diff --git a/games/minimal/mods/default/init.lua b/games/minimal/mods/default/init.lua
index bfd938211..461ea613a 100644
--- a/games/minimal/mods/default/init.lua
+++ b/games/minimal/mods/default/init.lua
@@ -16,8 +16,17 @@ dofile(minetest.get_modpath("default").."/mapgen.lua")
 
 -- Set a noticeable inventory formspec for players
 minetest.register_on_joinplayer(function(player)
+	player:set_formspec_prepend([[
+			bgcolor[#080808BB;true]
+			background[5,5;1,1;gui_formbg.png;true]
+			listcolors[#00000069;#5A5A5A;#141318;#30434C;#FFF] ]])
+
 	local cb = function(player)
-		minetest.chat_send_player(player:get_player_name(), "This is the [minimal] \"Minimal Development Test\" game. Use [minetest_game] for the real thing.")
+		minetest.chat_send_player(player:get_player_name(),
+			minetest.colorize('#cccc22',
+				"This is the [minimal] \"Minimal Development Test\" game. "
+				.. "Use [minetest_game] for the real thing."))
+
 		player:set_attribute("test_attribute", "test_me")
 		player:set_attribute("remove_this", nil)
 	end
@@ -1895,4 +1904,3 @@ test_get_craft_result()
 --dump2(minetest.registered_entities)
 
 -- END
-
diff --git a/games/minimal/mods/experimental/init.lua b/games/minimal/mods/experimental/init.lua
index 6e0fb1738..39948bf03 100644
--- a/games/minimal/mods/experimental/init.lua
+++ b/games/minimal/mods/experimental/init.lua
@@ -398,11 +398,11 @@ minetest.register_abm({
         if ncpos ~= nil then
             return
         end
-       
+
         if pos.x % 16 ~= 8 or pos.z % 16 ~= 8 then
             return
         end
-       
+
         pos.y = pos.y + 1
         n = minetest.get_node(pos)
         print(dump(n))
@@ -431,7 +431,7 @@ minetest.register_abm({
                 return
             end
             nctime = clock
-           
+
             s0 = ncstuff[ncq]
             ncq = s0[1]
             s1 = ncstuff[ncq]
@@ -477,15 +477,15 @@ minetest.register_node("experimental:tester_node_1", {
 			experimental.print_to_everything("incorrect metadata found")
 		end
 	end,
-       
+
 	on_destruct = function(pos)
 		experimental.print_to_everything("experimental:tester_node_1:on_destruct("..minetest.pos_to_string(pos)..")")
 	end,
- 
+
 	after_destruct = function(pos)
 		experimental.print_to_everything("experimental:tester_node_1:after_destruct("..minetest.pos_to_string(pos)..")")
 	end,
- 
+
 	after_dig_node = function(pos, oldnode, oldmetadata, digger)
 		experimental.print_to_everything("experimental:tester_node_1:after_dig_node("..minetest.pos_to_string(pos)..")")
 	end,