diff --git a/src/mame/drivers/aquarium.cpp b/src/mame/drivers/aquarium.cpp
index 4faa472e881..6c665a195ce 100644
--- a/src/mame/drivers/aquarium.cpp
+++ b/src/mame/drivers/aquarium.cpp
@@ -26,6 +26,10 @@ Notes:
 - A bug in the program code causes the OKI to be reset on the very
   first coin inserted.
 
+// Sound banking + video references 
+// https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nyAQPrkt_a4
+// https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0gn2Kj2M46Q
+
 */
 
 
@@ -62,10 +66,6 @@ WRITE16_MEMBER(aquarium_state::aquarium_sound_w)
 
 WRITE8_MEMBER(aquarium_state::aquarium_z80_bank_w)
 {
-	// banking reference 
-	// https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nyAQPrkt_a4
-	// (video also shows our video priority is incorrect)
-
 	// uses bits ---x --xx
 	data = BITSWAP8(data, 7, 6, 5, 2, 3,      1, 4, 0);
 
@@ -402,5 +402,5 @@ ROM_START( aquariumj )
 	ROM_LOAD( "aquar4",  0x000000, 0x80000, CRC(9a4af531) SHA1(bb201b7a6c9fd5924a0d79090257efffd8d4aba1) )
 ROM_END
 
-GAME( 1996, aquarium, 0,        aquarium, aquarium, aquarium_state, aquarium, ROT0, "Excellent System", "Aquarium (US)", MACHINE_SUPPORTS_SAVE | MACHINE_NO_COCKTAIL | MACHINE_IMPERFECT_GRAPHICS )
-GAME( 1996, aquariumj,aquarium, aquarium, aquarium, aquarium_state, aquarium, ROT0, "Excellent System", "Aquarium (Japan)", MACHINE_SUPPORTS_SAVE | MACHINE_NO_COCKTAIL | MACHINE_IMPERFECT_GRAPHICS )
+GAME( 1996, aquarium, 0,        aquarium, aquarium, aquarium_state, aquarium, ROT0, "Excellent System", "Aquarium (US)", MACHINE_SUPPORTS_SAVE | MACHINE_NO_COCKTAIL )
+GAME( 1996, aquariumj,aquarium, aquarium, aquarium, aquarium_state, aquarium, ROT0, "Excellent System", "Aquarium (Japan)", MACHINE_SUPPORTS_SAVE | MACHINE_NO_COCKTAIL )
diff --git a/src/mame/includes/aquarium.h b/src/mame/includes/aquarium.h
index 8b3bb94e32f..7002312653f 100644
--- a/src/mame/includes/aquarium.h
+++ b/src/mame/includes/aquarium.h
@@ -17,14 +17,16 @@ public:
 		m_oki(*this, "oki"),
 		m_gfxdecode(*this, "gfxdecode"),
 		m_palette(*this, "palette"),
-		m_sprgen(*this, "spritegen"){ }
+		m_sprgen(*this, "spritegen"),
+		m_screen(*this, "screen")
+		{ }
 
 	/* memory pointers */
 	required_shared_ptr<UINT16> m_mid_videoram;
 	required_shared_ptr<UINT16> m_bak_videoram;
 	required_shared_ptr<UINT16> m_txt_videoram;
 	required_shared_ptr<UINT16> m_scroll;
-
+	
 	/* video-related */
 	tilemap_t  *m_txt_tilemap;
 	tilemap_t  *m_mid_tilemap;
@@ -59,5 +61,8 @@ public:
 	required_device<gfxdecode_device> m_gfxdecode;
 	required_device<palette_device> m_palette;
 	required_device<excellent_spr_device> m_sprgen;
+	required_device<screen_device> m_screen;
 
+	void mix_sprite_bitmap(screen_device &screen, bitmap_ind16 &bitmap, const rectangle &cliprect, int priority_mask, int priority_value);
+	bitmap_ind16 m_temp_sprite_bitmap;
 };
diff --git a/src/mame/video/aquarium.cpp b/src/mame/video/aquarium.cpp
index 54a439249fe..a941388269e 100644
--- a/src/mame/video/aquarium.cpp
+++ b/src/mame/video/aquarium.cpp
@@ -14,6 +14,9 @@ TILE_GET_INFO_MEMBER(aquarium_state::get_aquarium_txt_tile_info)
 	tileno = (m_txt_videoram[tile_index] & 0x0fff);
 	colour = (m_txt_videoram[tile_index] & 0xf000) >> 12;
 	SET_TILE_INFO_MEMBER(2, tileno, colour, 0);
+
+	tileinfo.category = (m_txt_videoram[tile_index] & 0x8000) >> 15;
+
 }
 
 WRITE16_MEMBER(aquarium_state::aquarium_txt_videoram_w)
@@ -70,6 +73,28 @@ void aquarium_state::video_start()
 
 	m_txt_tilemap->set_transparent_pen(0);
 	m_mid_tilemap->set_transparent_pen(0);
+	m_bak_tilemap->set_transparent_pen(0);
+
+	m_screen->register_screen_bitmap(m_temp_sprite_bitmap);
+}
+
+void aquarium_state::mix_sprite_bitmap(screen_device &screen, bitmap_ind16 &bitmap, const rectangle &cliprect, int priority_mask, int priority_value)
+{
+	for (int y = cliprect.min_y;y <= cliprect.max_y;y++)
+	{
+		UINT16* srcline = &m_temp_sprite_bitmap.pix16(y);
+		UINT16* dstline = &bitmap.pix16(y);
+
+		for (int x = cliprect.min_x;x <= cliprect.max_x;x++)
+		{
+			UINT16 pixel = srcline[x];
+
+			if (pixel & 0xf)
+				if ((pixel & priority_mask) == priority_value)
+					dstline[x] = pixel;
+
+		}
+	}
 }
 
 UINT32 aquarium_state::screen_update_aquarium(screen_device &screen, bitmap_ind16 &bitmap, const rectangle &cliprect)
@@ -80,14 +105,22 @@ UINT32 aquarium_state::screen_update_aquarium(screen_device &screen, bitmap_ind1
 	m_bak_tilemap->set_scrolly(0, m_scroll[3]);
 	m_txt_tilemap->set_scrollx(0, m_scroll[4]);
 	m_txt_tilemap->set_scrolly(0, m_scroll[5]);
+	
+	bitmap.fill(0, cliprect); // WDUD logo suggests this
+
+	m_temp_sprite_bitmap.fill(0, cliprect);
+	m_sprgen->aquarium_draw_sprites(m_temp_sprite_bitmap, cliprect, m_gfxdecode, 16);
+
 
 	m_bak_tilemap->draw(screen, bitmap, cliprect, 0, 0);
+	mix_sprite_bitmap(screen, bitmap, cliprect, 0x80, 0x80);
 	m_mid_tilemap->draw(screen, bitmap, cliprect, 0, 0);
-
-	m_sprgen->aquarium_draw_sprites(bitmap, cliprect, m_gfxdecode, 16);
+	m_txt_tilemap->draw(screen, bitmap, cliprect, 1, 0);
 
 	m_bak_tilemap->draw(screen, bitmap, cliprect, 1, 0);
+	mix_sprite_bitmap(screen, bitmap, cliprect, 0x80, 0x00);
 	m_mid_tilemap->draw(screen, bitmap, cliprect, 1, 0);
 	m_txt_tilemap->draw(screen, bitmap, cliprect, 0, 0);
+
 	return 0;
 }