diff --git a/Source/Core/VideoCommon/Src/VertexLoader.cpp b/Source/Core/VideoCommon/Src/VertexLoader.cpp
index 006df2fbea..180d7b3eb3 100644
--- a/Source/Core/VideoCommon/Src/VertexLoader.cpp
+++ b/Source/Core/VideoCommon/Src/VertexLoader.cpp
@@ -315,9 +315,9 @@ void VertexLoader::CompileVertexTranslator()
 		case FORMAT_UBYTE:	
 		case FORMAT_BYTE:
 			{
-				vtx_decl.normal_gl_type = (vtx_attr.NormalFormat == FORMAT_BYTE)? VAR_BYTE : VAR_UNSIGNED_BYTE;
+				vtx_decl.normal_gl_type = VAR_BYTE;
 				int native_size = 4;
-				if (vtx_attr.NormalFormat == FORMAT_BYTE && !g_Config.backend_info.bAllowSignedBytes)
+				if (!g_Config.backend_info.bAllowSignedBytes)
 				{
 					vtx_decl.normal_gl_type = VAR_SHORT;
 					native_size = 8;
@@ -335,7 +335,7 @@ void VertexLoader::CompileVertexTranslator()
 			}
 		case FORMAT_USHORT:
 		case FORMAT_SHORT:
-			vtx_decl.normal_gl_type = (vtx_attr.NormalFormat == FORMAT_SHORT)? VAR_SHORT : VAR_UNSIGNED_SHORT;
+			vtx_decl.normal_gl_type = VAR_SHORT;
 			vtx_decl.normal_gl_size = 4;
 			vtx_decl.normal_offset[0] = nat_offset;
 			nat_offset += 8;
diff --git a/Source/Core/VideoCommon/Src/VertexLoader_Normal.cpp b/Source/Core/VideoCommon/Src/VertexLoader_Normal.cpp
index 323eb2783e..f8cf0fcc97 100644
--- a/Source/Core/VideoCommon/Src/VertexLoader_Normal.cpp
+++ b/Source/Core/VideoCommon/Src/VertexLoader_Normal.cpp
@@ -159,9 +159,12 @@ void LOADERDECL VertexLoader_Normal::Normal_DirectByte()
 
 void LOADERDECL VertexLoader_Normal::Normal_DirectByte_Expand16()
 {
-	((s16*)VertexManager::s_pCurBufferPointer)[0] = DataReadS8() << 8;
-	((s16*)VertexManager::s_pCurBufferPointer)[1] = DataReadS8() << 8;
-	((s16*)VertexManager::s_pCurBufferPointer)[2] = DataReadS8() << 8;
+	s8 temp = DataReadS8();
+	((s16*)VertexManager::s_pCurBufferPointer)[0] = (((s16)temp) << 8) | (temp & 0x7F);
+	temp = DataReadS8();
+	((s16*)VertexManager::s_pCurBufferPointer)[1] = (((s16)temp) << 8) | (temp & 0x7F);
+	temp = DataReadS8();
+	((s16*)VertexManager::s_pCurBufferPointer)[2] = (((s16)temp) << 8) | (temp & 0x7F);
 	((s16*)VertexManager::s_pCurBufferPointer)[3] = 0;
     VertexManager::s_pCurBufferPointer += 8;
 	LOG_NORM16();
@@ -202,9 +205,12 @@ void LOADERDECL VertexLoader_Normal::Normal_DirectByte3_Expand16()
 {
     for (int i = 0; i < 3; i++)
     {
-        ((u16*)VertexManager::s_pCurBufferPointer)[0] = DataReadS8() << 8;
-        ((u16*)VertexManager::s_pCurBufferPointer)[1] = DataReadS8() << 8;
-        ((u16*)VertexManager::s_pCurBufferPointer)[2] = DataReadS8() << 8;
+		s8 temp = DataReadS8();
+        ((u16*)VertexManager::s_pCurBufferPointer)[0] =  (((s16)temp) << 8) | (temp & 0x7F);
+		temp = DataReadS8();
+        ((u16*)VertexManager::s_pCurBufferPointer)[1] =  (((s16)temp) << 8) | (temp & 0x7F);
