diff --git a/libmupen64plus/D3D8Interceptor/Direct3D8Functions.cpp b/libmupen64plus/D3D8Interceptor/Direct3D8Functions.cpp
index 0c1bd0048d..939463625c 100644
--- a/libmupen64plus/D3D8Interceptor/Direct3D8Functions.cpp
+++ b/libmupen64plus/D3D8Interceptor/Direct3D8Functions.cpp
@@ -137,6 +137,12 @@ extern "C"
 
 			last_device = f;
 
+			D3D8Base::IDirect3DSurface8 *f2 = NULL;
+
+			// make a new render target
+			HRESULT hr2 = base_device->CreateRenderTarget(pPresentationParameters->BackBufferWidth,pPresentationParameters->BackBufferHeight,D3D8Base::D3DFMT_X8R8G8B8,pPresentationParameters->MultiSampleType,TRUE,&f2);
+			render_surface = D3D8Wrapper::IDirect3DSurface8::GetSurface(f2);
+
 			// Return our wrapped object
 			*ppReturnedDeviceInterface = f;
 
diff --git a/libmupen64plus/D3D8Interceptor/Direct3DDevice8Functions.cpp b/libmupen64plus/D3D8Interceptor/Direct3DDevice8Functions.cpp
index dcdae8c053..2a3311d487 100644
--- a/libmupen64plus/D3D8Interceptor/Direct3DDevice8Functions.cpp
+++ b/libmupen64plus/D3D8Interceptor/Direct3DDevice8Functions.cpp
@@ -415,7 +415,8 @@ extern "C"
 			LOG("SetRenderTarget");
 			LOG(pRenderTarget);
 			LOG(pNewZStencil);
-			HRESULT hr = m_pDevice->SetRenderTarget(pRenderTarget->GetSurface(),pNewZStencil->GetSurface());
+			//HRESULT hr = m_pDevice->SetRenderTarget(pRenderTarget->GetSurface(),pNewZStencil->GetSurface());
+			HRESULT hr = m_pDevice->SetRenderTarget(render_surface->GetSurface(),pNewZStencil->GetSurface());
 
 			/*if (this->rTarget != NULL)
 			{
diff --git a/libmupen64plus/D3D8Interceptor/d3d8Wrapper.cpp b/libmupen64plus/D3D8Interceptor/d3d8Wrapper.cpp
index 7804b5c09d..d8d70e4533 100644
--- a/libmupen64plus/D3D8Interceptor/d3d8Wrapper.cpp
+++ b/libmupen64plus/D3D8Interceptor/d3d8Wrapper.cpp
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ extern "C"
 	namespace D3D8Wrapper
 	{	
 		IDirect3DDevice8 *last_device = NULL;
+		IDirect3DSurface8 *render_surface = NULL;
 		void (*rendering_callback)( int );
 
 		D3D8Wrapper::IDirect3D8* WINAPI Direct3DCreate8(UINT Version)
@@ -64,13 +65,13 @@ extern "C"
 		}
 
 		// get back buffer (surface)
-		D3D8Base::IDirect3DSurface8 *backbuffer;
-		D3D8Wrapper::last_device->GetD3D8Device()->GetBackBuffer(0,D3D8Base::D3DBACKBUFFER_TYPE_MONO,&backbuffer);
+		//D3D8Base::IDirect3DSurface8 *backbuffer;
+		//D3D8Wrapper::last_device->GetD3D8Device()->GetBackBuffer(0,D3D8Base::D3DBACKBUFFER_TYPE_MONO,&backbuffer);
 
 		// surface...
 		// make a D3DSURFACE_DESC, pass to GetDesc
 		D3D8Base::D3DSURFACE_DESC desc;
-		backbuffer->GetDesc(&desc);
+		D3D8Wrapper::render_surface->GetDesc(&desc);
 
 		// get out height/width
 		*width = desc.Width;
@@ -88,7 +89,7 @@ extern "C"
 		
 			// make a D3DLOCKED_RECT, pass to LockRect
 			D3D8Base::D3DLOCKED_RECT locked;
-			backbuffer->LockRect(&locked,&entire_buffer,D3DLOCK_READONLY);
+			HRESULT hr = D3D8Wrapper::render_surface->LockRect(&locked,&entire_buffer,D3DLOCK_READONLY);
 
 			// read out pBits from the LOCKED_RECT
 			int from_row = desc.Height - 1;
@@ -102,11 +103,11 @@ extern "C"
 			}
 
 			// unlock rect
-			backbuffer->UnlockRect();
+			D3D8Wrapper::render_surface->UnlockRect();
 		}
 
 		// release the surface
-		backbuffer->Release();
+		//backbuffer->Release();
 		
 		// we're done, maybe?
 	}
diff --git a/libmupen64plus/D3D8Interceptor/d3d8Wrapper.h b/libmupen64plus/D3D8Interceptor/d3d8Wrapper.h
index c3096ab8de..d809394ebd 100644
--- a/libmupen64plus/D3D8Interceptor/d3d8Wrapper.h
+++ b/libmupen64plus/D3D8Interceptor/d3d8Wrapper.h
@@ -503,6 +503,7 @@ extern "C"
 		typedef D3D8Base::IDirect3D8* (WINAPI *D3DCREATE)(UINT);
 		IDirect3D8* WINAPI Direct3DCreate8(UINT Version);
 		extern IDirect3DDevice8 *last_device;
+		extern IDirect3DSurface8 *render_surface;
 		extern void (*rendering_callback)( int );
 	}
 }
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diff --git a/output/dll/d3d8.dll b/output/dll/d3d8.dll
index ba0f1b3433..c4c34bb1d1 100644
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