diff --git a/BizHawk.Client.Common/config/Config.cs b/BizHawk.Client.Common/config/Config.cs
index 601aae4f01..467147d2d3 100644
--- a/BizHawk.Client.Common/config/Config.cs
+++ b/BizHawk.Client.Common/config/Config.cs
@@ -452,7 +452,7 @@ namespace BizHawk.Client.Common
 		public int PCEBGViewerRefreshRate = 16;
 
 		// Coleco Settings
-		public bool ColecoSkipBiosIntro = false;
+		//public bool ColecoSkipBiosIntro = false;
 
 		//GB Debugger settings
 		public bool AutoloadGBDebugger = false;
diff --git a/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/MainForm.Events.cs b/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/MainForm.Events.cs
index 9f6d03acf0..7fae791f99 100644
--- a/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/MainForm.Events.cs
+++ b/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/MainForm.Events.cs
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ using BizHawk.Emulation.Cores.Nintendo.NES;
 using BizHawk.Emulation.Cores.Nintendo.SNES;
 using BizHawk.Emulation.Cores.PCEngine;
 using BizHawk.Emulation.Cores.Sega.MasterSystem;
+using BizHawk.Emulation.Cores.ColecoVision;
 
 namespace BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk
 {
@@ -1600,13 +1601,15 @@ namespace BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk
 
 		private void ColecoSubMenu_DropDownOpened(object sender, EventArgs e)
 		{
-			ColecoSkipBiosMenuItem.Checked = Global.Config.ColecoSkipBiosIntro;
+			var ss = (ColecoVision.ColecoSyncSettings)Global.Emulator.GetSyncSettings();
+			ColecoSkipBiosMenuItem.Checked = ss.SkipBiosIntro;
 		}
 
 		private void ColecoSkipBiosMenuItem_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
 		{
-			Global.Config.ColecoSkipBiosIntro ^= true;
-			FlagNeedsReboot();
+			var ss = (ColecoVision.ColecoSyncSettings)Global.Emulator.GetSyncSettings();
+			ss.SkipBiosIntro ^= true;
+			PutCoreSyncSettings(ss);
 		}
 
 		#endregion
diff --git a/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/MainForm.Movie.cs b/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/MainForm.Movie.cs
index 5d7a57334c..de56db97dc 100644
--- a/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/MainForm.Movie.cs
+++ b/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/MainForm.Movie.cs
@@ -32,10 +32,31 @@ namespace BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk
 			if (!record)
 			{
 				Global.MovieSession.Movie.Load();
-				SetSyncDependentSettings();
 			}
 
-			LoadRom(GlobalWin.MainForm.CurrentlyOpenRom, true, !record);
+			try
+			{
+				// movie 1.0 hack: restore sync settings for the only core that fully supported them in movie 1.0
+				if (!record && Global.Emulator.SystemId == "Coleco")
+				{
+					string str = Global.MovieSession.Movie.Header[HeaderKeys.SKIPBIOS];
+					if (!String.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(str))
+					{
+						__SyncSettingsHack = new Emulation.Cores.ColecoVision.ColecoVision.ColecoSyncSettings
+						{
+							SkipBiosIntro = str.ToLower() == "true"
+						};
+					}
+				}
+
+				// load the rom in any case
+				LoadRom(GlobalWin.MainForm.CurrentlyOpenRom, true, !record);
+			}
+			finally
+			{
+				// ensure subsequent calls to LoadRom won't get the settings object created here
+				__SyncSettingsHack = null;
+			}
 
