diff --git a/driver.c b/driver.c
index 5c8d7a1bd8..cc0eaa8e8e 100644
--- a/driver.c
+++ b/driver.c
@@ -139,7 +139,7 @@ static void find_audio_driver(void)
    for (size_t i = 0; i < sizeof(audio_drivers) / sizeof(audio_driver_t*); i++)
       fprintf(stderr, "\t%s\n", audio_drivers[i]->ident);
 
-   exit(1);
+   ssnes_fail(1, "find_audio_driver()");
 }
 
 static void find_video_driver(void)
@@ -157,7 +157,7 @@ static void find_video_driver(void)
    for (size_t i = 0; i < sizeof(video_drivers) / sizeof(video_driver_t*); i++)
       fprintf(stderr, "\t%s\n", video_drivers[i]->ident);
 
-   exit(1);
+   ssnes_fail(1, "find_video_driver()");
 }
 
 static void find_input_driver(void)
@@ -175,7 +175,7 @@ static void find_input_driver(void)
    for (size_t i = 0; i < sizeof(input_drivers) / sizeof(input_driver_t*); i++)
       fprintf(stderr, "\t%s\n", input_drivers[i]->ident);
 
-   exit(1);
+   ssnes_fail(1, "find_input_driver()");
 }
 
 void init_drivers(void)
@@ -549,7 +549,7 @@ void init_video_input(void)
    if (driver.video_data == NULL)
    {
       SSNES_ERR("Cannot open video driver ... Exiting ...\n");
-      exit(1);
+      ssnes_fail(1, "init_video_input()");
    }
 
    // Video driver didn't provide an input driver so we use configured one.
@@ -562,13 +562,13 @@ void init_video_input(void)
          if (driver.input_data == NULL)
          {
             SSNES_ERR("Cannot init input driver. Exiting ...\n");
-            exit(1);
+            ssnes_fail(1, "init_video_input()");
          }
       }
       else
       {
          SSNES_ERR("Cannot find input driver. Exiting ...\n");
-         exit(1);
+         ssnes_fail(1, "init_video_input()");
       }
    }
 }
diff --git a/dynamic.c b/dynamic.c
index ac9b86030f..a6190943c8 100644
--- a/dynamic.c
+++ b/dynamic.c
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@
 
 #define SYM(type, x) do { \
    p##x = (type)DLSYM(lib_handle, x); \
-   if (p##x == NULL) { SSNES_ERR("Failed to load symbol: \"%s\"\n", #x); exit(1); } \
+   if (p##x == NULL) { SSNES_ERR("Failed to load symbol: \"%s\"\n", #x); ssnes_fail(1, "init_libsnes_sym()"); } \
 } while (0)
 
 #define OPT_SYM(type, x) do { \
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ static void load_dynamic(void)
    if (!lib_handle)
    {
       SSNES_ERR("Failed to open dynamic library: \"%s\"\n", g_settings.libsnes);
-      exit(1);
+      ssnes_fail(1, "load_dynamic()");
    }
 
    SYM(void (*)(void), snes_init);
@@ -202,7 +202,7 @@ void init_libsnes_sym(void)
       SSNES_ERR("Serious problem! SSNES wants to load libsnes dyamically, but it is already linked!\n"); 
       SSNES_ERR("This could happen if other modules SSNES depends on link against libsnes directly.\n");
       SSNES_ERR("Proceeding could cause a crash! Aborting ...\n");
-      exit(1);
+      ssnes_fail(1, "init_libsnes_sym()");
    }
 
    if (!*g_settings.libsnes)
diff --git a/general.h b/general.h
index 05e3e70a56..0cd2efa7aa 100644
--- a/general.h
+++ b/general.h
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@
 #include <stdio.h>
 #include <time.h>
 #include <limits.h>
+#include <setjmp.h>
 #include "driver.h"
 #include "record/ffemu.h"
 #include "message.h"
@@ -32,6 +33,7 @@
 #include "dynamic.h"
 #include "cheats.h"
 #include "audio/ext/ssnes_dsp.h"
+#include "strl.h"
 
