diff --git a/engines/pegasus/items/biochips/biochipitem.cpp b/engines/pegasus/items/biochips/biochipitem.cpp
index a291a53d91ee..71065f1efeb5 100755
--- a/engines/pegasus/items/biochips/biochipitem.cpp
+++ b/engines/pegasus/items/biochips/biochipitem.cpp
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ namespace Pegasus {
 BiochipItem::BiochipItem(const tItemID id, const tNeighborhoodID neighborhood, const tRoomID room, const tDirectionConstant direction) :
 		Item(id, neighborhood, room, direction) {
 
-	PegasusEngine *vm = (PegasusEngine *)vm;
+	PegasusEngine *vm = (PegasusEngine *)g_engine;
 
 	Common::SeekableReadStream *biochipInfo = vm->_resFork->getResource(MKTAG('B', 'i', 'o', 'I'), kItemBaseResID + id);
 	if (biochipInfo) {
diff --git a/engines/pegasus/items/inventory/inventoryitem.cpp b/engines/pegasus/items/inventory/inventoryitem.cpp
index 868291109d92..ffa745aceffe 100755
--- a/engines/pegasus/items/inventory/inventoryitem.cpp
+++ b/engines/pegasus/items/inventory/inventoryitem.cpp
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ namespace Pegasus {
 InventoryItem::InventoryItem(const tItemID id, const tNeighborhoodID neighborhood, const tRoomID room, const tDirectionConstant direction) :
 		Item(id, neighborhood, room, direction) {
 
-	PegasusEngine *vm = (PegasusEngine *)vm;
+	PegasusEngine *vm = (PegasusEngine *)g_engine;
 
 	Common::SeekableReadStream *leftInfo = vm->_resFork->getResource(MKTAG('L', 'e', 'f', 't'), kItemBaseResID + id);
 	if (leftInfo) {
diff --git a/engines/pegasus/items/item.cpp b/engines/pegasus/items/item.cpp
index cdd81293cc3d..126bbfec6363 100755
--- a/engines/pegasus/items/item.cpp
+++ b/engines/pegasus/items/item.cpp
@@ -48,8 +48,8 @@ Item::Item(const tItemID id, const tNeighborhoodID neighborhood, const tRoomID r
 		_itemInfo.infoLeftTime = info->readUint32BE();
 		_itemInfo.infoRightStart = info->readUint32BE();
 		_itemInfo.infoRightStop = info->readUint32BE();
-		_itemInfo.dragSpriteNormalID = info->readUint32BE();
-		_itemInfo.dragSpriteUsedID = info->readUint32BE();
+		_itemInfo.dragSpriteNormalID = info->readUint16BE();
+		_itemInfo.dragSpriteUsedID = info->readUint16BE();
 
 		if (vm->isDemo()) {
 			// Adjust info right times to account for the stuff that was chopped out of the
@@ -95,18 +95,20 @@ Item::Item(const tItemID id, const tNeighborhoodID neighborhood, const tRoomID r
 	}
 
 	Common::SeekableReadStream *middleAreaInfo = vm->_resFork->getResource(kMiddleAreaInfoResType, kItemBaseResID + id);
-	if (!middleAreaInfo)
-		error("Middle area info not found for item %d", id);
-
-	_sharedAreaInfo = readItemState(middleAreaInfo);
-
-	delete middleAreaInfo;
+	if (middleAreaInfo) {
+		_sharedAreaInfo = readItemState(middleAreaInfo);
+		delete middleAreaInfo;
+	} else {
+		// Only kArgonPickup does not have this
+		memset(&_sharedAreaInfo, 0, sizeof(_sharedAreaInfo));
+	}
 
 	Common::SeekableReadStream *extraInfo = vm->_resFork->getResource(kItemExtraInfoResType, kItemBaseResID + id);
 	if (!extraInfo)
 		error("Extra info not found for item %d", id);
 
 	_itemExtras.numEntries = extraInfo->readUint16BE();
+	_itemExtras.entries = new ItemExtraEntry[_itemExtras.numEntries];
 	for (uint16 i = 0; i < _itemExtras.numEntries; i++) {
 		_itemExtras.entries[i].extraID = extraInfo->readUint32BE();
 		_itemExtras.entries[i].extraArea = extraInfo->readUint16BE();
@@ -255,6 +257,7 @@ ItemStateInfo Item::readItemState(Common::SeekableReadStream *stream) {
 	ItemStateInfo info;
 
 	info.numEntries = stream->readUint16BE();
+	info.entries = new ItemStateEntry[info.numEntries];
 	for (uint16 i = 0; i < info.numEntries; i++) {
 		info.entries[i].itemState = stream->readSint16BE();
 		info.entries[i].itemTime = stream->readUint32BE();