diff --git a/src/emucore/tia/DrawCounterDecodes.cxx b/src/emucore/tia/DrawCounterDecodes.cxx
index 4ae84f86f..68b309684 100644
--- a/src/emucore/tia/DrawCounterDecodes.cxx
+++ b/src/emucore/tia/DrawCounterDecodes.cxx
@@ -42,16 +42,17 @@ DrawCounterDecodes::DrawCounterDecodes()
 
   for (uInt8 *decodes : decodeTables)
   {
-    memset(decodes, 0, 160);
-    decodes[156] = 1;
+    memset(decodes, 0, 160);              // TJ: magic number 160 = pixel/scanline
+    decodes[156] = 1;                     // TJ: set for all copy pattern (first copy)
   }
 
-  myDecodes1[12] = 1;
-  myDecodes2[28] = 1;
-  myDecodes3[12] = myDecodes3[28] = 1;
-  myDecodes4[60] = 1;
-  myDecodes6[28] = myDecodes6[60] = 1;
+  myDecodes1[12] = 2;                     // TJ: two copies close (+16)
+  myDecodes2[28] = 2;                     // TJ: two copies med (+32)
+  myDecodes3[12] = 2; myDecodes3[28] = 3; // TJ: three copies close (+16, +32)
+  myDecodes4[60] = 2;                     // TJ: two copies wide (+64)
+  myDecodes6[28] = 2; myDecodes6[60] = 3; // TJ: three copies medium (+32, +64)
 
+  // TJ: assigning decodes to players
   myPlayerDecodes[0] = myDecodes0;
   myPlayerDecodes[1] = myDecodes1;
   myPlayerDecodes[2] = myDecodes2;
@@ -61,6 +62,7 @@ DrawCounterDecodes::DrawCounterDecodes()
   myPlayerDecodes[6] = myDecodes6;
   myPlayerDecodes[7] = myDecodes0;
 
+  // TJ: assigning decodes to missiles
   myMissileDecodes[0] = myDecodes0;
   myMissileDecodes[1] = myDecodes1;
   myMissileDecodes[2] = myDecodes2;
diff --git a/src/emucore/tia/DrawCounterDecodes.hxx b/src/emucore/tia/DrawCounterDecodes.hxx
index 53c7c725f..4a42e86fd 100644
--- a/src/emucore/tia/DrawCounterDecodes.hxx
+++ b/src/emucore/tia/DrawCounterDecodes.hxx
@@ -36,10 +36,11 @@ class DrawCounterDecodes
 
   private:
 
-    uInt8* myPlayerDecodes[8]{nullptr};
+    uInt8* myPlayerDecodes[8]{nullptr}; // TJ: one per NUSIZ number and size
 
-    uInt8* myMissileDecodes[8]{nullptr};
+    uInt8* myMissileDecodes[8]{nullptr}; // TJ: one per NUSIZ number and size
 
+    // TJ: 6 scanline pixel arrays, one for each copy pattern
     uInt8 myDecodes0[160], myDecodes1[160], myDecodes2[160], myDecodes3[160],
           myDecodes4[160], myDecodes6[160];
 
diff --git a/src/emucore/tia/Missile.cxx b/src/emucore/tia/Missile.cxx
index 14a34f90b..f5922d3a2 100644
--- a/src/emucore/tia/Missile.cxx
+++ b/src/emucore/tia/Missile.cxx
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ void Missile::reset()
   myIsRendering = false;
   myIsVisible = false;
   myRenderCounter = 0;
+  myCopy = 1;
   myColor = myObjectColor = myDebugColor = 0;
   myDebugEnabled = false;
   collision = myCollisionMaskDisabled;
@@ -220,6 +221,23 @@ void Missile::applyColors()
     myColor = myDebugColor;
 }
 
+// - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
+uInt8 Missile::getColor() const
+{
+  if(!myDebugEnabled)
+    return myColor;
+  else
+    switch (myCopy)
+    {
+      case 2:
+        return myColor - 2;
+      case 3:
+        return myColor + 2;
+      default:
+        return myColor;
+    }
+}
+
 // - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
 uInt8 Missile::getPosition() const
 {
diff --git a/src/emucore/tia/Missile.hxx b/src/emucore/tia/Missile.hxx
index 32f13294c..2279adc04 100644
--- a/src/emucore/tia/Missile.hxx
+++ b/src/emucore/tia/Missile.hxx
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ class Missile : public Serializable
     void toggleEnabled(bool enabled);
 
     bool isOn() const { return (collision & 0x8000); }
-    uInt8 getColor() const { return myColor; }
+    uInt8 getColor() const;
 
     uInt8 getPosition() const;
     void setPosition(uInt8 newPosition);
@@ -115,6 +115,7 @@ class Missile : public Serializable
     bool myIsRendering{false};
     bool myIsVisible{false};
     Int8 myRenderCounter{0};
+    Int8 myCopy{1};
 
     const uInt8* myDecodes{nullptr};
     uInt8 myDecodesOffset{0};  // needed for state saving
@@ -169,6 +170,7 @@ void Missile::tick(uInt8 hclock, bool isReceivingMclock)
   if (myDecodes[myCounter] && !myResmp) {
     myIsRendering = true;
     myRenderCounter = renderCounterOffset;
+    myCopy = myDecodes[myCounter];
   } else if (myIsRendering) {
 
       if (myRenderCounter == -1) {
diff --git a/src/emucore/tia/Player.cxx b/src/emucore/tia/Player.cxx
index 7dfd173a4..793a825bb 100644
--- a/src/emucore/tia/Player.cxx
+++ b/src/emucore/tia/Player.cxx
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ void Player::reset()
   isMoving = false;
   myIsRendering = false;
   myRenderCounter = 0;
+  myCopy = 1;
   myPatternOld = 0;
   myPatternNew = 0;
   myIsReflected = 0;
@@ -355,6 +356,23 @@ void Player::applyColors()
     myColor = myDebugColor;
 }
 
+// - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
+uInt8 Player::getColor() const
+{
+  if(!myDebugEnabled)
+    return myColor;
+  else
+    switch(myCopy)
+    {
+      case 2:
+        return myColor - 2;
+      case 3:
+        return myColor + 2;
+      default:
+        return myColor;
+    }
+}
+
 // - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
 uInt8 Player::getPosition() const
 {
diff --git a/src/emucore/tia/Player.hxx b/src/emucore/tia/Player.hxx
index 4b9778697..e7d2d3382 100644
--- a/src/emucore/tia/Player.hxx
+++ b/src/emucore/tia/Player.hxx
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ class Player : public Serializable
     uInt8 getClock() const { return myCounter; }
 
     bool isOn() const { return (collision & 0x8000); }
-    uInt8 getColor() const { return myColor; }
+    uInt8 getColor() const;
 
     void shufflePatterns();
 
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@ class Player : public Serializable
     bool myIsRendering{false};
     Int8 myRenderCounter{0};
     Int8 myRenderCounterTripPoint{0};
+    Int8 myCopy{1};
     uInt8 myDivider{0};
     uInt8 myDividerPending{0};
     uInt8 mySampleCounter{0};
@@ -186,6 +187,7 @@ void Player::tick()
     myIsRendering = true;
     mySampleCounter = 0;
     myRenderCounter = renderCounterOffset;
+    myCopy = myDecodes[myCounter];
   } else if (myIsRendering) {
     ++myRenderCounter;
 
diff --git a/src/emucore/tia/TIA.hxx b/src/emucore/tia/TIA.hxx
index d12dd62fd..67c7d9da5 100644
--- a/src/emucore/tia/TIA.hxx
+++ b/src/emucore/tia/TIA.hxx
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ class TIA : public Device
      * Possible palette entries for objects in "fixed debug color mode".
      */
     enum FixedColor {
-      NTSC_RED      = 0x30,
+      NTSC_RED      = 0x42,
       NTSC_ORANGE   = 0x38,
       NTSC_YELLOW   = 0x1c,
       NTSC_GREEN    = 0xc6,
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ class TIA : public Device
 
       PAL_RED       = 0x62,
       PAL_ORANGE    = 0x4a,
-      PAL_YELLOW    = 0x2e,
+      PAL_YELLOW    = 0x2c,
       PAL_GREEN     = 0x36,
       PAL_BLUE      = 0xbc,
       PAL_PURPLE    = 0xa6,