diff --git a/src/emucore/Cart4KSC.cxx b/src/emucore/Cart4KSC.cxx
index 2eca3a83b..cdd61974a 100644
--- a/src/emucore/Cart4KSC.cxx
+++ b/src/emucore/Cart4KSC.cxx
@@ -44,16 +44,16 @@ void Cartridge4KSC::install(System& system)
   System::PageAccess access(this, System::PA_READ);
 
   // Set the page accessing method for the RAM writing pages
+  // Map access to this class, since we need to inspect all accesses to
+  // check if RWP happens
   access.type = System::PA_WRITE;
   for(uInt16 addr = 0x1000; addr < 0x1080; addr += System::PAGE_SIZE)
   {
-    access.directPokeBase = &myRAM[addr & 0x007F];
     access.codeAccessBase = &myCodeAccessBase[addr & 0x007F];
     mySystem->setPageAccess(addr, access);
   }
 
   // Set the page accessing method for the RAM reading pages
-  access.directPokeBase = nullptr;
   access.type = System::PA_READ;
   for(uInt16 addr = 0x1080; addr < 0x1100; addr += System::PAGE_SIZE)
   {
@@ -76,17 +76,15 @@ uInt8 Cartridge4KSC::peek(uInt16 address)
 {
   // The only way we can get to this method is if we attempt to read from
   // the write port (0xF000 - 0xF07F, 128 bytes), in which case an
-  // unwanted write is triggered
-  uInt8 value = mySystem->getDataBusState(0xFF);
+  // unwanted write is potentially triggered
+  return peekRAM(myRAM[address & 0x007F], address);
+}
 
-  if(bankLocked())
-    return value;
-  else
-  {
-    myRAM[address & 0x0FFF] = value;
-    triggerReadFromWritePort(address);
-    return value;
-  }
+// - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
+bool Cartridge4KSC::poke(uInt16 address, uInt8 value)
+{
+  pokeRAM(myRAM[address & 0x007F], address, value);
+  return true;
 }
 
 // - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
diff --git a/src/emucore/Cart4KSC.hxx b/src/emucore/Cart4KSC.hxx
index d46a6eb78..c9f81cc81 100644
--- a/src/emucore/Cart4KSC.hxx
+++ b/src/emucore/Cart4KSC.hxx
@@ -120,6 +120,15 @@ class Cartridge4KSC : public Cartridge
     */
     uInt8 peek(uInt16 address) override;
 
+    /**
+      Change the byte at the specified address to the given value
+
+      @param address The address where the value should be stored
+      @param value The value to be stored at the address
+      @return  True if the poke changed the device address space, else false
+    */
+    bool poke(uInt16 address, uInt8 value) override;
+
   private:
     // The 4K ROM image of the cartridge
     uInt8 myImage[4096];
diff --git a/src/emucore/CartBFSC.cxx b/src/emucore/CartBFSC.cxx
index f68edbbdd..a06b3406f 100644
--- a/src/emucore/CartBFSC.cxx
+++ b/src/emucore/CartBFSC.cxx
@@ -47,16 +47,16 @@ void CartridgeBFSC::install(System& system)
   System::PageAccess access(this, System::PA_READ);
 
   // Set the page accessing method for the RAM writing pages
+  // Map access to this class, since we need to inspect all accesses to
+  // check if RWP happens
   access.type = System::PA_WRITE;
   for(uInt16 addr = 0x1000; addr < 0x1080; addr += System::PAGE_SIZE)
   {
-    access.directPokeBase = &myRAM[addr & 0x007F];
     access.codeAccessBase = &myCodeAccessBase[addr & 0x007F];
     mySystem->setPageAccess(addr, access);
   }
 
