diff --git a/src/emucore/Cart.cxx b/src/emucore/Cart.cxx
index 560d64a98..2cb87e469 100644
--- a/src/emucore/Cart.cxx
+++ b/src/emucore/Cart.cxx
@@ -91,13 +91,19 @@ void Cartridge::createCodeAccessBase(uInt32 size)
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 void Cartridge::initializeRAM(uInt8* arr, uInt32 size, uInt8 val) const
 {
-  if(mySettings.getBool(mySettings.getBool("dev.settings") ? "dev.ramrandom" : "plr.ramrandom"))
+  if(randomInitialRAM())
     for(uInt32 i = 0; i < size; ++i)
       arr[i] = mySystem->randGenerator().next();
   else
     memset(arr, val, size);
 }
 
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+bool Cartridge::randomInitialRAM() const
+{
+  return mySettings.getBool(mySettings.getBool("dev.settings") ? "dev.ramrandom" : "plr.ramrandom");
+}
+
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 void Cartridge::randomizeStartBank()
 {
diff --git a/src/emucore/Cart.hxx b/src/emucore/Cart.hxx
index 41ba2ba37..0cbce75cc 100644
--- a/src/emucore/Cart.hxx
+++ b/src/emucore/Cart.hxx
@@ -195,6 +195,13 @@ class Cartridge : public Device
     */
     void initializeRAM(uInt8* arr, uInt32 size, uInt8 val = 0) const;
 
+    /**
+      Checks if initial RAM randomization is enabled
+
+      @return Whether the initial RAM should be randomized
+    */
+    bool randomInitialRAM() const;
+
     /**
       Defines the startup bank. if 'bank' is negative, a random bank will
       be selected.
diff --git a/src/emucore/CartFE.cxx b/src/emucore/CartFE.cxx
index ab10e831c..9c2069f81 100644
--- a/src/emucore/CartFE.cxx
+++ b/src/emucore/CartFE.cxx
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ CartridgeFE::CartridgeFE(const BytePtr& image, uInt32 size,
   memcpy(myImage, image.get(), std::min(8192u, size));
   createCodeAccessBase(8192);
 
-  myStartBank = 0;  // For now, we assume this; more research is needed
+  myStartBank = 0;  // Decathlon requires this, since there is no startup vector in bank 1
 }
 
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