diff --git a/src/mame/drivers/crimson.cpp b/src/mame/drivers/crimson.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..3af23b7a79f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/mame/drivers/crimson.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,64 @@
+// license:BSD-3-Clause
+// copyright-holders:Ryan Holtz
+/**********************************************************************
+
+	SGI Crimson deskside skeleton driver
+
+	To Do: Everything
+
+	Memory map:
+	1fc00000 - 1fc7ffff      Boot ROM
+
+**********************************************************************/
+
+#include "emu.h"
+#include "cpu/mips/mips3.h"
+
+#define ENABLE_ENTRY_GFX	(1)
+
+#define LOG_UNKNOWN		(1 << 0)
+#define LOG_ALL			(LOG_UNKNOWN)
+
+#define VERBOSE			(LOG_UNKNOWN)
+#include "logmacro.h"
+
+class crimson_state : public driver_device
+{
+public:
+	crimson_state(const machine_config &mconfig, device_type type, const char *tag)
+		: driver_device(mconfig, type, tag)
+		, m_maincpu(*this, "maincpu")
+	{
+	}
+
+	void crimson(machine_config &config);
+
+protected:
+	void mem_map(address_map &map);
+
+	required_device<r4000be_device> m_maincpu;
+};
+
+void crimson_state::mem_map(address_map &map)
+{
+	map(0x1fc00000, 0x1fc7ffff).rom().region("user1", 0);
+}
+
+static INPUT_PORTS_START( crimson )
+INPUT_PORTS_END
+
+void crimson_state::crimson(machine_config &config)
+{
+	R4000BE(config, m_maincpu, 50000000*2);
+	m_maincpu->set_icache_size(32768);
+	m_maincpu->set_dcache_size(32768);
+	m_maincpu->set_addrmap(AS_PROGRAM, &crimson_state::mem_map);
+}
+
+ROM_START( crimson )
+	ROM_REGION32_BE( 0x80000, "user1", 0 )
+	ROMX_LOAD( "ip17prom.070-081x-005.bin", 0x000000, 0x080000, CRC(d62e8c8e) SHA1(b335213ecfd02ca3185b6ba1874a8b76f908c68b), ROM_GROUPDWORD )
+ROM_END
+
+//    YEAR  NAME      PARENT  COMPAT  MACHINE   INPUT    CLASS          INIT        COMPANY                 FULLNAME                               FLAGS
+COMP( 1992, crimson,  0,      0,      crimson,  crimson, crimson_state, empty_init, "Silicon Graphics Inc", "Crimson (R4000, 100MHz, Ver. 4.0.3)", MACHINE_NOT_WORKING | MACHINE_NO_SOUND )
diff --git a/src/mame/mame.lst b/src/mame/mame.lst
index d9ebaa7b4a9..b90fbf91114 100644
--- a/src/mame/mame.lst
+++ b/src/mame/mame.lst
@@ -10694,6 +10694,9 @@ crimfght                        // GX821 (c) 1989 (World)
 crimfghtu                       // GX821 (c) 1989 (US)
 crimfghtj                       // GX821 (c) 1989 (Japan)
 
+@source:crimson.cpp
+crimson                         // (c) 1992 SGI
+
 @source:crospang.cpp
 bestri                          // (c) F2 System
 bestria                         //
diff --git a/src/mame/mess.flt b/src/mame/mess.flt
index 45b507f8fe0..5ea0c102d8d 100644
--- a/src/mame/mess.flt
+++ b/src/mame/mess.flt
@@ -153,6 +153,7 @@ cortex.cpp
 cosmicos.cpp
 cp1.cpp
 craft.cpp
+crimson.cpp
 crvision.cpp
 ct486.cpp
 cvicny.cpp