diff --git a/src/kernal/board_m65/mega65_colorset.s b/src/kernal/board_m65/mega65_colorset.s
index ce07c219..29e886d4 100644
--- a/src/kernal/board_m65/mega65_colorset.s
+++ b/src/kernal/board_m65/mega65_colorset.s
@@ -88,16 +88,22 @@ m65_colorset_color:
 @2:
 	lda (PTR1), y
 	sta PALETTE_R, y
+	jsr m65_colorset_get_bold
+	sta PALETTE_R + $10, y	
 
 	jsr m65_colorset_PTR1_inc_16
 
 	lda (PTR1), y
 	sta PALETTE_G, y
+	jsr m65_colorset_get_bold
+	sta PALETTE_G + $10, y	
 
 	jsr m65_colorset_PTR1_inc_16
 
 	lda (PTR1), y
 	sta PALETTE_B, y
+	jsr m65_colorset_get_bold
+	sta PALETTE_B + $10, y	
 
 	jsr m65_colorset_PTR1_dec_32
 
@@ -134,11 +140,15 @@ m65_colorset_greyscale:
 	ldy #$0F
 @2:
 	lda (PTR1), y
-
 	sta PALETTE_R, y
 	sta PALETTE_G, y
 	sta PALETTE_B, y
 
+	jsr m65_colorset_get_bold
+	sta PALETTE_R + $10, y
+	sta PALETTE_G + $10, y
+	sta PALETTE_B + $10, y	
+
 	dey
 	bpl @2
 
@@ -170,6 +180,15 @@ m65_colorset_PTR1_dec_32:
 @1:
 	rts
 
+m65_colorset_get_bold:
+
+	phy
+	lda m65_colorset_bold_tab, y
+	tay
+	lda (PTR1), y
+	ply
+
+	rts
 
 m65_colorset_selection:
 
diff --git a/src/kernal/board_m65/mega65_colorset_assets.s b/src/kernal/board_m65/mega65_colorset_assets.s
index 69c001e1..149257f2 100644
--- a/src/kernal/board_m65/mega65_colorset_assets.s
+++ b/src/kernal/board_m65/mega65_colorset_assets.s
@@ -2,6 +2,26 @@
 ;; #LAYOUT# *   *        #IGNORE
 
 
+m65_colorset_bold_tab: ; color redirection table for bold attribute
+
+	!byte $0B  ; black       -> dark grey
+	!byte $0A  ; white       -> light red
+	!byte $0A  ; red         -> light red
+	!byte $07  ; cyan        -> yellow
+    !byte $0A  ; purple      -> light red
+    !byte $0D  ; green       -> light green
+    !byte $0E  ; blue        -> light blue
+    !byte $0A  ; yellow      -> light red
+    !byte $07  ; orange      -> yellow
+    !byte $08  ; brown       -> orange
+    !byte $07  ; light red   -> yellow
+    !byte $0C  ; dark grey   -> medium grey
+    !byte $0F  ; medium grey -> light grey
+    !byte $07  ; light green -> yellow
+    !byte $03  ; ligh blue   -> cyan
+    !byte $01  ; light grey  -> white
+
+
 ; #1 - original C65 palette, data taken from C65 manual
 
 ;               RRGGBB
diff --git a/src/kernal/screen_m65/mega65_chrout_screen_escmode.s b/src/kernal/screen_m65/mega65_chrout_screen_escmode.s
index 8d8a8e0c..21b7ff8a 100644
--- a/src/kernal/screen_m65/mega65_chrout_screen_escmode.s
+++ b/src/kernal/screen_m65/mega65_chrout_screen_escmode.s
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ m65_chrout_screen_escmode:
 
 	txa
 	sec
-	sbc #$40                 ; '@'
+	sbc #$40                           ; '@'
 	cmp #$1E
 	bcc @1
 
