diff --git a/pop1_apple.asl b/pop1_apple.asl
index daf38fb..dcf1d0d 100644
--- a/pop1_apple.asl
+++ b/pop1_apple.asl
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ startup
 
 start
 {
-    return(current.Level == 1 && current.Ticks == 0);
+    return (current.Level == 1 && current.Ticks == 0);
 }
 
 gameTime
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ gameTime
 
 reset
 {
-    return((current.Reset1 == 0 && current.Reset2 == 0 && current.Reset3 == 0) || game.ProcessName != "AppleWin");
+    return (current.Reset1 == 0 && current.Reset2 == 0 && current.Reset3 == 0);
 }
 
 split
diff --git a/pop_3d.asl b/pop_3d.asl
index 53d4955..e13a818 100644
--- a/pop_3d.asl
+++ b/pop_3d.asl
@@ -24,10 +24,11 @@ startup
     }
 }
 
-init
+exit
 {
-    vars.gameRunning = true;
-    game.Exited += (s, e) => vars.gameRunning = false;
+    // we do not need to unpause the IGT timer because the next time the game is running, the isLoading block will run and then it will be handled there
+    // however if we didn't have an isLoading block, then we would need to explicitly unpause in the init block
+    timer.IsGameTimePaused = true;
 }
 
 reset
@@ -46,7 +47,7 @@ start
 
 isLoading
 {
-    return (current.xPos == 0 && current.yPos == 0 && current.zPos == 0) || !vars.gameRunning;
+    return current.xPos == 0 && current.yPos == 0 && current.zPos == 0;
 }
 
 split
diff --git a/pop_tfs.asl b/pop_tfs.asl
index ac1e2d1..4e1d41a 100644
--- a/pop_tfs.asl
+++ b/pop_tfs.asl
@@ -135,9 +135,6 @@ startup
 
 init
 {
-    vars.gameRunning = true;
-    game.Exited += (s, e) => vars.gameRunning = false;
-
     // This is a split which triggers when the prince is within a certain range of coords
     vars.SplitTFSpos = (Func <int, int, int, int, bool>)((xTarg, yTarg, zTarg, range) => {
         return
@@ -157,9 +154,16 @@ init
     });
 }
 
+exit
+{
+    // we do not need to unpause the IGT timer because the next time the game is running, the isLoading block will run and then it will be handled there
+    // however if we didn't have an isLoading block, then we would need to explicitly unpause in the init block
+    timer.IsGameTimePaused = true;
+}
+
 isLoading
 {
-    return (current.isMenu == 0 || current.isLoading || !vars.gameRunning);
+    return (current.isMenu == 0 || current.isLoading);
 }
 
 reset