   // Set the page accessing method for the RAM reading pages
-  access.directPokeBase = nullptr;
   access.type = System::PA_READ;
   for(uInt16 addr = 0x1080; addr < 0x1100; addr += System::PAGE_SIZE)
   {
@@ -80,36 +80,25 @@ uInt8 CartridgeBFSC::peek(uInt16 address)
     bank(address - 0x0F80);
 
   if(address < 0x0080)  // Write port is at 0xF000 - 0xF07F (128 bytes)
-  {
-    // Reading from the write port triggers an unwanted write
-    uInt8 value = mySystem->getDataBusState(0xFF);
-
-    if(bankLocked())
-      return value;
-    else
-    {
-      myRAM[address] = value;
-      triggerReadFromWritePort(peekAddress);
-      return value;
-    }
-  }
+    return peekRAM(myRAM[address], peekAddress);
   else
     return myImage[myBankOffset + address];
 }
 
 // - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
-bool CartridgeBFSC::poke(uInt16 address, uInt8)
+bool CartridgeBFSC::poke(uInt16 address, uInt8 value)
 {
   address &= 0x0FFF;
 
   // Switch banks if necessary
   if((address >= 0x0F80) && (address <= 0x0FBF))
+  {
     bank(address - 0x0F80);
+    return false;
+  }
 
-  // NOTE: This does not handle accessing RAM, however, this method
-  // should never be called for RAM because of the way page accessing
-  // has been setup
-  return false;
+  pokeRAM(myRAM[address & 0x007F], address, value);
+  return true;
 }
 
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diff --git a/src/emucore/CartDFSC.cxx b/src/emucore/CartDFSC.cxx
index 65c14b56e..afb4e3b2a 100644
--- a/src/emucore/CartDFSC.cxx
+++ b/src/emucore/CartDFSC.cxx
@@ -47,16 +47,16 @@ void CartridgeDFSC::install(System& system)
   System::PageAccess access(this, System::PA_READ);
 
   // Set the page accessing method for the RAM writing pages
+  // Map access to this class, since we need to inspect all accesses to
+  // check if RWP happens
   access.type = System::PA_WRITE;
   for(uInt16 addr = 0x1000; addr < 0x1080; addr += System::PAGE_SIZE)
   {
-    access.directPokeBase = &myRAM[addr & 0x007F];
     access.codeAccessBase = &myCodeAccessBase[addr & 0x007F];
     mySystem->setPageAccess(addr, access);
   }
 
   // Set the page accessing method for the RAM reading pages
-  access.directPokeBase = nullptr;
   access.type = System::PA_READ;
   for(uInt16 addr = 0x1080; addr < 0x1100; addr += System::PAGE_SIZE)
   {
@@ -80,36 +80,25 @@ uInt8 CartridgeDFSC::peek(uInt16 address)
     bank(address - 0x0FC0);
 
   if(address < 0x0080)  // Write port is at 0xF000 - 0xF07F (128 bytes)
-  {
-    // Reading from the write port triggers an unwanted write
-    uInt8 value = mySystem->getDataBusState(0xFF);
-
-    if(bankLocked())
-      return value;
-    else
-    {
-      myRAM[address] = value;
-      triggerReadFromWritePort(peekAddress);
-      return value;
-    }
-  }
+    return peekRAM(myRAM[address], peekAddress);
   else
     return myImage[myBankOffset + address];
 }
 
 // - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
-bool CartridgeDFSC::poke(uInt16 address, uInt8)
+bool CartridgeDFSC::poke(uInt16 address, uInt8 value)
 {
   address &= 0x0FFF;
 
   // Switch banks if necessary
   if((address >= 0x0FC0) && (address <= 0x0FDF))
+  {
     bank(address - 0x0FC0);
+    return false;
+  }
 
-  // NOTE: This does not handle accessing RAM, however, this method
-  // should never be called for RAM because of the way page accessing
-  // has been setup
-  return false;
+  pokeRAM(myRAM[address & 0x007F], address, value);
+  return true;
 }
 
