diff --git a/scumm/actor.cpp b/scumm/actor.cpp
index 4047fe5b8c0..6c25fc923a6 100644
--- a/scumm/actor.cpp
+++ b/scumm/actor.cpp
@@ -852,6 +852,9 @@ void ScummEngine::putActors() {
 	}
 }
 
+static const int c64MMActorTalkColor[25] = {
+	1, 7, 2, 14, 8, 15, 3, 7, 7, 15, 1, 13, 1, 4, 5, 5, 4, 3, 1, 5, 1, 1, 1, 1, 7
+};
 static const int v1MMActorTalkColor[25] = {
 	1, 7, 2, 14, 8, 1, 3, 7, 7, 12, 1, 13, 1, 4, 5, 5, 4, 3, 1, 5, 1, 1, 1, 7, 7
 };
@@ -859,8 +862,13 @@ static const int v1MMActorTalkColor[25] = {
 void ScummEngine::setupV1ActorTalkColor() {
 	int i;
 
-	for (i = 1; i < _numActors; i++)
-		_actors[i]._talkColor = v1MMActorTalkColor[i];
+	for (i = 1; i < _numActors; i++) {
+		if (_platform == Common::kPlatformC64) {
+			_actors[i]._talkColor = c64MMActorTalkColor[i];
+		} else {
+			_actors[i]._talkColor = v1MMActorTalkColor[i];
+		}
+	}
 }
 
 void ScummEngine::showActors() {
diff --git a/scumm/script_v2.cpp b/scumm/script_v2.cpp
index 122d77fa53c..475cf94ca26 100644
--- a/scumm/script_v2.cpp
+++ b/scumm/script_v2.cpp
@@ -421,10 +421,12 @@ void ScummEngine_v2::decodeParseString() {
 	_string[textSlot].center = false;
 	_string[textSlot].overhead = false;
 
-	if (_gameId == GID_MANIAC) {
-		// Demos don't set subtitle color before display first subtitle.
-		if (_demoMode && _actorToPrintStrFor == 0xFF)
+	if (_gameId == GID_MANIAC && _actorToPrintStrFor == 0xFF) {
+		if (_platform == Common::kPlatformC64) {
+			_string[textSlot].color = 14;
+		} else if (_demoMode) {
 			_string[textSlot].color = (_version == 2) ? 15 : 1;
+		}
 	}
 
 	actorTalk(buffer);