protected static int main_menu() { String mainMenuChoice; Scanner input = new Scanner(System.in); System.out.println("1 - Shop"); System.out.println("2 - Equipment"); System.out.println("3 - Fight"); System.out.println("4 - Leave"); System.out.println("What would you like to do, Gladiator?"); mainMenuChoice = input.nextLine(); mainMenuChoice.toUpperCase(); if (mainMenuChoice.equals("4") || mainMenuChoice.equals("L") || mainMenuChoice.equals("LE") || mainMenuChoice.equals("LEA") || mainMenuChoice.equals("LEAV") || mainMenuChoice.equals("LEAVE")); // Making programs idiot proof is a pain. { // If the player makes the choice to leave it will return to main: return 0; } } }