diff --git a/src/xenia/base/cvar.cc b/src/xenia/base/cvar.cc
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..d7c82c970
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+++ b/src/xenia/base/cvar.cc
@@ -0,0 +1,56 @@
+#include "cvar.h"
+
+namespace cvar {
+cxxopts::Options options("xenia", "Xbox 360 Emulator");
+std::map<std::string, ICommandVar*>* CmdVars;
+std::map<std::string, IConfigVar*>* ConfigVars;
+
+void PrintHelpAndExit() {
+  std::cout << options.help({""}) << std::endl;
+  std::cout << "For the full list of command line arguments, see xenia.cfg."
+            << std::endl;
+  exit(0);
+}
+
+void ParseLaunchArguments(int argc, char** argv) {
+  options.add_options()("help", "Prints help and exit.");
+  if (!CmdVars) CmdVars = new std::map<std::string, ICommandVar*>();
+  if (!ConfigVars) ConfigVars = new std::map<std::string, IConfigVar*>();
+  for (auto& it : *CmdVars) {
+    auto cmdVar = it.second;
+    cmdVar->AddToLaunchOptions(&options);
+  }
+  std::vector<IConfigVar*> vars;
+  for (const auto& s : *ConfigVars) vars.push_back(s.second);
+
+  for (auto& it : *ConfigVars) {
+    auto configVar = it.second;
+    configVar->AddToLaunchOptions(&options);
+  }
+  try {
+    options.positional_help("[Path to .iso/.xex]");
+    options.parse_positional({"target"});
+
+    auto result = options.parse(argc, argv);
+    if (result.count("help")) {
+      PrintHelpAndExit();
+    }
+    for (auto& it : *CmdVars) {
+      auto cmdVar = static_cast<ICommandVar*>(it.second);
+      if (result.count(cmdVar->GetName())) {
+        cmdVar->LoadFromLaunchOptions(&result);
+      }
+    }
+    for (auto& it : *ConfigVars) {
+      auto configVar = static_cast<IConfigVar*>(it.second);
+      if (result.count(configVar->GetName())) {
+        configVar->LoadFromLaunchOptions(&result);
+      }
+    }
+  } catch (const cxxopts::OptionException& e) {
+    std::cout << e.what() << std::endl;
+    PrintHelpAndExit();
+  }
+}
+
+}  // namespace cvar
diff --git a/src/xenia/base/cvar.h b/src/xenia/base/cvar.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..4661671d9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/xenia/base/cvar.h
@@ -0,0 +1,258 @@
+#ifndef XENIA_CVAR_H_
+#define XENIA_CVAR_H_
+#include <map>
+#include <string>
+#include "cpptoml/include/cpptoml.h"
+#include "cxxopts/include/cxxopts.hpp"
+#include "xenia/base/string_util.h"
+namespace cvar {
+
+class ICommandVar {
+ public:
+  virtual ~ICommandVar() = default;
+  virtual std::string GetName() = 0;
+  virtual std::string GetDescription() = 0;
+  virtual void UpdateValue() = 0;
+  virtual void AddToLaunchOptions(cxxopts::Options* options) = 0;
+  virtual void LoadFromLaunchOptions(cxxopts::ParseResult* result) = 0;
+};
+
+class IConfigVar : virtual public ICommandVar {
+ public:
+  virtual std::string GetCategory() = 0;
+  virtual std::string GetConfigValue() = 0;
+  virtual void LoadConfigValue(std::shared_ptr<cpptoml::base> result) = 0;
+  virtual void LoadGameConfigValue(std::shared_ptr<cpptoml::base> result) = 0;
+};
+
+template <class T>
+class CommandVar : virtual public ICommandVar {
+ public:
+  CommandVar<T>(const char* name, T* defaultValue, const char* description);
+  std::string GetName() override;
+  std::string GetDescription() override;
+  void AddToLaunchOptions(cxxopts::Options* options) override;
+  void LoadFromLaunchOptions(cxxopts::ParseResult* result) override;
+  T* GetCurrentValue() { return currentValue_; }
+
+ protected:
+  std::string name_;
+  T defaultValue_;
+  T* currentValue_;
+  std::unique_ptr<T> commandLineValue_;
+  std::string description_;
+  T Convert(std::string val);
+  static std::string ToString(T val);
+  void SetValue(T val);
+  void SetCommandLineValue(T val);
+  void UpdateValue() override;
