diff --git a/stepmania/src/IniFile.cpp b/stepmania/src/IniFile.cpp
index 27238dd30d..d0bb4eab8a 100644
--- a/stepmania/src/IniFile.cpp
+++ b/stepmania/src/IniFile.cpp
@@ -155,7 +155,7 @@ bool IniFile::GetValue(const CString &keyname, const CString &valuename, float&
 	CString sValue;
 	if( !GetValue(keyname,valuename,sValue) )
 		return false;
-	sscanf( sValue.c_str(), "%f", &value );
+	value = strtof( sValue, NULL );
 	return true;
 }
 
diff --git a/stepmania/src/Model.cpp b/stepmania/src/Model.cpp
index 3ad03876f2..e828044bc3 100644
--- a/stepmania/src/Model.cpp
+++ b/stepmania/src/Model.cpp
@@ -216,16 +216,17 @@ void Model::LoadMaterialsFromMilkshapeAscii( CString sPath )
                 // shininess
 			    if( f.GetLine( sLine ) <= 0 )
 					THROW
-                float fShininess;
-                if (sscanf (sLine, "%f", &fShininess) != 1)
+				char *p;
+                float fShininess = strtof( sLine, &p );
+                if ( p == sLine )
 					THROW
                 Material.fShininess = fShininess;
 
                 // transparency
 			    if( f.GetLine( sLine ) <= 0 )
 					THROW
-                float fTransparency;
-                if (sscanf (sLine, "%f", &fTransparency) != 1)
+                float fTransparency = strtof( sLine, &p );
+                if ( p == sLine )
 					THROW
                 Material.fTransparency = fTransparency;
 
diff --git a/stepmania/src/PlayerOptions.cpp b/stepmania/src/PlayerOptions.cpp
index 070fad2cac..1a6327fe03 100644
--- a/stepmania/src/PlayerOptions.cpp
+++ b/stepmania/src/PlayerOptions.cpp
@@ -198,8 +198,9 @@ void PlayerOptions::FromString( CString sOptions )
 		if( mult.Compare(sBit, matches) )
 		{
 			m_fTimeSpacing = 0.0f;
-			int ret = sscanf( matches[0], "%f", &m_fScrollSpeed );
-			ASSERT( ret == 1 );
+			char *p = NULL;
+			m_fScrollSpeed = strtof( matches[0], &p );
+			ASSERT( p != matches[0] );
 			continue;
 		}
 
@@ -231,8 +232,7 @@ void PlayerOptions::FromString( CString sOptions )
 				if( asParts[j].Right(1) == "*" )
 					RageException::Throw("Invalid player options '%i*'; did you mean '*%i'?", 
 						atoi(asParts[j]), atoi(asParts[j]) );
-				sscanf( asParts[j], "%f", &level );
-				level /= 100.0f;
+				level = strtof( asParts[j], NULL ) / 100.0f;
 			}
 			else if( asParts[j][0]=='*' )
 				sscanf( asParts[j], "*%f", &speed );
diff --git a/stepmania/src/SongOptions.cpp b/stepmania/src/SongOptions.cpp
index 87c25add44..267f8e4df6 100644
--- a/stepmania/src/SongOptions.cpp
+++ b/stepmania/src/SongOptions.cpp
@@ -78,8 +78,9 @@ void SongOptions::FromString( CString sOptions )
 		vector<CString> matches;
 		if( mult.Compare(sBit, matches) )
 		{
-			int ret = sscanf( matches[0], "%f", &m_fMusicRate );
-			ASSERT( ret == 1 );
+			char *p = NULL;
+			m_fMusicRate = strtof( matches[0], &p );
+			ASSERT( p != matches[0] );
 		}
 
 		matches.clear();