diff --git a/src/BizHawk.Emulation.Cores/Calculators/Emu83/Emu83.cs b/src/BizHawk.Emulation.Cores/Calculators/Emu83/Emu83.cs
index b754cc453a..5000f61e32 100644
--- a/src/BizHawk.Emulation.Cores/Calculators/Emu83/Emu83.cs
+++ b/src/BizHawk.Emulation.Cores/Calculators/Emu83/Emu83.cs
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 using System;
 using System.Linq;
 
+using BizHawk.BizInvoke;
+using BizHawk.Common;
 using BizHawk.Emulation.Common;
 using BizHawk.Emulation.Cores.Calculators.TI83;
 
@@ -10,6 +12,15 @@ namespace BizHawk.Emulation.Cores.Calculators.Emu83
 	[ServiceNotApplicable(new[] { typeof(IBoardInfo), typeof(IRegionable), typeof(ISaveRam), typeof(ISoundProvider) })]
 	public partial class Emu83 : TI83Common
 	{
+		private static readonly LibEmu83 LibEmu83;
+
+		static Emu83()
+		{
+			var resolver = new DynamicLibraryImportResolver(
+				OSTailoredCode.IsUnixHost ? "libemu83.so" : "libemu83.dll", hasLimitedLifetime: false);
+			LibEmu83 = BizInvoker.GetInvoker<LibEmu83>(resolver, CallingConventionAdapters.Native);
+		}
+
 		private IntPtr Context = IntPtr.Zero;
 
 		private readonly BasicServiceProvider _serviceProvider;
diff --git a/src/BizHawk.Emulation.Cores/Calculators/Emu83/LibEmu83.cs b/src/BizHawk.Emulation.Cores/Calculators/Emu83/LibEmu83.cs
index dc2a66279a..40014d8d36 100644
--- a/src/BizHawk.Emulation.Cores/Calculators/Emu83/LibEmu83.cs
+++ b/src/BizHawk.Emulation.Cores/Calculators/Emu83/LibEmu83.cs
@@ -1,42 +1,43 @@
 using System;
 using System.Runtime.InteropServices;
 
+using BizHawk.BizInvoke;
+
 namespace BizHawk.Emulation.Cores.Calculators.Emu83
 {
-	public static class LibEmu83
+	public abstract class LibEmu83
 	{
-		private const string lib = "libemu83";
 		private const CallingConvention cc = CallingConvention.Cdecl;
 
-		[DllImport(lib, CallingConvention = cc)]
-		public static extern IntPtr TI83_CreateContext(byte[] rom, int len);
+		[BizImport(cc)]
+		public abstract IntPtr TI83_CreateContext(byte[] rom, int len);
 
-		[DllImport(lib, CallingConvention = cc)]
-		public static extern void TI83_DestroyContext(IntPtr context);
+		[BizImport(cc)]
+		public abstract void TI83_DestroyContext(IntPtr context);
 
-		[DllImport(lib, CallingConvention = cc)]
-		public static extern bool TI83_LoadLinkFile(IntPtr context, byte[] linkfile, int len);
+		[BizImport(cc)]
+		public abstract bool TI83_LoadLinkFile(IntPtr context, byte[] linkfile, int len);
 
-		[DllImport(lib, CallingConvention = cc)]
-		public static extern void TI83_SetLinkFilesAreLoaded(IntPtr context);
+		[BizImport(cc)]
+		public abstract void TI83_SetLinkFilesAreLoaded(IntPtr context);
 
-		[DllImport(lib, CallingConvention = cc)]
-		public static extern bool TI83_GetLinkActive(IntPtr context);
+		[BizImport(cc)]
+		public abstract bool TI83_GetLinkActive(IntPtr context);
 
-		[DllImport(lib, CallingConvention = cc)]
-		public static extern bool TI83_Advance(IntPtr context, bool onpress, bool sendnextlinkfile, int[] videobuf, uint bgcol, uint forecol);
+		[BizImport(cc)]
+		public abstract bool TI83_Advance(IntPtr context, bool onpress, bool sendnextlinkfile, int[] videobuf, uint bgcol, uint forecol);
 