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diff --git a/src/emucore/CartEFSC.cxx b/src/emucore/CartEFSC.cxx
index c1b74423d..271ea1029 100644
--- a/src/emucore/CartEFSC.cxx
+++ b/src/emucore/CartEFSC.cxx
@@ -47,16 +47,16 @@ void CartridgeEFSC::install(System& system)
   System::PageAccess access(this, System::PA_READ);
 
   // Set the page accessing method for the RAM writing pages
+  // Map access to this class, since we need to inspect all accesses to
+  // check if RWP happens
   access.type = System::PA_WRITE;
   for(uInt16 addr = 0x1000; addr < 0x1080; addr += System::PAGE_SIZE)
   {
-    access.directPokeBase = &myRAM[addr & 0x007F];
     access.codeAccessBase = &myCodeAccessBase[addr & 0x007F];
     mySystem->setPageAccess(addr, access);
   }
 
   // Set the page accessing method for the RAM reading pages
-  access.directPokeBase = nullptr;
   access.type = System::PA_READ;
   for(uInt16 addr = 0x1080; addr < 0x1100; addr += System::PAGE_SIZE)
   {
@@ -80,36 +80,25 @@ uInt8 CartridgeEFSC::peek(uInt16 address)
     bank(address - 0x0FE0);
 
   if(address < 0x0080)  // Write port is at 0xF000 - 0xF07F (128 bytes)
-  {
-    // Reading from the write port triggers an unwanted write
-    uInt8 value = mySystem->getDataBusState(0xFF);
-
-    if(bankLocked())
-      return value;
-    else
-    {
-      myRAM[address] = value;
-      triggerReadFromWritePort(peekAddress);
-      return value;
-    }
-  }
+    return peekRAM(myRAM[address], peekAddress);
   else
     return myImage[myBankOffset + address];
 }
 
 // - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
-bool CartridgeEFSC::poke(uInt16 address, uInt8)
+bool CartridgeEFSC::poke(uInt16 address, uInt8 value)
 {
   address &= 0x0FFF;
 
   // Switch banks if necessary
   if((address >= 0x0FE0) && (address <= 0x0FEF))
+  {
     bank(address - 0x0FE0);
+    return false;
+  }
 
-  // NOTE: This does not handle accessing RAM, however, this function
-  // should never be called for RAM because of the way page accessing
-  // has been setup
-  return false;
+  pokeRAM(myRAM[address & 0x007F], address, value);
+  return true;
 }
 
 // - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
diff --git a/src/emucore/CartF4SC.cxx b/src/emucore/CartF4SC.cxx
index 93e9dd309..856f806cd 100644
--- a/src/emucore/CartF4SC.cxx
+++ b/src/emucore/CartF4SC.cxx
@@ -47,16 +47,16 @@ void CartridgeF4SC::install(System& system)
   System::PageAccess access(this, System::PA_READ);
 
   // Set the page accessing method for the RAM writing pages
+  // Map access to this class, since we need to inspect all accesses to
+  // check if RWP happens
   access.type = System::PA_WRITE;
   for(uInt16 addr = 0x1000; addr < 0x1080; addr += System::PAGE_SIZE)
   {
-    access.directPokeBase = &myRAM[addr & 0x007F];
     access.codeAccessBase = &myCodeAccessBase[addr & 0x007F];
     mySystem->setPageAccess(addr, access);
   }
 
   // Set the page accessing method for the RAM reading pages
-  access.directPokeBase = nullptr;
   access.type = System::PA_READ;
   for(uInt16 addr = 0x1080; addr < 0x1100; addr += System::PAGE_SIZE)
   {
@@ -80,39 +80,25 @@ uInt8 CartridgeF4SC::peek(uInt16 address)
     bank(address - 0x0FF4);
 
   if(address < 0x0080)  // Write port is at 0xF000 - 0xF07F (128 bytes)
-  {
-    // Reading from the write port triggers an unwanted write
-    uInt8 value = mySystem->getDataBusState(0xFF);
-
-    if(bankLocked())
-      return value;
-    else
-    {
-      myRAM[address] = value;
-      triggerReadFromWritePort(peekAddress);
-      return value;
-    }
-  }
-
-  // NOTE: This does not handle accessing RAM, however, this function
-  // should never be called for RAM because of the way page accessing
-  // has been setup
-  return myImage[myBankOffset + address];
+    return peekRAM(myRAM[address], peekAddress);
+  else
+    return myImage[myBankOffset + address];
 }
 
 // - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
-bool CartridgeF4SC::poke(uInt16 address, uInt8)
+bool CartridgeF4SC::poke(uInt16 address, uInt8 value)
 {
   address &= 0x0FFF;
 
   // Switch banks if necessary
   if((address >= 0x0FF4) && (address <= 0x0FFB))
+  {
     bank(address - 0x0FF4);
+    return false;
+  }
 
-  // NOTE: This does not handle accessing RAM, however, this function
-  // should never be called for RAM because of the way page accessing
-  // has been setup
-  return false;
+  pokeRAM(myRAM[address & 0x007F], address, value);
+  return true;
 }
 
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diff --git a/src/emucore/CartF6SC.cxx b/src/emucore/CartF6SC.cxx
index 6b536caf1..56903242a 100644
--- a/src/emucore/CartF6SC.cxx
+++ b/src/emucore/CartF6SC.cxx
@@ -47,16 +47,16 @@ void CartridgeF6SC::install(System& system)
   System::PageAccess access(this, System::PA_READ);
 
   // Set the page accessing method for the RAM writing pages
+  // Map access to this class, since we need to inspect all accesses to
+  // check if RWP happens
   access.type = System::PA_WRITE;
   for(uInt16 addr = 0x1000; addr < 0x1080; addr += System::PAGE_SIZE)
   {
-    access.directPokeBase = &myRAM[addr & 0x007F];
     access.codeAccessBase = &myCodeAccessBase[addr & 0x007F];
     mySystem->setPageAccess(addr, access);
   }
 
   // Set the page accessing method for the RAM reading pages
-  access.directPokeBase = nullptr;
   access.type = System::PA_READ;
   for(uInt16 addr = 0x1080; addr < 0x1100; addr += System::PAGE_SIZE)
   {
@@ -103,25 +103,13 @@ uInt8 CartridgeF6SC::peek(uInt16 address)
   }
 
   if(address < 0x0080)  // Write port is at 0xF000 - 0xF07F (128 bytes)
-  {
-    // Reading from the write port triggers an unwanted write
-    uInt8 value = mySystem->getDataBusState(0xFF);
-
-    if(bankLocked())
-      return value;
-    else
-    {
-      myRAM[address] = value;
-      triggerReadFromWritePort(peekAddress);
-      return value;
-    }
-  }
+    return peekRAM(myRAM[address], peekAddress);
   else
     return myImage[myBankOffset + address];
 }
 
 // - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
-bool CartridgeF6SC::poke(uInt16 address, uInt8)
+bool CartridgeF6SC::poke(uInt16 address, uInt8 value)
 {
   address &= 0x0FFF;
 
@@ -131,31 +119,29 @@ bool CartridgeF6SC::poke(uInt16 address, uInt8)
     case 0x0FF6:
       // Set the current bank to the first 4k bank
       bank(0);
-      break;
+      return false;
 
     case 0x0FF7:
       // Set the current bank to the second 4k bank
       bank(1);
-      break;
+      return false;
 
     case 0x0FF8:
       // Set the current bank to the third 4k bank
       bank(2);
-      break;
+      return false;
 
     case 0x0FF9:
       // Set the current bank to the forth 4k bank
       bank(3);
-      break;
+      return false;
 
     default:
       break;
   }
 
-  // NOTE: This does not handle accessing RAM, however, this function
-  // should never be called for RAM because of the way page accessing
-  // has been setup
-  return false;
+  pokeRAM(myRAM[address & 0x007F], address, value);
+  return true;
 }
 
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