diff --git a/BizHawk.Client.Common/movie/Movie.cs b/BizHawk.Client.Common/movie/Movie.cs
index 8a623b1055..4aa615ed61 100644
--- a/BizHawk.Client.Common/movie/Movie.cs
+++ b/BizHawk.Client.Common/movie/Movie.cs
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ namespace BizHawk.Client.Common
 			// If Starting a new recording requires clearing sram it shoudl be done at a higher layer and not rely on all IMovies doing this
 			// Haven't removed it yet because I coudln't guarantee that power-on movies coudl live without it
 			// And the immediate fire is that Savestate movies are breaking
-			if (!Header.StartsFromSavestate && Global.Emulator.SystemId != "WSWAN")
+			if (!Header.StartsFromSavestate) // && Global.Emulator.SystemId != "WSWAN")
 			{
 				Global.Emulator.ClearSaveRam();
 			}
@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@ namespace BizHawk.Client.Common
 		public void StartNewPlayback()
 		{
 			// See StartNewRecording for details as to why this savestate check is here
-			if (!Header.StartsFromSavestate && Global.Emulator.SystemId != "WSWAN")
+			if (!Header.StartsFromSavestate) // && Global.Emulator.SystemId != "WSWAN")
 			{
 				Global.Emulator.ClearSaveRam();
 			}
diff --git a/BizHawk.Client.Common/movie/TasMovie.cs b/BizHawk.Client.Common/movie/TasMovie.cs
index 4af915c268..25ea42c9c4 100644
--- a/BizHawk.Client.Common/movie/TasMovie.cs
+++ b/BizHawk.Client.Common/movie/TasMovie.cs
@@ -191,7 +191,7 @@ namespace BizHawk.Client.Common
 		public void StartNewPlayback()
 		{
 			_mode = Moviemode.Play;
-			Global.Emulator.ClearSaveRam();
+			Global.Emulator.ClearSaveRam(); // should this exist??
 		}
 
 		public void Stop(bool saveChanges = true)
diff --git a/BizHawk.Emulation.Cores/Consoles/WonderSwan/BizSwan.cs b/BizHawk.Emulation.Cores/Consoles/WonderSwan/BizSwan.cs
index e1c30b106b..c20643ac99 100644
--- a/BizHawk.Emulation.Cores/Consoles/WonderSwan/BizSwan.cs
+++ b/BizHawk.Emulation.Cores/Consoles/WonderSwan/BizSwan.cs
@@ -86,6 +86,14 @@ namespace BizHawk.Emulation.Cores.WonderSwan
 		[DllImport(dd, CallingConvention = cc)]
 		public static extern bool bizswan_saveramsave(IntPtr core, byte[] data, int maxsize);
 
+		/// <summary>
+		/// bad function
+		/// </summary>
+		/// <param name="core"></param>
+		/// <param name="settings">pass EXACTLY the same syncsettings you originally passed on core load, else DRAGONS</param>
+		[DllImport(dd, CallingConvention = cc)]
+		public static extern void bizswan_saveramclearhacky(IntPtr core, [In] ref SyncSettings settings);
+
 		/// <summary>
 		/// put non-sync settings, can be done at any time
 		/// </summary>
diff --git a/BizHawk.Emulation.Cores/Consoles/WonderSwan/WonderSwan.cs b/BizHawk.Emulation.Cores/Consoles/WonderSwan/WonderSwan.cs
index 75c3ad4741..bee8490f59 100644
--- a/BizHawk.Emulation.Cores/Consoles/WonderSwan/WonderSwan.cs
+++ b/BizHawk.Emulation.Cores/Consoles/WonderSwan/WonderSwan.cs
@@ -64,6 +64,9 @@ namespace BizHawk.Emulation.Cores.WonderSwan
 				if (!BizSwan.bizswan_load(Core, rom, rom.Length, ref ss, ref rotate))
 					throw new InvalidOperationException("bizswan_load() returned FALSE!");
 
+				// for future uses of ClearSaveRam(), it's important that we save this
+				_DONTTOUCHME = ss;
+
 				CoreComm.VsyncNum = 3072000; // master CPU clock, also pixel clock
 				CoreComm.VsyncDen = (144 + 15) * (224 + 32); // 144 vislines, 15 vblank lines; 224 vispixels, 32 hblank pixels
 
@@ -149,7 +152,8 @@ namespace BizHawk.Emulation.Cores.WonderSwan
 
 		public void ClearSaveRam()
 		{
-			throw new InvalidOperationException("A new core starts with a clear saveram.  Instantiate a new core if you want this.");
+			BizSwan.bizswan_saveramclearhacky(Core, ref _DONTTOUCHME);
+			//throw new InvalidOperationException("A new core starts with a clear saveram.  Instantiate a new core if you want this.");
 		}
 
 		public bool SaveRamModified
@@ -307,6 +311,7 @@ namespace BizHawk.Emulation.Cores.WonderSwan
 
 		Settings _Settings;
 		SyncSettings _SyncSettings;
+		BizSwan.SyncSettings _DONTTOUCHME;
 
 		public class Settings
 		{
diff --git a/output/dll/bizswan.dll b/output/dll/bizswan.dll
index 9ad84e4e81..a45545bccc 100644
Binary files a/output/dll/bizswan.dll and b/output/dll/bizswan.dll differ
diff --git a/wonderswan/system.cpp b/wonderswan/system.cpp
index 0d56e3406a..e87d24b854 100644
--- a/wonderswan/system.cpp
+++ b/wonderswan/system.cpp
@@ -308,6 +308,13 @@ namespace MDFN_IEN_WSWAN
 		NSS(rotate);
 	}
 
+	void System::SaveRamClearHacky(const SyncSettings &s)
+	{
+		// this really shouldn't be done
+		// be sure to pass the same SyncSettings that the core was originally initialized with!
+		memory.Init(s);
+	}
+
 	EXPORT System *bizswan_new()
 	{
 		return new System();
@@ -397,4 +404,9 @@ namespace MDFN_IEN_WSWAN
 		NewStateExternalFunctions loader(ff);
 		s->SyncState<true>(&loader);
 	}
+
+	EXPORT void bizswan_saveramclearhacky(System *s, const SyncSettings *settings)
+	{
+		s->SaveRamClearHacky(*settings);
+	}
 }
diff --git a/wonderswan/system.h b/wonderswan/system.h
index 1893a20239..875d926f53 100644
--- a/wonderswan/system.h
+++ b/wonderswan/system.h
@@ -45,6 +45,8 @@ public:
 
 	bool GetMemoryArea(int index, const char *&name, int &size, uint8 *&data);
 
+	void SaveRamClearHacky(const SyncSettings &s);
+
 public:
 	GFX gfx;
 	Memory memory;