diff --git a/src/BizHawk.Emulation.Cores/Computers/Doom/DSDA.IVideoProvider.cs b/src/BizHawk.Emulation.Cores/Computers/Doom/DSDA.IVideoProvider.cs
index 4ff0c2f573..3ff875043c 100644
--- a/src/BizHawk.Emulation.Cores/Computers/Doom/DSDA.IVideoProvider.cs
+++ b/src/BizHawk.Emulation.Cores/Computers/Doom/DSDA.IVideoProvider.cs
@@ -23,24 +23,34 @@ namespace BizHawk.Emulation.Cores.Computers.Doom
 			{
 				var videoBufferSrc = IntPtr.Zero;
 				var palletteBufferSrc = IntPtr.Zero;
+
 				_core.dsda_get_video(out var width, out var height, out var pitch, ref videoBufferSrc, out var paletteSize, ref palletteBufferSrc);
 
-				// Handling pallette buffer
-				PaletteSize = paletteSize;
-				if (_palBuffer.Length < PaletteSize) _palBuffer = new int[PaletteSize];
+				var videoBuffer = (byte*) videoBufferSrc.ToPointer();
 				var paletteBuffer = (int*) palletteBufferSrc.ToPointer();
-				for (var i = 0; i < _palBuffer.Length; i++) _palBuffer[i] = paletteBuffer[i];
-
-				// Handling video buffer
+				PaletteSize = paletteSize;
 				BufferWidth = width;
 				BufferHeight = height;
-				if (_vidBuff.Length < BufferWidth * BufferHeight) _vidBuff = new int[BufferWidth * BufferHeight];
-				var videoBuffer = (byte*) videoBufferSrc.ToPointer();
-				for (var i = 0; i < _vidBuff.Length; i++) _vidBuff[i] = _palBuffer[videoBuffer[i]];
 
-				VirtualHeight = _settings.InternalAspect == AspectRatio.Native
-					? BufferWidth * 3 / 4
-					: BufferHeight;
+				// Handling pallette buffer
+				if (_palBuffer.Length < PaletteSize)
+				{
+					_palBuffer = new int[PaletteSize];
+				}
+				for (var i = 0; i < _palBuffer.Length; i++)
+				{
+					_palBuffer[i] = paletteBuffer[i];
+				}
+
+				// Handling video buffer
+				if (_vidBuff.Length < BufferWidth * BufferHeight)
+				{
+					_vidBuff = new int[BufferWidth * BufferHeight];
+				}
+				for (var i = 0; i < _vidBuff.Length; i++)
+				{
+					_vidBuff[i] = _palBuffer[videoBuffer[i]];
+				}
 			}
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/src/BizHawk.Emulation.Cores/Computers/Doom/DSDA.cs b/src/BizHawk.Emulation.Cores/Computers/Doom/DSDA.cs
index 5c0d325a53..ef0246a1de 100644
--- a/src/BizHawk.Emulation.Cores/Computers/Doom/DSDA.cs
+++ b/src/BizHawk.Emulation.Cores/Computers/Doom/DSDA.cs
@@ -87,20 +87,24 @@ namespace BizHawk.Emulation.Cores.Computers.Doom
 				resolution = resolutions[resolutions.Length - 1];
 			}
 
+			BufferWidth = resolution.X * multiplier;
+			BufferHeight = resolution.Y * multiplier;
+			VirtualHeight = _settings.InternalAspect == AspectRatio.Native
+				? BufferWidth * 3 / 4
+				: BufferHeight;
+
 			_configFile = Encoding.ASCII.GetBytes(
-				$"screen_resolution \"{
-					resolution.X * multiplier}x{
-					resolution.Y * multiplier}\"\n"
+				$"screen_resolution \"{BufferWidth}x{BufferHeight}\"\n"
 				// we need the core to treat native resolution as 4:3 aspect,
 				// that ensures FOV is correct on higher resolutions
 				+ $"render_aspect {(int)(_settings.InternalAspect == AspectRatio.Native
 					? AspectRatio._4by3
 					: _settings.InternalAspect)}\n"
 				+ $"render_wipescreen {(_syncSettings.RenderWipescreen ? 1 : 0)}\n"
-				+ "boom_translucent_sprites 0\n"
+				+ "render_stretch_hud 1\n"       // patch_stretch_doom_format
+				+ "boom_translucent_sprites 0\n" // may become a setting at some point
 				+ "uncapped_framerate 0\n"
 				+ "dsda_show_level_splits 0\n"
-				+ "render_stretch_hud 1\n"
 			);
 
 			_elf = new WaterboxHost(new WaterboxOptions
@@ -178,7 +182,6 @@ namespace BizHawk.Emulation.Cores.Computers.Doom
 					_elf.Seal();
 				}
 
-				// pull the default video size from the core
 				UpdateVideo();
 
 				// Registering memory domains