diff --git a/src/Audio/AudioDevice.cs b/src/Audio/AudioDevice.cs
index 0ced362..410cec8 100644
--- a/src/Audio/AudioDevice.cs
+++ b/src/Audio/AudioDevice.cs
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ namespace Microsoft.Xna.Framework.Audio
 			// We should only have one of these!
 			if (ALDevice != null)
 			{
-				System.Console.WriteLine("ALDevice already exists, overwriting!");
+				FNAPlatform.Log("ALDevice already exists, overwriting!");
 			}
 
 			bool disableSound = Environment.GetEnvironmentVariable(
diff --git a/src/Audio/Cue.cs b/src/Audio/Cue.cs
index 991bfc4..e19d0e5 100644
--- a/src/Audio/Cue.cs
+++ b/src/Audio/Cue.cs
@@ -306,7 +306,7 @@ namespace Microsoft.Xna.Framework.Audio
 					return curVar.GetValue();
 				}
 			}
-			throw new Exception("Instance variable not found!");
+			throw new ArgumentException("Instance variable not found!");
 		}
 
 		public void Pause()
@@ -338,7 +338,7 @@ namespace Microsoft.Xna.Framework.Audio
 				}
 				else if (INTERNAL_data.MaxCueBehavior == MaxInstanceBehavior.Queue)
 				{
-					throw new Exception("Cue Queueing not handled!");
+					throw new NotImplementedException("Cue Queueing not handled!");
 				}
 				else if (INTERNAL_data.MaxCueBehavior == MaxInstanceBehavior.ReplaceOldest)
 				{
@@ -414,7 +414,7 @@ namespace Microsoft.Xna.Framework.Audio
 					return;
 				}
 			}
-			throw new Exception("Instance variable not found!");
+			throw new ArgumentException("Instance variable not found!");
 		}
 
 		public void Stop(AudioStopOptions options)
@@ -483,7 +483,7 @@ namespace Microsoft.Xna.Framework.Audio
 					}
 					else
 					{
-						throw new Exception("Unhandled XACTEvent type!");
+						throw new NotImplementedException("Unhandled XACTEvent type!");
 					}
 					INTERNAL_eventPlayed[i] = true;
 				}
@@ -699,7 +699,7 @@ namespace Microsoft.Xna.Framework.Audio
 					}
 					else
 					{
-						throw new Exception("RPC Parameter Type: " + curRPC.Parameter.ToString());
+						throw new NotImplementedException("RPC Parameter Type: " + curRPC.Parameter.ToString());
 					}
 				}
 			}
diff --git a/src/Audio/CueData.cs b/src/Audio/CueData.cs
index 830b60f..e3cc199 100644
--- a/src/Audio/CueData.cs
+++ b/src/Audio/CueData.cs
@@ -718,7 +718,7 @@ namespace Microsoft.Xna.Framework.Audio
 					 * Type 9 - Marker Event
 					 * -flibit
 					 */
-					throw new Exception(
+					throw new NotImplementedException(
 						"EVENT TYPE " + eventType.ToString() + " NOT IMPLEMENTED!"
 					);
 				}
@@ -931,7 +931,7 @@ namespace Microsoft.Xna.Framework.Audio
 			}
 			else
 			{
-				throw new Exception(
+				throw new NotImplementedException(
 					"Variation Playlist Type unhandled: " +
 					INTERNAL_variationType.ToString()
 				);
diff --git a/src/Audio/DynamicSoundEffectInstance.cs b/src/Audio/DynamicSoundEffectInstance.cs
index 637528e..09d9b92 100644
--- a/src/Audio/DynamicSoundEffectInstance.cs
+++ b/src/Audio/DynamicSoundEffectInstance.cs
@@ -226,7 +226,7 @@ namespace Microsoft.Xna.Framework.Audio
 			INTERNAL_alSource = AudioDevice.ALDevice.GenSource();
 			if (INTERNAL_alSource == null)
 			{
-				System.Console.WriteLine("WARNING: AL SOURCE WAS NOT AVAILABLE. SKIPPING.");
+				FNAPlatform.Log("WARNING: AL SOURCE WAS NOT AVAILABLE. SKIPPING.");
 				return;
 			}
 
diff --git a/src/Audio/OpenALDevice.cs b/src/Audio/OpenALDevice.cs
index 6c2e016..5489fd2 100644
--- a/src/Audio/OpenALDevice.cs
+++ b/src/Audio/OpenALDevice.cs
@@ -132,7 +132,7 @@ namespace Microsoft.Xna.Framework.Audio
 			alDevice = ALC10.alcOpenDevice(envDevice);
 			if (CheckALCError() || alDevice == IntPtr.Zero)
 			{
-				throw new Exception("Could not open audio device!");
+				throw new InvalidOperationException("Could not open audio device!");
 			}
 
 			int[] attribute = new int[0];
@@ -140,14 +140,14 @@ namespace Microsoft.Xna.Framework.Audio
 			if (CheckALCError() || alContext == IntPtr.Zero)
 			{
 				Dispose();
-				throw new Exception("Could not create OpenAL context");
+				throw new InvalidOperationException("Could not create OpenAL context");
 			}
 