+};
+#pragma warning(push)
+#pragma warning(disable : 4250)
+template <class T>
+class ConfigVar : public CommandVar<T>, virtual public IConfigVar {
+ public:
+  ConfigVar<T>(const char* name, T* defaultValue, const char* description,
+               const char* category);
+  std::string GetConfigValue() override;
+  std::string GetCategory() override;
+  void AddToLaunchOptions(cxxopts::Options* options) override;
+  void LoadConfigValue(std::shared_ptr<cpptoml::base> result) override;
+  void LoadGameConfigValue(std::shared_ptr<cpptoml::base> result) override;
+  void SetConfigValue(T val);
+  void SetGameConfigValue(T val);
+
+ private:
+  std::string category_;
+  std::unique_ptr<T> configValue_ = nullptr;
+  std::unique_ptr<T> gameConfigValue_ = nullptr;
+  void UpdateValue() override;
+};
+
+#pragma warning(pop)
+template <class T>
+std::string CommandVar<T>::GetName() {
+  return name_;
+}
+template <class T>
+std::string CommandVar<T>::GetDescription() {
+  return description_;
+}
+template <class T>
+void CommandVar<T>::AddToLaunchOptions(cxxopts::Options* options) {
+  options->add_options()(this->name_, this->description_, cxxopts::value<T>());
+}
+template <class T>
+void ConfigVar<T>::AddToLaunchOptions(cxxopts::Options* options) {
+  options->add_options(category_)(this->name_, this->description_,
+                                  cxxopts::value<T>());
+}
+template <class T>
+void CommandVar<T>::LoadFromLaunchOptions(cxxopts::ParseResult* result) {
+  T value = (*result)[this->name_].template as<T>();
+  SetCommandLineValue(value);
+}
+template <class T>
+void ConfigVar<T>::LoadConfigValue(std::shared_ptr<cpptoml::base> result) {
+  SetConfigValue(*cpptoml::get_impl<T>(result));
+}
+template <class T>
+void ConfigVar<T>::LoadGameConfigValue(std::shared_ptr<cpptoml::base> result) {
+  SetGameConfigValue(*cpptoml::get_impl<T>(result));
+}
+template <class T>
+CommandVar<T>::CommandVar(const char* name, T* defaultValue,
+                          const char* description)
+    : name_(name),
+      defaultValue_(*defaultValue),
+      description_(description),
+      currentValue_(defaultValue) {}
+
+template <class T>
+ConfigVar<T>::ConfigVar(const char* name, T* defaultValue,
+                        const char* description, const char* category)
+    : CommandVar<T>(name, defaultValue, description), category_(category) {}
+
+template <class T>
+void CommandVar<T>::UpdateValue() {
+  if (this->commandLineValue_) return this->SetValue(*this->commandLineValue_);
+  return this->SetValue(defaultValue_);
+}
+template <class T>
+void ConfigVar<T>::UpdateValue() {
+  if (this->commandLineValue_) return this->SetValue(*this->commandLineValue_);
+  if (this->gameConfigValue_) return this->SetValue(*this->gameConfigValue_);
+  if (this->configValue_) return this->SetValue(*this->configValue_);
+  return this->SetValue(this->defaultValue_);
+}
+template <class T>
+T CommandVar<T>::Convert(std::string val) {
+  return xe::string_util::from_string<T>(val);
+}
+template <>
+inline std::string CommandVar<std::string>::Convert(std::string val) {
+  return val;
+}
+
+template <>
+inline std::string CommandVar<bool>::ToString(bool val) {
+  return val ? "true" : "false";
+}
+template <>
+inline std::string CommandVar<std::string>::ToString(std::string val) {
+  return "\"" + val + "\"";
+}
+
+template <class T>
+std::string CommandVar<T>::ToString(T val) {
+  return std::to_string(val);
+}
+
+template <class T>
+void CommandVar<T>::SetValue(T val) {
+  *currentValue_ = val;
+}
+template <class T>
+std::string ConfigVar<T>::GetCategory() {
+  return category_;
+}
+template <class T>
+std::string ConfigVar<T>::GetConfigValue() {
+  if (this->configValue_) return this->ToString(*this->configValue_);
