diff --git a/scripts/target/mame/arcade.lua b/scripts/target/mame/arcade.lua
index 9af3468e6d4..e609bfa5d30 100644
--- a/scripts/target/mame/arcade.lua
+++ b/scripts/target/mame/arcade.lua
@@ -3714,6 +3714,7 @@ files {
 	MAME_DIR .. "src/mame/drivers/changela.cpp",
 	MAME_DIR .. "src/mame/includes/changela.h",
 	MAME_DIR .. "src/mame/video/changela.cpp",
+	MAME_DIR .. "src/mame/drivers/cpzodiac.cpp",
 	MAME_DIR .. "src/mame/drivers/crbaloon.cpp",
 	MAME_DIR .. "src/mame/includes/crbaloon.h",
 	MAME_DIR .. "src/mame/video/crbaloon.cpp",
diff --git a/src/mame/arcade.flt b/src/mame/arcade.flt
index 145a2a4296b..05c9299ebc7 100644
--- a/src/mame/arcade.flt
+++ b/src/mame/arcade.flt
@@ -252,6 +252,7 @@ cosmic.cpp
 cps1.cpp
 cps2.cpp
 cps3.cpp
+cpzodiac.cpp
 crbaloon.cpp
 crgolf.cpp
 crimfght.cpp
diff --git a/src/mame/drivers/cpzodiac.cpp b/src/mame/drivers/cpzodiac.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..6073380ecaf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/mame/drivers/cpzodiac.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,137 @@
+// license:BSD-3-Clause
+// copyright-holders:hap
+/***************************************************************************
+
+  Taito Captain Zodiac, pirate-theme punching bag game with red dot matrix display
+
+****************************************************************************
+
+Hardware summary:
+Main PCB:
+- 2*Z80 TMPZ84C00AP-6, 12MHz XTAL
+- Z80 CTC TMPZ84C30AP-6
+- 27C512 ROM, TMS27C010A ROM
+- 3*5563-100 (8KB RAM?)
+- YM2610B, 16MHz XTAL
+- TE7750, TC040SYT
+- SED1351F LCD controller
+
+Display PCB:
+- Toshiba TD62C962LF
+- 4 16*16 LED matrix boards plugged in
+
+****************************************************************************
+
+TODO:
+- everything
+
+***************************************************************************/
+
+#include "emu.h"
+#include "cpu/z80/z80.h"
+#include "sound/2610intf.h"
+#include "speaker.h"
+
+
+class cpzodiac_state : public driver_device
+{
+public:
+	cpzodiac_state(const machine_config &mconfig, device_type type, const char *tag) :
+		driver_device(mconfig, type, tag),
+		m_maincpu(*this, "maincpu"),
+		m_audiocpu(*this, "audiocpu")
+	{ }
+
+	void cpzodiac(machine_config &config);
+
+private:
+	required_device<cpu_device> m_maincpu;
+	required_device<cpu_device> m_audiocpu;
+
+	void main_map(address_map &map);
+	void sound_map(address_map &map);
+};
+
+
+/***************************************************************************
+
+  Memory Maps, I/O
+
+***************************************************************************/
+
+void cpzodiac_state::main_map(address_map &map)
+{
+	map(0x0000, 0x7fff).rom();
+	map(0xa000, 0xbfff).ram();
+}
+
+void cpzodiac_state::sound_map(address_map &map)
+{
+	map(0x0000, 0x7fff).rom();
+	map(0xc000, 0xffff).ram();
+}
+
+
+/***************************************************************************
+
+  Inputs
+
+***************************************************************************/
+
+static INPUT_PORTS_START( cpzodiac )
+INPUT_PORTS_END
+
+
+/***************************************************************************
+
+  Machine Config
+
+***************************************************************************/
+
+MACHINE_CONFIG_START(cpzodiac_state::cpzodiac)
+
+	/* basic machine hardware */
+	MCFG_DEVICE_ADD("maincpu", Z80, 12_MHz_XTAL/2)
+	MCFG_DEVICE_PROGRAM_MAP(main_map)
+
+	MCFG_DEVICE_ADD("audiocpu", Z80, 12_MHz_XTAL/2)
+	MCFG_DEVICE_PROGRAM_MAP(sound_map)
+
+	/* video hardware */
+	// TODO
+
+	/* sound hardware */
+	SPEAKER(config, "lspeaker").front_left();
+	SPEAKER(config, "rspeaker").front_right();
+
+	MCFG_DEVICE_ADD("ymsnd", YM2610B, 16_MHz_XTAL/2)
+	MCFG_YM2610_IRQ_HANDLER(INPUTLINE("audiocpu", 0))
+	MCFG_SOUND_ROUTE(0, "lspeaker",  0.25)
+	MCFG_SOUND_ROUTE(0, "rspeaker", 0.25)
+	MCFG_SOUND_ROUTE(1, "lspeaker",  1.0)
+	MCFG_SOUND_ROUTE(2, "rspeaker", 1.0)
+MACHINE_CONFIG_END
+
+
+/***************************************************************************
+
+  Game drivers
+
+***************************************************************************/
+
+ROM_START( cpzodiac )
+	ROM_REGION( 0x20000, "maincpu", 0 )
+	ROM_LOAD( "d52_03-1.ic16", 0x00000, 0x20000, CRC(129b8f44) SHA1(2789cd6f1322176c1956668f024b8bc9d4b3a816) )
+
+	ROM_REGION( 0x10000, "audiocpu", 0 )
+	ROM_LOAD( "d52_04.ic14", 0x00000, 0x10000, CRC(804b45d4) SHA1(db3296558077c7c4eea968417d3edf2509d3742b) )
+
+	ROM_REGION( 0x80000, "ymsnd", 0 )
+	ROM_LOAD( "adpcm.bin", 0x00000, 0x80000, NO_DUMP )
+
+	ROM_REGION( 0x1000, "pals", 0 )
+	ROM_LOAD( "16l8bcn.ic38", 0x0000, 0x0aee, CRC(6be9b935) SHA1(d36af591b03873aee3098b7c74b53ac6370ca064) )
+ROM_END
+
+
+GAME( 1993, cpzodiac, 0, cpzodiac, cpzodiac, cpzodiac_state, empty_init, ROT0, "Taito Corporation", "Captain Zodiac", MACHINE_SUPPORTS_SAVE | MACHINE_IS_SKELETON_MECHANICAL )
diff --git a/src/mame/mame.lst b/src/mame/mame.lst
index 159c5c77abd..293249848a6 100644
--- a/src/mame/mame.lst
+++ b/src/mame/mame.lst
@@ -10620,6 +10620,9 @@ sfiiiu                          // 04/02/1997 (c) 1997 (USA)
 warzard                         // 21/11/1996 (c) 1996 (Japan)
 warzardr1                       // 23/10/1996 (c) 1996 (Japan)
 
+@source:cpzodiac.cpp
+cpzodiac                        //
+
 @source:craft.cpp
 craft                           // Craft, by [lft]