 8;
 		w = 6;
 
 		src = english_elvira1Font + (chr - 32) * 8;
 	} else {
-		dst = (byte *)screen->pixels;
+		dst = (byte *)screen->getPixels();
 		dstPitch = screen->pitch;
 		h = 8;
 		w = 8;
diff --git a/engines/agos/charset.cpp b/engines/agos/charset.cpp
index f58f4397b5..eca9728643 100644
--- a/engines/agos/charset.cpp
+++ b/engines/agos/charset.cpp
@@ -362,7 +362,7 @@ void AGOSEngine::windowScroll(WindowBlock *window) {
 		w = window->width * 8;
 		h = (window->height -1) * 8;
 
-		dst = (byte *)screen->pixels + window->y * screen->pitch + window->x * 8;
+		dst = (byte *)screen->getBasePtr(window->x * 8, window->y);
 		src = dst + 8 * screen->pitch;
 
 		do {
diff --git a/engines/agos/draw.cpp b/engines/agos/draw.cpp
index cf3a12ceb8..d27aed29db 100644
--- a/engines/agos/draw.cpp
+++ b/engines/agos/draw.cpp
@@ -32,15 +32,15 @@
 namespace AGOS {
 
 byte *AGOSEngine::getBackBuf() {
-	return (byte *)_backBuf->pixels;
+	return (byte *)_backBuf->getPixels();
 }
 
 byte *AGOSEngine::getBackGround() {
-	return (byte *)_backGroundBuf->pixels;
+	return (byte *)_backGroundBuf->getPixels();
 }
 
 byte *AGOSEngine::getScaleBuf() {
-	return (byte *)_scaleBuf->pixels;
+	return (byte *)_scaleBuf->getPixels();
 }
 
 #ifdef ENABLE_AGOS2
@@ -226,7 +226,7 @@ void AGOSEngine::animateSprites() {
 		debug(0, "Using special wall");
 
 		uint8 color, h, len;
-		byte *dst = (byte *)_window4BackScn->pixels;
+		byte *dst = (byte *)_window4BackScn->getPixels();
 
 		color = (_variableArray[293] & 1) ? 13 : 15;
 		_wallOn = 2;
@@ -256,7 +256,7 @@ void AGOSEngine::animateSprites() {
 	} else if (getGameType() == GType_ELVIRA2 && _variableArray[71] & 2) {
 		// Used by the Unholy Barrier spell
 		uint8 color, h, len;
-		byte *dst = (byte *)_window4BackScn->pixels;
+		byte *dst = (byte *)_window4BackScn->getPixels();
 
 		color = 1;
 		_wallOn = 2;
@@ -491,7 +491,7 @@ void AGOSEngine::saveBackGround(VgaSprite *vsp) {
 	int16 y = vsp->y - _scrollY;
 
 	if (_window3Flag == 1) {
-		animTable->srcPtr = (const byte *)_window4BackScn->pixels;
+		animTable->srcPtr = (const byte *)_window4BackScn->getPixels();
 	} else {
 		int xoffs = (_videoWindows[vsp->windowNum * 4 + 0] * 2 + x) * 8;
 		int yoffs = (_videoWindows[vsp->windowNum * 4 + 1] + y);
@@ -565,7 +565,7 @@ void AGOSEngine::displayBoxStars() {
 				if (x_ >= 311)
 					continue;
 
-				dst = (byte *)screen->pixels;
+				dst = (byte *)screen->getPixels();
 
 				dst += (((screen->pitch / 4) * y_) * 4) + x_;
 
@@ -673,7 +673,7 @@ void AGOSEngine::scrollScreen() {
 
 		if (getGameType() == GType_SIMON2) {
 			src = getBackGround();
-			dst = (byte *)_window4BackScn->pixels;
+			dst = (byte *)_window4BackScn->getPixels();
 			for (int i = 0; i < _scrollHeight; i++) {
 				memcpy(dst, src, _screenWidth);
 				src += _backGroundBuf->pitch;
@@ -725,7 +725,7 @@ void AGOSEngine::fillBackFromBackGround(uint16 height, uint16 width) {
 
 void AGOSEngine::fillBackFromFront() {
 	Graphics::Surface *screen = _system->lockScreen();
-	byte *src = (byte *)screen->pixels;
+	byte *src = (byte *)screen->getPixels();
 	byte *dst = getBackBuf();
 
 	for (int i = 0; i < _screenHeight; i++) {
@@ -748,7 +748,7 @@ void AGOSEngine::fillBackGroundFromBack() {
 
 void AGOSEngine::fillBackGroundFromFront() {
 	Graphics::Surface *screen = _system->lockScreen();
-	byte *src = (byte *)screen->pixels;
+	byte *src = (byte *)screen->getPixels();
 	byte *dst = getBackGround();
 
 	for (int i = 0; i < _screenHeight; i++) {
@@ -785,7 +785,7 @@ void AGOSEngine::displayScreen() {
 	Graphics::Surface *screen = _system->lockScreen();
 	if (getGameType() == GType_PP || getGameType() == GType_FF) {
 		byte *src = getBackBuf();
-		byte *dst = (byte *)screen->pixels;
+		byte *dst = (byte *)screen->getPixels();
 		for (int i = 0; i < _screenHeight; i++) {
 			memcpy(dst, src, _screenWidth);
 			src += _backBuf->pitch;
@@ -798,9 +798,9 @@ void AGOSEngine::displayScreen() {
 			_window4Flag = 0;
 
 			uint16 srcWidth, width, height;
-			byte *dst = (byte *)screen->pixels;
+			byte *dst = (byte *)screen->getPixels();
 
-			const byte *src = (const byte *)_window4BackScn->pixels;
+			const byte *src = (const byte *)_window4BackScn->getPixels();
 			if (_window3Flag == 1) {
 				src = getBackGround();
 			}
@@ -831,8 +831,8 @@ void AGOSEngine::displayScreen() {
 		if (_window6Flag == 2) {
 			_window6Flag = 0;
 
-			byte *src = (byte *)_window6BackScn->pixels;
-			byte *dst = (byte *)screen->pixels + 51 * screen->pitch;
+			byte *src = (byte *)_window6BackScn->getPixels();
+			byte *dst = (byte *)screen->getBasePtr(0, 51);
 			for (int i = 0; i < 80; i++) {
 				memcpy(dst, src, _window6BackScn->w);
 				dst += screen->pitch;
diff --git a/engines/agos/event.cpp b/engines/agos/event.cpp
index cc1c40c207..65c7f7fd77 100644
--- a/engines/agos/event.cpp
+++ b/engines/agos/event.cpp
@@ -365,7 +365,7 @@ void AGOSEngine::drawStuff(const byte *src, uint xoffs) {
 	const uint8 y = (getPlatform() == Common::kPlatformAtariST) ? 132 : 135;
 
 	Graphics::Surface *screen = _system->lockScreen();
-	byte *dst = (byte *)screen->pixels + y * screen->pitch + xoffs;
+	byte *dst = (byte *)screen->getBasePtr(xoffs, y);
 
 	for (uint h = 0; h < 6; h++) {
 		memcpy(dst, src, 4);
diff --git a/engines/agos/gfx.cpp b/engines/agos/gfx.cpp
index db0817250b..266fcc9796 100644
--- a/engines/agos/gfx.cpp
+++ b/engines/agos/gfx.cpp
@@ -649,7 +649,7 @@ void AGOSEngine_Simon1::drawImage(VC10_state *state) {
 		state->surf2_addr = getBackGround();
 		state->surf2_pitch = _backGroundBuf->pitch;
 
-		state->surf_addr = (byte *)_window4BackScn->pixels;
+		state->surf_addr = (byte *)_window4BackScn->getPixels();
 		state->surf_pitch = _window4BackScn->pitch;
 
 		xoffs = ((vlut[0] - _videoWindows[16]) * 2 + state->x) * 8;
@@ -666,7 +666,7 @@ void AGOSEngine_Simon1::drawImage(VC10_state *state) {
 			state->surf2_addr = getBackGround();
 			state->surf2_pitch = _backGroundBuf->pitch;
 
-			state->surf_addr = (byte *)_window4BackScn->pixels;
+			state->surf_addr = (byte *)_window4BackScn->getPixels();
 			state->surf_pitch = _videoWindows[18] * 16;
 
 			xoffs = ((vlut[0] - _videoWindows[16]) * 2 + state->x) * 8;
@@ -678,7 +678,7 @@ void AGOSEngine_Simon1::drawImage(VC10_state *state) {
 
 			_window4Flag = 1;
 		} else {
-			state->surf_addr = (byte *)screen->pixels;
+			state->surf_addr = (byte *)screen->getPixels();
 			state->surf_pitch = screen->pitch;
 
 			xoffs = (vlut[0] * 2 + state->x) * 8;
@@ -696,7 +696,7 @@ void AGOSEngine_Simon1::drawImage(VC10_state *state) {
 				state->surf2_addr = getBackGround();
 				state->surf2_pitch = _backGroundBuf->pitch;
 
-				state->surf_addr = (byte *)_window4BackScn->pixels;
+				state->surf_addr = (byte *)_window4BackScn->getPixels();
 				state->surf_pitch = _window4BackScn->pitch;
 			}
 
@@ -712,7 +712,7 @@ void AGOSEngine_Simon1::drawImage(VC10_state *state) {
 			state->surf2_addr = getBackGround();
 			state->surf2_pitch = _backGroundBuf->pitch;
 
-			state->surf_addr = (byte *)screen->pixels;
+			state->surf_addr = (byte *)screen->getPixels();
 			state->surf_pitch = screen->pitch;
 
 			xoffs = (vlut[0] * 2 + state->x) * 8;
@@ -861,7 +861,7 @@ void AGOSEngine::drawImage(VC10_state *state) {
 	uint16 xoffs = 0, yoffs = 0;
 	if (getGameType() == GType_WW) {
 		if (_windowNum == 4 || (_windowNum >= 10 && _windowNum <= 27)) {
-			state->surf_addr = (byte *)_window4BackScn->pixels;
+			state->surf_addr = (byte *)_window4BackScn->getPixels();
 			state->surf_pitch = _videoWindows[18] * 16;
 
 			xoffs = ((vlut[0] - _videoWindows[16]) * 2 + state->x) * 8;
@@ -873,7 +873,7 @@ void AGOSEngine::drawImage(VC10_state *state) {
 
 			_window4Flag = 1;
 		} else {
-			state->surf_addr = (byte *)screen->pixels;
+			state->surf_addr = (byte *)screen->getPixels();
 			state->surf_pitch = screen->pitch;
 
 			xoffs = (vlut[0] * 2 + state->x) * 8;
@@ -881,7 +881,7 @@ void AGOSEngine::drawImage(VC10_state *state) {
 		}
 	} else if (getGameType() == GType_ELVIRA2) {
 		if (_windowNum == 4 || _windowNum >= 10) {
-			state->surf_addr = (byte *)_window4BackScn->pixels;
+			state->surf_addr = (byte *)_window4BackScn->getPixels();
 			state->surf_pitch = _videoWindows[18] * 16;
 
 			xoffs = ((vlut[0] - _videoWindows[16]) * 2 + state->x) * 8;
@@ -893,7 +893,7 @@ void AGOSEngine::drawImage(VC10_state *state) {
 
 			_window4Flag = 1;
 		} else {
-			state->surf_addr = (byte *)screen->pixels;
+			state->surf_addr = (byte *)screen->getPixels();
 			state->surf_pitch = screen->pitch;
 
 			xoffs = (vlut[0] * 2 + state->x) * 8;
@@ -901,19 +901,19 @@ void AGOSEngine::drawImage(VC10_state *state) {
 		}
 	} else if (getGameType() == GType_ELVIRA1) {
 		if (_windowNum == 6) {
-			state->surf_addr = (byte *)_window6BackScn->pixels;
+			state->surf_addr = (byte *)_window6BackScn->getPixels();
 			state->surf_pitch = _window6BackScn->pitch;
 
 			xoffs = state->x * 8;
 			yoffs = state->y;
 		} else if (_windowNum == 2 || _windowNum == 3) {
-			state->surf_addr = (byte *)screen->pixels;
+			state->surf_addr = (byte *)screen->getPixels();
 			state->surf_pitch = screen->pitch;
 
 			xoffs = (vlut[0] * 2 + state->x) * 8;
 			yoffs = vlut[1] + state->y;
 		} else {
-			state->surf_addr = (byte *)_window4BackScn->pixels;
+			state->surf_addr = (byte *)_window4BackScn->getPixels();
 			state->surf_pitch = _videoWindows[18] * 16;
 
 			xoffs = ((vlut[0] - _videoWindows[16]) * 2 + state->x) * 8;
@@ -926,7 +926,7 @@ void AGOSEngine::drawImage(VC10_state *state) {
 			_window4Flag = 1;
 		}
 	} else {
-		state->surf_addr = (byte *)screen->pixels;
+		state->surf_addr = (byte *)screen->getPixels();
 		state->surf_pitch = screen->pitch;
 
 		xoffs = (vlut[0] * 2 + state->x) * 8;
@@ -973,7 +973,7 @@ void AGOSEngine::horizontalScroll(VC10_state *state) {
 	vcWriteVar(251, _scrollX);
 
 	if (getGameType() == GType_SIMON2) {
-		dst = (byte *)_window4BackScn->pixels;
+		dst = (byte *)_window4BackScn->getPixels();
 		dstPitch = _window4BackScn->pitch;
 	} else {
 		dst = getBackBuf();
@@ -1375,10 +1375,10 @@ void AGOSEngine::setWindowImage(uint16 mode, uint16 vgaSpriteId, bool specialCas
 		} else if (getGameType() == GType_SIMON1 && (getFeatures() & GF_DEMO)) {
 			// The DOS Floppy demo was based off Waxworks engine
 			if (updateWindow == 4 || updateWindow >= 10) {
-				src = (byte *)_window4BackScn->pixels;
+				src = (byte *)_window4BackScn->getPixels();
 				srcWidth = _videoWindows[18] * 16;
 			} else if (updateWindow == 3 || updateWindow == 9) {
-				src = (byte *)screen->pixels + yoffs * screen->pitch + xoffs;
+				src = (byte *)screen->getBasePtr(xoffs, yoffs);
 				srcWidth = screen->pitch;
 			} else {
 				_system->unlockScreen();
@@ -1387,13 +1387,13 @@ void AGOSEngine::setWindowImage(uint16 mode, uint16 vgaSpriteId, bool specialCas
 			}
 		} else if (getGameType() == GType_SIMON1) {
 			if (updateWindow == 4) {
-				src = (byte *)_window4BackScn->pixels;
+				src = (byte *)_window4BackScn->getPixels();
 				srcWidth = _videoWindows[18] * 16;
 			} else if (updateWindow >= 10) {
-				src = (byte *)_window4BackScn->pixels + xoffs + yoffs * 320;
+				src = (byte *)_window4BackScn->getBasePtr(xoffs, yoffs);
 				srcWidth = _videoWindows[18] * 16;
 			} else if (updateWindow == 0) {
-				src = (byte *)screen->pixels + yoffs * screen->pitch + xoffs;
+				src = (byte *)screen->getBasePtr(xoffs, yoffs);
 				srcWidth = screen->pitch;
 			} else {
 				_system->unlockScreen();
@@ -1402,10 +1402,10 @@ void AGOSEngine::setWindowImage(uint16 mode, uint16 vgaSpriteId, bool specialCas
 			}
 		} else if (getGameType() == GType_WW) {
 			if (updateWindow == 4 || updateWindow >= 10) {
-				src = (byte *)_window4BackScn->pixels;
+				src = (byte *)_window4BackScn->getPixels();
 				srcWidth = _videoWindows[18] * 16;
 			} else if (updateWindow == 3 || updateWindow == 9) {
-				src = (byte *)screen->pixels + yoffs * screen->pitch + xoffs;
+				src = (byte *)screen->getBasePtr(xoffs, yoffs);
 				srcWidth = screen->pitch;
 			} else {
 				_system->unlockScreen();
@@ -1414,10 +1414,10 @@ void AGOSEngine::setWindowImage(uint16 mode, uint16 vgaSpriteId, bool specialCas
 			}
 		} else if (getGameType() == GType_ELVIRA2) {
 			if (updateWindow == 4 || updateWindow >= 10) {
-				src = (byte *)_window4BackScn->pixels;
+				src = (byte *)_window4BackScn->getPixels();
 				srcWidth = _videoWindows[18] * 16;
 			} else if (updateWindow == 3) {
-				src = (byte *)screen->pixels + yoffs * screen->pitch + xoffs;
+				src = (byte *)screen->getBasePtr(xoffs, yoffs);
 				srcWidth = screen->pitch;
 			} else {
 				_system->unlockScreen();
@@ -1427,17 +1427,17 @@ void AGOSEngine::setWindowImage(uint16 mode, uint16 vgaSpriteId, bool specialCas
 		} else if (getGameType() == GType_ELVIRA1) {
 			if (updateWindow == 6) {
 				_window6Flag = 1;
-				src = (byte *)_window6BackScn->pixels;
+				src = (byte *)_window6BackScn->getPixels();
 				srcWidth = 48;
 			} else if (updateWindow == 2 || updateWindow == 3) {
-				src = (byte *)screen->pixels + yoffs * screen->pitch + xoffs;
+				src = (byte *)screen->getBasePtr(xoffs, yoffs);
 				srcWidth = screen->pitch;
 			} else {
-				src = (byte *)_window4BackScn->pixels;
+				src = (byte *)_window4BackScn->getPixels();
 				srcWidth = _videoWindows[18] * 16;
 			}
 		} else {
-			src = (byte *)screen->pixels + yoffs * screen->pitch + xoffs;
+			src = (byte *)screen->getBasePtr(xoffs, yoffs);
 			srcWidth = screen->pitch;
 		}
 
@@ -1451,13 +1451,13 @@ void AGOSEngine::setWindowImage(uint16 mode, uint16 vgaSpriteId, bool specialCas
 
 		if (getGameType() == GType_PN && !_wiped && !specialCase) {
 			uint8 color = (getPlatform() == Common::kPlatformDOS) ? 7 : 15;
-			dst = (byte *)screen->pixels + 48;
+			dst = (byte *)screen->getBasePtr(48, 0);
 			memset(dst, color, 224);
 
-			dst = (byte *)screen->pixels + 132 * screen->pitch + 48;
+			dst = (byte *)screen->getBasePtr(48, 132);
 			memset(dst, color, 224);
 		} else if (getGameType() == GType_ELVIRA1 && updateWindow == 3 && _bottomPalette) {
-			dst = (byte *)screen->pixels + 133 * screen->pitch;
+			dst = (byte *)screen->getBasePtr(0, 133);
 
 			for (int h = 0; h < 67; h++) {
 				for (int w = 0; w < _screenWidth; w++)
@@ -1479,7 +1479,7 @@ void AGOSEngine::drawEdging() {
 
 	Graphics::Surface *screen = _system->lockScreen();
 
-	dst = (byte *)screen->pixels + 136 * screen->pitch;
+	dst = (byte *)screen->getBasePtr(0, 136);
 	uint8 len = 52;
 
 	while (len--) {
@@ -1488,7 +1488,7 @@ void AGOSEngine::drawEdging() {
 		dst += screen->pitch;
 	}
 
-	dst = (byte *)screen->pixels + 187 * screen->pitch;
+	dst = (byte *)screen->getBasePtr(0, 187);
 	memset(dst, color, _screenWidth);
 
 	_system->unlockScreen();
diff --git a/engines/agos/icons.cpp b/engines/agos/icons.cpp
index 0ee1d62fde..6d4192da2a 100644
--- a/engines/agos/icons.cpp
+++ b/engines/agos/icons.cpp
@@ -202,7 +202,7 @@ void AGOSEngine_Simon2::drawIcon(WindowBlock *window, uint icon, uint x, uint y)
 	_videoLockOut |= 0x8000;
 
 	Graphics::Surface *screen = _system->lockScreen();
-	dst = (byte *)screen->pixels;
+	dst = (byte *)screen->getPixels();
 
 	dst += 110;
 	dst += x;
@@ -228,7 +228,7 @@ void AGOSEngine_Simon1::drawIcon(WindowBlock *window, uint icon, uint x, uint y)
 	_videoLockOut |= 0x8000;
 
 	Graphics::Surface *screen = _system->lockScreen();
-	dst = (byte *)screen->pixels;
+	dst = (byte *)screen->getPixels();
 
 	dst += (x + window->x) * 8;
 	dst += (y * 25 + window->y) * screen->pitch;
@@ -256,7 +256,7 @@ void AGOSEngine_Waxworks::drawIcon(WindowBlock *window, uint icon, uint x, uint
 	_videoLockOut |= 0x8000;
 
 	Graphics::Surface *screen = _system->lockScreen();
-	dst = (byte *)screen->pixels;
+	dst = (byte *)screen->getPixels();
 
 	dst += (x + window->x) * 8;
 	dst += (y * 20 + window->y) * screen->pitch;
@@ -284,7 +284,7 @@ void AGOSEngine_Elvira2::drawIcon(WindowBlock *window, uint icon, uint x, uint y
 	_videoLockOut |= 0x8000;
 
 	Graphics::Surface *screen = _system->lockScreen();
-	dst = (byte *)screen->pixels;
+	dst = (byte *)screen->getPixels();
 
 	dst += (x + window->x) * 8;
 	dst += (y * 8 + window->y) * screen->pitch;
@@ -312,7 +312,7 @@ void AGOSEngine_Elvira1::drawIcon(WindowBlock *window, uint icon, uint x, uint y
 	_videoLockOut |= 0x8000;
 
 	Graphics::Surface *screen = _system->lockScreen();
-	dst = (byte *)screen->pixels;
+	dst = (byte *)screen->getPixels();
 
 	dst += (x + window->x) * 8;
 	dst += (y * 8 + window->y) * screen->pitch;
@@ -339,7 +339,7 @@ void AGOSEngine::drawIcon(WindowBlock *window, uint icon, uint x, uint y) {
 	_videoLockOut |= 0x8000;
 
 	Graphics::Surface *screen = _system->lockScreen();
-	dst = (byte *)screen->pixels + y * screen->pitch + x * 8;
+	dst = (byte *)screen->getBasePtr(x * 8, y);
 	src = _iconFilePtr + icon * 146;
 
 	if (icon == 0xFF) {
@@ -951,7 +951,7 @@ void AGOSEngine::drawArrow(uint16 x, uint16 y, int8 dir) {
 	}
 
 	Graphics::Surface *screen = _system->lockScreen();
-	byte *dst = (byte *)screen->pixels + y * screen->pitch + x * 8;
+	byte *dst = (byte *)screen->getBasePtr(x * 8, y);
 
 	for (h = 0; h < 19; h++) {
 		for (w = 0; w < 16; w++) {
@@ -1042,7 +1042,7 @@ static const byte hitBarData[12 * 7] = {
 // Personal Nightmare specific
 void AGOSEngine_PN::drawIconHitBar() {
 	Graphics::Surface *screen = _system->lockScreen();
-	byte *dst = (byte *)screen->pixels + 3 * screen->pitch + 6 * 8;
+	byte *dst = (byte *)screen->getBasePtr(6 * 8, 3);
 	const byte *src = hitBarData;
 	uint8 color = (getPlatform() == Common::kPlatformDOS) ? 7 : 15;
 
diff --git a/engines/agos/menus.cpp b/engines/agos/menus.cpp
index a0d2bdcaa0..85c50e421b 100644
--- a/engines/agos/menus.cpp
+++ b/engines/agos/menus.cpp
@@ -164,7 +164,7 @@ void AGOSEngine::unlightMenuStrip() {
 	mouseOff();
 
 	Graphics::Surface *screen = _system->lockScreen();
-	src = (byte *)screen->pixels + 8 * screen->pitch + 272;
+	src = (byte *)screen->getBasePtr(272, 8);
 	w = 48;
 	h = 82;
 
@@ -192,7 +192,7 @@ void AGOSEngine::lightMenuBox(uint hitarea) {
 	mouseOff();
 
 	Graphics::Surface *screen = _system->lockScreen();
-	src = (byte *)screen->pixels + ha->y * screen->pitch + ha->x;
+	src = (byte *)screen->getBasePtr(ha->x, ha->y);
 	w = ha->width;
 	h = ha->height;
 
diff --git a/engines/agos/verb.cpp b/engines/agos/verb.cpp
index 93077ed83e..f5b57a01c8 100644
--- a/engines/agos/verb.cpp
+++ b/engines/agos/verb.cpp
@@ -973,7 +973,7 @@ void AGOSEngine::invertBox(HitArea *ha, byte a, byte b, byte c, byte d) {
 	_videoLockOut |= 0x8000;
 
 	Graphics::Surface *screen = _system->lockScreen();
-	src = (byte *)screen->pixels + ha->y * screen->pitch + ha->x;
+	src = (byte *)screen->getBasePtr(ha->x, ha->y);
 
 	// WORKAROUND: Hitareas for saved game names aren't adjusted for scrolling locations
 	if (getGameType() == GType_SIMON2 && ha->id >= 208 && ha->id <= 213) {
diff --git a/engines/agos/vga.cpp b/engines/agos/vga.cpp
index 8541f579d6..cc5ede5f2c 100644
--- a/engines/agos/vga.cpp
+++ b/engines/agos/vga.cpp
@@ -1179,7 +1179,7 @@ void AGOSEngine::vc32_saveScreen() {
 	if (getGameType() == GType_PN) {
 		Graphics::Surface *screen = _system->lockScreen();
 		byte *dst = getBackGround();
-		byte *src = (byte *)screen->pixels;
+		byte *src = (byte *)screen->getPixels();
 		for (int i = 0; i < _screenHeight; i++) {
 			memcpy(dst, src, _screenWidth);
 			dst += _backGroundBuf->pitch;
@@ -1193,7 +1193,7 @@ void AGOSEngine::vc32_saveScreen() {
 		uint16 height = _videoWindows[4 * 4 + 3];
 
 		byte *dst = (byte *)_backGroundBuf->getBasePtr(xoffs, yoffs);
-		byte *src = (byte *)_window4BackScn->pixels;
+		byte *src = (byte *)_window4BackScn->getPixels();
 		uint16 srcWidth = _videoWindows[4 * 4 + 2] * 16;
 		for (; height > 0; height--) {
 			memcpy(dst, src, width);
@@ -1247,7 +1247,7 @@ void AGOSEngine::clearVideoWindow(uint16 num, uint16 color) {
 
 	if (getGameType() == GType_ELVIRA1 && num == 3) {
 		Graphics::Surface *screen = _system->lockScreen();
-		byte *dst = (byte *)screen->pixels;
+		byte *dst = (byte *)screen->getPixels();
 		for (int i = 0; i < _screenHeight; i++) {
 			memset(dst, color, _screenWidth);
 			dst += screen->pitch;
@@ -1258,7 +1258,10 @@ void AGOSEngine::clearVideoWindow(uint16 num, uint16 color) {
 		uint16 xoffs = (vlut[0] - _videoWindows[16]) * 16;
 		uint16 yoffs = (vlut[1] - _videoWindows[17]);
 		uint16 dstWidth = _videoWindows[18] * 16;
-		byte *dst = (byte *)_window4BackScn->pixels + xoffs + yoffs * dstWidth;
+		// TODO: Is there any known connection between dstWidth and the pitch
+		// of the _window4BackScn Surface? If so, we might be able to pass
+		// yoffs as proper y parameter to getBasePtr.
+		byte *dst = (byte *)_window4BackScn->getBasePtr(xoffs, 0) + yoffs * dstWidth;
 
 		setMoveRect(0, 0, vlut[2] * 16, vlut[3]);
 
diff --git a/engines/agos/vga_e2.cpp b/engines/agos/vga_e2.cpp
index d4aafd3d7b..4eb337c687 100644
--- a/engines/agos/vga_e2.cpp
+++ b/engines/agos/vga_e2.cpp
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ void AGOSEngine::vc45_setWindowPalette() {
 	uint8 height = vlut[3];
 
 	if (num == 4) {
-		byte *dst = (byte *)_window4BackScn->pixels;
+		byte *dst = (byte *)_window4BackScn->getPixels();
 
 		for (uint8 h = 0; h < height; h++) {
 			for (uint8 w = 0; w < width; w++) {
@@ -223,11 +223,11 @@ void AGOSEngine::vc53_dissolveIn() {
 	uint16 count = dissolveCheck * 2;
 	while (count--) {
 		Graphics::Surface *screen = _system->lockScreen();
-		byte *dstPtr = (byte *)screen->pixels + x + y * screen->pitch;
+		byte *dstPtr = (byte *)screen->getBasePtr(x, y);
 
 		yoffs = _rnd.getRandomNumber(dissolveY);
 		dst = dstPtr + yoffs * screen->pitch;
-		src = (byte *)_window4BackScn->pixels + yoffs * _window4BackScn->pitch;
+		src = (byte *)_window4BackScn->getBasePtr(0, yoffs);
 
 		xoffs = _rnd.getRandomNumber(dissolveX);
 		dst += xoffs;
@@ -296,7 +296,7 @@ void AGOSEngine::vc54_dissolveOut() {
 	uint16 count = dissolveCheck * 2;
 	while (count--) {
 		Graphics::Surface *screen = _system->lockScreen();
-		byte *dstPtr = (byte *)screen->pixels + x + y * screen->pitch;
+		byte *dstPtr = (byte *)screen->getBasePtr(x, y);
 		color |= dstPtr[0] & 0xF0;
 
 		yoffs = _rnd.getRandomNumber(dissolveY);
@@ -378,7 +378,7 @@ void AGOSEngine::fullFade() {
 
 void AGOSEngine::vc56_fullScreen() {
 	Graphics::Surface *screen = _system->lockScreen();
-	byte *dst = (byte *)screen->pixels;
+	byte *dst = (byte *)screen->getPixels();
 	byte *src = _curVgaFile2 + 800;
 
 	for (int i = 0; i < _screenHeight; i++) {
diff --git a/engines/agos/vga_pn.cpp b/engines/agos/vga_pn.cpp
index 1e7b2ba060..b7f80ebf91 100644
--- a/engines/agos/vga_pn.cpp
+++ b/engines/agos/vga_pn.cpp
@@ -155,7 +155,7 @@ void AGOSEngine::vc48_specialEffect() {
 	if (getPlatform() == Common::kPlatformDOS) {
 		if (num == 1) {
 			Graphics::Surface *screen = _system->lockScreen();
-			byte *dst = (byte *)screen->pixels;
+			byte *dst = (byte *)screen->getPixels();
 
 			for (uint h = 0; h < _screenHeight; h++) {
 				for (uint w = 0; w < _screenWidth; w++) {
@@ -205,7 +205,7 @@ void AGOSEngine_PN::clearVideoWindow(uint16 num, uint16 color) {
 	uint16 yoffs = vlut[1];
 
 	Graphics::Surface *screen = _system->lockScreen();
-	byte *dst = (byte *)screen->pixels + xoffs + yoffs * screen->pitch;
+	byte *dst = (byte *)screen->getBasePtr(xoffs, yoffs);
 	for (uint h = 0; h < vlut[3]; h++) {
 		memset(dst, color, vlut[2] * 16);
 		dst += screen->pitch;
diff --git a/engines/agos/vga_s2.cpp b/engines/agos/vga_s2.cpp
index 9b9ed4e297..e0780b491a 100644
--- a/engines/agos/vga_s2.cpp
+++ b/engines/agos/vga_s2.cpp
@@ -213,7 +213,10 @@ void AGOSEngine_Simon2::clearVideoWindow(uint16 num, uint16 color) {
 	uint16 xoffs = vlut[0] * 16;
 	uint16 yoffs = vlut[1];
 	uint16 dstWidth = _videoWindows[18] * 16;
-	byte *dst = (byte *)_window4BackScn->pixels + xoffs + yoffs * dstWidth;
+	// TODO: Is there any known connection between dstWidth and the pitch
+	// of the _window4BackScn Surface? If so, we might be able to pass
+	// yoffs as proper y parameter to getBasePtr.
+	byte *dst = (byte *)_window4BackScn->getBasePtr(xoffs, 0) + yoffs * dstWidth;
 
 	setMoveRect(0, 0, vlut[2] * 16, vlut[3]);
 
diff --git a/engines/agos/vga_ww.cpp b/engines/agos/vga_ww.cpp
index c74f0cf52b..ca93fa9fec 100644
--- a/engines/agos/vga_ww.cpp
+++ b/engines/agos/vga_ww.cpp
@@ -143,7 +143,7 @@ void AGOSEngine::vc61() {
 	uint h, tmp;
 
 	Graphics::Surface *screen = _system->lockScreen();
-	dstPtr = (byte *)screen->pixels;
+	dstPtr = (byte *)screen->getPixels();
 
 	if (a == 6) {
 		src = _curVgaFile2 + 800;
diff --git a/engines/agos/window.cpp b/engines/agos/window.cpp
index 0365c736d8..892df92554 100644
--- a/engines/agos/window.cpp
+++ b/engines/agos/window.cpp
@@ -170,7 +170,7 @@ void AGOSEngine::colorBlock(WindowBlock *window, uint16 x, uint16 y, uint16 w, u
 	_videoLockOut |= 0x8000;
 
 	Graphics::Surface *screen = _system->lockScreen();
-	byte *dst = (byte *)screen->pixels + y * screen->pitch + x;
+	byte *dst = (byte *)screen->getBasePtr(x, y);
 
 	uint8 color = window->fillColor;
 	if (getGameType() == GType_ELVIRA2 || getGameType() == GType_WW)
@@ -232,7 +232,7 @@ void AGOSEngine::restoreBlock(uint16 x, uint16 y, uint16 w, uint16 h) {
 	uint i;
 
 	Graphics::Surface *screen = _system->lockScreen();
-	dst = (byte *)screen->pixels;
+	dst = (byte *)screen->getPixels();
 	src = getBackGround();
 
 	dst += y * screen->pitch;
diff --git a/engines/cge/cge_main.cpp b/engines/cge/cge_main.cpp
index f4f1cd3e0b..ae4dee6090 100644
--- a/engines/cge/cge_main.cpp
+++ b/engines/cge/cge_main.cpp
@@ -358,7 +358,7 @@ void CGEEngine::writeSavegameHeader(Common::OutSaveFile *out, SavegameHeader &he
 	// Create a thumbnail and save it
 	Graphics::Surface *thumb = new Graphics::Surface();
 	Graphics::Surface *s = _vga->_page[0];
-	::createThumbnail(thumb, (const byte *)s->pixels, kScrWidth, kScrHeight, thumbPalette);
+	::createThumbnail(thumb, (const byte *)s->getPixels(), kScrWidth, kScrHeight, thumbPalette);
 	Graphics::saveThumbnail(*out, *thumb);
 	thumb->free();
 	delete thumb;
diff --git a/engines/cge/vga13h.cpp b/engines/cge/vga13h.cpp
index 56a0754527..c0407cab42 100644
--- a/engines/cge/vga13h.cpp
+++ b/engines/cge/vga13h.cpp
@@ -826,7 +826,7 @@ void Vga::update() {
 		}
 	}
 
-	g_system->copyRectToScreen(Vga::_page[0]->getBasePtr(0, 0), kScrWidth, 0, 0, kScrWidth, kScrHeight);
+	g_system->copyRectToScreen(Vga::_page[0]->getPixels(), kScrWidth, 0, 0, kScrWidth, kScrHeight);
 	g_system->updateScreen();
 }
 
@@ -845,7 +845,7 @@ void Bitmap::xShow(int16 x, int16 y) {
 	debugC(4, kCGEDebugBitmap, "Bitmap::xShow(%d, %d)", x, y);
 
 	const byte *srcP = (const byte *)_v;
-	byte *destEndP = (byte *)_vm->_vga->_page[1]->pixels + (kScrWidth * kScrHeight);
+	byte *destEndP = (byte *)_vm->_vga->_page[1]->getBasePtr(0, kScrHeight);
 	byte *lookupTable = _m;
 
 	// Loop through processing data for each plane. The game originally ran in plane mapped mode, where a
@@ -898,7 +898,7 @@ void Bitmap::show(int16 x, int16 y) {
 	debugC(5, kCGEDebugBitmap, "Bitmap::show(%d, %d)", x, y);
 
 	const byte *srcP = (const byte *)_v;
-	byte *destEndP = (byte *)_vm->_vga->_page[1]->pixels + (kScrWidth * kScrHeight);
+	byte *destEndP = (byte *)_vm->_vga->_page[1]->getBasePtr(0, kScrHeight);
 
 	// Loop through processing data for each plane. The game originally ran in plane mapped mode, where a
 	// given plane holds each fourth pixel sequentially. So to handle an entire picture, each plane's data
diff --git a/engines/composer/graphics.cpp b/engines/composer/graphics.cpp
index 2b68fac233..caf3ba3a40 100644
--- a/engines/composer/graphics.cpp
+++ b/engines/composer/graphics.cpp
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ bool Sprite::contains(const Common::Point &pos) const {
 		return false;
 	if (adjustedPos.y < 0 || adjustedPos.y >= _surface.h)
 		return false;
-	byte *pixels = (byte *)_surface.pixels;
+	const byte *pixels = (const byte *)_surface.getPixels();
 	return (pixels[(_surface.h - adjustedPos.y - 1) * _surface.w + adjustedPos.x] != 0);
 }
 
@@ -541,7 +541,7 @@ void ComposerEngine::redraw() {
 
 	for (uint i = 0; i < _dirtyRects.size(); i++) {
 		const Common::Rect &rect = _dirtyRects[i];
-		byte *pixels = (byte *)_screen.pixels + (rect.top * _screen.pitch) + rect.left;
+		byte *pixels = (byte *)_screen.getBasePtr(rect.left, rect.top);
 		_system->copyRectToScreen(pixels, _screen.pitch, rect.left, rect.top, rect.width(), rect.height());
 	}
 	_system->updateScreen();
@@ -794,7 +794,7 @@ bool ComposerEngine::initSprite(Sprite &sprite) {
 
 	if (width > 0 && height > 0) {
 		sprite._surface.create(width, height, Graphics::PixelFormat::createFormatCLUT8());
-		decompressBitmap(type, stream, (byte *)sprite._surface.pixels, size, width, height);
+		decompressBitmap(type, stream, (byte *)sprite._surface.getPixels(), size, width, height);
 	} else {
 		// there are some sprites (e.g. a -998x-998 one in Gregory's title screen)
 		// which have an invalid size, but the original engine doesn't notice for
@@ -814,13 +814,13 @@ void ComposerEngine::drawSprite(const Sprite &sprite) {
 	int y = sprite._pos.y;
 
 	// incoming data is BMP-style (bottom-up), so flip it
-	byte *pixels = (byte *)_screen.pixels;
+	byte *pixels = (byte *)_screen.getPixels();
 	for (int j = 0; j < sprite._surface.h; j++) {
 		if (j + y < 0)
 			continue;
 		if (j + y >= _screen.h)
 			break;
-		byte *in = (byte *)sprite._surface.pixels + (sprite._surface.h - j - 1) * sprite._surface.w;
+		const byte *in = (const byte *)sprite._surface.getBasePtr(0, sprite._surface.h - j - 1);
 		byte *out = pixels + ((j + y) * _screen.w) + x;
 		for (int i = 0; i < sprite._surface.w; i++)
 			if ((x + i >= 0) && (x + i < _screen.w) && in[i])
diff --git a/engines/draci/screen.cpp b/engines/draci/screen.cpp
index 8c1a0c40f7..e43e367300 100644
--- a/engines/draci/screen.cpp
+++ b/engines/draci/screen.cpp
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ void Screen::copyToScreen() {
 
 	// If a full update is needed, update the whole screen
 	if (_surface->needsFullUpdate()) {
-		byte *ptr = (byte *)_surface->getBasePtr(0, 0);
+		byte *ptr = (byte *)_surface->getPixels();
 
 		_vm->_system->copyRectToScreen(ptr, kScreenWidth,
 			0, 0, kScreenWidth, kScreenHeight);
@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@ void Screen::copyToScreen() {
  * Clears the screen and marks the whole screen dirty.
  */
 void Screen::clearScreen() {
-	byte *ptr = (byte *)_surface->getBasePtr(0, 0);
+	byte *ptr = (byte *)_surface->getPixels();
 
 	_surface->markDirty();
 
diff --git a/engines/draci/surface.cpp b/engines/draci/surface.cpp
index 8380f8777b..3676c6edac 100644
--- a/engines/draci/surface.cpp
+++ b/engines/draci/surface.cpp
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ void Surface::markClean() {
  * @brief Fills the surface with the specified color
  */
 void Surface::fill(uint color) {
-	byte *ptr = (byte *)getBasePtr(0, 0);
+	byte *ptr = (byte *)getPixels();
 
 	memset(ptr, color, w * h);
 }
diff --git a/engines/drascula/graphics.cpp b/engines/drascula/graphics.cpp
index 3bdf724670..31d03a94a7 100644
--- a/engines/drascula/graphics.cpp
+++ b/engines/drascula/graphics.cpp
@@ -132,7 +132,7 @@ void DrasculaEngine::showFrame(Common::SeekableReadStream *stream, bool firstFra
 
 	byte *prevFrame = (byte *)malloc(64000);
 	Graphics::Surface *screenSurf = _system->lockScreen();
-	byte *screenBuffer = (byte *)screenSurf->pixels;
+	byte *screenBuffer = (byte *)screenSurf->getPixels();
 	uint16 screenPitch = screenSurf->pitch;
 	for (int y = 0; y < 200; y++) {
 		memcpy(prevFrame+y*320, screenBuffer+y*screenPitch, 320);
@@ -449,7 +449,7 @@ void DrasculaEngine::screenSaver() {
 		int x1_, y1_, off1, off2;
 
 		Graphics::Surface *screenSurf = _system->lockScreen();
-		byte *screenBuffer = (byte *)screenSurf->pixels;
+		byte *screenBuffer = (byte *)screenSurf->getPixels();
 		uint16 screenPitch = screenSurf->pitch;
 		for (int i = 0; i < 200; i++) {
 			for (int j = 0; j < 320; j++) {
@@ -538,7 +538,7 @@ int DrasculaEngine::playFrameSSN(Common::SeekableReadStream *stream) {
 			waitFrameSSN();
 
 			Graphics::Surface *screenSurf = _system->lockScreen();
-			byte *screenBuffer = (byte *)screenSurf->pixels;
+			byte *screenBuffer = (byte *)screenSurf->getPixels();
 			uint16 screenPitch = screenSurf->pitch;
 			if (FrameSSN)
 				mixVideo(screenBuffer, screenSurface, screenPitch);
@@ -557,7 +557,7 @@ int DrasculaEngine::playFrameSSN(Common::SeekableReadStream *stream) {
 				free(BufferSSN);
 				waitFrameSSN();
 				Graphics::Surface *screenSurf = _system->lockScreen();
-				byte *screenBuffer = (byte *)screenSurf->pixels;
+				byte *screenBuffer = (byte *)screenSurf->getPixels();
 				uint16 screenPitch = screenSurf->pitch;
 				if (FrameSSN)
 					mixVideo(screenBuffer, screenSurface, screenPitch);
diff --git a/engines/gob/surface.cpp b/engines/gob/surface.cpp
index 839378a412..870b0f15b3 100644
--- a/engines/gob/surface.cpp
+++ b/engines/gob/surface.cpp
@@ -821,7 +821,7 @@ bool Surface::loadIFF(Common::SeekableReadStream &stream) {
 		return false;
 
 	resize(decoder.getSurface()->w, decoder.getSurface()->h);
-	memcpy(_vidMem, decoder.getSurface()->pixels, decoder.getSurface()->w * decoder.getSurface()->h);
+	memcpy(_vidMem, decoder.getSurface()->getPixels(), decoder.getSurface()->w * decoder.getSurface()->h);
 
 	return true;
 }
diff --git a/engines/gob/videoplayer.cpp b/engines/gob/videoplayer.cpp
index a478492ccc..155989ccee 100644
--- a/engines/gob/videoplayer.cpp
+++ b/engines/gob/videoplayer.cpp
@@ -734,7 +734,11 @@ bool VideoPlayer::copyFrame(int slot, Surface &dest,
 	if (!surface)
 		return false;
 
-	Surface src(surface->w, surface->h, surface->format.bytesPerPixel, (byte *)surface->pixels);
+	// FIXME? This currently casts away const from the pixel data. However, it
+	// is only used read-only in this case (as far as I can tell). Not casting
+	// the const qualifier away will lead to an additional allocation and copy
+	// of the frame data which is undesirable.
+	Surface src(surface->w, surface->h, surface->format.bytesPerPixel, (byte *)const_cast<void *>(surface->getPixels()));
 
 	dest.blit(src, left, top, left + width - 1, top + height - 1, x, y, transp);
 	return true;
diff --git a/engines/groovie/graphics.cpp b/engines/groovie/graphics.cpp
index 73eb574dec..a4d8a4330c 100644
--- a/engines/groovie/graphics.cpp
+++ b/engines/groovie/graphics.cpp
@@ -82,8 +82,8 @@ void GraphicsMan::mergeFgAndBg() {
 	uint32 i;
 	byte *countf, *countb;
 
-	countf = (byte *)_foreground.getBasePtr(0, 0);
-	countb = (byte *)_background.getBasePtr(0, 0);
+	countf = (byte *)_foreground.getPixels();
+	countb = (byte *)_background.getPixels();
 	for (i = 640 * 320; i; i--) {
 		if (255 == *(countf)) {
 			*(countf) = *(countb);
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ void GraphicsMan::mergeFgAndBg() {
 }
 
 void GraphicsMan::updateScreen(Graphics::Surface *source) {
-	_vm->_system->copyRectToScreen(source->getBasePtr(0, 0), 640, 0, 80, 640, 320);
+	_vm->_system->copyRectToScreen(source->getPixels(), 640, 0, 80, 640, 320);
 	change();
 }
 
diff --git a/engines/groovie/roq.cpp b/engines/groovie/roq.cpp
index 72a61fefb2..f9a938bfd4 100644
--- a/engines/groovie/roq.cpp
+++ b/engines/groovie/roq.cpp
@@ -160,7 +160,7 @@ bool ROQPlayer::playFrameInternal() {
 
 	if (_dirty) {
 		// Update the screen
-		_syst->copyRectToScreen(_bg->getBasePtr(0, 0), _bg->pitch, 0, (_syst->getHeight() - _bg->h) / 2, _bg->w, _bg->h);
+		_syst->copyRectToScreen(_bg->getPixels(), _bg->pitch, 0, (_syst->getHeight() - _bg->h) / 2, _bg->w, _bg->h);
 		_syst->updateScreen();
 
 		// Clear the dirty flag
@@ -291,8 +291,8 @@ bool ROQPlayer::processBlockInfo(ROQBlockHeader &blockHeader) {
 	}
 
 	// Clear the buffers with black YUV values
-	byte *ptr1 = (byte *)_currBuf->getBasePtr(0, 0);
-	byte *ptr2 = (byte *)_prevBuf->getBasePtr(0, 0);
+	byte *ptr1 = (byte *)_currBuf->getPixels();
+	byte *ptr2 = (byte *)_prevBuf->getPixels();
 	for (int i = 0; i < width * height; i++) {
 		*ptr1++ = 0;
 		*ptr1++ = 128;
@@ -436,11 +436,11 @@ bool ROQPlayer::processBlockStill(ROQBlockHeader &blockHeader) {
 
 	Graphics::JPEGDecoder *jpg = new Graphics::JPEGDecoder();
 	jpg->loadStream(*_file);
-	const byte *y = (const byte *)jpg->getComponent(1)->getBasePtr(0, 0);
-	const byte *u = (const byte *)jpg->getComponent(2)->getBasePtr(0, 0);
-	const byte *v = (const byte *)jpg->getComponent(3)->getBasePtr(0, 0);
+	const byte *y = (const byte *)jpg->getComponent(1)->getPixels();
+	const byte *u = (const byte *)jpg->getComponent(2)->getPixels();
+	const byte *v = (const byte *)jpg->getComponent(3)->getPixels();
 
-	byte *ptr = (byte *)_currBuf->getBasePtr(0, 0);
+	byte *ptr = (byte *)_currBuf->getPixels();
 	for (int i = 0; i < _currBuf->w * _currBuf->h; i++) {
 		*ptr++ = *y++;
 		*ptr++ = *u++;
diff --git a/engines/groovie/script.cpp b/engines/groovie/script.cpp
index cbbdecc3e7..8e3bef9945 100644
--- a/engines/groovie/script.cpp
+++ b/engines/groovie/script.cpp
@@ -373,7 +373,7 @@ bool Script::hotspot(Common::Rect rect, uint16 address, uint8 cursor) {
 	    DebugMan.isDebugChannelEnabled(kGroovieDebugAll)) {
 		rect.translate(0, -80);
 		_vm->_graphicsMan->_foreground.frameRect(rect, 250);
-		_vm->_system->copyRectToScreen(_vm->_graphicsMan->_foreground.getBasePtr(0, 0), _vm->_graphicsMan->_foreground.pitch, 0, 80, 640, 320);
+		_vm->_system->copyRectToScreen(_vm->_graphicsMan->_foreground.getPixels(), _vm->_graphicsMan->_foreground.pitch, 0, 80, 640, 320);
 		_vm->_system->updateScreen();
 	}
 
@@ -983,7 +983,7 @@ void Script::o_strcmpnejmp_var() {			// 0x21
 
 void Script::o_copybgtofg() {			// 0x22
 	debugScript(1, true, "COPY_BG_TO_FG");
-	memcpy(_vm->_graphicsMan->_foreground.getBasePtr(0, 0), _vm->_graphicsMan->_background.getBasePtr(0, 0), 640 * 320);
+	memcpy(_vm->_graphicsMan->_foreground.getPixels(), _vm->_graphicsMan->_background.getPixels(), 640 * 320);
 }
 
 void Script::o_strcmpeqjmp() {			// 0x23
diff --git a/engines/groovie/vdx.cpp b/engines/groovie/vdx.cpp
index 8786e75488..59d966a22f 100644
--- a/engines/groovie/vdx.cpp
+++ b/engines/groovie/vdx.cpp
@@ -358,7 +358,7 @@ void VDXPlayer::getStill(Common::ReadStream *in) {
 	byte *buf;
 	if (_flagOne) {
 		// Paint to the foreground
-		buf = (byte *)_fg->getBasePtr(0, 0);
+		buf = (byte *)_fg->getPixels();
 		if (_flag2Byte) {
 			mask = 0xff;
 		} else {
@@ -370,7 +370,7 @@ void VDXPlayer::getStill(Common::ReadStream *in) {
 		_flagFirstFrame = true;
 	} else {
 		// Paint to the background
-		buf = (byte *)_bg->getBasePtr(0, 0);
+		buf = (byte *)_bg->getPixels();
 	}
 
 	// Read the palette
@@ -486,9 +486,9 @@ void VDXPlayer::decodeBlockDelta(uint32 offset, byte *colors, uint16 imageWidth)
 	// TODO: Verify just the else block is required
 	//if (_flagOne) {
 		// Paint to the foreground
-		//dest = (byte *)_fg->getBasePtr(0, 0) + offset;
+		//dest = (byte *)_fg->getPixels() + offset;
 	//} else {
-		dest = (byte *)_bg->getBasePtr(0, 0) + offset;
+		dest = (byte *)_bg->getPixels() + offset;
 	//}
 
 	// Move the pointers to the beginning of the current block
@@ -496,8 +496,8 @@ void VDXPlayer::decodeBlockDelta(uint32 offset, byte *colors, uint16 imageWidth)
 	dest += blockOff;
 	byte *fgBuf = 0;
 	if (_flagSeven) {
-		fgBuf = (byte *)_fg->getBasePtr(0, 0) + offset + blockOff;
-		//byte *bgBuf = (byte *)_bg->getBasePtr(0, 0) + offset + blockOff;
+		fgBuf = (byte *)_fg->getPixels() + offset + blockOff;
+		//byte *bgBuf = (byte *)_bg->getPixels() + offset + blockOff;
 	}
 
 	for (int y = TILE_SIZE; y; y--) {
@@ -550,7 +550,7 @@ void VDXPlayer::fadeIn(uint8 *targetpal) {
 
 	// TODO: Is it required? If so, move to an appropiate place
 	// Copy the foreground to the background
-	memcpy((byte *)_vm->_graphicsMan->_foreground.getBasePtr(0, 0), (byte *)_vm->_graphicsMan->_background.getBasePtr(0, 0), 640 * 320);
+	memcpy((byte *)_vm->_graphicsMan->_foreground.getPixels(), (byte *)_vm->_graphicsMan->_background.getPixels(), 640 * 320);
 
 	// Start a fadein
 	_vm->_graphicsMan->fadeIn(targetpal);
diff --git a/engines/hopkins/dialogs.cpp b/engines/hopkins/dialogs.cpp
index ab672d4c48..3b8fedf0ee 100644
--- a/engines/hopkins/dialogs.cpp
+++ b/engines/hopkins/dialogs.cpp
@@ -691,7 +691,7 @@ void DialogsManager::showSaveLoad(SaveLoadMode mode) {
 			Graphics::Surface thumb8;
 			_vm->_saveLoad->convertThumb16To8(header._thumbnail, &thumb8);
 
-			byte *thumb = (byte *)thumb8.pixels;
+			byte *thumb = (byte *)thumb8.getPixels();
 
 			int16 startPosX_ = _vm->_events->_startPos.x;
 			switch (slotNumber) {
diff --git a/engines/hopkins/graphics.cpp b/engines/hopkins/graphics.cpp
index b83371d65f..66ddbfaae6 100644
--- a/engines/hopkins/graphics.cpp
+++ b/engines/hopkins/graphics.cpp
@@ -325,7 +325,7 @@ void GraphicsManager::loadPCX640(byte *surface, const Common::String &file, byte
 
 	// Copy out the dimensions and pixels of the decoded surface
 	_largeScreenFl = s->w > SCREEN_WIDTH;
-	Common::copy((byte *)s->pixels, (byte *)s->pixels + (s->pitch * s->h), surface);
+	Common::copy((const byte *)s->getPixels(), (const byte *)s->getBasePtr(0, s->h), surface);
 
 	// Copy out the palette
 	const byte *palSrc = pcxDecoder.getPalette();
@@ -1202,7 +1202,7 @@ void GraphicsManager::displayZones() {
 void GraphicsManager::displayLines() {
 	Graphics::Surface *screenSurface = g_system->lockScreen();
 
-	uint16* pixels = (uint16*)screenSurface->pixels;
+	uint16 *pixels = (uint16 *)screenSurface->getPixels();
 
 	for (int lineIndex = 0; lineIndex < _vm->_linesMan->_linesNumb; lineIndex++) {
 		int i = 0;
diff --git a/engines/hopkins/saveload.cpp b/engines/hopkins/saveload.cpp
index c514df6943..b0dea7e6d1 100644
--- a/engines/hopkins/saveload.cpp
+++ b/engines/hopkins/saveload.cpp
@@ -233,14 +233,14 @@ void SaveLoadManager::createThumbnail(Graphics::Surface *s) {
 	Graphics::Surface thumb8;
 	thumb8.create(w, h, Graphics::PixelFormat::createFormatCLUT8());
 
-	_vm->_graphicsMan->reduceScreenPart(_vm->_graphicsMan->_frontBuffer, (byte *)thumb8.pixels,
+	_vm->_graphicsMan->reduceScreenPart(_vm->_graphicsMan->_frontBuffer, (byte *)thumb8.getPixels(),
 		_vm->_events->_startPos.x, 20, SCREEN_WIDTH, SCREEN_HEIGHT - 40, 80);
 
 	// Convert the 8-bit pixel to 16 bit surface
 	s->create(w, h, Graphics::PixelFormat(2, 5, 6, 5, 0, 11, 5, 0, 0));
 
-	const byte *srcP = (const byte *)thumb8.pixels;
-	uint16 *destP = (uint16 *)s->pixels;
+	const byte *srcP = (const byte *)thumb8.getPixels();
+	uint16 *destP = (uint16 *)s->getPixels();
 
 	for (int yp = 0; yp < h; ++yp) {
 		// Copy over the line, using the source pixels as lookups into the pixels palette
@@ -299,8 +299,8 @@ void SaveLoadManager::convertThumb16To8(Graphics::Surface *thumb16, Graphics::Su
 		pixelFormat16.colorToRGB(p, paletteR[palIndex], paletteG[palIndex], paletteB[palIndex]);
 	}
 
-	const uint16 *srcP = (const uint16 *)thumb16->pixels;
-	byte *destP = (byte *)thumb8->pixels;
+	const uint16 *srcP = (const uint16 *)thumb16->getPixels();
+	byte *destP = (byte *)thumb8->getPixels();
 
 	for (int yp = 0; yp < thumb16->h; ++yp) {
 		const uint16 *lineSrcP = srcP;
diff --git a/engines/hugo/dialogs.cpp b/engines/hugo/dialogs.cpp
index 0f07d52aee..5dcee3ae94 100644
--- a/engines/hugo/dialogs.cpp
+++ b/engines/hugo/dialogs.cpp
@@ -140,8 +140,8 @@ void TopMenu::loadBmpArr(Common::SeekableReadStream &in) {
 		_arrayBmp[i * 2] = bitmapSrc->convertTo(g_system->getOverlayFormat());
 		_arrayBmp[i * 2 + 1] = new Graphics::Surface();
 		_arrayBmp[i * 2 + 1]->create(_arrayBmp[i * 2]->w * 2, _arrayBmp[i * 2]->h * 2, g_system->getOverlayFormat());
-		byte *src = (byte *)_arrayBmp[i * 2]->pixels;
-		byte *dst = (byte *)_arrayBmp[i * 2 + 1]->pixels;
+		byte *src = (byte *)_arrayBmp[i * 2]->getPixels();
+		byte *dst = (byte *)_arrayBmp[i * 2 + 1]->getPixels();
 
 		for (int j = 0; j < _arrayBmp[i * 2]->h; j++) {
 			src = (byte *)_arrayBmp[i * 2]->getBasePtr(0, j);
diff --git a/engines/hugo/intro.cpp b/engines/hugo/intro.cpp
index 505e356049..6f314c8774 100644
--- a/engines/hugo/intro.cpp
+++ b/engines/hugo/intro.cpp
@@ -89,11 +89,7 @@ void intro_v1d::preNewGame() {
 void intro_v1d::introInit() {
 	_introState = 0;
 	_introTicks = 0;
-	_surf.w = 320;
-	_surf.h = 200;
-	_surf.pixels = _vm->_screen->getFrontBuffer();
-	_surf.pitch = 320;
-	_surf.format = Graphics::PixelFormat::createFormatCLUT8();
+	_surf.init(320, 200, 320, _vm->_screen->getFrontBuffer(), Graphics::PixelFormat::createFormatCLUT8());
 	_vm->_screen->displayList(kDisplayInit);
 }
 
@@ -243,11 +239,7 @@ void intro_v2d::preNewGame() {
 void intro_v2d::introInit() {
 	_vm->_screen->displayList(kDisplayInit);
 	_vm->_file->readBackground(_vm->_numScreens - 1); // display splash screen
-	_surf.w = 320;
-	_surf.h = 200;
-	_surf.pixels = _vm->_screen->getFrontBuffer();
-	_surf.pitch = 320;
-	_surf.format = Graphics::PixelFormat::createFormatCLUT8();
+	_surf.init(320, 200, 320, _vm->_screen->getFrontBuffer(), Graphics::PixelFormat::createFormatCLUT8());
 
 	char buffer[128];
 