 #ifdef __CELLOS_LV2__
 #include <sys/timer.h>
@@ -354,11 +356,16 @@ struct global
 #ifdef HAVE_XML
    cheat_manager_t *cheat;
 #endif
+
+   bool error_in_init;
+   char error_string[1024];
+   jmp_buf error_sjlj_context;
 };
 
 void parse_config(void);
 void config_set_defaults(void);
 
+void ssnes_main_clear_state(void);
 int ssnes_main_init(int argc, char *argv[]);
 bool ssnes_main_iterate(void);
 void ssnes_main_deinit(void);
@@ -444,6 +451,16 @@ static inline void ssnes_sleep(unsigned msec)
 #define ssnes_assert(cond) \
    if (!(cond)) { SSNES_ERR("Assertion failed at %s:%d!\n", __FILE__, __LINE__); exit(2); }
 
+static inline void ssnes_fail(int error_code, const char *error)
+{
+   // We cannot longjmp unless we're in ssnes_main_init().
+   // If not, something went very wrong, and we should just exit right away.
+   ssnes_assert(g_extern.error_in_init);
+
+   strlcpy(g_extern.error_string, error, sizeof(g_extern.error_string));
+   longjmp(g_extern.error_sjlj_context, error_code);
+}
+
 #endif
 
 
diff --git a/movie.c b/movie.c
index f771142152..6ddb452fb0 100644
--- a/movie.c
+++ b/movie.c
@@ -179,7 +179,7 @@ static bool init_playback(bsv_movie_t *handle, const char *path)
       if (psnes_serialize_size() != state_size)
       {
          SSNES_ERR("Movie format seems to have a different serializer version. Cannot continue.\n");
-         exit(1);
+         ssnes_fail(1, "init_playback()");
       }
 
       // Unserialize to start playback.
diff --git a/settings.c b/settings.c
index c7df27deca..b86cee461e 100644
--- a/settings.c
+++ b/settings.c
@@ -323,7 +323,7 @@ static void parse_config_file(void)
       if (!conf)
       {
          SSNES_ERR("Couldn't find config at path: \"%s\"\n", g_extern.config_path);
-         exit(1);
+         ssnes_fail(1, "parse_config_file()");
       }
    }
    else
diff --git a/ssnes.c b/ssnes.c
index 0e126d12f9..1f91d502b6 100644
--- a/ssnes.c
+++ b/ssnes.c
@@ -529,7 +529,7 @@ static void set_paths(const char *path)
    if (g_extern.rom_file == NULL)
    {
       SSNES_ERR("Could not open file: \"%s\"\n", path);
-      exit(1);
+      ssnes_fail(1, "set_paths()");
    }
 
    if (!g_extern.has_set_save_path)
@@ -568,26 +568,26 @@ static void verify_stdin_paths(void)
    {
       SSNES_ERR("Need savefile path argument (--save) when reading rom from stdin.\n");
       print_help();
-      exit(1);
+      ssnes_fail(1, "verify_stdin_paths()");
    }
    else if (strlen(g_extern.savestate_name) == 0)
    {
       SSNES_ERR("Need savestate path argument (--savestate) when reading rom from stdin.\n");
       print_help();
-      exit(1);
+      ssnes_fail(1, "verify_stdin_paths()");
    }
 
    if (path_is_directory(g_extern.savefile_name_srm))
    {
       SSNES_ERR("Cannot specify directory for path argument (--save) when reading from stdin.\n");
       print_help();
-      exit(1);
+      ssnes_fail(1, "verify_stdin_paths()");
    }
    else if (path_is_directory(g_extern.savestate_name))
    {
       SSNES_ERR("Cannot specify directory for path argument (--savestate) when reading from stdin.\n");
       print_help();
-      exit(1);
+      ssnes_fail(1, "verify_stdin_paths()");
    }
 
