diff --git a/Source/Core/DolphinWX/src/MemcardManager.cpp b/Source/Core/DolphinWX/src/MemcardManager.cpp
index bb02e8f2e6..f9ba954d9d 100644
--- a/Source/Core/DolphinWX/src/MemcardManager.cpp
+++ b/Source/Core/DolphinWX/src/MemcardManager.cpp
@@ -193,7 +193,7 @@ void CMemcardManager::ReloadMemcard(const char *fileName, int card)
 
 #if FALSE
 			char t[257];
-			sprintf(t,"card%d_%d.bmp",card,index);
+			sprintf(t,"card%d_%d.bmp",card,i);
 			FILE*f=fopen(t,"wb");
 			if(f) {
 				const u8 hdr[] = {
@@ -212,6 +212,36 @@ void CMemcardManager::ReloadMemcard(const char *fileName, int card)
 				fwrite(ftr,1,2,f);
 				fclose(f);
 			}
+#endif
+		}
+
+		static u8  animDelay[8];
+		static u32 animData[32*32*8];
+		int numFrames = memoryCard[card]->ReadAnimRGBA8(i,animData,animDelay);
+		for(int n=0;n<numFrames;n++)
+		{
+			// TODO: replace this debug stuff with actually showing the image data in the lists!
+#if FALSE
+			char t[257];
+			sprintf(t,"card%d_%d_anim%d.bmp",card,i,n);
+			FILE*f=fopen(t,"wb");
+			if(f) {
+				const u8 hdr[] = {
+					0x42,0x4D,0x38,0x30,0x00,0x00,0x00,0x00,
+					0x00,0x00,0x36,0x00,0x00,0x00,0x28,0x00,
+					0x00,0x00,0x20,0x00,0x00,0x00,0x20,0x00,
+					0x00,0x00,0x01,0x00,0x20,0x00,0x00,0x00,
+					0x00,0x00,0x02,0x30,0x00,0x00,0x12,0x0B,
+					0x00,0x00,0x12,0x0B,0x00,0x00,0x00,0x00,
+					0x00,0x00,0x00,0x00,0x00,0x00
+				};
+				const u8 ftr[] = {0,0};
+
+				fwrite(hdr,1,sizeof(hdr),f);
+				fwrite(animData+(n*32*32),4,32*32,f);	// note BMP "inverts" the image vertically, so it'll look upside-down when exported this way
+				fwrite(ftr,1,2,f);
+				fclose(f);
+			}
 #endif
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/Source/Core/DolphinWX/src/MemoryCards/GCMemcard.cpp b/Source/Core/DolphinWX/src/MemoryCards/GCMemcard.cpp
index 0206347917..39233c2baf 100644
--- a/Source/Core/DolphinWX/src/MemoryCards/GCMemcard.cpp
+++ b/Source/Core/DolphinWX/src/MemoryCards/GCMemcard.cpp
@@ -394,8 +394,8 @@ bool GCMemcard::ReadBannerRGBA8(u32 index, u32* buffer)
 
 	int flags = dir.Dir[index].BIFlags;
 
-	bool hasBanner = flags&2;
-	bool fmtIsCI8  = flags&1; // else RGB5A3 (if bit15 [ RGB5 A=0xFF ] else [ RGB4 A3 ] )
+	bool hasBanner = (flags&2)!=0;
+	bool fmtIsCI8  = (flags&1)!=0; // else RGB5A3 (if bit15 [ RGB5 A=0xFF ] else [ RGB4 A3 ] )
 
 	if(!hasBanner)
 		return false;
@@ -426,6 +426,86 @@ bool GCMemcard::ReadBannerRGBA8(u32 index, u32* buffer)
 	return true;
 }
 
+u32  GCMemcard::ReadAnimRGBA8(u32 index, u32* buffer, u8 *delays)
+{
+	if(!mcdFile) return 0;
+
+	int formats = BE16(dir.Dir[index].IconFmt);
+	int fdelays  = BE16(dir.Dir[index].AnimSpeed);
+
+	int flags = dir.Dir[index].BIFlags;
+
+	bool hasBanner = (flags&2)!=0;
+	bool fmtIsCI8  = (flags&1)!=0;
+
+	u32 DataOffset=BE32(dir.Dir[index].ImageOffset);
+	u32 DataBlock =BE16(dir.Dir[index].FirstBlock)-5;
+
+	if(DataOffset==0xFFFFFFFF)
+	{
+		return 0;
+	}
+
+	u8* animData=(u8* )(mc_data +(DataBlock*0x2000) + DataOffset);
+
+	if(hasBanner)
+	{
+		if(fmtIsCI8) animData+=96*32 + 2*256; // image+palette
+		else		 animData+=96*32*2;
+	}
+
+	int fmts[8];
+	u8* data[8];
+	int frames = 0;
+
+
+	for(int i=0;i<8;i++)
+	{
+		fmts[i] = formats>>(2*i);
+		delays[i] = (fdelays>>(2*i))<<2;
+		data[i] = animData;
+
+		switch(fmts[i])
+		{
+		case 1: // CI8 with shared palette
+			animData+=32*32;
+			frames++;
+			break;
+		case 2: // RGB5A3
+			animData+=32*32*2;
+			frames++;
+			break;
+		case 3: // CI8 with own palette
+			animData+=32*32 + 2*256;
+			frames++;
+			break;
+		}
+	}
+
+	u16* sharedPal = (u16*)(animData);
+
+	for(int i=0;i<8;i++)
+	{
+		switch(fmts[i])
+		{
+		case 1: // CI8 with shared palette
+			decodeCI8image(buffer,data[i],sharedPal,32,32);
+			buffer+=32*32;
+			break;
+		case 2: // RGB5A3
+			decode5A3image(buffer,(u16*)(data[i]),32,32);
+			break;
+		case 3: // CI8 with own palette
+			u16 *paldata = (u16*)(data[i]+32*32);
+			decodeCI8image(buffer,data[i],paldata,32,32);
+			buffer+=32*32;
+			break;
+		}
+	}
+
+	return frames;
+}
+
 u32  GCMemcard::TestChecksums()
 {
 	if(!mcdFile) return 0xFFFFFFFF;
diff --git a/Source/Core/DolphinWX/src/MemoryCards/GCMemcard.h b/Source/Core/DolphinWX/src/MemoryCards/GCMemcard.h
index 86e3c8a1d1..411829547b 100644
--- a/Source/Core/DolphinWX/src/MemoryCards/GCMemcard.h
+++ b/Source/Core/DolphinWX/src/MemoryCards/GCMemcard.h
@@ -157,6 +157,9 @@ public:
 	// reads the banner image
 	bool ReadBannerRGBA8(u32 index, u32* buffer);
 
+	// reads the animation frames
+	u32  ReadAnimRGBA8(u32 index, u32* buffer, u8 *delays);
+
 	bool Save();
 
 };