diff --git a/lib/MACRO.ASM b/lib/MACRO.ASM
index 5363554..4dea932 100644
--- a/lib/MACRO.ASM
+++ b/lib/MACRO.ASM
@@ -77,10 +77,10 @@
 ;	WAIT
 ;	waits one frame (1/50 s(PAL) or 1/60s(NTSC))
 ?zero	 LDA VCOUNT
-		cmp #$05
+		cmp #$05	; if line<5 then wait for line>4
 		 bcc ?zero
 		 cmp #$70
-		 bcc ?WA
+		 bcc ?WA	; if line>=112 then
 		 sbc #10	; last lines correction
 ?WA		 cmp VCOUNT
 		 beq ?WA
diff --git a/scorch.asm b/scorch.asm
index ce5461f..9389a8a 100644
--- a/scorch.asm
+++ b/scorch.asm
@@ -379,6 +379,7 @@ NoRMT_PALchange
 	mva #2 chactl  ; necessary for 5200
 	
 START
+	jsr MakeDarkScreen
     ; Startup sequence
     jsr Initialize
 
diff --git a/scorch.bin b/scorch.bin
index 5aa9a03..cf839d7 100644
Binary files a/scorch.bin and b/scorch.bin differ
diff --git a/scorch.xex b/scorch.xex
index 2823074..9f426aa 100644
Binary files a/scorch.xex and b/scorch.xex differ
diff --git a/textproc.asm b/textproc.asm
index d5b098b..49128ea 100644
--- a/textproc.asm
+++ b/textproc.asm
@@ -2106,6 +2106,7 @@ FinishResultDisplay
 ;--------------------------------------------------
 .proc GameOverScreen
 ;--------------------------------------------------
+	jsr MakeDarkScreen
     jsr WaitForKeyRelease
     jsr ClearScreen
     jsr ClearPMmemory