diff --git a/BizHawk.MultiClient/MainForm.MenuItems.cs b/BizHawk.MultiClient/MainForm.MenuItems.cs
index c70c6b4c4d..ff4d67063a 100644
--- a/BizHawk.MultiClient/MainForm.MenuItems.cs
+++ b/BizHawk.MultiClient/MainForm.MenuItems.cs
@@ -744,7 +744,7 @@ namespace BizHawk.MultiClient
 			//repopulate it with an up to date list
 			recentROMToolStripMenuItem.DropDownItems.Clear();
 
-			if (Global.Config.RecentRoms.IsEmpty())
+			if (Global.Config.RecentRoms.IsEmpty)
 			{
 				var none = new ToolStripMenuItem();
 				none.Enabled = false;
@@ -753,7 +753,7 @@ namespace BizHawk.MultiClient
 			}
 			else
 			{
-				for (int x = 0; x < Global.Config.RecentRoms.Length(); x++)
+				for (int x = 0; x < Global.Config.RecentRoms.Count; x++)
 				{
 					string path = Global.Config.RecentRoms.GetRecentFileByPosition(x);
 					var item = new ToolStripMenuItem();
@@ -787,7 +787,7 @@ namespace BizHawk.MultiClient
 
 			recentToolStripMenuItem.DropDownItems.Clear();
 
-			if (Global.Config.RecentMovies.IsEmpty())
+			if (Global.Config.RecentMovies.IsEmpty)
 			{
 				var none = new ToolStripMenuItem();
 				none.Enabled = false;
@@ -796,7 +796,7 @@ namespace BizHawk.MultiClient
 			}
 			else
 			{
-				for (int x = 0; x < Global.Config.RecentMovies.Length(); x++)
+				for (int x = 0; x < Global.Config.RecentMovies.Count; x++)
 				{
 					string path = Global.Config.RecentMovies.GetRecentFileByPosition(x);
 					var item = new ToolStripMenuItem();
@@ -1003,9 +1003,14 @@ namespace BizHawk.MultiClient
 		private void contextMenuStrip1_Opening(object sender, System.ComponentModel.CancelEventArgs e)
 		{
 			if (EmulatorPaused)
+			{
 				wasPaused = true;
+			}
 			else
+			{
 				wasPaused = false;
+			}
+
 			didMenuPause = true;
 			PauseEmulator();
 
@@ -1089,23 +1094,29 @@ namespace BizHawk.MultiClient
 				}
 
 				cmiUndoSavestate.Visible = true;
-
 				cmiSeparator20.Visible = true;
-
 				cmiScreenshot.Visible = true;
 				cmiScreenshotClipboard.Visible = true;
 				cmiCloseRom.Visible = true;
 			}
 
-			if (Global.Config.RecentRoms.Length() == 0)
-				cmiLoadLastRom.Enabled = false;
-			else
+			if (Global.Config.RecentRoms.Count > 0)
+			{
 				cmiLoadLastRom.Enabled = true;
-
-			if (Global.Config.RecentMovies.Length() == 0)
-				cmiLoadLastMovie.Enabled = false;
+			}
 			else
+			{
+				cmiLoadLastRom.Enabled = false;
+			}
+
+			if (Global.Config.RecentMovies.Count > 0)
+			{
 				cmiLoadLastMovie.Enabled = true;
+			}
+			else
+			{
+				cmiLoadLastMovie.Enabled = false;
+			}
 
 			string path = PathManager.SaveStatePrefix(Global.Game) + "." + "QuickSave" + Global.Config.SaveSlot + ".State.bak";
 			var file = new FileInfo(path);
@@ -1140,7 +1151,9 @@ namespace BizHawk.MultiClient
 					cmiShowMenu.Text = "Show Menu";
 			}
 			else
+			{
 				cmiShowMenu.Visible = false;
+			}
 		}
 
 
diff --git a/BizHawk.MultiClient/MainForm.cs b/BizHawk.MultiClient/MainForm.cs
index a223cea075..e7ed33dde8 100644
--- a/BizHawk.MultiClient/MainForm.cs
+++ b/BizHawk.MultiClient/MainForm.cs
@@ -228,7 +228,7 @@ namespace BizHawk.MultiClient
 					MessageBox.Show("Failed to load " + cmdRom + " specified on commandline");
 				}
 			}
-			else if (Global.Config.AutoLoadMostRecentRom && !Global.Config.RecentRoms.IsEmpty())
+			else if (Global.Config.AutoLoadMostRecentRom && !Global.Config.RecentRoms.IsEmpty)
 				LoadRomFromRecent(Global.Config.RecentRoms.GetRecentFileByPosition(0));
 
 			if (cmdMovie != null)
@@ -250,7 +250,7 @@ namespace BizHawk.MultiClient
 					Global.Config.RecentMovies.Add(cmdMovie);
 				}
 			}
-			else if (Global.Config.AutoLoadMostRecentMovie && !Global.Config.RecentMovies.IsEmpty())
+			else if (Global.Config.AutoLoadMostRecentMovie && !Global.Config.RecentMovies.IsEmpty)
 			{
 				if (Global.Game == null)
 				{
@@ -2245,7 +2245,7 @@ namespace BizHawk.MultiClient
 
