diff --git a/polymer/eduke32/source/game.c b/polymer/eduke32/source/game.c
index e3d563a39..79d2b6da4 100644
--- a/polymer/eduke32/source/game.c
+++ b/polymer/eduke32/source/game.c
@@ -1140,6 +1140,41 @@ vec2_t G_ScreenText(const int32_t font,
     return size;
 }
 
+vec2_t G_ScreenTextShadow(int32_t sx, int32_t sy,
+                          const int32_t font,
+                          int32_t x, int32_t y, const int32_t z, const int32_t blockangle, const int32_t charangle,
+                          const char *str, const int32_t shade, int32_t pal, int32_t o, const int32_t alpha,
+                          int32_t xspace, int32_t yline, int32_t xbetween, int32_t ybetween, const int32_t f,
+                          const int32_t x1, const int32_t y1, const int32_t x2, const int32_t y2)
+{
+    vec2_t size = { 0, 0, }; // eventually the return value
+
+    if (!(o & ROTATESPRITE_FULL16))
+    {
+        sx <<= 16;
+        sy <<= 16;
+        x <<= 16;
+        y <<= 16;
+        xspace <<= 16;
+        yline <<= 16;
+        xbetween <<= 16;
+        ybetween <<= 16;
+    }
+
+    G_ScreenText(font, x + scale(sx,z,65536), y + scale(sy,z,65536), z, blockangle, charangle, str, 127, 4, o|ROTATESPRITE_FULL16, alpha, xspace, yline, xbetween, ybetween, f, x1, y1, x2, y2);
+
+    size = G_ScreenText(font, x, y, z, blockangle, charangle, str, shade, pal, o|ROTATESPRITE_FULL16, alpha, xspace, yline, xbetween, ybetween, f, x1, y1, x2, y2);
+
+    // return values in the same manner we receive them
+    if (!(o & ROTATESPRITE_FULL16))
+    {
+        size.x >>= 16;
+        size.y >>= 16;
+    }
+
+    return size;
+}
+
 // flags
 //  4: small font, wrap strings?
 int32_t G_PrintGameText(int32_t hack, int32_t tile, int32_t x,  int32_t y,  const char *t,
@@ -1176,7 +1211,7 @@ int32_t G_PrintGameText(int32_t hack, int32_t tile, int32_t x,  int32_t y,  cons
     }
 
     // order is important, this bit comes after the rest
-    if (hack & 2) // squishtext
+    if ((hack & 2) && !NAM) // squishtext
         --xbetween;
 
     if (x == (160<<16))
@@ -1254,6 +1289,15 @@ int32_t minitext_(int32_t x,int32_t y,const char *t,int32_t s,int32_t p,int32_t
 
     return x;
 }
+void creditsminitext(int32_t x,int32_t y,const char *t,int32_t p,int32_t sb)
+{
+    int32_t f = TEXT_XCENTER;
+
+    if (!minitext_lowercase)
+        f |= TEXT_UPPERCASE;
+
+    G_ScreenTextShadow(1, 1, MINIFONT, x, y, 65536, 0, 0, t, 0, p, sb, 0, 4, 8, 1, 0, f, 0, 0, xdim-1, ydim-1);
+}
 
 void G_AddUserQuote(const char *daquote)
 {
diff --git a/polymer/eduke32/source/game.h b/polymer/eduke32/source/game.h
index 04401165c..a100b162f 100644
--- a/polymer/eduke32/source/game.h
+++ b/polymer/eduke32/source/game.h
@@ -311,6 +311,7 @@ int32_t G_PrintGameText(int32_t hack,int32_t tile,int32_t x,int32_t y,const char
 int32_t GetTime(void);
 int32_t kopen4loadfrommod(const char *filename,char searchfirst);
 int32_t minitext_(int32_t x,int32_t y,const char *t,int32_t s,int32_t p,int32_t sb);
+void creditsminitext(int32_t x,int32_t y,const char *t,int32_t p,int32_t sb);
 int32_t mpgametext(int32_t y,const char *t,int32_t s,int32_t dabits);
 int32_t startwin_run(void);
 
