diff --git a/engines/agos/animation.cpp b/engines/agos/animation.cpp
index f29baefde13..f4abf196453 100644
--- a/engines/agos/animation.cpp
+++ b/engines/agos/animation.cpp
@@ -150,7 +150,7 @@ void MoviePlayer::play() {
 
 	startSound();
 
-	while (_frameNum < _framesCount && !_vm->_quit)
+	while (_frameNum < _framesCount && !_vm->quit())
 		handleNextFrame();
 
 	closeFile();
diff --git a/engines/agos/input.cpp b/engines/agos/input.cpp
index ca6b67fa619..689dee610ac 100644
--- a/engines/agos/input.cpp
+++ b/engines/agos/input.cpp
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ void AGOSEngine::setup_cond_c_helper() {
 	clearName();
 	_lastNameOn = last;
 
-	while (!_quit) {
+	while (!quit()) {
 		_lastHitArea = NULL;
 		_lastHitArea3 = 0;
 		_leftButtonDown = 0;
@@ -145,7 +145,7 @@ void AGOSEngine::setup_cond_c_helper() {
 			}
 
 			delay(100);
-		} while ((_lastHitArea3 == (HitArea *) -1 || _lastHitArea3 == 0) && !_quit);
+		} while ((_lastHitArea3 == (HitArea *) -1 || _lastHitArea3 == 0) && !quit());
 
 		if (_lastHitArea == NULL) {
 		} else if (_lastHitArea->id == 0x7FFB) {
diff --git a/engines/agos/oracle.cpp b/engines/agos/oracle.cpp
index 2d2feb7b9e8..c174362e7c3 100644
--- a/engines/agos/oracle.cpp
+++ b/engines/agos/oracle.cpp
@@ -459,7 +459,7 @@ void AGOSEngine_Feeble::saveUserGame(int slot) {
 	}
 
 	windowPutChar(window, 0x7f);
-	while (!_quit) {
+	while (!quit()) {
 		_keyPressed.reset();
 		delay(1);
 
diff --git a/engines/agos/saveload.cpp b/engines/agos/saveload.cpp
index 9779630d47e..90a48b88a2f 100644
--- a/engines/agos/saveload.cpp
+++ b/engines/agos/saveload.cpp
@@ -279,11 +279,11 @@ restart:
 	name = buf;
 	_saveGameNameLen = 0;
 
-	while (!_quit) {
+	while (!quit()) {
 		windowPutChar(window, 128);
 		_keyPressed.reset();
 
-		while (!_quit) {
+		while (!quit()) {
 			delay(10);
 			if (_keyPressed.ascii && _keyPressed.ascii < 128) {
 				i = _keyPressed.ascii;
@@ -443,7 +443,7 @@ void AGOSEngine_Elvira2::userGame(bool load) {
 
 		name = buf + 192;
 
-		while (!_quit) {
+		while (!quit()) {
 			windowPutChar(window, 128);
 
 			_saveLoadEdit = true;
@@ -516,7 +516,7 @@ int AGOSEngine_Elvira2::userGameGetKey(bool *b, char *buf, uint maxChar) {
 
 	_keyPressed.reset();
 
-	while (!_quit) {
+	while (!quit()) {
 		_lastHitArea = NULL;
 		_lastHitArea3 = NULL;
 
@@ -526,7 +526,7 @@ int AGOSEngine_Elvira2::userGameGetKey(bool *b, char *buf, uint maxChar) {
 				return _keyPressed.ascii;
 			}
 			delay(10);
-		} while (_lastHitArea3 == 0 && !_quit);
+		} while (_lastHitArea3 == 0 && !quit());
 
 		ha = _lastHitArea;
 		if (ha == NULL || ha->id < 200) {
@@ -708,7 +708,7 @@ restart:;
 			_saveGameNameLen++;
 		}
 
-		while (!_quit) {
+		while (!quit()) {
 			windowPutChar(window, 127);
 
 			_saveLoadEdit = true;
@@ -787,7 +787,7 @@ int AGOSEngine_Simon1::userGameGetKey(bool *b, char *buf, uint maxChar) {
 
 	_keyPressed.reset();
 
-	while (!_quit) {
+	while (!quit()) {
 		_lastHitArea = NULL;
 		_lastHitArea3 = NULL;
 
@@ -797,7 +797,7 @@ int AGOSEngine_Simon1::userGameGetKey(bool *b, char *buf, uint maxChar) {
 				return _keyPressed.ascii;
 			}
 			delay(10);
-		} while (_lastHitArea3 == 0 && !_quit);
+		} while (_lastHitArea3 == 0 && !quit());
 
 		ha = _lastHitArea;
 		if (ha == NULL || ha->id < 205) {
diff --git a/engines/agos/script.cpp b/engines/agos/script.cpp
index 2a2ddeeb86d..39c172be62f 100644
--- a/engines/agos/script.cpp
+++ b/engines/agos/script.cpp
@@ -1012,7 +1012,7 @@ int AGOSEngine::runScript() {
 		executeOpcode(_opcode);
 	} while  (getScriptCondition() != flag && !getScriptReturn() && !quit());
 
-	return (_quit) ? 1 : getScriptReturn();
+	return (quit()) ? 1 : getScriptReturn();
 }
 
 Child *nextSub(Child *sub, int16 key) {
diff --git a/engines/agos/script_e1.cpp b/engines/agos/script_e1.cpp
index d3ee4297c0a..8705755df66 100644
--- a/engines/agos/script_e1.cpp
+++ b/engines/agos/script_e1.cpp
@@ -1052,11 +1052,11 @@ uint AGOSEngine::confirmYesOrNo(uint16 x, uint16 y) {
 	ha->priority = 999;
 	ha->window = 0;
 
