diff --git a/mm/src/code/graph.c b/mm/src/code/graph.c
index 3c7633690..219df9897 100644
--- a/mm/src/code/graph.c
+++ b/mm/src/code/graph.c
@@ -393,6 +393,7 @@ void RunFrame() {
 
         runFrameContext.gameState = SystemArena_Malloc(size);
 
+        bzero(runFrameContext.gameState, size); // fix
         GameState_Init(runFrameContext.gameState, runFrameContext.ovl->init, &runFrameContext.gfxCtx);
 
         uint64_t freq = GetFrequency();
diff --git a/mm/src/code/z_message_nes.c b/mm/src/code/z_message_nes.c
index 9477153c0..79c2cb4c2 100644
--- a/mm/src/code/z_message_nes.c
+++ b/mm/src/code/z_message_nes.c
@@ -412,7 +412,7 @@ void Message_DrawTextNES(PlayState* play, Gfx** gfxP, u16 textDrawPos) {
     for (i = textDrawPos; i < msgCtx->textDrawPos; i++) {
         character = msgCtx->decodedBuffer.schar[i];
 
-        switch (character) {
+        switch ((u8)character) {
             case 0x0:
                 if (play->pauseCtx.bombersNotebookOpen || (msgCtx->textBoxType == TEXTBOX_TYPE_D)) {
                     msgCtx->textColorR = msgCtx->textColorG = msgCtx->textColorB = 0;
@@ -436,7 +436,7 @@ void Message_DrawTextNES(PlayState* play, Gfx** gfxP, u16 textDrawPos) {
             case 0x7:
             case 0x8:
                 if ((msgCtx->msgMode >= MSGMODE_NEW_CYCLE_0) && (msgCtx->msgMode <= MSGMODE_OWL_SAVE_2) &&
-                    (character == 0x2)) {
+                    ((u8)character == 0x2)) {
                     msgCtx->textDrawPos = msgCtx->decodedTextLen;
                     if (msgCtx->unk120D6) {
                         msgCtx->unk120D4 += 25;
@@ -450,40 +450,40 @@ void Message_DrawTextNES(PlayState* play, Gfx** gfxP, u16 textDrawPos) {
                         }
                     }
 
-                    if (D_801D07DC[(s16)(character - 1)].r + msgCtx->unk120D4 < 0) {
+                    if (D_801D07DC[(s16)((u8)character - 1)].r + msgCtx->unk120D4 < 0) {
                         msgCtx->textColorR = 0;
                     } else {
-                        msgCtx->textColorR = D_801D07DC[(s16)(character - 1)].r + msgCtx->unk120D4;
+                        msgCtx->textColorR = D_801D07DC[(s16)((u8)character - 1)].r + msgCtx->unk120D4;
                     }
 
-                    if (D_801D07DC[(s16)(character - 1)].g + msgCtx->unk120D4 >= 255) {
-                        msgCtx->textColorG = D_801D07DC[(s16)(character - 1)].g;
+                    if (D_801D07DC[(s16)((u8)character - 1)].g + msgCtx->unk120D4 >= 255) {
+                        msgCtx->textColorG = D_801D07DC[(s16)((u8)character - 1)].g;
                     } else {
-                        msgCtx->textColorG = D_801D07DC[(s16)(character - 1)].g + msgCtx->unk120D4;
+                        msgCtx->textColorG = D_801D07DC[(s16)((u8)character - 1)].g + msgCtx->unk120D4;
                     }
 
-                    if (D_801D07DC[(s16)(character - 1)].b + msgCtx->unk120D4 < 0) {
+                    if (D_801D07DC[(s16)((u8)character - 1)].b + msgCtx->unk120D4 < 0) {
                         msgCtx->textColorB = 0;
                     } else {
-                        msgCtx->textColorB = D_801D07DC[(s16)(character - 1)].b + msgCtx->unk120D4;
+                        msgCtx->textColorB = D_801D07DC[(s16)((u8)character - 1)].b + msgCtx->unk120D4;
                     }
 