@@ -289,11 +281,7 @@ void intro_v3d::preNewGame() {
 void intro_v3d::introInit() {
 	_vm->_screen->displayList(kDisplayInit);
 	_vm->_file->readBackground(_vm->_numScreens - 1); // display splash screen
-	_surf.w = 320;
-	_surf.h = 200;
-	_surf.pixels = _vm->_screen->getFrontBuffer();
-	_surf.pitch = 320;
-	_surf.format = Graphics::PixelFormat::createFormatCLUT8();
+	_surf.init(320, 200, 320, _vm->_screen->getFrontBuffer(), Graphics::PixelFormat::createFormatCLUT8());
 
 	char buffer[128];
 	if (_vm->_boot._registered)
diff --git a/engines/lastexpress/data/animation.cpp b/engines/lastexpress/data/animation.cpp
index 7618259e69..832bcc2e26 100644
--- a/engines/lastexpress/data/animation.cpp
+++ b/engines/lastexpress/data/animation.cpp
@@ -270,7 +270,7 @@ void Animation::play() {
 			draw(s);
 
 			// XXX: Update the screen
-			g_system->copyRectToScreen(s->pixels, s->pitch, 0, 0, s->w, s->h);
+			g_system->copyRectToScreen(s->getPixels(), s->pitch, 0, 0, s->w, s->h);
 
 			// Free the temporary surface
 			s->free();
diff --git a/engines/lastexpress/data/sequence.cpp b/engines/lastexpress/data/sequence.cpp
index a5bcba84cd..c7073b560c 100644
--- a/engines/lastexpress/data/sequence.cpp
+++ b/engines/lastexpress/data/sequence.cpp
@@ -128,8 +128,8 @@ AnimFrame::~AnimFrame() {
 }
 
 Common::Rect AnimFrame::draw(Graphics::Surface *s) {
-	byte *inp = (byte *)_image.pixels;
-	uint16 *outp = (uint16 *)s->pixels;
+	byte *inp = (byte *)_image.getPixels();
+	uint16 *outp = (uint16 *)s->getPixels();
 	for (int i = 0; i < 640 * 480; i++, inp++, outp++) {
 		if (*inp)
 			*outp = _palette[*inp];
@@ -155,7 +155,7 @@ void AnimFrame::decomp4(Common::SeekableReadStream *in, const FrameInfo &f) {
 }
 
 void AnimFrame::decomp34(Common::SeekableReadStream *in, const FrameInfo &f, byte mask, byte shift) {
-	byte *p = (byte *)_image.getBasePtr(0, 0);
+	byte *p = (byte *)_image.getPixels();
 
 	uint32 skip = f.initialSkip / 2;
 	uint32 size = f.decompressedEndOffset / 2;
@@ -200,7 +200,7 @@ void AnimFrame::decomp34(Common::SeekableReadStream *in, const FrameInfo &f, byt
 }
 
 void AnimFrame::decomp5(Common::SeekableReadStream *in, const FrameInfo &f) {
-	byte *p = (byte *)_image.getBasePtr(0, 0);
+	byte *p = (byte *)_image.getPixels();
 
 	uint32 skip = f.initialSkip / 2;
 	uint32 size = f.decompressedEndOffset / 2;
@@ -235,7 +235,7 @@ void AnimFrame::decomp5(Common::SeekableReadStream *in, const FrameInfo &f) {
 }
 
 void AnimFrame::decomp7(Common::SeekableReadStream *in, const FrameInfo &f) {
-	byte *p = (byte *)_image.getBasePtr(0, 0);
+	byte *p = (byte *)_image.getPixels();
 
 	uint32 skip = f.initialSkip / 2;
 	uint32 size = f.decompressedEndOffset / 2;
@@ -288,7 +288,7 @@ void AnimFrame::decomp7(Common::SeekableReadStream *in, const FrameInfo &f) {
 }
 
 void AnimFrame::decompFF(Common::SeekableReadStream *in, const FrameInfo &f) {
-	byte *p = (byte *)_image.getBasePtr(0, 0);
+	byte *p = (byte *)_image.getPixels();
 
 	uint32 skip = f.initialSkip / 2;
 	uint32 size = f.decompressedEndOffset / 2;
diff --git a/engines/lastexpress/graphics.cpp b/engines/lastexpress/graphics.cpp
index 753c3a39e4..9ced38a2e1 100644
--- a/engines/lastexpress/graphics.cpp
+++ b/engines/lastexpress/graphics.cpp
@@ -131,11 +131,11 @@ void GraphicsManager::mergePlanes() {
 	// Clear screen surface
 	_screen.fillRect(Common::Rect(640, 480), 0);
 
-	uint16 *screen = (uint16 *)_screen.pixels;
-	uint16 *inventory = (uint16 *)_inventory.pixels;
-	uint16 *overlay = (uint16 *)_overlay.pixels;
-	uint16 *backgroundC = (uint16 *)_backgroundC.pixels;
-	uint16 *backgroundA = (uint16 *)_backgroundA.pixels;
+	uint16 *screen = (uint16 *)_screen.getPixels();
+	uint16 *inventory = (uint16 *)_inventory.getPixels();
+	uint16 *overlay = (uint16 *)_overlay.getPixels();
+	uint16 *backgroundC = (uint16 *)_backgroundC.getPixels();
+	uint16 *backgroundA = (uint16 *)_backgroundA.getPixels();
 
 	for (int i = 0; i < 640 * 480; i++) {
 
@@ -160,7 +160,7 @@ void GraphicsManager::mergePlanes() {
 
 void GraphicsManager::updateScreen() {
 	g_system->fillScreen(0);
-	g_system->copyRectToScreen(_screen.getBasePtr(0, 0), 640 * 2, 0, 0, 640, 480);
+	g_system->copyRectToScreen(_screen.getPixels(), 640 * 2, 0, 0, 640, 480);
 }
 
 } // End of namespace LastExpress
diff --git a/engines/made/graphics.cpp b/engines/made/graphics.cpp
index 4d3fc7116a..a8e33774f6 100644
--- a/engines/made/graphics.cpp
+++ b/engines/made/graphics.cpp
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ void decompressImage(byte *source, Graphics::Surface &surface, uint16 cmdOffs, u
 	if ((maskFlags != 0) && (maskFlags != 2) && (pixelFlags != 0) && (pixelFlags != 2) && (cmdFlags != 0))
 		error("decompressImage() Unsupported flags: cmdFlags = %02X; maskFlags = %02X, pixelFlags = %02X", cmdFlags, maskFlags, pixelFlags);
 
-	byte *destPtr = (byte *)surface.getBasePtr(0, 0);
+	byte *destPtr = (byte *)surface.getPixels();
 
 	byte lineBuf[640 * 4];
 	byte bitBuf[40];
@@ -196,7 +196,7 @@ void decompressMovieImage(byte *source, Graphics::Surface &surface, uint16 cmdOf
 	byte *maskBuffer = source + maskOffs;
 	byte *pixelBuffer = source + pixelOffs;
 
-	byte *destPtr = (byte *)surface.getBasePtr(0, 0);
+	byte *destPtr = (byte *)surface.getPixels();
 
 	byte bitBuf[40];
 
diff --git a/engines/made/pmvplayer.cpp b/engines/made/pmvplayer.cpp
index cf450f7e25..573ff7faf1 100644
--- a/engines/made/pmvplayer.cpp
+++ b/engines/made/pmvplayer.cpp
@@ -248,7 +248,7 @@ void PmvPlayer::handleEvents() {
 }
 
 void PmvPlayer::updateScreen() {
-	_vm->_system->copyRectToScreen(_surface->pixels, _surface->pitch,
+	_vm->_system->copyRectToScreen(_surface->getPixels(), _surface->pitch,
 									(320 - _surface->w) / 2, (200 - _surface->h) / 2, _surface->w, _surface->h);
 	_vm->_system->updateScreen();
 }
diff --git a/engines/made/screen.cpp b/engines/made/screen.cpp
index ea7d57f82d..30848e8ec1 100644
--- a/engines/made/screen.cpp
+++ b/engines/made/screen.cpp
@@ -344,12 +344,12 @@ void Screen::drawSpriteChannels(const ClipInfo &clipInfo, int16 includeStateMask
 void Screen::updateSprites() {
 	// TODO: This needs some more work, dirty rectangles are currently not used
 
-	memcpy(_workScreen->pixels, _backgroundScreen->pixels, 64000);
+	memcpy(_workScreen->getPixels(), _backgroundScreen->getPixels(), 64000);
 
 	drawSpriteChannels(_backgroundScreenDrawCtx, 3, 0);
 	drawSpriteChannels(_workScreenDrawCtx, 1, 2);
 
-	_vm->_system->copyRectToScreen(_workScreen->pixels, _workScreen->pitch, 0, 0, _workScreen->w, _workScreen->h);
+	_vm->_system->copyRectToScreen(_workScreen->getPixels(), _workScreen->pitch, 0, 0, _workScreen->w, _workScreen->h);
 	_vm->_screen->updateScreenAndWait(10);
 }
 
@@ -593,7 +593,7 @@ void Screen::show() {
 		return;
 
 	drawSpriteChannels(_backgroundScreenDrawCtx, 3, 0);
-	memcpy(_workScreen->pixels, _backgroundScreen->pixels, 64000);
+	memcpy(_workScreen->getPixels(), _backgroundScreen->getPixels(), 64000);
 	drawSpriteChannels(_workScreenDrawCtx, 1, 2);
 
 	_fx->run(_visualEffectNum, _workScreen, _palette, _newPalette, _paletteColorCount);
@@ -775,7 +775,7 @@ void Screen::unlockScreen() {
 }
 
 void Screen::showWorkScreen() {
-	_vm->_system->copyRectToScreen(_workScreen->pixels, _workScreen->pitch, 0, 0, _workScreen->w, _workScreen->h);
+	_vm->_system->copyRectToScreen(_workScreen->getPixels(), _workScreen->pitch, 0, 0, _workScreen->w, _workScreen->h);
 }
 
 void Screen::copyRectToScreen(const void *buf, int pitch, int x, int y, int w, int h) {
diff --git a/engines/made/screenfx.cpp b/engines/made/screenfx.cpp
index ad71f1fb49..d069308a4b 100644
--- a/engines/made/screenfx.cpp
+++ b/engines/made/screenfx.cpp
@@ -368,7 +368,7 @@ void ScreenEffects::vfx07(Graphics::Surface *surface, byte *palette, byte *newPa
 // "Screen slide in" right to left
 void ScreenEffects::vfx08(Graphics::Surface *surface, byte *palette, byte *newPalette, int colorCount) {
 	for (int x = 8; x <= 320; x += 8) {
-		_screen->copyRectToScreen(surface->getBasePtr(0, 0), surface->pitch, 320 - x, 0, x, 200);
+		_screen->copyRectToScreen(surface->getPixels(), surface->pitch, 320 - x, 0, x, 200);
 		_screen->updateScreenAndWait(25);
 	}
 	setPalette(palette);
@@ -529,7 +529,7 @@ void ScreenEffects::vfx19(Graphics::Surface *surface, byte *palette, byte *newPa
 // "Screen slide in" bottom to top
 void ScreenEffects::vfx20(Graphics::Surface *surface, byte *palette, byte *newPalette, int colorCount) {
 	for (int y = 4; y <= 200; y += 4) {
-		_screen->copyRectToScreen(surface->getBasePtr(0, 0), surface->pitch, 0, 200 - y, 320, y);
+		_screen->copyRectToScreen(surface->getPixels(), surface->pitch, 0, 200 - y, 320, y);
 		_screen->updateScreenAndWait(25);
 	}
 
diff --git a/engines/made/scriptfuncs.cpp b/engines/made/scriptfuncs.cpp
index c57778fb71..0e3b50aa98 100644
--- a/engines/made/scriptfuncs.cpp
+++ b/engines/made/scriptfuncs.cpp
@@ -574,7 +574,7 @@ int16 ScriptFunctions::sfLoadMouseCursor(int16 argc, int16 *argv) {
 	PictureResource *flex = _vm->_res->getPicture(argv[2]);
 	if (flex) {
 		Graphics::Surface *surf = flex->getPicture();
-		CursorMan.replaceCursor(surf->pixels, surf->w, surf->h, argv[1], argv[0], 0);
+		CursorMan.replaceCursor(surf->getPixels(), surf->w, surf->h, argv[1], argv[0], 0);
 		_vm->_res->freeResource(flex);
 	}
 	return 0;
diff --git a/engines/mohawk/bitmap.cpp b/engines/mohawk/bitmap.cpp
index bc19fe2d3e..b321e043d9 100644
--- a/engines/mohawk/bitmap.cpp
+++ b/engines/mohawk/bitmap.cpp
@@ -580,7 +580,7 @@ void MohawkBitmap::drawRaw(Graphics::Surface *surface) {
 
 			_data->skip(_header.bytesPerRow - _header.width * 3);
 		} else {
-			_data->read((byte *)surface->pixels + y * _header.width, _header.width);
+			_data->read((byte *)surface->getBasePtr(0, y), _header.width);
 			_data->skip(_header.bytesPerRow - _header.width);
 		}
 	}
@@ -599,7 +599,7 @@ void MohawkBitmap::drawRLE8(Graphics::Surface *surface, bool isLE) {
 	for (uint16 i = 0; i < _header.height; i++) {
 		uint16 rowByteCount = isLE ? _data->readUint16LE() : _data->readUint16BE();
 		int32 startPos = _data->pos();
-		byte *dst = (byte *)surface->pixels + i * _header.width;
+		byte *dst = (byte *)surface->getBasePtr(0, i);
 		int16 remaining = _header.width;
 
 		while (remaining > 0) {
@@ -779,7 +779,7 @@ MohawkSurface *DOSBitmap::decodeImage(Common::SeekableReadStream *stream) {
 	}
 
 	Graphics::Surface *surface = createSurface(_header.width, _header.height);
-	memset(surface->pixels, 0, _header.width * _header.height);
+	memset(surface->getPixels(), 0, _header.width * _header.height);
 
 	// Expand the <8bpp data to one byte per pixel
 	switch (getBitsPerPixel()) {
@@ -801,7 +801,7 @@ MohawkSurface *DOSBitmap::decodeImage(Common::SeekableReadStream *stream) {
 void DOSBitmap::expandMonochromePlane(Graphics::Surface *surface, Common::SeekableReadStream *rawStream) {
 	assert(surface->format.bytesPerPixel == 1);
 
-	byte *dst = (byte *)surface->pixels;
+	byte *dst = (byte *)surface->getPixels();
 
 	// Expand the 8 pixels in a byte into a full byte per pixel
 
@@ -830,7 +830,7 @@ void DOSBitmap::expandEGAPlanes(Graphics::Surface *surface, Common::SeekableRead
 	// Note that the image is in EGA planar form and not just standard 4bpp
 	// This seems to contradict the PoP specs which seem to do something else
 
-	byte *dst = (byte *)surface->pixels;
+	byte *dst = (byte *)surface->getPixels();
 
 	for (uint32 i = 0; i < surface->h; i++) {
 		uint x = 0;
diff --git a/engines/mohawk/cursors.cpp b/engines/mohawk/cursors.cpp
index c7bd03678f..f70efde5fb 100644
--- a/engines/mohawk/cursors.cpp
+++ b/engines/mohawk/cursors.cpp
@@ -121,11 +121,11 @@ void MystCursorManager::setCursor(uint16 id) {
 
 	// Myst ME stores some cursors as 24bpp images instead of 8bpp
 	if (surface->format.bytesPerPixel == 1) {
-		CursorMan.replaceCursor(surface->pixels, surface->w, surface->h, hotspotX, hotspotY, 0);
+		CursorMan.replaceCursor(surface->getPixels(), surface->w, surface->h, hotspotX, hotspotY, 0);
 		CursorMan.replaceCursorPalette(mhkSurface->getPalette(), 0, 256);
 	} else {
 		Graphics::PixelFormat pixelFormat = g_system->getScreenFormat();
-		CursorMan.replaceCursor(surface->pixels, surface->w, surface->h, hotspotX, hotspotY, pixelFormat.RGBToColor(255, 255, 255), false, &pixelFormat);
+		CursorMan.replaceCursor(surface->getPixels(), surface->w, surface->h, hotspotX, hotspotY, pixelFormat.RGBToColor(255, 255, 255), false, &pixelFormat);
 	}
 
 	_vm->_needsUpdate = true;
diff --git a/engines/mohawk/riven_graphics.cpp b/engines/mohawk/riven_graphics.cpp
index 05e66a3924..cd15960b85 100644
--- a/engines/mohawk/riven_graphics.cpp
+++ b/engines/mohawk/riven_graphics.cpp
@@ -255,7 +255,7 @@ void RivenGraphics::runScheduledTransition() {
 	}
 
 	// For now, just copy the image to screen without doing any transition.
-	_vm->_system->copyRectToScreen(_mainScreen->pixels, _mainScreen->pitch, 0, 0, _mainScreen->w, _mainScreen->h);
+	_vm->_system->copyRectToScreen(_mainScreen->getPixels(), _mainScreen->pitch, 0, 0, _mainScreen->w, _mainScreen->h);
 	_vm->_system->updateScreen();
 
 	_scheduledTransition = -1; // Clear scheduled transition
@@ -345,7 +345,7 @@ void RivenGraphics::drawInventoryImage(uint16 id, const Common::Rect *rect) {
 	mhkSurface->convertToTrueColor();
 	Graphics::Surface *surface = mhkSurface->getSurface();
 
-	_vm->_system->copyRectToScreen(surface->pixels, surface->pitch, rect->left, rect->top, surface->w, surface->h);
+	_vm->_system->copyRectToScreen(surface->getPixels(), surface->pitch, rect->left, rect->top, surface->w, surface->h);
 
 	delete mhkSurface;
 }
@@ -420,7 +420,7 @@ void RivenGraphics::updateCredits() {
 	} else {
 		// Otheriwse, we're scrolling
 		// Move the screen up one row
-		memmove(_mainScreen->pixels, _mainScreen->getBasePtr(0, 1), _mainScreen->pitch * (_mainScreen->h - 1));
+		memmove(_mainScreen->getPixels(), _mainScreen->getBasePtr(0, 1), _mainScreen->pitch * (_mainScreen->h - 1));
 
 		// Only update as long as we're not before the last frame
 		// Otherwise, we're just moving up a row (which we already did)
@@ -437,7 +437,7 @@ void RivenGraphics::updateCredits() {
 		}
 
 		// Now flush the new screen
-		_vm->_system->copyRectToScreen(_mainScreen->pixels, _mainScreen->pitch, 0, 0, _mainScreen->w, _mainScreen->h);
+		_vm->_system->copyRectToScreen(_mainScreen->getPixels(), _mainScreen->pitch, 0, 0, _mainScreen->w, _mainScreen->h);
 		_vm->_system->updateScreen();
 	}
 }
diff --git a/engines/mohawk/video.cpp b/engines/mohawk/video.cpp
index 8b0130d711..b7e06a2b9f 100644
--- a/engines/mohawk/video.cpp
+++ b/engines/mohawk/video.cpp
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ bool VideoManager::updateMovies() {
 				// Clip the width/height to make sure we stay on the screen (Myst does this a few times)
 				uint16 width = MIN<int32>(_videoStreams[i]->getWidth(), _vm->_system->getWidth() - _videoStreams[i].x);
 				uint16 height = MIN<int32>(_videoStreams[i]->getHeight(), _vm->_system->getHeight() - _videoStreams[i].y);
-				_vm->_system->copyRectToScreen(frame->pixels, frame->pitch, _videoStreams[i].x, _videoStreams[i].y, width, height);
+				_vm->_system->copyRectToScreen(frame->getPixels(), frame->pitch, _videoStreams[i].x, _videoStreams[i].y, width, height);
 
 				// We've drawn something to the screen, make sure we update it
 				updateScreen = true;
diff --git a/engines/mortevielle/graphics.cpp b/engines/mortevielle/graphics.cpp
index c066114e8d..059f5a9be8 100644
--- a/engines/mortevielle/graphics.cpp
+++ b/engines/mortevielle/graphics.cpp
@@ -897,12 +897,7 @@ Graphics::Surface ScreenSurface::lockArea(const Common::Rect &bounds) {
 	_dirtyRects.push_back(bounds);
 
 	Graphics::Surface s;
-	s.format = format;
-	s.pixels = getBasePtr(bounds.left, bounds.top);
-	s.pitch = pitch;
-	s.w = bounds.width();
-	s.h = bounds.height();
-
+	s.init(bounds.width(), bounds.height(), pitch, getBasePtr(bounds.left, bounds.top), format);
 	return s;
 }
 
@@ -1067,7 +1062,7 @@ void ScreenSurface::setPixel(const Common::Point &pt, int palIndex) {
 	assert((pt.x >= 0) && (pt.y >= 0) && (pt.x <= SCREEN_WIDTH) && (pt.y <= SCREEN_ORIG_HEIGHT));
 	Graphics::Surface destSurface = lockArea(Common::Rect(pt.x, pt.y * 2, pt.x + 1, (pt.y + 1) * 2));
 
-	byte *destP = (byte *)destSurface.pixels;
+	byte *destP = (byte *)destSurface.getPixels();
 	*destP = palIndex;
 	*(destP + SCREEN_WIDTH) = palIndex;
 }
diff --git a/engines/mortevielle/menu.cpp b/engines/mortevielle/menu.cpp
index aa8d67e98a..f32c551ddb 100644
--- a/engines/mortevielle/menu.cpp
+++ b/engines/mortevielle/menu.cpp
@@ -393,7 +393,7 @@ void Menu::menuUp(int msgId) {
 		// Get a pointer to the source and destination of the area to restore
 		const byte *pSrc = (const byte *)_vm->_backgroundSurface.getBasePtr(0, 10);
 		Graphics::Surface destArea = _vm->_screenSurface.lockArea(Common::Rect(0, 10, SCREEN_WIDTH, SCREEN_HEIGHT));
-		byte *pDest = (byte *)destArea.getBasePtr(0, 0);
+		byte *pDest = (byte *)destArea.getPixels();
 
 		// Copy the data
 		Common::copy(pSrc, pSrc + (400 - 10) * SCREEN_WIDTH, pDest);
diff --git a/engines/mortevielle/saveload.cpp b/engines/mortevielle/saveload.cpp
index 77c242c9e7..651ed07b65 100644
--- a/engines/mortevielle/saveload.cpp
+++ b/engines/mortevielle/saveload.cpp
@@ -189,7 +189,7 @@ void SavegameManager::writeSavegameHeader(Common::OutSaveFile *out, const Common
 	Graphics::Surface *thumb = new Graphics::Surface();
 	Graphics::Surface s = g_vm->_screenSurface.lockArea(Common::Rect(0, 0, SCREEN_WIDTH, SCREEN_HEIGHT));
 
-	::createThumbnail(thumb, (const byte *)s.pixels, SCREEN_WIDTH, SCREEN_HEIGHT, thumbPalette);
+	::createThumbnail(thumb, (const byte *)s.getPixels(), SCREEN_WIDTH, SCREEN_HEIGHT, thumbPalette);
 	Graphics::saveThumbnail(*out, *thumb);
 	thumb->free();
 	delete thumb;
diff --git a/engines/neverhood/mouse.cpp b/engines/neverhood/mouse.cpp
index 13fba41e92..f11a3f99ea 100644
--- a/engines/neverhood/mouse.cpp
+++ b/engines/neverhood/mouse.cpp
@@ -183,7 +183,7 @@ void Mouse::updateCursor() {
 		_drawOffset = _mouseCursorResource.getRect();
 		_surface->drawMouseCursorResource(_mouseCursorResource, _frameNum / 2);
 		Graphics::Surface *cursorSurface = _surface->getSurface();
-		CursorMan.replaceCursor((const byte*)cursorSurface->pixels,
+		CursorMan.replaceCursor((const byte*)cursorSurface->getPixels(),
 			cursorSurface->w, cursorSurface->h, -_drawOffset.x, -_drawOffset.y, 0);
 	}
 
diff --git a/engines/neverhood/resource.cpp b/engines/neverhood/resource.cpp
index 5f7aea86f4..a1a517f251 100644
--- a/engines/neverhood/resource.cpp
+++ b/engines/neverhood/resource.cpp
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ SpriteResource::~SpriteResource() {
 
 void SpriteResource::draw(Graphics::Surface *destSurface, bool flipX, bool flipY) {
 	if (_pixels) {
-		byte *dest = (byte*)destSurface->pixels;
+		byte *dest = (byte*)destSurface->getPixels();
 		const int destPitch = destSurface->pitch;
 		if (_rle)
 			unpackSpriteRle(_pixels, _dimensions.width, _dimensions.height, dest, destPitch, flipX, flipY);
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ AnimResource::~AnimResource() {
 
 void AnimResource::draw(uint frameIndex, Graphics::Surface *destSurface, bool flipX, bool flipY) {
 	const AnimFrameInfo frameInfo = _frames[frameIndex];
-	byte *dest = (byte*)destSurface->pixels;
+	byte *dest = (byte*)destSurface->getPixels();
 	const int destPitch = destSurface->pitch;
 	_currSpriteData = _spriteData + frameInfo.spriteDataOffs;
 	_width = frameInfo.drawOffset.width;
@@ -298,7 +298,7 @@ void MouseCursorResource::draw(int frameNum, Graphics::Surface *destSurface) {
 		const int sourcePitch = (_cursorSprite.getDimensions().width + 3) & 0xFFFC; // 4 byte alignment
 		const int destPitch = destSurface->pitch;
 		const byte *source = _cursorSprite.getPixels() + _cursorNum * (sourcePitch * 32) + frameNum * 32;
-		byte *dest = (byte*)destSurface->pixels;
+		byte *dest = (byte*)destSurface->getPixels();
 		for (int16 yc = 0; yc < 32; yc++) {
 			memcpy(dest, source, 32);
 			source += sourcePitch;
diff --git a/engines/neverhood/screen.cpp b/engines/neverhood/screen.cpp
index 4a5bfb92ce..4c8dd9add0 100644
--- a/engines/neverhood/screen.cpp
+++ b/engines/neverhood/screen.cpp
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ void Screen::update() {
 
 	if (_fullRefresh) {
 		// NOTE When playing a fullscreen/doubled Smacker video usually a full screen refresh is needed
-		_vm->_system->copyRectToScreen((const byte*)_backScreen->pixels, _backScreen->pitch, 0, 0, 640, 480);
+		_vm->_system->copyRectToScreen((const byte*)_backScreen->getPixels(), _backScreen->pitch, 0, 0, 640, 480);
 		_fullRefresh = false;
 		return;
 	}
@@ -174,7 +174,7 @@ void Screen::updatePalette() {
 }
 
 void Screen::clear() {
-	memset(_backScreen->pixels, 0, _backScreen->pitch * _backScreen->h);
+	memset(_backScreen->getPixels(), 0, _backScreen->pitch * _backScreen->h);
 	_fullRefresh = true;
 	clearRenderQueue();
 }
@@ -257,7 +257,7 @@ void Screen::drawSurface3(const Graphics::Surface *surface, int16 x, int16 y, ND
 
 void Screen::drawDoubleSurface2(const Graphics::Surface *surface, NDrawRect &drawRect) {
 
-	const byte *source = (const byte*)surface->getBasePtr(0, 0);
+	const byte *source = (const byte*)surface->getPixels();
 	byte *dest = (byte*)_backScreen->getBasePtr(drawRect.x, drawRect.y);
 
 	for (int16 yc = 0; yc < surface->h; yc++) {
diff --git a/engines/parallaction/disk_br.cpp b/engines/parallaction/disk_br.cpp
index 3135c3e8c5..f648f4b9a1 100644
--- a/engines/parallaction/disk_br.cpp
+++ b/engines/parallaction/disk_br.cpp
@@ -225,7 +225,7 @@ void DosDisk_br::loadBitmap(Common::SeekableReadStream &stream, Graphics::Surfac
 	}
 
 	surf.create(width, height, Graphics::PixelFormat::createFormatCLUT8());
-	stream.read(surf.pixels, width * height);
+	stream.read(surf.getPixels(), width * height);
 }
 
 Frames* DosDisk_br::loadPointer(const char *name) {
@@ -449,7 +449,7 @@ void AmigaDisk_br::init() {
 
 void AmigaDisk_br::adjustForPalette(Graphics::Surface &surf, int transparentColor) {
 	uint size = surf.w * surf.h;
-	byte *data = (byte *)surf.pixels;
+	byte *data = (byte *)surf.getPixels();
 	for (uint i = 0; i < size; i++, data++) {
 		if (transparentColor == -1 || transparentColor != *data)
 			*data += 16;
@@ -552,7 +552,7 @@ MaskBuffer *AmigaDisk_br::loadMask(const char *name, uint32 w, uint32 h) {
 	MaskBuffer *buffer = new MaskBuffer;
 	// surface width was shrunk to 1/4th of the bitmap width due to the pixel packing
 	buffer->create(decoder.getSurface()->w * 4, decoder.getSurface()->h);
-	memcpy(buffer->data, decoder.getSurface()->pixels, buffer->size);
+	memcpy(buffer->data, decoder.getSurface()->getPixels(), buffer->size);
 	buffer->bigEndian = true;
 	finalpass(buffer->data, buffer->size);
 	return buffer;
@@ -612,7 +612,7 @@ GfxObj* AmigaDisk_br::loadStatic(const char* name) {
 		stream->read(shadow, shadowSize);
 		for (int32 i = 0; i < surf->h; ++i) {
 			byte *src = shadow + shadowWidth * i;
-			byte *dst = (byte *)surf->pixels + surf->pitch * i;
+			byte *dst = (byte *)surf->getPixels() + surf->pitch * i;
 
 			for (int32 j = 0; j < surf->w; ++j, ++dst) {
 				byte bit = src[j/8] & (1 << (7 - (j & 7)));
diff --git a/engines/parallaction/disk_ns.cpp b/engines/parallaction/disk_ns.cpp
index 4c4893ec61..ae28e864a9 100644
--- a/engines/parallaction/disk_ns.cpp
+++ b/engines/parallaction/disk_ns.cpp
@@ -482,7 +482,7 @@ void DosDisk_ns::loadBackground(BackgroundInfo& info, const char *filename) {
 	// read bitmap, mask and path data and extract them into the 3 buffers
 	info.bg.create(info.width, info.height, Graphics::PixelFormat::createFormatCLUT8());
 	createMaskAndPathBuffers(info);
-	unpackBackground(stream, (byte *)info.bg.pixels, info._mask->data, info._path->data);
+	unpackBackground(stream, (byte *)info.bg.getPixels(), info._mask->data, info._path->data);
 
 	delete stream;
 }
@@ -976,7 +976,7 @@ void AmigaDisk_ns::loadMask_internal(BackgroundInfo& info, const char *name) {
 	info._mask = new MaskBuffer;
 	// surface width was shrunk to 1/4th of the bitmap width due to the pixel packing
 	info._mask->create(decoder.getSurface()->w * 4, decoder.getSurface()->h);
-	memcpy(info._mask->data, decoder.getSurface()->pixels, info._mask->size);
+	memcpy(info._mask->data, decoder.getSurface()->getPixels(), info._mask->size);
 	info._mask->bigEndian = true;
 }
 
