diff --git a/.github/workflows/build.yml b/.github/workflows/build.yml
index ca5884dbe..3257037ac 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build.yml
@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@ jobs:
     name: Build GBA (${{ matrix.variant }})
     strategy:
       matrix: 
-        variant: ["europe", "japan", "japan_vc"]
+        variant: ["europe", "japan", "japan_vc", "usa_beta"]
     steps:
       - name: Checkout PR
         if: ${{ github.event_name == 'pull_request' || github.event_name == 'pull_request_target'}} 
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index b025020d3..737986969 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -399,6 +399,8 @@ tidy:
 	$(RM) SDL2.dll
 	$(RM) $(BUILD_NAME)*.exe $(BUILD_NAME)*.elf $(BUILD_NAME)*.map $(BUILD_NAME)*.sdl $(BUILD_NAME)*.gba
 
+usa_beta: ; @$(MAKE) GAME_REGION=USA GAME_VARIANT=BETA
+
 japan: ; @$(MAKE) GAME_REGION=JAPAN
 
 japan_vc: ; @$(MAKE) GAME_REGION=JAPAN GAME_VARIANT=VIRTUAL_CONSOLE
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index b070c2a45..382027ade 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -18,7 +18,8 @@ It builds the following ROMs:
 * [**sa2.gba**](https://datomatic.no-intro.org/index.php?page=show_record&s=23&n=0890) `sha1: 7bcd6a07af7c894746fa28073fe0c0e34408022d` (USA) (En,Ja,Fr,De,Es,It)
 * [**sa2_europe.gba**](https://datomatic.no-intro.org/index.php?page=show_record&s=23&n=0900) `sha1: b0f64bdca097f2de8f05ac4c8caea2b80c5faeb1` (Europe) (En,Ja,Fr,De,Es,It)
 * [**sa2_japan.gba**](https://datomatic.no-intro.org/index.php?page=show_record&s=23&n=0799) `sha1: dffd0188fc78154b42b401398a224ae0713edf23` (Japan) (En,Ja,Fr,De,Es,It)
-* [**sa2_japan_vc.gba**](https://datomatic.no-intro.org/index.php?page=show_record&s=23&n=0799) `sha1: 	2aa6ee2cf2b0ebfafbea6d6d24165b252a7e329e` (Japan) (En,Ja,Fr,De,Es,It) (Virtual Console)
+* [**sa2_japan_vc.gba**](https://datomatic.no-intro.org/index.php?page=show_record&s=23&n=x380) `sha1: 2aa6ee2cf2b0ebfafbea6d6d24165b252a7e329e` (Japan) (En,Ja,Fr,De,Es,It) (Virtual Console)
+* [**sa2_beta.gba**](https://datomatic.no-intro.org/index.php?page=show_record&s=23&n=x149) `sha1: 3368642fc4157824af63367e2a685b7d6ee9b09d` (USA) (Beta) (2002-10-25)
 
 It can also build:
 * **sa2.sdl** `make sdl` (Linux/MacOS SDL 64bit port)
diff --git a/config.mk b/config.mk
index 56c3db577..84ae4e2be 100644
--- a/config.mk
+++ b/config.mk
@@ -76,6 +76,10 @@ endif
 ifeq ($(GAME_REGION), USA)
   BUILD_NAME := $(BUILD_NAME)
   GAME_CODE  := $(GAME_CODE)E
+  ifeq ($(GAME_VARIANT), BETA)
+    MAKER_CODE := 8P
+    BUILD_NAME := $(BUILD_NAME)_beta
+  endif
 else
 ifeq ($(GAME_REGION), JAPAN)
   BUILD_NAME := $(BUILD_NAME)_japan
diff --git a/sa2_beta.sha1 b/sa2_beta.sha1
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..2c0c5b17d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/sa2_beta.sha1
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+3368642fc4157824af63367e2a685b7d6ee9b09d  sa2_beta.gba