diff --git a/console/rgui/rgui.c b/console/rgui/rgui.c
index 13ceb3f49ed..5dc26367ea4 100644
--- a/console/rgui/rgui.c
+++ b/console/rgui/rgui.c
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ struct rgui_handle
    rgui_list_t *folder_buf;
    int directory_ptr;
    bool need_refresh;
+   bool msg_force;
 
    char path_buf[PATH_MAX];
 
@@ -385,7 +386,23 @@ static void render_text(rgui_handle_t *rgui)
       blit_line(rgui, x, y, message, i == rgui->directory_ptr);
    }
 
-   render_messagebox(rgui, msg_queue_pull(g_extern.msg_queue));
+   const char *message_queue;
+#ifdef GEKKO
+   gx_video_t *gx = (gx_video_t*)driver.video_data;
+   if (rgui->msg_force)
+   {
+      message_queue = msg_queue_pull(g_extern.msg_queue);
+      rgui->msg_force = false;
+   }
+   else
+   {
+      message_queue = gx->msg;
+   }
+#else
+   message_queue = msg_queue_pull(g_extern.msg_queue);
+#endif
+   render_messagebox(rgui, message_queue);
+
 }
 
 #ifdef GEKKO
@@ -397,7 +414,9 @@ static void render_text(rgui_handle_t *rgui)
 static void rgui_settings_toggle_setting(rgui_file_type_t setting, rgui_action_t action, rgui_file_type_t menu_type)
 {
    unsigned port = menu_type - RGUI_SETTINGS_CONTROLLER_1;
-   void *data = (gx_video_t*)driver.video_data;
+#ifdef GEKKO
+   gx_video_t *gx = (gx_video_t*)driver.video_data;
+#endif
 
    switch (setting)
    {
@@ -437,6 +456,13 @@ static void rgui_settings_toggle_setting(rgui_file_type_t setting, rgui_action_t
             msg_queue_push(g_extern.msg_queue, r ? "Screenshot saved" : "Screenshot failed to save", 1, S_DELAY_90);
          }
          break;
+      case RGUI_SETTINGS_RESTART_GAME:
+         if (action == RGUI_ACTION_OK)
+         {
+            rarch_settings_change(S_RETURN_TO_GAME);
+            rarch_game_reset();
+         }
+         break;
       case RGUI_SETTINGS_VIDEO_FILTER:
          if (action == RGUI_ACTION_START)
             rarch_settings_default(S_DEF_HW_TEXTURE_FILTER);
@@ -446,7 +472,6 @@ static void rgui_settings_toggle_setting(rgui_file_type_t setting, rgui_action_t
 #ifdef HW_RVL
       case RGUI_SETTINGS_VIDEO_SOFT_FILTER:
          {
-	    gx_video_t *gx = (gx_video_t*)data;
             g_console.soft_display_filter_enable = !g_console.soft_display_filter_enable;
             gx->should_resize = true;
          }
@@ -457,7 +482,6 @@ static void rgui_settings_toggle_setting(rgui_file_type_t setting, rgui_action_t
          {
             g_console.gamma_correction = 0;
 #ifdef GEKKO
-	    gx_video_t *gx = (gx_video_t*)data;
             gx->should_resize = true;
 #endif
          }
@@ -467,7 +491,6 @@ static void rgui_settings_toggle_setting(rgui_file_type_t setting, rgui_action_t
             {
                g_console.gamma_correction--;
 #ifdef GEKKO
-	       gx_video_t *gx = (gx_video_t*)data;
                gx->should_resize = true;
 #endif
             }
@@ -478,7 +501,6 @@ static void rgui_settings_toggle_setting(rgui_file_type_t setting, rgui_action_t
             {
                g_console.gamma_correction++;
 #ifdef GEKKO
-	       gx_video_t *gx = (gx_video_t*)data;
                gx->should_resize = true;
 #endif
             }
@@ -524,7 +546,7 @@ static void rgui_settings_toggle_setting(rgui_file_type_t setting, rgui_action_t
          else if (action == RGUI_ACTION_RIGHT)
             rarch_settings_change(S_AUDIO_CONTROL_RATE_INCREMENT);
          break;
-      case RGUI_SETTINGS_RESTART:
+      case RGUI_SETTINGS_RESTART_EMULATOR:
          if (action == RGUI_ACTION_OK)
          {
 #ifdef GEKKO
@@ -594,6 +616,7 @@ static void rgui_settings_populate_entries(rgui_handle_t *rgui)
       RGUI_MENU_ITEM("Save State", RGUI_SETTINGS_SAVESTATE_SAVE);
       RGUI_MENU_ITEM("Load State", RGUI_SETTINGS_SAVESTATE_LOAD);
       RGUI_MENU_ITEM("Take Screenshot", RGUI_SETTINGS_SCREENSHOT);
+      RGUI_MENU_ITEM("Restart Game", RGUI_SETTINGS_RESTART_GAME);
    }
    RGUI_MENU_ITEM("Hardware filtering", RGUI_SETTINGS_VIDEO_FILTER);
 #ifdef HW_RVL
@@ -609,7 +632,7 @@ static void rgui_settings_populate_entries(rgui_handle_t *rgui)
    RGUI_MENU_ITEM("Controller #2 Config", RGUI_SETTINGS_CONTROLLER_2);
    RGUI_MENU_ITEM("Controller #3 Config", RGUI_SETTINGS_CONTROLLER_3);
    RGUI_MENU_ITEM("Controller #4 Config", RGUI_SETTINGS_CONTROLLER_4);
-   RGUI_MENU_ITEM("Restart RetroArch", RGUI_SETTINGS_RESTART);
+   RGUI_MENU_ITEM("Restart RetroArch", RGUI_SETTINGS_RESTART_EMULATOR);
 }
 
