diff --git a/scumm/gfx.cpp b/scumm/gfx.cpp
index cf140a7d67b..9a9b16b46b9 100644
--- a/scumm/gfx.cpp
+++ b/scumm/gfx.cpp
@@ -878,12 +878,16 @@ void CharsetRenderer::restoreCharsetBg() {
 			}
 		} else {
 			// Clear area
-			memset(screenBuf, 0, vs->h * vs->pitch);
+			if (_vm->_features & GF_NES)
+				memset(screenBuf, 0x1d, vs->h * vs->pitch);
+			else
+				memset(screenBuf, 0, vs->h * vs->pitch);
 		}
 
 		if (vs->hasTwoBuffers) {
 			// Clean out the charset mask
-			memset(_vm->gdi._textSurface.pixels, CHARSET_MASK_TRANSPARENCY, _vm->gdi._textSurface.pitch * _vm->gdi._textSurface.h);
+			memset(_vm->gdi._textSurface.pixels, (_vm->_features & GF_NES) ? 0x1d : 
+				   CHARSET_MASK_TRANSPARENCY, _vm->gdi._textSurface.pitch * _vm->gdi._textSurface.h);
 		}
 	}
 }
diff --git a/scumm/palette.cpp b/scumm/palette.cpp
index 411b4067a38..86e629f8c4c 100644
--- a/scumm/palette.cpp
+++ b/scumm/palette.cpp
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ void ScummEngine::setupNESPalette() {
 	setPalColor(0x1A,0x00,0x92,0x00);
 	setPalColor(0x1B,0x00,0xB6,0x6D);
 	setPalColor(0x1C,0x00,0x92,0x92);
-	setPalColor(0x1D,0x00,0x00,0x00);
+	setPalColor(0x1D,0x24,0x24,0x24);
 	setPalColor(0x1E,0x00,0x00,0x00);
 	setPalColor(0x1F,0x00,0x00,0x00);
 
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ void ScummEngine::setupNESPalette() {
 	setPalColor(0x2A,0x00,0xFF,0x00);
 	setPalColor(0x2B,0x49,0xFF,0xDB);
 	setPalColor(0x2C,0x00,0xFF,0xFF);
-	setPalColor(0x2D,0x00,0x00,0x00);
+	setPalColor(0x2D,0x49,0x49,0x49);
 	setPalColor(0x2E,0x00,0x00,0x00);
 	setPalColor(0x2F,0x00,0x00,0x00);
 
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ void ScummEngine::setupNESPalette() {
 	setPalColor(0x3A,0x92,0xFF,0x6D);
 	setPalColor(0x3B,0x49,0xFF,0xDB);
 	setPalColor(0x3C,0x92,0xDB,0xFF);
-	setPalColor(0x3D,0x00,0x00,0x00);
+	setPalColor(0x3D,0x92,0x92,0x92);
 	setPalColor(0x3E,0x00,0x00,0x00);
 	setPalColor(0x3F,0x00,0x00,0x00);
 }
diff --git a/scumm/script_v2.cpp b/scumm/script_v2.cpp
index 1f121d44d72..bcc58c74174 100644
--- a/scumm/script_v2.cpp
+++ b/scumm/script_v2.cpp
@@ -1052,7 +1052,10 @@ void ScummEngine_v2::o2_drawSentence() {
 	sentenceline.bottom = virtscr[2].topline + 8;
 	sentenceline.left = 0;
 	sentenceline.right = 319;
-	restoreBG(sentenceline);
+	if (_features & GF_NES)
+		restoreBG(sentenceline, 0x1d);
+	else
+		restoreBG(sentenceline);
 
 	drawString(2, (byte*)sentence);
 }
@@ -1514,7 +1517,10 @@ void ScummEngine_v2::setUserState(byte state) {
 	rect.bottom = virtscr[2].topline + 8 * 88;
 	rect.left = 0;
 	rect.right = 319;
-	restoreBG(rect);
+	if (_features & GF_NES)
+		restoreBG(rect, 0x1d);
+	else
+		restoreBG(rect);
 
 	// Draw all verbs and inventory
 	redrawVerbs();