diff --git a/desmume/src/MMU.cpp b/desmume/src/MMU.cpp
index d1404e2a5..54ccaf9ec 100644
--- a/desmume/src/MMU.cpp
+++ b/desmume/src/MMU.cpp
@@ -969,8 +969,15 @@ void MMU_Reset()
 	//HACK!!!
 	//until we improve all our session tracking stuff, we need to save the backup memory filename
 	std::string bleh = MMU_new.backupDevice.filename;
-	new(&MMU_new) MMU_struct_new;
-	MMU_new.backupDevice.load_rom(bleh.c_str());
+	BackupDevice tempBackupDevice;
+	bool bleh2 = MMU_new.backupDevice.isMovieMode;
+	if(bleh2) tempBackupDevice = MMU_new.backupDevice;
+	reconstruct(&MMU_new);
+	if(bleh2) {
+		MMU_new.backupDevice = tempBackupDevice;
+		MMU_new.backupDevice.reset_hardware();
+	}
+	else MMU_new.backupDevice.load_rom(bleh.c_str());
 
 	MMU_timing.arm7codeFetch.Reset();
 	MMU_timing.arm7dataFetch.Reset();
diff --git a/desmume/src/mc.cpp b/desmume/src/mc.cpp
index 97ea94292..6eef382ca 100644
--- a/desmume/src/mc.cpp
+++ b/desmume/src/mc.cpp
@@ -339,18 +339,23 @@ void BackupDevice::movie_mode()
 	reset();
 }
 
-void BackupDevice::reset()
+void BackupDevice::reset_hardware()
 {
+	write_enable = FALSE;
 	com = 0;
 	addr = addr_counter = 0;
-	flushPending = false;
-	lazyFlushPending = false;
-	data.resize(0);
-	write_enable = FALSE;
-	data_autodetect.resize(0);
 	motionInitState = MOTION_INIT_STATE_IDLE;
 	motionFlag = MOTION_FLAG_NONE;
 	state = DETECTING;
+	flushPending = false;
+	lazyFlushPending = false;
+}
+
+void BackupDevice::reset()
+{
+	reset_hardware();
+	data.resize(0);
+	data_autodetect.resize(0);
 	addr_size = 0;
 	loadfile();
 
diff --git a/desmume/src/mc.h b/desmume/src/mc.h
index 93b5f31a8..8875558cd 100644
--- a/desmume/src/mc.h
+++ b/desmume/src/mc.h
@@ -82,6 +82,7 @@ public:
 
 	void reset();
 	void close_rom();
+	void reset_hardware();
 
 	bool save_state(EMUFILE* os);
 	bool load_state(EMUFILE* is);
@@ -120,13 +121,13 @@ public:
 
 public: //SHOULD BE PRIVATE!!!!!!!!
 	std::string filename;
+	bool isMovieMode;
 
 private:
 	bool write_enable;	//is write enabled?
 	u32 com;	//persistent command actually handled
 	u32 addr_size, addr_counter;
 	u32 addr;
-	bool isMovieMode;
 
 	std::vector<u8> data;
 	std::vector<u8> data_autodetect;
diff --git a/desmume/src/windows/main.cpp b/desmume/src/windows/main.cpp
index 73b163a3c..a5535dd0a 100644
--- a/desmume/src/windows/main.cpp
+++ b/desmume/src/windows/main.cpp
@@ -3779,7 +3779,7 @@ LRESULT CALLBACK WindowProcedure (HWND hwnd, UINT message, WPARAM wParam, LPARAM
 			DesEnableMenuItem(mainMenu, IDM_FILE_RECORDAVI,    romloaded);
 			DesEnableMenuItem(mainMenu, IDM_FILE_RECORDWAV,    romloaded);
 			DesEnableMenuItem(mainMenu, IDM_EJECTCARD,         romloaded && movieMode == MOVIEMODE_INACTIVE);
-			DesEnableMenuItem(mainMenu, IDM_RESET,             romloaded && movieMode != MOVIEMODE_PLAY);
+			DesEnableMenuItem(mainMenu, IDM_RESET,             romloaded && !(movieMode == MOVIEMODE_PLAY && movie_readonly));
 			DesEnableMenuItem(mainMenu, IDM_CLOSEROM,          romloaded);
 			DesEnableMenuItem(mainMenu, IDM_SHUT_UP,           romloaded);
 			DesEnableMenuItem(mainMenu, IDM_CHEATS_LIST,       romloaded);
@@ -6059,7 +6059,7 @@ static LRESULT CALLBACK SoundSettingsDlgProc(HWND hDlg, UINT uMsg, WPARAM wParam
 
 void ResetGame()
 {
-	if(movieMode != MOVIEMODE_PLAY)
+	if(!(movieMode == MOVIEMODE_PLAY && movie_readonly))
 	{
 		NDS_Reset();
 		if(movieMode == MOVIEMODE_INACTIVE && !emu_paused)