diff --git a/src/mame/drivers/holeland.c b/src/mame/drivers/holeland.c
index 67bc9385629..417c9539dd7 100644
--- a/src/mame/drivers/holeland.c
+++ b/src/mame/drivers/holeland.c
@@ -363,6 +363,7 @@ static MACHINE_CONFIG_START( crzrally, holeland_state )
 	MCFG_GFXDECODE(crzrally)
 	MCFG_PALETTE_LENGTH(256)
 
+	MCFG_PALETTE_INIT(RRRR_GGGG_BBBB)
 	MCFG_VIDEO_START_OVERRIDE(holeland_state,crzrally)
 
 	/* sound hardware */
diff --git a/src/mame/drivers/model3.c b/src/mame/drivers/model3.c
index e5fd8ef9a61..57ae44f10f1 100644
--- a/src/mame/drivers/model3.c
+++ b/src/mame/drivers/model3.c
@@ -5312,6 +5312,7 @@ static MACHINE_CONFIG_START( model3_10, model3_state )
 	MCFG_SCREEN_UPDATE_STATIC(model3)
 
 	MCFG_PALETTE_LENGTH(32768)
+	MCFG_PALETTE_INIT(RRRRR_GGGGG_BBBBB)
 
 
 	MCFG_SPEAKER_STANDARD_STEREO("lspeaker", "rspeaker")
@@ -5352,6 +5353,7 @@ static MACHINE_CONFIG_START( model3_15, model3_state )
 	MCFG_SCREEN_UPDATE_STATIC(model3)
 
 	MCFG_PALETTE_LENGTH(32768)
+	MCFG_PALETTE_INIT(RRRRR_GGGGG_BBBBB)
 
 
 	MCFG_SPEAKER_STANDARD_STEREO("lspeaker", "rspeaker")
diff --git a/src/mame/drivers/starcrus.c b/src/mame/drivers/starcrus.c
index 059e1a5111b..d4dd189127c 100644
--- a/src/mame/drivers/starcrus.c
+++ b/src/mame/drivers/starcrus.c
@@ -153,6 +153,7 @@ static MACHINE_CONFIG_START( starcrus, starcrus_state )
 	MCFG_GFXDECODE(starcrus)
 	MCFG_PALETTE_LENGTH(2)
 
+	MCFG_PALETTE_INIT(black_and_white)
 
 	/* sound hardware */
 	MCFG_SPEAKER_STANDARD_MONO("mono")
diff --git a/src/mame/drivers/tsamurai.c b/src/mame/drivers/tsamurai.c
index 261cd64c8c2..7016a1864d0 100644
--- a/src/mame/drivers/tsamurai.c
+++ b/src/mame/drivers/tsamurai.c
@@ -741,6 +741,7 @@ static MACHINE_CONFIG_START( vsgongf, tsamurai_state )
 	MCFG_GFXDECODE(tsamurai)
 	MCFG_PALETTE_LENGTH(256)
 
+	MCFG_PALETTE_INIT(RRRR_GGGG_BBBB)
 	MCFG_VIDEO_START_OVERRIDE(tsamurai_state,vsgongf)
 
 	/* sound hardware */