local pauses = 100

local iterator = 0
local iterations_save = 0
local total_iterations = 0
local iterations_before_resave = 50

-- File to write to
local outfile = assert(io.open("pauserng.txt", "w"));

-- Savestate to be loaded
local state = savestate.create();
savestate.save(state);

local i = 0

while total_iterations < pauses do
   total_iterations = iterator + iterations_save;
   gui.text(0, 50, "On iteration: " .. total_iterations);
   savestate.load(state);
   l = 0;
   -- Do the number of pauses required
   while l < iterator do
      pcsx.frameadvance()
         pcsx.frameadvance()
         joypad.set(1, { ["start"] = true })
         pcsx.frameadvance()
         pcsx.frameadvance()
         joypad.set(1, { ["start"] = false })
      l = l + 1;
   end
   if iterator == iterations_before_resave then
      iterations_save = iterations_save + iterator;
      savestate.save(state);
      iterator = 0;
   end
   -- Advance 1 frame, then hit circle
   pcsx.frameadvance();
   joypad.set(1, { ["circle"] = true });
   pcsx.frameadvance();
   joypad.set(1, { ["circle"] = false });
   w = 0;
   -- Frame advance 20 times
   if memory.readbyte(0x000F5CCD) < 2 then
   done = 1;
   end

   outfile:write(total_iterations .. " pause: " .. memory.readword(0x000F99EC) .. memory.readbyte(0x000F99E8) "\n");
   iterator = iterator + 1;
end

assert(outfile:close());
pcsx.pause();