mkxpRawKeyStates

diff --git a/binding-mri/binding-mri.cpp b/binding-mri/binding-mri.cpp
index 6fccdd5..9848652 100644
--- a/binding-mri/binding-mri.cpp
+++ b/binding-mri/binding-mri.cpp
@@ -74,6 +74,7 @@ void graphicsBindingInit();

 void fileIntBindingInit();

+RB_METHOD(mkxpRawKeyStates);
 RB_METHOD(mriPrint);
 RB_METHOD(mriP);
 RB_METHOD(mriDataDirectory);
@@ -141,10 +142,21 @@ static void mriBindingInit()
    VALUE mod = rb_define_module("System");
    _rb_define_module_function(mod, "data_directory", mriDataDirectory);
    _rb_define_module_function(mod, "puts", mkxpPuts);
+   _rb_define_module_function(mod, "raw_key_states", mkxpRawKeyStates);

    rb_gv_set("MKXP", Qtrue);
 }

+RB_METHOD(mkxpRawKeyStates)
+{
+   RB_UNUSED_PARAM;
+
+   VALUE str = rb_str_new(0, sizeof(EventThread::keyStates));
+   memcpy(RSTRING_PTR(str), EventThread::keyStates, sizeof(EventThread::keyStates));
+
+   return str;
+}
+
 static void
 showMsg(const std::string &msg)
 {
diff --git a/src/eventthread.cpp b/src/eventthread.cpp
index 6678772..6000dad 100644
--- a/src/eventthread.cpp
+++ b/src/eventthread.cpp
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@

 #include <string.h>

-bool EventThread::keyStates[] = { false };
+uint8_t EventThread::keyStates[] = { false };

 EventThread::JoyState EventThread::joyState =
 {
diff --git a/src/eventthread.h b/src/eventthread.h
index ec5e8bb..15d4f63 100644
--- a/src/eventthread.h
+++ b/src/eventthread.h
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ struct SDL_Window;
 class EventThread
 {
 public:
-   static bool keyStates[SDL_NUM_SCANCODES];
+   static uint8_t keyStates[SDL_NUM_SCANCODES];

    struct JoyState
    {