@@ -369,6 +370,7 @@ extern int32_t G_GetStringTile(int32_t font, char *t, int32_t f);
 extern vec2_t G_ScreenTextSize(const int32_t font, int32_t x, int32_t y, const int32_t z, const int32_t blockangle, const char *str, const int32_t o, int32_t xspace, int32_t yline, int32_t xbetween, int32_t ybetween, const int32_t f, const int32_t x1, const int32_t y1, const int32_t x2, const int32_t y2);
 extern void G_AddCoordsFromRotation(vec2_t *coords, const vec2_t *unitDirection, const int32_t magnitude);
 extern vec2_t G_ScreenText(const int32_t font, int32_t x, int32_t y, const int32_t z, const int32_t blockangle, const int32_t charangle, const char *str, const int32_t shade, int32_t pal, int32_t o, const int32_t alpha, int32_t xspace, int32_t yline, int32_t xbetween, int32_t ybetween, const int32_t f, int32_t x1, int32_t y1, int32_t x2, int32_t y2);
+extern vec2_t G_ScreenTextShadow(int32_t sx, int32_t sy, const int32_t font, int32_t x, int32_t y, const int32_t z, const int32_t blockangle, const int32_t charangle, const char *str, const int32_t shade, int32_t pal, int32_t o, const int32_t alpha, int32_t xspace, int32_t yline, int32_t xbetween, int32_t ybetween, const int32_t f, int32_t x1, int32_t y1, int32_t x2, int32_t y2);
 
 int32_t app_main(int32_t argc,const char **argv);
 void fadepal(int32_t r,int32_t g,int32_t b,int32_t start,int32_t end,int32_t step);
diff --git a/polymer/eduke32/source/menus.c b/polymer/eduke32/source/menus.c
index bc4eac4e4..34c19d1c0 100644
--- a/polymer/eduke32/source/menus.c
+++ b/polymer/eduke32/source/menus.c
@@ -1912,37 +1912,30 @@ cheat_for_port_credits:
             if (g_scriptVersion != 14) l = (-2);
             mgametext(160,38-l,"Programming and Project Management",0,2+8+16);
             p = "Richard \"TerminX\" Gobeille";
-            minitextshade(161-(Bstrlen(p)<<1), 39+10-l, p, 127, 4, 10+16+128);
-            minitext(160-(Bstrlen(p)<<1), 38+10-l, p, 8, 10+16+128);
+            creditsminitext(160, 38+10-l, p, 8, 10+16+128);
 
             mgametext(160,58-l,"Polymer Rendering System",0,2+8+16);
             p = "Pierre-Loup \"Plagman\" Griffais";
-            minitextshade(161-(Bstrlen(p)<<1), 59+10-l, p, 127, 4, 10+16+128);
-            minitext(160-(Bstrlen(p)<<1), 58+10-l, p, 8, 10+16+128);
+            creditsminitext(160, 58+10-l, p, 8, 10+16+128);
 
             mgametext(160,78-l,"Additional Engine and Game Programming",0,2+8+16);
             p = "Philipp \"Helixhorned\" Kutin";
-            minitextshade(161-(Bstrlen(p)<<1), 79+10-l, p, 127, 4, 10+16+128);
-            minitext(160-(Bstrlen(p)<<1), 78+10-l, p, 8, 10+16+128);
+            creditsminitext(160, 78+10-l, p, 8, 10+16+128);
 
             mgametext(160,98-l,"\"JFDuke3D\" and \"JFBuild\" code",0,2+8+16);
             p = "Jonathon \"JonoF\" Fowler";
-            minitextshade(161-(Bstrlen(p)<<1), 99+10-l, p, 127, 4, 10+16+128);
-            minitext(160-(Bstrlen(p)<<1), 98+10-l, p, 8, 10+16+128);
+            creditsminitext(160, 98+10-l, p, 8, 10+16+128);
 
             mgametext(160,118-l,"Legacy \"NAM\", \"WWII GI\", and \"EDuke\" Code",0,2+8+16);
             p = "Matt \"Matteus\" Saettler";
-            minitextshade(161-(Bstrlen(p)<<1), 119+10-l, p, 127, 4, 10+16+128);
-            minitext(160-(Bstrlen(p)<<1), 118+10-l, p, 8, 10+16+128);
+            creditsminitext(160, 118+10-l, p, 8, 10+16+128);
 
