diff --git a/Themes/_fallback/Scripts/02 Branches.lua b/Themes/_fallback/Scripts/02 Branches.lua
index ca3a698e92..c323580100 100644
--- a/Themes/_fallback/Scripts/02 Branches.lua	
+++ b/Themes/_fallback/Scripts/02 Branches.lua	
@@ -42,6 +42,16 @@ Branch = {
 			return "ScreenTitleJoin"
 		end
 	end,
+	StartGame = function()
+		-- Check to see if there are 0 songs installed. Also make sure to check
+		-- that the additional song count is also 0, because there is
+		-- a possibility someone will use their existing StepMania simfile
+		-- collection with sm-ssc via AdditionalFolders/AdditionalSongFolders.
+		if SONGMAN:GetNumSongs() == 0 and SONGMAN:GetNumAdditionalSongs() == 0 then
+			return "ScreenHowToInstallSongs";
+		end;
+		return "ScreenSelectProfile";
+	end,
 	AfterProfileLoad = function()
 		return "ScreenSelectProfile"
 	end,
@@ -108,6 +118,15 @@ Branch = {
 		end
 	end,
 	PlayerOptions = function()
+		local pm = GAMESTATE:GetPlayMode()
+		local restricted = { "PlayMode_Oni", "PlayMode_Rave",
+			--"PlayMode_Battle" -- ??
+		};
+		for i=1,#restricted do
+			if restricted[i] == pm then
+				return "ScreenPlayerOptionsRestricted"
+			end;
+		end
 		if SCREENMAN:GetTopScreen():GetGoToOptions() then
 			return "ScreenPlayerOptions";
 		else
diff --git a/Themes/_fallback/metrics.ini b/Themes/_fallback/metrics.ini
index f376a7e7c5..6d64acea06 100644
--- a/Themes/_fallback/metrics.ini
+++ b/Themes/_fallback/metrics.ini
@@ -1411,7 +1411,7 @@ NumChoicesOnPage1=100
 ChoiceNames="1,4,7"
 #~ ChoiceNames="1,2,3,4,5,6,7"
 DefaultChoice="1"
-Choice1="applydefaultoptions;screen,ScreenSelectProfile;text,Game Start"
+Choice1="applydefaultoptions;text,Game Start;screen,"..Branch.StartGame()
 Choice2="screen,ScreenNetworkOptions;text,Play Online"
 Choice3="screen,ScreenSelectGame;text,Select Game"
 Choice4="screen,ScreenOptionsService;text,Options"
@@ -2588,6 +2588,12 @@ Line15="list,ScoreDisplay"
 Line16="list,Steps"
 Line17="list,Characters"
 
+#
+[ScreenPlayerOptionsRestricted]
+Fallback="ScreenPlayerOptions"
+NextScreen="ScreenStageInformation"
+LineNames="1,8,16,17"
+
 # funny
 [ScreenSongOptions]
 Fallback="ScreenOptions"
@@ -3391,6 +3397,16 @@ SongOptionsOnCommand=visible,false
 Fallback="Player"
 ComboOnCommand=visible,false
 
+# sm-ssc helper screens
+[ScreenHowToInstallSongs]
+Class="ScreenSplash"
+Fallback="ScreenSplash"
+NextScreen=Branch.TitleMenu()
+PrevtScreen=Branch.TitleMenu()
+ShowStyleIcon=false
+TimerSeconds=-1
+ShowHelp=false
+
 # stuff for online mode:
 [ScreenSMOnlineLogin]
 Class="ScreenSMOnlineLogin"