diff --git a/src/mame/drivers/snk6502.cpp b/src/mame/drivers/snk6502.cpp
index 3aee619e73b..ee743d1a375 100644
--- a/src/mame/drivers/snk6502.cpp
+++ b/src/mame/drivers/snk6502.cpp
@@ -1173,6 +1173,39 @@ ROM_START( vanguardj )
 	ROM_LOAD( "sk6_ic11.bin", 0x5000, 0x0800, CRC(c36df041) SHA1(8b51934229b961180d1edb99be3a4d337d37f66f) )
 ROM_END
 
+// Dumped from a Germany sourced Zaccaria Vanguard cabinet PCB. Continue text is in German. Only the program ROMs were dumped,
+// but the other ROMs labels match the original SNK version and are believed to be the same
+ROM_START( vanguardg )
+	ROM_REGION( 0x10000, "maincpu", 0 )
+	ROM_LOAD( "vg1.bin",  0x4000, 0x1000, CRC(6a29e354) SHA1(ff953962ebc14a28cfc96f8e269cb1e1c188ed8a) )
+	ROM_LOAD( "vg2.bin",  0x5000, 0x1000, CRC(302bba54) SHA1(1944f229481328a0635fafda65054106f42a532a) )
+	ROM_LOAD( "vg3.bin",  0x6000, 0x1000, CRC(424755f6) SHA1(b4762b40c7ed70d4b90319a1a30983a41a096afb) )
+	ROM_LOAD( "vg4g.bin", 0x7000, 0x1000, CRC(4a82306a) SHA1(086d6c96d79681b482378c04b7340d3285d11ed8) )
+	ROM_LOAD( "vg5.bin",  0x8000, 0x1000, CRC(fde157d0) SHA1(3f705fb6a410004f4f86283694e3694e49701af6) )
+	ROM_RELOAD(           0xf000, 0x1000 )  // for the reset and interrupt vectors
+	ROM_LOAD( "vg6.bin",  0x9000, 0x1000, CRC(0d5b47d0) SHA1(922621c23f33fe756cb6baa12e5465c4e64f2dda) )
+	ROM_LOAD( "vg7.bin",  0xa000, 0x1000, CRC(8549b8f8) SHA1(375bc6f7e15564d5cf7e00c44e2651793c56d6ca) )
+	ROM_LOAD( "vg8s.bin", 0xb000, 0x1000, CRC(abe5fa3f) SHA1(cadb7c873ef025792c9ec38a6399ed19ade3b755) )
+
+	ROM_REGION( 0x1000, "gfx1", 0 )
+	ROM_LOAD( "sk5_ic50.bin", 0x0000, 0x0800, CRC(e7d4315b) SHA1(b99e4ea07292a0eabaa6098037c92a5678627cec) )
+	ROM_LOAD( "sk5_ic51.bin", 0x0800, 0x0800, CRC(96e87858) SHA1(4e9ccb055919c8acf5837e062857647d5363af60) )
+
+	ROM_REGION( 0x0040, "proms", 0 )
+	ROM_LOAD( "sk5_ic7.bin",  0x0000, 0x0020, CRC(ad782a73) SHA1(ddf44f74a20f10ed976c434a885857dade1f86d7) ) // foreground colors
+	ROM_LOAD( "sk5_ic6.bin",  0x0020, 0x0020, CRC(7dc9d450) SHA1(9b2d1dfb3270a562d14bd54bfb3405a9095becc0) ) // background colors
+
+	ROM_REGION( 0x1000, "snk6502", 0 )  // sound ROMs
+	ROM_LOAD( "sk4_ic51.bin", 0x0000, 0x0800, CRC(d2a64006) SHA1(3f20b59ce1954f65535cd5603ca9271586428e35) )
+	ROM_LOAD( "sk4_ic52.bin", 0x0800, 0x0800, CRC(cc4a0b6f) SHA1(251b24d60083d516c4ba686d75b41e04d10f7198) )
+
+	ROM_REGION( 0x5800, "speech", 0 )
+	//ROM_LOAD( "hd38882.bin",  0x0000, 0x4000, NO_DUMP )   /* HD38882 internal ROM */
