diff --git a/host/scripts/app/dict.lua b/host/scripts/app/dict.lua
index 43fc8a5..1271288 100644
--- a/host/scripts/app/dict.lua
+++ b/host/scripts/app/dict.lua
@@ -249,7 +249,7 @@ local function io( opcode, operand, misc, data )
 end
 
 -- external call for nes dictionary
-local function nes( opcode, operand, misc, data )
+local function nes( opcode, operand, misc, data, test_opcode )
 
 	assert ( op_nes[opcode] , "\nERROR undefined opcode: " .. opcode .. " must be defined in shared_dict_nes.h")
 
@@ -277,6 +277,16 @@ local function nes( opcode, operand, misc, data )
 	end
 	--print("error:", error_code, "data_len:",  data_len)
 	
+	--hack to test if running old firmware version for NESmaker legacy compatability
+	if test_opcode then
+		--just want to report if opcode succeeded or not
+		if error_code == err_codes["SUCCESS"] then
+			return true
+		else
+			return false
+		end
+	end
+	
 	assert ( (error_code == err_codes["SUCCESS"]), "\n ERROR!!! problem with opcode: " .. opcode .. " operand: " .. operand .. " misc: " .. misc .. " device error code: " .. error_code)
 
 	if data_len and data_len ~= (wLength - RETURN_LEN_IDX) then
diff --git a/host/scripts/inlretro2.lua b/host/scripts/inlretro2.lua
index 6588d6e..f066405 100644
--- a/host/scripts/inlretro2.lua
+++ b/host/scripts/inlretro2.lua
@@ -73,6 +73,7 @@ function nes_exec(process_opts, console_opts)
         easynsf = require "scripts.nes.easyNSF",
         fme7 = require "scripts.nes.fme7",
         mapper30 = require "scripts.nes.mapper30",
+        mapper30v2 = require "scripts.nes.mapper30v2",
         mmc1 = require "scripts.nes.mmc1",
         mmc3 = require "scripts.nes.mmc3",
         mmc4 = require "scripts.nes.mmc4",
diff --git a/host/scripts/nes/mapper30.lua b/host/scripts/nes/mapper30.lua
index 5a59ec6..7a92a3d 100644
--- a/host/scripts/nes/mapper30.lua
+++ b/host/scripts/nes/mapper30.lua
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ local dict = require "scripts.app.dict"
 local nes = require "scripts.app.nes"
 local dump = require "scripts.app.dump"
 local flash = require "scripts.app.flash"
+local time = require "scripts.app.time"
 
 -- file constants
 
@@ -61,8 +62,8 @@ local function process(process_opts, console_opts)
 	local file
 	-- TODO: Cleanup needed here, support chrrom, make this look more like other mapper scripts.
 	local size = console_opts["prg_rom_size_kb"]
-	--local filetype = "nes"
-	local filetype = "bin"
+	local filetype = "nes"
+	--local filetype = "bin"
 
 --initialize device i/o for NES
 	dict.io("IO_RESET")
@@ -203,7 +204,10 @@ local function process(process_opts, console_opts)
 
 
 		--flash cart
-		flash.write_file( file, size, "MAP30", "PRGROM", true )
+		print("\nFLASHING the PRG-ROM, will take ~20sec please wait...")
+		time.start()
+		flash.write_file( file, size, "MAP30", "PRGROM", false )
+		time.report(size)
 		--close file
 		assert(file:close())
 
diff --git a/host/scripts/nes/mapper30v2.lua b/host/scripts/nes/mapper30v2.lua
index 926c17e..a8c541d 100644
--- a/host/scripts/nes/mapper30v2.lua
+++ b/host/scripts/nes/mapper30v2.lua
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ local files = require "scripts.app.files"
 local ciccom = require "scripts.app.ciccom"
 local time = require "scripts.app.time"
 local swim = require "scripts.app.swim"
+local mapper30_legacy = require "scripts.nes.mapper30"
 
 -- file constants & variables
 local mapname = "MAP30"
@@ -390,6 +391,24 @@ local function flash_prgrom(file, rom_size_KB, debug)
 
 end
 
+local function is_old_firmware( debug )
+
+	if debug then print("checking for old firmware") end
+
+	--check if CIRAM_A10_MIRRORING opcode is present
+	--this was cut from later versions
+	local rv
+	rv = dict.nes("CIRAM_A10_MIRROR", nil, nil, nil, true)
+	
+	if debug then 
+		if rv then print("old firmware sensed, running legacy mode")
+		else print("later firmware sensed, running default scripts")
+		end
+	end
+
+	return rv
+
+end
 
 --Cart should be in reset state upon calling this function 
 --this function processes all user requests for this specific board/mapper
@@ -408,8 +427,15 @@ local function process(process_opts, console_opts)
 	-- TODO: Cleanup needed here, support chrrom, make this look more like other mapper scripts.
 	local prg_size = console_opts["prg_rom_size_kb"]
 
-	--local filetype = "nes"
-	local filetype = "bin"
+	local filetype = "nes"
+	--local filetype = "bin"
+
+	if is_old_firmware(true) then
+		--call legacy mapper30 script
+--local mapper30_legacy = require "scripts.nes.mapper30"
+		mapper30_legacy.process(process_opts, console_opts)
+		return
+	end
 
 --initialize device i/o for NES
 	dict.io("IO_RESET")
@@ -437,8 +463,8 @@ local function process(process_opts, console_opts)
 		if not rv then return end 
 
 		--test software mirroring switch
-		rv = test_soft_mir_switch()
-		if not rv then return end 
+		--rv = test_soft_mir_switch()
+		--if not rv then return end 
 
 
 	end
@@ -532,7 +558,6 @@ local function process(process_opts, console_opts)
 
 --verify flashfile is on the cart
 	if verify then
-		--for now let's just dump the file and verify manually
 
 		file = assert(io.open(verifyfile, "wb"))