diff --git a/src/game/save_file.c b/src/game/save_file.c
index 6803fb69..b5112eb5 100644
--- a/src/game/save_file.c
+++ b/src/game/save_file.c
@@ -15,6 +15,12 @@
 #define MENU_DATA_MAGIC 0x4849
 #define SAVE_FILE_MAGIC 0x4441
 
+#define BSWAP16(x) \
+    ( (((x) >> 8) & 0x00FF) | (((x) << 8) & 0xFF00) )
+#define BSWAP32(x)   \
+    ( (((x) >> 24) & 0x000000FF) | (((x) >>  8) & 0x0000FF00) | \
+      (((x) <<  8) & 0x00FF0000) | (((x) << 24) & 0xFF000000) )
+
 STATIC_ASSERT(sizeof(struct SaveBuffer) == EEPROM_SIZE, "eeprom buffer size must match");
 
 extern struct SaveBuffer gSaveBuffer;
@@ -50,6 +56,38 @@ static void stub_save_file_1(void) {
     UNUSED s32 pad;
 }
 
+/**
+ * Byteswap all multibyte fields in a SaveBlockSignature.
+ */
+static inline void bswap_signature(struct SaveBlockSignature *data) {
+    data->magic = BSWAP16(data->magic);
+    data->chksum = BSWAP16(data->chksum); // valid as long as the checksum is a literal sum
+}
+
+/**
+ * Byteswap all multibyte fields in a MainMenuSaveData.
+ */
+static inline void bswap_menudata(struct MainMenuSaveData *data) {
+    for (int i = 0; i < NUM_SAVE_FILES; ++i)
+        data->coinScoreAges[i] = BSWAP32(data->coinScoreAges[i]);
+    data->soundMode = BSWAP16(data->soundMode);
+#ifdef VERSION_EU
+    data->language = BSWAP16(data->language);
+#endif
+    bswap_signature(&data->signature);
+}
+
+/**
+ * Byteswap all multibyte fields in a SaveFile.
+ */
+static inline void bswap_savefile(struct SaveFile *data) {
+    data->capPos[0] = BSWAP16(data->capPos[0]);
+    data->capPos[1] = BSWAP16(data->capPos[1]);
+    data->capPos[2] = BSWAP16(data->capPos[2]);
+    data->flags = BSWAP32(data->flags);
+    bswap_signature(&data->signature);
+}
+
 /**
  * Read from EEPROM to a given address.
  * The EEPROM address is computed using the offset of the destination address from gSaveBuffer.
@@ -80,16 +118,16 @@ static s32 read_eeprom_data(void *buffer, s32 size) {
 
 /**
  * Write data to EEPROM.
- * The EEPROM address is computed using the offset of the source address from gSaveBuffer.
+ * The EEPROM address was originally computed using the offset of the source address from gSaveBuffer.
  * Try at most 4 times, and return 0 on success. On failure, return the status returned from
  * osEepromLongWrite. Unlike read_eeprom_data, return 1 if EEPROM isn't loaded.
  */
-static s32 write_eeprom_data(void *buffer, s32 size) {
+static s32 write_eeprom_data(void *buffer, s32 size, const uintptr_t baseofs) {
     s32 status = 1;
 
     if (gEepromProbe != 0) {
         s32 triesLeft = 4;
-        u32 offset = (u32)((u8 *) buffer - (u8 *) &gSaveBuffer) >> 3;
+        u32 offset = (u32)baseofs >> 3;
 
         do {
 #ifdef VERSION_SH
@@ -106,6 +144,41 @@ static s32 write_eeprom_data(void *buffer, s32 size) {
     return status;
 }
 
+/**
+ * Wrappers that byteswap the data on LE platforms before writing it to 'EEPROM'
+ */
+
+static inline s32 write_eeprom_savefile(const u32 file, const u32 slot, const u32 num) {
+    // calculate the EEPROM address using the file number and slot
+    const uintptr_t ofs = (u8*)&gSaveBuffer.files[file][slot] - (u8*)&gSaveBuffer;
+
+#if IS_BIG_ENDIAN
+    return write_eeprom_data(&gSaveBuffer.files[file][slot], num * sizeof(struct SaveFile), ofs);
+#else
+    // byteswap the data and then write it
+    struct SaveFile sf[num];
+    bcopy(&gSaveBuffer.files[file][slot], sf, num * sizeof(sf[0]));
+    for (u32 i = 0; i < num; ++i) bswap_savefile(&sf[i]);
+    return write_eeprom_data(&sf, sizeof(sf), ofs);
+#endif
+}
+
+static inline s32 write_eeprom_menudata(const u32 slot, const u32 num) {
+    // calculate the EEPROM address using the slot
+    const uintptr_t ofs = (u8*)&gSaveBuffer.menuData[slot] - (u8*)&gSaveBuffer;
+
+#if IS_BIG_ENDIAN
+    return write_eeprom_data(&gSaveBuffer.menuData[slot], num * sizeof(struct MainMenuSaveData), ofs);
+#else
+    // byteswap the data and then write it
+    struct MainMenuSaveData md[num];
+    bcopy(&gSaveBuffer.menuData[slot], md, num * sizeof(md[0]));
+    for (u32 i = 0; i < num; ++i) bswap_menudata(&md[i]);
+    return write_eeprom_data(&md, sizeof(md), ofs);
+#endif
+}
+
+
 /**
  * Sum the bytes in data to data + size - 2. The last two bytes are ignored
  * because that is where the checksum is stored.
@@ -157,7 +230,7 @@ static void restore_main_menu_data(s32 srcSlot) {
     bcopy(&gSaveBuffer.menuData[srcSlot], &gSaveBuffer.menuData[destSlot], sizeof(gSaveBuffer.menuData[destSlot]));
 
