diff --git a/desmume/src/MMU.cpp b/desmume/src/MMU.cpp
index dd7ce435c..4c5b5477e 100644
--- a/desmume/src/MMU.cpp
+++ b/desmume/src/MMU.cpp
@@ -1355,6 +1355,9 @@ void FASTCALL MMU_writeToGCControl(u32 val)
 	}
 	else
 	{
+		T1WriteLong(MMU.MMU_MEM[0][0x40], 0x1A4, val & 0x7F7FFFFF);
+		GCLOG("SCUTTLE????\n");
+		return;
 		//GCLOG("GC operation terminated or declined. please report, unless you just booted from firmware.\n");
 	}
 
diff --git a/desmume/src/addons/slot1_retail_nand.cpp b/desmume/src/addons/slot1_retail_nand.cpp
index 57efab953..8399c337b 100644
--- a/desmume/src/addons/slot1_retail_nand.cpp
+++ b/desmume/src/addons/slot1_retail_nand.cpp
@@ -77,6 +77,7 @@ public:
 		switch(operation)
 		{
 			case eSlot1Operation_00_ReadHeader_Unencrypted:
+			case eSlot1Operation_2x_SecureAreaLoad:
 			case eSlot1Operation_B7_Read:
 				rom.start(operation,protocol.address);
 				return;
@@ -113,6 +114,7 @@ public:
 		switch(operation)
 		{
 			case eSlot1Operation_00_ReadHeader_Unencrypted:
+			case eSlot1Operation_2x_SecureAreaLoad:
 			case eSlot1Operation_B7_Read:
 				return rom.read();
 		}
@@ -142,6 +144,7 @@ public:
 		{
 			case eSlot1Operation_00_ReadHeader_Unencrypted:
 			case eSlot1Operation_B7_Read:
+			case eSlot1Operation_2x_SecureAreaLoad:
 				return;
 		}
 
diff --git a/desmume/src/addons/slot1comp_protocol.cpp b/desmume/src/addons/slot1comp_protocol.cpp
index 61cf2480c..f4793e555 100644
--- a/desmume/src/addons/slot1comp_protocol.cpp
+++ b/desmume/src/addons/slot1comp_protocol.cpp
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ void Slot1Comp_Protocol::write_command_KEY1(GC_Command command)
 	GCLOG("[GC] (key1-decrypted):"); command.print();
 
 	//and process it:
-	int cmd = command.bytes[0]&0xF0;
+	int cmd = command.bytes[0];
 	switch(cmd&0xF0)
 	{
 		case 0x10:
@@ -99,7 +99,17 @@ void Slot1Comp_Protocol::write_command_KEY1(GC_Command command)
 			//we handle this operation ourselves
 			break;
 		case 0x20:
+			operation = eSlot1Operation_2x_SecureAreaLoad;
 			delay = 0x910, length = 0x11A8;
+			
+			//TODO - more endian-safe way of doing this (theres examples in R4)
+			{
+				u64 cmd64 = bswap64(*(u64*)command.bytes);
+				//todo - parse into blocknumber
+				address = (u32)((cmd64 >> 32) & 0xF000);
+			}
+			client->slot1client_startOperation(operation);
+
 			break;
 		case 0x30:
 			break;
@@ -130,7 +140,7 @@ void Slot1Comp_Protocol::write_command_NORMAL(GC_Command command)
 		{
 			operation = eSlot1Operation_B7_Read;
 
-			//TODO - more endian-safe way of doing this
+			//TODO - more endian-safe way of doing this (theres examples in R4)
 			u64 cmd64 = bswap64(*(u64*)command.bytes);
 			address = (u32)((cmd64 >> 24));
 			length = 0x200;
@@ -191,11 +201,7 @@ u32 Slot1Comp_Protocol::read_GCDATAIN(u8 PROCNUM)
 {
 	switch(operation)
 	{
-		case eSlot1Operation_00_ReadHeader_Unencrypted:
-		case eSlot1Operation_B7_Read:
-			return client->slot1client_read_GCDATAIN(operation);
-
-		case eSlot1Operation_Unknown:
+		default:
 			return client->slot1client_read_GCDATAIN(operation);
 
 		case eSlot1Operation_90_ChipID:
diff --git a/desmume/src/addons/slot1comp_protocol.h b/desmume/src/addons/slot1comp_protocol.h
index 001260037..2af4105ad 100644
--- a/desmume/src/addons/slot1comp_protocol.h
+++ b/desmume/src/addons/slot1comp_protocol.h
@@ -38,8 +38,9 @@ enum eSlot1Operation
 	//----------
 
 	//----------
-	//KEY2 mode operations
+	//KEY1 mode operations
 	eSlot1Operation_1x_ChipID,
+	eSlot1Operation_2x_SecureAreaLoad,
 	//----------
 	
 	//----------
diff --git a/desmume/src/addons/slot1comp_rom.cpp b/desmume/src/addons/slot1comp_rom.cpp
index d1523683b..5a86aaa7c 100644
--- a/desmume/src/addons/slot1comp_rom.cpp
+++ b/desmume/src/addons/slot1comp_rom.cpp
@@ -38,6 +38,15 @@ u32 Slot1Comp_Rom::read()
 		}
 		break;
 
+	case eSlot1Operation_2x_SecureAreaLoad:
+		{
+			//see B7 for details
+			address &= gameInfo.mask; //sanity check
+			u32 ret = T1ReadLong(MMU.CART_ROM, address);
+			address = (address&~0xFFF) + ((address+4)&0xFFF);
+			return ret;
+		}
+
 	case eSlot1Operation_B7_Read:
 		{
 			//is this legitimate? need some way to verify.