@@ -998,7 +998,7 @@ void AmigaDisk_ns::loadPath_internal(BackgroundInfo& info, const char *name) {
 	info._path = new PathBuffer;
 	// surface width was shrunk to 1/8th of the bitmap width due to the pixel packing
 	info._path->create(decoder.getSurface()->w * 8, decoder.getSurface()->h);
-	memcpy(info._path->data, decoder.getSurface()->pixels, info._path->size);
+	memcpy(info._path->data, decoder.getSurface()->getPixels(), info._path->size);
 	info._path->bigEndian = true;
 }
 
diff --git a/engines/parallaction/exec_ns.cpp b/engines/parallaction/exec_ns.cpp
index 3ea4332e50..816f220b1f 100644
--- a/engines/parallaction/exec_ns.cpp
+++ b/engines/parallaction/exec_ns.cpp
@@ -126,9 +126,7 @@ DECLARE_INSTRUCTION_OPCODE(put) {
 	inst->_a->getFrameRect(r);
 
 	Graphics::Surface v18;
-	v18.w = r.width();
-	v18.h = r.height();
-	v18.pixels = inst->_a->getFrameData();
+	v18.init(r.width(), r.height(), r.width(), inst->_a->getFrameData(), Graphics::PixelFormat::createFormatCLUT8());
 
 	int16 x = inst->_opA.getValue();
 	int16 y = inst->_opB.getValue();
diff --git a/engines/parallaction/graphics.cpp b/engines/parallaction/graphics.cpp
index b8a8ceb61f..3f36d56420 100644
--- a/engines/parallaction/graphics.cpp
+++ b/engines/parallaction/graphics.cpp
@@ -332,7 +332,7 @@ void Gfx::copyRectToScreen(const byte *buf, int pitch, int x, int y, int w, int
 
 void Gfx::clearScreen() {
 	if (_doubleBuffering) {
-		if (_backBuffer.pixels) {
+		if (_backBuffer.getPixels()) {
 			Common::Rect r(_backBuffer.w, _backBuffer.h);
 			_backBuffer.fillRect(r, 0);
 		}
@@ -419,13 +419,13 @@ void Gfx::updateScreen() {
 	// is needed
 	_overlayMode = false;
 
-	bool skipBackground = (_backgroundInfo->bg.pixels == 0);	// don't render frame if background is missing
+	bool skipBackground = (_backgroundInfo->bg.getPixels() == 0);	// don't render frame if background is missing
 
 	if (!skipBackground) {
 		// background may not cover the whole screen, so adjust bulk update size
 		uint w = _backgroundInfo->width;
 		uint h = _backgroundInfo->height;
-		byte *backgroundData = (byte *)_backgroundInfo->bg.getBasePtr(0, 0);
+		byte *backgroundData = (byte *)_backgroundInfo->bg.getPixels();
 		uint16 backgroundPitch = _backgroundInfo->bg.pitch;
 		copyRectToScreen(backgroundData, backgroundPitch, _backgroundInfo->_x, _backgroundInfo->_y, w, h);
 	}
@@ -450,7 +450,7 @@ void Gfx::applyHalfbriteEffect_NS(Graphics::Surface &surf) {
 		return;
 	}
 
-	byte *buf = (byte *)surf.pixels;
+	byte *buf = (byte *)surf.getPixels();
 	for (int i = 0; i < surf.w*surf.h; i++) {
 		*buf++ |= 0x20;
 	}
@@ -493,7 +493,7 @@ void Gfx::patchBackground(Graphics::Surface &surf, int16 x, int16 y, bool mask)
 	r.moveTo(x, y);
 
 	uint16 z = (mask) ? _backgroundInfo->getMaskLayer(y) : LAYER_FOREGROUND;
-	blt(r, (byte *)surf.pixels, &_backgroundInfo->bg, z, 100, 0);
+	blt(r, (byte *)surf.getPixels(), &_backgroundInfo->bg, z, 100, 0);
 }
 
 void Gfx::fillBackground(const Common::Rect& r, byte color) {
@@ -536,12 +536,12 @@ GfxObj *Gfx::renderFloatingLabel(Font *font, char *text) {
 		setupLabelSurface(*cnv, w, h);
 
 		font->setColor((_gameType == GType_BRA) ? 0 : 7);
-		font->drawString((byte *)cnv->pixels + 1, cnv->w, text);
-		font->drawString((byte *)cnv->pixels + 1 + cnv->w * 2, cnv->w, text);
-		font->drawString((byte *)cnv->pixels + cnv->w, cnv->w, text);
-		font->drawString((byte *)cnv->pixels + 2 + cnv->w, cnv->w, text);
+		font->drawString((byte *)cnv->getBasePtr(1, 0), cnv->w, text);
+		font->drawString((byte *)cnv->getBasePtr(1, 2), cnv->w, text);
+		font->drawString((byte *)cnv->getBasePtr(0, 1), cnv->w, text);
+		font->drawString((byte *)cnv->getBasePtr(2, 1), cnv->w, text);
 		font->setColor((_gameType == GType_BRA) ? 11 : 1);
-		font->drawString((byte *)cnv->pixels + 1 + cnv->w, cnv->w, text);
+		font->drawString((byte *)cnv->getBasePtr(1, 1), cnv->w, text);
 	} else {
 		w = font->getStringWidth(text);
 		h = font->height();
@@ -704,7 +704,7 @@ void Gfx::unregisterLabel(GfxObj *label) {
 void Gfx::copyRect(const Common::Rect &r, Graphics::Surface &src, Graphics::Surface &dst) {
 
 	byte *s = (byte *)src.getBasePtr(r.left, r.top);
-	byte *d = (byte *)dst.getBasePtr(0, 0);
+	byte *d = (byte *)dst.getPixels();
 
 	for (uint16 i = 0; i < r.height(); i++) {
 		memcpy(d, s, r.width());
diff --git a/engines/parallaction/input.cpp b/engines/parallaction/input.cpp
index bf7cdc439d..a445ce0138 100644
--- a/engines/parallaction/input.cpp
+++ b/engines/parallaction/input.cpp
@@ -499,7 +499,7 @@ void Input::initCursors() {
 			// TODO: scale mouse cursor (see staticres.cpp)
 			Graphics::Surface *surf2 = new Graphics::Surface;
 			surf2->create(32, 16, Graphics::PixelFormat::createFormatCLUT8());
-			memcpy(surf2->pixels, _resMouseArrow_BR_Amiga, 32*16);
+			memcpy(surf2->getPixels(), _resMouseArrow_BR_Amiga, 32*16);
 			_mouseArrow = new SurfaceToFrames(surf2);
 		}
 		break;
diff --git a/engines/parallaction/inventory.h b/engines/parallaction/inventory.h
index a3b7bf953f..d5cf8badf0 100644
--- a/engines/parallaction/inventory.h
+++ b/engines/parallaction/inventory.h
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ public:
 	void highlightItem(ItemPosition pos, byte color);
 	void drawItem(ItemName name, byte *buffer, uint pitch);
 
-	byte*	getData() const { return (byte *)_surf.pixels; }
+	byte	*getData() { return (byte *)_surf.getPixels(); }
 
 	void	getRect(Common::Rect &r) const;
 	int16	getNumLines() const;
diff --git a/engines/pegasus/cursor.cpp b/engines/pegasus/cursor.cpp
index 897d31d7bd..ad0d2c2d7d 100644
--- a/engines/pegasus/cursor.cpp
+++ b/engines/pegasus/cursor.cpp
@@ -85,9 +85,9 @@ void Cursor::setCurrentFrameIndex(int32 index) {
 
 			if (_info[index].surface->format.bytesPerPixel == 1) {
 				CursorMan.replaceCursorPalette(_info[index].palette, 0, _info[index].colorCount);
-				CursorMan.replaceCursor(_info[index].surface->pixels, _info[index].surface->w, _info[index].surface->h, _info[index].hotspot.x, _info[index].hotspot.y, 0);
+				CursorMan.replaceCursor(_info[index].surface->getPixels(), _info[index].surface->w, _info[index].surface->h, _info[index].hotspot.x, _info[index].hotspot.y, 0);
 			} else {
-				CursorMan.replaceCursor(_info[index].surface->pixels, _info[index].surface->w, _info[index].surface->h, _info[index].hotspot.x, _info[index].hotspot.y, _info[index].surface->format.RGBToColor(0xFF, 0xFF, 0xFF), false, &_info[index].surface->format);
+				CursorMan.replaceCursor(_info[index].surface->getPixels(), _info[index].surface->w, _info[index].surface->h, _info[index].hotspot.x, _info[index].hotspot.y, _info[index].surface->format.RGBToColor(0xFF, 0xFF, 0xFF), false, &_info[index].surface->format);
 			}
 
 			((PegasusEngine *)g_engine)->_gfx->markCursorAsDirty();
@@ -203,7 +203,7 @@ void Cursor::loadCursorImage(CursorInfo &cursorInfo) {
 	// PixMap data
 	if (pixMap.pixelSize == 8) {
 		cursorInfo.surface->create(pixMap.rowBytes, pixMap.bounds.height(), Graphics::PixelFormat::createFormatCLUT8());
-		cicnStream->read(cursorInfo.surface->pixels, pixMap.rowBytes * pixMap.bounds.height());
+		cicnStream->read(cursorInfo.surface->getPixels(), pixMap.rowBytes * pixMap.bounds.height());
 
 		// While this looks sensible, it actually doesn't work for some cursors
 		// (ie. the 'can grab' hand)
diff --git a/engines/pegasus/graphics.cpp b/engines/pegasus/graphics.cpp
index 8dbd678809..5475108abd 100644
--- a/engines/pegasus/graphics.cpp
+++ b/engines/pegasus/graphics.cpp
@@ -318,7 +318,7 @@ void GraphicsManager::shakeTheWorld(TimeValue duration, TimeScale scale) {
 	}
 
 	if (lastOffset.x != 0 || lastOffset.y != 0) {
-		g_system->copyRectToScreen((byte *)oldScreen.pixels, oldScreen.pitch, 0, 0, 640, 480);
+		g_system->copyRectToScreen((byte *)oldScreen.getPixels(), oldScreen.pitch, 0, 0, 640, 480);
 		g_system->updateScreen();
 	}
 
diff --git a/engines/pegasus/neighborhood/caldoria/caldoria.cpp b/engines/pegasus/neighborhood/caldoria/caldoria.cpp
index 9a378a6728..0b3e1ee040 100644
--- a/engines/pegasus/neighborhood/caldoria/caldoria.cpp
+++ b/engines/pegasus/neighborhood/caldoria/caldoria.cpp
@@ -200,7 +200,7 @@ void Caldoria::start() {
 		const Graphics::Surface *frame = pullbackMovie->decodeNextFrame();
 		assert(frame);
 		assert(frame->format == g_system->getScreenFormat());
-		g_system->copyRectToScreen((byte *)frame->pixels, frame->pitch, 64, 112, frame->w, frame->h);
+		g_system->copyRectToScreen((const byte *)frame->getPixels(), frame->pitch, 64, 112, frame->w, frame->h);
 		_vm->_gfx->doFadeInSync(kTwoSeconds * kFifteenTicksPerSecond, kFifteenTicksPerSecond);
 
 		bool saveAllowed = _vm->swapSaveAllowed(false);
@@ -216,7 +216,7 @@ void Caldoria::start() {
 				frame = pullbackMovie->decodeNextFrame();
 
 				if (frame) {
-					g_system->copyRectToScreen((byte *)frame->pixels, frame->pitch, 64, 112, frame->w, frame->h);
+					g_system->copyRectToScreen((const byte *)frame->getPixels(), frame->pitch, 64, 112, frame->w, frame->h);
 					g_system->updateScreen();
 				}
 			}
diff --git a/engines/pegasus/pegasus.cpp b/engines/pegasus/pegasus.cpp
index 463e81e52e..3bd29ce8dd 100644
--- a/engines/pegasus/pegasus.cpp
+++ b/engines/pegasus/pegasus.cpp
@@ -313,7 +313,7 @@ void PegasusEngine::runIntro() {
 				const Graphics::Surface *frame = video->decodeNextFrame();
 
 				if (frame) {
-					_system->copyRectToScreen((byte *)frame->pixels, frame->pitch, 0, 0, frame->w, frame->h);
+					_system->copyRectToScreen((const byte *)frame->getPixels(), frame->pitch, 0, 0, frame->w, frame->h);
 					_system->updateScreen();
 				}
 			}
@@ -1367,7 +1367,7 @@ bool PegasusEngine::playMovieScaled(Video::VideoDecoder *video, uint16 x, uint16
 				if (frame->w <= 320 && frame->h <= 240) {
 					drawScaledFrame(frame, x, y);
 				} else {
-					_system->copyRectToScreen((byte *)frame->pixels, frame->pitch, x, y, frame->w, frame->h);
+					_system->copyRectToScreen((const byte *)frame->getPixels(), frame->pitch, x, y, frame->w, frame->h);
 					_system->updateScreen();
 				}
 			}
@@ -2270,11 +2270,11 @@ void PegasusEngine::drawScaledFrame(const Graphics::Surface *frame, uint16 x, ui
 	scaledFrame.create(frame->w * 2, frame->h * 2, frame->format);
 
 	if (frame->format.bytesPerPixel == 2)
-		scaleFrame<uint16>((uint16 *)frame->pixels, (uint16 *)scaledFrame.pixels, frame->w, frame->h, frame->pitch);
+		scaleFrame<uint16>((const uint16 *)frame->getPixels(), (uint16 *)scaledFrame.getPixels(), frame->w, frame->h, frame->pitch);
 	else
-		scaleFrame<uint32>((uint32 *)frame->pixels, (uint32 *)scaledFrame.pixels, frame->w, frame->h, frame->pitch);
+		scaleFrame<uint32>((const uint32 *)frame->getPixels(), (uint32 *)scaledFrame.getPixels(), frame->w, frame->h, frame->pitch);
 
-	_system->copyRectToScreen((byte *)scaledFrame.pixels, scaledFrame.pitch, x, y, scaledFrame.w, scaledFrame.h);
+	_system->copyRectToScreen((byte *)scaledFrame.getPixels(), scaledFrame.pitch, x, y, scaledFrame.w, scaledFrame.h);
 	_system->updateScreen();
 	scaledFrame.free();
 }
diff --git a/engines/pegasus/transition.cpp b/engines/pegasus/transition.cpp
index 1ae212df85..b736b115ee 100644
--- a/engines/pegasus/transition.cpp
+++ b/engines/pegasus/transition.cpp
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ void ScreenFader::setFaderValue(const int32 value) {
 	if (value != getFaderValue()) {
 		Fader::setFaderValue(value);
 
-		if (_screen->pixels) {
+		if (_screen->getPixels()) {
 			// The original game does a gamma fade here using the Mac API. In order to do
 			// that, it would require an immense amount of CPU processing. This does a
 			// linear fade instead, which looks fairly well, IMO.
diff --git a/engines/saga/animation.cpp b/engines/saga/animation.cpp
index a99bd66e5e..df8283b4c2 100644
--- a/engines/saga/animation.cpp
+++ b/engines/saga/animation.cpp
@@ -501,7 +501,7 @@ void Anim::play(uint16 animId, int vectorTime, bool playing) {
 	}
 
 	anim = getAnimation(animId);
-	displayBuffer = (byte *)_vm->_render->getBackGroundSurface()->pixels;
+	displayBuffer = (byte *)_vm->_render->getBackGroundSurface()->getPixels();
 
 	if (playing) {
 		anim->state = ANIM_PLAYING;
diff --git a/engines/saga/gfx.h b/engines/saga/gfx.h
index c677b76324..c68160e907 100644
--- a/engines/saga/gfx.h
+++ b/engines/saga/gfx.h
@@ -201,7 +201,7 @@ public:
 	// Whenever it gets called, the corresponding caller must take care
 	// to add the corresponding dirty rectangle itself
 	byte *getBackBufferPixels() {
-		return (byte *)_backBuffer.pixels;
+		return (byte *)_backBuffer.getPixels();
 	}
 
 	uint16 getBackBufferWidth() {
diff --git a/engines/saga/introproc_ihnm.cpp b/engines/saga/introproc_ihnm.cpp
index 6015e6757a..7922d56425 100644
--- a/engines/saga/introproc_ihnm.cpp
+++ b/engines/saga/introproc_ihnm.cpp
@@ -212,7 +212,7 @@ bool Scene::playTitle(int title, int time, int mode) {
 			break;
 
 		case 2: // display background
-			_vm->_system->copyRectToScreen(backBufferSurface->pixels, backBufferSurface->w, 0, 0,
+			_vm->_system->copyRectToScreen(backBufferSurface->getPixels(), backBufferSurface->w, 0, 0,
 							  backBufferSurface->w, backBufferSurface->h);
 			phase++;
 			startTime = curTime;
@@ -247,7 +247,7 @@ bool Scene::playTitle(int title, int time, int mode) {
 
 					frameTime = curTime;
 
-					_vm->_system->copyRectToScreen(backBufferSurface->pixels, backBufferSurface->w, 0, 0,
+					_vm->_system->copyRectToScreen(backBufferSurface->getPixels(), backBufferSurface->w, 0, 0,
 							  backBufferSurface->w, backBufferSurface->h);
 				}
 
@@ -273,8 +273,8 @@ bool Scene::playTitle(int title, int time, int mode) {
 
 	_vm->_anim->endVideo();
 
-	memset((byte *)backBufferSurface->pixels, 0,  backBufferSurface->w *  backBufferSurface->h);
-	_vm->_system->copyRectToScreen(backBufferSurface->pixels, backBufferSurface->w, 0, 0,
+	memset((byte *)backBufferSurface->getPixels(), 0,  backBufferSurface->w *  backBufferSurface->h);
+	_vm->_system->copyRectToScreen(backBufferSurface->getPixels(), backBufferSurface->w, 0, 0,
 							  backBufferSurface->w, backBufferSurface->h);
 
 	return interrupted;
diff --git a/engines/saga/introproc_saga2.cpp b/engines/saga/introproc_saga2.cpp
index 260eca98e6..e61dfbf161 100644
--- a/engines/saga/introproc_saga2.cpp
+++ b/engines/saga/introproc_saga2.cpp
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ void Scene::playMovie(const char *filename) {
 		if (smkDecoder->needsUpdate()) {
 			const Graphics::Surface *frame = smkDecoder->decodeNextFrame();
 			if (frame) {
-				_vm->_system->copyRectToScreen(frame->pixels, frame->pitch, x, y, frame->w, frame->h);
+				_vm->_system->copyRectToScreen(frame->getPixels(), frame->pitch, x, y, frame->w, frame->h);
 
 				if (smkDecoder->hasDirtyPalette())
 					_vm->_system->getPaletteManager()->setPalette(smkDecoder->getPalette(), 0, 256);
diff --git a/engines/saga/scene.cpp b/engines/saga/scene.cpp
index 75876b1c90..eff31cf98b 100644
--- a/engines/saga/scene.cpp
+++ b/engines/saga/scene.cpp
@@ -468,7 +468,7 @@ void Scene::changeScene(int16 sceneNumber, int actorsEntrance, SceneTransitionTy
 					pal = decoder.getPalette();
 					rect.setWidth(decoder.getSurface()->w);
 					rect.setHeight(decoder.getSurface()->h);
-					_vm->_gfx->drawRegion(rect, (const byte *)decoder.getSurface()->pixels);
+					_vm->_gfx->drawRegion(rect, (const byte *)decoder.getSurface()->getPixels());
 					for (int j = 0; j < PAL_ENTRIES; j++) {
 						cPal[j].red = *pal++;
 						cPal[j].green = *pal++;
@@ -1120,9 +1120,9 @@ void Scene::draw() {
 		_vm->_render->getBackGroundSurface()->getRect(rect);
 		rect.bottom = (_sceneClip.bottom < rect.bottom) ? getHeight() : rect.bottom;
 		if (_vm->_render->isFullRefresh())
-			_vm->_gfx->drawRegion(rect, (const byte *)_vm->_render->getBackGroundSurface()->pixels);
+			_vm->_gfx->drawRegion(rect, (const byte *)_vm->_render->getBackGroundSurface()->getPixels());
 		else
-			_vm->_gfx->drawBgRegion(rect, (const byte *)_vm->_render->getBackGroundSurface()->pixels);
+			_vm->_gfx->drawBgRegion(rect, (const byte *)_vm->_render->getBackGroundSurface()->getPixels());
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/engines/sci/engine/kvideo.cpp b/engines/sci/engine/kvideo.cpp
index 9b0cb38f51..3964ccc1f8 100644
--- a/engines/sci/engine/kvideo.cpp
+++ b/engines/sci/engine/kvideo.cpp
@@ -103,10 +103,10 @@ void playVideo(Video::VideoDecoder *videoDecoder, VideoState videoState) {
 			if (frame) {
 				if (scaleBuffer) {
 					// TODO: Probably should do aspect ratio correction in e.g. GK1 Windows
-					g_sci->_gfxScreen->scale2x((byte *)frame->pixels, scaleBuffer, videoDecoder->getWidth(), videoDecoder->getHeight(), bytesPerPixel);
+					g_sci->_gfxScreen->scale2x((const byte *)frame->getPixels(), scaleBuffer, videoDecoder->getWidth(), videoDecoder->getHeight(), bytesPerPixel);
 					g_system->copyRectToScreen(scaleBuffer, pitch, x, y, width, height);
 				} else {
-					g_system->copyRectToScreen(frame->pixels, frame->pitch, x, y, width, height);
+					g_system->copyRectToScreen(frame->getPixels(), frame->pitch, x, y, width, height);
 				}
 
 				if (videoDecoder->hasDirtyPalette()) {
diff --git a/engines/sci/graphics/frameout.cpp b/engines/sci/graphics/frameout.cpp
index ca1ef357ae..76510fa53b 100644
--- a/engines/sci/graphics/frameout.cpp
+++ b/engines/sci/graphics/frameout.cpp
@@ -532,7 +532,7 @@ void GfxFrameout::showVideo() {
 		if (videoDecoder->needsUpdate()) {
 			const Graphics::Surface *frame = videoDecoder->decodeNextFrame();
 			if (frame) {
-				g_system->copyRectToScreen(frame->pixels, frame->pitch, x, y, frame->w, frame->h);
+				g_system->copyRectToScreen(frame->getPixels(), frame->pitch, x, y, frame->w, frame->h);
 
 				if (videoDecoder->hasDirtyPalette())
 					g_system->getPaletteManager()->setPalette(videoDecoder->getPalette(), 0, 256);
diff --git a/engines/sci/graphics/maciconbar.cpp b/engines/sci/graphics/maciconbar.cpp
index dfb50b0edb..4df80b289f 100644
--- a/engines/sci/graphics/maciconbar.cpp
+++ b/engines/sci/graphics/maciconbar.cpp
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ void GfxMacIconBar::drawIcon(uint16 iconIndex, bool selected) {
 
 void GfxMacIconBar::drawEnabledImage(Graphics::Surface *surface, const Common::Rect &rect) {
 	if (surface)
-		g_system->copyRectToScreen(surface->pixels, surface->pitch, rect.left, rect.top, rect.width(), rect.height());
+		g_system->copyRectToScreen(surface->getPixels(), surface->pitch, rect.left, rect.top, rect.width(), rect.height());
 }
 
 void GfxMacIconBar::drawDisabledImage(Graphics::Surface *surface, const Common::Rect &rect) {
@@ -153,7 +153,7 @@ void GfxMacIconBar::drawDisabledImage(Graphics::Surface *surface, const Common::
 			*((byte *)newSurf.getBasePtr(j, i)) = 0;
 	}
 
-	g_system->copyRectToScreen(newSurf.pixels, newSurf.pitch, rect.left, rect.top, rect.width(), rect.height());
+	g_system->copyRectToScreen(newSurf.getPixels(), newSurf.pitch, rect.left, rect.top, rect.width(), rect.height());
 	newSurf.free();
 }
 
@@ -224,7 +224,7 @@ Graphics::Surface *GfxMacIconBar::createImage(uint32 iconIndex, bool isSelected)
 }
 
 void GfxMacIconBar::remapColors(Graphics::Surface *surf, const byte *palette) {
-	byte *pixels = (byte *)surf->pixels;
+	byte *pixels = (byte *)surf->getPixels();
 
 	// Remap to the screen palette
 	for (uint16 i = 0; i < surf->w * surf->h; i++) {
diff --git a/engines/sci/graphics/screen.cpp b/engines/sci/graphics/screen.cpp
index 74503c0c77..7b92bc89eb 100644
--- a/engines/sci/graphics/screen.cpp
+++ b/engines/sci/graphics/screen.cpp
@@ -170,14 +170,14 @@ void GfxScreen::copyToScreen() {
 void GfxScreen::copyFromScreen(byte *buffer) {
 	// TODO this ignores the pitch
 	Graphics::Surface *screen = g_system->lockScreen();
-	memcpy(buffer, screen->pixels, _displayPixels);
+	memcpy(buffer, screen->getPixels(), _displayPixels);
 	g_system->unlockScreen();
 }
 
 void GfxScreen::kernelSyncWithFramebuffer() {
 	// TODO this ignores the pitch
 	Graphics::Surface *screen = g_system->lockScreen();
-	memcpy(_displayScreen, screen->pixels, _displayPixels);
+	memcpy(_displayScreen, screen->getPixels(), _displayPixels);
 	g_system->unlockScreen();
 }
 
diff --git a/engines/sci/video/robot_decoder.cpp b/engines/sci/video/robot_decoder.cpp
index 0337a8d306..a567ece2ea 100644
--- a/engines/sci/video/robot_decoder.cpp
+++ b/engines/sci/video/robot_decoder.cpp
@@ -210,7 +210,7 @@ void RobotDecoder::readNextPacket() {
 
 	// Copy over the decompressed frame
 	byte *inFrame = decompressedFrame;
-	byte *outFrame = (byte *)surface->pixels;
+	byte *outFrame = (byte *)surface->getPixels();
 
 	// Black out the surface
 	memset(outFrame, 0, surface->w * surface->h);
diff --git a/engines/sci/video/seq_decoder.cpp b/engines/sci/video/seq_decoder.cpp
index a7b6346eca..54603ec1f1 100644
--- a/engines/sci/video/seq_decoder.cpp
+++ b/engines/sci/video/seq_decoder.cpp
@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@ const Graphics::Surface *SEQDecoder::SEQVideoTrack::decodeNextFrame() {
 	_fileStream->seek(offset);
 
 	if (frameType == kSeqFrameFull) {
-		byte *dst = (byte *)_surface->pixels + frameTop * SEQ_SCREEN_WIDTH + frameLeft;
+		byte *dst = (byte *)_surface->getBasePtr(frameLeft, frameTop);
 
 		byte *linebuf = new byte[frameWidth];
 
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@ const Graphics::Surface *SEQDecoder::SEQVideoTrack::decodeNextFrame() {
 	} else {
 		byte *buf = new byte[frameSize];
 		_fileStream->read(buf, frameSize);
-		decodeFrame(buf, rleSize, buf + rleSize, frameSize - rleSize, (byte *)_surface->pixels + SEQ_SCREEN_WIDTH * frameTop, frameLeft, frameWidth, frameHeight, colorKey);
+		decodeFrame(buf, rleSize, buf + rleSize, frameSize - rleSize, (byte *)_surface->getBasePtr(0, frameTop), frameLeft, frameWidth, frameHeight, colorKey);
 		delete[] buf;
 	}
 
diff --git a/engines/scumm/akos.cpp b/engines/scumm/akos.cpp
index b6acf01050..481c4af432 100644
--- a/engines/scumm/akos.cpp
+++ b/engines/scumm/akos.cpp
@@ -994,7 +994,7 @@ byte AkosRenderer::codec1(int xmoveCur, int ymoveCur) {
 	if (_draw_bottom < rect.bottom)
 		_draw_bottom = rect.bottom;
 
-	v1.destptr = (byte *)_out.pixels + v1.y * _out.pitch + v1.x * _vm->_bytesPerPixel;
+	v1.destptr = (byte *)_out.getBasePtr(v1.x, v1.y);
 
 	codec1_genericDecode(v1);
 
@@ -1288,7 +1288,7 @@ byte AkosRenderer::codec16(int xmoveCur, int ymoveCur) {
 	int32 numskip_before = skip_x + (skip_y * _width);
 	int32 numskip_after = _width - cur_x;
 
-	byte *dst = (byte *)_out.pixels + height_unk * _out.pitch + width_unk * _vm->_bytesPerPixel;
+	byte *dst = (byte *)_out.getBasePtr(width_unk, height_unk);
 
 	akos16Decompress(dst, _out.pitch, _srcptr, cur_x, out_height, dir, numskip_before, numskip_after, transparency, clip.left, clip.top, _zbuf);
 	return 0;
@@ -1358,7 +1358,7 @@ byte AkosRenderer::codec32(int xmoveCur, int ymoveCur) {
 		palPtr = _vm->_hePalettes + _vm->_hePaletteSlot + 768;
 	}
 
-	byte *dstPtr = (byte *)_out.pixels + dst.top * _out.pitch + dst.left * _vm->_bytesPerPixel;
+	byte *dstPtr = (byte *)_out.getBasePtr(dst.left, dst.top);
 	if (_shadow_mode == 3) {
 		Wiz::decompressWizImage<kWizXMap>(dstPtr, _out.pitch, kDstScreen, _srcptr, src, 0, palPtr, xmap, _vm->_bytesPerPixel);
 	} else {
diff --git a/engines/scumm/base-costume.cpp b/engines/scumm/base-costume.cpp
index 46c68c81b0..e1a8688bb9 100644
--- a/engines/scumm/base-costume.cpp
+++ b/engines/scumm/base-costume.cpp
@@ -32,13 +32,15 @@ byte BaseCostumeRenderer::drawCostume(const VirtScreen &vs, int numStrips, const
 
