diff --git a/desmume/src/OGLRender.cpp b/desmume/src/OGLRender.cpp
index af9a3f25f..585fc306f 100644
--- a/desmume/src/OGLRender.cpp
+++ b/desmume/src/OGLRender.cpp
@@ -486,6 +486,7 @@ static void texDeleteCallback(TexCacheItem *item)
 	_OGLRenderer->DeleteTexture(item);
 }
 
+template<bool require_profile, bool enable_3_2>
 static char OGLInit(void)
 {
 	char result = 0;
@@ -528,10 +529,19 @@ static char OGLInit(void)
 	}
 	
 	// Create new OpenGL rendering object
-	if (OGLLoadEntryPoints_3_2_Func != NULL && OGLCreateRenderer_3_2_Func != NULL)
+	if(enable_3_2)
 	{
-		OGLLoadEntryPoints_3_2_Func();
-		OGLCreateRenderer_3_2_Func(&_OGLRenderer);
+		if (OGLLoadEntryPoints_3_2_Func != NULL && OGLCreateRenderer_3_2_Func != NULL)
+		{
+			OGLLoadEntryPoints_3_2_Func();
+			OGLLoadEntryPoints_Legacy(); //zero 04-feb-2013 - this seems to be necessary as well
+			OGLCreateRenderer_3_2_Func(&_OGLRenderer);
+		}
+		else 
+		{
+			if(require_profile)
+				return 0;
+		}
 	}
 	
 	// If the renderer doesn't initialize with OpenGL v3.2 or higher, fall back
@@ -667,9 +677,32 @@ static void OGLRenderFinish()
 	ENDGL();
 }
 
+//automatically select 3.2 or old profile depending on whether 3.2 is available
 GPU3DInterface gpu3Dgl = {
 	"OpenGL",
-	OGLInit,
+	OGLInit<false,false>,
+	OGLReset,
+	OGLClose,
+	OGLRender,
+	OGLRenderFinish,
+	OGLVramReconfigureSignal
+};
+
+//forcibly use old profile
+GPU3DInterface gpu3DglOld = {
+	"OpenGL",
+	OGLInit<true,false>,
+	OGLReset,
+	OGLClose,
+	OGLRender,
+	OGLRenderFinish,
+	OGLVramReconfigureSignal
+};
+
+//forcibly use new profile
+GPU3DInterface gpu3Dgl_3_2 = {
+	"OpenGL 3.2",
+	OGLInit<true,true>,
 	OGLReset,
 	OGLClose,
 	OGLRender,
diff --git a/desmume/src/OGLRender.h b/desmume/src/OGLRender.h
index b4eafd0d1..9a2f2e37c 100644
--- a/desmume/src/OGLRender.h
+++ b/desmume/src/OGLRender.h
@@ -355,6 +355,8 @@ class TexCacheItem;
 class OpenGLRenderer;
 
 extern GPU3DInterface gpu3Dgl;
+extern GPU3DInterface gpu3DglOld;
+extern GPU3DInterface gpu3Dgl_3_2;
 
