diff --git a/NDS.cpp b/NDS.cpp
index 9da3755a..43ff8d34 100644
--- a/NDS.cpp
+++ b/NDS.cpp
@@ -29,8 +29,10 @@
 #include "RTC.h"
 #include "Wifi.h"
 
+#ifdef __LIBRETRO__
 extern char retro_base_directory[4096];
 extern char retro_game_path[4096];
+#endif
 
 namespace NDS
 {
@@ -221,11 +223,15 @@ void Reset()
     FILE* f;
     u32 i;
 
+#ifdef __LIBRETRO__
     char path[2048];
     snprintf(path, sizeof(path), "%s/bios9.bin", retro_base_directory);
     f = fopen(path, "rb");
+#else
+    f = fopen("bios9.bin", "rb");
+#endif
     if (!f)
-        printf("ARM9 BIOS not found at %s\n");
+        printf("ARM9 BIOS not found\n");
     else
     {
         fseek(f, 0, SEEK_SET);
@@ -235,8 +241,12 @@ void Reset()
         fclose(f);
     }
 
+#ifdef __LIBRETRO__
     snprintf(path, sizeof(path), "%s/bios7.bin", retro_base_directory);
     f = fopen(path, "rb");
+#else
+    f = fopen("bios7.bin", "rb");
+#endif
     if (!f)
         printf("ARM7 BIOS not found\n");
     else
@@ -312,8 +322,13 @@ void Reset()
     // test
     //LoadROM();
     //LoadFirmware();
+#ifdef __LIBRETRO__
     if (NDSCart::LoadROM(retro_game_path))
         Running = true; // hax
+#else 
+    if (NDSCart::LoadROM("nsmb.nds"))
+        Running = true; // hax
+#endif
 }
 
 
diff --git a/SPI.cpp b/SPI.cpp
index fd3a615e..1e78b9af 100644
--- a/SPI.cpp
+++ b/SPI.cpp
@@ -21,7 +21,9 @@
 #include "NDS.h"
 #include "SPI.h"
 
+#ifdef __LIBRETRO__
 extern char retro_base_directory[4096];
+#endif
 
 namespace SPI_Firmware
 {
@@ -87,10 +89,13 @@ void Reset()
 {
     if (Firmware) delete[] Firmware;
     Firmware = NULL;
-
+#ifdef __LIBRETRO__
     char path[2047];
     snprintf(path, sizeof(path), "%s/firmware.bin", retro_base_directory);
     FILE* f = fopen(path, "rb");
+#else
+    FILE* f = fopen("firmware.bin", "rb");
+#endif    
     if (!f)
     {
         printf("firmware.bin not found\n");