+		temp = DataReadS8();
+        ((u16*)VertexManager::s_pCurBufferPointer)[2] =  (((s16)temp) << 8) | (temp & 0x7F);
         ((u16*)VertexManager::s_pCurBufferPointer)[3] = 0;
         VertexManager::s_pCurBufferPointer += 8;
         LOG_NORM16();
@@ -254,9 +260,9 @@ void LOADERDECL VertexLoader_Normal::Normal_Index8_Byte_Expand16()
 {
     u8 Index = DataReadU8();
 	const s8* pData = (const s8 *)(cached_arraybases[ARRAY_NORMAL] + (Index * arraystrides[ARRAY_NORMAL]));
-	((s16*)VertexManager::s_pCurBufferPointer)[0] = pData[0] << 8;	
-    ((s16*)VertexManager::s_pCurBufferPointer)[1] = pData[1] << 8;
-    ((s16*)VertexManager::s_pCurBufferPointer)[2] = pData[2] << 8;
+	((s16*)VertexManager::s_pCurBufferPointer)[0] = (((s16)pData[0]) << 8) | (pData[0] & 0x7F);	
+    ((s16*)VertexManager::s_pCurBufferPointer)[1] = (((s16)pData[1]) << 8) | (pData[1] & 0x7F);	
+    ((s16*)VertexManager::s_pCurBufferPointer)[2] = (((s16)pData[2]) << 8) | (pData[2] & 0x7F);	
     ((s16*)VertexManager::s_pCurBufferPointer)[3] = 0;
     VertexManager::s_pCurBufferPointer += 8;
     LOG_NORM16();
@@ -305,9 +311,9 @@ void LOADERDECL VertexLoader_Normal::Normal_Index8_Byte3_Indices1_Expand16()
 	const s8* pData = (const s8*)(cached_arraybases[ARRAY_NORMAL] + (Index * arraystrides[ARRAY_NORMAL]));
     for (int i = 0; i < 3; i++)
 	{
-        ((s16*)VertexManager::s_pCurBufferPointer)[0] = pData[3 * i] << 8;
-        ((s16*)VertexManager::s_pCurBufferPointer)[1] = pData[3 * i + 1] << 8;
-        ((s16*)VertexManager::s_pCurBufferPointer)[2] = pData[3 * i + 2] << 8;
+        ((s16*)VertexManager::s_pCurBufferPointer)[0] = (((s16)pData[3 * i]) << 8) | (pData[3 * i] & 0x7F);
+        ((s16*)VertexManager::s_pCurBufferPointer)[1] = (((s16)pData[3 * i + 1]) << 8) | (pData[3 * i + 1] & 0x7F);
+        ((s16*)VertexManager::s_pCurBufferPointer)[2] = (((s16)pData[3 * i + 2]) << 8) | (pData[3 * i + 2] & 0x7F);
         ((s16*)VertexManager::s_pCurBufferPointer)[3] = 0;
         VertexManager::s_pCurBufferPointer += 8;
         LOG_NORM16();
@@ -363,9 +369,9 @@ void LOADERDECL VertexLoader_Normal::Normal_Index8_Byte3_Indices3_Expand16()
 	{
         u8 Index = DataReadU8();
 		const s8* pData = (const s8 *)(cached_arraybases[ARRAY_NORMAL] + (Index * arraystrides[ARRAY_NORMAL]) + 2*3*i);
-        ((s16*)VertexManager::s_pCurBufferPointer)[0] = pData[0] << 8;
-        ((s16*)VertexManager::s_pCurBufferPointer)[1] = pData[1] << 8;
-        ((s16*)VertexManager::s_pCurBufferPointer)[2] = pData[2] << 8;
+        ((s16*)VertexManager::s_pCurBufferPointer)[0] = (((s16)pData[0]) << 8) | (pData[0] & 0x7F);
+        ((s16*)VertexManager::s_pCurBufferPointer)[1] = (((s16)pData[1]) << 8) | (pData[1] & 0x7F);
+        ((s16*)VertexManager::s_pCurBufferPointer)[2] = (((s16)pData[2]) << 8) | (pData[2] & 0x7F);
