diff --git a/src/mame/drivers/redalert.c b/src/mame/drivers/redalert.c
index 0c0040e9505..ea9ea0b941f 100644
--- a/src/mame/drivers/redalert.c
+++ b/src/mame/drivers/redalert.c
@@ -421,7 +421,7 @@ static MACHINE_DRIVER_START( panther )
 	MDRV_CPU_VBLANK_INT("screen", redalert_vblank_interrupt)
 
 	/* video hardware */
-	MDRV_IMPORT_FROM(ww3_video)
+	MDRV_IMPORT_FROM(panther_video)
 
 	/* audio hardware */
 	MDRV_IMPORT_FROM(ww3_audio)
diff --git a/src/mame/includes/redalert.h b/src/mame/includes/redalert.h
index 2f3ef27a7a1..0bfe272b783 100644
--- a/src/mame/includes/redalert.h
+++ b/src/mame/includes/redalert.h
@@ -28,5 +28,6 @@ extern UINT8 *redalert_video_control;
 WRITE8_HANDLER( redalert_bitmap_videoram_w );
 
 MACHINE_DRIVER_EXTERN( ww3_video );
+MACHINE_DRIVER_EXTERN( panther_video );
 MACHINE_DRIVER_EXTERN( redalert_video );
 MACHINE_DRIVER_EXTERN( demoneye_video );
diff --git a/src/mame/video/redalert.c b/src/mame/video/redalert.c
index 584c3f01785..536aa81c698 100644
--- a/src/mame/video/redalert.c
+++ b/src/mame/video/redalert.c
@@ -128,7 +128,68 @@ static void get_pens(running_machine *machine, pen_t *pens)
 	pens[NUM_CHARMAP_PENS + NUM_BITMAP_PENS] = MAKE_RGB(back_r_weight[0], back_gb_weight[0], back_gb_weight[0]);
 }
 
+/* this uses the same color hook-up between bitmap and chars. */
+/* TODO: clean me up */
+static void get_panther_pens(running_machine *machine, pen_t *pens)
+{
+	static const int resistances_bitmap[]     = { 100 };
+	static const int resistances_charmap_rg[] = { 390, 220, 180 };
+	static const int resistances_charmap_b[]  = { 220, 100 };
+	static const int resistances_back_r[]     = { 1000 + 100 };
+	static const int resistances_back_gb[]    = { 100 + 470 };
 
+	offs_t offs;
+	double scaler;
+	double bitmap_weight[1];
+	double charmap_rg_weights[3];
+	double charmap_b_weights[2];
+	double back_r_weight[1];
+	double back_gb_weight[1];
+	const UINT8 *prom = memory_region(machine, "proms");
+
+	scaler = compute_resistor_weights(0, 0xff, -1,
+									  1, resistances_bitmap,     bitmap_weight,      470, 0,
+									  3, resistances_charmap_rg, charmap_rg_weights, 470, 0,
+									  2, resistances_charmap_b,  charmap_b_weights,  470, 0);
+
+			 compute_resistor_weights(0, 0xff, scaler,
+									  1, resistances_back_r,     back_r_weight,      470, 0,
+									  1, resistances_back_gb,    back_gb_weight,     470, 0,
+									  0, 0, 0, 0, 0);
+
+	/* the character layer colors come from the PROM */
+	for (offs = 0; offs < NUM_CHARMAP_PENS; offs++)
+	{
+		UINT8 data = prom[offs];
+
+		UINT8 r_bit = (~data >> 2) & 0x01;
+		UINT8 g_bit = (~data >> 1) & 0x01;
+		UINT8 b_bit = (~data >> 0) & 0x01;
+
+		UINT8 r = bitmap_weight[r_bit];
+		UINT8 g = bitmap_weight[g_bit];
+		UINT8 b = bitmap_weight[b_bit];
+
+		pens[offs] = MAKE_RGB(r, g, b);
+	}
+
+	/* the bitmap layer colors are directly mapped */
+	for (offs = 0; offs < NUM_BITMAP_PENS; offs++)
+	{
+		UINT8 r_bit = (offs >> 2) & 0x01;
+		UINT8 g_bit = (offs >> 1) & 0x01;
+		UINT8 b_bit = (offs >> 0) & 0x01;
+
+		UINT8 r = bitmap_weight[r_bit];
+		UINT8 g = bitmap_weight[g_bit];
+		UINT8 b = bitmap_weight[b_bit];
+
+		pens[NUM_CHARMAP_PENS + offs] = MAKE_RGB(r, g, b);
+	}
+
+	/* background color */
+	pens[NUM_CHARMAP_PENS + NUM_BITMAP_PENS] = MAKE_RGB(back_r_weight[0], back_gb_weight[0], back_gb_weight[0]);
+}
 
