diff --git a/src/mame/drivers/sidepckt.cpp b/src/mame/drivers/sidepckt.cpp
index 620b6543d8d..ca1b2cf24c6 100644
--- a/src/mame/drivers/sidepckt.cpp
+++ b/src/mame/drivers/sidepckt.cpp
@@ -491,7 +491,9 @@ ROM_END
 
 void sidepckt_state::init_sidepckt()
 {
-	save_item(NAME(m_scroll_y));
+	save_item(NAME(m_mcu_p1));
+	save_item(NAME(m_mcu_p2));
+	save_item(NAME(m_mcu_p3));
 }
 
 
diff --git a/src/mame/includes/sidepckt.h b/src/mame/includes/sidepckt.h
index d19f5d07da1..4906bf6f8bd 100644
--- a/src/mame/includes/sidepckt.h
+++ b/src/mame/includes/sidepckt.h
@@ -35,7 +35,10 @@ public:
 	void sidepckt(machine_config &config);
 
 	void init_sidepckt();
-	void init_sidepcktj();
+
+protected:
+	virtual void machine_reset() override;
+	virtual void video_start() override;
 
 private:
 	required_device<cpu_device> m_maincpu;
@@ -50,7 +53,6 @@ private:
 	required_shared_ptr<uint8_t> m_spriteram;
 
 	tilemap_t *m_bg_tilemap;
-	const uint8_t* m_prot_table[3];
 	
 	uint8_t m_mcu_p1;
 	uint8_t m_mcu_p2;
@@ -72,8 +74,6 @@ private:
 
 	TILE_GET_INFO_MEMBER(get_tile_info);
 
-	virtual void machine_reset() override;
-	virtual void video_start() override;
 	void sidepckt_palette(palette_device &palette) const;
 
 	uint32_t screen_update(screen_device &screen, bitmap_ind16 &bitmap, const rectangle &cliprect);
diff --git a/src/mame/video/sidepckt.cpp b/src/mame/video/sidepckt.cpp
index e57b3a86ba0..90cf122c262 100644
--- a/src/mame/video/sidepckt.cpp
+++ b/src/mame/video/sidepckt.cpp
@@ -77,6 +77,8 @@ void sidepckt_state::video_start()
 	m_bg_tilemap->set_transmask(1,0x01,0xfe); /* split type 1 has pen 0 transparent in front half */
 
 	machine().tilemap().set_flip_all(TILEMAP_FLIPX);
+
+	save_item(NAME(m_scroll_y));
 }