diff --git a/src/BizHawk.Emulation.Cores/Computers/Doom/DSDA.ISettable.cs b/src/BizHawk.Emulation.Cores/Computers/Doom/DSDA.ISettable.cs
index ba58172474..7e39b3e7e3 100644
--- a/src/BizHawk.Emulation.Cores/Computers/Doom/DSDA.ISettable.cs
+++ b/src/BizHawk.Emulation.Cores/Computers/Doom/DSDA.ISettable.cs
@@ -157,21 +157,18 @@ namespace BizHawk.Emulation.Cores.Computers.Doom
 			[TypeConverter(typeof(ConstrainedIntConverter))]
 			public int ScaleFactor { get; set; }
 
-			[JsonIgnore]
 			[DisplayName("Sfx Volume")]
 			[Description("Sound effects volume [0 - 15].")]
 			[Range(0, 15)]
 			[DefaultValue(8)]
 			public int SfxVolume { get; set; }
 
-			[JsonIgnore]
 			[DisplayName("Music Volume")]
 			[Description("[0 - 15]")]
 			[Range(0, 15)]
 			[DefaultValue(8)]
 			public int MusicVolume { get; set; }
 
-			[JsonIgnore]
 			[DisplayName("Gamma Correction Level")]
 			[Description("Increases brightness [0 - 4].\n\nDefault value in vanilla is \"OFF\" (0).")]
 			[Range(0, 4)]
@@ -179,74 +176,62 @@ namespace BizHawk.Emulation.Cores.Computers.Doom
 			[TypeConverter(typeof(ConstrainedIntConverter))]
 			public int Gamma { get; set; }
 
-			[JsonIgnore]
 			[DisplayName("Show Messages")]
 			[Description("Displays messages about items you pick up.\n\nDefault value in vanilla is \"ON\".")]
 			[DefaultValue(true)]
 			public bool ShowMessages { get; set; }
 
-			[JsonIgnore]
 			[DisplayName("Report Revealed Secrets")]
 			[Description("Shows an on-screen notification when revealing a secret.")]
 			[DefaultValue(false)]
 			public bool ReportSecrets { get; set; }
 
-			[JsonIgnore]
 			[DisplayName("HUD Mode")]
 			[Description("Sets heads-up display mode.")]
 			[DefaultValue(HudMode.Vanilla)]
 			public HudMode HeadsUpMode { get; set; }
 
-			[JsonIgnore]
 			[DisplayName("Extended HUD")]
 			[Description("Shows DSDA-Doom-specific information above vanilla heads-up-display.")]
 			[DefaultValue(false)]
 			public bool DsdaExHud { get; set; }
 
-			[JsonIgnore]
 			[DisplayName("Display Coordinates")]
 			[Description("Shows player position, angle, velocity, and distance travelled per frame. Color indicates movement tiers: green - SR40, blue - SR50, red - turbo/wallrun.\n\nAvailable in vanilla via the IDMYPOS cheat code, however vanilla only shows angle, X, and Y.")]
 			[DefaultValue(false)]
 			public bool DisplayCoordinates { get; set; }
 
-			[JsonIgnore]
 			[DisplayName("Display Commands")]
 			[Description("Shows input history on the screen. History size is 10, empty commands are excluded.")]
 			[DefaultValue(false)]
 			public bool DisplayCommands { get; set; }
 
-			[JsonIgnore]
 			[DisplayName("Automap Totals")]
 			[Description("Shows counts for kills, items, and secrets on automap.")]
 			[DefaultValue(false)]
 			public bool MapTotals { get; set; }
 
-			[JsonIgnore]
 			[DisplayName("Automap Time")]
 			[Description("Shows elapsed time on automap.")]
 			[DefaultValue(false)]
 			public bool MapTime { get; set; }
 
-			[JsonIgnore]
 			[DisplayName("Automap Coordinates")]
 			[Description("Shows in-level coordinates on automap.")]
 			[DefaultValue(false)]
 			public bool MapCoordinates { get; set; }
 
-			[JsonIgnore]
 			[DisplayName("Automap Overlay")]
 			[Description("Shows automap on top of gameplay.")]
 			[DefaultValue(MapOverlays.Disabled)]
 			public MapOverlays MapOverlay { get; set; }
 
-			[JsonIgnore]
 			[DisplayName("Automap Details")]
 			[Description("Exposes all linedefs and things.\n\nAvailable in vanilla via the IDDT cheat code.")]
 			[DefaultValue(MapDetail.Normal)]
 			[TypeConverter(typeof(DescribableEnumConverter))]
 			public MapDetail MapDetails { get; set; }
 
-			[JsonIgnore]
 			[DisplayName("Player Point of View")]
 			[Description("Which of the players' point of view to use during rendering")]
 			[Range(1, 4)]
diff --git a/src/BizHawk.Emulation.Cores/Computers/Doom/DSDA.cs b/src/BizHawk.Emulation.Cores/Computers/Doom/DSDA.cs
index e4003cd12f..2c1ffec135 100644
--- a/src/BizHawk.Emulation.Cores/Computers/Doom/DSDA.cs
+++ b/src/BizHawk.Emulation.Cores/Computers/Doom/DSDA.cs
@@ -71,37 +71,10 @@ namespace BizHawk.Emulation.Cores.Computers.Doom
 			uint totalWadSizeKb = (totalWadSize / 1024) + 1;
 			Console.WriteLine($"Reserving {totalWadSizeKb}kb for WAD file memory");
 
-			string hudMode = "";
-			switch (_settings.HeadsUpMode)
-			{
-				case HudMode.Vanilla:
-					hudMode = "screenblocks 10\nhud_displayed 1\n";
-					break;
-				case HudMode.DSDA:
-					hudMode = "screenblocks 11\nhud_displayed 1\n";
-					break;
-				case HudMode.None:
-					hudMode = "screenblocks 11\nhud_displayed 0\n";
-					break;
-			}
-
 			_configFile = Encoding.ASCII.GetBytes(
-				hudMode
-				+ $"screen_resolution \"{
+				$"screen_resolution \"{
 					_nativeResolution.X *     _settings.ScaleFactor}x{
 					_nativeResolution.Y *     _settings.ScaleFactor}\"\n"
-				+ $"usegamma {                _settings.Gamma}\n"
-				+ $"sfx_volume {              _settings.SfxVolume}\n"
-				+ $"music_volume {            _settings.MusicVolume}\n"
-				+ $"automap_overlay {    (int)_settings.MapOverlay}\n"
-				+ $"dsda_exhud {             (_settings.DsdaExHud            ? 1 : 0)}\n"
-				+ $"map_totals {             (_settings.MapTotals            ? 1 : 0)}\n"
-				+ $"map_time {               (_settings.MapTime              ? 1 : 0)}\n"
-				+ $"map_coordinates {        (_settings.MapCoordinates       ? 1 : 0)}\n"
-				+ $"hudadd_secretarea {      (_settings.ReportSecrets        ? 1 : 0)}\n"
-				+ $"show_messages {          (_settings.ShowMessages         ? 1 : 0)}\n"
-				+ $"dsda_coordinate_display {(_settings.DisplayCoordinates   ? 1 : 0)}\n"
-				+ $"dsda_command_display {   (_settings.DisplayCommands      ? 1 : 0)}\n"
 				+ $"render_wipescreen {      (_syncSettings.RenderWipescreen ? 1 : 0)}\n"
 				+ "boom_translucent_sprites 0\n"
 				+ "render_aspect 3\n" // 4:3, controls FOV on higher resolutions (see SetRatio() in the core)