Using the old graphics engine fixes the problem now, but I thought I'd report it.
Using ZSNES 1.51 Windows version.
Internal ROM Info
File
Maka Maka (J).smc
Name
MAKAMAKA
Company
Sigma
Header
None
Bank
LoROM
Interleaved
None
SRAM
64 Kb
Type
Normal + Batt
ROM
8 Mb
Country
Japan
Video
NTSC
ROM Speed
200ns (SlowROM)
Revision
1.0
Checksum
Good 0xDEC7
Game Code
Hashes
CRC32
E8E7904F
MD5
91FB2B63750DF613C7F3FD67FD0FF903
Database
Name
Maka Maka
Country
Japan
Revision
1.0
Port 1
Gamepad
Port 2
Gamepad
Genre 1
RPG
Genre 2
Unknown
So, I've heard this Japanese-only RPG is a trainwreck, but we'll know for sure once I get this script I have inserted.