 			ALC10.alcMakeContextCurrent(alContext);
 			if (CheckALCError())
 			{
 				Dispose();
-				throw new Exception("Could not make OpenAL context current");
+				throw new InvalidOperationException("Could not make OpenAL context current");
 			}
 
 			float[] ori = new float[]
@@ -526,7 +526,7 @@ namespace Microsoft.Xna.Framework.Audio
 			 */
 			if (clamp && (pitch < -1.0f || pitch > 1.0f))
 			{
-				throw new Exception("XNA PITCH MUST BE WITHIN [-1.0f, 1.0f]!");
+				throw new IndexOutOfRangeException("XNA PITCH MUST BE WITHIN [-1.0f, 1.0f]!");
 			}
 			AL10.alSourcef(
 				(source as OpenALSource).Handle,
@@ -629,7 +629,7 @@ namespace Microsoft.Xna.Framework.Audio
 			{
 				if (bufs[i] != (sync[i] as OpenALBuffer).Handle)
 				{
-					throw new Exception("Buffer desync!");
+					throw new InvalidOperationException("Buffer desync!");
 				}
 			}
 #endif
@@ -1108,7 +1108,7 @@ namespace Microsoft.Xna.Framework.Audio
 				return;
 			}
 
-			System.Console.WriteLine("OpenAL Error: {0:X}", err);
+			FNAPlatform.Log("OpenAL Error: " + err.ToString("X4"));
 #if VERBOSE_AL_DEBUGGING
 			throw new InvalidOperationException("OpenAL Error!");
 #endif
@@ -1123,7 +1123,7 @@ namespace Microsoft.Xna.Framework.Audio
 				return false;
 			}
 
-			System.Console.WriteLine("OpenAL Device Error: {0:X}", err);
+			FNAPlatform.Log("OpenAL Device Error: " + err.ToString("X4"));
 			return true;
 		}
 
diff --git a/src/Audio/SoundEffectInstance.cs b/src/Audio/SoundEffectInstance.cs
index 3164625..7b9e593 100644
--- a/src/Audio/SoundEffectInstance.cs
+++ b/src/Audio/SoundEffectInstance.cs
@@ -264,7 +264,7 @@ namespace Microsoft.Xna.Framework.Audio
 			);
 			if (INTERNAL_alSource == null)
 			{
-				System.Console.WriteLine("WARNING: AL SOURCE WAS NOT AVAILABLE. SKIPPING.");
+				FNAPlatform.Log("WARNING: AL SOURCE WAS NOT AVAILABLE. SKIPPING.");
 				return;
 			}
 
diff --git a/src/Audio/XACTInternal.cs b/src/Audio/XACTInternal.cs
index 3dc0e16..ca460f5 100644
--- a/src/Audio/XACTInternal.cs
+++ b/src/Audio/XACTInternal.cs
@@ -459,7 +459,7 @@ namespace Microsoft.Xna.Framework.Audio
 			}
 			else
 			{
-				throw new Exception("DSP parameter unhandled: " + index.ToString());
+				throw new NotImplementedException("DSP parameter unhandled: " + index.ToString());
 			}
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/src/Graphics/Effect/Effect.cs b/src/Graphics/Effect/Effect.cs
index 67d11d6..7228812 100644
--- a/src/Graphics/Effect/Effect.cs
+++ b/src/Graphics/Effect/Effect.cs
@@ -671,7 +671,7 @@ namespace Microsoft.Xna.Framework.Graphics
 					}
 					else
 					{
-						throw new Exception("Unhandled render state!");
+						throw new NotImplementedException("Unhandled render state!");
 					}
 				}
 				if (blendStateChanged)
@@ -886,7 +886,7 @@ namespace Microsoft.Xna.Framework.Graphics
 					}
 					else
 					{
-						throw new Exception("Unhandled sampler state!");
+						throw new NotImplementedException("Unhandled sampler state!");
 					}
 				}
 				if (filterChanged)
diff --git a/src/Graphics/GraphicsDevice.cs b/src/Graphics/GraphicsDevice.cs
index 46f9914..c8514ea 100644
--- a/src/Graphics/GraphicsDevice.cs
+++ b/src/Graphics/GraphicsDevice.cs
@@ -424,12 +424,12 @@ namespace Microsoft.Xna.Framework.Graphics
 			wiiuStream = DRC.drc_new_streamer();
 			if (wiiuStream == IntPtr.Zero)
 			{
-				System.Console.WriteLine("Failed to alloc GamePad stream!");
+				FNAPlatform.Log("Failed to alloc GamePad stream!");
 				return;
 			}
 			if (DRC.drc_start_streamer(wiiuStream) < 1) // ???
 			{
-				System.Console.WriteLine("Failed to start GamePad stream!");
+				FNAPlatform.Log("Failed to start GamePad stream!");
 				DRC.drc_delete_streamer(wiiuStream);
 				wiiuStream = IntPtr.Zero;
 				return;
diff --git a/src/Graphics/OpenGLDevice.cs b/src/Graphics/OpenGLDevice.cs
index 9cd10a7..e516314 100644
--- a/src/Graphics/OpenGLDevice.cs
+++ b/src/Graphics/OpenGLDevice.cs
@@ -635,10 +635,10 @@ namespace Microsoft.Xna.Framework.Graphics
 			MojoShader.MOJOSHADER_glMakeContextCurrent(shaderContext);
 
