diff --git a/.gitattributes b/.gitattributes
index 7aa7fa0d7be..73b8a8e715d 100644
--- a/.gitattributes
+++ b/.gitattributes
@@ -2042,6 +2042,7 @@ src/mame/drivers/taito_x.c svneol=native#text/plain
 src/mame/drivers/taito_z.c svneol=native#text/plain
 src/mame/drivers/taitoair.c svneol=native#text/plain
 src/mame/drivers/taitojc.c svneol=native#text/plain
+src/mame/drivers/taitopjc.c svneol=native#text/plain
 src/mame/drivers/taitosj.c svneol=native#text/plain
 src/mame/drivers/taitotz.c svneol=native#text/plain
 src/mame/drivers/taitowlf.c svneol=native#text/plain
diff --git a/src/mame/drivers/taitopjc.c b/src/mame/drivers/taitopjc.c
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..a921744b847
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/mame/drivers/taitopjc.c
@@ -0,0 +1,152 @@
+/*
+   Taito PPC JC system
+
+   Skeleton driver. Requires TLCS-900 CPU core to make progress.
+
+   Hardware appears sufficiently different to JC system to warrant
+   a separate driver.
+
+   PCB Information (incomplete!)
+   ===============
+
+   POWER JC MOTHER-G PCB
+   K11X0870A
+   OPERATION TIGER
+
+   PowerPC 603E
+   CXD1176Q
+
+   TMS320C53PQ80
+   40MHz osc
+   43256 x 2
+   E63-03_H.29 (AT27C512 PLCC)
+   E63-04_L.28 (AT27C512 PLCC)
+
+   E63-01 PALCE16V8H
+   E63-02 PALCE22V10H
+   
+   IC41 E63-06 PALCE16V8H
+   IC43 E63-07 PALCE16V8H
+
+   uPD4218160 x 2
+   uPD4218160 x 2
+
+   uPD482445 x 4
+
+   CY78991
+   IS61LV256AH x 3
+   Taito TC0780FPA x 2
+   Taito TCG010PJC
+
+   MN1020819
+   ZOOM ZSG-2
+   ZOOM ZFX-2
+   MSM514256
+
+
+   Second PCB
+   ----------
+
+   19 ROMs
+
+   TMP95C063F
+   25.0000MHz osc
+   1.84320MHz osc
+*/
+
+#include "driver.h"
+#include "cpu/powerpc/ppc.h"
+
+
+static VIDEO_START( taitopjc )
+{
+
+}
+
+static VIDEO_UPDATE( taitopjc )
+{
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static ADDRESS_MAP_START( ppc603e_mem, ADDRESS_SPACE_PROGRAM, 64)
+	AM_RANGE(0x00000000, 0x003fffff) AM_RAM // Work RAM
+	AM_RANGE(0x40000000, 0x40000007) AM_RAM // Screen RAM (+ others?) data port
+	AM_RANGE(0x40000008, 0x4000000f) AM_RAM // Screen RAM (+ others?) address port
+	AM_RANGE(0xc0000ff8, 0xc0000fff) AM_RAM
+	AM_RANGE(0xffe00000, 0xffffffff) AM_ROM AM_REGION("user1", 0)
+ADDRESS_MAP_END
+
+
+static INPUT_PORTS_START( taitopjc )
+INPUT_PORTS_END
+
+