 				//restarts the lua console if a different rom is loaded.
 				//im not really a fan of how this is done..
-				if (Global.Config.RecentRoms.IsEmpty() || Global.Config.RecentRoms.GetRecentFileByPosition(0) != file.CanonicalFullPath)
+				if (Global.Config.RecentRoms.IsEmpty || Global.Config.RecentRoms.GetRecentFileByPosition(0) != file.CanonicalFullPath)
 				{
 #if WINDOWS
 					LuaConsole1.Restart();
@@ -3840,7 +3840,7 @@ namespace BizHawk.MultiClient
 			if (!RamWatch1.IsHandleCreated || RamWatch1.IsDisposed)
 			{
 				RamWatch1 = new RamWatch();
-				if (Global.Config.AutoLoadRamWatch && Global.Config.RecentWatches.Length() > 0)
+				if (Global.Config.AutoLoadRamWatch && Global.Config.RecentWatches.Count > 0)
 				{
 					RamWatch1.LoadWatchFromRecent(Global.Config.RecentWatches.GetRecentFileByPosition(0));
 				}
diff --git a/BizHawk.MultiClient/RecentFiles.cs b/BizHawk.MultiClient/RecentFiles.cs
index 9c4b504d4f..109f9e63f3 100644
--- a/BizHawk.MultiClient/RecentFiles.cs
+++ b/BizHawk.MultiClient/RecentFiles.cs
@@ -20,17 +20,14 @@ namespace BizHawk.MultiClient
 			recentlist.Clear();
 		}
 
-		public bool IsEmpty()
+		public bool IsEmpty
 		{
-			if (recentlist.Count == 0)
-				return true;
-			else
-				return false;
+			get { return recentlist.Count > 0 ? false : true; }
 		}
 
-		public int Length()
+		public int Count
 		{
-			return recentlist.Count;
+			get { return recentlist.Count; }
 		}
 
 		public void Add(string newFile)
@@ -44,7 +41,9 @@ namespace BizHawk.MultiClient
 			}
 			recentlist.Insert(0, newFile);
 			if (recentlist.Count > MAX_RECENT_FILES)
+			{
 				recentlist.Remove(recentlist[recentlist.Count - 1]);
+			}
 		}
 
 		public bool Remove(string newFile)
@@ -57,16 +56,10 @@ namespace BizHawk.MultiClient
 					recentlist.Remove(newFile); //intentionally keeps iterating after this to remove duplicate instances, though those should never exist in the first place
 					removed = true;
 				}
-
 			}
 			return removed;
 		}
 
-		public List<string> GetRecentList()
-		{
-			return recentlist;
-		}
-
 		public List<string> GetRecentListTruncated(int length)
 		{
 			//iterate through list, truncating each item to length, and return the result in a List<string>
@@ -80,9 +73,14 @@ namespace BizHawk.MultiClient
 
 		public string GetRecentFileByPosition(int position)
 		{
-			if (recentlist.Count == 0) 
+			if (recentlist.Count > 0)
+			{
+				return recentlist[position];
+			}
+			else
+			{
 				return "";
-			return recentlist[position];
+			}
 		}
 	}
 }
diff --git a/BizHawk.MultiClient/tools/Cheats.cs b/BizHawk.MultiClient/tools/Cheats.cs
index 6f5ddc9ba7..b14b5f15e6 100644
--- a/BizHawk.MultiClient/tools/Cheats.cs
+++ b/BizHawk.MultiClient/tools/Cheats.cs
@@ -262,7 +262,7 @@ namespace BizHawk.MultiClient
 			//repopulate it with an up to date list
 			recentToolStripMenuItem.DropDownItems.Clear();
 
