diff --git a/stepmania/src/Sprite.cpp b/stepmania/src/Sprite.cpp
index 0c30125975..0d1d62074f 100644
--- a/stepmania/src/Sprite.cpp
+++ b/stepmania/src/Sprite.cpp
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
 #include "RageDisplay.h"
 #include "GameConstantsAndTypes.h"
 #include "SDL_utils.h"
-#include "arch/ArchHooks/ArchHooks.h"
+#include "ActorUtil.h"
 
 Sprite::Sprite()
 {
@@ -585,43 +585,32 @@ bool Sprite::IsDiagonalBanner( int iWidth, int iHeight )
 	return iWidth >= 100 && abs(iWidth - iHeight) < 2;
 }
 
-inline CString GetParam( const CStringArray& sParams, int iIndex, int& iMaxIndexAccessed )
-{
-	iMaxIndexAccessed = max( iIndex, iMaxIndexAccessed );
-	if( iIndex < int(sParams.size()) )
-		return sParams[iIndex];
-	else
-		return "";
-}
-
 void Sprite::HandleCommand( const CStringArray &asTokens )
 {
-	int iMaxIndexAccessed = 0;
-
-#define sParam(i) (GetParam(asTokens,i,iMaxIndexAccessed))
-#define fParam(i) ((float)atof(sParam(i)))
-#define iParam(i) (atoi(sParam(i)))
-#define bParam(i) (iParam(i)!=0)
+	HandleParams;
 
 	const CString& sName = asTokens[0];
 
 	// Commands that go in the tweening queue:
-	/* Add left/right/top/bottom for alpha if needed. */
 	// Commands that take effect immediately (ignoring the tweening queue):
 	if( sName=="customtexturerect" )	SetCustomTextureRect( RectF(fParam(1),fParam(2),fParam(3),fParam(4)) );
 	else if( sName=="texcoordvelocity" )	SetTexCoordVelocity( fParam(1),fParam(2) );
 	else if( sName=="scaletoclipped" )	ScaleToClipped( fParam(1),fParam(2) );
+
+	/* Texture commands; these could be moved to RageTexture* (even though that's
+	 * not an Actor) if these are needed for other things that use textures.
+	 * We'd need to break the command helpers into a separate function; RageTexture
+	 * shouldn't depend on Actor. */
+	else if( sName=="position" )		GetTexture()->SetPosition( fParam(1) );
+	else if( sName=="loop" )			GetTexture()->SetLooping( bParam(1) );
+	else if( sName=="play" )			GetTexture()->Play();
+	else if( sName=="pause" )			GetTexture()->Pause();
+	else if( sName=="rate" )			GetTexture()->SetPlaybackRate( fParam(1) );
 	else
 	{
 		Actor::HandleCommand( asTokens );
 		return;
 	}
 
-	if( iMaxIndexAccessed != (int)asTokens.size()-1 )
-	{
-		CString sError = ssprintf( "Actor::HandleCommand: Wrong number of parameters in command '%s'.  Expected %d but there are %d.", join(",",asTokens).c_str(), iMaxIndexAccessed+1, (int)asTokens.size() );
-		LOG->Warn( sError );
-		if( DISPLAY->IsWindowed() )
-			HOOKS->MessageBoxOK( sError );
-	}
+	CheckHandledParams;
 }