diff --git a/hash/neogeo.xml b/hash/neogeo.xml
index 3bf83488f92..c120e19a027 100644
--- a/hash/neogeo.xml
+++ b/hash/neogeo.xml
@@ -2020,6 +2020,39 @@
 		</part>
 	</software>
 
+	<software name="kotm2a" cloneof="kotm2">
+		<description>King of the Monsters 2 - The Next Thing (older)</description>
+		<year>1992</year>
+		<publisher>SNK</publisher>
+		<info name="alt_title" value="キング・オブ・ザ・モンスターズ2 ―ネクストシング―"/>
+		<sharedfeat name="release" value="MVS" />
+		<sharedfeat name="compatibility" value="MVS,AES" />
+		<part name="cart" interface="neo_cart">
+			<dataarea name="maincpu" width="16" endianness="big" size="0x100000">
+				<rom loadflag="load16_word_swap" name="039_p1.p1" offset="0x000000" size="0x080000" crc="8d186638" sha1="c3874bbb1bfcb220173afb2e0a2123ffaeb7bd2b" />   <!-- TC534200 -->
+				<rom loadflag="load16_word_swap" name="039-p2.p2" offset="0x080000" size="0x080000" crc="28661afe" sha1="6c85ff6ab334b1ca744f726f42dac211537e7315" />   <!-- TC534200 -->
+			</dataarea>
+			<dataarea name="fixed" size="0x040000">
+				<rom offset="0x000000" size="0x020000" name="039-s1.s1" crc="63ee053a" sha1="7d4b92bd022708975b1470e8f24d1f5a712e1b94" />   <!-- TC531000 -->
+			</dataarea>
+			<dataarea name="audiocpu" size="0x020000">
+				<rom offset="0x000000" size="0x020000" name="039-m1.m1" crc="0c5b2ad5" sha1="15eb5ea10fecdbdbcfd06225ae6d88bb239592e7" />   <!-- TC531001 -->
+			</dataarea>
+			<dataarea name="ymsnd" size="0x300000">
+				<rom name="039-v2.v2" offset="0x000000" size="0x200000" crc="86d34b25" sha1="89bdb614b0c63d678962da52e2f596750d20828c" />   <!-- TC5316200 -->
+				<rom name="039-v4.v4" offset="0x200000" size="0x100000" crc="8fa62a0b" sha1="58ac2fdd73c542eb8178cfc4adfa0e5940183283" />   <!-- TC538200 -->
+			</dataarea>
+			<dataarea name="sprites" size="0x600000">
+				<rom loadflag="load16_byte" name="039-c1.c1" offset="0x000000" size="0x100000" crc="6d1c4aa9" sha1="4fbc9d7cb37522ec298eefbe38c75a2d050fbb4a" />    <!-- TC5316200 -->
+				<rom size="0x100000" offset="0x400000" loadflag="continue" />
+				<rom loadflag="load16_byte" name="039-c2.c2" offset="0x000001" size="0x100000" crc="f7b75337" sha1="4d85f85948c3e6ed38b0b0ccda79de3ce026e2d9" />    <!-- TC5316200 -->
+				<rom size="0x100000" offset="0x400001" loadflag="continue" />
+				<rom loadflag="load16_byte" name="039-c3.c3" offset="0x200000" size="0x080000" crc="bfc4f0b2" sha1="f4abe2b52882b966412f3b503b8f2c8f49b57968" />    <!-- TC534200 -->
+				<rom loadflag="load16_byte" name="039-c4.c4" offset="0x200001" size="0x080000" crc="81c9c250" sha1="e3a34ff69081a8681b5ca895915892dcdccfa7aa" />    <!-- TC534200 -->
+			</dataarea>
+		</part>
+	</software>
+
 	<software name="kotm2p" cloneof="kotm2">
 		<!-- fairly late prototype release, only the code differs from the main set -->
 		<description>King of the Monsters 2 - The Next Thing (prototype)</description>
diff --git a/src/mame/drivers/neodriv.hxx b/src/mame/drivers/neodriv.hxx
index 777ece76c70..24360853f0f 100644
--- a/src/mame/drivers/neodriv.hxx
+++ b/src/mame/drivers/neodriv.hxx
@@ -1851,6 +1851,28 @@ ROM_START( kotm2 ) /* MVS AND AES VERSION */
 	ROM_LOAD16_BYTE( "039-c4.c4", 0x200001, 0x080000, CRC(81c9c250) SHA1(e3a34ff69081a8681b5ca895915892dcdccfa7aa) ) /* Plane 2,3 */ /* TC534200 */
 ROM_END
 
+ROM_START( kotm2a ) /* MVS VERSION */
+	ROM_REGION( 0x100000, "cslot1:maincpu", ROMREGION_BE|ROMREGION_16BIT )
+	ROM_LOAD16_WORD_SWAP( "039_p1.p1", 0x000000, 0x080000, CRC(8d186638) SHA1(c3874bbb1bfcb220173afb2e0a2123ffaeb7bd2b) ) /* TC534200 */