 //This is called by OGLRender whenever it initializes.
 //Platforms, please be sure to set this up.
diff --git a/desmume/src/windows/DeSmuME_2005.vcproj b/desmume/src/windows/DeSmuME_2005.vcproj
index 9bfea6180..27500de71 100644
--- a/desmume/src/windows/DeSmuME_2005.vcproj
+++ b/desmume/src/windows/DeSmuME_2005.vcproj
@@ -2768,6 +2768,14 @@
 			RelativePath="..\OGLRender.h"
 			>
 		</File>
+		<File
+			RelativePath="..\OGLRender_3_2.cpp"
+			>
+		</File>
+		<File
+			RelativePath="..\OGLRender_3_2.h"
+			>
+		</File>
 		<File
 			RelativePath="..\path.cpp"
 			>
diff --git a/desmume/src/windows/DeSmuME_2008.vcproj b/desmume/src/windows/DeSmuME_2008.vcproj
index f87977fc0..bcada0c84 100644
--- a/desmume/src/windows/DeSmuME_2008.vcproj
+++ b/desmume/src/windows/DeSmuME_2008.vcproj
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="Windows-1252"?>
 <VisualStudioProject
 	ProjectType="Visual C++"
-	Version="9,00"
+	Version="9.00"
 	Name="DeSmuME_VS2008"
 	ProjectGUID="{9F5F72A1-D3A5-4918-B460-E076B16D10A9}"
 	RootNamespace="DeSmuME"
@@ -862,6 +862,14 @@
 				RelativePath="..\OGLRender.h"
 				>
 			</File>
+			<File
+				RelativePath="..\OGLRender_3_2.cpp"
+				>
+			</File>
+			<File
+				RelativePath="..\OGLRender_3_2.h"
+				>
+			</File>
 			<File
 				RelativePath="..\path.cpp"
 				>
diff --git a/desmume/src/windows/DeSmuME_2010.vcxproj b/desmume/src/windows/DeSmuME_2010.vcxproj
index 06ad18c55..3fc03785b 100644
--- a/desmume/src/windows/DeSmuME_2010.vcxproj
+++ b/desmume/src/windows/DeSmuME_2010.vcxproj
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
 <Project DefaultTargets="Build" ToolsVersion="4.0" xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/developer/msbuild/2003">
   <ItemGroup Label="ProjectConfigurations">
     <ProjectConfiguration Include="Debug|Win32">
@@ -432,6 +432,7 @@
     <ClCompile Include="..\movie.cpp" />
     <ClCompile Include="..\NDSSystem.cpp" />
     <ClCompile Include="..\OGLRender.cpp" />
+    <ClCompile Include="..\OGLRender_3_2.cpp" />
     <ClCompile Include="..\path.cpp" />
     <ClCompile Include="..\rasterize.cpp" />
     <ClCompile Include="..\readwrite.cpp" />
@@ -710,6 +711,7 @@
     <ClInclude Include="..\movie.h" />
     <ClInclude Include="..\NDSSystem.h" />
     <ClInclude Include="..\OGLRender.h" />
+    <ClInclude Include="..\OGLRender_3_2.h" />
     <ClInclude Include="..\path.h" />
     <ClInclude Include="..\rasterize.h" />
     <ClInclude Include="..\readwrite.h" />
diff --git a/desmume/src/windows/DeSmuME_2010.vcxproj.filters b/desmume/src/windows/DeSmuME_2010.vcxproj.filters
index e9bf0480b..2aef8e997 100644
--- a/desmume/src/windows/DeSmuME_2010.vcxproj.filters
+++ b/desmume/src/windows/DeSmuME_2010.vcxproj.filters
@@ -774,6 +774,9 @@
     <ClCompile Include="..\utils\AsmJit\x86\x86util.cpp">
       <Filter>Core\utils\AsmJit\x86</Filter>
     </ClCompile>
+    <ClCompile Include="..\OGLRender_3_2.cpp">
+      <Filter>Core</Filter>
+    </ClCompile>
   </ItemGroup>
   <ItemGroup>
     <ClInclude Include="..\addons.h">
@@ -1494,6 +1497,9 @@
     <ClInclude Include="..\utils\AsmJit\x86\x86util.h">
       <Filter>Core\utils\AsmJit\x86</Filter>
     </ClInclude>
+    <ClInclude Include="..\OGLRender_3_2.h">
+      <Filter>Core</Filter>
+    </ClInclude>
   </ItemGroup>
   <ItemGroup>
     <None Include="..\instruction_tabdef.inc">
diff --git a/desmume/src/windows/DeSmuME_2012.vcxproj b/desmume/src/windows/DeSmuME_2012.vcxproj
index e6ba23159..683ec5f60 100644
--- a/desmume/src/windows/DeSmuME_2012.vcxproj
+++ b/desmume/src/windows/DeSmuME_2012.vcxproj
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
 <Project DefaultTargets="Build" ToolsVersion="4.0" xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/developer/msbuild/2003">
   <ItemGroup Label="ProjectConfigurations">
     <ProjectConfiguration Include="Debug|Win32">
@@ -406,6 +406,7 @@
     <ClCompile Include="..\movie.cpp" />
     <ClCompile Include="..\NDSSystem.cpp" />
     <ClCompile Include="..\OGLRender.cpp" />
+    <ClCompile Include="..\OGLRender_3_2.cpp" />
     <ClCompile Include="..\path.cpp" />
     <ClCompile Include="..\rasterize.cpp" />
     <ClCompile Include="..\readwrite.cpp" />
@@ -650,6 +651,7 @@
     <ClInclude Include="..\movie.h" />
     <ClInclude Include="..\NDSSystem.h" />
     <ClInclude Include="..\OGLRender.h" />
+    <ClInclude Include="..\OGLRender_3_2.h" />
     <ClInclude Include="..\path.h" />
     <ClInclude Include="..\rasterize.h" />
     <ClInclude Include="..\readwrite.h" />
diff --git a/desmume/src/windows/DeSmuME_2012.vcxproj.filters b/desmume/src/windows/DeSmuME_2012.vcxproj.filters
index d2b106cfc..33803ad87 100644
--- a/desmume/src/windows/DeSmuME_2012.vcxproj.filters
+++ b/desmume/src/windows/DeSmuME_2012.vcxproj.filters
@@ -762,6 +762,9 @@
     <ClCompile Include="tileView.cpp">
       <Filter>Windows\tools</Filter>
     </ClCompile>
+    <ClCompile Include="..\OGLRender_3_2.cpp">
+      <Filter>Core</Filter>
+    </ClCompile>
   </ItemGroup>
   <ItemGroup>
     <ClInclude Include="..\addons.h">
@@ -1283,6 +1286,9 @@
     <ClInclude Include="tileView.h">
       <Filter>Windows\tools</Filter>
     </ClInclude>
+    <ClInclude Include="..\OGLRender_3_2.h">
+      <Filter>Core</Filter>
+    </ClInclude>
   </ItemGroup>
   <ItemGroup>
     <None Include="..\instruction_tabdef.inc">
diff --git a/desmume/src/windows/hotkey.cpp b/desmume/src/windows/hotkey.cpp
index cdbfee024..f4cf0a26b 100644
--- a/desmume/src/windows/hotkey.cpp
+++ b/desmume/src/windows/hotkey.cpp
@@ -451,9 +451,9 @@ void HK_FrameAdvanceKeyDown(int, bool justPressed) { FrameAdvance(true); }
 void HK_FrameAdvanceKeyUp(int) { FrameAdvance(false); }
 