 static void rgui_settings_controller_populate_entries(rgui_handle_t *rgui)
@@ -635,7 +658,7 @@ static void rgui_settings_controller_populate_entries(rgui_handle_t *rgui)
    RGUI_MENU_ITEM("R3", RGUI_SETTINGS_BIND_R3);
 }
 
-static const char *rgui_settings_iterate(rgui_handle_t *rgui, rgui_action_t action)
+void rgui_settings_iterate(rgui_handle_t *rgui, rgui_action_t action)
 {
    rgui_file_type_t type = 0;
    const char *label = 0;
@@ -713,12 +736,11 @@ static const char *rgui_settings_iterate(rgui_handle_t *rgui, rgui_action_t acti
 
    render_text(rgui);
 
-   return NULL;
+   return;
 }
 
-const char *rgui_iterate(rgui_handle_t *rgui, rgui_action_t action)
+void rgui_iterate(rgui_handle_t *rgui, rgui_action_t action)
 {
-   bool found = false;
    const char *dir = 0;
    rgui_file_type_t menu_type = 0;
    size_t directory_ptr = 0;
@@ -772,7 +794,7 @@ const char *rgui_iterate(rgui_handle_t *rgui, rgui_action_t action)
       case RGUI_ACTION_OK:
       {
          if (rgui_list_size(rgui->folder_buf) == 0)
-            return NULL;
+            return;
 
          const char *path = 0;
          rgui_file_type_t type = 0;
@@ -815,7 +837,7 @@ const char *rgui_iterate(rgui_handle_t *rgui, rgui_action_t action)
             {
                snprintf(rgui->path_buf, sizeof(rgui->path_buf), "%s/%s", dir, path);
                rarch_console_load_game_wrap(rgui->path_buf, g_console.zip_extract_mode, S_DELAY_1);
-               found = true;
+               rgui->msg_force = true;
             }
          }
          break;
@@ -860,6 +882,4 @@ const char *rgui_iterate(rgui_handle_t *rgui, rgui_action_t action)
    }
 
    render_text(rgui);
-
-   return found ? rgui->path_buf : NULL;
 }
diff --git a/console/rgui/rgui.h b/console/rgui/rgui.h
index 8d834588d76..93941daf53b 100644
--- a/console/rgui/rgui.h
+++ b/console/rgui/rgui.h
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ typedef enum
    RGUI_SETTINGS_SAVESTATE_SAVE,
    RGUI_SETTINGS_SAVESTATE_LOAD,
    RGUI_SETTINGS_SCREENSHOT,
+   RGUI_SETTINGS_RESTART_GAME,
    RGUI_SETTINGS_VIDEO_FILTER,
 #ifdef HW_RVL
    RGUI_SETTINGS_VIDEO_SOFT_FILTER,
@@ -51,7 +52,7 @@ typedef enum
    RGUI_SETTINGS_CONTROLLER_2,
    RGUI_SETTINGS_CONTROLLER_3,
    RGUI_SETTINGS_CONTROLLER_4,
-   RGUI_SETTINGS_RESTART,
+   RGUI_SETTINGS_RESTART_EMULATOR,
 