+	ROM_LOAD( "sk6_ic07.bin", 0x4000, 0x0800, CRC(2b7cbae9) SHA1(3d44a0232d7c94d8170cc06e90cc30bd57c99202) )
+	ROM_LOAD( "sk6_ic08.bin", 0x4800, 0x0800, CRC(3b7e9d7c) SHA1(d9033188068b2aaa1502c89cf09f955eded8fa7a) )
+	ROM_LOAD( "sk6_ic11.bin", 0x5000, 0x0800, CRC(c36df041) SHA1(8b51934229b961180d1edb99be3a4d337d37f66f) )
+ROM_END
+
 ROM_START( fantasyu )
 	ROM_REGION( 0x10000, "maincpu", 0 )
 	ROM_LOAD( "ic12.cpu",     0x3000, 0x1000, CRC(22cb2249) SHA1(6c43e3fa9638b6d2e069199968923e470bd5d18b) )
@@ -1553,6 +1586,7 @@ GAME( 1981, zarzon,      satansat, satansat, satansat, snk6502_state, empty_init
 GAME( 1981, satansatind, satansat, satansat, satansat, snk6502_state, empty_init, ROT90, "bootleg (Inder S.A.)", "Satan of Saturn (Inder S.A., bootleg)", MACHINE_IMPERFECT_SOUND | MACHINE_SUPPORTS_SAVE )
 GAME( 1981, vanguard,    0,        vanguard, vanguard, vanguard_state,empty_init, ROT90, "SNK", "Vanguard (SNK)", MACHINE_IMPERFECT_SOUND | MACHINE_SUPPORTS_SAVE )
 GAME( 1981, vanguardc,   vanguard, vanguard, vanguard, vanguard_state,empty_init, ROT90, "SNK (Centuri license)", "Vanguard (Centuri)", MACHINE_IMPERFECT_SOUND | MACHINE_SUPPORTS_SAVE )
+GAME( 1981, vanguardg,   vanguard, vanguard, vanguard, vanguard_state,empty_init, ROT90, "SNK", "Vanguard (Germany)", MACHINE_IMPERFECT_SOUND | MACHINE_SUPPORTS_SAVE )
 GAME( 1981, vanguardj,   vanguard, vanguard, vanguard, vanguard_state,empty_init, ROT90, "SNK", "Vanguard (Japan)", MACHINE_IMPERFECT_SOUND | MACHINE_SUPPORTS_SAVE )
 GAME( 1981, fantasyu,    0,        fantasy,  fantasyu, fantasy_state, empty_init, ROT90, "SNK (Rock-Ola license)", "Fantasy (US)", MACHINE_IMPERFECT_SOUND | MACHINE_SUPPORTS_SAVE )
 GAME( 1981, fantasyg,    fantasyu, fantasy,  fantasy,  fantasy_state, empty_init, ROT90, "SNK", "Fantasy (Germany, set 1)", MACHINE_IMPERFECT_SOUND | MACHINE_SUPPORTS_SAVE ) // bootleg?
diff --git a/src/mame/mame.lst b/src/mame/mame.lst
index c82c5073acd..567d83e17f2 100644
--- a/src/mame/mame.lst
+++ b/src/mame/mame.lst
@@ -37058,6 +37058,7 @@ satansata                       // (c) 1981 SNK
 satansatind                     // bootleg
 vanguard                        // (c) 1981 SNK
 vanguardc                       // (c) 1981 SNK + Centuri
+vanguardg                       // (c) 1981 SNK
 vanguardj                       // (c) 1981 SNK
 zarzon                          // (c) 1981 Taito, gameplay says SNK