diff --git a/doc/Extended-BASIC-TODO.md b/doc/Extended-BASIC-TODO.md
index 7f2ce4a7..7c683e6a 100644
--- a/doc/Extended-BASIC-TODO.md
+++ b/doc/Extended-BASIC-TODO.md
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ Ideas for the future, most of them suitable for Mega65 or other power machines o
 * `XOR` operator
 * `AUTO` - line auto numbering
 * `RENUMBER` for chanign the line numbers
-* `IF ... THEN ... ELSE`, `BEGIN ... BEND`
+* `IF ... THEN`, `BEGIN ... BEND`; `ELSE` not planned, as it would have slown down the execution 
 * consider `BOOT` command
 * possibly some commands for creating menus and dialog boxes
 * more configurable `INPUT`
diff --git a/src/basic/assets/startup_banner_m65.s b/src/basic/assets/startup_banner_m65.s
index fc10ded0..c3c74cff 100644
--- a/src/basic/assets/startup_banner_m65.s
+++ b/src/basic/assets/startup_banner_m65.s
@@ -12,22 +12,26 @@ startup_banner:
 
 	// Fancy Mega65 banner - from Retrofan, slightly tweaked
 
-	.byte $9A, $12, $20, $20, $7F, $A9, $20, $20, $1F, $20, $9A, $20, $20, $20, $20, $1F
-	.byte $20, $9A, $A9, $20, $20, $20, $92, $A1, $1F, $12, $20, $9A, $A9, $20, $20, $20
-	.byte $7F, $1F, $20, $20, $9A, $A3, $A3, $A3, $A3, $A3, $A3, $A3, $1F
+
+	// remove unneeded $1F's (blue) and $9A's (light blue)
+
+
+	.byte $9A, $12, $20, $20, $7F, $A9, $20, $20, $92, $20, $12, $20, $20, $20, $20, $92
+	.byte $20, $12, $A9, $20, $20, $20, $92, $A1, $20, $12, $A9, $20, $20, $20, $7F, $92
+	.byte $20, $20, $12, $A3, $A3, $A3, $A3, $A3, $A3, $A3
 	.byte $0D
 	.byte $9A, $12, $20, $20, $20, $20, $20
-	.byte $20, $1F, $20, $9A, $20, $20, $92, $A2, $bb, $1F, $12, $20, $9A, $20, $20, $92
-	.byte $Ac, $A2, $A2, $1F, $12, $20, $9A, $20, $20, $1F, $20, $9A, $20, $20, $1F, $20
-	.byte $20, $1e, $A3, $A3, $A3, $A3, $A3, $A3, $1F
+	.byte $20, $92, $20, $12, $20, $20, $92, $A2, $BB, $92, $20, $12, $20, $20, $92, $AC
+	.byte $A2, $A2, $20, $9A, $12, $20, $20, $92, $20, $12, $20, $20, $92, $20, $20, $12
+	.byte $1E, $A3, $A3, $A3, $A3, $A3, $A3
 	.byte $0D
-	.byte $9A, $12, $20, $20, $92, $7F, $A9, $12, $20, $20, $1F, $20, $9A, $20, $20, $A2
-	.byte $92, $be, $1F, $12, $20, $9A, $20, $20, $92, $bc, $12, $20, $20, $1F, $20, $9A
-	.byte $20, $20, $20, $20, $20, $1F, $20, $20, $9e, $A3, $A3, $A3, $A3, $A3, $1F
+	.byte $9A, $12, $20, $20, $92, $7F, $A9, $12, $20, $20, $92, $20, $12, $20, $20, $A2
+	.byte $92, $BE, $92, $20, $12, $20, $20, $92, $BC, $12, $20, $20, $92, $20, $12, $20
+	.byte $20, $20, $20, $20, $92, $20, $20, $12, $9E, $A3, $A3, $A3, $A3, $A3
 	.byte $0D
-	.byte $9A, $12, $20, $20, $1F, $20, $20, $9A, $20, $20, $1F, $20, $9A, $20, $20, $20
-	.byte $20, $1F, $20, $9A, $20, $20, $20, $20, $20, $1F, $20, $9A, $20, $20, $1F, $20
-	.byte $9A, $20, $20, $1F, $20, $20, $96, $A3, $A3, $A3, $A3, $1F, $92
+	.byte $9A, $12, $20, $20, $92, $20, $20, $12, $20, $20, $92, $20, $12, $20, $20, $20
+	.byte $20, $92, $20, $12, $20, $20, $20, $20, $20, $92, $20, $12, $20, $20, $92, $20
+	.byte $12, $20, $20, $92, $20, $20, $12, $96, $A3, $A3, $A3, $A3, $1F, $92
 	.byte $0D, $0D, $05, $00
 
 	// Fancy Mega65 banner - from Retrofan
diff --git a/src/basic/basic_commands/cmd_rem.s b/src/basic/basic_commands/cmd_rem.s
index ea139303..71fa8057 100644
--- a/src/basic/basic_commands/cmd_rem.s
+++ b/src/basic/basic_commands/cmd_rem.s
@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@
 
 cmd_rem:
 
+	inc $d021
+
 	// XXX do we need these PHA's?
 
 	pha