+static const powerpc_config ppc603e_config =
+{
+	XTAL_66_6667MHz		/* Multiplier 1.5, Bus = 66MHz, Core = 100MHz */
+};
+
+static MACHINE_DRIVER_START( taitopjc )
+	MDRV_CPU_ADD("main", PPC603E, 100000000)
+	MDRV_CPU_CONFIG(ppc603e_config)
+	MDRV_CPU_PROGRAM_MAP(ppc603e_mem, 0)
+
+	/* TMP95C063F I/O CPU */
+	/* TMS320C53 DSP */
+	/* MN1020819DA sound CPU - NOTE: May have 64kB internal ROM */
+
+	MDRV_SCREEN_ADD("main", RASTER)
+	MDRV_SCREEN_FORMAT(BITMAP_FORMAT_RGB32)
+	MDRV_SCREEN_REFRESH_RATE(60)
+	MDRV_SCREEN_VBLANK_TIME(ATTOSECONDS_IN_USEC(0))
+	MDRV_SCREEN_SIZE(512, 384)
+	MDRV_SCREEN_VISIBLE_AREA(0, 511, 0, 383)
+
+	MDRV_VIDEO_START(taitopjc)
+	MDRV_VIDEO_UPDATE(taitopjc)
+MACHINE_DRIVER_END
+
+
+ROM_START( optiger )
+	ROM_REGION64_BE( 0x200000, "user1", 0 )
+	ROM_LOAD32_BYTE( "e63-33-1_p-hh.23", 0x000000, 0x080000, CRC(5ab176e2) SHA1(a0a5b7c0e91928d0a49987f88f6ae647f5cb3e34) )
+	ROM_LOAD32_BYTE( "e63-32-1_p-hl.22", 0x000001, 0x080000, CRC(cca8bacc) SHA1(e5a081f5c12a52601745f5b67fe3412033581b00) )
+	ROM_LOAD32_BYTE( "e63-31-1_p-lh.8",  0x000002, 0x080000, CRC(ad69e649) SHA1(9fc853d2cb6e7cac87dc06bad91048f191b799c5) )
+	ROM_LOAD32_BYTE( "e63-30-1_p-ll.7",  0x000003, 0x080000, CRC(a6183479) SHA1(e556c3edf100342079e680ec666f018fca7a82b0) )
+
+	ROM_REGION64_BE( 0x20000, "user2", 0 )
+	/* More PowerPC code? */
+	ROM_LOAD16_BYTE( "e63-04_l.29",  0x000001, 0x010000, CRC(eccae391) SHA1(e5293c16342cace54dc4b6dfb827558e18ac25a4) )
+	ROM_LOAD16_BYTE( "e63-03_h.28",  0x000000, 0x010000, CRC(58fce52f) SHA1(1e3d9ee034b25e658ca45a8b900de2aa54b00135) )
+
+	ROM_REGION( 0x40000, "io_cpu", 0 )
+	ROM_LOAD16_BYTE( "e63-28-1_0.59", 0x000000, 0x020000, CRC(ef41ffaf) SHA1(419621f354f548180d37961b861304c469e43a65) )
+	ROM_LOAD16_BYTE( "e63-27-1_1.58", 0x000001, 0x020000, CRC(facc17a7) SHA1(40d69840cfcfe5a509d69824c2994de56a3c6ece) )
+
+	ROM_REGION( 0x80000, "unk1", 0 )
+	ROM_LOAD16_BYTE( "e63-17-1_s-l.18", 0x000000, 0x040000, CRC(2a063d5b) SHA1(a2b2fe4d8bad1aef7d9dcc0be607cc4e5bc4f0eb) )
+	ROM_LOAD16_BYTE( "e63-18-1_s-h.19", 0x000001, 0x040000, CRC(2f590881) SHA1(7fb827a676f45b24380558b0068b76cb858314f6) )
+
+	ROM_REGION( 0x1000000, "gfx1", 0 )
+	ROM_LOAD32_WORD_SWAP( "e63-21_c-h.24", 0x000000, 0x400000, CRC(c818b211) SHA1(dce07bfe71a9ba11c3f028a640226c6e59c6aece) )
