diff --git a/src/app/rom.cc b/src/app/rom.cc
index 6baaafc3..151f582a 100644
--- a/src/app/rom.cc
+++ b/src/app/rom.cc
@@ -219,7 +219,7 @@ absl::Status Rom::LoadFromFile(const std::string& filename, bool z3_load) {
   return absl::OkStatus();
 }
 
-absl::Status Rom::LoadFromPointer(uchar* data, size_t length) {
+absl::Status Rom::LoadFromPointer(uchar* data, size_t length, bool z3_load) {
   if (!data)
     return absl::InvalidArgumentError(
         "Could not load ROM: parameter `data` is empty.");
@@ -228,17 +228,19 @@ absl::Status Rom::LoadFromPointer(uchar* data, size_t length) {
 
   size_ = length;
 
-  // Copy ROM title
-  constexpr uint32_t kTitleStringOffset = 0x7FC0;
-  constexpr uint32_t kTitleStringLength = 20;
-  memcpy(title_, rom_data_.data() + kTitleStringOffset, kTitleStringLength);
-  if (rom_data_[kTitleStringOffset + 0x19] == 0) {
-    version_ = Z3_Version::JP;
-  } else {
-    version_ = Z3_Version::US;
+  if (z3_load) {
+    // Copy ROM title
+    constexpr uint32_t kTitleStringOffset = 0x7FC0;
+    constexpr uint32_t kTitleStringLength = 20;
+    memcpy(title_, rom_data_.data() + kTitleStringOffset, kTitleStringLength);
+    if (rom_data_[kTitleStringOffset + 0x19] == 0) {
+      version_ = Z3_Version::JP;
+    } else {
+      version_ = Z3_Version::US;
+    }
+    RETURN_IF_ERROR(gfx::LoadAllPalettes(rom_data_, palette_groups_));
+    LoadGfxGroups();
   }
-  RETURN_IF_ERROR(gfx::LoadAllPalettes(rom_data_, palette_groups_));
-  LoadGfxGroups();
 
   // Set is_loaded_ flag and return success
   is_loaded_ = true;
diff --git a/src/app/rom.h b/src/app/rom.h
index 111be3c4..699af27e 100644
--- a/src/app/rom.h
+++ b/src/app/rom.h
@@ -171,7 +171,7 @@ class Rom : public core::ExperimentFlags {
    *
    */
   absl::Status LoadFromFile(const std::string& filename, bool z3_load = true);
-  absl::Status LoadFromPointer(uchar* data, size_t length);
+  absl::Status LoadFromPointer(uchar* data, size_t length, bool z3_load = true);
   absl::Status LoadFromBytes(const Bytes& data);
 
   /**
diff --git a/src/test/gfx/compression_test.cc b/src/test/gfx/compression_test.cc
index 2056cd65..98c4b21c 100644
--- a/src/test/gfx/compression_test.cc
+++ b/src/test/gfx/compression_test.cc
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ using ::testing::TypedEq;
 namespace {
 
 Bytes ExpectCompressOk(Rom& rom, uchar* in, int in_size) {
-  auto load_status = rom.LoadFromPointer(in, in_size);
+  auto load_status = rom.LoadFromPointer(in, in_size, false);
   EXPECT_TRUE(load_status.ok());
   auto compression_status = CompressV3(rom.vector(), 0, in_size);
   EXPECT_TRUE(compression_status.ok());
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ Bytes ExpectDecompressBytesOk(Rom& rom, Bytes& in) {
 }
 
 Bytes ExpectDecompressOk(Rom& rom, uchar* in, int in_size) {
-  auto load_status = rom.LoadFromPointer(in, in_size);
+  auto load_status = rom.LoadFromPointer(in, in_size, false);
   EXPECT_TRUE(load_status.ok());
   auto decompression_status = DecompressV2(rom.data(), 0, in_size);
   EXPECT_TRUE(decompression_status.ok());