diff --git a/libswirl/cfg/cl.cpp b/libswirl/cfg/cl.cpp
index 84e4f1a1e6..c27ca7a182 100644
--- a/libswirl/cfg/cl.cpp
+++ b/libswirl/cfg/cl.cpp
@@ -102,13 +102,22 @@ int setconfig(wchar** arg,int cl)
 	return rv;
 }
 
-int showhelp(wchar** arg,int cl)
+int showhelp(wchar** argv,int cl)
 {
-	printf("\nAvailable commands :\n");
-
-	printf("-config	section:key=value [, ..]: add a virtual config value\n Virtual config values won't be saved to the .cfg file\n unless a different value is written to em\nNote :\n You can specify many settings in the xx:yy=zz , gg:hh=jj , ...\n format.The spaces between the values and ',' are needed.\n");
-	printf("-portable: look for data and discs in the current directory\n");
-	printf("\n-help: show help info\n");
+    printf("\nUsage:\n");
+    printf("  Load emulator GUI: %s\n", argv[0]);
+    printf("  Directly load disc image: %s image_path.[cdi/gdi]\n\n", argv[0]);
+    
+	printf("Available commands:\n");
+
+    printf("  -config section:key=value [, ..]\n");
+    printf("      Add a virtual config value unless a different value is written to em\n");
+    printf("      Note: You can specify many settings in the xx:yy=zz , gg:hh=jj , ... format.\n");
+    printf("            The spaces between the values and ',' are needed.\n");
+    printf("  -portable:\n");
+    printf("      Look for data and discs in the current directory\n");
+    printf("  -help:\n");
+    printf("      Show the help info that you're reading now\n\n");
 
 	return 0;
 }
@@ -122,7 +131,7 @@ bool ParseCommandLine(int argc,wchar* argv[])
 	{
 		if (stricmp(*arg,"-help")==0 || stricmp(*arg,"--help")==0)
 		{
-			showhelp(arg,cl);
+			showhelp(argv,cl);
 			return true;
 		}
 		else if (stricmp(*arg,"-config")==0 || stricmp(*arg,"--config")==0)
diff --git a/reicast/apple/emulator-osx/emulator-osx/AppDelegate.h b/reicast/apple/emulator-osx/emulator-osx/AppDelegate.h
index 08c3224902..007ac16286 100644
--- a/reicast/apple/emulator-osx/emulator-osx/AppDelegate.h
+++ b/reicast/apple/emulator-osx/emulator-osx/AppDelegate.h
@@ -19,6 +19,8 @@
 
 + (AppDelegate *)sharedInstance;
 
+- (instancetype)initWithArgc:(int)argc andArgv:(char**)argv;
+
 - (void)showConsoleWindow:(NSMenuItem *)menuItem;
 - (void)hideConsoleWindow:(NSMenuItem *)menuItem;
 
diff --git a/reicast/apple/emulator-osx/emulator-osx/AppDelegate.mm b/reicast/apple/emulator-osx/emulator-osx/AppDelegate.mm
index 2cb32868e9..61e24d53f2 100644
--- a/reicast/apple/emulator-osx/emulator-osx/AppDelegate.mm
+++ b/reicast/apple/emulator-osx/emulator-osx/AppDelegate.mm
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 #import "MainMenu.h"
 #import "libswirl.h"
 #import "gui/gui_renderer.h"
+#include <cstdio>
 
 #if FEAT_HAS_SERIAL_TTY
 #include <util.h>
@@ -24,6 +25,8 @@
 static CGSize _glViewSize;
 static void gl_resize();
 
+static bool _isInitializing = true;
+
 @interface AppDelegate()
 @property (strong) NSTextStorage *consoleTextStorage;
 @end
@@ -35,6 +38,10 @@ @implementation AppDelegate {
     // Console redirection
     dispatch_source_t _stdoutSource;
     dispatch_source_t _stderrSource;
+    
+    // Terminal arguments
+    int _argc;
+    char** _argv;
 }
 
