diff --git a/Source/Project64-core/N64System/Mips/Mempak.H b/Source/Project64-core/N64System/Mips/Mempak.H
index 1f0fda70f..e55c0156c 100644
--- a/Source/Project64-core/N64System/Mips/Mempak.H
+++ b/Source/Project64-core/N64System/Mips/Mempak.H
@@ -14,8 +14,9 @@ class Mempak
 {
 public:
     static uint8_t CalculateCrc(uint8_t * DataToCrc);
-    static void Load(int32_t Control);
-    static void Format(int32_t Control);
     static void ReadFrom(int32_t Control, uint32_t address, uint8_t * data);
     static void WriteTo(int32_t Control, uint32_t address, uint8_t * data);
+private:
+    static void LoadMempak(int32_t Control);
+    static void Format(int32_t Control);
 };
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/Source/Project64-core/N64System/Mips/Mempak.cpp b/Source/Project64-core/N64System/Mips/Mempak.cpp
index 8d9a8ea87..121829292 100644
--- a/Source/Project64-core/N64System/Mips/Mempak.cpp
+++ b/Source/Project64-core/N64System/Mips/Mempak.cpp
@@ -15,33 +15,37 @@
 #include <Common/path.h>
 
 uint8_t Mempaks[4][128 * 256]; /* [CONTROLLERS][PAGES][BYTES_PER_PAGE] */
-CPath MempakNames[4];
+CFile MempakHandle[4];
 
-void Mempak::Load(int32_t Control)
+void Mempak::LoadMempak(int32_t Control)
 {
     stdstr MempakName;
-
     MempakName.Format("%s_Cont_%d", g_Settings->LoadStringVal(Game_GameName).c_str(), Control + 1);
 
-    MempakNames[Control] = CPath(g_Settings->LoadStringVal(Directory_NativeSave).c_str(), stdstr_f("%s.mpk",MempakName.c_str()).c_str());
+    CPath MempakPath(g_Settings->LoadStringVal(Directory_NativeSave).c_str(), stdstr_f("%s.mpk",MempakName.c_str()).c_str());
+
     if (g_Settings->LoadBool(Setting_UniqueSaveDir))
     {
-        MempakNames[Control].AppendDirectory(g_Settings->LoadStringVal(Game_UniqueSaveDir).c_str());
+        MempakPath.AppendDirectory(g_Settings->LoadStringVal(Game_UniqueSaveDir).c_str());
     }
-    if (!MempakNames[Control].DirectoryExists())
+    if (!MempakPath.DirectoryExists())
     {
-        MempakNames[Control].DirectoryCreate();
+        MempakPath.DirectoryCreate();
     }
 
-    if (MempakNames[Control].Exists())
+    bool formatMempak = !MempakPath.Exists();
+
+    MempakHandle[Control].Open(MempakPath, CFileBase::modeReadWrite | CFileBase::modeNoTruncate | CFileBase::modeCreate);
+    MempakHandle[Control].SeekToBegin();
+
+    if (formatMempak)
     {
-        FILE *mempak = fopen(MempakNames[Control], "rb");
-        fread(Mempaks[Control], 1, 0x8000, mempak);
-        fclose(mempak);
+        Mempak::Format(Control);
+        MempakHandle[Control].Write(Mempaks[Control], 0x8000);
     }
     else
     {
-        Mempak::Format(Control);
+        MempakHandle[Control].Read(Mempaks[Control], 0x8000);
     }
 }
 
@@ -113,6 +117,11 @@ void Mempak::ReadFrom(int32_t Control, uint32_t address, uint8_t * data)
 {
     if (address < 0x8000)
     {
+        if (!MempakHandle[Control].IsOpen())
+        {
+            LoadMempak(Control);
+        }
+
         memcpy(data, &Mempaks[Control][address], 0x20);
     }
     else
@@ -126,11 +135,16 @@ void Mempak::WriteTo(int32_t Control, uint32_t address, uint8_t * data)
 {
     if (address < 0x8000)
     {
+        if (!MempakHandle[Control].IsOpen())
+        {
+            LoadMempak(Control);
+        }
+
         memcpy(&Mempaks[Control][address], data, 0x20);
 
-        FILE* mempak = fopen(MempakNames[Control], "wb");
-        fwrite(Mempaks[Control], 1, 0x8000, mempak);
-        fclose(mempak);
+        MempakHandle[Control].Seek(address, CFile::begin);
+        MempakHandle[Control].Write(data, 0x20);
+        MempakHandle[Control].Flush();
     }
     else
     {
diff --git a/Source/Project64-core/N64System/Mips/Transferpak.cpp b/Source/Project64-core/N64System/Mips/Transferpak.cpp
index dfa77a0d4..f089a77a1 100644
--- a/Source/Project64-core/N64System/Mips/Transferpak.cpp
+++ b/Source/Project64-core/N64System/Mips/Transferpak.cpp
@@ -32,13 +32,22 @@ void Transferpak::Init()
 
 void Transferpak::Release()
 {
-    GBCart::release_gb_cart(&tpak.gb_cart);
+    if (tpak.gb_cart.rom != NULL)
+    {
+        GBCart::release_gb_cart(&tpak.gb_cart);
+    }
 }
 
 void Transferpak::ReadFrom(uint16_t address, uint8_t * data)
 {
 	if ((address >= 0x8000) && (address <= 0x8FFF))
 	{
+        //Ensure we actually have a ROM loaded in first.
+        if (tpak.gb_cart.rom == NULL)
+        {
+            Init();
+        }
+
 		//Get whether the GB cart is enabled or disabled
 		uint8_t value = (tpak.enabled) ? 0x84 : 0x00;
 
@@ -71,8 +80,15 @@ void Transferpak::ReadFrom(uint16_t address, uint8_t * data)
 
 void Transferpak::WriteTo(uint16_t address, uint8_t * data)
 {
+
     if ((address >= 0x8000) && (address <= 0x8FFF))
     {
+        //Ensure we actually have a ROM loaded in first.
+        if (tpak.gb_cart.rom == NULL)
+        {
+            Init();
+        }
+
         //Set whether the gb cart is enabled or disabled.
         switch (*data)
         {
diff --git a/Source/Project64-core/N64System/N64Class.cpp b/Source/Project64-core/N64System/N64Class.cpp
index 6521299d5..7ce2212bb 100644
--- a/Source/Project64-core/N64System/N64Class.cpp
+++ b/Source/Project64-core/N64System/N64Class.cpp
@@ -694,25 +694,6 @@ bool CN64System::SetActiveSystem(bool bActive)
         {
             WriteTrace(TraceN64System, TraceError, "g_Plugins->Initiate Failed");
         }
-        else
-        {
-            CONTROL * Controllers = g_Plugins->Control()->PluginControllers();
-            for (int i = 0; i < 3; i++)
-            {
-                if (Controllers[i].Present)
-                {
-                    switch (Controllers[i].Plugin)
-                    {
-                    case PLUGIN_TANSFER_PAK:
-                        Transferpak::Init();
-                        break;
-                    case PLUGIN_MEMPAK:
-                        Mempak::Load(i);
-                        break;
-                    }
-                }
-            }
-        }
     }
 
     if (bReset)