         ((s16*)VertexManager::s_pCurBufferPointer)[3] = 0;
         VertexManager::s_pCurBufferPointer += 8;
         LOG_NORM16();
@@ -420,9 +426,9 @@ void LOADERDECL VertexLoader_Normal::Normal_Index16_Byte_Expand16()
 {
     u16 Index = DataReadU16();
 	const s8* pData = (const s8 *)(cached_arraybases[ARRAY_NORMAL] + (Index * arraystrides[ARRAY_NORMAL]));
-    ((s16*)VertexManager::s_pCurBufferPointer)[0] = pData[0] << 8;
-    ((s16*)VertexManager::s_pCurBufferPointer)[1] = pData[1] << 8;
-    ((s16*)VertexManager::s_pCurBufferPointer)[2] = pData[2] << 8;
+    ((s16*)VertexManager::s_pCurBufferPointer)[0] = (((s16)pData[0]) << 8) | (pData[0] & 0x7F);
+    ((s16*)VertexManager::s_pCurBufferPointer)[1] = (((s16)pData[1]) << 8) | (pData[1] & 0x7F);
+    ((s16*)VertexManager::s_pCurBufferPointer)[2] = (((s16)pData[2]) << 8) | (pData[3] & 0x7F);
     ((s16*)VertexManager::s_pCurBufferPointer)[3] = 0;
     VertexManager::s_pCurBufferPointer += 8;
     LOG_NORM16();
@@ -487,9 +493,9 @@ void LOADERDECL VertexLoader_Normal::Normal_Index16_Byte3_Indices1_Expand16()
 
     for (int i = 0; i < 3; i++)
     {
-        ((s16*)VertexManager::s_pCurBufferPointer)[0] = pData[3 * i] << 8;
-        ((s16*)VertexManager::s_pCurBufferPointer)[1] = pData[3 * i + 1] << 8;
-        ((s16*)VertexManager::s_pCurBufferPointer)[2] = pData[3 * i + 2] << 8;
+        ((s16*)VertexManager::s_pCurBufferPointer)[0] = (((s16)pData[3 * i]) << 8) | (pData[3 * i] & 0x7F);
+        ((s16*)VertexManager::s_pCurBufferPointer)[1] = (((s16)pData[3 * i + 1]) << 8) | (pData[3 * i + 1] & 0x7F);
+        ((s16*)VertexManager::s_pCurBufferPointer)[2] = (((s16)pData[3 * i + 2]) << 8) | (pData[3 * i + 2] & 0x7F);
         ((s16*)VertexManager::s_pCurBufferPointer)[3] = 0;
         VertexManager::s_pCurBufferPointer += 8;
         LOG_NORM16();
@@ -547,9 +553,9 @@ void LOADERDECL VertexLoader_Normal::Normal_Index16_Byte3_Indices3_Expand16()
     {
         u16 Index = DataReadU16();
 		const s8* pData = (const s8 *)(cached_arraybases[ARRAY_NORMAL] + (Index * arraystrides[ARRAY_NORMAL]) + 2*3*i);
-        ((s16*)VertexManager::s_pCurBufferPointer)[0] = pData[0] << 8;
-        ((s16*)VertexManager::s_pCurBufferPointer)[1] = pData[1] << 8;
-        ((s16*)VertexManager::s_pCurBufferPointer)[2] = pData[2] << 8;
+        ((s16*)VertexManager::s_pCurBufferPointer)[0] = (((s16)pData[0]) << 8) | (pData[0] & 0x7F);
+		((s16*)VertexManager::s_pCurBufferPointer)[1] = (((s16)pData[1]) << 8) | (pData[1] & 0x7F);
+		((s16*)VertexManager::s_pCurBufferPointer)[2] = (((s16)pData[2]) << 8) | (pData[3] & 0x7F);
         ((s16*)VertexManager::s_pCurBufferPointer)[3] = 0;
         VertexManager::s_pCurBufferPointer += 8;
         LOG_NORM16();