diff --git a/data/emulator.css b/data/emulator.css
index 40af7f2..4f37df1 100644
--- a/data/emulator.css
+++ b/data/emulator.css
@@ -195,6 +195,8 @@
     box-sizing: inherit;
     font-size: 12px;
     color: #bcbcbc;
+    text-align: center;
+    text-shadow: 0 0 5px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.5);
 }
 
 .ejs_loading_text_glow {
@@ -204,6 +206,16 @@
     box-shadow: 0 0 30px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.9);
 }
 
+.ejs_error_text {
+    bottom: 10%;
+    color: #F82300;
+    border-radius: 15px;
+    padding: 1.5px 8px 1.5px 8px;
+    font-weight: bold;
+    background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.6);
+    box-shadow: 0 0 5px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.7);
+}
+
 .ejs_canvas {
     width: 100%;
     height: 100%;
@@ -360,6 +372,7 @@
     z-index: 9999;
     left: 50%;
     bottom: 0;
+    color: #fff;
 }
 
 .ejs_small_screen .ejs_menu_bar_hidden {
@@ -389,6 +402,7 @@
 .ejs_small_screen .ejs_menu_button:hover {
     background: rgba(var(--ejs-primary-color), 1);
     color: #fff;
+    box-shadow: none;
 }
 
 .ejs_small_screen .ejs_menu_button svg {
@@ -468,6 +482,7 @@
 .ejs_big_screen .ejs_menu_button:hover {
     background: rgba(var(--ejs-primary-color), 1);
     color: #fff;
+    box-shadow: none;
 }
 
 .ejs_big_screen .ejs_menu_button:hover .ejs_menu_text {
@@ -540,6 +555,10 @@
     text-align: center;
 }
 
+.ejs_menu_button.shadow {
+    background: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.7);
+    box-shadow: 0 0 5px 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.7);
+}
 
 .ejs_menu_bar svg {
     display: block;
diff --git a/data/src/emulator.js b/data/src/emulator.js
index f487998..74d179b 100644
--- a/data/src/emulator.js
+++ b/data/src/emulator.js
@@ -512,8 +512,7 @@ class EmulatorJS {
     startGameError(message) {
         console.log(message);
         this.textElem.innerText = message;
-        this.textElem.style.color = "red";
-        this.textElem.style.bottom = "10%";
+        this.textElem.classList.add("ejs_error_text");
 
         this.setupSettingsMenu();
         this.loadSettings();
@@ -624,7 +623,7 @@ class EmulatorJS {
                     if (!this.supportsWebgl2) {
                         this.startGameError(this.localization("Outdated graphics driver"));
                     } else {
-                        this.startGameError(this.localization("Network Error"));
+                        this.startGameError(this.localization("Error downloading core") + " (" + filename + ")");
                     }
                     return;
                 }
@@ -688,7 +687,7 @@ class EmulatorJS {
                 this.textElem.innerText = this.localization("Download Game State") + progress;
             }, true, { responseType: "arraybuffer", method: "GET" }).then((res) => {
                 if (res === -1) {
-                    this.startGameError(this.localization("Network Error"));
+                    this.startGameError(this.localization("Error downloading game state"));
                     return;
                 }
                 this.on("start", () => {
@@ -934,7 +933,7 @@ class EmulatorJS {
     initModule(wasmData, threadData) {
         if (typeof window.EJS_Runtime !== "function") {
             console.warn("EJS_Runtime is not defined!");
-            this.startGameError(this.localization("Failed to start game"));
+            this.startGameError(this.localization("Error loading EmulatorJS runtime"));
             throw new Error("EJS_Runtime is not defined!");
         }
         window.EJS_Runtime({
@@ -2327,6 +2326,9 @@ class EmulatorJS {
             exitEmulation.style.display = "none";
 
             this.elements.menu.style.opacity = "";
+            this.elements.menu.style.background = "transparent";
+            this.virtualGamepad.style.display = "none";
+            settingButton[0].classList.add("shadow");
             this.menu.open(true);
         }
     }