diff --git a/stepmania/src/AnnouncerManager.cpp b/stepmania/src/AnnouncerManager.cpp
index fecd7fb683..677fcc96d1 100644
--- a/stepmania/src/AnnouncerManager.cpp
+++ b/stepmania/src/AnnouncerManager.cpp
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@
 AnnouncerManager*	ANNOUNCER = NULL;	// global object accessable from anywhere in the program
 
 
-const CString EZ2_ANNOUNCER_NAME = "ez2";
 const CString ANNOUNCER_BASE_DIR  = "Announcers\\";
 
 
diff --git a/stepmania/src/ScreenEz2SelectPlayer.cpp b/stepmania/src/ScreenEz2SelectPlayer.cpp
index 78ec32045a..1dc4d49b3c 100644
--- a/stepmania/src/ScreenEz2SelectPlayer.cpp
+++ b/stepmania/src/ScreenEz2SelectPlayer.cpp
@@ -287,7 +287,8 @@ void ScreenEz2SelectPlayer::MenuStart( PlayerNumber p )
 	}
 
 	// figure out whether we should add a player into the fray or not
-	if(	GAMEMAN->m_sMasterPlayerNumber != PLAYER_2 && GAMEMAN->m_sMasterPlayerNumber != PLAYER_1 )
+//	if(	GAMEMAN->m_sMasterPlayerNumber != PLAYER_2 && GAMEMAN->m_sMasterPlayerNumber != PLAYER_1 )
+	if (m_iSelectedStyle == 3)
 	{
 		if (p == PLAYER_1)
 		{
diff --git a/stepmania/src/ScreenEz2SelectStyle.cpp b/stepmania/src/ScreenEz2SelectStyle.cpp
index 63f8b1ae95..e05f6c8f75 100644
--- a/stepmania/src/ScreenEz2SelectStyle.cpp
+++ b/stepmania/src/ScreenEz2SelectStyle.cpp
@@ -284,7 +284,7 @@ void ScreenEz2SelectStyle::DrawPrimitives()
 	{
 		AnimateGraphics();
 	}
-
+	AnimateBackground();
 	m_Menu.DrawBottomLayer();
 	Screen::DrawPrimitives();
 	m_Menu.DrawTopLayer();
@@ -844,14 +844,21 @@ void ScreenEz2SelectStyle::AnimateGraphics()
 			ez2p_direct = 0;
 		}
 	}
+}
 
-	if (m_iSelectedStyle == 0) // EASY background
+/************************************
+AnimateBackground
+Desc: Animates the Background
+************************************/
+void ScreenEz2SelectStyle::AnimateBackground()
+{
+	if ((m_iSelectedStyle == 0) || (m_iSelectedPlayer == 2 && m_iSelectedStyle == 3)) // EASY background
 	{
 		m_sprBackground[3].SetHeight(SCREEN_HEIGHT * 1.7f);
 		m_sprBackground[3].SetWidth(SCREEN_WIDTH * 1.7f);
 		m_sprBackground[3].SetEffectSpinning(1.0f);
 	}
-	else if (m_iSelectedStyle == 3) // CLUB background
+	else if (m_iSelectedStyle == 3 && m_iSelectedPlayer != 2) // CLUB background
 	{
 		m_sprBackground[3].SetHeight(0);
 		m_sprBackground[3].SetWidth(0);
diff --git a/stepmania/src/ScreenEz2SelectStyle.h b/stepmania/src/ScreenEz2SelectStyle.h
index 824944d2b3..58a1d4e199 100644
--- a/stepmania/src/ScreenEz2SelectStyle.h
+++ b/stepmania/src/ScreenEz2SelectStyle.h
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@ public:
 private:
 	/* Private Function Prototypes */
 	void AnimateGraphics();
+	void AnimateBackground();
 	//	void BeforeChange();
 	void SetFadedStyles();
 //	void AnimateGraphics();
diff --git a/stepmania/src/ScreenTitleMenu.cpp b/stepmania/src/ScreenTitleMenu.cpp
index 414a750ffe..fb7e781ee9 100644
--- a/stepmania/src/ScreenTitleMenu.cpp
+++ b/stepmania/src/ScreenTitleMenu.cpp
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@ const float CHOICES_GAP_Y		= 52;
 const float HELP_X				= CENTER_X;
 const float HELP_Y				= SCREEN_HEIGHT-55;
 
+const CString EZ2_ANNOUNCER_NAME = "ez2";
 
 const ScreenMessage SM_PlayAttract			=	ScreenMessage(SM_User+1);
 const ScreenMessage SM_GoToCaution			=	ScreenMessage(SM_User+2);
@@ -153,12 +154,35 @@ ScreenTitleMenu::ScreenTitleMenu()
 	// Cheers
 	// -- dro kulix
 
+	// Dear dro kulix:
 	// Good call, actually, I made this change when announcer switching wasn't possible.
 	// or rather, announcer switching WASN'T possible from the title menu (it used to be
 	// in song options)
 	// but since it is now changed before we get here, 
 	// care needs to be taken to ensure the player can still switch.
 
+	// However, your commenting code is still not that brill either ;) Brings back the first bug 
+	// (if we last played ez2dancer and then came back into the game ez2dancer
+    // default announcer loads for DDR). However, here's a different approach for you.
+
+	// If we start the game and find that we're playing something other than ez2dancer AND
+	// the current announcer is ez2 then we change it to the default announcer and specify announcer
+	// check as 1. This'll stay like this for the rest of the program, meaning should they
+	// REALLY want to play ez2dancer sounds during a game of DDR, they're free to do so.
+	// It just really bugs me when I see "SMMAX" and the sound "EZ2DANCER!" blares through my speakers ;)
+
+	// When other gametypes are implemented, this may or may not have to be extended to ensure we 
+	// don't hear "YEAH! I KNOW YOU CAN!" for pump or "AVEX AND KONAMI UNITE IN YOUR DANCE" for para e.t.c.
+
+	static int announcercheck=0; 
+
+	if (GAMEMAN->m_CurGame != GAME_EZ2 && PREFSMAN->m_sAnnouncer == "ez2" && announcercheck == 0)
+	{
+		ANNOUNCER->SwitchAnnouncer( "default" );
+		announcercheck = 1;
+	}
+
+
 	SOUND->PlayOnceStreamedFromDir( ANNOUNCER->GetPathTo(ANNOUNCER_TITLE_MENU_GAME_NAME) );
 
 	m_soundAttract.Load( ANNOUNCER->GetPathTo(ANNOUNCER_TITLE_MENU_ATTRACT) );