diff -r -w -U 3 nethack-3.4.1-orig/sys/winnt/nttty.c nethack-3.4.1-c/sys/winnt/nttty.c
--- nethack-3.4.1-orig/sys/winnt/nttty.c	2003-03-05 06:27:18.000000000 -0600
+++ nethack-3.4.1-c/sys/winnt/nttty.c	2003-03-05 06:50:56.000000000 -0600
@@ -748,11 +748,19 @@
 static void
 init_ttycolor()
 {
+#if 1
+   ttycolors[CLR_BLACK] = FOREGROUND_INTENSITY;
+#else
 	ttycolors[CLR_BLACK] = FOREGROUND_GREEN|FOREGROUND_BLUE|FOREGROUND_RED;
+#endif
 	ttycolors[CLR_RED] = FOREGROUND_RED;
 	ttycolors[CLR_GREEN] = FOREGROUND_GREEN;
 	ttycolors[CLR_BROWN] = FOREGROUND_GREEN|FOREGROUND_RED;
+#if 1
+	ttycolors[CLR_BLUE] = FOREGROUND_BLUE;
+#else
 	ttycolors[CLR_BLUE] = FOREGROUND_BLUE|FOREGROUND_INTENSITY;
+#endif
 	ttycolors[CLR_MAGENTA] = FOREGROUND_BLUE|FOREGROUND_RED;
 	ttycolors[CLR_CYAN] = FOREGROUND_GREEN|FOREGROUND_BLUE;
 	ttycolors[CLR_GRAY] = FOREGROUND_GREEN|FOREGROUND_RED|FOREGROUND_BLUE;
@@ -765,7 +773,12 @@
 	ttycolors[CLR_BRIGHT_BLUE] = FOREGROUND_BLUE|FOREGROUND_INTENSITY;
 	ttycolors[CLR_BRIGHT_MAGENTA] = FOREGROUND_BLUE|FOREGROUND_RED|\
 						FOREGROUND_INTENSITY;
+#if 1
+	ttycolors[CLR_BRIGHT_CYAN] = FOREGROUND_GREEN|FOREGROUND_BLUE|\
+                  FOREGROUND_INTENSTIY;
+#else
 	ttycolors[CLR_BRIGHT_CYAN] = FOREGROUND_GREEN|FOREGROUND_BLUE;
+#endif
 	ttycolors[CLR_WHITE] = FOREGROUND_GREEN|FOREGROUND_BLUE|FOREGROUND_RED|\
 						FOREGROUND_INTENSITY;
 }