 	_out = vs;
 	if (drawToBackBuf)
-		_out.pixels = vs.getBackPixels(0, 0);
+		_out.setPixels(vs.getBackPixels(0, 0));
 	else
-		_out.pixels = vs.getPixels(0, 0);
+		_out.setPixels(vs.getPixels(0, 0));
 
 	_actorX += _vm->_virtscr[kMainVirtScreen].xstart & 7;
 	_out.w = _out.pitch / _vm->_bytesPerPixel;
-	_out.pixels = (byte *)_out.pixels - (_vm->_virtscr[kMainVirtScreen].xstart & 7);
+	// We do not use getBasePtr here because the offset to pixels never used
+	// _vm->_bytesPerPixel, but it seems unclear why.
+	_out.setPixels((byte *)_out.getPixels() - (_vm->_virtscr[kMainVirtScreen].xstart & 7));
 
 	_numStrips = numStrips;
 
diff --git a/engines/scumm/bomp.cpp b/engines/scumm/bomp.cpp
index 845cf70722..5b87f3042c 100644
--- a/engines/scumm/bomp.cpp
+++ b/engines/scumm/bomp.cpp
@@ -231,7 +231,10 @@ void drawBomp(const BompDrawData &bd) {
 	}
 
 	src = bd.src;
-	dst = (byte *)bd.dst.pixels + bd.y * bd.dst.pitch + (bd.x + clip.left);
+	// FIXME: This gets passed a const destination Surface. Intuitively this
+	// should never get written to. But sadly it does... For now we simply
+	// cast the const qualifier away.
+	dst = (byte *)const_cast<void *>(bd.dst.getBasePtr((bd.x + clip.left), bd.y));
 
 	const byte maskbit = revBitMask((bd.x + clip.left) & 7);
 
diff --git a/engines/scumm/charset.cpp b/engines/scumm/charset.cpp
index 9ae75b6683..dd79aff2da 100644
--- a/engines/scumm/charset.cpp
+++ b/engines/scumm/charset.cpp
@@ -799,7 +799,7 @@ void CharsetRendererClassic::printCharIntern(bool is2byte, const byte *charPtr,
 		if (ignoreCharsetMask || !vs->hasTwoBuffers) {
 			dstPtr = vs->getPixels(0, 0);
 		} else {
-			dstPtr = (byte *)_vm->_textSurface.pixels;
+			dstPtr = (byte *)_vm->_textSurface.getPixels();
 		}
 
 		if (_blitAlso && vs->hasTwoBuffers) {
@@ -829,7 +829,7 @@ void CharsetRendererClassic::printCharIntern(bool is2byte, const byte *charPtr,
 			dstPtr = vs->getPixels(_left, drawTop);
 		} else {
 			dstSurface = _vm->_textSurface;
-			dstPtr = (byte *)_vm->_textSurface.pixels + (_top - _vm->_screenTop) * _vm->_textSurface.pitch * _vm->_textSurfaceMultiplier + _left * _vm->_textSurfaceMultiplier;
+			dstPtr = (byte *)_vm->_textSurface.getBasePtr(_left * _vm->_textSurfaceMultiplier, (_top - _vm->_screenTop) * _vm->_textSurfaceMultiplier);
 		}
 
 		if (_blitAlso && vs->hasTwoBuffers) {
@@ -907,7 +907,7 @@ bool CharsetRendererClassic::prepareDraw(uint16 chr) {
 void CharsetRendererClassic::drawChar(int chr, Graphics::Surface &s, int x, int y) {
 	if (!prepareDraw(chr))
 		return;
-	byte *dst = (byte *)s.pixels + y * s.pitch + x;
+	byte *dst = (byte *)s.getBasePtr(x, y);
 	drawBitsN(s, dst, _charPtr, *_fontPtr, y, _width, _height);
 }
 
@@ -1242,7 +1242,7 @@ void CharsetRendererNut::printChar(int chr, bool ignoreCharsetMask) {
 	if (ignoreCharsetMask) {
 		VirtScreen *vs = &_vm->_virtscr[kMainVirtScreen];
 		s = *vs;
-		s.pixels = vs->getPixels(0, 0);
+		s.setPixels(vs->getPixels(0, 0));
 	} else {
 		s = _vm->_textSurface;
 		drawTop -= _vm->_screenTop;
@@ -1401,7 +1401,7 @@ void CharsetRendererTownsClassic::drawBitsN(const Graphics::Surface&, byte *dst,
 	}
 
 	bool scale2x = (_vm->_textSurfaceMultiplier == 2);
-	dst = (byte *)_vm->_textSurface.pixels + (_top - _vm->_screenTop) * _vm->_textSurface.pitch * _vm->_textSurfaceMultiplier + _left * _vm->_textSurfaceMultiplier;
+	dst = (byte *)_vm->_textSurface.getBasePtr(_left * _vm->_textSurfaceMultiplier, (_top - _vm->_screenTop) * _vm->_textSurfaceMultiplier);
 
 	int y, x;
 	int color;
diff --git a/engines/scumm/costume.cpp b/engines/scumm/costume.cpp
index 4ebdd00fdc..85c60f9a40 100644
--- a/engines/scumm/costume.cpp
+++ b/engines/scumm/costume.cpp
@@ -293,7 +293,7 @@ byte ClassicCostumeRenderer::mainRoutine(int xmoveCur, int ymoveCur) {
 		return 2;
 	}
 
-	v1.destptr = (byte *)_out.pixels + v1.y * _out.pitch + v1.x * _vm->_bytesPerPixel;
+	v1.destptr = (byte *)_out.getBasePtr(v1.x, v1.y);
 
 	v1.mask_ptr = _vm->getMaskBuffer(0, v1.y, _zbuf);
 
@@ -826,7 +826,7 @@ byte NESCostumeRenderer::drawLimb(const Actor *a, int limb) {
 				int my = _actorY + y + ty;
 				int mx = _actorX + x + tx;
 				if (!(_zbuf && (maskBuf[my * _numStrips + mx / 8] & revBitMask(mx & 7))))
-					*((byte *)_out.pixels + my * _out.pitch + mx) = palette[c];
+					*((byte *)_out.getBasePtr(mx, my)) = palette[c];
 			}
 		}
 	}
@@ -1238,7 +1238,7 @@ byte V0CostumeRenderer::drawLimb(const Actor *a, int limb) {
 			int destY = ypos + y;
 
 			if (destY >= 0 && destY < _out.h && destX >= 0 && destX < _out.w) {
-				byte *dst = (byte *)_out.pixels + destY * _out.pitch + destX;
+				byte *dst = (byte *)_out.getBasePtr(destX, destY);
 				byte *mask = _vm->getMaskBuffer(0, destY, _zbuf);
 				if (a0->_limb_flipped[limb]) {
 					LINE(0, 0); LINE(2, 2); LINE(4, 4); LINE(6, 6);
diff --git a/engines/scumm/cursor.cpp b/engines/scumm/cursor.cpp
index 269ae9e10a..721644b554 100644
--- a/engines/scumm/cursor.cpp
+++ b/engines/scumm/cursor.cpp
@@ -139,7 +139,7 @@ void ScummEngine_v6::grabCursor(int x, int y, int w, int h) {
 		return;
 	}
 
-	setCursorFromBuffer((byte *)vs->pixels + (y - vs->topline) * vs->pitch + x, w, h, vs->pitch);
+	setCursorFromBuffer((byte *)vs->getBasePtr(x, y - vs->topline), w, h, vs->pitch);
 }
 
 void ScummEngine_v6::setDefaultCursor() {
@@ -417,13 +417,11 @@ void ScummEngine_v5::redefineBuiltinCursorFromChar(int index, int chr) {
 		Graphics::Surface s;
 		byte buf[16*17];
 		memset(buf, 123, 16*17);
-		s.pixels = buf;
-		s.w = _charset->getCharWidth(chr);
-		s.h = _charset->getFontHeight();
-		s.pitch = s.w;
+		s.init(_charset->getCharWidth(chr), _charset->getFontHeight(),
+		       _charset->getCharWidth(chr), buf,
+		       Graphics::PixelFormat::createFormatCLUT8());
 		// s.h = 17 for FM-TOWNS Loom Japanese. Fixes bug #1166917
 		assert(s.w <= 16 && s.h <= 17);
-		s.format = Graphics::PixelFormat::createFormatCLUT8();
 
 		_charset->drawChar(chr, s, 0, 0);
 
diff --git a/engines/scumm/debugger.cpp b/engines/scumm/debugger.cpp
index 9b6dd1e687..872293f821 100644
--- a/engines/scumm/debugger.cpp
+++ b/engines/scumm/debugger.cpp
@@ -641,7 +641,7 @@ static void hlineColor(ScummEngine *scumm, int x1, int x2, int y, byte color) {
 		x2 = right - 1;
 
 
-	ptr = (byte *)vs->pixels + x1 + y * vs->pitch;
+	ptr = (byte *)vs->getBasePtr(x1, y);
 
 	while (x1++ <= x2) {
 		*ptr++ = color;
diff --git a/engines/scumm/gfx.cpp b/engines/scumm/gfx.cpp
index 50ff0b3988..4c1fdaf673 100644
--- a/engines/scumm/gfx.cpp
+++ b/engines/scumm/gfx.cpp
@@ -421,8 +421,8 @@ void ScummEngine::initVirtScreen(VirtScreenNumber slot, int top, int width, int
 	}
 
 	_res->createResource(rtBuffer, slot + 1, size);
-	vs->pixels = getResourceAddress(rtBuffer, slot + 1);
-	memset(vs->pixels, 0, size);	// reset background
+	vs->setPixels(getResourceAddress(rtBuffer, slot + 1));
+	memset(vs->getBasePtr(0, 0), 0, size);	// reset background
 
 	if (twobufs) {
 		vs->backBuf = _res->createResource(rtBuffer, slot + 5, size);
@@ -612,7 +612,7 @@ void ScummEngine::drawStripToScreen(VirtScreen *vs, int x, int width, int top, i
 	// Some paranoia checks
 	assert(top >= 0 && bottom <= vs->h);
 	assert(x >= 0 && width <= vs->pitch);
-	assert(_textSurface.pixels);
+	assert(_textSurface.getPixels());
 
 	// Perform some clipping
 	if (width > vs->w - x)
@@ -1135,7 +1135,7 @@ void ScummEngine::clearTextSurface() {
 		_townsScreen->fillLayerRect(1, 0, 0, _textSurface.w, _textSurface.h, 0);
 #endif
 
-	fill((byte *)_textSurface.pixels,  _textSurface.pitch,
+	fill((byte *)_textSurface.getPixels(),  _textSurface.pitch,
 #ifndef DISABLE_TOWNS_DUAL_LAYER_MODE
 		_game.platform == Common::kPlatformFMTowns ? 0 :
 #endif
@@ -1590,7 +1590,7 @@ void GdiV2::prepareDrawBitmap(const byte *ptr, VirtScreen *vs,
 	if (vs->hasTwoBuffers)
 		dst = vs->backBuf + y * vs->pitch + x * 8;
 	else
-		dst = (byte *)vs->pixels + y * vs->pitch + x * 8;
+		dst = (byte *)vs->getBasePtr(x * 8, y);
 
 	mask_ptr = getMaskBuffer(x, y, 1);
 
@@ -1827,7 +1827,7 @@ void Gdi::drawBitmap(const byte *ptr, VirtScreen *vs, int x, const int y, const
 		if (vs->hasTwoBuffers)
 			dstPtr = vs->backBuf + y * vs->pitch + (x * 8 * vs->format.bytesPerPixel);
 		else
-			dstPtr = (byte *)vs->pixels + y * vs->pitch + (x * 8 * vs->format.bytesPerPixel);
+			dstPtr = (byte *)vs->getBasePtr(x * 8, y);
 
 		transpStrip = drawStrip(dstPtr, vs, x, y, width, height, stripnr, smap_ptr);
 
@@ -1836,7 +1836,7 @@ void Gdi::drawBitmap(const byte *ptr, VirtScreen *vs, int x, const int y, const
 			transpStrip = true;
 
 		if (vs->hasTwoBuffers) {
-			byte *frontBuf = (byte *)vs->pixels + y * vs->pitch + (x * 8 * vs->format.bytesPerPixel);
+			byte *frontBuf = (byte *)vs->getBasePtr(x * 8, y);
 			if (lightsOn)
 				copy8Col(frontBuf, vs->pitch, dstPtr, height, vs->format.bytesPerPixel);
 			else
@@ -2262,7 +2262,7 @@ void Gdi::resetBackground(int top, int bottom, int strip) {
 		vs->bdirty[strip] = bottom;
 
 	bgbak_ptr = (byte *)vs->backBuf + top * vs->pitch + (strip + vs->xstart/8) * 8 * vs->format.bytesPerPixel;
-	backbuff_ptr = (byte *)vs->pixels + top * vs->pitch + (strip + vs->xstart/8) * 8 * vs->format.bytesPerPixel;
+	backbuff_ptr = (byte *)vs->getBasePtr((strip + vs->xstart/8) * 8, top);
 
 	numLinesToProcess = bottom - top;
 	if (numLinesToProcess) {
diff --git a/engines/scumm/gfx_towns.cpp b/engines/scumm/gfx_towns.cpp
index f86a4e56d5..0aed181afd 100644
--- a/engines/scumm/gfx_towns.cpp
+++ b/engines/scumm/gfx_towns.cpp
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ void ScummEngine::towns_drawStripToScreen(VirtScreen *vs, int dstX, int dstY, in
 	if (width <= 0 || height <= 0)
 		return;
 
-	assert(_textSurface.pixels);
+	assert(_textSurface.getPixels());
 
 	int m = _textSurfaceMultiplier;
 
diff --git a/engines/scumm/he/animation_he.cpp b/engines/scumm/he/animation_he.cpp
index be17a3b305..d01b456c8b 100644
--- a/engines/scumm/he/animation_he.cpp
+++ b/engines/scumm/he/animation_he.cpp
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ void MoviePlayer::copyFrameToBuffer(byte *dst, int dstType, uint x, uint y, uint
 	if (!surface)
 		return;
 
-	byte *src = (byte *)surface->pixels;
+	const byte *src = (const byte *)surface->getPixels();
 
 	if (_video->hasDirtyPalette())
 		_vm->setPaletteFromPtr(_video->getPalette(), 256);
@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@ void MoviePlayer::copyFrameToBuffer(byte *dst, int dstType, uint x, uint y, uint
 			dst += y * pitch + x * 2;
 			do {
 				for (uint i = 0; i < w; i++) {
-					uint16 color = *((uint16 *)src + i);
+					uint16 color = *((const uint16 *)src + i);
 					switch (dstType) {
 					case kDstScreen:
 						WRITE_UINT16(dst + i * 2, color);
diff --git a/engines/scumm/nut_renderer.cpp b/engines/scumm/nut_renderer.cpp
index 048b29d68b..d9f0b412e1 100644
--- a/engines/scumm/nut_renderer.cpp
+++ b/engines/scumm/nut_renderer.cpp
@@ -357,7 +357,10 @@ void NutRenderer::drawFrame(byte *dst, int c, int x, int y) {
 }
 
 void NutRenderer::drawChar(const Graphics::Surface &s, byte c, int x, int y, byte color) {
-	byte *dst = (byte *)s.pixels + y * s.pitch + x;
+	// FIXME: This gets passed a const destination Surface. Intuitively this
+	// should never get written to. But sadly it does... For now we simply
+	// cast the const qualifier away.
+	byte *dst = (byte *)const_cast<void *>(s.getBasePtr(x, y));
 	const int width = MIN((int)_chars[c].width, s.w - x);
 	const int height = MIN((int)_chars[c].height, s.h - y);
 	const byte *src = unpackChar(c);
@@ -391,7 +394,10 @@ void NutRenderer::drawChar(const Graphics::Surface &s, byte c, int x, int y, byt
 }
 
 void NutRenderer::draw2byte(const Graphics::Surface &s, int c, int x, int y, byte color) {
-	byte *dst = (byte *)s.pixels + y * s.pitch + x;
+	// FIXME: This gets passed a const destination Surface. Intuitively this
+	// should never get written to. But sadly it does... For now we simply
+	// cast the const qualifier away.
+	byte *dst = (byte *)const_cast<void *>(s.getBasePtr(x, y));
 	const int width = _vm->_2byteWidth;
 	const int height = MIN(_vm->_2byteHeight, s.h - y);
 	const byte *src = _vm->get2byteCharPtr(c);
diff --git a/engines/scumm/object.cpp b/engines/scumm/object.cpp
index ed77a863cd..d266183f85 100644
--- a/engines/scumm/object.cpp
+++ b/engines/scumm/object.cpp
@@ -1715,7 +1715,7 @@ void ScummEngine_v6::drawBlastObject(BlastObject *eo) {
 		error("object %d is not a blast object", eo->number);
 
 	bdd.dst = *vs;
-	bdd.dst.pixels = vs->getPixels(0, 0);
+	bdd.dst.setPixels(vs->getPixels(0, 0));
 	bdd.x = eo->rect.left;
 	bdd.y = eo->rect.top;
 
diff --git a/engines/sword1/animation.cpp b/engines/sword1/animation.cpp
index 79ec060bc1..742aac1a53 100644
--- a/engines/sword1/animation.cpp
+++ b/engines/sword1/animation.cpp
@@ -314,7 +314,7 @@ bool MoviePlayer::playVideo() {
 				if (_decoderType == kVideoDecoderPSX)
 					drawFramePSX(frame);
 				else
-					_vm->_system->copyRectToScreen(frame->pixels, frame->pitch, x, y, frame->w, frame->h);
+					_vm->_system->copyRectToScreen(frame->getPixels(), frame->pitch, x, y, frame->w, frame->h);
 			}
 
 			if (_decoder->hasDirtyPalette()) {
@@ -407,7 +407,7 @@ bool MoviePlayer::playVideo() {
 			}
 
 			Graphics::Surface *screen = _vm->_system->lockScreen();
-			performPostProcessing((byte *)screen->pixels);
+			performPostProcessing((byte *)screen->getPixels());
 			_vm->_system->unlockScreen();
 			_vm->_system->updateScreen();
 		}
@@ -498,7 +498,7 @@ void MoviePlayer::drawFramePSX(const Graphics::Surface *frame) {
 	uint16 x = (g_system->getWidth() - scaledFrame.w) / 2;
 	uint16 y = (g_system->getHeight() - scaledFrame.h) / 2;
 
-	_vm->_system->copyRectToScreen(scaledFrame.pixels, scaledFrame.pitch, x, y, scaledFrame.w, scaledFrame.h);
+	_vm->_system->copyRectToScreen(scaledFrame.getPixels(), scaledFrame.pitch, x, y, scaledFrame.w, scaledFrame.h);
 
 	scaledFrame.free();
 }
diff --git a/engines/sword2/animation.cpp b/engines/sword2/animation.cpp
index 713120ad43..92fa9d0e44 100644
--- a/engines/sword2/animation.cpp
+++ b/engines/sword2/animation.cpp
@@ -334,7 +334,7 @@ bool MoviePlayer::playVideo() {
 				if (_decoderType == kVideoDecoderPSX)
 					drawFramePSX(frame);
 				else
-					_vm->_system->copyRectToScreen(frame->pixels, frame->pitch, x, y, frame->w, frame->h);
+					_vm->_system->copyRectToScreen(frame->getPixels(), frame->pitch, x, y, frame->w, frame->h);
 			}
 
 			if (_decoder->hasDirtyPalette()) {
@@ -403,7 +403,7 @@ void MoviePlayer::drawFramePSX(const Graphics::Surface *frame) {
 	uint16 x = (g_system->getWidth() - scaledFrame.w) / 2;
 	uint16 y = (g_system->getHeight() - scaledFrame.h) / 2;
 
-	_vm->_system->copyRectToScreen(scaledFrame.pixels, scaledFrame.pitch, x, y, scaledFrame.w, scaledFrame.h);
+	_vm->_system->copyRectToScreen(scaledFrame.getPixels(), scaledFrame.pitch, x, y, scaledFrame.w, scaledFrame.h);
 
 	scaledFrame.free();
 }
diff --git a/engines/sword25/fmv/movieplayer.cpp b/engines/sword25/fmv/movieplayer.cpp
index a95532ec65..3cdce1b493 100644
--- a/engines/sword25/fmv/movieplayer.cpp
+++ b/engines/sword25/fmv/movieplayer.cpp
@@ -130,10 +130,10 @@ void MoviePlayer::update() {
 				assert(s->format.bytesPerPixel == 4);
 
 #ifdef THEORA_INDIRECT_RENDERING
-				const byte *frameData = (const byte *)s->getBasePtr(0, 0);
+				const byte *frameData = (const byte *)s->getPixels();
 				_outputBitmap->setContent(frameData, s->pitch * s->h, 0, s->pitch);
 #else
-				g_system->copyRectToScreen(s->getBasePtr(0, 0), s->pitch, _outX, _outY, MIN(s->w, _backSurface->w), MIN(s->h, _backSurface->h));
+				g_system->copyRectToScreen(s->getPixels(), s->pitch, _outX, _outY, MIN(s->w, _backSurface->w), MIN(s->h, _backSurface->h));
 				g_system->updateScreen();
 #endif
 			}
diff --git a/engines/sword25/gfx/image/imgloader.cpp b/engines/sword25/gfx/image/imgloader.cpp
index e103626416..9006a596b4 100644
--- a/engines/sword25/gfx/image/imgloader.cpp
+++ b/engines/sword25/gfx/image/imgloader.cpp
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ bool ImgLoader::decodePNGImage(const byte *fileDataPtr, uint fileSize, byte *&un
 	width = pngSurface->w;
 	height = pngSurface->h;
 	uncompressedDataPtr = new byte[pngSurface->pitch * pngSurface->h];
-	memcpy(uncompressedDataPtr, (byte *)pngSurface->pixels, pngSurface->pitch * pngSurface->h);
+	memcpy(uncompressedDataPtr, (byte *)pngSurface->getPixels(), pngSurface->pitch * pngSurface->h);
 	pngSurface->free();
 
 	delete pngSurface;
diff --git a/engines/sword25/gfx/image/renderedimage.cpp b/engines/sword25/gfx/image/renderedimage.cpp
index 9b8cf2266d..346b46f3b4 100644
--- a/engines/sword25/gfx/image/renderedimage.cpp
+++ b/engines/sword25/gfx/image/renderedimage.cpp
@@ -251,14 +251,10 @@ bool RenderedImage::blit(int posX, int posY, int flipping, Common::Rect *pPartRe
 	// Create an encapsulating surface for the data
 	Graphics::Surface srcImage;
 	// TODO: Is the data really in the screen format?
-	srcImage.format = g_system->getScreenFormat();
-	srcImage.pitch = _width * 4;
-	srcImage.w = _width;
-	srcImage.h = _height;
-	srcImage.pixels = _data;
+	srcImage.init(_width, _height, _width * 4, _data, g_system->getScreenFormat());
 
 	if (pPartRect) {
-		srcImage.pixels = &_data[pPartRect->top * srcImage.pitch + pPartRect->left * 4];
+		srcImage.setPixels(&_data[pPartRect->top * srcImage.pitch + pPartRect->left * 4]);
 		srcImage.w = pPartRect->right - pPartRect->left;
 		srcImage.h = pPartRect->bottom - pPartRect->top;
 
@@ -287,7 +283,7 @@ bool RenderedImage::blit(int posX, int posY, int flipping, Common::Rect *pPartRe
 	if ((width != srcImage.w) || (height != srcImage.h)) {
 		// Scale the image
 		img = imgScaled = scale(srcImage, width, height);
-		savedPixels = (byte *)img->pixels;
+		savedPixels = (byte *)img->getPixels();
 	} else {
 		img = &srcImage;
 	}
@@ -464,7 +460,7 @@ bool RenderedImage::blit(int posX, int posY, int flipping, Common::Rect *pPartRe
 	}
 
 	if (imgScaled) {
-		imgScaled->pixels = savedPixels;
+		imgScaled->setPixels(savedPixels);
 		imgScaled->free();
 		delete imgScaled;
 	}
diff --git a/engines/sword25/gfx/screenshot.cpp b/engines/sword25/gfx/screenshot.cpp
index 0ea4bff906..7b56a6e9f3 100644
--- a/engines/sword25/gfx/screenshot.cpp
+++ b/engines/sword25/gfx/screenshot.cpp
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ namespace Sword25 {
 
 bool Screenshot::saveToFile(Graphics::Surface *data, Common::WriteStream *stream) {
 	// Convert the RGBA data to RGB
-	const byte *pSrc = (const byte *)data->getBasePtr(0, 0);
+	const byte *pSrc = (const byte *)data->getPixels();
 
 	// Write our own custom header
 	stream->writeUint32BE(MKTAG('S','C','R','N'));	// SCRN, short for "Screenshot"
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ Common::SeekableReadStream *Screenshot::createThumbnail(Graphics::Surface *data)
 	uint x, y;
 	x = y = 0;
 
-	for (byte *pDest = (byte *)thumbnail.pixels; pDest < ((byte *)thumbnail.pixels + thumbnail.pitch * thumbnail.h); ) {
+	for (byte *pDest = (byte *)thumbnail.getPixels(); pDest < ((byte *)thumbnail.getBasePtr(0, thumbnail.h)); ) {
 		// Get an average over a 4x4 pixel block in the source image
 		int alpha, red, green, blue;
 		alpha = red = green = blue = 0;
diff --git a/engines/teenagent/font.cpp b/engines/teenagent/font.cpp
index 47f52ff90f..9d85328f20 100644
--- a/engines/teenagent/font.cpp
+++ b/engines/teenagent/font.cpp
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ uint Font::render(Graphics::Surface *surface, int x, int y, char c, byte color)
 	byte *glyph = _data + READ_LE_UINT16(_data + idx * 2);
 
 	int h = glyph[0], w = glyph[1];
-	if (surface == NULL || surface->pixels == NULL || y + h <= 0 || y >= kScreenHeight || x + w <= 0 || x >= kScreenWidth)
+	if (surface == NULL || surface->getPixels() == NULL || y + h <= 0 || y >= kScreenHeight || x + w <= 0 || x >= kScreenWidth)
 		return w - _widthPack;
 
 	int i0 = 0, j0 = 0;
diff --git a/engines/teenagent/resources.cpp b/engines/teenagent/resources.cpp
index 399baf469f..cdbdcf9655 100644
--- a/engines/teenagent/resources.cpp
+++ b/engines/teenagent/resources.cpp
@@ -160,7 +160,7 @@ void Resources::loadOff(Graphics::Surface &surface, byte *palette, int id) {
 	off.read(id, buf, bufferSize);
 
 	byte *src = buf;
-	byte *dst = (byte *)surface.pixels;
+	byte *dst = (byte *)surface.getPixels();
 	memcpy(dst, src, 64000);
 	memcpy(palette, buf + 64000, 768);
 
diff --git a/engines/teenagent/scene.cpp b/engines/teenagent/scene.cpp
index bdeb11a841..f36a60932c 100644
--- a/engines/teenagent/scene.cpp
+++ b/engines/teenagent/scene.cpp
@@ -48,7 +48,6 @@ Scene::Scene(TeenAgentEngine *vm) : _vm(vm), intro(false), _id(0), ons(0),
 	onEnabled = true;
 
 	memset(palette, 0, sizeof(palette));
-	background.pixels = 0;
 
 	FilePack varia;
 	varia.open("varia.res");
@@ -74,8 +73,7 @@ Scene::Scene(TeenAgentEngine *vm) : _vm(vm), intro(false), _id(0), ons(0),
 }
 
 Scene::~Scene() {
-	if (background.pixels)
-		background.free();
+	background.free();
 
 	delete[] ons;
 	ons = 0;
@@ -372,7 +370,7 @@ void Scene::init(int id, const Common::Point &pos) {
 	for (byte i = 0; i < 4; ++i)
 		customAnimation[i].free();
 
-	if (background.pixels == NULL)
+	if (background.getPixels() == NULL)
 		background.create(kScreenWidth, kScreenHeight, Graphics::PixelFormat::createFormatCLUT8());
 
 	warp(pos);
@@ -416,7 +414,7 @@ void Scene::init(int id, const Common::Point &pos) {
 	if (nowPlaying != _vm->res->dseg.get_byte(dsAddr_currentMusic))
 		_vm->music->load(_vm->res->dseg.get_byte(dsAddr_currentMusic));
 
-	_vm->_system->copyRectToScreen(background.pixels, background.pitch, 0, 0, background.w, background.h);
+	_vm->_system->copyRectToScreen(background.getPixels(), background.pitch, 0, 0, background.w, background.h);
 	setPalette(0);
 }
 
@@ -642,8 +640,8 @@ bool Scene::render(bool tickGame, bool tickMark, uint32 messageDelta) {
 			return true;
 		}
 
-		if (background.pixels && debugFeatures.feature[DebugFeatures::kShowBack]) {
-			_vm->_system->copyRectToScreen(background.pixels, background.pitch, 0, 0, background.w, background.h);
+		if (background.getPixels() && debugFeatures.feature[DebugFeatures::kShowBack]) {
+			_vm->_system->copyRectToScreen(background.getPixels(), background.pitch, 0, 0, background.w, background.h);
 		} else
 			_vm->_system->fillScreen(0);
 
diff --git a/engines/teenagent/teenagent.cpp b/engines/teenagent/teenagent.cpp
index 0b48a18b26..e73f1100d6 100644
--- a/engines/teenagent/teenagent.cpp
+++ b/engines/teenagent/teenagent.cpp
@@ -399,7 +399,7 @@ bool TeenAgentEngine::showLogo() {
 				return true;
 			}
 
-			_system->copyRectToScreen(s.pixels, s.w, s.x, s.y, s.w, s.h);
+			_system->copyRectToScreen(s.getPixels(), s.w, s.x, s.y, s.w, s.h);
 			_system->updateScreen();
 
