diff --git a/src/mame/drivers/playmark.c b/src/mame/drivers/playmark.c
index 3c734007625..f4b6d95de6b 100644
--- a/src/mame/drivers/playmark.c
+++ b/src/mame/drivers/playmark.c
@@ -315,9 +315,12 @@ static ADDRESS_MAP_START( hrdtimes_main_map, AS_PROGRAM, 16, playmark_state )
 	AM_RANGE(0x000000, 0x07ffff) AM_ROM
 	AM_RANGE(0x080000, 0x0bffff) AM_RAM
 	AM_RANGE(0x0c0000, 0x0fffff) AM_ROM AM_REGION("maincpu", 0x0c0000)
-	AM_RANGE(0x100000, 0x103fff) AM_RAM_WRITE(hrdtimes_bgvideoram_w) AM_SHARE("videoram3")
-	AM_RANGE(0x104000, 0x107fff) AM_RAM_WRITE(hrdtimes_fgvideoram_w) AM_SHARE("videoram2")
-	AM_RANGE(0x108000, 0x10ffff) AM_RAM_WRITE(hrdtimes_txvideoram_w) AM_SHARE("videoram1")
+	AM_RANGE(0x100000, 0x1007ff) AM_RAM_WRITE(hrdtimes_bgvideoram_w) AM_SHARE("videoram3") // 32*32?
+	AM_RANGE(0x100800, 0x103fff) AM_RAM
+	AM_RANGE(0x104000, 0x105fff) AM_RAM_WRITE(hrdtimes_fgvideoram_w) AM_SHARE("videoram2") // 128*32?
+	AM_RANGE(0x106000, 0x107fff) AM_RAM
+	AM_RANGE(0x108000, 0x109fff) AM_RAM_WRITE(hrdtimes_txvideoram_w) AM_SHARE("videoram1") // 64*64?
+	AM_RANGE(0x10a000, 0x10bfff) AM_RAM
 	AM_RANGE(0x110000, 0x11000d) AM_WRITE(hrdtimes_scroll_w)
 	AM_RANGE(0x200000, 0x200fff) AM_RAM AM_SHARE("spriteram")
 	AM_RANGE(0x280000, 0x2807ff) AM_RAM_WRITE(bigtwin_paletteram_w) AM_SHARE("paletteram")
diff --git a/src/mame/includes/playmark.h b/src/mame/includes/playmark.h
index 3445532bfa1..7c66b2af59d 100644
--- a/src/mame/includes/playmark.h
+++ b/src/mame/includes/playmark.h
@@ -95,6 +95,7 @@ public:
 	DECLARE_VIDEO_START(hotmind);
 	DECLARE_VIDEO_START(hrdtimes);
 	DECLARE_VIDEO_START(luckboomh);
+	TILEMAP_MAPPER_MEMBER(playmark_tilemap_scan_pages);
 	UINT32 screen_update_bigtwin(screen_device &screen, bitmap_ind16 &bitmap, const rectangle &cliprect);
 	UINT32 screen_update_bigtwinb(screen_device &screen, bitmap_ind16 &bitmap, const rectangle &cliprect);
 	UINT32 screen_update_wbeachvl(screen_device &screen, bitmap_ind16 &bitmap, const rectangle &cliprect);
diff --git a/src/mame/video/playmark.c b/src/mame/video/playmark.c
index 51774a16c51..7f341f97e3f 100644
--- a/src/mame/video/playmark.c
+++ b/src/mame/video/playmark.c
@@ -227,10 +227,27 @@ VIDEO_START_MEMBER(playmark_state,luckboomh)
 
 
 
+// hard times level 2-4 (boss) needs this.. or something similar
+#define TILES_PER_PAGE_Y    (0x20)
+#define TILES_PER_PAGE_X    (0x20)
+#define PAGES_PER_TMAP_Y    (0x1)
+#define PAGES_PER_TMAP_X    (0x4)
+
+TILEMAP_MAPPER_MEMBER(playmark_state::playmark_tilemap_scan_pages)
+{
+	return  (col / TILES_PER_PAGE_X) * TILES_PER_PAGE_Y * TILES_PER_PAGE_X * PAGES_PER_TMAP_Y +
+			(col % TILES_PER_PAGE_X) +
+
+			(row / TILES_PER_PAGE_Y) * TILES_PER_PAGE_Y * TILES_PER_PAGE_X +
+			(row % TILES_PER_PAGE_Y) * TILES_PER_PAGE_X;
+}
+
+// theres enough ram for 64*128 on each tilemap..
+
 VIDEO_START_MEMBER(playmark_state,hrdtimes)
 {
 	m_tx_tilemap = &machine().tilemap().create(tilemap_get_info_delegate(FUNC(playmark_state::hrdtimes_get_tx_tile_info),this),TILEMAP_SCAN_ROWS, 8, 8, 64, 64);
-	m_fg_tilemap = &machine().tilemap().create(tilemap_get_info_delegate(FUNC(playmark_state::hrdtimes_get_fg_tile_info),this),TILEMAP_SCAN_ROWS, 16, 16, 32, 32);
+	m_fg_tilemap = &machine().tilemap().create(tilemap_get_info_delegate(FUNC(playmark_state::hrdtimes_get_fg_tile_info),this),tilemap_mapper_delegate(FUNC(playmark_state::playmark_tilemap_scan_pages),this), 16, 16, 128, 32);
 	m_bg_tilemap = &machine().tilemap().create(tilemap_get_info_delegate(FUNC(playmark_state::hrdtimes_get_bg_tile_info),this),TILEMAP_SCAN_ROWS, 16, 16, 32, 32);
 
 	m_tx_tilemap->set_transparent_pen(0);