diff -up vultures-2.1.2/vultures/vultures_sdl.c~ vultures-2.1.2/vultures/vultures_sdl.c
--- vultures-2.1.2/vultures/vultures_sdl.c~	2008-07-16 16:59:01.000000000 +0300
+++ vultures-2.1.2/vultures/vultures_sdl.c	2009-05-23 01:04:04.000000000 +0300
@@ -276,7 +276,7 @@ static void vultures_set_fullscreen(void
         newwidth  = modes[bestmode]->w;
     }
 
-    vultures_screen = SDL_SetVideoMode(newwidth, newheight, 0, 
+    vultures_screen = SDL_SetVideoMode(newwidth, newheight, 32, 
                                        SDL_SWSURFACE | SDL_FULLSCREEN | SDL_ASYNCBLIT);
 
     vultures_win_resize(newwidth, newheight);
@@ -286,7 +286,7 @@ static void vultures_set_fullscreen(void
 
 static void vultures_set_windowed()
 {
-    vultures_screen = SDL_SetVideoMode(vultures_opts.width, vultures_opts.height, 0, 
+    vultures_screen = SDL_SetVideoMode(vultures_opts.width, vultures_opts.height, 32, 
                                        SDL_SWSURFACE |SDL_ASYNCBLIT | SDL_RESIZABLE);
     vultures_win_resize(vultures_opts.width, vultures_opts.height);
 }