Breath of Fire 3 [US]

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Game: Breath of Fire 3 [US]
Code: SLUS_004.22
Save State Available: No

Problem Description:
If using Garr's Beast Spear or after about 3 or so rounds of any combat the combat menu will fail to reappear ever again. The game doesn't lock up or crash though.

Affect on playing experience:
Continuing the game is impossible since the fight cannot continue. Even if powerful enough to end fights very quickly Boss fights are non-completable.

What's been tried:
EPSXe versions 1.5.0 and 1.4.0
Pete's D3D, D3D6, Software GPU, Lewpy's 3DFX Glide plugins
EPSXe sound core, Pete's Direct Sound plugins
SIO IRQ always enabled

Works fine in version 1.4.0. The problem only occurs in 1.5.0. The problem does not appear to be related to any plugins.

Test System:
AMD Duron 750mhz
256mb RAM
64mb Sparkle GeForce 2 MX 400

and

Pentium 3 450mhz
128mb RAM
Creative 3D Blaster Banshee

Notes:
A temporary work around is to play the game using V1.4.0 and use the cmdline -ssv0 in V1.5.0 for the purpose of coverting save states to the older version.