    RGUI_SETTINGS_BIND_DEVICE,
    RGUI_SETTINGS_BIND_UP,
@@ -101,7 +102,7 @@ rgui_handle_t *rgui_init(const char *base_path,
       const uint8_t *font_buf,
       rgui_folder_enum_cb_t folder_cb, void *userdata);
 
-const char *rgui_iterate(rgui_handle_t *rgui, rgui_action_t action);
+void rgui_iterate(rgui_handle_t *rgui, rgui_action_t action);
 
 void rgui_free(rgui_handle_t *rgui);
 
diff --git a/gx/frontend/main.c b/gx/frontend/main.c
index fc9a6747701..3fa990ee7de 100644
--- a/gx/frontend/main.c
+++ b/gx/frontend/main.c
@@ -182,12 +182,6 @@ static void menu_loop(void)
    bool first = true;
 
    g_console.menu_enable = true;
-
-   if(g_console.ingame_menu_enable)
-   {
-      //TODO: fill in some stuff here to bring up ingame menu
-   }
-
    gx->menu_render = true;
 
    do
@@ -253,9 +247,7 @@ static void menu_loop(void)
          first = false;
       }
 
-      const char *ret = rgui_iterate(rgui, action);
-
-      (void)ret;
+      rgui_iterate(rgui, action);
 
       rarch_render_cached_frame();
 
@@ -336,7 +328,6 @@ int main(void)
 #endif
 
    fatInitDefault();
-
    get_environment_settings();
 
 #ifdef HAVE_LOGGER
@@ -417,11 +408,10 @@ int main(void)
    video_gx.stop();
    menu_free();
 
-#ifdef HAVE_FILE_LOGGER
-   fclose(log_fp);
-#endif
 #ifdef HAVE_LOGGER
    logger_shutdown();
+#elif defined(HAVE_FILE_LOGGER)
+   fclose(log_fp);
 #endif
 
    if(g_console.return_to_launcher)
diff --git a/gx/gx_video.c b/gx/gx_video.c
index 84cb8d385cf..bd2bf157065 100644
--- a/gx/gx_video.c
+++ b/gx/gx_video.c
@@ -199,6 +199,7 @@ static void gx_stop(void)
    GX_Flush();
    VIDEO_SetBlack(true);
    VIDEO_Flush();
+   VIDEO_WaitVSync();
 
    for (unsigned i = 0; i < 2; i++)
       free(MEM_K1_TO_K0(g_framebuf[i]));
@@ -492,7 +493,11 @@ static bool gx_frame(void *data, const void *frame,
    bool should_resize = gx->should_resize;
 
    (void)data;
-   (void)msg;
+
+   if (msg)
+      snprintf(gx->msg, sizeof(gx->msg), "%s", msg);
+   else
+      gx->msg[0] = 0;
 
    if(!frame && !menu_render)
       return true;
@@ -504,7 +509,7 @@ static bool gx_frame(void *data, const void *frame,
       gx_resize(gx);
    }
 
-   while (g_vsync && !g_draw_done)
+   while ((g_vsync || menu_render) && !g_draw_done)
       LWP_ThreadSleep(g_video_cond);
 
    g_draw_done = false;
diff --git a/gx/gx_video.h b/gx/gx_video.h
index 996b12a7d18..06a58658d13 100644
--- a/gx/gx_video.h
+++ b/gx/gx_video.h
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ typedef struct gx_video
    bool keep_aspect;
    uint32_t frame_count;
    uint32_t *menu_data;
+   char msg[128];
 } gx_video_t;
 
 void gx_set_aspect_ratio(void *data, unsigned aspectratio_idx);