diff --git a/src/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/DisplayManager/DisplayManager.cs b/src/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/DisplayManager/DisplayManager.cs
index 3b241823ff..5a3c5b2fdd 100644
--- a/src/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/DisplayManager/DisplayManager.cs
+++ b/src/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/DisplayManager/DisplayManager.cs
@@ -66,20 +66,20 @@ namespace BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk
 				ShaderChainFrugalizers[i] = new RenderTargetFrugalizer(GL);
 			}
 
-			using (var xml = EmuHawk.ReflectionCache.Asm.GetManifestResourceStream("BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk.Resources.courier16px.fnt"))
+			using (var xml = EmuHawk.ReflectionCache.EmbeddedResourceStream("Resources.courier16px.fnt"))
 			{
-				using var tex = EmuHawk.ReflectionCache.Asm.GetManifestResourceStream("BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk.Resources.courier16px_0.png");
+				using var tex = EmuHawk.ReflectionCache.EmbeddedResourceStream("Resources.courier16px_0.png");
 				TheOneFont = new StringRenderer(GL, xml, tex);
 			}
 
 			using (var gens =
-				EmuHawk.ReflectionCache.Asm.GetManifestResourceStream("BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk.Resources.gens.ttf"))
+				EmuHawk.ReflectionCache.EmbeddedResourceStream("Resources.gens.ttf"))
 			{
 				LoadCustomFont(gens);
 			}
 
 			using (var fceux =
-				EmuHawk.ReflectionCache.Asm.GetManifestResourceStream("BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk.Resources.fceux.ttf"))
+				EmuHawk.ReflectionCache.EmbeddedResourceStream("Resources.fceux.ttf"))
 			{
 				LoadCustomFont(fceux);
 			}
diff --git a/src/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/Properties/Resources.cs b/src/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/Properties/Resources.cs
index 1debd5beaf..8ebece95e2 100644
--- a/src/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/Properties/Resources.cs
+++ b/src/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/Properties/Resources.cs
@@ -7,14 +7,14 @@ namespace BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk.Properties
 	internal static class Resources
 	{
 		/// <param name="embedPath">Dir separator is '<c>.</c>'. Path is relative to <c>&lt;NS></c>.</param>
-		private static Bitmap ReadEmbeddedBitmapAt(string embedPath) => new Bitmap(EmuHawk.ReflectionCache.Asm.GetManifestResourceStream($"BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk.{embedPath}"));
+		private static Bitmap ReadEmbeddedBitmapAt(string embedPath) => new Bitmap(EmuHawk.ReflectionCache.EmbeddedResourceStream(embedPath));
 
 		/// <param name="filename">Dir separator is '<c>.</c>'. Filename is relative to <c>&lt;NS>/images</c> and omits <c>.png</c> extension.</param>
 		/// <remarks>For other file extensions or paths use <see cref="ReadEmbeddedBitmapAt"/>.</remarks>
 		private static Bitmap ReadEmbeddedBitmap(string filename) => ReadEmbeddedBitmapAt($"images.{filename}.png");
 
 		/// <param name="filename">Dir separator is '<c>.</c>'. Filename is relative to <c>&lt;NS>/images</c> and omits <c>.ico</c> extension.</param>
-		private static Icon ReadEmbeddedIcon(string filename) => new Icon(EmuHawk.ReflectionCache.Asm.GetManifestResourceStream($"BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk.images.{filename}.ico"));
+		private static Icon ReadEmbeddedIcon(string filename) => new Icon(EmuHawk.ReflectionCache.EmbeddedResourceStream($"images.{filename}.ico"));
 
