diff --git a/Assets/dll/ares64.wbx.zst b/Assets/dll/ares64.wbx.zst
index ddb8c9eeb0..f0ad736ff3 100644
Binary files a/Assets/dll/ares64.wbx.zst and b/Assets/dll/ares64.wbx.zst differ
diff --git a/waterbox/ares64/BizInterface.cpp b/waterbox/ares64/BizInterface.cpp
index a4088ee80e..92c29d09c3 100644
--- a/waterbox/ares64/BizInterface.cpp
+++ b/waterbox/ares64/BizInterface.cpp
@@ -3,8 +3,6 @@
 #include <emulibc.h>
 #include <waterboxcore.h>
 
-#include <vector>
-
 #define EXPORT extern "C" ECL_EXPORT
 
 typedef enum
@@ -396,11 +394,15 @@ static bool LoadRom(LoadData* loadData, bool isPal)
 
 	string cic = isPal ? "CIC-NUS-7101" : "CIC-NUS-6102";
 	u32 crc32 = Hash::CRC32({&data[0x40], 0x9C0}).value();
-	if (crc32 == 0x1DEB51A9) cic = isPal ? "CIC-NUS-7102" : "CIC-NUS-6101";
+	if (crc32 == 0x1DEB51A9) cic = "CIC-NUS-6101";
+	if (crc32 == 0xEC8B1325) cic = "CIC-NUS-7102";
 	if (crc32 == 0xC08E5BD6) cic = isPal ? "CIC-NUS-7101" : "CIC-NUS-6102";
 	if (crc32 == 0x03B8376A) cic = isPal ? "CIC-NUS-7103" : "CIC-NUS-6103";
 	if (crc32 == 0xCF7F41DC) cic = isPal ? "CIC-NUS-7105" : "CIC-NUS-6105";
 	if (crc32 == 0xD1059C6A) cic = isPal ? "CIC-NUS-7106" : "CIC-NUS-6106";
+	if (crc32 == 0x0C965795) cic = "CIC-NUS-8303";
+	if (crc32 == 0x10C68B18) cic = "CIC-NUS-8401";
+	if (crc32 == 0x8FEBA21E) cic = "CIC-NUS-DDUS";
 	platform->bizpak->setAttribute("cic", cic);
 
 	SaveType save = DetectSaveType(data);
@@ -455,8 +457,6 @@ static bool LoadDisk(LoadData* loadData)
 	diskErrorData = new array_view<u8>(data, len);
 	platform->bizpak->append(name, *diskErrorData);
 
-	ares::Nintendo64::dd.rtcCallback = GetBizTime;
-
 	if (auto port = root->find<ares::Node::Port>("Nintendo 64DD/Disk Drive"))
 	{
 		port->allocate();
@@ -475,7 +475,9 @@ EXPORT bool Init(LoadData* loadData, ControllerType* controllers, bool isPal, bo
 	platform = new BizPlatform;
 	platform->bizpak = new vfs::directory;
 	ares::platform = platform;
+
 	biztime = initTime;
+	ares::Nintendo64::dd.rtcCallback = GetBizTime;
 
 	u8* data;
 	u32 len;
diff --git a/waterbox/ares64/Makefile b/waterbox/ares64/Makefile
index 5dd639f073..770c86064c 100644
--- a/waterbox/ares64/Makefile
+++ b/waterbox/ares64/Makefile
@@ -1,15 +1,17 @@
 NEED_LIBCO := 1
 
 ARES_PATH = $(ROOT_DIR)/ares/ares
-ANGRYLION_PATH = $(ROOT_DIR)/ares/thirdparty/angrylion-rdp/mylittle-nocomment
+THIRDPARTY_PATH = $(ROOT_DIR)/ares/thirdparty
+ANGRYLION_PATH = $(THIRDPARTY_PATH)/angrylion-rdp/mylittle-nocomment
+SLJIT_PATH = $(THIRDPARTY_PATH)/sljit/sljit_src
 
-CXXFLAGS := -std=c++17 -msse4.2 \
-	-I../libco -I.$(ROOT_DIR)/ares/ -I.$(ROOT_DIR)/ares/thirdparty/ -I.$(ARES_PATH) \
+CXXFLAGS := -std=gnu++17 -march=nehalem \
+	-I../libco -I.$(ROOT_DIR)/ares -I.$(ARES_PATH) -I.$(THIRDPARTY_PATH) -I.$(ANGRYLION_PATH) \
 	-Werror=int-to-pointer-cast -Wno-unused-but-set-variable -Wno-format-security \
 	-Wno-parentheses -Wno-reorder -Wno-unused-variable -Wno-delete-non-virtual-dtor \
 	-Wno-sign-compare -Wno-switch -Wno-unused-local-typedefs -Wno-bool-operation \
-	-fno-strict-aliasing -fwrapv -fno-operator-names \
-	-I.$(ANGRYLION_PATH) -DANGRYLION_RDP
+	-fno-strict-aliasing -fwrapv -fno-operator-names -fexpensive-optimizations \
+	-DSLJIT_HAVE_CONFIG_PRE=1 -DSLJIT_HAVE_CONFIG_POST=1
 
 TARGET = ares64.wbx
 
@@ -42,6 +44,12 @@ SRCS_ANGRYLION = \
 	$(ANGRYLION_PATH)/main.cpp \
 	$(ANGRYLION_PATH)/n64video.cpp
 
-SRCS = $(SRCS_PROCESSORS) $(SRCS_ARES) $(SRCS_N64) $(SRCS_ANGRYLION) BizInterface.cpp
+#note these are not actually used as recompiler is disabled
+#these still need to be built though if you want a debug build
+SRCS_SLJIT = \
+	$(SLJIT_PATH)/sljitLir.c \
+	$(THIRDPARTY_PATH)/sljitAllocator.cpp
+
+SRCS = $(SRCS_PROCESSORS) $(SRCS_ARES) $(SRCS_N64) $(SRCS_ANGRYLION) $(SRCS_SLJIT) BizInterface.cpp
 
 include ../common.mak