diff --git a/source/common/gamecontrol.cpp b/source/common/gamecontrol.cpp
index 91a36d605..6cdbe2d20 100644
--- a/source/common/gamecontrol.cpp
+++ b/source/common/gamecontrol.cpp
@@ -363,6 +363,18 @@ int GameMain()
 
 void SetDefaultStrings()
 {
+	if ((g_gameType & GAMEFLAG_DUKE) && (g_gameType & GAMEFLAG_SHAREWARE))
+	{
+		// Shareware does not define episodes
+		gVolumeNames[0] = "$L.A. Meltdown";
+		gVolumeNames[1] = "$Lunar Apocalypse";
+		gVolumeNames[2] = "$Shrapnel City";
+		gVolumeNames[3] = "$The Birth";
+		gSkillNames[0] = "$Piece of Cake";
+		gSkillNames[1] = "$Let's Rock";
+		gSkillNames[2] = "$Come get Some";
+		gSkillNames[3] = "$Damn I'm Good";
+	}
 	// Blood hard codes its skill names, so we have to define them manually.
 	if (g_gameType & GAMEFLAG_BLOOD)
 	{
diff --git a/source/common/menu/menudef.cpp b/source/common/menu/menudef.cpp
index 7ff338c9d..52d8e7152 100644
--- a/source/common/menu/menudef.cpp
+++ b/source/common/menu/menudef.cpp
@@ -1250,6 +1250,10 @@ static void BuildEpisodeMenu()
 
 			{
 				auto it = new FListMenuItemNativeText(ld->mXpos, y, 0, gVolumeNames[i][0], gVolumeNames[i], NIT_BigFont, NIT_ActiveState, 1, NAME_SkillMenu, i);
+				if ((g_gameType & GAMEFLAG_DUKE) && (g_gameType & GAMEFLAG_SHAREWARE) && i > 0)
+				{
+					it->mEnabled = false;
+				}
 				y += ld->mLinespacing;
 				ld->mItems.Push(it);
 				addedVolumes++;