+	ROM_LOAD32_WORD_SWAP( "e63-15_c-l.9",  0x000002, 0x400000, CRC(4ec6a2d7) SHA1(2ee6270cff7ea2459121961a29d42e000cee2921) )
+	ROM_LOAD32_WORD_SWAP( "e63-22_m-h.25", 0x800000, 0x400000, CRC(6d895eb6) SHA1(473795da42fd29841a926f18a93e5992f4feb27c) )
+	ROM_LOAD32_WORD_SWAP( "e63-16_m-l.10", 0x800002, 0x400000, CRC(d39c1e34) SHA1(6db0ce2251841db3518a9bd9c4520c3c666d19a0) )
+
+	ROM_REGION( 0xc00000, "poly", 0 )
+	ROM_LOAD( "e63-09_poly0.3", 0x000000, 0x400000, CRC(c3e2b1e0) SHA1(ee71f3f59b46e26dbe2ff724da2c509267c8bf2f) )
+	ROM_LOAD( "e63-10_poly1.4", 0x400000, 0x400000, CRC(f4a56390) SHA1(fc3c51a7f4639479e66ad50dcc94255d94803c97) )
+	ROM_LOAD( "e63-11_poly2.5", 0x800000, 0x400000, CRC(2293d9f8) SHA1(16adaa0523168ee63a7a34b29622c623558fdd82) )
+// Poly 3 is not populated
+
+	ROM_REGION( 0x800000, "sound_data", 0 )
+	ROM_LOAD( "e63-23_wd0.36", 0x000000, 0x200000, CRC(d69e196e) SHA1(f738bb9e1330f6dabb5e0f0378a1a8eb48a4fa40) )
+	ROM_LOAD( "e63-24_wd1.37", 0x200000, 0x200000, CRC(cd55f17b) SHA1(08f847ef2fd592dbaf63ef9e370cdf1f42012f74) )
+	ROM_LOAD( "e63-25_wd2.38", 0x400000, 0x200000, CRC(bd35bdac) SHA1(5cde6c1a6b74659507b31fcb88257e65f230bfe2) )
+	ROM_LOAD( "e63-26_wd3.39", 0x600000, 0x200000, CRC(346bd413) SHA1(0f6081d22db88eef08180278e7ae97283b5e8452) )
+
+	ROM_REGION( 0x500, "plds", ROMREGION_DISPOSE )
+	// TODO: There are 6 PALs in total on the main PCB.
+ROM_END
+
+GAME( 1998, optiger, 0, taitopjc, taitopjc, 0, ROT0, "Taito", "Operation Tiger", GAME_NOT_WORKING | GAME_NO_SOUND )
diff --git a/src/mame/mame.mak b/src/mame/mame.mak
index da0b73dc2d6..982b059d834 100644
--- a/src/mame/mame.mak
+++ b/src/mame/mame.mak
@@ -1366,6 +1366,7 @@ $(MAMEOBJ)/taito.a: \
 	$(DRIVERS)/taito_z.o $(VIDEO)/taito_z.o \
 	$(DRIVERS)/taitoair.o $(VIDEO)/taitoair.o \
 	$(DRIVERS)/taitojc.o $(VIDEO)/taitojc.o \
+	$(DRIVERS)/taitopjc.o $\
 	$(DRIVERS)/taitosj.o $(MACHINE)/taitosj.o $(VIDEO)/taitosj.o \
 	$(DRIVERS)/taitotz.o \
 	$(DRIVERS)/taitowlf.o \
diff --git a/src/mame/mamedriv.c b/src/mame/mamedriv.c
index e783bc3dfb6..a2f23686799 100644
--- a/src/mame/mamedriv.c
+++ b/src/mame/mamedriv.c
@@ -2064,6 +2064,9 @@ const game_driver * const drivers[] =
 	/* Taito "Wolf" System */
 	DRIVER( pf2012 )	/* E59 (c) 1997 Taito */
 
+	/* Taito PPC JC System */
+	DRIVER( optiger )	/* E63 (c) 1998 Taito */
+
 	/* Taito Type-Zero System */
 	DRIVER( landhigh )	/* E68 (c) 1999 Taito */