 			if (!fromTastudio)
 			{
@@ -143,27 +164,5 @@ namespace BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk
 			Global.MovieSession.StopMovie(saveChanges);
 			SetMainformMovieInfo();
 		}
-
-		//On movie load, these need to be set based on the contents of the movie file
-		public void SetSyncDependentSettings()
-		{
-			switch (Global.Emulator.SystemId)
-			{
-				case "Coleco":
-					string str = Global.MovieSession.Movie.Header[HeaderKeys.SKIPBIOS];
-					if (!String.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(str))
-					{
-						if (str.ToLower() == "true")
-						{
-							Global.Config.ColecoSkipBiosIntro = true;
-						}
-						else
-						{
-							Global.Config.ColecoSkipBiosIntro = false;
-						}
-					}
-					break;
-			}
-		}
 	}
 }
diff --git a/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/MainForm.cs b/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/MainForm.cs
index 64e9a8531d..481b88a1b8 100644
--- a/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/MainForm.cs
+++ b/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/MainForm.cs
@@ -2040,6 +2040,19 @@ namespace BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk
 			LoadRom(file.FullName);
 		}
 
+		object __SyncSettingsHack = null;
+
+		object GetCoreSyncSettings<T>()
+			where T : IEmulator
+		{
+			// if movie 2.0 was finished, this is where you'd decide whether to get a settings object
+			// from a config file or from the movie file
+
+			// since all we have right now is movie 1.0, we get silly hacks instead
+
+			return __SyncSettingsHack ?? Global.Config.GetCoreSyncSettings<T>();
+		}
+
 		/// <summary>
 		/// send core settings to emu, setting reboot flag if needed
 		/// </summary>
@@ -3062,7 +3075,7 @@ namespace BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk
 							case "GEN":
 								{
 									var genesis = new GPGX(
-										nextComm, null, disc, "GEN", Global.Config.GetCoreSyncSettings<GPGX>());
+										nextComm, null, disc, "GEN", GetCoreSyncSettings<GPGX>());
 									nextEmulator = genesis;
 								}
 								break;
@@ -3149,7 +3162,7 @@ namespace BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk
 
 									var gbl = new GambatteLink(nextComm, L, XMLG.Assets["LeftRom"], R, XMLG.Assets["RightRom"],
 										Global.Config.GetCoreSettings<GambatteLink>(),
-										Global.Config.GetCoreSyncSettings<GambatteLink>());
+										GetCoreSyncSettings<GambatteLink>());
 									nextEmulator = gbl;
 
 									// other stuff todo
@@ -3198,12 +3211,12 @@ namespace BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk
 							case "SMS":
 							case "SG":
 							case "GG":
-								nextEmulator = new SMS(nextComm, game, rom.RomData, Global.Config.GetCoreSettings<SMS>(), Global.Config.GetCoreSyncSettings<SMS>());
+								nextEmulator = new SMS(nextComm, game, rom.RomData, Global.Config.GetCoreSettings<SMS>(), GetCoreSyncSettings<SMS>());
 								break;
 							case "A26":
 								nextEmulator = new Atari2600(nextComm, game, rom.FileData,
 									Global.Config.GetCoreSettings<Atari2600>(),
-									Global.Config.GetCoreSyncSettings<Atari2600>());
+									GetCoreSyncSettings<Atari2600>());
 								break;
 							case "PCE":
 							case "PCECD":
@@ -3213,7 +3226,7 @@ namespace BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk
 							case "GEN":
 								{
 									// nextEmulator = new Genesis(nextComm, game, rom.RomData);
-									nextEmulator = new GPGX(nextComm, rom.RomData, null, "GEN", Global.Config.GetCoreSyncSettings<GPGX>());
+									nextEmulator = new GPGX(nextComm, rom.RomData, null, "GEN", GetCoreSyncSettings<GPGX>());
 									break;
 								}
 							case "TI83":
@@ -3234,7 +3247,7 @@ namespace BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk
 								{
 									var gb = new Gameboy(nextComm, game, rom.FileData,
 										Global.Config.GetCoreSettings<Gameboy>(),
-										Global.Config.GetCoreSyncSettings<Gameboy>());
+										GetCoreSyncSettings<Gameboy>());
 									nextEmulator = gb;
 								}
 								else
@@ -3259,7 +3272,7 @@ namespace BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk
 								break;
 							case "Coleco":
 								{
-									var c = new ColecoVision(nextComm, game, rom.RomData, Global.Config.ColecoSkipBiosIntro);
+									var c = new ColecoVision(nextComm, game, rom.RomData, GetCoreSyncSettings<ColecoVision>());
 									nextEmulator = c;
 								}
 								break;
diff --git a/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/movie/RecordMovie.cs b/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/movie/RecordMovie.cs
index fa8b8184fd..957ae9c50a 100644
--- a/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/movie/RecordMovie.cs
+++ b/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/movie/RecordMovie.cs
@@ -159,7 +159,8 @@ namespace BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk
 				}
 				else if (Global.Emulator is ColecoVision)
 				{
-					_movieToRecord.Header[HeaderKeys.SKIPBIOS] = Global.Config.ColecoSkipBiosIntro.ToString();
+					var s = (ColecoVision.ColecoSyncSettings)Global.Emulator.GetSyncSettings();
+					_movieToRecord.Header[HeaderKeys.SKIPBIOS] = s.SkipBiosIntro.ToString();
 				}
 				else if (Global.Emulator is N64)
 				{
@@ -223,7 +224,7 @@ namespace BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk
 			sfd.Filter = filter;
 
