diff --git a/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/tools/NES/NESNameTableViewer.cs b/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/tools/NES/NESNameTableViewer.cs
index 5d92047cbb..0804bef641 100644
--- a/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/tools/NES/NESNameTableViewer.cs
+++ b/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/tools/NES/NESNameTableViewer.cs
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ namespace BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk
 
 		#endregion
 
-		private unsafe void DrawTile(int* dst, int pitch, byte* pal, byte* tile)
+		private unsafe void DrawTile(int* dst, int pitch, byte* pal, byte* tile, int* finalpal)
 		{
 			dst += 7;
 			int vinc = pitch + 8;
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ namespace BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk
 				int hi = tile[8] << 1;
 				for (int i = 0; i < 8; i++)
 				{
-					*dst-- = _nes.LookupColor(pal[lo & 1 | hi & 2]);
+					*dst-- = finalpal[pal[lo & 1 | hi & 2]];
 					lo >>= 1;
 					hi >>= 1;
 				}
@@ -97,29 +97,31 @@ namespace BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk
 			int chr_mask = chr.Length - 1;
 
 			fixed (byte* chrptr = chr, palptr = palram, ppuptr = ppumem, exptr = exram)
+			fixed (int* finalpal = _nes.GetCompiledPalette())
 			{
-				DrawExNT(dst, pitch, palptr, ppuptr + 0x2000, exptr, chrptr, chr_mask);
-				DrawExNT(dst + 256, pitch, palptr, ppuptr + 0x2400, exptr, chrptr, chr_mask);
+				DrawExNT(dst, pitch, palptr, ppuptr + 0x2000, exptr, chrptr, chr_mask, finalpal);
+				DrawExNT(dst + 256, pitch, palptr, ppuptr + 0x2400, exptr, chrptr, chr_mask, finalpal);
 				dst += pitch * 240;
-				DrawExNT(dst, pitch, palptr, ppuptr + 0x2800, exptr, chrptr, chr_mask);
-				DrawExNT(dst + 256, pitch, palptr, ppuptr + 0x2c00, exptr, chrptr, chr_mask);
+				DrawExNT(dst, pitch, palptr, ppuptr + 0x2800, exptr, chrptr, chr_mask, finalpal);
+				DrawExNT(dst + 256, pitch, palptr, ppuptr + 0x2c00, exptr, chrptr, chr_mask, finalpal);
 			}
 		}
 
 		private unsafe void GenerateAttr(int* dst, int pitch, byte[] palram, byte[] ppumem)
 		{
 			fixed (byte* palptr = palram, ppuptr = ppumem)
+			fixed (int* finalpal = _nes.GetCompiledPalette())
 			{
 				byte* chrptr = ppuptr + (_nes.ppu.reg_2000.bg_pattern_hi ? 0x1000 : 0);
-				DrawNT(dst, pitch, palptr, ppuptr + 0x2000, chrptr);
-				DrawNT(dst + 256, pitch, palptr, ppuptr + 0x2400, chrptr);
+				DrawNT(dst, pitch, palptr, ppuptr + 0x2000, chrptr, finalpal);
+				DrawNT(dst + 256, pitch, palptr, ppuptr + 0x2400, chrptr, finalpal);
 				dst += pitch * 240;
-				DrawNT(dst, pitch, palptr, ppuptr + 0x2800, chrptr);
-				DrawNT(dst + 256, pitch, palptr, ppuptr + 0x2c00, chrptr);
+				DrawNT(dst, pitch, palptr, ppuptr + 0x2800, chrptr, finalpal);
+				DrawNT(dst + 256, pitch, palptr, ppuptr + 0x2c00, chrptr, finalpal);
 			}
 		}
 
-		private unsafe void DrawNT(int* dst, int pitch, byte* palram, byte* nt, byte* chr)
+		private unsafe void DrawNT(int* dst, int pitch, byte* palram, byte* nt, byte* chr, int* finalpal)
 		{
 			byte* at = nt + 0x3c0;
 
@@ -134,7 +136,7 @@ namespace BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk
 					int palnum = a & 3;
 
 					int tileaddr = t << 4;
-					DrawTile(dst, pitch, palram + palnum * 4, chr + tileaddr);
+					DrawTile(dst, pitch, palram + palnum * 4, chr + tileaddr, finalpal);
 					dst += 8;
 				}
 				dst -= 256;
@@ -142,7 +144,7 @@ namespace BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk
 			}
 		}
 
-		private unsafe void DrawExNT(int* dst, int pitch, byte* palram, byte* nt, byte* exnt, byte* chr, int chr_mask)
+		private unsafe void DrawExNT(int* dst, int pitch, byte* palram, byte* nt, byte* exnt, byte* chr, int chr_mask, int* finalpal)
 		{
 			for (int ty = 0; ty < 30; ty++)
 			{
@@ -155,7 +157,7 @@ namespace BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk
 					int palnum = ex >> 6;
 
 					int tileaddr = tilenum << 4 & chr_mask;
-					DrawTile(dst, pitch, palram + palnum * 4, chr + tileaddr);
+					DrawTile(dst, pitch, palram + palnum * 4, chr + tileaddr, finalpal);
 					dst += 8;
 				}
 				dst -= 256;
diff --git a/BizHawk.Emulation.Cores/Consoles/Nintendo/NES/Core.cs b/BizHawk.Emulation.Cores/Consoles/Nintendo/NES/Core.cs
index 675a142a35..15cb7367e6 100644
--- a/BizHawk.Emulation.Cores/Consoles/Nintendo/NES/Core.cs
+++ b/BizHawk.Emulation.Cores/Consoles/Nintendo/NES/Core.cs
@@ -63,6 +63,15 @@ namespace BizHawk.Emulation.Cores.Nintendo.NES
 			return board;
 		}
 
+		/// <summary>
+		/// for debugging only!
+		/// </summary>
+		/// <returns></returns>
+		public int[] GetCompiledPalette()
+		{
+			return palette_compiled;
+		}
+
 		public void Dispose()
 		{
 			if (magicSoundProvider != null) magicSoundProvider.Dispose();