diff --git a/src/emu/softlist.c b/src/emu/softlist.c
index 3646d32ec02..41e47380c3f 100644
--- a/src/emu/softlist.c
+++ b/src/emu/softlist.c
@@ -281,6 +281,46 @@ static void add_feature(software_list *swlist, char *feature_name, char *feature
 	}
 }
 
+/*-------------------------------------------------
+ add_info (same as add_feature, but its target
+ is softinfo->other_info)
+ -------------------------------------------------*/
+
+static void add_info(software_list *swlist, char *feature_name, char *feature_value)
+{
+	software_info *info = swlist->softinfo;
+	feature_list *new_entry;
+
+	/* First allocate the new entry */
+	new_entry = (feature_list *)pool_malloc_lib(swlist->pool, sizeof(feature_list) );
+	
+	if ( new_entry )
+	{
+		new_entry->next = NULL;
+		new_entry->name = feature_name;
+		new_entry->value = feature_value ? feature_value : feature_name;
+
+		/* Add new feature to end of feature list */
+		if ( info->other_info )
+		{
+			feature_list *list = info->other_info;
+			while ( list->next != NULL )
+			{
+				list = list->next;
+			}
+			list->next = new_entry;
+		}
+		else
+		{
+			info->other_info = new_entry;
+		}
+	}
+	else
+	{
+		/* Unable to allocate memory */
+	}
+}
+
 /*-------------------------------------------------
     add_software_part
 -------------------------------------------------*/
@@ -405,7 +445,17 @@ static void start_handler(void *data, const char *tagname, const char **attribut
 					elem->partdata = (software_part *)pool_malloc_lib(swlist->pool, swlist->part_entries * sizeof(software_part) );
 					if ( !elem->partdata )
 						return;
-
+					elem->other_info = (feature_list *)pool_malloc_lib(swlist->pool, sizeof(feature_list) );
+					if ( !elem->other_info )
+						return;
+					else
+					{
+						elem->other_info->next = (feature_list *)pool_malloc_lib(swlist->pool, sizeof(feature_list) );
+						elem->other_info->next = NULL;
+						elem->other_info->name = NULL;
+						elem->other_info->value = NULL;
+					}
+					
 					/* Handle the supported flag */
 					elem->supported = SOFTWARE_SUPPORTED_YES;
 					if ( supported && ! strcmp( supported, "partial" ) )
@@ -448,6 +498,44 @@ static void start_handler(void *data, const char *tagname, const char **attribut
 				text_dest = (char **) &swlist->softinfo->year;
 			else if (!strcmp(tagname, "publisher"))
 				text_dest = (char **) &swlist->softinfo->publisher;
+			else if ( !strcmp(tagname, "info") )
+			{
+				const char *str_feature_name = NULL;
+				const char *str_feature_value = NULL;
+				
+				for ( ; attributes[0]; attributes += 2 )
+				{
+					if ( !strcmp( attributes[0], "name" ) )
+						str_feature_name = attributes[1];
+					
+					if ( !strcmp( attributes[0], "value" ) )
+						str_feature_value = attributes[1];
+				}
+				
+				/* Prepare for adding feature to feature list */
+				if ( str_feature_name && swlist->softinfo )
+				{
+					char *name = (char *)pool_malloc_lib(swlist->pool, ( strlen( str_feature_name ) + 1 ) * sizeof(char) );
+					char *value = NULL;
+					
+					if ( !name )
+						return;
+					
+					strcpy( name, str_feature_name );
+					
+					if ( str_feature_value )
+					{
+						value = (char *)pool_malloc_lib(swlist->pool, ( strlen( str_feature_value ) + 1 ) * sizeof(char) );
+						
+						if ( !value )
+							return;
+						
+						strcpy( value, str_feature_value );
+					}
+					
+					add_info( swlist, name, value );
+				}
+			}
 			else if ( !strcmp(tagname, "part" ) )
 			{
 				const char *str_name = NULL;
@@ -770,6 +858,17 @@ static void end_handler(void *data, const char *name)
 			break;
 
 		case POS_PART:
+			/* Add other_info inherited from the software_info level, if any */
+			if ( swlist->softinfo && swlist->softinfo->other_info )
+			{
+				feature_list *list = swlist->softinfo->other_info;
+				
+				while( list->next )
+				{
+					add_feature( swlist, list->next->name, list->next->value );
+					list = list->next;
+				}
+			}
 			break;
 
 		case POS_DATA:
diff --git a/src/emu/softlist.h b/src/emu/softlist.h
index 88e9ae95203..c04a167c8ed 100644
--- a/src/emu/softlist.h
+++ b/src/emu/softlist.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ struct software_info
 	const char *parentname;
 	const char *year;			/* Copyright year on title screen, actual release dates can be tracked in external resources */
 	const char *publisher;
+	feature_list *other_info;
 	UINT32 supported;
 	software_part *partdata;
 	struct software_info *next;	/* Used internally */