-			if (Global.Config.RecentCheats.IsEmpty())
+			if (Global.Config.RecentCheats.IsEmpty)
 			{
 				var none = new ToolStripMenuItem();
 				none.Enabled = false;
@@ -271,7 +271,7 @@ namespace BizHawk.MultiClient
 			}
 			else
 			{
-				for (int x = 0; x < Global.Config.RecentCheats.Length(); x++)
+				for (int x = 0; x < Global.Config.RecentCheats.Count; x++)
 				{
 					string path = Global.Config.RecentCheats.GetRecentFileByPosition(x);
 					var item = new ToolStripMenuItem();
diff --git a/BizHawk.MultiClient/tools/LuaConsole.cs b/BizHawk.MultiClient/tools/LuaConsole.cs
index 389583bd85..507cd52dd1 100644
--- a/BizHawk.MultiClient/tools/LuaConsole.cs
+++ b/BizHawk.MultiClient/tools/LuaConsole.cs
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ namespace BizHawk.MultiClient
 			LoadConfigSettings();
 			if (Global.Config.AutoLoadLuaSession)
 			{
-				if (!Global.Config.RecentLuaSession.IsEmpty())
+				if (!Global.Config.RecentLuaSession.IsEmpty)
 				{
 					LoadSessionFromRecent(Global.Config.RecentLuaSession.GetRecentFileByPosition(0));
 				}
@@ -548,7 +548,7 @@ namespace BizHawk.MultiClient
 			//repopulate it with an up to date list
 			recentToolStripMenuItem.DropDownItems.Clear();
 
-			if (Global.Config.RecentLua.IsEmpty())
+			if (Global.Config.RecentLua.IsEmpty)
 			{
 				var none = new ToolStripMenuItem();
 				none.Enabled = false;
@@ -557,7 +557,7 @@ namespace BizHawk.MultiClient
 			}
 			else
 			{
-				for (int x = 0; x < Global.Config.RecentLua.Length(); x++)
+				for (int x = 0; x < Global.Config.RecentLua.Count; x++)
 				{
 					string path = Global.Config.RecentLua.GetRecentFileByPosition(x);
 					var item = new ToolStripMenuItem();
@@ -1039,7 +1039,7 @@ namespace BizHawk.MultiClient
 			//repopulate it with an up to date list
 			recentSessionsToolStripMenuItem.DropDownItems.Clear();
 
-			if (Global.Config.RecentLuaSession.IsEmpty())
+			if (Global.Config.RecentLuaSession.IsEmpty)
 			{
 				var none = new ToolStripMenuItem();
 				none.Enabled = false;
@@ -1048,7 +1048,7 @@ namespace BizHawk.MultiClient
 			}
 			else
 			{
-				for (int x = 0; x < Global.Config.RecentLuaSession.Length(); x++)
+				for (int x = 0; x < Global.Config.RecentLuaSession.Count; x++)
 				{
 					string path = Global.Config.RecentLuaSession.GetRecentFileByPosition(x);
 					var item = new ToolStripMenuItem();
diff --git a/BizHawk.MultiClient/tools/RamSearch.cs b/BizHawk.MultiClient/tools/RamSearch.cs
index 89f6e57302..12064c37cd 100644
--- a/BizHawk.MultiClient/tools/RamSearch.cs
+++ b/BizHawk.MultiClient/tools/RamSearch.cs
@@ -1842,7 +1842,7 @@ namespace BizHawk.MultiClient
 			//repopulate it with an up to date list
 			recentToolStripMenuItem.DropDownItems.Clear();
 
-			if (Global.Config.RecentSearches.IsEmpty())
+			if (Global.Config.RecentSearches.IsEmpty)
 			{
 				var none = new ToolStripMenuItem();
 				none.Enabled = false;
@@ -1851,7 +1851,7 @@ namespace BizHawk.MultiClient
 			}
 			else
 			{
-				for (int x = 0; x < Global.Config.RecentSearches.Length(); x++)
+				for (int x = 0; x < Global.Config.RecentSearches.Count; x++)
 				{
 					string path = Global.Config.RecentSearches.GetRecentFileByPosition(x);
 					var item = new ToolStripMenuItem();
diff --git a/BizHawk.MultiClient/tools/RamWatch.cs b/BizHawk.MultiClient/tools/RamWatch.cs
index a354e77f0d..c0f9f91d5e 100644
--- a/BizHawk.MultiClient/tools/RamWatch.cs
+++ b/BizHawk.MultiClient/tools/RamWatch.cs
@@ -732,7 +732,7 @@ namespace BizHawk.MultiClient
 			//repopulate it with an up to date list
 			recentToolStripMenuItem.DropDownItems.Clear();
 
-			if (Global.Config.RecentWatches.IsEmpty())
+			if (Global.Config.RecentWatches.IsEmpty)
 			{
 				var none = new ToolStripMenuItem();
 				none.Enabled = false;
@@ -741,7 +741,7 @@ namespace BizHawk.MultiClient
 			}
 			else
 			{
-				for (int x = 0; x < Global.Config.RecentWatches.Length(); x++)
+				for (int x = 0; x < Global.Config.RecentWatches.Count; x++)
 				{
 					string path = Global.Config.RecentWatches.GetRecentFileByPosition(x);
 					var item = new ToolStripMenuItem();