 		internal static readonly Lazy<Bitmap> A78Joystick = new Lazy<Bitmap>(() => ReadEmbeddedBitmap("ControllerImages.A78Joystick"));
 		internal static readonly Lazy<Bitmap> AppleIIKeyboard = new Lazy<Bitmap>(() => ReadEmbeddedBitmap("ControllerImages.AppleIIKeyboard"));
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ namespace BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk.Properties
 		internal static readonly Bitmap BackMore = ReadEmbeddedBitmap("BackMore");
 		internal static readonly Icon BasicBot = ReadEmbeddedIcon("basicbot");
 		internal static readonly Bitmap Blank = ReadEmbeddedBitmap("Blank");
-		internal static readonly Cursor BlankCursor = new Cursor(EmuHawk.ReflectionCache.Asm.GetManifestResourceStream("BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk.images.BlankCursor.cur"));
+		internal static readonly Cursor BlankCursor = new Cursor(EmuHawk.ReflectionCache.EmbeddedResourceStream("images.BlankCursor.cur"));
 		internal static readonly Bitmap BlueDown = ReadEmbeddedBitmap("BlueDown");
 		internal static readonly Bitmap BlueUp = ReadEmbeddedBitmap("BlueUp");
 		internal static readonly Bitmap Both = ReadEmbeddedBitmap("Both");
diff --git a/src/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/ReflectionCache.cs b/src/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/ReflectionCache.cs
index 0d6e32059b..c34d5f73a6 100644
--- a/src/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/ReflectionCache.cs
+++ b/src/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/ReflectionCache.cs
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 using System;
+using System.IO;
 using System.Linq;
 using System.Reflection;
 
@@ -13,5 +14,7 @@ namespace BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk
 		public static readonly Assembly Asm = typeof(ReflectionCache).Assembly;
 
 		public static Type[] Types => _types.Value;
+
+		public static Stream EmbeddedResourceStream(string embedPath) => Asm.GetManifestResourceStream($"BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk.{embedPath}");
 	}
 }
diff --git a/src/BizHawk.Emulation.Cores/Properties/Resources.cs b/src/BizHawk.Emulation.Cores/Properties/Resources.cs
index e836350cf9..960fd56ba5 100644
--- a/src/BizHawk.Emulation.Cores/Properties/Resources.cs
+++ b/src/BizHawk.Emulation.Cores/Properties/Resources.cs
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ using BizHawk.Common.IOExtensions;
 namespace BizHawk.Emulation.Cores.Properties {
 	internal static class Resources {
 		/// <param name="embedPath">Dir separator is '<c>.</c>'. Path is relative to <c>&lt;NS></c>.</param>
-		private static byte[] ReadEmbeddedByteArray(string embedPath) => Emulation.Cores.ReflectionCache.Asm.GetManifestResourceStream($"BizHawk.Emulation.Cores.Resources.{embedPath}").ReadAllBytes();
+		private static byte[] ReadEmbeddedByteArray(string embedPath) => Emulation.Cores.ReflectionCache.EmbeddedResourceStream($"Resources.{embedPath}").ReadAllBytes();
 
 		internal static readonly Lazy<byte[]> CPC_AMSDOS_0_5_ROM = new Lazy<byte[]>(() => ReadEmbeddedByteArray("CPC_AMSDOS_0.5.ROM.gz"));
 		internal static readonly Lazy<byte[]> CPC_BASIC_1_0_ROM = new Lazy<byte[]>(() => ReadEmbeddedByteArray("CPC_BASIC_1.0.ROM.gz"));
diff --git a/src/BizHawk.Emulation.Cores/ReflectionCache.cs b/src/BizHawk.Emulation.Cores/ReflectionCache.cs
index 15f8c93486..1528cbec50 100644
--- a/src/BizHawk.Emulation.Cores/ReflectionCache.cs
+++ b/src/BizHawk.Emulation.Cores/ReflectionCache.cs
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 using System;
+using System.IO;
 using System.Reflection;
 
 namespace BizHawk.Emulation.Cores
@@ -10,5 +11,7 @@ namespace BizHawk.Emulation.Cores
 		public static readonly Assembly Asm = typeof(ReflectionCache).Assembly;
 
 		public static Type[] Types => _types.Value;
+
+		public static Stream EmbeddedResourceStream(string embedPath) => Asm.GetManifestResourceStream($"BizHawk.Emulation.Cores.{embedPath}");
 	}
 }