diff --git a/stepmania/Themes/default/BGAnimations/ScreenSystemLayer overlay.lua b/stepmania/Themes/default/BGAnimations/ScreenSystemLayer overlay.lua
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+++ b/stepmania/Themes/default/BGAnimations/ScreenSystemLayer overlay.lua	
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+function CreditsText( pn )
+	function update(self)
+		local str = ScreenSystemLayerHelpers.GetCreditsMessage(pn);
+		self:settext(str);
+	end
+
+	local text = Def.BitmapText {
+		Font=THEME:GetPathF("ScreenManager","credits");
+		InitCommand=cmd(shadowlength,0);
+		RefreshCreditTextMessageCommand=update;
+		CoinInsertedMessageCommand=update;
+		PlayerJoinedMessageCommand=update;
+	};
+	return text;
+end
+
+local t = Def.ActorFrame {
+	children = {
+		Def.BitmapText {
+			Font=THEME:GetPathF(Var "LoadingScreen","message");
+			Text="xxx";
+			InitCommand=cmd(visible,false);
+OnCommand=cmd(maxwidth,750;finishtweening;horizalign,left;vertalign,top;x,SCREEN_LEFT+20;y,SCREEN_TOP+20;zoom,0.8;shadowlength,2;diffusealpha,1;addx,-SCREEN_WIDTH;linear,0.5;addx,SCREEN_WIDTH);
+OffCommand=cmd(sleep,5;linear,0.5;diffusealpha,0);
+
+			SystemMessageMessageCommand = function(self)
+				self:visible(true);
+				self:settext( SCREENMAN:GetCurrentSystemMessage() );
+				self:playcommand( "On" );
+				self:playcommand( "Off" );
+			end;
+			SystemMessageNoAnimateMessageCommand = function(self)
+				self:visible(true);
+				self:settext( SCREENMAN:GetCurrentSystemMessage() );
+				self:playcommand( "On" );
+				self:FinishTweening();
+				self:playcommand( "Off" );
+			end;
+			HideSystemMessageMessageCommand = cmd(visible,false);
+		};
+		CreditsText( PLAYER_1 ) .. {
+			InitCommand=cmd(x,SCREEN_LEFT+120;y,SCREEN_BOTTOM-6);
+		};
+		CreditsText( PLAYER_2 ) .. {
+			InitCommand=cmd(x,SCREEN_RIGHT-120;y,SCREEN_BOTTOM-6);
+		};
+
+	};
+};
+return t;