diff --git a/engines/tony/adv.h b/engines/tony/adv.h
index bcf62a0c24bd..6d675c2bbe8a 100644
--- a/engines/tony/adv.h
+++ b/engines/tony/adv.h
@@ -70,6 +70,7 @@ namespace Tony {
 // FIXME: Some of these can likely be removed when refactoring is completed
 #define MAX_DRIVE 10
 #define MAX_DIR 255
+#define MAX_PATH 255
 #define MAX_FNAME 100
 #define MAX_EXT 10
 
diff --git a/engines/tony/game.cpp b/engines/tony/game.cpp
index a1737cb0896b..884dda5587ad 100644
--- a/engines/tony/game.cpp
+++ b/engines/tony/game.cpp
@@ -92,11 +92,7 @@ bool bPatIrqFreeze;
 /*  Funzioni globali per la DLL Custom	*/
 /****************************************/
 
-static char path_buffer[_MAX_PATH];
-static char drive[MAX_DRIVE];
-static char dir[MAX_DIR];
-static char fname[MAX_FNAME];
-static char ext[MAX_EXT];
+static char path_buffer[MAX_PATH];
 
 HANDLE MainLoadLocation(int nLoc, RMPoint pt, RMPoint start) {
 	return _vm->GetEngine()->LoadLocation(nLoc, pt,start);
@@ -494,7 +490,7 @@ void RMOptionScreen::RefreshAll(void) {
 				if (m_statePos == 0 && i == 0)
 					s.Format("Autosave");
 				else
-					s.Format("%02d)%s", m_statePos + i, m_curThumbName[i]);
+					s.Format("%02d)%s", m_statePos + i, (const char *)m_curThumbName[i]);
 			}
 			
 			num[i] = new RMText;
diff --git a/engines/tony/tony.cpp b/engines/tony/tony.cpp
index 9dda1b9d4dde..1415b86ef837 100644
--- a/engines/tony/tony.cpp
+++ b/engines/tony/tony.cpp
@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@ void TonyEngine::GUIError(const Common::String &msg) {
 	GUIErrorMessage(msg);
 }
 
-char nextMusic[_MAX_PATH];
+char nextMusic[MAX_PATH];
 bool nextLoop;
 int nextChannel;
 int nextSync;
diff --git a/engines/tony/utils.cpp b/engines/tony/utils.cpp
index 69ad5633d797..7a750c29754e 100644
--- a/engines/tony/utils.cpp
+++ b/engines/tony/utils.cpp
@@ -393,17 +393,14 @@ RMDataStream &operator>>(RMDataStream &df, RMString &var) {
 /**
  * Formats a string
  */
-void RMString::Format(char* str, ...) {
-	warning("TODO: Refactor RMString::Format if needed");
-	/*
+void RMString::Format(const char *str, ...) {
 	static char buf[2048];
 	va_list argList;
 
-	va_start(argList,str);
-	wvsprintf(buf,str,argList);
+	va_start(argList, str);
+	vsprintf(buf, str, argList);
 	va_end(argList);
 	*this = buf;
-*/
 }
 
 /****************************************************************************\
diff --git a/engines/tony/utils.h b/engines/tony/utils.h
index 0ce4e83f2785..c8ffe062ea0c 100644
--- a/engines/tony/utils.h
+++ b/engines/tony/utils.h
@@ -219,7 +219,7 @@ class RMString {
     friend RMDataStream& operator>>(RMDataStream& df, RMString &var);
 
 	// Formattazione di stringa
-	void Format(char *str, ...);
+	void Format(const char *str, ...);
 
 private:
     void Resize(int size, bool bMantain = false);