diff --git a/source/frontend/frontend.cpp b/source/frontend/frontend.cpp
index 073f2cc3f..9d19f3bd0 100644
--- a/source/frontend/frontend.cpp
+++ b/source/frontend/frontend.cpp
@@ -79,7 +79,8 @@ CFrontEndMode	*CFrontEndScene::s_modeCodes[]=
 	&s_frontEndDemoMode,			// MODE__DEMO
 	&s_frontEndCredits,				// MODE__CREDITS
 
-	NULL,							// MODE__NONE
+	// NULL,							// MODE__NONE
+	// NULL,							// MODE__EXIT_TO_GAME
 };
 
 
@@ -99,6 +100,7 @@ void CFrontEndScene::init()
 		s_modeCodes[i]->init();
 	}
 
+	m_exitToGame=false;
 	m_mode=MODE__NONE;
 	setMode(MODE__MAIN_TITLES);
 }
@@ -158,7 +160,7 @@ void CFrontEndScene::think(int _frames)
   ---------------------------------------------------------------------- */
 int CFrontEndScene::readyToShutdown()
 {
-	return false;
+	return m_exitToGame;
 }
 
 
@@ -173,14 +175,22 @@ void CFrontEndScene::setMode(FrontEndMode _newMode)
 PAUL_DBGMSG("CFrontEndScene::setMode(%d)",_newMode);
 
 	// Close old mode
-	if(s_modeCodes[m_mode])
+	if(m_mode!=MODE__NONE)
 	{
 		s_modeCodes[m_mode]->unselect();
 	}
 	
 	// Open new mode
-	m_mode=_newMode;
-	s_modeCodes[m_mode]->select();
+	if(_newMode==MODE__EXIT_TO_GAME)
+	{
+		m_exitToGame=true;
+		GameState::setNextScene(&FrontEndScene);
+	}
+	else
+	{
+		m_mode=_newMode;
+		s_modeCodes[m_mode]->select();
+	}
 }
 
 
diff --git a/source/frontend/frontend.h b/source/frontend/frontend.h
index 522dc7717..686683da2 100644
--- a/source/frontend/frontend.h
+++ b/source/frontend/frontend.h
@@ -46,6 +46,8 @@ public:
 		MODE__CREDITS,
 
 		MODE__NONE,
+
+		MODE__EXIT_TO_GAME,
 	} FrontEndMode;
 
 	void	init();
@@ -59,6 +61,8 @@ public:
 private:
 	void	setMode(FrontEndMode _newMode);
 
+	int							m_exitToGame;
+
 	FrontEndMode				m_mode;
 	class CFrontEndMode			*m_modeCode;
 	static class CFrontEndMode	*s_modeCodes[];
diff --git a/source/frontend/start.cpp b/source/frontend/start.cpp
index ee0b0c1f3..cffabb587 100644
--- a/source/frontend/start.cpp
+++ b/source/frontend/start.cpp
@@ -131,10 +131,19 @@ void CFrontEndStart::render()
 	Params:
 	Returns:
   ---------------------------------------------------------------------- */
+#ifndef __PAD_PADS_H__
+#include "pad\pads.h"
+#endif
 void CFrontEndStart::think(int _frames)
 {
 	if(!m_shuttingDown)
 	{
+/////////// PKG		
+if(PadGetDown(0)&PAD_START)
+{
+	m_selectedSlot=0;
+}
+/////////// PKG		
 		if(m_selectedSlot!=NO_SLOT_SELECTED||
 		   m_escapeToTitles)
 		{
@@ -163,13 +172,13 @@ int CFrontEndStart::isReadyToExit()
   ---------------------------------------------------------------------- */
 CFrontEndScene::FrontEndMode CFrontEndStart::getNextMode()
 {
-	if(m_selectedSlot!=NO_SLOT_SELECTED)
+	if(m_selectedSlot==NO_SLOT_SELECTED)
 	{
-		return	CFrontEndScene::MODE__MAIN_TITLES;
+		return CFrontEndScene::MODE__MAIN_TITLES;
 	}
 	else
 	{
-		return	CFrontEndScene::MODE__MAIN_TITLES;	// PKG
+		return CFrontEndScene::MODE__EXIT_TO_GAME;
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/source/system/gstate.cpp b/source/system/gstate.cpp
index 6cd44104b..b135be8bd 100644
--- a/source/system/gstate.cpp
+++ b/source/system/gstate.cpp
@@ -53,6 +53,7 @@ void GameState::think()
 		{
 			if(s_currentScene->readyToShutdown())
 			{
+				SYSTEM_DBGMSG("GameState: Closing down scene..");
 				ASSERT(s_pendingScene);		// There really should be a scene pending before you shutdown..!
 				s_currentScene->shutdown();
 				s_currentScene=NULL;
@@ -60,6 +61,7 @@ void GameState::think()
 		}
 		if(!s_currentScene)
 		{
+			SYSTEM_DBGMSG("GameState: Opening new scene..");
 			s_currentScene=s_pendingScene;
 			s_currentScene->init();
 			s_pendingScene=NULL;