diff --git a/example.yml b/example.yml
index b9b3612..6e6c0d8 100644
--- a/example.yml
+++ b/example.yml
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ game: # here goes all the game logic
         - sit
   wave:
       description: "Wave" # this appears in the selection box, if no description is supplied
-      text: "You wave at the customers to signal your arrival. They all ignore you and look away."
+      text: "&bYou wave at the customers to signal your arrival. &rThey all ignore you and look away."
   sit: # if no `actions` are supplied, the game exits
       description: "Sit down"
       text: "You quietly sit down and check the menu."
diff --git a/lib/game.py b/lib/game.py
index 9fcede6..e8eb2d5 100644
--- a/lib/game.py
+++ b/lib/game.py
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ class Game:
         if(animated != None):
             self.print_animated(animated.group(0))
             self.nodes[self.current]["text"] = self.nodes[self.current]["text"].replace(animated.group(0),"") # remove the animated text from the text prompt
-        print(self.nodes[self.current]["text"])
+        print(self.parse_colors(self.nodes[self.current]["text"]))
         print("")
         ostring = ""
         if("actions" in self.nodes[self.current].keys()):
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ class Game:
         '''
         Used to convert color codes in string to colors from the colorama lib
         '''
-        newText = text.replace("&b",Fore.CYAN).replace("\n",Fore.RESET + "\n") # replace color codes and newlines with colorama
+        newText = text.replace("&b",Fore.CYAN).replace("&c",Fore.RED).replace("&e", Fore.YELLOW).replace("&a",Fore.GREEN).replace("&9",Fore.BLUE).replace("&r",Fore.RESET).replace("&f",Fore.WHITE).replace("&5",Fore.MAGENTA).replace("\n",Fore.RESET + "\n") # replace color codes and newlines with colorama
         newText += Fore.RESET # reset color at the end of the text
         return newText
 
@@ -73,6 +73,6 @@ def load(file_path):
             g = Game(data)
             return g
     except Exception as e:
-        print("An exception has occured while loading the game from the YAML file:")
+        print(f"{Back.RED}{Fore.WHITE}An exception has occured while loading the game from the YAML file:{Fore.RESET}{Back.RESET}")
         print(e)
-        return None
\ No newline at end of file
+        return None