diff --git a/include/config/general.h b/include/config/general.h
index dc39f4919..2fdac6613 100644
--- a/include/config/general.h
+++ b/include/config/general.h
@@ -6,7 +6,8 @@
 // still has them in the ROM. This is because the developers forgot
 // to define NDEBUG before release, however this has been changed as
 // Ruby's actual debug build does not use the AGBPrint features.
-#define NDEBUG
+
+// #define NDEBUG
 
 // To enable printf debugging, comment out "#define NDEBUG". This allows
 // the various AGBPrint functions to be used. (See include/gba/isagbprint.h).
diff --git a/include/global.h b/include/global.h
index 1bde76b9f..fbc4ec063 100644
--- a/include/global.h
+++ b/include/global.h
@@ -181,6 +181,7 @@ struct SaveBlock3
 #if OW_USE_FAKE_RTC
     struct Time fakeRTC;
 #endif
+            u32 masterSeed;
 };
 
 extern struct SaveBlock3 *gSaveBlock3Ptr;
diff --git a/src/main_menu.c b/src/main_menu.c
index 95d8c0647..aee253f90 100644
--- a/src/main_menu.c
+++ b/src/main_menu.c
@@ -1761,6 +1761,8 @@ static void Task_NewGameBirchSpeech_ProcessModeMenuInput(u8 taskId)
         case 1:
             PlaySE(SE_SELECT);
             gSaveBlock2Ptr->gameMode = 1;
+            u32 randomSeed = Random32();
+            gSaveBlock3Ptr->masterSeed = randomSeed;
             gTasks[taskId].func = Task_NewGameBirchSpeech_ShrinkPlayer;
     }  
 }