diff --git a/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/AVOut/FFmpegWriter.cs b/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/AVOut/FFmpegWriter.cs
index 4f07b1bf6e..0dbfc5cc1e 100644
--- a/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/AVOut/FFmpegWriter.cs
+++ b/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/AVOut/FFmpegWriter.cs
@@ -276,7 +276,7 @@ namespace BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk
 		public void SetAudioParameters(int sampleRate, int channels, int bits)
 		{
 			if (bits != 16)
-				throw new ArgumentOutOfRangeException("sampling depth must be 16 bits!");
+				throw new ArgumentOutOfRangeException("bits", "Sampling depth must be 16 bits!");
 			this.sampleRate = sampleRate;
 			this.channels = channels;
 		}
diff --git a/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/AVOut/NutMuxer.cs b/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/AVOut/NutMuxer.cs
index d04ab43e29..ec622a9aee 100644
--- a/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/AVOut/NutMuxer.cs
+++ b/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/AVOut/NutMuxer.cs
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ namespace BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk
 		static void WriteVarU(int v, Stream stream)
 		{
 			if (v < 0)
-				throw new ArgumentOutOfRangeException("unsigned must be non-negative");
+				throw new ArgumentOutOfRangeException("v", "unsigned must be non-negative");
 			WriteVarU((ulong)v, stream);
 		}
 
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ namespace BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk
 		static void WriteVarU(long v, Stream stream)
 		{
 			if (v < 0)
-				throw new ArgumentOutOfRangeException("unsigned must be non-negative");
+				throw new ArgumentOutOfRangeException("v", "unsigned must be non-negative");
 			WriteVarU((ulong)v, stream);
 		}
 
diff --git a/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/AVOut/NutWriter.cs b/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/AVOut/NutWriter.cs
index 011b5d8ee0..97d6c3ab2a 100644
--- a/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/AVOut/NutWriter.cs
+++ b/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/AVOut/NutWriter.cs
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ namespace BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk
 		public void SetAudioParameters(int sampleRate, int channels, int bits)
 		{
 			if (bits != 16)
-				throw new ArgumentOutOfRangeException("audio depth must be 16 bit!");
+				throw new ArgumentOutOfRangeException("bits", "Audio depth must be 16 bit!");
 			this.sampleRate = sampleRate;
 			this.channels = channels;
 		}
diff --git a/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/CustomControls/MsgBox.cs b/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/CustomControls/MsgBox.cs
index b930feed1e..10c3b5dd78 100644
--- a/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/CustomControls/MsgBox.cs
+++ b/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/CustomControls/MsgBox.cs
@@ -136,7 +136,7 @@ namespace BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk.CustomControls
 		public void SetButtons(string[] names, DialogResult[] results, int def)
 		{
 			if (names == null)
-				throw new ArgumentNullException("btnText", "Button Text is null");
+				throw new ArgumentNullException("names", "Button Text is null");
 
 			int count = names.Length;
 
diff --git a/BizHawk.Emulation.Cores/Consoles/Nintendo/GBA/Meteor.IGBAGPUViewable.cs b/BizHawk.Emulation.Cores/Consoles/Nintendo/GBA/Meteor.IGBAGPUViewable.cs
index 6a79fd5ae5..183f53e49b 100644
--- a/BizHawk.Emulation.Cores/Consoles/Nintendo/GBA/Meteor.IGBAGPUViewable.cs
+++ b/BizHawk.Emulation.Cores/Consoles/Nintendo/GBA/Meteor.IGBAGPUViewable.cs
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ namespace BizHawk.Emulation.Cores.Nintendo.GBA
 		{
 			if (scanline < 0 || scanline > 227)
 			{
-				throw new ArgumentOutOfRangeException("Scanline must be in [0, 227]!");
+				throw new ArgumentOutOfRangeException("scanline", "Scanline must be in [0, 227]!");
 			}
 
 			if (callback == null)
diff --git a/BizHawk.Emulation.Cores/Consoles/Nintendo/GBA/VBANext.IGBAGPUViewable.cs b/BizHawk.Emulation.Cores/Consoles/Nintendo/GBA/VBANext.IGBAGPUViewable.cs
index e8640455db..6acde38273 100644
--- a/BizHawk.Emulation.Cores/Consoles/Nintendo/GBA/VBANext.IGBAGPUViewable.cs
+++ b/BizHawk.Emulation.Cores/Consoles/Nintendo/GBA/VBANext.IGBAGPUViewable.cs
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ namespace BizHawk.Emulation.Cores.Nintendo.GBA
 		{
 			if (scanline < 0 || scanline > 227)
 			{
-				throw new ArgumentOutOfRangeException("Scanline must be in [0, 227]!");
+				throw new ArgumentOutOfRangeException("scanline", "Scanline must be in [0, 227]!");
 			}
 			if (callback == null)
 			{
diff --git a/BizHawk.Emulation.Cores/Consoles/Nintendo/Gameboy/Gambatte.cs b/BizHawk.Emulation.Cores/Consoles/Nintendo/Gameboy/Gambatte.cs
index 94e05d6e2e..f96685a4b2 100644
--- a/BizHawk.Emulation.Cores/Consoles/Nintendo/Gameboy/Gambatte.cs
+++ b/BizHawk.Emulation.Cores/Consoles/Nintendo/Gameboy/Gambatte.cs
@@ -520,7 +520,9 @@ namespace BizHawk.Emulation.Cores.Nintendo.Gameboy
 				LibGambatte.gambatte_setscanlinecallback(GambatteState, scanlinecb, line);
 			}
 			else
-				throw new ArgumentOutOfRangeException("line must be in [0, 153]");
+			{
+				throw new ArgumentOutOfRangeException("line", "line must be in [0, 153]");
+			}
 		}
 
 		LibGambatte.ScanlineCallback scanlinecb;