 #ifdef HAVE_CONFIGFILE
@@ -595,7 +595,7 @@ static void verify_stdin_paths(void)
    {
       SSNES_ERR("Cannot specify directory for config file (--config) when reading from stdin.\n");
       print_help();
-      exit(1);
+      ssnes_fail(1, "verify_stdin_paths()");
    }
 #endif
 }
@@ -605,7 +605,7 @@ static void parse_input(int argc, char *argv[])
    if (argc < 2)
    {
       print_help();
-      exit(1);
+      ssnes_fail(1, "parse_input()");
    }
 
    int val = 0;
@@ -756,7 +756,7 @@ static void parse_input(int argc, char *argv[])
             {
                SSNES_ERR("Connect mouse to port 1 or 2.\n");
                print_help();
-               exit(1);
+               ssnes_fail(1, "parse_input()");
             }
             g_extern.has_mouse[port - 1] = true;
             break;
@@ -767,7 +767,7 @@ static void parse_input(int argc, char *argv[])
             {
                SSNES_ERR("Disconnected device from port 1 or 2.\n");
                print_help();
-               exit(1);
+               ssnes_fail(1, "parse_input()");
             }
             g_extern.disconnect_device[port - 1] = true;
             break;
@@ -817,7 +817,7 @@ static void parse_input(int argc, char *argv[])
             {
                SSNES_ERR("Invalid argument in --sram-mode!\n");
                print_help();
-               exit(1);
+               ssnes_fail(1, "parse_input()");
             }
             break;
 
@@ -881,7 +881,7 @@ static void parse_input(int argc, char *argv[])
                   {
                      SSNES_ERR("Wrong format for --size.\n");
                      print_help();
-                     exit(1);
+                     ssnes_fail(1, "parse_input()");
                   }
 
                   ptr++;
@@ -890,7 +890,7 @@ static void parse_input(int argc, char *argv[])
                   {
                      SSNES_ERR("Wrong format for --size.\n");
                      print_help();
-                     exit(1);
+                     ssnes_fail(1, "parse_input()");
                   }
                   break;
                }
@@ -906,11 +906,11 @@ static void parse_input(int argc, char *argv[])
 
          case '?':
             print_help();
-            exit(1);
+            ssnes_fail(1, "parse_input()");
 
          default:
             SSNES_ERR("Error parsing arguments.\n");
-            exit(1);
+            ssnes_fail(1, "parse_input()");
       }
    }
 
@@ -1173,7 +1173,7 @@ static void init_movie(void)
       if (!g_extern.bsv.movie)
       {
          SSNES_ERR("Failed to load movie file: \"%s\"!\n", g_extern.bsv.movie_start_path);
-         exit(1);
+         ssnes_fail(1, "init_movie()");
       }
 
       g_extern.bsv.movie_playback = true;
@@ -2041,12 +2041,26 @@ static void init_state(void)
    g_extern.game_type = SSNES_CART_NORMAL;
 }
 
+void ssnes_main_clear_state(void)
+{
+   memset(&g_settings, 0, sizeof(g_settings));
+   memset(&g_extern, 0, sizeof(g_extern));
+   init_state();
+}
+
 int ssnes_main_init(int argc, char *argv[])
 {
    init_state();
-
    parse_input(argc, argv);
 
+   int sjlj_ret;
+   if ((sjlj_ret = setjmp(g_extern.error_sjlj_context)) > 0)
+   {
+      SSNES_ERR("Fatal error received in: \"%s\"\n", g_extern.error_string); 
+      return sjlj_ret;
+   }
+   g_extern.error_in_init = true;
+
    if (g_extern.verbose)
    {
       fprintf(stderr, "=== Build =======================================");
@@ -2120,6 +2134,7 @@ int ssnes_main_init(int argc, char *argv[])
       init_cheats();
 #endif
 
+   g_extern.error_in_init = false;
    return 0;
 
 error: