diff --git a/src/emu/cpu/konami/konami.c b/src/emu/cpu/konami/konami.c
index b3adc589a39..5933ffe1fb7 100644
--- a/src/emu/cpu/konami/konami.c
+++ b/src/emu/cpu/konami/konami.c
@@ -387,6 +387,19 @@ static void konami_set_context(void *src)
 static void konami_init(int index, int clock, const void *config, int (*irqcallback)(int))
 {
 	konami.irq_callback = irqcallback;
+
+	state_save_register_item("KONAMI", index, PC);
+	state_save_register_item("KONAMI", index, U);
+	state_save_register_item("KONAMI", index, S);
+	state_save_register_item("KONAMI", index, X);
+	state_save_register_item("KONAMI", index, Y);
+	state_save_register_item("KONAMI", index, D);
+	state_save_register_item("KONAMI", index, DP);
+	state_save_register_item("KONAMI", index, CC);
+	state_save_register_item("KONAMI", index, konami.int_state);
+	state_save_register_item("KONAMI", index, konami.nmi_state);
+	state_save_register_item("KONAMI", index, konami.irq_state[0]);
+	state_save_register_item("KONAMI", index, konami.irq_state[1]);
 }
 
 static void konami_reset(void)
@@ -458,27 +471,6 @@ static void set_irq_line(int irqline, int state)
 	}
 }
 
-#if 0
-/****************************************************************************
- * Save CPU state
- ****************************************************************************/
-static void state_save(void *file, const char *module)
-{
-	int cpu = cpu_getactivecpu();
-	state_save_register_item(file, cpu, module, PC);
-	state_save_register_item(file, cpu, module, U);
-	state_save_register_item(file, cpu, module, S);
-	state_save_register_item(file, cpu, module, X);
-	state_save_register_item(file, cpu, module, Y);
-	state_save_register_item(file, cpu, module, DP);
-	state_save_register_item(file, cpu, module, CC);
-	state_save_register_item(file, cpu, module, konami.int_state);
-	state_save_register_item(file, cpu, module, konami.nmi_state);
-	state_save_register_item(file, cpu, module, konami.irq_state[0]);
-	state_save_register_item(file, cpu, module, konami.irq_state[1]);
-}
-#endif
-
 /* includes the static function prototypes and the master opcode table */
 #include "konamtbl.c"
 
diff --git a/src/mame/drivers/aliens.c b/src/mame/drivers/aliens.c
index 9e9c816f0f8..f9e02529f74 100644
--- a/src/mame/drivers/aliens.c
+++ b/src/mame/drivers/aliens.c
@@ -507,13 +507,15 @@ static DRIVER_INIT( aliens )
 {
 	konami_rom_deinterleave_2(REGION_GFX1);
 	konami_rom_deinterleave_2(REGION_GFX2);
+
+	state_save_register_global(palette_selected);
 }
 
 
 
-GAME( 1990, aliens,   0,      aliens, aliens, aliens, ROT0, "Konami", "Aliens (World set 1)", 0 )
-GAME( 1990, aliens2,  aliens, aliens, aliens, aliens, ROT0, "Konami", "Aliens (World set 2)", 0 )
-GAME( 1990, aliens3,  aliens, aliens, aliens, aliens, ROT0, "Konami", "Aliens (World set 3)", 0 )
-GAME( 1990, aliensu,  aliens, aliens, aliens, aliens, ROT0, "Konami", "Aliens (US)", 0 )
-GAME( 1990, aliensj,  aliens, aliens, aliens, aliens, ROT0, "Konami", "Aliens (Japan set 1)", 0 )
-GAME( 1990, aliensj2, aliens, aliens, aliens, aliens, ROT0, "Konami", "Aliens (Japan set 2)", 0 )
+GAME( 1990, aliens,   0,      aliens, aliens, aliens, ROT0, "Konami", "Aliens (World set 1)", GAME_SUPPORTS_SAVE )
+GAME( 1990, aliens2,  aliens, aliens, aliens, aliens, ROT0, "Konami", "Aliens (World set 2)", GAME_SUPPORTS_SAVE )
+GAME( 1990, aliens3,  aliens, aliens, aliens, aliens, ROT0, "Konami", "Aliens (World set 3)", GAME_SUPPORTS_SAVE )
+GAME( 1990, aliensu,  aliens, aliens, aliens, aliens, ROT0, "Konami", "Aliens (US)", GAME_SUPPORTS_SAVE )
+GAME( 1990, aliensj,  aliens, aliens, aliens, aliens, ROT0, "Konami", "Aliens (Japan set 1)", GAME_SUPPORTS_SAVE )
+GAME( 1990, aliensj2, aliens, aliens, aliens, aliens, ROT0, "Konami", "Aliens (Japan set 2)", GAME_SUPPORTS_SAVE )