 #pragma mark - Delegate Methods -
@@ -43,6 +50,13 @@ + (AppDelegate *)sharedInstance {
     return _sharedInstance;
 }
 
+- (instancetype)initWithArgc:(int)argc andArgv:(char **)argv {
+    self = [super init];
+    _argc = argc;
+    _argv = argv;
+    return self;
+}
+
 - (void)applicationDidFinishLaunching:(NSNotification *)notification {
     _sharedInstance = self;
     [self mainSetup];
@@ -123,18 +137,22 @@ - (void)hideConsoleWindow:(NSMenuItem *)menuItem {
 #pragma mark - Setup Methods -
 
 - (void)mainSetup {
-    [self captureConsoleOutput];
-    [self setupWindow];
-    [self setupScreenDPI];
     [self setupPaths];
     common_linux_setup();
-    if (reicast_init(0, NULL) != 0) {
+    int result = reicast_init(_argc, _argv);
+    if (result == 0) {
+        _isInitializing = false;
+        [self captureConsoleOutput];
+        #if FEAT_HAS_SERIAL_TTY
+        _removePTYSymlink = common_serial_pty_setup();
+        #endif
+        [self setupUIThread];
+    } else if (result == 69) {
+        // We showed the usage text, so don't show an error, just exit
+        exit(0);
+    } else {
         [self alertAndTerminateWithMessage:@"Reicast initialization failed"];
     }
-    #if FEAT_HAS_SERIAL_TTY
-    _removePTYSymlink = common_serial_pty_setup();
-    #endif
-    [self setupUIThread];
 }
 
 - (void)captureConsoleOutput {
@@ -189,6 +207,33 @@ - (void)captureConsoleOutput {
     dispatch_resume(_stdoutSource);
 }
 
+- (void)setupPaths {
+    NSFileManager *fileManager = [NSFileManager defaultManager];
+    NSString *configDirPath = [[NSURL fileURLWithPathComponents:@[NSHomeDirectory(), @".reicast"]] path];
+    BOOL isDir = false;
+    BOOL exists = [fileManager fileExistsAtPath:configDirPath isDirectory:&isDir];
+    if (exists && !isDir) {
+        NSString *formatString = @"Config directory exists, but is not a directory: %@";
+        [self alertAndTerminateWithMessage:[NSString stringWithFormat:formatString, configDirPath]];
+    } else if (!exists) {
+        NSError *error;
+        [fileManager createDirectoryAtPath:configDirPath withIntermediateDirectories:YES attributes:nil error:&error];
+        if (error) {
+            NSString *formatString = @"Failed to create config directory at %@ with error: %@";
+            [self alertAndTerminateWithMessage:[NSString stringWithFormat:formatString, configDirPath, error]];
+        }
+    }
+    
+    // Set user config path
+    std::string config_dir([configDirPath UTF8String]);
+    set_user_config_dir(config_dir);
+    set_user_data_dir(config_dir);
+    
+    // Set system data path
+    std::string data_dir([[[NSBundle mainBundle] resourcePath] UTF8String]);
+    add_system_data_dir(data_dir);
+}
+
 - (void)setupWindow {
     // Create the OpenGL view and context
     // TODO: BEN See why background color is red when resizing window tall (it's likely due to default GL framebuffer color)
@@ -207,6 +252,8 @@ - (void)setupWindow {
     // Set initial scale factor and view size
     _backingScaleFactor = _mainWindow.screen.backingScaleFactor;
     _glViewSize = _glView.bounds.size;
+    
+    [self setupScreenDPI];
 }
 
 - (void)setupScreenDPI {
@@ -222,33 +269,6 @@ - (void)setupScreenDPI {
     NSLog(@"displayPixelSize: %@  displayPhysicalSize: %@  screen_dpi: %d", NSStringFromSize(displayPixelSize), NSStringFromSize(displayPhysicalSize), screen_dpi);
 }
 