 			// Print GL information
-			System.Console.WriteLine("OpenGL Device: " + glGetString(GLenum.GL_RENDERER));
-			System.Console.WriteLine("OpenGL Driver: " + glGetString(GLenum.GL_VERSION));
-			System.Console.WriteLine("OpenGL Vendor: " + glGetString(GLenum.GL_VENDOR));
-			System.Console.WriteLine("MojoShader Profile: " + shaderProfile);
+			FNAPlatform.Log("OpenGL Device: " + glGetString(GLenum.GL_RENDERER));
+			FNAPlatform.Log("OpenGL Driver: " + glGetString(GLenum.GL_VERSION));
+			FNAPlatform.Log("OpenGL Vendor: " + glGetString(GLenum.GL_VENDOR));
+			FNAPlatform.Log("MojoShader Profile: " + shaderProfile);
 
 			// Load the extension list, initialize extension-dependent components
 			string extensions;
@@ -1788,7 +1788,9 @@ namespace Microsoft.Xna.Framework.Graphics
 			glEffect = MojoShader.MOJOSHADER_glCompileEffect(effect);
 			if (glEffect == IntPtr.Zero)
 			{
-				throw new Exception(MojoShader.MOJOSHADER_glGetError());
+				throw new InvalidOperationException(
+					MojoShader.MOJOSHADER_glGetError()
+				);
 			}
 
 #if !DISABLE_THREADING
@@ -1826,7 +1828,9 @@ namespace Microsoft.Xna.Framework.Graphics
 			glEffect = MojoShader.MOJOSHADER_glCompileEffect(effect);
 			if (glEffect == IntPtr.Zero)
 			{
-				throw new Exception(MojoShader.MOJOSHADER_glGetError());
+				throw new InvalidOperationException(
+					MojoShader.MOJOSHADER_glGetError()
+				);
 			}
 
 #if !DISABLE_THREADING
diff --git a/src/Graphics/OpenGLDevice_GL.cs b/src/Graphics/OpenGLDevice_GL.cs
index bceba72..b60973d 100644
--- a/src/Graphics/OpenGLDevice_GL.cs
+++ b/src/Graphics/OpenGLDevice_GL.cs
@@ -822,7 +822,7 @@ namespace Microsoft.Xna.Framework.Graphics
 			IntPtr message, // const GLchar*
 			IntPtr userParam // const GLvoid*
 		) {
-			System.Console.WriteLine(
+			FNAPlatform.Log(
 				"{0}\n\tSource: {1}\n\tType: {2}\n\tSeverity: {3}",
 				Marshal.PtrToStringAnsi(message),
 				source.ToString(),
@@ -831,7 +831,7 @@ namespace Microsoft.Xna.Framework.Graphics
 			);
 			if (type == GLenum.GL_DEBUG_TYPE_ERROR_ARB)
 			{
-				throw new Exception("ARB_debug_output found an error.");
+				throw new InvalidOperationException("ARB_debug_output found an error.");
 			}
 		}
 
