diff --git a/.gitattributes b/.gitattributes
index 0b4b39b399b..909cd4d5319 100644
--- a/.gitattributes
+++ b/.gitattributes
@@ -3783,6 +3783,7 @@ src/mame/drivers/taito_f3.c svneol=native#text/plain
 src/mame/drivers/taito_h.c svneol=native#text/plain
 src/mame/drivers/taito_l.c svneol=native#text/plain
 src/mame/drivers/taito_o.c svneol=native#text/plain
+src/mame/drivers/taito_type_x.c svneol=native#text/plain
 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
diff --git a/src/mame/drivers/taito_type_x.c b/src/mame/drivers/taito_type_x.c
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..3e783d102c7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/mame/drivers/taito_type_x.c
@@ -0,0 +1,180 @@
+/* Taito Type X Skeleton
+ - PC based platforms
+
+ (insert original hardware specs, plus any other details here)
+
+ todo: everything..
+
+ - there is no bios dump
+
+ - there are a lot of hacked versions of the games designed to run on PCs
+   this driver is for storing information about the unmodified versions only,
+   the 'hacked to run on PC' versions are of no interest to MAME, only proper
+   drive images.
+
+ - some of the games are said to be encrypted, how does this work, how do we
+   get the keys? some images are copies of the files from an already mounted
+   filesystem, again this isn't suitable for MAME.
+
+ - hardware specs can differ from game to game as well as between the platform
+   types, I'm currently not sure what constitutes a new platform (different
+   security?)  need Guru style readmes for each platform.
+
+ - Taito's NESiCA Live platform probably comes after this, but as it's likely
+   impossible to ever emulate it.
+
+ - Prelim game lists (system16.com)
+
+	Taito Type X games
+
+	Chaos Breaker / Dark Awake
+	Datacarddass Dragon Ball Z
+	Dinoking III
+	Dinomax
+	Dragon Quest Monster: Battle Road
+	Gigawing Generations
+	Harakari Professional Baseball
+	Homura
+	King Of Jurassic
+	Raiden III
+	Raiden IV
+	Shikigami No Shiro III / The Castle of Shikigami III
+	Spica Adventure
+	Taisen Hot Gimmick 5
+	Taisen Hot Gimmick Mix Party
+	Tetris The Grand Master 3 : Terror Instinct
+	The King of Fighters 98 Ultimate Match
+	Trouble Witches
+	Usagi Online
+	Zoids Card Colosseum 
+
+	Taito Type X+ games
+	Battle Gear 4
+	Battle Gear 4 Tuned
+	Half Life 2 Survivor
+	War Of The Grail 
+
+
+	Taito Type X2 games
+
+	Battle Fantasia
+	BlazBlue: Calamity Trigger
+	BlazBlue: Continuum Shift
+	BlazBlue: Continuum Shift Extend
+	BlazBlue: Continuum Shift II
+	Chase H.Q. 2 / Chase H. Q. : Nancy Yori Kinkyuu Renraku
+	D1GP Arcade
+	Dariusburst AC
+	Elevator Action Death Parade
+	Half Life 2: Survivor Ver. 2.0
+	KOF Maximum Impact: Regulation A
+	KOF Maximum Impact: Regulation A2
+	Matrimelee Matsuri / Power Instinct V
+	Samurai Spirits Sen / Samurai Shodown: Edge of Destiny
+	Street Fighter IV
+	Super Street Fighter IV Arcade Edition
+	The King of Fighters XII
+	The King of Fighters XIII
+	Wacky Races
+
+	Taito Type X2 satellite terminal games
+
+	Aquarian Age Alternative
+	Eternal Wheel
+	Lord of Vermilion
+
+
+	Taito Type X Zero games
+
+	Spin Gear
+
+*/
+
+
+#include "emu.h"