-- (void)setupPaths {
-    NSFileManager *fileManager = [NSFileManager defaultManager];
-    NSString *configDirPath = [[NSURL fileURLWithPathComponents:@[NSHomeDirectory(), @".reicast"]] path];
-    BOOL isDir = false;
-    BOOL exists = [fileManager fileExistsAtPath:configDirPath isDirectory:&isDir];
-    if (exists && !isDir) {
-        NSString *formatString = @"Config directory exists, but is not a directory: %@";
-        [self alertAndTerminateWithMessage:[NSString stringWithFormat:formatString, configDirPath]];
-    } else if (!exists) {
-        NSError *error;
-        [fileManager createDirectoryAtPath:configDirPath withIntermediateDirectories:YES attributes:nil error:&error];
-        if (error) {
-            NSString *formatString = @"Failed to create config directory at %@ with error: %@";
-            [self alertAndTerminateWithMessage:[NSString stringWithFormat:formatString, configDirPath, error]];
-        }
-    }
-    
-    // Set user config path
-    std::string config_dir([configDirPath UTF8String]);
-    set_user_config_dir(config_dir);
-    set_user_data_dir(config_dir);
-    
-    // Set system data path
-    std::string data_dir([[[NSBundle mainBundle] resourcePath] UTF8String]);
-    add_system_data_dir(data_dir);
-}
-
 - (void)setupUIThread {
     // Run the rendering in a dedicated thread
     _uiThread = [[NSThread alloc] initWithBlock:^{
@@ -293,7 +313,9 @@ - (void)shutdownEmulator {
         });
     } else {
         // Stop the UI thread (which will then complete the shutdown, otherwise doing it here will crash)
-        g_GUIRenderer->Stop();
+        if (g_GUIRenderer) {
+            g_GUIRenderer->Stop();
+        }
     }
 }
 
@@ -303,7 +325,8 @@ - (void)alertAndTerminateWithMessage:(NSString *)message {
     alert.messageText = message;
     [alert addButtonWithTitle:@"Exit"];
     [alert runModal];
-    [NSApp terminate:nil];
+    // NOTE: Using [NSApp terminate:] here will hang, so using exit() instead
+    exit(1);
 }
 
 #pragma mark - Reicast OS Functions -
@@ -329,7 +352,7 @@ void UpdateInputState(u32 port) {
 
 // Called by libswirl to create the emulator window
 void os_CreateWindow() {
-    // Left empty on purpose as we have nothing to run here
+    [AppDelegate.sharedInstance setupWindow];
 }
 
 // Called by libswirl when OpenGL is initialized
@@ -381,9 +404,13 @@ int darw_printf(const wchar* text,...) {
     va_start(args, text);
     vsprintf(temp, text, args);
     va_end(args);
-
-    NSLog(@"%s", temp);
-
+    
+    if (_isInitializing) {
+        fprintf(stdout, "%s", temp);
+    } else {
+        NSLog(@"%s", temp);
+    }
+    
     return 0;
 }
 
diff --git a/reicast/apple/emulator-osx/emulator-osx/main.m b/reicast/apple/emulator-osx/emulator-osx/main.m
index 94248d409a..452fac10e5 100644
--- a/reicast/apple/emulator-osx/emulator-osx/main.m
+++ b/reicast/apple/emulator-osx/emulator-osx/main.m
@@ -12,11 +12,11 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[]) {
         // Create Application and AppDelegate
         NSApplication *app = [NSApplication sharedApplication];
         [app setActivationPolicy:NSApplicationActivationPolicyRegular];
-        [app setDelegate:(id)[[AppDelegate alloc] init]];
+        [app setDelegate:(id)[[AppDelegate alloc] initWithArgc:argc andArgv:argv]];
         
         // Create the Main Menu
         [MainMenu create];
-                
+             
         // Start the Application
         [app activateIgnoringOtherApps:YES];
         [app run];