@@ -1213,7 +1213,7 @@ namespace Microsoft.Xna.Framework.Graphics
 			{
 				if (useES2)
 				{
-					System.Console.WriteLine("Some non-ES functions failed to load. Beware...");
+					FNAPlatform.Log("Some non-ES functions failed to load. Beware...");
 				}
 				else
 				{
@@ -1366,7 +1366,7 @@ namespace Microsoft.Xna.Framework.Graphics
 			IntPtr messageControl = SDL.SDL_GL_GetProcAddress("glDebugMessageControlARB");
 			if (messageCallback == IntPtr.Zero || messageControl == IntPtr.Zero)
 			{
-				System.Console.WriteLine("ARB_debug_output not supported!");
+				FNAPlatform.Log("ARB_debug_output not supported!");
 			}
 			else
 			{
@@ -1409,7 +1409,7 @@ namespace Microsoft.Xna.Framework.Graphics
 			IntPtr stringMarkerCallback = SDL.SDL_GL_GetProcAddress("glStringMarkerGREMEDY");
 			if (stringMarkerCallback == IntPtr.Zero)
 			{
-				System.Console.WriteLine("GREMEDY_string_marker not supported!");
+				FNAPlatform.Log("GREMEDY_string_marker not supported!");
 			}
 			else
 			{
diff --git a/src/Graphics/Vertices/VertexDeclaration.cs b/src/Graphics/Vertices/VertexDeclaration.cs
index fcea81a..9638516 100644
--- a/src/Graphics/Vertices/VertexDeclaration.cs
+++ b/src/Graphics/Vertices/VertexDeclaration.cs
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ namespace Microsoft.Xna.Framework.Graphics
 			VertexDeclaration vertexDeclaration = type.VertexDeclaration;
 			if (vertexDeclaration == null)
 			{
-				throw new Exception("VertexDeclaration cannot be null");
+				throw new ArgumentException("vertexType's VertexDeclaration cannot be null");
 			}
 
 			return vertexDeclaration;
diff --git a/src/Media/Xiph/Song.cs b/src/Media/Xiph/Song.cs
index 8261cf5..faa3a49 100644
--- a/src/Media/Xiph/Song.cs
+++ b/src/Media/Xiph/Song.cs
@@ -207,7 +207,7 @@ namespace Microsoft.Xna.Framework.Media
 			 */
 			if (Math.Abs(Duration.Milliseconds - durationMS) > 1000)
 			{
-				throw new Exception("XNB/OGG duration mismatch!");
+				throw new InvalidOperationException("XNB/OGG duration mismatch!");
 			}
 		}
 
diff --git a/src/Media/Xiph/Video.cs b/src/Media/Xiph/Video.cs
index 9d54354..3295f88 100644
--- a/src/Media/Xiph/Video.cs
+++ b/src/Media/Xiph/Video.cs
@@ -117,11 +117,11 @@ namespace Microsoft.Xna.Framework.Media
 			 */
 			if (width != Width || height != Height)
 			{
-				throw new Exception("XNB/OGV width/height mismatch!");
+				throw new InvalidOperationException("XNB/OGV width/height mismatch!");
 			}
 			if (Math.Abs(FramesPerSecond - framesPerSecond) >= 1.0f)
 			{
-				throw new Exception("XNB/OGV framesPerSecond mismatch!");
+				throw new InvalidOperationException("XNB/OGV framesPerSecond mismatch!");
 			}
 
 			// FIXME: Oh, hey! I wish we had this info in TheoraPlay!
diff --git a/src/Media/Xiph/VideoPlayer.cs b/src/Media/Xiph/VideoPlayer.cs
index faf2bf4..6c62f30 100644
--- a/src/Media/Xiph/VideoPlayer.cs
+++ b/src/Media/Xiph/VideoPlayer.cs
@@ -638,13 +638,13 @@ namespace Microsoft.Xna.Framework.Media
 			}
 
 			// Initialize the thread!
-			System.Console.Write("Starting Theora player...");
+			FNAPlatform.Log("Starting Theora player...");
 			timer.Start();
 			if (audioStream != null)
 			{
 				audioStream.Play();
 			}
-			System.Console.WriteLine(" Done!");
+			FNAPlatform.Log("Started!");
 		}
 
 		public void Stop()
@@ -661,7 +661,7 @@ namespace Microsoft.Xna.Framework.Media
 			State = MediaState.Stopped;
 
