diff --git a/Data/Sys/GameSettings/GALE01r2.ini b/Data/Sys/GameSettings/GALE01r2.ini
index 03340b0344..b20fc2aa31 100644
--- a/Data/Sys/GameSettings/GALE01r2.ini
+++ b/Data/Sys/GameSettings/GALE01r2.ini
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ FastDiscSpeed = True
 $Required: General Codes
 $Required: Slippi Recording
 $Required: Slippi Online
-$Recommended: Normal Lag Reduction
+#$Recommended: Normal Lag Reduction
 $Recommended: Polling drift fix + VB
 
 [Gecko]
diff --git a/Source/Core/Core/BootManager.cpp b/Source/Core/Core/BootManager.cpp
index 23de16583b..0e7cb238a5 100644
--- a/Source/Core/Core/BootManager.cpp
+++ b/Source/Core/Core/BootManager.cpp
@@ -243,6 +243,15 @@ bool BootCore(std::unique_ptr<BootParameters> boot, const WindowSystemInfo& wsi)
   if (!StartUp.SetPathsAndGameMetadata(*boot))
     return false;
 
+  // Block running anything other than Melee and homebrew
+  if (!StartUp.GetGameID().empty() && StartUp.LoadDefaultGameIni().GetSections().empty())
+  {
+    PanicAlertT("This does not seem to be a copy of Super Smash Bros. Melee. "
+      "Please use regular Dolphin (https://dolphin-emu.org/) for running "
+      "games other than Super Smash Bros. Melee.");
+    return false;
+  }
+
   // Load game specific settings
   if (!std::holds_alternative<BootParameters::IPL>(boot->parameters))
   {