             mgametext(160,138-l,"Core BUILD Engine functionality",0,2+8+16);
             p = "Ken \"Awesoken\" Silverman";
-            minitextshade(161-(Bstrlen(p)<<1), 139+10-l, p, 127, 4, 10+16+128);
-            minitext(160-(Bstrlen(p)<<1), 138+10-l, p, 8, 10+16+128);
+            creditsminitext(160, 138+10-l, p, 8, 10+16+128);
 
             p = "Visit www.eduke32.com for news and updates";
-            minitextshade(161-(Bstrlen(p)<<1), 139+10+10+10+10+4-l, p, 127, 4, 10+16+128);
-            minitext(160-(Bstrlen(p)<<1), 138+10+10+10+10+4-l, p, 8, 10+16+128);
+            creditsminitext(160, 138+10+10+10+10+4-l, p, 8, 10+16+128);
             break;
 
         case MENU_CREDITS5:
@@ -2007,29 +2000,19 @@ cheat_for_port_credits2:
 
                 i = 0;
                 for (m=0; m<header_numlines; m++)
-                {
-                    minitextshade(161-(Bstrlen(header[m])<<1), 18+10+10+8+4+(m*7)-l, header[m], 127, 4, 10+16+128);
-                    minitext(160-(Bstrlen(header[m])<<1), 17+10+10+8+4+(m*7)-l, header[m], 8, 10+16+128);
-                }
+                    creditsminitext(160, 17+10+10+8+4+(m*7)-l, header[m], 8, 10+16+128);
                 i += m;
 #define CCOLUMNS 3
 #define CCOLXBUF 20
                 for (m=0; m<body_numlines; m++)
-                {
-                    minitextshade(CCOLXBUF+((320-CCOLXBUF*2)/(CCOLUMNS*2))+1+((320-CCOLXBUF*2)/CCOLUMNS)*(m/(body_numlines/CCOLUMNS))-(Bstrlen(body[m])<<1), 18+10+10+8+4+((m%(body_numlines/CCOLUMNS))*7)+(i*7)-l, body[m], 127, 4, 10+16+128);
-                    minitext(CCOLXBUF+((320-CCOLXBUF*2)/(CCOLUMNS*2))  +((320-CCOLXBUF*2)/CCOLUMNS)*(m/(body_numlines/CCOLUMNS))-(Bstrlen(body[m])<<1), 17+10+10+8+4+((m%(body_numlines/CCOLUMNS))*7)+(i*7)-l, body[m], 8, 10+16+128);
-                }
+                    creditsminitext(CCOLXBUF+((320-CCOLXBUF*2)/(CCOLUMNS*2))  +((320-CCOLXBUF*2)/CCOLUMNS)*(m/(body_numlines/CCOLUMNS)), 17+10+10+8+4+((m%(body_numlines/CCOLUMNS))*7)+(i*7)-l, body[m], 8, 10+16+128);
                 i += m/CCOLUMNS;
                 for (m=0; m<footer_numlines; m++)
-                {
-                    minitextshade(161-(Bstrlen(footer[m])<<1), 18+10+10+8+4+(m*7)+(i*7)-l, footer[m], 127, 4, 10+16+128);
-                    minitext(160-(Bstrlen(footer[m])<<1), 17+10+10+8+4+(m*7)+(i*7)-l, footer[m], 8, 10+16+128);
-                }
+                    creditsminitext(160, 17+10+10+8+4+(m*7)+(i*7)-l, footer[m], 8, 10+16+128);
             }
 
             p = "Visit www.eduke32.com for news and updates";
-            minitextshade(161-(Bstrlen(p)<<1), 139+10+10+10+10+4-l, p, 127, 4, 10+16+128);
-            minitext(160-(Bstrlen(p)<<1), 138+10+10+10+10+4-l, p, 8, 10+16+128);
+            creditsminitext(160, 138+10+10+10+10+4-l, p, 8, 10+16+128);
 
             break;
         }