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+// license:BSD-3-Clause
+// copyright-holders:hap
+/***************************************************************************
+
+  Bandai Tamagotchi generation 1 hardware
+  
+  ** SKELETON Driver - feel free to add notes here, but driver itself is WIP
+
+***************************************************************************/
+
+#include "emu.h"
+#include "cpu/e0c6200/e0c6s46.h"
+#include "sound/speaker.h"
+
+
+class tamag1_state : public driver_device
+{
+public:
+	tamag1_state(const machine_config &mconfig, device_type type, const char *tag)
+		: driver_device(mconfig, type, tag),
+		m_maincpu(*this, "maincpu"),
+		m_speaker(*this, "speaker")
+	{ }
+
+	required_device<cpu_device> m_maincpu;
+	required_device<speaker_sound_device> m_speaker;
+};
+
+
+
+
+static INPUT_PORTS_START( tama )
+INPUT_PORTS_END
+
+
+
+static MACHINE_CONFIG_START( tama, tamag1_state )
+
+	/* basic machine hardware */
+	MCFG_CPU_ADD("maincpu", E0C6S46, 32768)
+
+	/* no video! */
+
+	/* sound hardware */
+	MCFG_SPEAKER_STANDARD_MONO("mono")
+	MCFG_SOUND_ADD("speaker", SPEAKER_SOUND, 0)
+	MCFG_SOUND_ROUTE(ALL_OUTPUTS, "mono", 0.25)
+MACHINE_CONFIG_END
+
+
+
+/***************************************************************************
+
+  Game driver(s)
+
+***************************************************************************/
+
+ROM_START( tama )
+	ROM_REGION( 0x3000, "maincpu", 0 )
+	ROM_LOAD( "tama.b", 0x0000, 0x3000, CRC(5c864cb1) SHA1(4b4979cf92dc9d2fb6d7295a38f209f3da144f72) )
+ROM_END
+
+
+CONS( 1997, tama, 0, 0, tama, tama, driver_device, 0, "Bandai", "Tamagotchi (USA)", GAME_NOT_WORKING )