+	ROM_LOAD16_WORD_SWAP( "039-p2.p2", 0x080000, 0x080000, CRC(28661afe) SHA1(6c85ff6ab334b1ca744f726f42dac211537e7315) ) /* TC534200 */
+
+	NEO_SFIX_128K( "039-s1.s1", CRC(63ee053a) SHA1(7d4b92bd022708975b1470e8f24d1f5a712e1b94) ) /* TC531000 */
+
+	NEO_BIOS_AUDIO_128K( "039-m1.m1", CRC(0c5b2ad5) SHA1(15eb5ea10fecdbdbcfd06225ae6d88bb239592e7) ) /* TC531001 */
+
+	ROM_REGION( 0x300000, "cslot1:ymsnd", 0 )
+	ROM_LOAD( "039-v2.v2", 0x000000, 0x200000, CRC(86d34b25) SHA1(89bdb614b0c63d678962da52e2f596750d20828c) ) /* TC5316200 */
+	ROM_LOAD( "039-v4.v4", 0x200000, 0x100000, CRC(8fa62a0b) SHA1(58ac2fdd73c542eb8178cfc4adfa0e5940183283) ) /* TC538200 */
+
+	ROM_REGION( 0x600000, "cslot1:sprites", 0 )
+	ROM_LOAD16_BYTE( "039-c1.c1", 0x000000, 0x100000, CRC(6d1c4aa9) SHA1(4fbc9d7cb37522ec298eefbe38c75a2d050fbb4a) ) /* Plane 0,1 */ /* TC5316200 */
+	ROM_CONTINUE( 0x400000, 0x100000 )
+	ROM_LOAD16_BYTE( "039-c2.c2", 0x000001, 0x100000, CRC(f7b75337) SHA1(4d85f85948c3e6ed38b0b0ccda79de3ce026e2d9) ) /* Plane 2,3 */ /* TC5316200 */
+	ROM_CONTINUE( 0x400001, 0x100000 )
+	ROM_LOAD16_BYTE( "039-c3.c3", 0x200000, 0x080000, CRC(bfc4f0b2) SHA1(f4abe2b52882b966412f3b503b8f2c8f49b57968) ) /* Plane 0,1 */ /* TC534200 */
+	ROM_LOAD16_BYTE( "039-c4.c4", 0x200001, 0x080000, CRC(81c9c250) SHA1(e3a34ff69081a8681b5ca895915892dcdccfa7aa) ) /* Plane 2,3 */ /* TC534200 */
+ROM_END
+
 ROM_START( kotm2p ) /* fairly late prototype release, only the code differs from the main set */
 	ROM_REGION( 0x100000, "cslot1:maincpu", ROMREGION_BE|ROMREGION_16BIT )
 	ROM_LOAD16_BYTE( "proto_039-p1.p1", 0x000001, 0x080000, CRC(3c1d17e7) SHA1(aeaff465fafa46ded903ed4e8cb8cd05de8dc096) )
@@ -8699,6 +8721,7 @@ GAME( 1991, fatfury1,   neogeo,   neobase,   neogeo, neogeo_state,   neogeo,   R
 GAME( 1991, roboarmy,   neogeo,   neobase,   neogeo, neogeo_state,   neogeo,   ROT0, "SNK", "Robo Army", MACHINE_SUPPORTS_SAVE )
 GAME( 1992, fbfrenzy,   neogeo,   neobase,   neogeo, neogeo_state,   neogeo,   ROT0, "SNK", "Football Frenzy (NGM-034 ~ NGH-034)", MACHINE_SUPPORTS_SAVE )
 GAME( 1992, kotm2,      neogeo,   neobase,   neogeo, neogeo_state,   neogeo,   ROT0, "SNK", "King of the Monsters 2 - The Next Thing (NGM-039 ~ NGH-039)", MACHINE_SUPPORTS_SAVE )
+GAME( 1992, kotm2a,     kotm2,    neobase,   neogeo, neogeo_state,   neogeo,   ROT0, "SNK", "King of the Monsters 2 - The Next Thing (older)", MACHINE_SUPPORTS_SAVE )
 GAME( 1992, kotm2p,     kotm2,    neobase,   neogeo, neogeo_state,   neogeo,   ROT0, "SNK", "King of the Monsters 2 - The Next Thing (prototype)", MACHINE_SUPPORTS_SAVE )
 GAME( 1993, sengoku2,   neogeo,   neobase,   neogeo, neogeo_state,   neogeo,   ROT0, "SNK", "Sengoku 2 / Sengoku Denshou 2", MACHINE_SUPPORTS_SAVE )
 GAME( 1992, bstars2,    neogeo,   neobase,   neogeo, neogeo_state,   neogeo,   ROT0, "SNK", "Baseball Stars 2", MACHINE_SUPPORTS_SAVE )
diff --git a/src/mame/mame.lst b/src/mame/mame.lst
index 377b7bebd63..a68cfe53fa8 100644
--- a/src/mame/mame.lst
+++ b/src/mame/mame.lst
@@ -28797,6 +28797,7 @@ kof99p                          // 0251 (c) 1999 SNK
 kog                             // bootleg of kof97
 kotm                            // 0016 (c) 1991 SNK
 kotm2                           // 0039 (c) 1992 SNK
+kotm2a                          // 0039 (c) 1992 SNK
 kotm2p                          // 0039 (c) 1992 SNK (prototype)
 kotmh                           // 0016 (c) 1991 SNK
 lans2004                        // bootleg of shocktr2