-	while (!_quit) {
+	while (!quit()) {
 		_lastHitArea = NULL;
 		_lastHitArea3 = NULL;
 
-		while (!_quit) {
+		while (!quit()) {
 			if (_lastHitArea3 != 0)
 				break;
 			delay(1);
@@ -1101,11 +1101,11 @@ uint AGOSEngine::continueOrQuit() {
 	ha->priority = 999;
 	ha->window = 0;
 
-	while (!_quit) {
+	while (!quit()) {
 		_lastHitArea = NULL;
 		_lastHitArea3 = NULL;
 
-		while (!_quit) {
+		while (!quit()) {
 			if (_lastHitArea3 != 0)
 				break;
 			delay(1);
diff --git a/engines/agos/script_e2.cpp b/engines/agos/script_e2.cpp
index 6f6db8efb41..05e457579d6 100644
--- a/engines/agos/script_e2.cpp
+++ b/engines/agos/script_e2.cpp
@@ -370,11 +370,11 @@ void AGOSEngine_Elvira2::oe2_pauseGame() {
 	uint32 pauseTime = getTime();
 	haltAnimation();
 
-	while (!_quit) {
+	while (!quit()) {
 		_lastHitArea = NULL;
 		_lastHitArea3 = NULL;
 
-		while (!_quit) {
+		while (!quit()) {
 			if (processSpecialKeys() != 0 || _lastHitArea3 != 0)
 				break;
 			delay(1);
diff --git a/engines/agos/script_s1.cpp b/engines/agos/script_s1.cpp
index 86088a4385c..d07f6829375 100644
--- a/engines/agos/script_s1.cpp
+++ b/engines/agos/script_s1.cpp
@@ -338,7 +338,7 @@ void AGOSEngine_Simon1::os1_pauseGame() {
 		break;
 	}
 
-	while (!_quit) {
+	while (!quit()) {
 		delay(1);
 		if (_keyPressed.keycode == keyYes)
 			quitGame();
diff --git a/engines/agos/script_ww.cpp b/engines/agos/script_ww.cpp
index 8dc915f6e88..f0da324fbdd 100644
--- a/engines/agos/script_ww.cpp
+++ b/engines/agos/script_ww.cpp
@@ -368,11 +368,11 @@ void AGOSEngine_Waxworks::oww_pauseGame() {
 	uint32 pauseTime = getTime();
 	haltAnimation();
 
-	while (!_quit) {
+	while (!quit()) {
 		_lastHitArea = NULL;
 		_lastHitArea3 = NULL;
 
-		while (!_quit) {
+		while (!quit()) {
 			if (_lastHitArea3 != 0)
 				break;
 			delay(1);
diff --git a/engines/agos/verb.cpp b/engines/agos/verb.cpp
index c8f6d40f1f8..9fd128d764c 100644
--- a/engines/agos/verb.cpp
+++ b/engines/agos/verb.cpp
@@ -343,7 +343,7 @@ void AGOSEngine::handleVerbClicked(uint verb) {
 	Subroutine *sub;
 	int result;
 
-	if (_quit)
+	if (quit())
 		return;
 
 	_objectItem = _hitAreaObjectItem;
diff --git a/engines/agos/window.cpp b/engines/agos/window.cpp
index e1f986b92eb..87db49e46b0 100644
--- a/engines/agos/window.cpp
+++ b/engines/agos/window.cpp
@@ -298,11 +298,11 @@ void AGOSEngine::waitWindow(WindowBlock *window) {
 	ha->id = 0x7FFF;
 	ha->priority = 999;
 
-	while (!_quit) {
+	while (!quit()) {
 		_lastHitArea = NULL;
 		_lastHitArea3 = NULL;
 
-		for (;;) {
+		while (!quit()) {
 			if (_lastHitArea3 != 0)
 				break;
 			delay(1);
diff --git a/engines/engine.cpp b/engines/engine.cpp
index 8f2c1be8ebd..e3f53670b5c 100644
--- a/engines/engine.cpp
+++ b/engines/engine.cpp
@@ -57,9 +57,7 @@ Engine::Engine(OSystem *syst)
 		_targetName(ConfMan.getActiveDomainName()),
 		_gameDataPath(ConfMan.get("path")),
 		_pauseLevel(0),
-		_mainMenuDialog(NULL),
-		_quit(false),
-		_rtl(false) {
+		_mainMenuDialog(NULL) {
 
 	g_engine = this;
 	_autosavePeriod = ConfMan.getInt("autosave_period");
diff --git a/engines/engine.h b/engines/engine.h
index 278c259ea8d..35b85cb7b79 100644
--- a/engines/engine.h
+++ b/engines/engine.h
@@ -51,8 +51,6 @@ public:
 	Audio::Mixer *_mixer;
 	Common::TimerManager * _timer;
 
-	bool _quit, _rtl;
-
 protected:
 	Common::EventManager *_eventMan;
 	Common::SaveFileManager *_saveFileMan;
diff --git a/engines/gob/sound/sound.cpp b/engines/gob/sound/sound.cpp
index e0c18b155f2..7b93003791f 100644
--- a/engines/gob/sound/sound.cpp
+++ b/engines/gob/sound/sound.cpp
@@ -369,7 +369,7 @@ void Sound::blasterWaitEndPlay(bool interruptible, bool stopComp) {
 	if (stopComp)
 		_blaster->endComposition();
 
-	while (_blaster->isPlaying() && !_vm->_quit) {
+	while (_blaster->isPlaying() && !_vm->quit()) {
 		if (interruptible && (_vm->_util->checkKey() == 0x11B)) {
 			WRITE_VAR(57, (uint32) -1);
 			return;