@@ -21,20 +21,20 @@ m65_chrout_screen_escmode:
 
 	sec
 	sbc #$20
-	beq m65_chrout_esc_done  ; $60 - character not supported here
+	beq m65_chrout_esc_done_1          ; $60 - character not supported here
 	cmp #$1B
 	bcc @1
 
 	
 	; Check for fgew special shifted characters
-	cpx #$3A                 ; colon
-	beq m65_chrout_esc_LBR
-	cpx #$3B                 ; semicolon
-	beq m65_chrout_esc_RBR
+	cpx #$3A                           ; colon
+	+beq m65_chrout_esc_LBR
+	cpx #$3B                           ; semicolon
+	+beq m65_chrout_esc_RBR
 	cpx #$DB
-	beq m65_chrout_esc_AT
+	+beq m65_chrout_esc_AT
 
-	bra m65_chrout_esc_done
+	bra m65_chrout_esc_done_1
 @1:
 	asl
 	tax
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ m65_chrout_esc_J: ; move cursor to the beginning of the line
 
 	lda #$00
 	sta M65__TXTCOL
-	bra m65_chrout_esc_done
+	bra m65_chrout_esc_done_1
 
 m65_chrout_esc_K: ; move cursor after the text within the line       XXX update for window mode
 
@@ -65,9 +65,9 @@ m65_chrout_esc_K: ; move cursor after the text within the line       XXX update
 	plz
 	lda M65__TXTCOL
 	cmp m65_scrtab_txtwidth,x
-	bne m65_chrout_esc_done
+	bne m65_chrout_esc_done_1
 	dec M65__TXTCOL
-	bra m65_chrout_esc_done
+	bra m65_chrout_esc_done_1
 
 m65_chrout_esc_O: ; cancel quote, reverse, underline, flash, etc
 
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ m65_chrout_esc_O: ; cancel quote, reverse, underline, flash, etc
 
 	; FALLTROUGH
 
-m65_chrout_esc_done:
+m65_chrout_esc_done_1:
 
 	jmp m65_chrout_screen_done
 
@@ -89,7 +89,49 @@ m65_chrout_esc_X: ; cycle through available screen modes
 @1:
 	jsr M65_SCRMODESET
 	jsr M65_CLRSCR
-	bra m65_chrout_esc_done
+	bra m65_chrout_esc_done_1
+
+m65_chrout_esc_S: ; set 'bold' attribute
+	
+	lda COLOR
+	ora #%01000000
+
+	; FALLTROUGH
+
+m65_chrout_esc_COLOR_done:
+
+	sta COLOR
+	bra m65_chrout_esc_done_1
+
+m65_chrout_esc_U: ; unset 'bold' attribute
+
+	lda COLOR
+	and #%10111111
+	bra m65_chrout_esc_COLOR_done
+
+m65_chrout_esc_N: ; normal screen colors
+
+	lda #CONFIG_COLOR_BG
+	sta VIC_EXTCOL
+	sta VIC_BGCOL0
+	lda COLOR
+	and #$F0
+	ora #CONFIG_COLOR_TXT
+	bra m65_chrout_esc_COLOR_done
+
+m65_chrout_esc_R: ; 'reversed' screen colors
+
+	lda #$0B
+	sta VIC_EXTCOL
+	lda #$0F
+	sta VIC_BGCOL0
+	lda COLOR
+	and #$F0
+	bra m65_chrout_esc_COLOR_done
+
+
+
+
 
 
 
@@ -119,20 +161,12 @@ m65_chrout_esc_L:
 	+nop
 m65_chrout_esc_M:
 	+nop
-m65_chrout_esc_N:
-	+nop
 m65_chrout_esc_P:
 	+nop
 m65_chrout_esc_Q:
 	+nop
-m65_chrout_esc_R:
-	+nop
-m65_chrout_esc_S:
-	+nop
 m65_chrout_esc_T:
 	+nop
-m65_chrout_esc_U:
-	+nop
 m65_chrout_esc_V:
 	+nop
 m65_chrout_esc_W: