diff --git a/BizHawk.Emulation/Consoles/Nintendo/SNES/LibsnesCore.cs b/BizHawk.Emulation/Consoles/Nintendo/SNES/LibsnesCore.cs
index 1f243ce253..d3704b6065 100644
--- a/BizHawk.Emulation/Consoles/Nintendo/SNES/LibsnesCore.cs
+++ b/BizHawk.Emulation/Consoles/Nintendo/SNES/LibsnesCore.cs
@@ -18,9 +18,9 @@ namespace BizHawk.Emulation.Consoles.Nintendo.SNES
 		[DllImport("snes.dll", CallingConvention = CallingConvention.Cdecl)]
 		public static extern string snes_library_id();
 		[DllImport("snes.dll", CallingConvention = CallingConvention.Cdecl)]
-		public static extern uint snes_library_revision_major();
+		public static extern int snes_library_revision_major();
 		[DllImport("snes.dll", CallingConvention = CallingConvention.Cdecl)]
-		public static extern uint snes_library_revision_minor();
+		public static extern int snes_library_revision_minor();
 
 		[DllImport("snes.dll", CallingConvention = CallingConvention.Cdecl)]
 		public static extern void snes_init();
@@ -138,11 +138,6 @@ namespace BizHawk.Emulation.Consoles.Nintendo.SNES
 
 	public unsafe class LibsnesCore : IEmulator, IVideoProvider, ISoundProvider
 	{
-		static LibsnesCore()
-		{
-			LibsnesDll.snes_init();
-		}
-
 		public void Dispose()
 		{
 			LibsnesDll.snes_term();
@@ -154,6 +149,8 @@ namespace BizHawk.Emulation.Consoles.Nintendo.SNES
 
 		public LibsnesCore(byte[] romData)
 		{
+			LibsnesDll.snes_init();
+
 			var vidcb = new LibsnesDll.snes_video_refresh_t(snes_video_refresh);
 			_gc_snes_video_refresh = GCHandle.Alloc(vidcb);
 			BizHawk.Emulation.Consoles.Nintendo.SNES.LibsnesDll.snes_set_video_refresh(vidcb);
diff --git a/BizHawk.MultiClient/MainForm.cs b/BizHawk.MultiClient/MainForm.cs
index 11068d4770..b0be55f2d5 100644
--- a/BizHawk.MultiClient/MainForm.cs
+++ b/BizHawk.MultiClient/MainForm.cs
@@ -1312,10 +1312,13 @@ namespace BizHawk.MultiClient
 						//use some heuristics to figure out what game type it might be
 						if (game.NotInDatabase)
 						{
-							//try asking the snes core 
-							if (LibsnesDll.snes_check_cartridge(rom.FileData, rom.FileData.Length))
-								game.System = "SNES";
-							else
+							//try asking the snes core - on second thought, dont. because it detects everything as snes.
+							//maybe we'll try improving this later, but probably not
+							//if (LibsnesDll.snes_check_cartridge(rom.FileData, rom.FileData.Length))
+							//{
+							//  game.System = "SNES";
+							//}
+							//else
 							{
 								//try and use the extension
 								switch (file.Extension.ToUpper())
diff --git a/BizHawk.MultiClient/output/snes.dll b/BizHawk.MultiClient/output/snes.dll
index 70ce922b53..ae399fe318 100644
Binary files a/BizHawk.MultiClient/output/snes.dll and b/BizHawk.MultiClient/output/snes.dll differ
diff --git a/libsnes/bsnes/target-libsnes/libsnes.cpp b/libsnes/bsnes/target-libsnes/libsnes.cpp
index b725e1225e..b6ea1e22a0 100644
--- a/libsnes/bsnes/target-libsnes/libsnes.cpp
+++ b/libsnes/bsnes/target-libsnes/libsnes.cpp
@@ -116,6 +116,9 @@ void snes_set_cartridge_basename(const char *basename) {
 }
 
 void snes_init(void) {
+	//zero 04-sep-2012 - reset harder
+	new(&interface) Interface();
+
   SNES::interface = &interface;
   SNES::system.init();
   SNES::input.connect(SNES::Controller::Port1, SNES::Input::Device::Joypad);
@@ -209,10 +212,11 @@ void snes_cheat_set(unsigned index, bool enable, const char *code) {
   SNES::cheat.synchronize();
 }
 
-//zeromus additions
+
+//zero 03-sep-2012
 bool snes_check_cartridge(const uint8_t *rom_data, unsigned rom_size)
 {
-	//tries to determine whether this rom is a snes rom
+	//tries to determine whether this rom is a snes rom - BUT THIS TRIES TO ACCEPT EVERYTHING! so we cant really use it
 	SnesCartridge temp(rom_data, rom_size);
 	return temp.type != SnesCartridge::TypeUnknown && temp.type != SnesCartridge::TypeGameBoy;
 }