 			// Wait for the player to end if it's still going.
-			System.Console.Write("Signaled Theora player to stop, waiting...");
+			FNAPlatform.Log("Signaled Theora player to stop, waiting...");
 			timer.Stop();
 			timer.Reset();
 			if (audioStream != null)
@@ -676,7 +676,7 @@ namespace Microsoft.Xna.Framework.Media
 			}
 			Video.AttachedToPlayer = false;
 			Video.Dispose();
-			System.Console.WriteLine(" Done!");
+			FNAPlatform.Log("Stopped!");
 		}
 
 		public void Pause()
diff --git a/src/SDL2/SDL2_FNAPlatform.cs b/src/SDL2/SDL2_FNAPlatform.cs
index 7c079f7..7374886 100644
--- a/src/SDL2/SDL2_FNAPlatform.cs
+++ b/src/SDL2/SDL2_FNAPlatform.cs
@@ -451,7 +451,7 @@ namespace Microsoft.Xna.Framework
 			}
 			catch(DllNotFoundException e)
 			{
-				System.Console.WriteLine("OpenAL not found! Need FNA.dll.config?");
+				Log("OpenAL not found! Need FNA.dll.config?");
 				throw e;
 			}
 			catch(Exception)
@@ -476,11 +476,11 @@ namespace Microsoft.Xna.Framework
 				{
 					if (SDL.SDL_GL_SetSwapInterval(-1) != -1)
 					{
-						System.Console.WriteLine("Using EXT_swap_control_tear VSync!");
+						Log("Using EXT_swap_control_tear VSync!");
 					}
 					else
 					{
-						System.Console.WriteLine("EXT_swap_control_tear unsupported. Fall back to standard VSync.");
+						Log("EXT_swap_control_tear unsupported. Fall back to standard VSync.");
 						SDL.SDL_ClearError();
 						SDL.SDL_GL_SetSwapInterval(1);
 					}
@@ -496,7 +496,7 @@ namespace Microsoft.Xna.Framework
 			}
 			else
 			{
-				throw new Exception("Unrecognized PresentInterval!");
+				throw new NotSupportedException("Unrecognized PresentInterval!");
 			}
 		}
 
@@ -1251,7 +1251,7 @@ namespace Microsoft.Xna.Framework
 				INTERNAL_haptics[which] = SDL.SDL_HapticOpenFromJoystick(thisJoystick);
 				if (INTERNAL_haptics[which] == IntPtr.Zero)
 				{
-					System.Console.WriteLine("HAPTIC OPEN ERROR: " + SDL.SDL_GetError());
+					Log("HAPTIC OPEN ERROR: " + SDL.SDL_GetError());
 				}
 			}
 			if (INTERNAL_haptics[which] != IntPtr.Zero)
@@ -1406,7 +1406,7 @@ namespace Microsoft.Xna.Framework
 			}
 
 			// Print controller information to stdout.
-			System.Console.WriteLine(
+			Log(
 				"Controller " + which.ToString() + ": " +
 				SDL.SDL_GameControllerName(INTERNAL_devices[which])
 			);
@@ -1434,7 +1434,7 @@ namespace Microsoft.Xna.Framework
 			// A lot of errors can happen here, but honestly, they can be ignored...
 			SDL.SDL_ClearError();
 
-			System.Console.WriteLine("Removed device, player: " + output.ToString());
+			Log("Removed device, player: " + output.ToString());
 		}
 
 		// GetState can convert stick values to button values
diff --git a/src/SDL2/SDL2_KeyboardUtil.cs b/src/SDL2/SDL2_KeyboardUtil.cs
index 0d18b8d..555bdaf 100644
--- a/src/SDL2/SDL2_KeyboardUtil.cs
+++ b/src/SDL2/SDL2_KeyboardUtil.cs
@@ -418,7 +418,7 @@ namespace Microsoft.Xna.Framework.Input
 			}
 			else
 			{
-				System.Console.WriteLine("KEY MISSING FROM SDL2->XNA DICTIONARY: " + key.ToString());
+				SDL2_FNAPlatform.Log("KEY MISSING FROM SDL2->XNA DICTIONARY: " + key.ToString());
 				return Keys.None;
 			}
 		}
@@ -432,7 +432,7 @@ namespace Microsoft.Xna.Framework.Input
 			}
 			else
 			{
-				System.Console.WriteLine("SCANCODE MISSING FROM SDL2->XNA DICTIONARY: " + key.ToString());
+				SDL2_FNAPlatform.Log("SCANCODE MISSING FROM SDL2->XNA DICTIONARY: " + key.ToString());
 				return Keys.None;
 			}
 		}
@@ -446,7 +446,7 @@ namespace Microsoft.Xna.Framework.Input
 			}
 			else
 			{
-				System.Console.WriteLine("SCANCODE MISSING FROM XNA->SDL2 DICTIONARY: " + scancode.ToString());
+				SDL2_FNAPlatform.Log("SCANCODE MISSING FROM XNA->SDL2 DICTIONARY: " + scancode.ToString());
 				return Keys.None;
 			}
 		}