diff --git a/stepmania/Themes/default/metrics.ini b/stepmania/Themes/default/metrics.ini
index de80322dbc..d5d8873279 100644
--- a/stepmania/Themes/default/metrics.ini
+++ b/stepmania/Themes/default/metrics.ini
@@ -2686,6 +2686,7 @@ Line1="conf,AttractSoundFrequency"
 Line2="conf,SoundVolume"
 
 [ScreenAttract]
+ResetGameState=true
 StartScreen=ScreenTitleBranch()
 Fallback="ScreenWithMenuElementsBlank"
 BackGoesToStartScreen=true
@@ -2839,6 +2840,7 @@ Class="ScreenRankingLines"
 Fallback="ScreenAttract"
 NextScreen="ScreenUnlockStatus"
 PrevScreen="ScreenHowToPlay"
+ResetGameState=false
 TimerSeconds=-1
 StepsTypesToHide="dance-couple,dance-solo,dance-routine,pump-halfdouble,pump-couple"
 Type="Category"
@@ -2987,6 +2989,7 @@ Fallback="ScreenAttract"
 TimerSeconds=25
 NextScreen="ScreenDemonstration"
 PrevScreen="ScreenLogo"
+ResetGameState=false
 SecondsToShow=25
 UseLifeMeterBar=true
 LifeMeterBarX=SCREEN_CENTER_X+160
diff --git a/stepmania/src/ScreenAttract.cpp b/stepmania/src/ScreenAttract.cpp
index fbcc8bd61e..cc9567ba8a 100644
--- a/stepmania/src/ScreenAttract.cpp
+++ b/stepmania/src/ScreenAttract.cpp
@@ -18,15 +18,17 @@ ThemeMetric<bool>	BACK_GOES_TO_START_SCREEN( "ScreenAttract", "BackGoesToStartSc
 Preference<float>	g_fSoundVolumeAttract( "SoundVolumeAttract", 1.0f );
 
 REGISTER_SCREEN_CLASS( ScreenAttract );
-ScreenAttract::ScreenAttract( bool bResetGameState )
+void ScreenAttract::Init()
 {
-	if( bResetGameState )
-		GAMESTATE->Reset();
+	RESET_GAME_STATE.Load( m_sName, "ResetGameState" );
+	ScreenWithMenuElements::Init();
 }
 
-
 void ScreenAttract::BeginScreen()
 {
+	if( RESET_GAME_STATE )
+		GAMESTATE->Reset();
+
 	GAMESTATE->VisitAttractScreen( m_sName );
 	ScreenAttract::SetAttractVolume( true );
 
diff --git a/stepmania/src/ScreenAttract.h b/stepmania/src/ScreenAttract.h
index a088210289..76311bdeef 100644
--- a/stepmania/src/ScreenAttract.h
+++ b/stepmania/src/ScreenAttract.h
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ AutoScreenMessage( SM_GoToStartScreen )
 class ScreenAttract : public ScreenWithMenuElements
 {
 public:
-	ScreenAttract( bool bResetGameState=true );
+	virtual void Init();
 	virtual void BeginScreen();
 
 	static void AttractInput( const InputEventPlus &input, ScreenWithMenuElements *pScreen );
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ public:
 
 protected:
 	virtual void StartPlayingMusic();
+	ThemeMetric<bool> RESET_GAME_STATE;
 };
 
 
diff --git a/stepmania/src/ScreenEnding.cpp b/stepmania/src/ScreenEnding.cpp
index 56f8a8c198..1e5219044a 100644
--- a/stepmania/src/ScreenEnding.cpp
+++ b/stepmania/src/ScreenEnding.cpp
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
 
 
 REGISTER_SCREEN_CLASS( ScreenEnding );
-ScreenEnding::ScreenEnding() : ScreenAttract( false/*dont reset GAMESTATE*/ )
+ScreenEnding::ScreenEnding()
 {
 	if( PREFSMAN->m_bScreenTestMode )
 	{
diff --git a/stepmania/src/ScreenRanking.cpp b/stepmania/src/ScreenRanking.cpp
index f0e3cdfad4..e223ea8a75 100644
--- a/stepmania/src/ScreenRanking.cpp
+++ b/stepmania/src/ScreenRanking.cpp
@@ -87,11 +87,6 @@ REGISTER_SCREEN_CLASS( ScreenRanking );
 REGISTER_SCREEN_CLASS( ScreenRankingScroller );
 REGISTER_SCREEN_CLASS( ScreenRankingLines );
 
-ScreenRanking::ScreenRanking():
-	ScreenAttract( false /*dont reset GAMESTATE*/ )
-{
-}
-
 void ScreenRanking::Init()
 {
 	// watch out: ThemeMetricStepsTypesToShow inverts the results
diff --git a/stepmania/src/ScreenRanking.h b/stepmania/src/ScreenRanking.h
index 00d7e961a1..91cf2fe7d1 100644
--- a/stepmania/src/ScreenRanking.h
+++ b/stepmania/src/ScreenRanking.h
@@ -36,7 +36,6 @@ PageType StringToPageType( const RString& s );
 class ScreenRanking : public ScreenAttract
 {
 public:
-	ScreenRanking();
 	virtual void Init();
 	virtual void BeginScreen();