-		[DllImport(lib, CallingConvention = cc)]
-		public static extern long TI83_GetStateSize();
+		[BizImport(cc)]
+		public abstract long TI83_GetStateSize();
 
-		[DllImport(lib, CallingConvention = cc)]
-		public static extern bool TI83_SaveState(IntPtr context, byte[] buf);
+		[BizImport(cc)]
+		public abstract bool TI83_SaveState(IntPtr context, byte[] buf);
 
-		[DllImport(lib, CallingConvention = cc)]
-		public static extern bool TI83_LoadState(IntPtr context, byte[] buf);
+		[BizImport(cc)]
+		public abstract bool TI83_LoadState(IntPtr context, byte[] buf);
 
-		[DllImport(lib, CallingConvention = cc)]
-		public static extern void TI83_GetRegs(IntPtr context, int[] buf);
+		[BizImport(cc)]
+		public abstract void TI83_GetRegs(IntPtr context, int[] buf);
 
 		public enum MemoryArea_t : int
 		{
@@ -45,17 +46,17 @@ namespace BizHawk.Emulation.Cores.Calculators.Emu83
 			MEM_VRAM,
 		}
 
-		[DllImport(lib, CallingConvention = cc)]
-		public static extern bool TI83_GetMemoryArea(IntPtr context, MemoryArea_t which, ref IntPtr ptr, ref int len);
+		[BizImport(cc)]
+		public abstract bool TI83_GetMemoryArea(IntPtr context, MemoryArea_t which, ref IntPtr ptr, ref int len);
 
-		[DllImport(lib, CallingConvention = cc)]
-		public static extern byte TI83_ReadMemory(IntPtr context, ushort addr);
+		[BizImport(cc)]
+		public abstract byte TI83_ReadMemory(IntPtr context, ushort addr);
 
-		[DllImport(lib, CallingConvention = cc)]
-		public static extern void TI83_WriteMemory(IntPtr context, ushort addr, byte val);
+		[BizImport(cc)]
+		public abstract void TI83_WriteMemory(IntPtr context, ushort addr, byte val);
 
-		[DllImport(lib, CallingConvention = cc)]
-		public static extern long TI83_GetCycleCount(IntPtr context);
+		[BizImport(cc)]
+		public abstract long TI83_GetCycleCount(IntPtr context);
 
 		public enum MemoryCallbackId_t : int
 		{
@@ -67,19 +68,19 @@ namespace BizHawk.Emulation.Cores.Calculators.Emu83
 		[UnmanagedFunctionPointer(cc)]
 		public delegate void MemoryCallback(ushort addr, long _cycleCount);
 
-		[DllImport(lib, CallingConvention = cc)]
-		public static extern void TI83_SetMemoryCallback(IntPtr context, MemoryCallbackId_t id, MemoryCallback callback);
+		[BizImport(cc)]
+		public abstract void TI83_SetMemoryCallback(IntPtr context, MemoryCallbackId_t id, MemoryCallback callback);
 
 		[UnmanagedFunctionPointer(cc)]
 		public delegate void TraceCallback(long _cycleCount);
 
-		[DllImport(lib, CallingConvention = cc)]
-		public static extern void TI83_SetTraceCallback(IntPtr context, TraceCallback callback);
+		[BizImport(cc)]
+		public abstract void TI83_SetTraceCallback(IntPtr context, TraceCallback callback);
 
 		[UnmanagedFunctionPointer(cc)]
 		public delegate byte InputCallback(byte _keyboardMask);
 
-		[DllImport(lib, CallingConvention = cc)]
-		public static extern void TI83_SetInputCallback(IntPtr context, InputCallback callback);
+		[BizImport(cc)]
+		public abstract void TI83_SetInputCallback(IntPtr context, InputCallback callback);
 	}
 }