 			_system->delayMillis(100);
diff --git a/engines/tinsel/bmv.cpp b/engines/tinsel/bmv.cpp
index 106e1542d5..fa66b7ad8e 100644
--- a/engines/tinsel/bmv.cpp
+++ b/engines/tinsel/bmv.cpp
@@ -1031,7 +1031,7 @@ void BMVPlayer::CopyMovieToScreen() {
 	// The movie surface is slightly less high than the output screen (429 rows versus 432).
 	// Because of this, there's some extra line clearing above and below the displayed area
 	int yStart = (SCREEN_HEIGHT - SCREEN_HIGH) / 2;
-	memset(_vm->screen().getBasePtr(0, 0), 0, yStart * SCREEN_WIDTH);
+	memset(_vm->screen().getPixels(), 0, yStart * SCREEN_WIDTH);
 	memcpy(_vm->screen().getBasePtr(0, yStart), ScreenBeg, SCREEN_WIDTH * SCREEN_HIGH);
 	memset(_vm->screen().getBasePtr(0, yStart + SCREEN_HIGH), 0,
 		(SCREEN_HEIGHT - SCREEN_HIGH - yStart) * SCREEN_WIDTH);
diff --git a/engines/tinsel/graphics.cpp b/engines/tinsel/graphics.cpp
index 5dae984def..c4f341f6fe 100644
--- a/engines/tinsel/graphics.cpp
+++ b/engines/tinsel/graphics.cpp
@@ -798,7 +798,7 @@ static void PackedWrtNonZero(DRAWOBJECT *pObj, uint8 *srcP, uint8 *destP,
  */
 void ClearScreen() {
 	byte blackColorIndex = (!TinselV1Mac) ? 0 : 255;
-	void *pDest = _vm->screen().getBasePtr(0, 0);
+	void *pDest = _vm->screen().getPixels();
 	memset(pDest, blackColorIndex, SCREEN_WIDTH * SCREEN_HEIGHT);
 	g_system->fillScreen(blackColorIndex);
 	g_system->updateScreen();
diff --git a/engines/toltecs/menu.cpp b/engines/toltecs/menu.cpp
index b52d7dad82..0850630c43 100644
--- a/engines/toltecs/menu.cpp
+++ b/engines/toltecs/menu.cpp
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ int MenuSystem::run(MenuID menuId) {
 	_vm->_screen->blastSprite(0x140 + _vm->_cameraX, 0x175 + _vm->_cameraY, 0, 1, 0x4000);
 	shadeRect(60, 39, 520, 247, 225, 229);
 
-	memcpy(_background->pixels, _vm->_screen->_frontScreen, 640 * 400);
+	memcpy(_background->getPixels(), _vm->_screen->_frontScreen, 640 * 400);
 
 	while (_running) {
 		update();
@@ -229,7 +229,7 @@ void MenuSystem::initMenu(MenuID menuID) {
 
 	_items.clear();
 
-	memcpy(_vm->_screen->_frontScreen, _background->pixels, 640 * 400);
+	memcpy(_vm->_screen->_frontScreen, _background->getPixels(), 640 * 400);
 
 	switch (menuID) {
 	case kMenuIdMain:
diff --git a/engines/toltecs/screen.cpp b/engines/toltecs/screen.cpp
index 5e12773e1b..1eb2f41fd2 100644
--- a/engines/toltecs/screen.cpp
+++ b/engines/toltecs/screen.cpp
@@ -651,7 +651,7 @@ void Screen::drawSurface(int16 x, int16 y, Graphics::Surface *surface) {
 	int16 skipX = 0;
 	int16 width = surface->w;
 	int16 height = surface->h;
-	byte *surfacePixels = (byte *)surface->getBasePtr(0, 0);
+	byte *surfacePixels = (byte *)surface->getPixels();
 	byte *frontScreen;
 
 	// Not on screen, skip
diff --git a/engines/toltecs/segmap.cpp b/engines/toltecs/segmap.cpp
index b06c0af675..fea40f3277 100644
--- a/engines/toltecs/segmap.cpp
+++ b/engines/toltecs/segmap.cpp
@@ -373,7 +373,7 @@ void SegmentMap::loadSegmapMaskRectSurface(byte *maskData, SegmapMaskRect &maskR
 	maskRect.surface->create(maskRect.width, maskRect.height, Graphics::PixelFormat::createFormatCLUT8());
 
 	byte *backScreen = _vm->_screen->_backScreen + maskRect.x + (maskRect.y * _vm->_sceneWidth);
-	byte *dest = (byte *)maskRect.surface->getBasePtr(0, 0);
+	byte *dest = (byte *)maskRect.surface->getPixels();
 
 	for (int16 h = 0; h < maskRect.height; h++) {
 		int16 w = maskRect.width;
diff --git a/engines/tony/detection.cpp b/engines/tony/detection.cpp
index 2a443c4097..d355450153 100644
--- a/engines/tony/detection.cpp
+++ b/engines/tony/detection.cpp
@@ -158,9 +158,9 @@ SaveStateDescriptor TonyMetaEngine::querySaveMetaInfos(const char *target, int s
 	Graphics::Surface *to = new Graphics::Surface();
 	to->create(160, 120, Graphics::PixelFormat(2, 5, 5, 5, 0, 10, 5, 0, 0));
 
-	if (Tony::RMOptionScreen::loadThumbnailFromSaveState(slot, (byte *)to->pixels, saveName, difficulty)) {
+	if (Tony::RMOptionScreen::loadThumbnailFromSaveState(slot, (byte *)to->getPixels(), saveName, difficulty)) {
 #ifdef SCUMM_BIG_ENDIAN
-		uint16 *pixels = (uint16 *)to->pixels;
+		uint16 *pixels = (uint16 *)to->getPixels();
 		for (int i = 0; i < to->w * to->h; ++i)
 			pixels[i] = READ_LE_UINT16(pixels + i);
 #endif
diff --git a/engines/toon/anim.cpp b/engines/toon/anim.cpp
index a6744568f7..78d3954325 100644
--- a/engines/toon/anim.cpp
+++ b/engines/toon/anim.cpp
@@ -190,7 +190,7 @@ void Animation::drawFrame(Graphics::Surface &surface, int32 frame, int16 xx, int
 
 	int32 destPitch = surface.pitch;
 	uint8 *srcRow = _frames[frame]._data + offsX + (_frames[frame]._x2 - _frames[frame]._x1) * offsY;
-	uint8 *curRow = (uint8 *)surface.pixels + (yy + _frames[frame]._y1 + _y1 + offsY) * destPitch + (xx + _x1 + _frames[frame]._x1 + offsX);
+	uint8 *curRow = (uint8 *)surface.getBasePtr(xx + _x1 + _frames[frame]._x1 + offsX, yy + _frames[frame]._y1 + _y1 + offsY);
 	for (int16 y = 0; y < rectY; y++) {
 		uint8 *cur = curRow;
 		uint8 *c = srcRow + y * (_frames[frame]._x2 - _frames[frame]._x1);
@@ -231,7 +231,7 @@ void Animation::drawFrameWithMaskAndScale(Graphics::Surface &surface, int32 fram
 	int32 destPitch = surface.pitch;
 	int32 destPitchMask = mask->getWidth();
 	uint8 *c = _frames[frame]._data;
-	uint8 *curRow = (uint8 *)surface.pixels;
+	uint8 *curRow = (uint8 *)surface.getPixels();
 	uint8 *curRowMask = mask->getDataPtr();
 
 	bool shadowFlag = false;
@@ -341,7 +341,7 @@ void Animation::drawFontFrame(Graphics::Surface &surface, int32 frame, int16 xx,
 
 	int32 destPitch = surface.pitch;
 	uint8 *c = _frames[frame]._data;
-	uint8 *curRow = (uint8 *)surface.pixels + (yy + _frames[frame]._y1 + _y1) * destPitch + (xx + _x1 + _frames[frame]._x1);
+	uint8 *curRow = (uint8 *)surface.getBasePtr(xx + _x1 + _frames[frame]._x1, yy + _frames[frame]._y1 + _y1);
 	for (int16 y = 0; y < rectY; y++) {
 		unsigned char *cur = curRow;
 		for (int16 x = 0; x < rectX; x++) {
diff --git a/engines/toon/movie.cpp b/engines/toon/movie.cpp
index 8c85e20f7c..f0463a52e1 100644
--- a/engines/toon/movie.cpp
+++ b/engines/toon/movie.cpp
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ bool Movie::playVideo(bool isFirstIntroVideo) {
 					}
 					_vm->_system->unlockScreen();
 				} else {
-					_vm->_system->copyRectToScreen(frame->pixels, frame->pitch, 0, 0, frame->w, frame->h);
+					_vm->_system->copyRectToScreen(frame->getPixels(), frame->pitch, 0, 0, frame->w, frame->h);
 
 					// WORKAROUND: There is an encoding glitch in the first intro video. This hides this using the adjacent pixels.
 					if (isFirstIntroVideo) {
diff --git a/engines/toon/picture.cpp b/engines/toon/picture.cpp
index f59cdca064..65cc3a70e1 100644
--- a/engines/toon/picture.cpp
+++ b/engines/toon/picture.cpp
@@ -170,7 +170,7 @@ void Picture::drawMask(Graphics::Surface &surface, int16 x, int16 y, int16 dx, i
 	int32 destPitch = surface.pitch;
 	int32 srcPitch = _width;
 	uint8 *c = _data + _width * dy + dx;
-	uint8 *curRow = (uint8 *)surface.pixels + y * destPitch + x;
+	uint8 *curRow = (uint8 *)surface.getBasePtr(x, y);
 
 	for (int16 yy = 0; yy < ry; yy++) {
 		uint8 *curSrc = c;
@@ -205,7 +205,7 @@ void Picture::drawWithRectList(Graphics::Surface& surface, int16 x, int16 y, int
 		int16 fillRy = MIN<int32>(ry, rect.bottom - rect.top);
 
 		uint8 *c = _data + _width * (dy + rect.top) + (dx + rect.left);
-		uint8 *curRow = (uint8 *)surface.pixels + (y + rect.top) * destPitch + (x + rect.left);
+		uint8 *curRow = (uint8 *)surface.getBasePtr(x + rect.left, y + rect.top);
 
 		for (int16 yy = 0; yy < fillRy; yy++) {
 			uint8 *curSrc = c;
@@ -233,7 +233,7 @@ void Picture::draw(Graphics::Surface &surface, int16 x, int16 y, int16 dx, int16
 	int32 destPitch = surface.pitch;
 	int32 srcPitch = _width;
 	uint8 *c = _data + _width * dy + dx;
-	uint8 *curRow = (uint8 *)surface.pixels + y * destPitch + x;
+	uint8 *curRow = (uint8 *)surface.getBasePtr(x, y);
 
 	for (int16 yy = 0; yy < ry; yy++) {
 		uint8 *curSrc = c;
diff --git a/engines/toon/toon.cpp b/engines/toon/toon.cpp
index 7ad29ab8d8..286bcf1941 100644
--- a/engines/toon/toon.cpp
+++ b/engines/toon/toon.cpp
@@ -466,8 +466,7 @@ void ToonEngine::doMagnifierEffect() {
 		int32 cy = CLIP<int32>(posY + y, 0, TOON_BACKBUFFER_HEIGHT-1);
 		for (int32 x = -12; x <= 12; x++) {
 			int32 cx = CLIP<int32>(posX + x, 0, TOON_BACKBUFFER_WIDTH-1);
-			int32 destPitch = surface.pitch;
-			uint8 *curRow = (uint8 *)surface.pixels + cy * destPitch + cx;
+			uint8 *curRow = (uint8 *)surface.getBasePtr(cx, cy);
 			tempBuffer[(y + 12) * 25 + x + 12] = *curRow;
 		}
 	}
@@ -479,8 +478,7 @@ void ToonEngine::doMagnifierEffect() {
 			if (dist > 144)
 				continue;
 			int32 cx = CLIP<int32>(posX + x, 0, TOON_BACKBUFFER_WIDTH-1);
-			int32 destPitch = surface.pitch;
-			uint8 *curRow = (uint8 *)surface.pixels + cy * destPitch + cx;
+			uint8 *curRow = (uint8 *)surface.getBasePtr(cx, cy);
 			int32 lerp = (512 + intSqrt[dist] * 256 / 12);
 			*curRow = tempBuffer[(y * lerp / 1024 + 12) * 25 + x * lerp / 1024 + 12];
 		}
@@ -501,7 +499,7 @@ void ToonEngine::copyToVirtualScreen(bool updateScreen) {
 
 	if (_dirtyAll || _gameState->_currentScrollValue != lastScroll) {
 		// we have to refresh everything in case of scrolling.
-		_system->copyRectToScreen((byte *)_mainSurface->pixels + state()->_currentScrollValue, TOON_BACKBUFFER_WIDTH, 0, 0, TOON_SCREEN_WIDTH, TOON_SCREEN_HEIGHT);
+		_system->copyRectToScreen((byte *)_mainSurface->getPixels() + state()->_currentScrollValue, TOON_BACKBUFFER_WIDTH, 0, 0, TOON_SCREEN_WIDTH, TOON_SCREEN_HEIGHT);
 	} else {
 
 		int32 offX = 0;
@@ -517,7 +515,7 @@ void ToonEngine::copyToVirtualScreen(bool updateScreen) {
 			}
 			rect.clip(TOON_SCREEN_WIDTH, TOON_SCREEN_HEIGHT);
 			if (rect.left >= 0 && rect.top >= 0 && rect.right - rect.left > 0 && rect.bottom - rect.top > 0) {
-				_system->copyRectToScreen((byte *)_mainSurface->pixels + _oldDirtyRects[i].left + offX + _oldDirtyRects[i].top * TOON_BACKBUFFER_WIDTH, TOON_BACKBUFFER_WIDTH, rect.left , rect.top, rect.right - rect.left, rect.bottom - rect.top);
+				_system->copyRectToScreen((byte *)_mainSurface->getBasePtr(_oldDirtyRects[i].left + offX, _oldDirtyRects[i].top), TOON_BACKBUFFER_WIDTH, rect.left , rect.top, rect.right - rect.left, rect.bottom - rect.top);
 			}
 		}
 
@@ -533,7 +531,7 @@ void ToonEngine::copyToVirtualScreen(bool updateScreen) {
 			}
 			rect.clip(TOON_SCREEN_WIDTH, TOON_SCREEN_HEIGHT);
 			if (rect.left >= 0 && rect.top >= 0 && rect.right - rect.left > 0 && rect.bottom - rect.top > 0) {
-				_system->copyRectToScreen((byte *)_mainSurface->pixels + _dirtyRects[i].left + offX + _dirtyRects[i].top * TOON_BACKBUFFER_WIDTH, TOON_BACKBUFFER_WIDTH, rect.left , rect.top, rect.right - rect.left, rect.bottom - rect.top);
+				_system->copyRectToScreen((byte *)_mainSurface->getBasePtr(_dirtyRects[i].left + offX, _dirtyRects[i].top), TOON_BACKBUFFER_WIDTH, rect.left , rect.top, rect.right - rect.left, rect.bottom - rect.top);
 			}
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/engines/tsage/events.cpp b/engines/tsage/events.cpp
index 8f07a8243b..5ca531fdb9 100644
--- a/engines/tsage/events.cpp
+++ b/engines/tsage/events.cpp
@@ -277,7 +277,7 @@ void EventsClass::setCursor(CursorType cursorType) {
 	GfxSurface s = surfaceFromRes(cursor);
 
 	Graphics::Surface surface = s.lockSurface();
-	const byte *cursorData = (const byte *)surface.getBasePtr(0, 0);
+	const byte *cursorData = (const byte *)surface.getPixels();
 	CursorMan.replaceCursor(cursorData, surface.w, surface.h, s._centroid.x, s._centroid.y, s._transColor);
 	s.unlockSurface();
 
@@ -333,7 +333,7 @@ void EventsClass::pushCursor(CursorType cursorType) {
 	GfxSurface s = surfaceFromRes(cursor);
 
 	Graphics::Surface surface = s.lockSurface();
-	const byte *cursorData = (const byte *)surface.getBasePtr(0, 0);
+	const byte *cursorData = (const byte *)surface.getPixels();
 	CursorMan.pushCursor(cursorData, surface.w, surface.h, s._centroid.x, s._centroid.y, s._transColor);
 	s.unlockSurface();
 
@@ -346,7 +346,7 @@ void EventsClass::popCursor() {
 }
 
 void EventsClass::setCursor(Graphics::Surface &cursor, int transColor, const Common::Point &hotspot, CursorType cursorId) {
-	const byte *cursorData = (const byte *)cursor.getBasePtr(0, 0);
+	const byte *cursorData = (const byte *)cursor.getPixels();
 	CursorMan.replaceCursor(cursorData, cursor.w, cursor.h, hotspot.x, hotspot.y, transColor);
 
 	_currentCursor = cursorId;
@@ -355,7 +355,7 @@ void EventsClass::setCursor(Graphics::Surface &cursor, int transColor, const Com
 void EventsClass::setCursor(GfxSurface &cursor) {
 	Graphics::Surface s = cursor.lockSurface();
 
-	const byte *cursorData = (const byte *)s.getBasePtr(0, 0);
+	const byte *cursorData = (const byte *)s.getPixels();
 	CursorMan.replaceCursor(cursorData, cursor.getBounds().width(), cursor.getBounds().height(),
 		cursor._centroid.x, cursor._centroid.y, cursor._transColor);
 
diff --git a/engines/tsage/graphics.cpp b/engines/tsage/graphics.cpp
index ce19502524..1815c3d751 100644
--- a/engines/tsage/graphics.cpp
+++ b/engines/tsage/graphics.cpp
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ GfxSurface *surfaceGetArea(GfxSurface &src, const Rect &bounds) {
 	Graphics::Surface destSurface = dest->lockSurface();
 
 	byte *srcP = (byte *)srcSurface.getBasePtr(bounds.left, bounds.top);
-	byte *destP = (byte *)destSurface.getBasePtr(0, 0);
+	byte *destP = (byte *)destSurface.getPixels();
 
 	for (int y = bounds.top; y < bounds.bottom; ++y, srcP += srcSurface.pitch, destP += destSurface.pitch)
 		Common::copy(srcP, srcP + destSurface.pitch, destP);
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ GfxSurface surfaceFromRes(const byte *imgData) {
 
 	const byte *srcP = imgData + 10;
 	Graphics::Surface destSurface = s.lockSurface();
-	byte *destP = (byte *)destSurface.getBasePtr(0, 0);
+	byte *destP = (byte *)destSurface.getPixels();
 
 	if (!rleEncoded) {
 		Common::copy(srcP, srcP + (r.width() * r.height()), destP);
@@ -316,7 +316,7 @@ void GfxSurface::create(int width, int height) {
 	}
 	_customSurface = new Graphics::Surface();
 	_customSurface->create(width, height, Graphics::PixelFormat::createFormatCLUT8());
-	Common::fill((byte *)_customSurface->pixels, (byte *)_customSurface->pixels + (width * height), 0);
+	Common::fill((byte *)_customSurface->getPixels(), (byte *)_customSurface->getBasePtr(0, height), 0);
 	_bounds = Rect(0, 0, width, height);
 }
 
@@ -332,12 +332,7 @@ Graphics::Surface GfxSurface::lockSurface() {
 	// Setup the returned surface either as one pointing to the same pixels as the source, or
 	// as a subset of the source one based on the currently set bounds
 	Graphics::Surface result;
-	result.w = _bounds.width();
-	result.h = _bounds.height();
-	result.pitch = src->pitch;
-	result.format = src->format;
-	result.pixels = src->getBasePtr(_bounds.left, _bounds.top);
-
+	result.init(_bounds.width(), _bounds.height(), src->pitch, src->getBasePtr(_bounds.left, _bounds.top), src->format);
 	return result;
 }
 
@@ -363,7 +358,7 @@ void GfxSurface::synchronize(Serializer &s) {
 		if (_customSurface) {
 			s.syncAsSint16LE(_customSurface->w);
 			s.syncAsSint16LE(_customSurface->h);
-			s.syncBytes((byte *)_customSurface->pixels, _customSurface->w * _customSurface->h);
+			s.syncBytes((byte *)_customSurface->getPixels(), _customSurface->w * _customSurface->h);
 		} else {
 			int zero = 0;
 			s.syncAsSint16LE(zero);
@@ -380,7 +375,7 @@ void GfxSurface::synchronize(Serializer &s) {
 			_customSurface = NULL;
 		} else {
 			create(w, h);
-			s.syncBytes((byte *)_customSurface->pixels, w * h);
+			s.syncBytes((byte *)_customSurface->getPixels(), w * h);
 		}
 	}
 }
@@ -417,8 +412,8 @@ GfxSurface &GfxSurface::operator=(const GfxSurface &s) {
 		// Surface owns the internal data, so replicate it so new surface owns it's own
 		_customSurface = new Graphics::Surface();
 		_customSurface->create(s._customSurface->w, s._customSurface->h, Graphics::PixelFormat::createFormatCLUT8());
-		const byte *srcP = (const byte *)s._customSurface->getBasePtr(0, 0);
-		byte *destP = (byte *)_customSurface->getBasePtr(0, 0);
+		const byte *srcP = (const byte *)s._customSurface->getPixels();
+		byte *destP = (byte *)_customSurface->getPixels();
 
 		Common::copy(srcP, srcP + (_bounds.width() * _bounds.height()), destP);
 	}
@@ -581,7 +576,7 @@ void GfxSurface::copyFrom(GfxSurface &src, Rect srcBounds, Rect destBounds, Regi
 		Graphics::Surface destSurface = srcImage.lockSurface();
 
 		const byte *srcP = (const byte *)srcSurface.getBasePtr(srcBounds.left, srcBounds.top);
-		byte *destP = (byte *)destSurface.pixels;
+		byte *destP = (byte *)destSurface.getPixels();
 		for (int yp = srcBounds.top; yp < srcBounds.bottom; ++yp, srcP += srcSurface.pitch, destP += destSurface.pitch) {
 			Common::copy(srcP, srcP + srcBounds.width(), destP);
 		}
diff --git a/engines/tsage/ringworld2/ringworld2_logic.cpp b/engines/tsage/ringworld2/ringworld2_logic.cpp
index 0495834307..cb28d6d60b 100644
--- a/engines/tsage/ringworld2/ringworld2_logic.cpp
+++ b/engines/tsage/ringworld2/ringworld2_logic.cpp
@@ -522,7 +522,7 @@ void SceneExt::refreshBackground(int xAmount, int yAmount) {
 	assert(screenSize == (s.w * s.h));
 
 	// Copy the data
-	byte *destP = (byte *)s.getBasePtr(0, 0);
+	byte *destP = (byte *)s.getPixels();
 	Common::copy(dataP, dataP + (s.w * s.h), destP);
 	_backSurface.unlockSurface();
 
diff --git a/engines/tsage/ringworld2/ringworld2_scenes0.cpp b/engines/tsage/ringworld2/ringworld2_scenes0.cpp
index e37d5bfff3..ead4f5c770 100644
--- a/engines/tsage/ringworld2/ringworld2_scenes0.cpp
+++ b/engines/tsage/ringworld2/ringworld2_scenes0.cpp
@@ -5399,9 +5399,9 @@ GfxSurface Scene600::Actor4::getFrame() {
 		// Translate the frame using the scene's pixel map
 		byte *pixelMap = static_cast<Scene600 *>(R2_GLOBALS._sceneManager._scene)->_pixelMap;
 		Graphics::Surface surface = frame.lockSurface();
-		byte *srcP = (byte *)surface.pixels;
+		byte *srcP = (byte *)surface.getPixels();
 
-		while (srcP < ((byte *)surface.pixels + (surface.w * surface.h))) {
+		while (srcP < ((byte *)surface.getBasePtr(0, surface.h))) {
 			*srcP = pixelMap[*srcP];
 			srcP++;
 		}
diff --git a/engines/tsage/saveload.cpp b/engines/tsage/saveload.cpp
index af2f3566ad..7143305586 100644
--- a/engines/tsage/saveload.cpp
+++ b/engines/tsage/saveload.cpp
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ void Saver::writeSavegameHeader(Common::OutSaveFile *out, tSageSavegameHeader &h
 	// Create a thumbnail and save it
 	Graphics::Surface *thumb = new Graphics::Surface();
 	Graphics::Surface s = g_globals->_screenSurface.lockSurface();
-	::createThumbnail(thumb, (const byte *)s.pixels, SCREEN_WIDTH, SCREEN_HEIGHT, thumbPalette);
+	::createThumbnail(thumb, (const byte *)s.getPixels(), SCREEN_WIDTH, SCREEN_HEIGHT, thumbPalette);
 	Graphics::saveThumbnail(*out, *thumb);
 	g_globals->_screenSurface.unlockSurface();
 	thumb->free();
diff --git a/engines/tucker/sequences.cpp b/engines/tucker/sequences.cpp
index 16c4f4f6f0..bd03eed00b 100644
--- a/engines/tucker/sequences.cpp
+++ b/engines/tucker/sequences.cpp
@@ -763,7 +763,7 @@ bool AnimationSequencePlayer::decodeNextAnimationFrame(int index, bool copyDirty
 
 	if (!copyDirtyRects) {
 		for (uint16 y = 0; (y < surface->h) && (y < kScreenHeight); y++)
-			memcpy(_offscreenBuffer + y * kScreenWidth, (byte *)surface->pixels + y * surface->pitch, surface->w);
+			memcpy(_offscreenBuffer + y * kScreenWidth, (const byte *)surface->getBasePtr(0, y), surface->w);
 	} else {
 		_flicPlayer[index].copyDirtyRectsToBuffer(_offscreenBuffer, kScreenWidth);
 	}
@@ -811,7 +811,7 @@ void AnimationSequencePlayer::playIntroSeq19_20() {
 	if (surface)
 		for (int i = 0; i < kScreenWidth * kScreenHeight; ++i)
 			if (_offscreenBuffer[i] == 0)
-				_offscreenBuffer[i] = *((byte *)surface->pixels + i);
+				_offscreenBuffer[i] = *((const byte *)surface->getPixels() + i);
 
 	if (!framesLeft)
 		_changeToNextSequence = true;
diff --git a/engines/wintermute/base/gfx/osystem/base_render_osystem.cpp b/engines/wintermute/base/gfx/osystem/base_render_osystem.cpp
index 964762f077..b16cf60752 100644
--- a/engines/wintermute/base/gfx/osystem/base_render_osystem.cpp
+++ b/engines/wintermute/base/gfx/osystem/base_render_osystem.cpp
@@ -187,9 +187,9 @@ bool BaseRenderOSystem::flip() {
 	}
 	if (_needsFlip || _disableDirtyRects || _tempDisableDirtyRects) {
 		if (_disableDirtyRects || _tempDisableDirtyRects) {
-			g_system->copyRectToScreen((byte *)_renderSurface->pixels, _renderSurface->pitch, 0, 0, _renderSurface->w, _renderSurface->h);
+			g_system->copyRectToScreen((byte *)_renderSurface->getPixels(), _renderSurface->pitch, 0, 0, _renderSurface->w, _renderSurface->h);
 		}
-		//  g_system->copyRectToScreen((byte *)_renderSurface->pixels, _renderSurface->pitch, _dirtyRect->left, _dirtyRect->top, _dirtyRect->width(), _dirtyRect->height());
+		//  g_system->copyRectToScreen((byte *)_renderSurface->getPixels(), _renderSurface->pitch, _dirtyRect->left, _dirtyRect->top, _dirtyRect->width(), _dirtyRect->height());
 		delete _dirtyRect;
 		_dirtyRect = nullptr;
 		g_system->updateScreen();
@@ -682,7 +682,7 @@ void BaseRenderOSystem::endSaveLoad() {
 	_drawNum = 1;
 
 	_renderSurface->fillRect(Common::Rect(0, 0, _renderSurface->h, _renderSurface->w), _renderSurface->format.ARGBToColor(255, 0, 0, 0));
-	g_system->copyRectToScreen((byte *)_renderSurface->pixels, _renderSurface->pitch, 0, 0, _renderSurface->w, _renderSurface->h);
+	g_system->copyRectToScreen((byte *)_renderSurface->getPixels(), _renderSurface->pitch, 0, 0, _renderSurface->w, _renderSurface->h);
 	g_system->updateScreen();
 }
 
diff --git a/engines/wintermute/base/gfx/osystem/base_surface_osystem.cpp b/engines/wintermute/base/gfx/osystem/base_surface_osystem.cpp
index eeb0a8097b..d4c5905c4b 100644
--- a/engines/wintermute/base/gfx/osystem/base_surface_osystem.cpp
+++ b/engines/wintermute/base/gfx/osystem/base_surface_osystem.cpp
@@ -234,7 +234,7 @@ uint32 BaseSurfaceOSystem::getPixelAt(Graphics::Surface *surface, int x, int y)
 	warning("BaseSurfaceOSystem::GetPixel - Not ported yet");
 	int bpp = surface->format.bytesPerPixel;
 	/* Here p is the address to the pixel we want to retrieve */
-	uint8 *p = (uint8 *)surface->pixels + y * surface->pitch + x * bpp;
+	uint8 *p = (uint8 *)surface->getBasePtr(x, y);
 
 	switch (bpp) {
 	case 1:
diff --git a/engines/wintermute/graphics/transparent_surface.cpp b/engines/wintermute/graphics/transparent_surface.cpp
index 663c0ed01a..df6286e37a 100644
--- a/engines/wintermute/graphics/transparent_surface.cpp
+++ b/engines/wintermute/graphics/transparent_surface.cpp
@@ -157,7 +157,10 @@ TransparentSurface::TransparentSurface(const Surface &surf, bool copyData) : Sur
 		h = surf.h;
 		pitch = surf.pitch;
 		format = surf.format;
-		pixels = surf.pixels;
+		// We need to cast the const qualifier away here because 'pixels'
+		// always needs to be writable. 'surf' however is a constant Surface,
+		// thus getPixels will always return const pixel data.
+		pixels = const_cast<void *>(surf.getPixels());
 	}
 }
 