 void HK_ToggleRasterizer(int, bool justPressed) { 
-	if(cur3DCore == GPU3D_OPENGL)
+	if(cur3DCore == GPU3D_OPENGL_OLD || cur3DCore == GPU3D_OPENGL_3_2)
 		cur3DCore = GPU3D_SWRAST;
-	else cur3DCore = GPU3D_OPENGL;
+	else cur3DCore = GPU3D_OPENGL_3_2;
 
 	Change3DCoreWithFallbackAndSave(cur3DCore);
 }
diff --git a/desmume/src/windows/main.cpp b/desmume/src/windows/main.cpp
index 0bb7ce650..7f3c2665a 100644
--- a/desmume/src/windows/main.cpp
+++ b/desmume/src/windows/main.cpp
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@
 #include "../addons.h"
 #include "../GPU_osd.h"
 #include "../OGLRender.h"
+#include "../OGLRender_3_2.h"
 #include "../rasterize.h"
 #include "../gfx3d.h"
 #include "../render3D.h"
@@ -466,8 +467,9 @@ SoundInterface_struct *SNDCoreList[] = {
 
 GPU3DInterface *core3DList[] = {
 	&gpu3DNull,
-	&gpu3Dgl,
+	&gpu3Dgl_3_2,
 	&gpu3DRasterize,
+	&gpu3DglOld,
 	NULL
 };
 
@@ -2766,6 +2768,11 @@ int _main()
 
 	dwMainThread = GetCurrentThreadId();
 
+	//enable opengl 3.2 driver in this port
+	OGLLoadEntryPoints_3_2_Func = OGLLoadEntryPoints_3_2;
+	OGLCreateRenderer_3_2_Func = OGLCreateRenderer_3_2;
+
+
 #ifdef HAVE_WX
 	wxInitialize();
 #endif
@@ -5949,13 +5956,31 @@ DOKEYDOWN:
   return DefWindowProc (hwnd, message, wParam, lParam);
 }
 
-void Change3DCoreWithFallbackAndSave(int newCore, int fallbackCore)
+void Change3DCoreWithFallbackAndSave(int newCore)
 {
-	if(!NDS_3D_ChangeCore(newCore) && newCore != fallbackCore)
-		NDS_3D_ChangeCore(fallbackCore);
+	if(newCore == GPU3D_OPENGL_OLD)
+		goto TRY_OGL;
+
+	if(newCore == GPU3D_SWRAST)
+		goto TRY_SWRAST;
+
+	if(!NDS_3D_ChangeCore(GPU3D_OPENGL_3_2))
+		goto TRY_OGL;
+	goto DONE;
+
+TRY_OGL:
+	if(!NDS_3D_ChangeCore(GPU3D_OPENGL_OLD))
+		goto TRY_SWRAST;
+	goto DONE;
+
+TRY_SWRAST:
+	NDS_3D_ChangeCore(GPU3D_SWRAST);
+	
+DONE:
 	int gpu3dSaveValue = ((cur3DCore != GPU3D_NULL) ? cur3DCore : GPU3D_NULL_SAVED);
 	WritePrivateProfileInt("3D", "Renderer", gpu3dSaveValue, IniName);
 }
+
 LRESULT CALLBACK HUDFontSettingsDlgProc(HWND hw, UINT msg, WPARAM wp, LPARAM lp)
 {
 	switch(msg)
diff --git a/desmume/src/windows/main.h b/desmume/src/windows/main.h
index 29b0d2de6..362e3a2b3 100644
--- a/desmume/src/windows/main.h
+++ b/desmume/src/windows/main.h
@@ -48,8 +48,9 @@ extern bool FpsDisplay;
 extern bool ShowLagFrameCounter;
 
 #define GPU3D_NULL 0
-#define GPU3D_OPENGL 1
+#define GPU3D_OPENGL_3_2 1
 #define GPU3D_SWRAST 2
+#define GPU3D_OPENGL_OLD 3
 
 static const int LANGUAGE_ENGLISH = 0;
 static const int LANGUAGE_FRENCH = 1;
@@ -60,7 +61,7 @@ static const int LANGUAGE_SPANISH = 6;
 static const int LANGUAGE_KOREAN = 7;
 static const int LANGUAGE_BRAZILIAN = 8;
 
-extern void Change3DCoreWithFallbackAndSave(int newCore, int fallbackCore=GPU3D_SWRAST);
+extern void Change3DCoreWithFallbackAndSave(int newCore);
 
 extern int backupmemorytype;
 extern u32 backupmemorysize;