diff --git a/src/config.cpp b/src/config.cpp
index 387c2d20..4c372d1c 100644
--- a/src/config.cpp
+++ b/src/config.cpp
@@ -11,12 +11,14 @@
 #include <cstdio>
 #include <cstdlib>
 
-static char *aboutString = 0;
+static std::string aboutString;
 
 #ifndef FCEUX_BUILD_TIMESTAMP
 #define FCEUX_BUILD_TIMESTAMP  __TIME__ " " __DATE__
 #endif
 
+//#pragma message( "Compiling using C++ Std: " __FCEU_STRINGIZE(__cplusplus) )
+
 // returns a string suitable for use in an aboutbox
 const char *FCEUI_GetAboutString(void) 
 {
@@ -55,14 +57,17 @@ const char *FCEUI_GetAboutString(void)
 		"\n"
 		FCEUX_BUILD_TIMESTAMP "\n";
 
-	if (aboutString) return aboutString;
+	if (aboutString.size() > 0) return aboutString.c_str();
 
 	const char *compilerString = FCEUD_GetCompilerString();
 
-	//allocate the string and concatenate the template with the compiler string
-	if (!(aboutString = (char*)FCEU_dmalloc(strlen(aboutTemplate) + strlen(compilerString) + 1)))
-        return NULL;
+	char  cppVersion[128];
 
-	sprintf(aboutString,"%s%s",aboutTemplate,compilerString);
-	return aboutString;
+	snprintf( cppVersion, sizeof(cppVersion), "\nCompiled using C++ Language Standard: %li\n", __cplusplus);
+
+	aboutString.assign( aboutTemplate  );
+	aboutString.append( compilerString );
+	aboutString.append( cppVersion     );
+
+	return aboutString.c_str();
 }
diff --git a/src/types.h b/src/types.h
index f1aa1cdb..64f6f6c5 100644
--- a/src/types.h
+++ b/src/types.h
@@ -143,9 +143,20 @@ typedef uint8 (*readfunc)(uint32 A);
 #define CTASSERT(x)  typedef char __assert ## y[(x) ? 1 : -1];
 #endif
 
+#define __FCEU_STRINGIZE2(x) #x
+#define __FCEU_STRINGIZE(x) __FCEU_STRINGIZE2(x)
+
+#define  FCEU_CPP_HAS_STD(x)  ( defined(__cplusplus) && (__cplusplus >= x) )
+
+#ifdef   __has_cpp_attribute
+#define  FCEU_HAS_CPP_ATTRIBUTE(x)  __has_cpp_attribute(x)
+#else
+#define  FCEU_HAS_CPP_ATTRIBUTE(x)  0
+#endif
+
 #define  FCEU_UNUSED(x)   (void)(x)
 
-#if __has_cpp_attribute(maybe_unused)
+#if FCEU_CPP_HAS_STD(201603L) || FCEU_HAS_CPP_ATTRIBUTE(maybe_unused)
 #define  FCEU_MAYBE_UNUSED  [[maybe_unused]]
 #else
 #define  FCEU_MAYBE_UNUSED