diff --git a/Source/Core/VideoCommon/Src/DataReader.h b/Source/Core/VideoCommon/Src/DataReader.h
index af604fafb3..97340c2928 100644
--- a/Source/Core/VideoCommon/Src/DataReader.h
+++ b/Source/Core/VideoCommon/Src/DataReader.h
@@ -54,6 +54,40 @@ inline u32 DataReadU32()
 	return tmp;
 }
 
+inline u32 DataReadU32Unswapped()
+{
+	u32 tmp = *(u32*)g_pVideoData;
+	g_pVideoData += 4;
+	return tmp;
+}
+
+
+// These are not used yet. If they don't build under Linux, delete them and let me know. -ector
+template<class T>
+inline T DataRead()
+{
+	T tmp = *(T*)g_pVideoData;
+	g_pVideoData += sizeof(T);
+	return tmp;
+}
+
+template <>
+inline u16 DataRead()
+{
+    u16 tmp = Common::swap16(*(u16*)g_pVideoData);
+	g_pVideoData += 2;
+	return tmp;
+}
+
+template <>
+inline u32 DataRead()
+{
+    u32 tmp = Common::swap32(*(u32*)g_pVideoData);
+	g_pVideoData += 4;
+	return tmp;
+}
+
+
 inline float DataReadF32()
 {
     union {u32 i; float f;} temp;
diff --git a/Source/Core/VideoCommon/Src/VertexLoader_Color.cpp b/Source/Core/VideoCommon/Src/VertexLoader_Color.cpp
index 8ef382c353..ec76f05e6e 100644
--- a/Source/Core/VideoCommon/Src/VertexLoader_Color.cpp
+++ b/Source/Core/VideoCommon/Src/VertexLoader_Color.cpp
@@ -67,14 +67,14 @@ void _SetCol565(u16 val)
 }
 //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
-inline u32 _Read24(const u8 *iAddress)
+inline u32 _Read24(const u8 *addr)
 {
-	return *(const u32 *)iAddress | 0xFF000000;
+	return addr[0] | (addr[1] << 8) | (addr[2] << 16) | 0xFF000000;
 }
 
-inline u32 _Read32(const u8 *iAddress)
+inline u32 _Read32(const u8 *addr)
 {
-	return *(const u32 *)iAddress;
+	return *(const u32 *)addr;
 }
 
 //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
@@ -105,9 +105,9 @@ void LOADERDECL Color_ReadDirect_16b_4444()
 }
 void LOADERDECL Color_ReadDirect_24b_6666()
 {
-	u32 val = DataReadU8()<<16;
-	val|=DataReadU8()<<8;
-	val|=DataReadU8(); 
+	u32 val = DataReadU8() << 16;
+	val |= DataReadU8() << 8;
+	val |= DataReadU8(); 
 	_SetCol6666(val);
 }
 
@@ -121,10 +121,7 @@ void LOADERDECL Color_ReadDirect_24b_6666()
 void LOADERDECL Color_ReadDirect_32b_8888()
 {
 	// TODO (mb2): check this
-	u32 col = DataReadU8()<<RSHIFT;
-	col    |= DataReadU8()<<GSHIFT;
-	col    |= DataReadU8()<<BSHIFT;
-	col    |= DataReadU8()<<ASHIFT;
+	u32 col = DataReadU32Unswapped();
 
 	// "kill" the alpha
 	if (!colElements[colIndex])	
diff --git a/Source/Plugins/Plugin_VideoOGL/Src/BPStructs.cpp b/Source/Plugins/Plugin_VideoOGL/Src/BPStructs.cpp
index 087714c907..62e0359e2d 100644
--- a/Source/Plugins/Plugin_VideoOGL/Src/BPStructs.cpp
+++ b/Source/Plugins/Plugin_VideoOGL/Src/BPStructs.cpp
@@ -305,8 +305,9 @@ void BPWritten(int addr, int changes, int newval)
             VertexManager::Flush();
             ((u32*)&bpmem)[addr] = newval;
             if (!Renderer::SetScissorRect()) {
-                if (addr == BPMEM_SCISSORBR ) 
+				if (addr == BPMEM_SCISSORBR) {
                     ERROR_LOG("bad scissor!\n");
+				}
             }
         }
         break;