+  return this->ToString(this->defaultValue_);
+}
+template <class T>
+void CommandVar<T>::SetCommandLineValue(const T val) {
+  this->commandLineValue_ = std::make_unique<T>(val);
+  this->UpdateValue();
+}
+template <class T>
+void ConfigVar<T>::SetConfigValue(T val) {
+  this->configValue_ = std::make_unique<T>(val);
+  this->UpdateValue();
+}
+template <class T>
+void ConfigVar<T>::SetGameConfigValue(T val) {
+  this->gameConfigValue_ = std::make_unique<T>(val);
+  this->UpdateValue();
+}
+
+extern std::map<std::string, ICommandVar*>* CmdVars;
+extern std::map<std::string, IConfigVar*>* ConfigVars;
+
+inline void AddConfigVar(IConfigVar* cv) {
+  if (!ConfigVars) ConfigVars = new std::map<std::string, IConfigVar*>();
+  ConfigVars->insert(std::pair<std::string, IConfigVar*>(cv->GetName(), cv));
+}
+inline void AddCommandVar(ICommandVar* cv) {
+  if (!CmdVars) CmdVars = new std::map<std::string, ICommandVar*>();
+  CmdVars->insert(std::pair<std::string, ICommandVar*>(cv->GetName(), cv));
+}
+void ParseLaunchArguments(int argc, char** argv);
+
+template <typename T>
+T* define_configvar(const char* name, T* defaultValue, const char* description,
+                    const char* category) {
+  IConfigVar* cfgVar =
+      new ConfigVar<T>(name, defaultValue, description, category);
+  AddConfigVar(cfgVar);
+  return defaultValue;
+}
+
+template <typename T>
+T* define_cmdvar(const char* name, T* defaultValue, const char* description) {
+  ICommandVar* cmdVar = new CommandVar<T>(name, defaultValue, description);
+  AddCommandVar(cmdVar);
+  return defaultValue;
+}
+#define DEFINE_double(name, defaultValue, description, category) \
+  DEFINE_CVar(name, defaultValue, description, category, double)
+
+#define DEFINE_int32(name, defaultValue, description, category) \
+  DEFINE_CVar(name, defaultValue, description, category, int32_t)
+
+#define DEFINE_uint64(name, defaultValue, description, category) \
+  DEFINE_CVar(name, defaultValue, description, category, uint64_t)
+
+#define DEFINE_string(name, defaultValue, description, category) \
+  DEFINE_CVar(name, defaultValue, description, category, std::string)
+
+#define DEFINE_bool(name, defaultValue, description, category) \
+  DEFINE_CVar(name, defaultValue, description, category, bool)
+
+#define DEFINE_CVar(name, defaultValue, description, category, type)      \
+  namespace cvars {                                                       \
+  type name = defaultValue;                                               \
+  }                                                                       \
+  namespace cv {                                                          \
+  static auto cv_##name =                                                 \
+      cvar::define_configvar(#name, &cvars::name, description, category); \
+  }
+
+// CmdVars can only be strings for now, we don't need any others
+#define CmdVar(name, defaultValue, description)              \
+  namespace cvars {                                          \
+  std::string name = defaultValue;                           \
+  }                                                          \
+  namespace cv {                                             \
+  static auto cv_##name =                                    \
+      cvar::define_cmdvar(#name, &cvars::name, description); \
+  }
+
+#define DECLARE_double(name) DECLARE_CVar(name, double)
+
+#define DECLARE_bool(name) DECLARE_CVar(name, bool)
+
+#define DECLARE_string(name) DECLARE_CVar(name, std::string)
+
+#define DECLARE_int32(name) DECLARE_CVar(name, int32_t)
+
+#define DECLARE_uint64(name) DECLARE_CVar(name, uint64_t)
+
+#define DECLARE_CVar(name, type) \
+  namespace cvars {              \
+  extern type name;              \
+  }
+
+}  // namespace cvar
+#endif  // XENIA_CVAR_H_