@@ -306,7 +309,7 @@ Common::Rect TransparentSurface::blit(Graphics::Surface &target, int posX, int p
 	}
 
 	if (pPartRect) {
-		srcImage.pixels = &((char *)pixels)[pPartRect->top * srcImage.pitch + pPartRect->left * 4];
+		srcImage.pixels = getBasePtr(pPartRect->left, pPartRect->top);
 		srcImage.w = pPartRect->width();
 		srcImage.h = pPartRect->height();
 
@@ -335,7 +338,7 @@ Common::Rect TransparentSurface::blit(Graphics::Surface &target, int posX, int p
 	if ((width != srcImage.w) || (height != srcImage.h)) {
 		// Scale the image
 		img = imgScaled = srcImage.scale(width, height);
-		savedPixels = (byte *)img->pixels;
+		savedPixels = (byte *)img->getPixels();
 	} else {
 		img = &srcImage;
 	}
@@ -343,13 +346,13 @@ Common::Rect TransparentSurface::blit(Graphics::Surface &target, int posX, int p
 	// Handle off-screen clipping
 	if (posY < 0) {
 		img->h = MAX(0, (int)img->h - -posY);
-		img->pixels = (byte *)img->pixels + img->pitch * -posY;
+		img->setPixels((byte *)img->getBasePtr(0, -posY));
 		posY = 0;
 	}
 
 	if (posX < 0) {
 		img->w = MAX(0, (int)img->w - -posX);
-		img->pixels = (byte *)img->pixels + (-posX * 4);
+		img->setPixels((byte *)img->getBasePtr(-posX, 0));
 		posX = 0;
 	}
 
@@ -486,7 +489,7 @@ Common::Rect TransparentSurface::blit(Graphics::Surface &target, int posX, int p
 	retSize.setHeight(img->h);
 
 	if (imgScaled) {
-		imgScaled->pixels = savedPixels;
+		imgScaled->setPixels(savedPixels);
 		imgScaled->free();
 		delete imgScaled;
 	}
diff --git a/engines/wintermute/video/video_theora_player.cpp b/engines/wintermute/video/video_theora_player.cpp
index b33001c6b7..12884a76c3 100644
--- a/engines/wintermute/video/video_theora_player.cpp
+++ b/engines/wintermute/video/video_theora_player.cpp
@@ -369,14 +369,14 @@ void VideoTheoraPlayer::writeAlpha() {
 	if (_alphaImage && _surface.w == _alphaImage->getSurface()->w && _surface.h == _alphaImage->getSurface()->h) {
 		assert(_alphaImage->getSurface()->format.bytesPerPixel == 4);
 		assert(_surface.format.bytesPerPixel == 4);
-		const byte *alphaData = (const byte *)_alphaImage->getSurface()->getBasePtr(0, 0);
+		const byte *alphaData = (const byte *)_alphaImage->getSurface()->getPixels();
 #ifdef SCUMM_LITTLE_ENDIAN
 		int alphaPlace = (_alphaImage->getSurface()->format.aShift / 8);
 #else
 		int alphaPlace = 3 - (_alphaImage->getSurface()->format.aShift / 8);
 #endif
 		alphaData += alphaPlace;
-		byte *imgData = (byte *)_surface.getBasePtr(0, 0);
+		byte *imgData = (byte *)_surface.getPixels();
 #ifdef SCUMM_LITTLE_ENDIAN
 		imgData += (_surface.format.aShift / 8);
 #else
diff --git a/graphics/VectorRenderer.h b/graphics/VectorRenderer.h
index 0467cac946..5d6369c08f 100644
--- a/graphics/VectorRenderer.h
+++ b/graphics/VectorRenderer.h
@@ -278,7 +278,7 @@ public:
 	 * Clears the active surface.
 	 */
 	virtual void clearSurface() {
-		byte *src = (byte *)_activeSurface->pixels;
+		byte *src = (byte *)_activeSurface->getPixels();
 		memset(src, 0, _activeSurface->pitch * _activeSurface->h);
 	}
 
diff --git a/graphics/VectorRendererSpec.cpp b/graphics/VectorRendererSpec.cpp
index 6a3ee306a5..4c5dd33cb5 100644
--- a/graphics/VectorRendererSpec.cpp
+++ b/graphics/VectorRendererSpec.cpp
@@ -397,7 +397,7 @@ gradientFill(PixelType *ptr, int width, int x, int y) {
 template<typename PixelType>
 void VectorRendererSpec<PixelType>::
 fillSurface() {
-	byte *ptr = (byte *)_activeSurface->getBasePtr(0, 0);
+	byte *ptr = (byte *)_activeSurface->getPixels();
 
 	int h = _activeSurface->h;
 	int pitch = _activeSurface->pitch;
@@ -453,7 +453,7 @@ template<typename PixelType>
 void VectorRendererSpec<PixelType>::
 blitSubSurface(const Graphics::Surface *source, const Common::Rect &r) {
 	byte *dst_ptr = (byte *)_activeSurface->getBasePtr(r.left, r.top);
-	const byte *src_ptr = (const byte *)source->getBasePtr(0, 0);
+	const byte *src_ptr = (const byte *)source->getPixels();
 
 	const int dst_pitch = _activeSurface->pitch;
 	const int src_pitch = source->pitch;
@@ -481,7 +481,7 @@ blitAlphaBitmap(const Graphics::Surface *source, const Common::Rect &r) {
 		y = y + (r.height() >> 1) - (source->h >> 1);
 
 	PixelType *dst_ptr = (PixelType *)_activeSurface->getBasePtr(x, y);
-	const PixelType *src_ptr = (const PixelType *)source->getBasePtr(0, 0);
+	const PixelType *src_ptr = (const PixelType *)source->getPixels();
 
 	int dst_pitch = _activeSurface->pitch / _activeSurface->format.bytesPerPixel;
 	int src_pitch = source->pitch / source->format.bytesPerPixel;
@@ -508,7 +508,7 @@ template<typename PixelType>
 void VectorRendererSpec<PixelType>::
 applyScreenShading(GUI::ThemeEngine::ShadingStyle shadingStyle) {
 	int pixels = _activeSurface->w * _activeSurface->h;
-	PixelType *ptr = (PixelType *)_activeSurface->getBasePtr(0, 0);
+	PixelType *ptr = (PixelType *)_activeSurface->getPixels();
 	uint8 r, g, b;
 	uint lum;
 
diff --git a/graphics/decoders/bmp.cpp b/graphics/decoders/bmp.cpp
index bcfd0abbda..2eabbb7631 100644
--- a/graphics/decoders/bmp.cpp
+++ b/graphics/decoders/bmp.cpp
@@ -130,14 +130,14 @@ bool BitmapDecoder::loadStream(Common::SeekableReadStream &stream) {
 	const int extraDataLength = (srcPitch % 4) ? 4 - (srcPitch % 4) : 0;
 
 	if (bitsPerPixel == 8) {
-		byte *dst = (byte *)_surface->pixels;
+		byte *dst = (byte *)_surface->getPixels();
 
 		for (int32 i = 0; i < height; i++) {
 			stream.read(dst + (height - i - 1) * width, width);
 			stream.skip(extraDataLength);
 		}
 	} else if (bitsPerPixel == 24) {
-		byte *dst = (byte *)_surface->pixels + (height - 1) * _surface->pitch;
+		byte *dst = (byte *)_surface->getBasePtr(0, height - 1);
 
 		for (int32 i = 0; i < height; i++) {
 			for (uint32 j = 0; j < width; j++) {
@@ -154,7 +154,7 @@ bool BitmapDecoder::loadStream(Common::SeekableReadStream &stream) {
 			dst -= _surface->pitch * 2;
 		}
 	} else { // 32 bpp
-		byte *dst = (byte *)_surface->pixels + (height - 1) * _surface->pitch;
+		byte *dst = (byte *)_surface->getBasePtr(0, height - 1);
 
 		for (int32 i = 0; i < height; i++) {
 			for (uint32 j = 0; j < width; j++) {
diff --git a/graphics/decoders/iff.cpp b/graphics/decoders/iff.cpp
index 50c7b4f7de..7b37969fc1 100644
--- a/graphics/decoders/iff.cpp
+++ b/graphics/decoders/iff.cpp
@@ -170,7 +170,7 @@ void IFFDecoder::loadBitmap(Common::SeekableReadStream &stream) {
 	if (_type == TYPE_ILBM) {
 		uint32 scanlinePitch = ((_header.width + 15) >> 4) << 1;
 		byte *scanlines = new byte[scanlinePitch * _header.numPlanes];
-		byte *data = (byte *)_surface->pixels;
+		byte *data = (byte *)_surface->getPixels();
 
 		for (uint16 i = 0; i < _header.height; ++i) {
 			byte *scanline = scanlines;
@@ -194,7 +194,7 @@ void IFFDecoder::loadBitmap(Common::SeekableReadStream &stream) {
 
 		delete[] scanlines;
 	} else if (_type == TYPE_PBM) {
-		byte *data = (byte *)_surface->pixels;
+		byte *data = (byte *)_surface->getPixels();
 		uint32 outSize = _header.width * _header.height;
 
 		if (_header.compression) {
diff --git a/graphics/decoders/jpeg.cpp b/graphics/decoders/jpeg.cpp
index 75fdcd6e5a..ff018c799a 100644
--- a/graphics/decoders/jpeg.cpp
+++ b/graphics/decoders/jpeg.cpp
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ const Surface *JPEGDecoder::getSurface() const {
 	const Graphics::Surface *uComponent = getComponent(2);
 	const Graphics::Surface *vComponent = getComponent(3);
 
-	YUVToRGBMan.convert444(_rgbSurface, Graphics::YUVToRGBManager::kScaleFull, (byte *)yComponent->pixels, (byte *)uComponent->pixels, (byte *)vComponent->pixels, yComponent->w, yComponent->h, yComponent->pitch, uComponent->pitch);
+	YUVToRGBMan.convert444(_rgbSurface, Graphics::YUVToRGBManager::kScaleFull, (const byte *)yComponent->getPixels(), (const byte *)uComponent->getPixels(), (const byte *)vComponent->getPixels(), yComponent->w, yComponent->h, yComponent->pitch, uComponent->pitch);
 
 	return _rgbSurface;
 }
diff --git a/graphics/decoders/pcx.cpp b/graphics/decoders/pcx.cpp
index 1250398c73..eb9b4c997d 100644
--- a/graphics/decoders/pcx.cpp
+++ b/graphics/decoders/pcx.cpp
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ bool PCXDecoder::loadStream(Common::SeekableReadStream &stream) {
 	if (nPlanes == 3 && bitsPerPixel == 8) {	// 24bpp
 		Graphics::PixelFormat format = Graphics::PixelFormat(4, 8, 8, 8, 8, 24, 16, 8, 0);
 		_surface->create(width, height, format);
-		dst = (byte *)_surface->pixels;
+		dst = (byte *)_surface->getPixels();
 		_paletteColorCount = 0;
 
 		for (y = 0; y < height; y++) {
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@ bool PCXDecoder::loadStream(Common::SeekableReadStream &stream) {
 		}
 	} else if (nPlanes == 1 && bitsPerPixel == 8) {	// 8bpp indexed
 		_surface->create(width, height, Graphics::PixelFormat::createFormatCLUT8());
-		dst = (byte *)_surface->pixels;
+		dst = (byte *)_surface->getPixels();
 		_paletteColorCount = 16;
 
 		for (y = 0; y < height; y++, dst += _surface->pitch) {
@@ -163,7 +163,7 @@ bool PCXDecoder::loadStream(Common::SeekableReadStream &stream) {
 		}
 	} else if ((nPlanes == 2 || nPlanes == 3 || nPlanes == 4) && bitsPerPixel == 1) {	// planar, 4, 8 or 16 colors
 		_surface->create(width, height, Graphics::PixelFormat::createFormatCLUT8());
-		dst = (byte *)_surface->pixels;
+		dst = (byte *)_surface->getPixels();
 		_paletteColorCount = 16;
 
 		for (y = 0; y < height; y++, dst += _surface->pitch) {
diff --git a/graphics/decoders/pict.cpp b/graphics/decoders/pict.cpp
index b1d408ebc3..f3e17b33e2 100644
--- a/graphics/decoders/pict.cpp
+++ b/graphics/decoders/pict.cpp
@@ -364,7 +364,7 @@ void PICTDecoder::unpackBitsRect(Common::SeekableReadStream &stream, bool withPa
 	case 1:
 		// Just copy to the image
 		_outputSurface->create(width, height, PixelFormat::createFormatCLUT8());
-		memcpy(_outputSurface->pixels, buffer, _outputSurface->w * _outputSurface->h);
+		memcpy(_outputSurface->getPixels(), buffer, _outputSurface->w * _outputSurface->h);
 		break;
 	case 2:
 		// We have a 16-bit surface
diff --git a/graphics/decoders/png.cpp b/graphics/decoders/png.cpp
index 11e26162eb..505475213f 100644
--- a/graphics/decoders/png.cpp
+++ b/graphics/decoders/png.cpp
@@ -164,7 +164,7 @@ bool PNGDecoder::loadStream(Common::SeekableReadStream &stream) {
 		png_set_packing(pngPtr);
 	} else {
 		_outputSurface->create(width, height, Graphics::PixelFormat(4, 8, 8, 8, 8, 24, 16, 8, 0));
-		if (!_outputSurface->pixels) {
+		if (!_outputSurface->getPixels()) {
 			error("Could not allocate memory for output image.");
 		}
 		if (bitDepth == 16)
diff --git a/graphics/decoders/tga.cpp b/graphics/decoders/tga.cpp
index c3b9d84055..a9f136d238 100644
--- a/graphics/decoders/tga.cpp
+++ b/graphics/decoders/tga.cpp
@@ -272,7 +272,7 @@ bool TGADecoder::readData(Common::SeekableReadStream &tga, byte imageType, byte
 	} else if (imageType == TYPE_BW) {
 		_surface.create(_surface.w, _surface.h, _format);
 
-		byte *data  = (byte *)_surface.pixels;
+		byte *data  = (byte *)_surface.getPixels();
 		uint32 count = _surface.w * _surface.h;
 
 		while (count-- > 0) {
@@ -318,7 +318,7 @@ bool TGADecoder::readDataRLE(Common::SeekableReadStream &tga, byte imageType, by
 	if (imageType == TYPE_RLE_TRUECOLOR || imageType == TYPE_RLE_BW || imageType == TYPE_RLE_CMAP) {
 		_surface.create(_surface.w, _surface.h, _format);
 		uint32 count = _surface.w * _surface.h;
-		byte *data = (byte *)_surface.pixels;
+		byte *data = (byte *)_surface.getPixels();
 
 		while (count > 0) {
 			uint32 header = tga.readByte();
diff --git a/graphics/fonts/ttf.cpp b/graphics/fonts/ttf.cpp
index 2b1dca1eae..b9e9610d77 100644
--- a/graphics/fonts/ttf.cpp
+++ b/graphics/fonts/ttf.cpp
@@ -322,7 +322,7 @@ void TTFFont::drawChar(Surface *dst, byte chr, int x, int y, uint32 color) const
 	int w = glyph.image.w;
 	int h = glyph.image.h;
 
-	const uint8 *srcPos = (const uint8 *)glyph.image.getBasePtr(0, 0);
+	const uint8 *srcPos = (const uint8 *)glyph.image.getPixels();
 
 	// Make sure we are not drawing outside the screen bounds
 	if (x < 0) {
@@ -422,7 +422,7 @@ bool TTFFont::cacheGlyph(Glyph &glyph, FT_UInt &slot, uint chr) {
 		srcPitch = -srcPitch;
 	}
 
-	uint8 *dst = (uint8 *)glyph.image.getBasePtr(0, 0);
+	uint8 *dst = (uint8 *)glyph.image.getPixels();
 	memset(dst, 0, glyph.image.h * glyph.image.pitch);
 
 	switch (bitmap.pixel_mode) {
diff --git a/graphics/scaler/thumbnail_intern.cpp b/graphics/scaler/thumbnail_intern.cpp
index 347a25ec37..e6e4a1a298 100644
--- a/graphics/scaler/thumbnail_intern.cpp
+++ b/graphics/scaler/thumbnail_intern.cpp
@@ -77,13 +77,13 @@ void createThumbnail_4(const uint8 *src, uint32 srcPitch, uint8 *dstPtr, uint32
 
 static void scaleThumbnail(Graphics::Surface &in, Graphics::Surface &out) {
 	while (in.w / out.w >= 4 || in.h / out.h >= 4) {
-		createThumbnail_4<565>((const uint8 *)in.pixels, in.pitch, (uint8 *)in.pixels, in.pitch, in.w, in.h);
+		createThumbnail_4<565>((const uint8 *)in.getPixels(), in.pitch, (uint8 *)in.getPixels(), in.pitch, in.w, in.h);
 		in.w /= 4;
 		in.h /= 4;
 	}
 
 	while (in.w / out.w >= 2 || in.h / out.h >= 2) {
-		createThumbnail_2<565>((const uint8 *)in.pixels, in.pitch, (uint8 *)in.pixels, in.pitch, in.w, in.h);
+		createThumbnail_2<565>((const uint8 *)in.getPixels(), in.pitch, (uint8 *)in.getPixels(), in.pitch, in.w, in.h);
 		in.w /= 2;
 		in.h /= 2;
 	}
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ static void scaleThumbnail(Graphics::Surface &in, Graphics::Surface &out) {
 	if ((in.w == out.w && in.h < out.h) || (in.w < out.w && in.h == out.h)) {
 		// In this case we simply center the input surface in the output
 		uint8 *dst = (uint8 *)out.getBasePtr((out.w - in.w) / 2, (out.h - in.h) / 2);
-		const uint8 *src = (const uint8 *)in.getBasePtr(0, 0);
+		const uint8 *src = (const uint8 *)in.getPixels();
 
 		for (int y = 0; y < in.h; ++y) {
 			memcpy(dst, src, in.w * in.format.bytesPerPixel);
@@ -172,7 +172,7 @@ static bool grabScreen565(Graphics::Surface *surf) {
 		return false;
 
 	assert(screen->format.bytesPerPixel == 1 || screen->format.bytesPerPixel == 2);
-	assert(screen->pixels != 0);
+	assert(screen->getPixels() != 0);
 
 	Graphics::PixelFormat screenFormat = g_system->getScreenFormat();
 
@@ -190,15 +190,16 @@ static bool grabScreen565(Graphics::Surface *surf) {
 			byte r = 0, g = 0, b = 0;
 
 			if (screenFormat.bytesPerPixel == 1) {
-				r = palette[((uint8 *)screen->pixels)[y * screen->pitch + x] * 3];
-				g = palette[((uint8 *)screen->pixels)[y * screen->pitch + x] * 3 + 1];
-				b = palette[((uint8 *)screen->pixels)[y * screen->pitch + x] * 3 + 2];
+				uint8 pixel = *(uint8 *)screen->getBasePtr(x, y);
+				r = palette[pixel * 3 + 0];
+				g = palette[pixel * 3 + 1];
+				b = palette[pixel * 3 + 2];
 			} else if (screenFormat.bytesPerPixel == 2) {
 				uint16 col = READ_UINT16(screen->getBasePtr(x, y));
 				screenFormat.colorToRGB(col, r, g, b);
 			}
 
-			((uint16 *)surf->pixels)[y * surf->w + x] = Graphics::RGBToColor<Graphics::ColorMasks<565> >(r, g, b);
+			*((uint16 *)surf->getBasePtr(x, y)) = Graphics::RGBToColor<Graphics::ColorMasks<565> >(r, g, b);
 		}
 	}
 
@@ -246,7 +247,7 @@ bool createThumbnail(Graphics::Surface *surf, const uint8 *pixels, int w, int h,
 			g = palette[pixels[y * w + x] * 3 + 1];
 			b = palette[pixels[y * w + x] * 3 + 2];
 
-			((uint16 *)screen.pixels)[y * screen.w + x] = Graphics::RGBToColor<Graphics::ColorMasks<565> >(r, g, b);
+			*((uint16 *)screen.getBasePtr(y, x)) = Graphics::RGBToColor<Graphics::ColorMasks<565> >(r, g, b);
 		}
 	}
 
@@ -272,7 +273,7 @@ bool createScreenShot(Graphics::Surface &surf) {
 				byte r = 0, g = 0, b = 0, a = 0;
 				uint32 col = READ_UINT32(screen->getBasePtr(x, y));
 				screenFormat.colorToARGB(col, a, r, g, b);
-				((uint32 *)surf.pixels)[y * surf.w + x] = Graphics::ARGBToColor<Graphics::ColorMasks<8888> >(a, r, g, b);
+				*((uint32 *)surf.getBasePtr(x, y)) = Graphics::ARGBToColor<Graphics::ColorMasks<8888> >(a, r, g, b);
 			}
 		}
 		g_system->unlockScreen();
diff --git a/graphics/surface.cpp b/graphics/surface.cpp
index b90ddd23e8..929157203e 100644
--- a/graphics/surface.cpp
+++ b/graphics/surface.cpp
@@ -82,6 +82,14 @@ void Surface::free() {
 	format = PixelFormat();
 }
 
+void Surface::init(uint16 width, uint16 height, uint16 newPitch, void *newPixels, const PixelFormat &f) {
+	w = width;
+	h = height;
+	pitch = newPitch;
+	pixels = newPixels;
+	format = f;
+}
+
 void Surface::copyFrom(const Surface &surf) {
 	create(surf.w, surf.h, surf.format);
 	if (surf.pitch == pitch) {
diff --git a/graphics/surface.h b/graphics/surface.h
index 21b491e043..b08d4a5cb7 100644
--- a/graphics/surface.h
+++ b/graphics/surface.h
@@ -61,11 +61,13 @@ struct Surface {
 	 */
 	uint16 pitch;
 
+protected:
 	/**
 	 * The surface's pixel data.
 	 */
 	void *pixels;
 
+public:
 	/**
 	 * The pixel format of the surface.
 	 */
@@ -78,6 +80,33 @@ struct Surface {
 	}
 
 	/**
+	 * Return a pointer to the pixel data.
+	 *
+	 * @return Pointer to the pixel data.
+	 */
+	inline const void *getPixels() const {
+		return pixels;
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Return a pointer to the pixel data.
+	 *
+	 * @return Pointer to the pixel data.
+	 */
+	inline void *getPixels() {
+		return pixels;
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Sets the pixel data.
+	 *
+	 * Note that this is a simply a setter. Be careful what you are doing!
+	 *
+	 * @param newPixels The new pixel data.
+	 */
+	void setPixels(void *newPixels) { pixels = newPixels; }
+
+	/**
 	 * Return a pointer to the pixel at the specified point.
 	 *
 	 * @param x The x coordinate of the pixel.
@@ -122,6 +151,20 @@ struct Surface {
 	void free();
 
 	/**
+	 * Set up the Surface with user specified data.
+	 *
+	 * Note that this simply sets the 'internal' attributes of the Surface. It
+	 * will not take care of freeing old data via free or similar!
+	 *
+	 * @param width Width of the pixel data.
+	 * @param height Height of the pixel data.
+	 * @param pitch The pitch of the pixel data.
+	 * @param pixels The pixel data itself.
+	 * @param format The pixel format of the pixel data.
+	 */
+	void init(uint16 width, uint16 height, uint16 pitch, void *pixels, const PixelFormat &format);
+
+	/**
 	 * Copy the data from another Surface.
 	 *
 	 * Note that this calls free on the current surface, to assure it being
diff --git a/graphics/yuv_to_rgb.cpp b/graphics/yuv_to_rgb.cpp
index 6043315a13..2a485fa664 100644
--- a/graphics/yuv_to_rgb.cpp
+++ b/graphics/yuv_to_rgb.cpp
@@ -229,7 +229,7 @@ void convertYUV444ToRGB(byte *dstPtr, int dstPitch, const YUVToRGBLookup *lookup
 
 void YUVToRGBManager::convert444(Graphics::Surface *dst, YUVToRGBManager::LuminanceScale scale, const byte *ySrc, const byte *uSrc, const byte *vSrc, int yWidth, int yHeight, int yPitch, int uvPitch) {
 	// Sanity checks
-	assert(dst && dst->pixels);
+	assert(dst && dst->getPixels());
 	assert(dst->format.bytesPerPixel == 2 || dst->format.bytesPerPixel == 4);
 	assert(ySrc && uSrc && vSrc);
 
@@ -237,9 +237,9 @@ void YUVToRGBManager::convert444(Graphics::Surface *dst, YUVToRGBManager::Lumina
 
 	// Use a templated function to avoid an if check on every pixel
 	if (dst->format.bytesPerPixel == 2)
-		convertYUV444ToRGB<uint16>((byte *)dst->pixels, dst->pitch, lookup, _colorTab, ySrc, uSrc, vSrc, yWidth, yHeight, yPitch, uvPitch);
+		convertYUV444ToRGB<uint16>((byte *)dst->getPixels(), dst->pitch, lookup, _colorTab, ySrc, uSrc, vSrc, yWidth, yHeight, yPitch, uvPitch);
 	else
-		convertYUV444ToRGB<uint32>((byte *)dst->pixels, dst->pitch, lookup, _colorTab, ySrc, uSrc, vSrc, yWidth, yHeight, yPitch, uvPitch);
+		convertYUV444ToRGB<uint32>((byte *)dst->getPixels(), dst->pitch, lookup, _colorTab, ySrc, uSrc, vSrc, yWidth, yHeight, yPitch, uvPitch);
 }
 
 template<typename PixelInt>
@@ -283,7 +283,7 @@ void convertYUV420ToRGB(byte *dstPtr, int dstPitch, const YUVToRGBLookup *lookup
 
 void YUVToRGBManager::convert420(Graphics::Surface *dst, YUVToRGBManager::LuminanceScale scale, const byte *ySrc, const byte *uSrc, const byte *vSrc, int yWidth, int yHeight, int yPitch, int uvPitch) {
 	// Sanity checks
-	assert(dst && dst->pixels);
+	assert(dst && dst->getPixels());
 	assert(dst->format.bytesPerPixel == 2 || dst->format.bytesPerPixel == 4);
 	assert(ySrc && uSrc && vSrc);
 	assert((yWidth & 1) == 0);
@@ -293,9 +293,9 @@ void YUVToRGBManager::convert420(Graphics::Surface *dst, YUVToRGBManager::Lumina
 
 	// Use a templated function to avoid an if check on every pixel
 	if (dst->format.bytesPerPixel == 2)
-		convertYUV420ToRGB<uint16>((byte *)dst->pixels, dst->pitch, lookup, _colorTab, ySrc, uSrc, vSrc, yWidth, yHeight, yPitch, uvPitch);
+		convertYUV420ToRGB<uint16>((byte *)dst->getPixels(), dst->pitch, lookup, _colorTab, ySrc, uSrc, vSrc, yWidth, yHeight, yPitch, uvPitch);
 	else
-		convertYUV420ToRGB<uint32>((byte *)dst->pixels, dst->pitch, lookup, _colorTab, ySrc, uSrc, vSrc, yWidth, yHeight, yPitch, uvPitch);
+		convertYUV420ToRGB<uint32>((byte *)dst->getPixels(), dst->pitch, lookup, _colorTab, ySrc, uSrc, vSrc, yWidth, yHeight, yPitch, uvPitch);
 }
 
 #define READ_QUAD(ptr, prefix) \
@@ -368,7 +368,7 @@ void convertYUV410ToRGB(byte *dstPtr, int dstPitch, const YUVToRGBLookup *lookup
 
 void YUVToRGBManager::convert410(Graphics::Surface *dst, YUVToRGBManager::LuminanceScale scale, const byte *ySrc, const byte *uSrc, const byte *vSrc, int yWidth, int yHeight, int yPitch, int uvPitch) {
 	// Sanity checks
-	assert(dst && dst->pixels);
+	assert(dst && dst->getPixels());
 	assert(dst->format.bytesPerPixel == 2 || dst->format.bytesPerPixel == 4);
 	assert(ySrc && uSrc && vSrc);
 	assert((yWidth & 3) == 0);
@@ -378,9 +378,9 @@ void YUVToRGBManager::convert410(Graphics::Surface *dst, YUVToRGBManager::Lumina
 
 	// Use a templated function to avoid an if check on every pixel
 	if (dst->format.bytesPerPixel == 2)
-		convertYUV410ToRGB<uint16>((byte *)dst->pixels, dst->pitch, lookup, _colorTab, ySrc, uSrc, vSrc, yWidth, yHeight, yPitch, uvPitch);
+		convertYUV410ToRGB<uint16>((byte *)dst->getPixels(), dst->pitch, lookup, _colorTab, ySrc, uSrc, vSrc, yWidth, yHeight, yPitch, uvPitch);
 	else
-		convertYUV410ToRGB<uint32>((byte *)dst->pixels, dst->pitch, lookup, _colorTab, ySrc, uSrc, vSrc, yWidth, yHeight, yPitch, uvPitch);
+		convertYUV410ToRGB<uint32>((byte *)dst->getPixels(), dst->pitch, lookup, _colorTab, ySrc, uSrc, vSrc, yWidth, yHeight, yPitch, uvPitch);
 }
 
 } // End of namespace Graphics
diff --git a/gui/EventRecorder.cpp b/gui/EventRecorder.cpp
index fd0093d266..4bf5832864 100644
--- a/gui/EventRecorder.cpp
+++ b/gui/EventRecorder.cpp
@@ -522,7 +522,7 @@ bool EventRecorder::grabScreenAndComputeMD5(Graphics::Surface &screen, uint8 md5
 		warning("Can't save screenshot");
 		return false;
 	}
-	Common::MemoryReadStream bitmapStream((const byte*)screen.pixels, screen.w * screen.h * screen.format.bytesPerPixel);
+	Common::MemoryReadStream bitmapStream((const byte*)screen.getPixels(), screen.w * screen.h * screen.format.bytesPerPixel);
 	computeStreamMD5(bitmapStream, md5);
 	return true;
 }
diff --git a/gui/ThemeEngine.cpp b/gui/ThemeEngine.cpp
index 3ce043cb39..0f8b449b58 100644
--- a/gui/ThemeEngine.cpp
+++ b/gui/ThemeEngine.cpp
@@ -389,7 +389,7 @@ bool ThemeEngine::init() {
 	_overlayFormat = _system->getOverlayFormat();
 	setGraphicsMode(_graphicsMode);
 
