diff --git a/BizHawk.Emulation.Cores/Consoles/Nintendo/N64/N64SyncSettings.Glide.cs b/BizHawk.Emulation.Cores/Consoles/Nintendo/N64/N64SyncSettings.Glide.cs
index 03372ca6c8..f047f28240 100644
--- a/BizHawk.Emulation.Cores/Consoles/Nintendo/N64/N64SyncSettings.Glide.cs
+++ b/BizHawk.Emulation.Cores/Consoles/Nintendo/N64/N64SyncSettings.Glide.cs
@@ -338,23 +338,6 @@ namespace BizHawk.Emulation.Cores.Nintendo.N64
 			{
 				return PluginType.Glide;
 			}
-
-			public Dictionary<string, object> GetPluginSettings()
-			{
-				//TODO: deal witn the game depedent settings
-				var dictionary = new Dictionary<string, object>();
-				var members = this.GetType().GetMembers();
-				foreach (var member in members)
-				{
-					if (member.MemberType == MemberTypes.Property)
-					{
-						var field = this.GetType().GetProperty(member.Name).GetValue(this, null);
-						dictionary.Add(member.Name, field);
-					}
-				}
-
-				return dictionary;
-			}
 		}
 	}
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/BizHawk.Emulation.Cores/Consoles/Nintendo/N64/N64SyncSettings.GlideMk2.cs b/BizHawk.Emulation.Cores/Consoles/Nintendo/N64/N64SyncSettings.GlideMk2.cs
index 545664e22b..765f000844 100644
--- a/BizHawk.Emulation.Cores/Consoles/Nintendo/N64/N64SyncSettings.GlideMk2.cs
+++ b/BizHawk.Emulation.Cores/Consoles/Nintendo/N64/N64SyncSettings.GlideMk2.cs
@@ -282,23 +282,6 @@ namespace BizHawk.Emulation.Cores.Nintendo.N64
 			{
 				return PluginType.GlideMk2;
 			}
-
-			public Dictionary<string, object> GetPluginSettings()
-			{
-				//TODO: deal witn the game depedent settings
-				var dictionary = new Dictionary<string, object>();
-				var members = this.GetType().GetMembers();
-				foreach (var member in members)
-				{
-					if (member.MemberType == MemberTypes.Property)
-					{
-						var field = this.GetType().GetProperty(member.Name).GetValue(this, null);
-						dictionary.Add(member.Name, field);
-					}
-				}
-
-				return dictionary;
-			}
 		}
 
 	}
diff --git a/BizHawk.Emulation.Cores/Consoles/Nintendo/N64/N64SyncSettings.Jabo.cs b/BizHawk.Emulation.Cores/Consoles/Nintendo/N64/N64SyncSettings.Jabo.cs
index dc6cf9a5a4..97d85fd3ba 100644
--- a/BizHawk.Emulation.Cores/Consoles/Nintendo/N64/N64SyncSettings.Jabo.cs
+++ b/BizHawk.Emulation.Cores/Consoles/Nintendo/N64/N64SyncSettings.Jabo.cs
@@ -39,23 +39,6 @@ namespace BizHawk.Emulation.Cores.Nintendo.N64
 
 			}
 
-			public Dictionary<string, object> GetPluginSettings()
-			{
-				//TODO: deal witn the game depedent settings
-				var dictionary = new Dictionary<string, object>();
-				var members = this.GetType().GetMembers();
-				foreach (var member in members)
-				{
-					if (member.MemberType == MemberTypes.Property)
-					{
-						var field = this.GetType().GetProperty(member.Name).GetValue(this, null);
-						dictionary.Add(member.Name, field);
-					}
-				}
-
-				return dictionary;
-			}
-
 			[DefaultValue(ANISOTROPIC_FILTERING_LEVEL.FourTimes)]
 			[DisplayName("Anisotropic filtering")]
 			[Description("Anisotropic filtering level")]
diff --git a/BizHawk.Emulation.Cores/Consoles/Nintendo/N64/N64SyncSettings.Rice.cs b/BizHawk.Emulation.Cores/Consoles/Nintendo/N64/N64SyncSettings.Rice.cs
index 190377d121..7a1eb23897 100644
--- a/BizHawk.Emulation.Cores/Consoles/Nintendo/N64/N64SyncSettings.Rice.cs
+++ b/BizHawk.Emulation.Cores/Consoles/Nintendo/N64/N64SyncSettings.Rice.cs
@@ -399,23 +399,6 @@ namespace BizHawk.Emulation.Cores.Nintendo.N64
 			{
 				return PluginType.Rice;
 			}
-
-			public Dictionary<string, object> GetPluginSettings()
-			{
-				//TODO: deal witn the game depedent settings
-				var dictionary = new Dictionary<string, object>();
-				var members = this.GetType().GetMembers();
-				foreach (var member in members)
-				{
-					if (member.MemberType == MemberTypes.Property)
-					{
-						var field = this.GetType().GetProperty(member.Name).GetValue(this, null);
-						dictionary.Add(member.Name, field);
-					}
-				}
-
-				return dictionary;
-			}
 		}
 	}
 }
diff --git a/BizHawk.Emulation.Cores/Consoles/Nintendo/N64/N64SyncSettings.cs b/BizHawk.Emulation.Cores/Consoles/Nintendo/N64/N64SyncSettings.cs
index 7e99c59048..554262b5e5 100644
--- a/BizHawk.Emulation.Cores/Consoles/Nintendo/N64/N64SyncSettings.cs
+++ b/BizHawk.Emulation.Cores/Consoles/Nintendo/N64/N64SyncSettings.cs
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ using BizHawk.Emulation.Common;
 using BizHawk.Emulation.Cores.Nintendo.N64.NativeApi;
 using Newtonsoft.Json;
 using System.ComponentModel;
+using System.Reflection;
 
 namespace BizHawk.Emulation.Cores.Nintendo.N64
 {
@@ -113,7 +114,26 @@ namespace BizHawk.Emulation.Cores.Nintendo.N64
 	public interface IPluginSettings
 	{
 		PluginType GetPluginType();
-		Dictionary<string, object> GetPluginSettings();
 		void FillPerGameHacks(GameInfo game);
 	}
+
+	public static class PluginExtensions
+	{
+		public static Dictionary<string, object> GetPluginSettings(this IPluginSettings plugin)
+		{
+			// TODO: deal witn the game depedent settings
+			var dictionary = new Dictionary<string, object>();
+			var members = plugin.GetType().GetMembers();
+			foreach (var member in members)
+			{
+				if (member.MemberType == MemberTypes.Property)
+				{
+					var field = plugin.GetType().GetProperty(member.Name).GetValue(plugin, null);
+					dictionary.Add(member.Name, field);
+				}
+			}
+
+			return dictionary;
+		}
+	}
 }