                 } else if (play->pauseCtx.bombersNotebookOpen) {
-                    msgCtx->textColorR = D_801D089C[(s16)(character - 1)].r;
-                    msgCtx->textColorG = D_801D089C[(s16)(character - 1)].g;
-                    msgCtx->textColorB = D_801D089C[(s16)(character - 1)].b;
+                    msgCtx->textColorR = D_801D089C[(s16)((u8)character - 1)].r;
+                    msgCtx->textColorG = D_801D089C[(s16)((u8)character - 1)].g;
+                    msgCtx->textColorB = D_801D089C[(s16)((u8)character - 1)].b;
                 } else if (msgCtx->textBoxType == TEXTBOX_TYPE_1) {
-                    msgCtx->textColorR = D_801D07DC[(s16)(character - 1)].r;
-                    msgCtx->textColorG = D_801D07DC[(s16)(character - 1)].g;
-                    msgCtx->textColorB = D_801D07DC[(s16)(character - 1)].b;
+                    msgCtx->textColorR = D_801D07DC[(s16)((u8)character - 1)].r;
+                    msgCtx->textColorG = D_801D07DC[(s16)((u8)character - 1)].g;
+                    msgCtx->textColorB = D_801D07DC[(s16)((u8)character - 1)].b;
                 } else if (msgCtx->textBoxType == TEXTBOX_TYPE_D) {
-                    msgCtx->textColorR = D_801D086C[(s16)(character - 1)].r;
-                    msgCtx->textColorG = D_801D086C[(s16)(character - 1)].g;
-                    msgCtx->textColorB = D_801D086C[(s16)(character - 1)].b;
+                    msgCtx->textColorR = D_801D086C[(s16)((u8)character - 1)].r;
+                    msgCtx->textColorG = D_801D086C[(s16)((u8)character - 1)].g;
+                    msgCtx->textColorB = D_801D086C[(s16)((u8)character - 1)].b;
                 } else {
-                    msgCtx->textColorR = D_801D080C[(s16)(character - 1)].r;
-                    msgCtx->textColorG = D_801D080C[(s16)(character - 1)].g;
-                    msgCtx->textColorB = D_801D080C[(s16)(character - 1)].b;
+                    msgCtx->textColorR = D_801D080C[(s16)((u8)character - 1)].r;
+                    msgCtx->textColorG = D_801D080C[(s16)((u8)character - 1)].g;
+                    msgCtx->textColorB = D_801D080C[(s16)((u8)character - 1)].b;
                 }
 
                 if ((i + 1) == msgCtx->textDrawPos) {
@@ -636,7 +636,7 @@ void Message_DrawTextNES(PlayState* play, Gfx** gfxP, u16 textDrawPos) {
             case 0xA:
                 i++;
                 character = msgCtx->decodedBuffer.schar[i];
-                switch (character) {
+                switch ((u8)character) {
                     case 0x0:
                     case 0x1:
                     case 0x2:
@@ -644,7 +644,7 @@ void Message_DrawTextNES(PlayState* play, Gfx** gfxP, u16 textDrawPos) {
                     case 0x4:
                     case 0x5:
                     case 0x6:
-                        msgCtx->textDelay = character - 0x0;
+                        msgCtx->textDelay = (u8)character - 0x0;
                         if ((i + 1) == msgCtx->textDrawPos) {
                             msgCtx->textDrawPos++;
                         }
@@ -779,7 +779,7 @@ void Message_DrawTextNES(PlayState* play, Gfx** gfxP, u16 textDrawPos) {
                     msgCtx->msgMode = MSGMODE_TEXT_DONE;
                     if (msgCtx->textboxEndType == 0) {
                         Audio_PlaySfx(NA_SE_SY_MESSAGE_END);
-                        if (character == 0xBF) {
+                        if ((u8)character == 0xBF) {
                             Font_LoadMessageBoxEndIcon(font, 1);
                         } else {
                             Font_LoadMessageBoxEndIcon(font, 0);
@@ -845,13 +845,19 @@ void Message_DrawTextNES(PlayState* play, Gfx** gfxP, u16 textDrawPos) {
                 if ((msgCtx->msgMode == MSGMODE_TEXT_DISPLAYING) && ((i + 1) == msgCtx->textDrawPos)) {
                     Audio_PlaySfx(NA_SE_NONE);
                 }
-                if ((character >= 0xB0) && (character <= 0xBB)) {
+
+                 if (((u8)character >= 0xB0) && ((u8)character <= 0xBB)) {
+                } else {
+                    printf("Unhandled or default character: 0x%04X\n", character);
+                }
+
+                if (((u8)character >= 0xB0) && ((u8)character <= 0xBB)) {
                     sp12E = msgCtx->textColorR;
                     sp12C = msgCtx->textColorG;
                     sp12A = msgCtx->textColorB;
-                    msgCtx->textColorR = D_801D083C[(s16)D_801D08CC[character - 0xB0]].r;
-                    msgCtx->textColorG = D_801D083C[(s16)D_801D08CC[character - 0xB0]].g;
-                    msgCtx->textColorB = D_801D083C[(s16)D_801D08CC[character - 0xB0]].b;
+                    msgCtx->textColorR = D_801D083C[(s16)D_801D08CC[(u8)character - 0xB0]].r;
+                    msgCtx->textColorG = D_801D083C[(s16)D_801D08CC[(u8)character - 0xB0]].g;
+                    msgCtx->textColorB = D_801D083C[(s16)D_801D08CC[(u8)character - 0xB0]].b;
                     Message_DrawTextChar(play, &font->charBuf[font->unk_11D88][charTexIndex], &gfx);
                     msgCtx->textColorR = sp12E;
                     msgCtx->textColorG = sp12C;
@@ -901,7 +907,7 @@ void Message_DrawTextNES(PlayState* play, Gfx** gfxP, u16 textDrawPos) {
                              ((msgCtx->unk120C0 + 1) >= i))) {
                             msgCtx->textPosX += (s32)(16.0f * msgCtx->textCharScale);
                         } else {
-                            msgCtx->textPosX += (s32)(sNESFontWidths[character - ' '] * msgCtx->textCharScale);
+                            msgCtx->textPosX += (s32)(sNESFontWidths[(u8)character - ' '] * msgCtx->textCharScale);
                         }
                         break;
                 }