     // Write destination data to EEPROM
-    write_eeprom_data(&gSaveBuffer.menuData[destSlot], sizeof(gSaveBuffer.menuData[destSlot]));
+    write_eeprom_menudata(destSlot, 1);
 }
 
 static void save_main_menu_data(void) {
@@ -169,7 +242,7 @@ static void save_main_menu_data(void) {
         bcopy(&gSaveBuffer.menuData[0], &gSaveBuffer.menuData[1], sizeof(gSaveBuffer.menuData[1]));
 
         // Write to EEPROM
-        write_eeprom_data(gSaveBuffer.menuData, sizeof(gSaveBuffer.menuData));
+         write_eeprom_menudata(0, 2);
 
         gMainMenuDataModified = FALSE;
     }
@@ -245,8 +318,35 @@ static void restore_save_file_data(s32 fileIndex, s32 srcSlot) {
           sizeof(gSaveBuffer.files[fileIndex][destSlot]));
 
     // Write destination data to EEPROM
-    write_eeprom_data(&gSaveBuffer.files[fileIndex][destSlot],
-                      sizeof(gSaveBuffer.files[fileIndex][destSlot]));
+    write_eeprom_savefile(fileIndex, destSlot, 1);
+}
+
+/**
+ * Check if the 'EEPROM' save has different endianness (e.g. it's from an actual N64).
+ */
+static u8 save_file_need_bswap(const struct SaveBuffer *buf) {
+    // check all signatures just in case
+    for (int i = 0; i < 2; ++i) {
+        if (buf->menuData[i].signature.magic == BSWAP16(MENU_DATA_MAGIC))
+            return TRUE;
+        for (int j = 0; j < NUM_SAVE_FILES; ++j) {
+            if (buf->files[j][i].signature.magic == BSWAP16(SAVE_FILE_MAGIC))
+                return TRUE;
+        }
+    }
+    return FALSE;
+}
+
+/**
+ * Byteswap all multibyte fields in a SaveBuffer.
+ */
+static void save_file_bswap(struct SaveBuffer *buf) {
+    bswap_menudata(buf->menuData + 0);
+    bswap_menudata(buf->menuData + 1);
+    for (int i = 0; i < NUM_SAVE_FILES; ++i) {
+        bswap_savefile(buf->files[i] + 0);
+        bswap_savefile(buf->files[i] + 1);
+    }
 }
 
 void save_file_do_save(s32 fileIndex) {
@@ -260,7 +360,7 @@ void save_file_do_save(s32 fileIndex) {
               sizeof(gSaveBuffer.files[fileIndex][1]));
 
         // Write to EEPROM
-        write_eeprom_data(gSaveBuffer.files[fileIndex], sizeof(gSaveBuffer.files[fileIndex]));
+        write_eeprom_savefile(fileIndex, 0, 2);
 
         gSaveFileModified = FALSE;
     }
@@ -298,6 +398,9 @@ void save_file_load_all(void) {
     bzero(&gSaveBuffer, sizeof(gSaveBuffer));
     read_eeprom_data(&gSaveBuffer, sizeof(gSaveBuffer));
 
+    if (save_file_need_bswap(&gSaveBuffer))
+        save_file_bswap(&gSaveBuffer);
+
     // Verify the main menu data and create a backup copy if only one of the slots is valid.
     validSlots = verify_save_block_signature(&gSaveBuffer.menuData[0], sizeof(gSaveBuffer.menuData[0]), MENU_DATA_MAGIC);
     validSlots |= verify_save_block_signature(&gSaveBuffer.menuData[1], sizeof(gSaveBuffer.menuData[1]),MENU_DATA_MAGIC) << 1;