+#include "cpu/i386/i386.h"
+
+class taito_type_x_state : public driver_device
+{
+public:
+	taito_type_x_state(const machine_config &mconfig, device_type type, const char *tag)
+		: driver_device(mconfig, type, tag),
+		m_maincpu(*this, "maincpu")
+	{ }
+
+	required_device<cpu_device> m_maincpu;
+
+	virtual void machine_start();
+	virtual void machine_reset();
+	virtual void video_start();
+	UINT32 screen_update_taito_type_x(screen_device &screen, bitmap_rgb32 &bitmap, const rectangle &cliprect);
+};
+
+
+
+
+void taito_type_x_state::video_start()
+{
+}
+
+
+UINT32 taito_type_x_state::screen_update_taito_type_x(screen_device &screen, bitmap_rgb32 &bitmap, const rectangle &cliprect)
+{
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static ADDRESS_MAP_START( taito_type_x_map, AS_PROGRAM, 32, taito_type_x_state )
+	AM_RANGE(0x00, 0x0f) AM_ROM
+ADDRESS_MAP_END
+
+static INPUT_PORTS_START( taito_type_x )
+INPUT_PORTS_END
+
+
+void taito_type_x_state::machine_start()
+{
+}
+
+void taito_type_x_state::machine_reset()
+{
+}
+
+// todo: different configs for the different machine types.
+static MACHINE_CONFIG_START( taito_type_x, taito_type_x_state )
+
+	/* basic machine hardware */
+	MCFG_CPU_ADD("maincpu", PENTIUM3, 733333333) /* Wrong, much newer processors, much faster. */
+	MCFG_CPU_PROGRAM_MAP(taito_type_x_map)
+
+	/* video hardware */
+	MCFG_SCREEN_ADD("screen", RASTER)
+	MCFG_SCREEN_REFRESH_RATE(60)
+	MCFG_SCREEN_VBLANK_TIME(ATTOSECONDS_IN_USEC(0))
+	MCFG_SCREEN_SIZE(640, 480)
+	MCFG_SCREEN_VISIBLE_AREA(0, 640-1, 0, 480-1)
+	MCFG_SCREEN_UPDATE_DRIVER(taito_type_x_state, screen_update_taito_type_x)
+
+	MCFG_PALETTE_LENGTH(0x10000)
+
+MACHINE_CONFIG_END
+
+
+
+/***************************************************************************
+
+  Game drivers
+
+***************************************************************************/
+
+ROM_START( hotgmkmp )
+	ROM_REGION( 0x10000, "maincpu", ROMREGION_ERASEFF )
+	ROM_LOAD("taito_type_x_bios.bin", 0x00, 0x10000, NO_DUMP ) // size unknown.
+	/* bios, video bios etc. not dumped */
+
+	DISK_REGION( "hdd" ) // Single 40GB drive
+	DISK_IMAGE( "wdc wd400eb-11cpf0", 0, SHA1(15f8cf77b5bdc516a891022462a42521be1d7553) )
+ROM_END
+
+
+GAME( 2005, hotgmkmp,  0,    taito_type_x, taito_type_x, driver_device,  0, ROT0, "XNauts", "Taisen Hot Gimmick Mix Party",  GAME_NOT_WORKING | GAME_NO_SOUND )
+
diff --git a/src/mame/mame.lst b/src/mame/mame.lst
index 1de9b781bed..a097068eac0 100644
--- a/src/mame/mame.lst
+++ b/src/mame/mame.lst
@@ -2472,6 +2472,9 @@ batlgr2         // E87 (c) 2000 Taito (2.04J)
 batlgr2a        // E87 (c) 2000 Taito (2.01J)
 raizpin         // F14 (c) 2002 Taito
 
+// Taito Type-X / X+/ X2 / X Zero
+hotgmkmp		// (c) 2005 XNauts
+
 invqix          // F34 (c) 2003 Taito Corporation
 
 // Toaplan games
diff --git a/src/mame/mame.mak b/src/mame/mame.mak
index c0ca8c8c5db..641e29e5a8a 100644
--- a/src/mame/mame.mak
+++ b/src/mame/mame.mak
@@ -1737,6 +1737,7 @@ $(MAMEOBJ)/taito.a: \
 	$(MACHINE)/taitoio.o \
 	$(VIDEO)/taitoic.o \
 	$(AUDIO)/taito_zm.o \
+	$(DRIVERS)/taito_type_x.o \
 
 $(MAMEOBJ)/tatsumi.a: \
 	$(DRIVERS)/kingdrby.o \