private static SpriteSheet getSpriteSheet(String path, float scale) {

        try {
            SpriteSheet spriteSheet;
            Color col = new Color(0, 0, 255);
            Image img = new Image(path);
            if (scale != 1) {
                img = img.getScaledCopy(scale);
            }
            img.setFilter(Image.FILTER_NEAREST);
            spriteSheet = new SpriteSheet(img, 8 * (int) scale, 8 * (int) scale);
            return spriteSheet;

        } catch (SlickException e) {
            System.out.println("Couldn't find font file...");
            System.exit(0);
        }
        return null;
    }