diff --git a/Makefile.griffin b/Makefile.griffin
index ad67c79694..45dcef8553 100644
--- a/Makefile.griffin
+++ b/Makefile.griffin
@@ -513,6 +513,80 @@ else ifneq (,$(findstring windows_msvc2010,$(platform)))
       export INCLUDE := $(INCLUDE);$(INETSDK)\Include;libretro-common\include;libretro-common\include\compat\msvc;gfx\include
       export LIB := $(LIB);$(INETSDK)\$(PlatLib)
    endif
+else ifneq (,$(findstring windows_msvc2012,$(platform)))
+   HAVE_RPNG                := 1
+   HAVE_RJPEG               := 1
+   HAVE_RBMP                := 1
+   HAVE_RTGA                := 1
+   HAVE_ZLIB                := 1
+   WANT_ZLIB                := 1
+   HAVE_7ZIP                := 1
+   HAVE_NETWORKING          := 1
+   HAVE_NETWORK_CMD         := 1
+   HAVE_OVERLAY             := 1
+   HAVE_MATERIALUI          := 1
+   HAVE_XMB                 := 1
+   HAVE_STB_FONT            := 1
+   HAVE_THREADS             := 1
+   HAVE_LIBRETRODB          := 1
+   HAVE_FBO                 := 1
+   HAVE_COMMAND             := 1
+   HAVE_STDIN_CMD           := 1
+   HAVE_CMD                 := 1
+   HAVE_DYLIB               := 1
+   HAVE_DYNAMIC             := 1
+   HAVE_GRIFFIN_CPP         := 1
+   HAVE_DIRECTX             ?= 1
+
+   EXT_TARGET := $(TARGET_NAME).exe
+   EXT_INTER_TARGET := $(TARGET_NAME).exe
+   CC = cl.exe
+   CXX = cl.exe
+   LD = link.exe
+
+   PLATCFLAGS += -D_WIN32 -D__STDC_CONSTANT_MACROS -D_MBCS
+   PLATCFLAGS += -D__i686__ -D__SSE__ -D_CRT_NONSTDC_NO_WARNINGS -D_CRT_SECURE_NO_WARNINGS -D_WINDOWS -DHAVE_CC_RESAMPLER -DHAVE_GL_SYNC -DHAVE_GLSL -DHAVE_IMAGEVIEWER -DHAVE_LANGEXTRA -DHAVE_OPENGL -DHAVE_SHADERPIPELINE -DHAVE_UPDATE_ASSETS -DWIN32
+   LDFLAGS += shell32.lib user32.lib gdi32.lib comdlg32.lib winmm.lib ole32.lib iphlpapi.lib
+
+   PlatformSuffix = $(subst windows_msvc2012_,,$(platform))
+
+   ifneq (,$(findstring x64,$(PlatformSuffix)))
+      ifeq ($(HOST_ARCH),x86)
+         # cross-compile for x64 from x86 host
+         PATH := $(shell IFS=$$'\n'; cygpath "$(VS110COMNTOOLS)../../VC/bin/x86_amd64"):$(PATH)
+      else
+         PATH := $(shell IFS=$$'\n'; cygpath "$(VS110COMNTOOLS)../../VC/bin/amd64"):$(PATH)
+      endif
+
+      LIB := $(shell IFS=$$'\n'; cygpath -w "$(VS110COMNTOOLS)../../VC/lib/amd64")
+      WinArch = x64
+      PlatLib = Lib\winv6.3\um\x64
+   else ifneq (,$(findstring arm,$(PlatformSuffix)))
+      PATH := $(shell IFS=$$'\n'; cygpath "$(VS110COMNTOOLS)../../VC/bin/x86_arm"):$(PATH)
+      LIB := $(shell IFS=$$'\n'; cygpath -w "$(VS110COMNTOOLS)../../VC/lib/arm")
+      HAVE_DIRECTX = 0
+      PlatLib = Lib\winv6.3\um\arm
+   else
+      PATH := $(shell IFS=$$'\n'; cygpath "$(VS110COMNTOOLS)../../VC/bin"):$(PATH)
+      LIB := $(shell IFS=$$'\n'; cygpath -w "$(VS110COMNTOOLS)../../VC/lib")
+      WinArch = x86
+      PlatLib = Lib\winv6.3\um\x86
+   endif
+
+   PATH := $(PATH):$(shell IFS=$$'\n'; cygpath "$(VS110COMNTOOLS)../IDE")
+   INCLUDE := $(shell IFS=$$'\n'; cygpath -w "$(VS110COMNTOOLS)../../VC/include")
+
+   export INETSDK := $(INETSDK)
+
+   ifeq ($(HAVE_DIRECTX), 1)
+      PLATCFLAGS += -DHAVE_DINPUT -DHAVE_DSOUND -DHAVE_D3D -DHAVE_D3D9 -DHAVE_XAUDIO -DHAVE_XINPUT
+      export DXSDK_DIR := $(DXSDK_DIR)
+      export INCLUDE := $(INCLUDE);$(INETSDK)\Include\um;$(INETSDK)\Include\shared;$(DXSDK_DIR)\Include;libretro-common\include;libretro-common\include\compat\msvc;gfx\include
+      export LIB := $(LIB);$(INETSDK)\$(PlatLib);$(DXSDK_DIR)\Lib\$(WinArch)
+   else
+      export INCLUDE := $(INCLUDE);$(INETSDK)\Include\um;$(INETSDK)\Include\shared;libretro-common\include;libretro-common\include\compat\msvc;gfx\include
+      export LIB := $(LIB);$(INETSDK)\$(PlatLib)
+   endif
 endif
 
 ifneq (,$(findstring msvc,$(platform)))