 /*************************************
  *
@@ -299,6 +360,75 @@ static VIDEO_UPDATE( demoneye )
 	return 0;
 }
 
+/*************************************
+ *
+ *  Panther video update
+ *
+ *************************************/
+
+static VIDEO_UPDATE( panther )
+{
+	pen_t pens[NUM_CHARMAP_PENS + NUM_BITMAP_PENS + 1];
+	offs_t offs;
+
+	get_panther_pens(screen->machine, pens);
+
+	for (offs = 0; offs < 0x2000; offs++)
+	{
+		int i;
+		UINT8 charmap_data_1;
+		UINT8 charmap_data_2;
+
+		UINT8 y = offs & 0xff;
+		UINT8 x = (~offs >> 8) << 3;
+
+		UINT8 bitmap_data = redalert_bitmap_videoram[offs];
+		UINT8 bitmap_color = redalert_bitmap_colorram[offs >> 3];
+
+		UINT8 charmap_code = redalert_charmap_videoram[0x0000 | (offs >> 3)];
+		offs_t charmap_data_base = ((charmap_code & 0x7f) << 3) | (offs & 0x07);
+
+		/* D7 of the char code selects the char set to use */
+		if (charmap_code & 0x80)
+		{
+			charmap_data_1 = redalert_charmap_videoram[0x0400 | charmap_data_base];
+			charmap_data_2 = redalert_charmap_videoram[0x0c00 | charmap_data_base];
+		}
+		else
+		{
+			charmap_data_1 = 0; /* effectively disables A0 of the color PROM */
+			charmap_data_2 = redalert_charmap_videoram[0x0800 | charmap_data_base];
+		}
+
+		for (i = 0; i < 8; i++)
+		{
+			pen_t pen;
+
+			int bitmap_bit = bitmap_data & 0x80;
+			UINT8 color_prom_a0_a1 = ((charmap_data_2 & 0x80) >> 6) | ((charmap_data_1 & 0x80) >> 7);
+
+			/* determine priority */
+			if ((color_prom_a0_a1 == 0) || (bitmap_bit && ((charmap_code & 0xc0) == 0xc0)))
+				pen = bitmap_bit ? pens[NUM_CHARMAP_PENS + bitmap_color] : pens[NUM_CHARMAP_PENS + NUM_BITMAP_PENS];
+			else
+				pen = pens[((charmap_code & 0xfe) << 1) | color_prom_a0_a1];
+
+			if ((*redalert_video_control ^ redalert_control_xor) & 0x04)
+				*BITMAP_ADDR32(bitmap, y, x) = pen;
+			else
+				*BITMAP_ADDR32(bitmap, y ^ 0xff, x ^ 0xff) = pen;
+
+			/* next pixel */
+			x = x + 1;
+
+			bitmap_data    = bitmap_data    << 1;
+			charmap_data_1 = charmap_data_1 << 1;
+			charmap_data_2 = charmap_data_2 << 1;
+		}
+	}
+
+	return 0;
+}
 
 
 /*************************************
@@ -354,3 +484,19 @@ MACHINE_DRIVER_START( demoneye_video )
 	MDRV_SCREEN_VISIBLE_AREA(0*8, 32*8-1, 1*8, 31*8-1)
 
 MACHINE_DRIVER_END
+
+
+MACHINE_DRIVER_START( panther_video )
+
+	MDRV_VIDEO_START(ww3)
+	MDRV_VIDEO_UPDATE(panther)
+
+	MDRV_SCREEN_ADD("screen", RASTER)
+	MDRV_SCREEN_FORMAT(BITMAP_FORMAT_RGB32)
+	MDRV_SCREEN_REFRESH_RATE(60)
+	MDRV_SCREEN_VBLANK_TIME(ATTOSECONDS_IN_USEC(0))
+	MDRV_SCREEN_SIZE(32*8, 32*8)
+	MDRV_SCREEN_VISIBLE_AREA(0*8, 32*8-1, 1*8, 31*8-1)
+
+MACHINE_DRIVER_END
+