diff --git a/run-tests.py b/run-tests.py
index d1426c4..3f3d8e4 100644
--- a/run-tests.py
+++ b/run-tests.py
@@ -3,12 +3,16 @@
 import glob
 import subprocess
 import os
+import sys
 
 # will break if there are namespace collisions
 
 file_list = [x.rstrip(".case") for x in glob.glob(f"{os.path.dirname(__file__)}/**/*.case", recursive=True)]
 file_only_list = [os.path.basename(x) for x in file_list]
 
+if sys.platform == "win32":
+    subprocess.run("color") # enables ANSI escape characters, bug in Python
+
 for file_name in glob.glob("*.c", recursive=False):
     if file_name.rstrip(".c") in file_only_list:
         should_continue = input(f"{file_name}; run (y/N)?").lower()
@@ -18,4 +22,5 @@ for file_name in glob.glob("*.c", recursive=False):
         with open(next(x for x in file_list if file_name in x)) as f:
             to_run = f.read().split("\n\n")
             for x in to_run:
-                subprocess.run(["./a.out"], input="", capture_output=True)
+                return_data = subprocess.run(["./a.out"], input=x[0].rstrip(), capture_output=True).stdout
+                print(f"\u001b[{31 + int(return_data.rstrip() == x[1].rstrip())}m{return_data}\u001b[0m")