 			var result = sfd.ShowHawkDialog();
-			if (result == DialogResult.OK 
+			if (result == DialogResult.OK
 				&& !String.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(sfd.FileName))
 			{
 				RecordBox.Text = filename;
diff --git a/BizHawk.Emulation.Cores/Consoles/Coleco/ColecoVision.cs b/BizHawk.Emulation.Cores/Consoles/Coleco/ColecoVision.cs
index 197d8a798c..66b53522de 100644
--- a/BizHawk.Emulation.Cores/Consoles/Coleco/ColecoVision.cs
+++ b/BizHawk.Emulation.Cores/Consoles/Coleco/ColecoVision.cs
@@ -23,9 +23,11 @@ namespace BizHawk.Emulation.Cores.ColecoVision
 		public SN76489 PSG;
 		public byte[] Ram = new byte[1024];
 
-		public ColecoVision(CoreComm comm, GameInfo game, byte[] rom, bool skipbios)
+		public ColecoVision(CoreComm comm, GameInfo game, byte[] rom, object SyncSettings)
 		{
 			CoreComm = comm;
+			this.SyncSettings = (ColecoSyncSettings)SyncSettings ?? new ColecoSyncSettings();
+			bool skipbios = this.SyncSettings.SkipBiosIntro;
 
 			Cpu = new Z80A();
 			Cpu.ReadMemory = ReadMemory;
@@ -40,6 +42,7 @@ namespace BizHawk.Emulation.Cores.ColecoVision
 			string biosPath = CoreComm.CoreFileProvider.GetFirmwarePath("Coleco", "Bios", true, "Coleco BIOS file is required.");
 			BiosRom = File.ReadAllBytes(biosPath);
 
+			// gamedb can overwrite the syncsettings; this is ok
 			if (game["NoSkip"])
 				skipbios = false;
 			LoadRom(rom, skipbios);
@@ -291,8 +294,25 @@ namespace BizHawk.Emulation.Cores.ColecoVision
 		public void EndAsyncSound() { }
 
 		public object GetSettings() { return null; }
-		public object GetSyncSettings() { return null; }
+		public object GetSyncSettings() { return SyncSettings; }
 		public bool PutSettings(object o) { return false; }
-		public bool PutSyncSettings(object o) { return false; }
+		public bool PutSyncSettings(object o)
+		{
+			var n = (ColecoSyncSettings)o;
+			bool ret = n.SkipBiosIntro != SyncSettings.SkipBiosIntro;
+			SyncSettings = n;
+			return ret;
+		}
+
+		ColecoSyncSettings SyncSettings;
+
+		public class ColecoSyncSettings
+		{
+			public bool SkipBiosIntro = false;
+			public ColecoSyncSettings Clone()
+			{
+				return (ColecoSyncSettings)MemberwiseClone();
+			}
+		}
 	}
 }
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