Same thing happens to me (The black).
Also I tried the beta and it worked fine but when I tried to open it a second time it won't open?? I have it set to Win 95 compatibility mode..
Oh, I think I get it. Like you press alt + 4 or something like that and you could type in a cheat to one of the games, or maybe at the shop wizard if it has a long name and you are to lazy to type it.
(Man I wish I had an autotyper to do that for me.)