-	if (_screen.pixels && _backBuffer.pixels) {
+	if (_screen.getPixels() && _backBuffer.getPixels()) {
 		_initOk = true;
 	}
 
@@ -439,7 +439,7 @@ bool ThemeEngine::init() {
 void ThemeEngine::clearAll() {
 	if (_initOk) {
 		_system->clearOverlay();
-		_system->grabOverlay(_screen.pixels, _screen.pitch);
+		_system->grabOverlay(_screen.getPixels(), _screen.pitch);
 	}
 }
 
@@ -1219,7 +1219,7 @@ void ThemeEngine::updateScreen(bool render) {
 		}
 
 		_vectorRenderer->setSurface(&_screen);
-		memcpy(_screen.getBasePtr(0, 0), _backBuffer.getBasePtr(0, 0), _screen.pitch * _screen.h);
+		memcpy(_screen.getPixels(), _backBuffer.getPixels(), _screen.pitch * _screen.h);
 		_bufferQueue.clear();
 	}
 
@@ -1287,7 +1287,7 @@ void ThemeEngine::openDialog(bool doBuffer, ShadingStyle style) {
 		addDirtyRect(Common::Rect(0, 0, _screen.w, _screen.h));
 	}
 
-	memcpy(_backBuffer.getBasePtr(0, 0), _screen.getBasePtr(0, 0), _screen.pitch * _screen.h);
+	memcpy(_backBuffer.getPixels(), _screen.getPixels(), _screen.pitch * _screen.h);
 	_vectorRenderer->setSurface(&_screen);
 }
 
@@ -1326,7 +1326,7 @@ bool ThemeEngine::createCursor(const Common::String &filename, int hotspotX, int
 	// to 8 bit mode, and have to create a suitable palette on the fly.
 	uint colorsFound = 0;
 	Common::HashMap<int, int> colorToIndex;
-	const OverlayColor *src = (const OverlayColor *)cursor->pixels;
+	const OverlayColor *src = (const OverlayColor *)cursor->getPixels();
 	for (uint y = 0; y < _cursorHeight; ++y) {
 		for (uint x = 0; x < _cursorWidth; ++x) {
 			byte r, g, b;
diff --git a/gui/widget.cpp b/gui/widget.cpp
index c3f10a861f..d97c46a5cc 100644
--- a/gui/widget.cpp
+++ b/gui/widget.cpp
@@ -396,7 +396,7 @@ PicButtonWidget::~PicButtonWidget() {
 void PicButtonWidget::setGfx(const Graphics::Surface *gfx) {
 	_gfx.free();
 
-	if (!gfx || !gfx->pixels)
+	if (!gfx || !gfx->getPixels())
 		return;
 
 	if (gfx->format.bytesPerPixel == 1) {
@@ -429,7 +429,7 @@ void PicButtonWidget::setGfx(int w, int h, int r, int g, int b) {
 void PicButtonWidget::drawWidget() {
 	g_gui.theme()->drawButton(Common::Rect(_x, _y, _x+_w, _y+_h), "", _state, getFlags());
 
-	if (_gfx.pixels) {
+	if (_gfx.getPixels()) {
 		// Check whether the set up surface needs to be converted to the GUI
 		// color format.
 		const Graphics::PixelFormat &requiredFormat = g_gui.theme()->getPixelFormat();
@@ -646,7 +646,7 @@ GraphicsWidget::~GraphicsWidget() {
 void GraphicsWidget::setGfx(const Graphics::Surface *gfx) {
 	_gfx.free();
 
-	if (!gfx || !gfx->pixels)
+	if (!gfx || !gfx->getPixels())
 		return;
 
 	if (gfx->format.bytesPerPixel == 1) {
@@ -676,7 +676,7 @@ void GraphicsWidget::setGfx(int w, int h, int r, int g, int b) {
 }
 
 void GraphicsWidget::drawWidget() {
-	if (_gfx.pixels) {
+	if (_gfx.getPixels()) {
 		// Check whether the set up surface needs to be converted to the GUI
 		// color format.
 		const Graphics::PixelFormat &requiredFormat = g_gui.theme()->getPixelFormat();
diff --git a/video/codecs/cdtoons.cpp b/video/codecs/cdtoons.cpp
index 528cee8094..68925ed0db 100644
--- a/video/codecs/cdtoons.cpp
+++ b/video/codecs/cdtoons.cpp
@@ -298,7 +298,7 @@ Graphics::Surface *CDToonsDecoder::decodeImage(Common::SeekableReadStream *strea
 	for (uint i = 0; i < actions.size(); i++) {
 		CDToonsAction &action = actions[i];
 		if (i == 0 && action.blockId == 0)
-			memset(_surface->pixels, backgroundColor, _surface->w * _surface->h);
+			memset(_surface->getPixels(), backgroundColor, _surface->w * _surface->h);
 		if (!_blocks.contains(action.blockId))
 			continue;
 		if (!action.rect.right)
diff --git a/video/codecs/cinepak.cpp b/video/codecs/cinepak.cpp
index bcf0cf1180..a7782f4192 100644
--- a/video/codecs/cinepak.cpp
+++ b/video/codecs/cinepak.cpp
@@ -41,11 +41,11 @@ namespace Video {
 		byte b = _clipTable[lum + (u << 1)]; \
 		\
 		if (_pixelFormat.bytesPerPixel == 2) \
-			*((uint16 *)_curFrame.surface->pixels + offset) = _pixelFormat.RGBToColor(r, g, b); \
+			*((uint16 *)_curFrame.surface->getPixels() + offset) = _pixelFormat.RGBToColor(r, g, b); \
 		else \
-			*((uint32 *)_curFrame.surface->pixels + offset) = _pixelFormat.RGBToColor(r, g, b); \
+			*((uint32 *)_curFrame.surface->getPixels() + offset) = _pixelFormat.RGBToColor(r, g, b); \
 	} else \
-		*((byte *)_curFrame.surface->pixels + offset) = lum
+		*((byte *)_curFrame.surface->getPixels() + offset) = lum
 
 CinepakDecoder::CinepakDecoder(int bitsPerPixel) : Codec() {
 	_curFrame.surface = NULL;
diff --git a/video/codecs/msrle.cpp b/video/codecs/msrle.cpp
index fa03a59efd..2f2ac0334f 100644
--- a/video/codecs/msrle.cpp
+++ b/video/codecs/msrle.cpp
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ void MSRLEDecoder::decode8(Common::SeekableReadStream *stream) {
 	int x = 0;
 	int y = _surface->h - 1;
 
-	byte *data = (byte *) _surface->pixels;
+	byte *data = (byte *) _surface->getPixels();
 	uint16 width  = _surface->w;
 	uint16 height = _surface->h;
 
diff --git a/video/codecs/msvideo1.cpp b/video/codecs/msvideo1.cpp
index 06e4640025..409d588ddf 100644
--- a/video/codecs/msvideo1.cpp
+++ b/video/codecs/msvideo1.cpp
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ MSVideo1Decoder::~MSVideo1Decoder() {
 
 void MSVideo1Decoder::decode8(Common::SeekableReadStream *stream) {
     byte colors[8];
-    byte *pixels = (byte *)_surface->pixels;
+    byte *pixels = (byte *)_surface->getPixels();
     uint16 stride = _surface->w;
 
     int skipBlocks = 0;
diff --git a/video/codecs/qtrle.cpp b/video/codecs/qtrle.cpp
index d2cdea27de..1f1fee7997 100644
--- a/video/codecs/qtrle.cpp
+++ b/video/codecs/qtrle.cpp
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ QTRLEDecoder::QTRLEDecoder(uint16 width, uint16 height, byte bitsPerPixel) : Cod
 
 void QTRLEDecoder::decode1(Common::SeekableReadStream *stream, uint32 rowPtr, uint32 linesToChange) {
 	uint32 pixelPtr = 0;
-	byte *rgb = (byte *)_surface->pixels;
+	byte *rgb = (byte *)_surface->getPixels();
 
 	while (linesToChange) {
 		CHECK_STREAM_PTR(2);
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ void QTRLEDecoder::decode1(Common::SeekableReadStream *stream, uint32 rowPtr, ui
 
 void QTRLEDecoder::decode2_4(Common::SeekableReadStream *stream, uint32 rowPtr, uint32 linesToChange, byte bpp) {
 	uint32 pixelPtr = 0;
-	byte *rgb = (byte *)_surface->pixels;
+	byte *rgb = (byte *)_surface->getPixels();
 	byte numPixels = (bpp == 4) ? 8 : 16;
 
 	while (linesToChange--) {
@@ -165,7 +165,7 @@ void QTRLEDecoder::decode2_4(Common::SeekableReadStream *stream, uint32 rowPtr,
 
 void QTRLEDecoder::decode8(Common::SeekableReadStream *stream, uint32 rowPtr, uint32 linesToChange) {
 	uint32 pixelPtr = 0;
-	byte *rgb = (byte *)_surface->pixels;
+	byte *rgb = (byte *)_surface->getPixels();
 
 	while (linesToChange--) {
 		CHECK_STREAM_PTR(2);
@@ -210,7 +210,7 @@ void QTRLEDecoder::decode8(Common::SeekableReadStream *stream, uint32 rowPtr, ui
 
 void QTRLEDecoder::decode16(Common::SeekableReadStream *stream, uint32 rowPtr, uint32 linesToChange) {
 	uint32 pixelPtr = 0;
-	uint16 *rgb = (uint16 *)_surface->pixels;
+	uint16 *rgb = (uint16 *)_surface->getPixels();
 
 	while (linesToChange--) {
 		CHECK_STREAM_PTR(2);
@@ -248,7 +248,7 @@ void QTRLEDecoder::decode16(Common::SeekableReadStream *stream, uint32 rowPtr, u
 
 void QTRLEDecoder::decode24(Common::SeekableReadStream *stream, uint32 rowPtr, uint32 linesToChange) {
 	uint32 pixelPtr = 0;
-	uint32 *rgb = (uint32 *)_surface->pixels;
+	uint32 *rgb = (uint32 *)_surface->getPixels();
 
 	while (linesToChange--) {
 		CHECK_STREAM_PTR(2);
@@ -294,7 +294,7 @@ void QTRLEDecoder::decode24(Common::SeekableReadStream *stream, uint32 rowPtr, u
 
 void QTRLEDecoder::decode32(Common::SeekableReadStream *stream, uint32 rowPtr, uint32 linesToChange) {
 	uint32 pixelPtr = 0;
-	uint32 *rgb = (uint32 *)_surface->pixels;
+	uint32 *rgb = (uint32 *)_surface->getPixels();
 
 	while (linesToChange--) {
 		CHECK_STREAM_PTR(2);
diff --git a/video/codecs/rpza.cpp b/video/codecs/rpza.cpp
index 0a9f87747e..17a2c53d9b 100644
--- a/video/codecs/rpza.cpp
+++ b/video/codecs/rpza.cpp
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ RPZADecoder::~RPZADecoder() {
 
 #define PUT_PIXEL(color) \
 	if ((int32)blockPtr < _surface->w * _surface->h) \
-		WRITE_UINT16((uint16 *)_surface->pixels + blockPtr, color); \
+		WRITE_UINT16((uint16 *)_surface->getPixels() + blockPtr, color); \
 	blockPtr++
 
 const Graphics::Surface *RPZADecoder::decodeImage(Common::SeekableReadStream *stream) {
diff --git a/video/codecs/smc.cpp b/video/codecs/smc.cpp
index 2eedb62a0f..c0f8152547 100644
--- a/video/codecs/smc.cpp
+++ b/video/codecs/smc.cpp
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ SMCDecoder::~SMCDecoder() {
 }
 
 const Graphics::Surface *SMCDecoder::decodeImage(Common::SeekableReadStream *stream) {
-	byte *pixels = (byte *)_surface->pixels;
+	byte *pixels = (byte *)_surface->getPixels();
 
 	uint32 numBlocks = 0;
 	uint32 colorFlags = 0;
diff --git a/video/coktel_decoder.cpp b/video/coktel_decoder.cpp
index 4c3b6f8414..024e479bf7 100644
--- a/video/coktel_decoder.cpp
+++ b/video/coktel_decoder.cpp
@@ -97,12 +97,8 @@ void CoktelDecoder::setSurfaceMemory(void *mem, uint16 width, uint16 height, uin
 	assert(bpp == getPixelFormat().bytesPerPixel);
 
 	// Create a surface over this memory
-	_surface.w      = width;
-	_surface.h      = height;
-	_surface.pitch  = width * bpp;
-	_surface.pixels = mem;
 	// TODO: Check whether it is fine to assume we want the setup PixelFormat.
-	_surface.format = getPixelFormat();
+	_surface.init(width, height, width * bpp, mem, getPixelFormat());
 
 	_ownSurface = false;
 }
@@ -122,7 +118,7 @@ const Graphics::Surface *CoktelDecoder::getSurface() const {
 }
 
 bool CoktelDecoder::hasSurface() {
-	return _surface.pixels != 0;
+	return _surface.getPixels();
 }
 
 void CoktelDecoder::createSurface() {
@@ -143,7 +139,7 @@ void CoktelDecoder::freeSurface() {
 		_surface.w      = 0;
 		_surface.h      = 0;
 		_surface.pitch  = 0;
-		_surface.pixels = 0;
+		_surface.setPixels(0);
 		_surface.format = Graphics::PixelFormat();
 	} else
 		_surface.free();
@@ -473,7 +469,7 @@ void CoktelDecoder::renderBlockWhole(Graphics::Surface &dstSurf, const byte *src
 
 	rect.clip(dstSurf.w, dstSurf.h);
 
-	byte *dst = (byte *)dstSurf.pixels + (rect.top * dstSurf.pitch) + rect.left * dstSurf.format.bytesPerPixel;
+	byte *dst = (byte *)dstSurf.getBasePtr(rect.left, rect.top);
 	for (int i = 0; i < rect.height(); i++) {
 		memcpy(dst, src, rect.width() * dstSurf.format.bytesPerPixel);
 
@@ -488,7 +484,7 @@ void CoktelDecoder::renderBlockWhole4X(Graphics::Surface &dstSurf, const byte *s
 
 	rect.clip(dstSurf.w, dstSurf.h);
 
-	byte *dst = (byte *)dstSurf.pixels + (rect.top * dstSurf.pitch) + rect.left;
+	byte *dst = (byte *)dstSurf.getBasePtr(rect.left, rect.top);
 	for (int i = 0; i < rect.height(); i++) {
 		      byte *dstRow = dst;
 		const byte *srcRow = src;
@@ -515,7 +511,7 @@ void CoktelDecoder::renderBlockWhole2Y(Graphics::Surface &dstSurf, const byte *s
 
 	int16 height = rect.height();
 
-	byte *dst = (byte *)dstSurf.pixels + (rect.top * dstSurf.pitch) + rect.left;
+	byte *dst = (byte *)dstSurf.getBasePtr(rect.left, rect.top);
 	while (height > 1) {
 		memcpy(dst                 , src, rect.width());
 		memcpy(dst + dstSurf.pitch, src, rect.width());
@@ -535,7 +531,7 @@ void CoktelDecoder::renderBlockSparse(Graphics::Surface &dstSurf, const byte *sr
 
 	rect.clip(dstSurf.w, dstSurf.h);
 
-	byte *dst = (byte *)dstSurf.pixels + (rect.top * dstSurf.pitch) + rect.left;
+	byte *dst = (byte *)dstSurf.getBasePtr(rect.left, rect.top);
 	for (int i = 0; i < rect.height(); i++) {
 		byte *dstRow = dst;
 		int16 pixWritten = 0;
@@ -572,7 +568,7 @@ void CoktelDecoder::renderBlockSparse2Y(Graphics::Surface &dstSurf, const byte *
 
 	rect.clip(dstSurf.w, dstSurf.h);
 
-	byte *dst = (byte *)dstSurf.pixels + (rect.top * dstSurf.pitch) + rect.left;
+	byte *dst = (byte *)dstSurf.getBasePtr(rect.left, rect.top);
 	for (int i = 0; i < rect.height(); i += 2) {
 		byte *dstRow = dst;
 		int16 pixWritten = 0;
@@ -604,7 +600,7 @@ void CoktelDecoder::renderBlockRLE(Graphics::Surface &dstSurf, const byte *src,
 
 	rect.clip(dstSurf.w, dstSurf.h);
 
-	byte *dst = (byte *)dstSurf.pixels + (rect.top * dstSurf.pitch) + rect.left;
+	byte *dst = (byte *)dstSurf.getBasePtr(rect.left, rect.top);
 	for (int i = 0; i < rect.height(); i++) {
 		byte *dstRow = dst;
 		int16 pixWritten = 0;
@@ -865,7 +861,7 @@ void PreIMDDecoder::renderFrame() {
 	uint16 h = CLIP<int32>(_surface.h - _y, 0, _height);
 
 	const byte *src = _videoBuffer;
-	      byte *dst = (byte *)_surface.pixels + (_y * _surface.pitch) + _x;
+	      byte *dst = (byte *)_surface.getBasePtr(_x, _y);
 
 	uint32 frameDataSize = _videoBufferSize;
 
@@ -1458,7 +1454,7 @@ bool IMDDecoder::renderFrame(Common::Rect &rect) {
 			const int offsetY = (_y + rect.top) * _surface.pitch;
 			const int offset  = offsetX + offsetY;
 
-			if (deLZ77((byte *)_surface.pixels + offset, dataPtr, dataSize,
+			if (deLZ77((byte *)_surface.getPixels() + offset, dataPtr, dataSize,
 			           _surface.w * _surface.h * _surface.format.bytesPerPixel - offset))
 				return true;
 		}
@@ -1879,11 +1875,8 @@ bool VMDDecoder::assessVideoProperties() {
 			_videoBuffer[i] = new byte[_videoBufferSize];
 			memset(_videoBuffer[i], 0, _videoBufferSize);
 
-			_8bppSurface[i].w      = _width * _bytesPerPixel;
-			_8bppSurface[i].h      = _height;
-			_8bppSurface[i].pitch  = _width * _bytesPerPixel;
-			_8bppSurface[i].pixels = _videoBuffer[i];
-			_8bppSurface[i].format = Graphics::PixelFormat::createFormatCLUT8();
+			_8bppSurface[i].init(_width * _bytesPerPixel, _height, _width * _bytesPerPixel,
+			                     _videoBuffer[i], Graphics::PixelFormat::createFormatCLUT8());
 		}
 	}
 
@@ -2277,7 +2270,7 @@ bool VMDDecoder::renderFrame(Common::Rect &rect) {
 		rect = Common::Rect(_x, _y, _x + codecSurf->w, _y + codecSurf->h);
 		rect.clip(Common::Rect(_x, _y, _x + _width, _y + _height));
 
-		renderBlockWhole(_surface, (const byte *) codecSurf->pixels, rect);
+		renderBlockWhole(_surface, (const byte *)codecSurf->getPixels(), rect);
 		return true;
 	}
 
@@ -2298,7 +2291,7 @@ bool VMDDecoder::renderFrame(Common::Rect &rect) {
 			const int offsetY = (_y + rect.top) * _surface.pitch;
 			const int offset  = offsetX + offsetY;
 
-			if (deLZ77((byte *)_surface.pixels + offset, dataPtr, dataSize,
+			if (deLZ77((byte *)_surface.getPixels() + offset, dataPtr, dataSize,
 			           _surface.w * _surface.h * _surface.format.bytesPerPixel - offset))
 				return true;
 		}
@@ -2406,10 +2399,11 @@ void VMDDecoder::blit16(const Graphics::Surface &srcSurf, Common::Rect &rect) {
 
 	Graphics::PixelFormat pixelFormat = getPixelFormat();
 
-	const byte *src = (byte *)srcSurf.pixels +
+	// We cannot use getBasePtr here because srcSurf.format.bytesPerPixel is
+	// different from _bytesPerPixel.
+	const byte *src = (const byte *)srcSurf.getPixels() +
 		(srcRect.top * srcSurf.pitch) + srcRect.left * _bytesPerPixel;
-	byte *dst = (byte *)_surface.pixels +
-		((_y + rect.top) * _surface.pitch) + (_x + rect.left) * _surface.format.bytesPerPixel;
+	byte *dst = (byte *)_surface.getBasePtr(_x + rect.left, _y + rect.top);
 
 	for (int i = 0; i < rect.height(); i++) {
 		const byte *srcRow = src;
@@ -2446,10 +2440,11 @@ void VMDDecoder::blit24(const Graphics::Surface &srcSurf, Common::Rect &rect) {
 
 	Graphics::PixelFormat pixelFormat = getPixelFormat();
 
-	const byte *src = (byte *)srcSurf.pixels +
+	// We cannot use getBasePtr here because srcSurf.format.bytesPerPixel is
+	// different from _bytesPerPixel.
+	const byte *src = (const byte *)srcSurf.getPixels() +
 		(srcRect.top * srcSurf.pitch) + srcRect.left * _bytesPerPixel;
-	byte *dst = (byte *)_surface.pixels +
-		((_y + rect.top) * _surface.pitch) + (_x + rect.left) * _surface.format.bytesPerPixel;
+	byte *dst = (byte *)_surface.getBasePtr(_x + rect.left, _y + rect.top);
 
 	for (int i = 0; i < rect.height(); i++) {
 		const byte *srcRow = src;
diff --git a/video/dxa_decoder.cpp b/video/dxa_decoder.cpp
index 5ac9bd2088..27b1664b07 100644
--- a/video/dxa_decoder.cpp
+++ b/video/dxa_decoder.cpp
@@ -521,17 +521,17 @@ const Graphics::Surface *DXADecoder::DXAVideoTrack::decodeNextFrame() {
 			memcpy(&_scaledBuffer[2 * cy * _width], &_frameBuffer1[cy * _width], _width);
 			memset(&_scaledBuffer[((2 * cy) + 1) * _width], 0, _width);
 		}
-		_surface->pixels = _scaledBuffer;
+		_surface->setPixels(_scaledBuffer);
 		break;
 	case S_DOUBLE:
 		for (int cy = 0; cy < _curHeight; cy++) {
 			memcpy(&_scaledBuffer[2 * cy * _width], &_frameBuffer1[cy * _width], _width);
 			memcpy(&_scaledBuffer[((2 * cy) + 1) * _width], &_frameBuffer1[cy * _width], _width);
 		}
-		_surface->pixels = _scaledBuffer;
+		_surface->setPixels(_scaledBuffer);
 		break;
 	case S_NONE:
-		_surface->pixels = _frameBuffer1;
+		_surface->setPixels(_frameBuffer1);
 		break;
 	}
 
diff --git a/video/flic_decoder.cpp b/video/flic_decoder.cpp
index de545366b1..317dc14691 100644
--- a/video/flic_decoder.cpp
+++ b/video/flic_decoder.cpp
@@ -244,7 +244,7 @@ void FlicDecoder::FlicVideoTrack::copyDirtyRectsToBuffer(uint8 *dst, uint pitch)
 	for (Common::List<Common::Rect>::const_iterator it = _dirtyRects.begin(); it != _dirtyRects.end(); ++it) {
 		for (int y = (*it).top; y < (*it).bottom; ++y) {
 			const int x = (*it).left;
-			memcpy(dst + y * pitch + x, (byte *)_surface->pixels + y * getWidth() + x, (*it).right - x);
+			memcpy(dst + y * pitch + x, (byte *)_surface->getBasePtr(x, y), (*it).right - x);
 		}
 	}
 
@@ -252,7 +252,7 @@ void FlicDecoder::FlicVideoTrack::copyDirtyRectsToBuffer(uint8 *dst, uint pitch)
 }
 
 void FlicDecoder::FlicVideoTrack::copyFrame(uint8 *data) {
-	memcpy((byte *)_surface->pixels, data, getWidth() * getHeight());
+	memcpy((byte *)_surface->getPixels(), data, getWidth() * getHeight());
 
 	// Redraw
 	_dirtyRects.clear();
@@ -260,8 +260,8 @@ void FlicDecoder::FlicVideoTrack::copyFrame(uint8 *data) {
 }
 
 void FlicDecoder::FlicVideoTrack::decodeByteRun(uint8 *data) {
-	byte *ptr = (byte *)_surface->pixels;
-	while ((int32)(ptr - (byte *)_surface->pixels) < (getWidth() * getHeight())) {
+	byte *ptr = (byte *)_surface->getPixels();
+	while ((int32)(ptr - (byte *)_surface->getPixels()) < (getWidth() * getHeight())) {
 		int chunks = *data++;
 		while (chunks--) {
 			int count = (int8)*data++;
@@ -305,7 +305,7 @@ void FlicDecoder::FlicVideoTrack::decodeDeltaFLC(uint8 *data) {
 			case OP_UNDEFINED:
 				break;
 			case OP_LASTPIXEL:
-				*((byte *)_surface->pixels + currentLine * getWidth() + getWidth() - 1) = (opcode & 0xFF);
+				*((byte *)_surface->getBasePtr(getWidth() - 1, currentLine)) = (opcode & 0xFF);
 				_dirtyRects.push_back(Common::Rect(getWidth() - 1, currentLine, getWidth(), currentLine + 1));
 				break;
 			case OP_LINESKIPCOUNT:
@@ -321,14 +321,14 @@ void FlicDecoder::FlicVideoTrack::decodeDeltaFLC(uint8 *data) {
 			column += *data++;
 			int rleCount = (int8)*data++;
 			if (rleCount > 0) {
-				memcpy((byte *)_surface->pixels + (currentLine * getWidth()) + column, data, rleCount * 2);
+				memcpy((byte *)_surface->getBasePtr(column, currentLine), data, rleCount * 2);
 				data += rleCount * 2;
 				_dirtyRects.push_back(Common::Rect(column, currentLine, column + rleCount * 2, currentLine + 1));
 			} else if (rleCount < 0) {
 				rleCount = -rleCount;
 				uint16 dataWord = READ_UINT16(data); data += 2;
 				for (int i = 0; i < rleCount; ++i) {
-					WRITE_UINT16((byte *)_surface->pixels + currentLine * getWidth() + column + i * 2, dataWord);
+					WRITE_UINT16((byte *)_surface->getBasePtr(column + i * 2, currentLine), dataWord);
 				}
 				_dirtyRects.push_back(Common::Rect(column, currentLine, column + rleCount * 2, currentLine + 1));
 			} else { // End of cutscene ?
diff --git a/video/smk_decoder.cpp b/video/smk_decoder.cpp
index b622a0ab61..3dbcebcde4 100644
--- a/video/smk_decoder.cpp
+++ b/video/smk_decoder.cpp
@@ -580,7 +580,7 @@ void SmackerDecoder::SmackerVideoTrack::decodeFrame(Common::BitStream &bs) {
 			while (run-- && block < blocks) {
 				clr = _MClrTree->getCode(bs);
 				map = _MMapTree->getCode(bs);
-				out = (byte *)_surface->pixels + (block / bw) * (stride * 4 * doubleY) + (block % bw) * 4;
+				out = (byte *)_surface->getPixels() + (block / bw) * (stride * 4 * doubleY) + (block % bw) * 4;
 				hi = clr >> 8;
 				lo = clr & 0xff;
 				for (i = 0; i < 4; i++) {
@@ -613,7 +613,7 @@ void SmackerDecoder::SmackerVideoTrack::decodeFrame(Common::BitStream &bs) {
 			}
 
 			while (run-- && block < blocks) {
-				out = (byte *)_surface->pixels + (block / bw) * (stride * 4 * doubleY) + (block % bw) * 4;
+				out = (byte *)_surface->getPixels() + (block / bw) * (stride * 4 * doubleY) + (block % bw) * 4;
 				switch (mode) {
 					case 0:
 						for (i = 0; i < 4; ++i) {
@@ -679,7 +679,7 @@ void SmackerDecoder::SmackerVideoTrack::decodeFrame(Common::BitStream &bs) {
 			uint32 col;
 			mode = type >> 8;
 			while (run-- && block < blocks) {
-				out = (byte *)_surface->pixels + (block / bw) * (stride * 4 * doubleY) + (block % bw) * 4;
+				out = (byte *)_surface->getPixels() + (block / bw) * (stride * 4 * doubleY) + (block % bw) * 4;
 				col = mode * 0x01010101;
 				for (i = 0; i < 4 * doubleY; ++i) {
 					out[0] = out[1] = out[2] = out[3] = col;
diff --git a/video/theora_decoder.cpp b/video/theora_decoder.cpp
index 63aa93e2f5..53e528faf2 100644
--- a/video/theora_decoder.cpp
+++ b/video/theora_decoder.cpp
@@ -262,11 +262,8 @@ TheoraDecoder::TheoraVideoTrack::TheoraVideoTrack(const Graphics::PixelFormat &f
 	_surface.create(theoraInfo.frame_width, theoraInfo.frame_height, format);
 
 	// Set up a display surface
-	_displaySurface.pixels = _surface.getBasePtr(theoraInfo.pic_x, theoraInfo.pic_y);
-	_displaySurface.w = theoraInfo.pic_width;
-	_displaySurface.h = theoraInfo.pic_height;
-	_displaySurface.format = format;
-	_displaySurface.pitch = _surface.pitch;
+	_displaySurface.init(theoraInfo.pic_width, theoraInfo.pic_height, _surface.pitch,
+	                    _surface.getBasePtr(theoraInfo.pic_x, theoraInfo.pic_y), format);
 
 	// Set the frame rate
 	_frameRate = Common::Rational(theoraInfo.fps_numerator, theoraInfo.fps_denominator);
@@ -280,7 +277,7 @@ TheoraDecoder::TheoraVideoTrack::~TheoraVideoTrack() {
 	th_decode_free(_theoraDecode);
 
 	_surface.free();
-	_displaySurface.pixels = 0;
+	_displaySurface.setPixels(0);
 }
 
 bool TheoraDecoder::TheoraVideoTrack::decodePacket(ogg_packet &oggPacket) {