diff --git a/game/kernel/jak2/kscheme.cpp b/game/kernel/jak2/kscheme.cpp
index a095948251..3ae7a614ac 100644
--- a/game/kernel/jak2/kscheme.cpp
+++ b/game/kernel/jak2/kscheme.cpp
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@
 #include <cstdio>
 #include <cstring>
 
+#include "fileio.h"
+
 #include "common/common_types.h"
 #include "common/global_profiler/GlobalProfiler.h"
 #include "common/goal_constants.h"
@@ -13,10 +15,8 @@
 #include "game/kernel/common/fileio.h"
 #include "game/kernel/common/kdsnetm.h"
 #include "game/kernel/common/klink.h"
-#include "game/kernel/common/kmalloc.h"
 #include "game/kernel/common/kmemcard.h"
 #include "game/kernel/common/kprint.h"
-#include "game/kernel/common/kscheme.h"
 #include "game/kernel/jak2/kdgo.h"
 #include "game/kernel/jak2/klink.h"
 #include "game/kernel/jak2/klisten.h"
@@ -1799,11 +1799,20 @@ u64 loadc(const char* /*file_name*/, kheapinfo* /*heap*/, u32 /*flags*/) {
   return 0;
 }
 
-u64 loado(u32 file_name_in, u32 /*heap_in*/) {
-  // ASSERT(false);
+// NOTE: copied from jak 1
+u64 loado(u32 file_name_in, u32 heap_in) {
+  char loadName[272];
   Ptr<String> file_name(file_name_in);
+  Ptr<kheapinfo> heap(heap_in);
   printf("****** CALL TO loado(%s) ******\n", file_name->data());
-  return s7.offset;
+  kstrcpy(loadName, MakeFileName(DATA_FILE_TYPE, file_name->data(), 0));
+  s32 returnValue = load_and_link(file_name->data(), loadName, heap.c(), LINK_FLAG_PRINT_LOGIN);
+
+  if (returnValue < 0) {
+    return s7.offset;
+  } else {
+    return returnValue;
+  }
 }
 
 /*!
@@ -1814,11 +1823,14 @@ u64 unload(u32 name) {
   return 0;
 }
 
-s64 load_and_link(const char* /*filename*/,
-                  char* /*decode_name*/,
-                  kheapinfo* /*heap*/,
-                  u32 /*flags*/) {
-  ASSERT(false);
-  return 0;
+// NOTE: copied from jak 1
+s64 load_and_link(const char* filename, char* decode_name, kheapinfo* heap, u32 flags) {
+  (void)filename;
+  s32 sz;
+  auto rv = FileLoad(decode_name, make_ptr(heap), Ptr<u8>(0), KMALLOC_ALIGN_64, &sz);
+  if (((s32)rv.offset) > -1) {
+    return (s32)link_and_exec(rv, decode_name, sz, make_ptr(heap), flags, false).offset;
+  }
+  return (s32)rv.offset;
 }
 }  // namespace jak2
diff --git a/game/kernel/jak2/kscheme.h b/game/kernel/jak2/kscheme.h
index 1081b2ceda..043d0af055 100644
--- a/game/kernel/jak2/kscheme.h
+++ b/game/kernel/jak2/kscheme.h
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 
 #include "game/kernel/common/Ptr.h"
 #include "game/kernel/common/Symbol4.h"
+#include "game/kernel/common/kmalloc.h"
 #include "game/kernel/common/kscheme.h"
 
 namespace jak2 {
@@ -56,6 +57,7 @@ u64 load(u32 file_name_in, u32 heap_in);
 u64 loadb(u32 file_name_in, u32 heap_in, u32 param3);
 u64 loado(u32 file_name_in, u32 heap_in);
 u64 unload(u32 name);
+s64 load_and_link(const char* filename, char* decode_name, kheapinfo* heap, u32 flags);
 u64 call_method_of_type(u32 arg, Ptr<Type> type, u32 method_id);
 u64 call_goal_function_by_name(const char* name);
 u64 alloc_heap_memory(u32 heap, u32 size);
diff --git a/goal_src/jak2/engine/load/file-io.gc b/goal_src/jak2/engine/load/file-io.gc
index d98cee2868..69a465aca2 100644
--- a/goal_src/jak2/engine/load/file-io.gc
+++ b/goal_src/jak2/engine/load/file-io.gc
@@ -151,19 +151,21 @@ NOTE: this is a special type in three ways:
      (format *file-temp-string* "map~D/~S-mp" MAP_FILE_VERSION arg1)
      )
     ((= arg0 (file-kind art-group))
-     (format
-       *file-temp-string*
-       "art-group~D/~S-ag"
-       (cond
-         ((> arg2 0)
-          arg2
-          )
-         (else
-           ART_GROUP_FILE_VERSION
-           )
-         )
-       arg1
-       )
+     ;; og:preserve-this removed art-group prefix
+     ; (format
+     ;   *file-temp-string*
+     ;   "art-group~D/~S-ag"
+     ;   (cond
+     ;     ((> arg2 0)
+     ;      arg2
+     ;      )
+     ;     (else
+     ;       ART_GROUP_FILE_VERSION
+     ;       )
+     ;     )
+     ;   arg1
+     ;   )
+     (format *file-temp-string* "~S-ag" arg1)
      )
     )
   *file-temp-string*