Attract-Mode Support Forum
Attract-Mode Support => General => Topic started by: FB911 on January 01, 2017, 07:16:07 AM
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Can someone provide some guidance on how to add an emulator in AM?
More specifically, I want to add ColecoVision and Intellivision.
hx
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Haven't done it myself so far but it seems all you need to do is add a cfg file in the emulators directory in your AM directory.
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Haven't done it myself so far but it seems all you need to do is add a cfg file in the emulators directory in your AM directory.
Thx, I will try that and let you know if it works, cheers!
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Haven't done it myself so far but it seems all you need to do is add a cfg file in the emulators directory in your AM directory.
I tried creating a new Colecovsion emulator but i get kicked out as soon as I try to start a game. The error flashes very quickly so i don't know what i'm missing.
Do you know where i can get a log that (if there is one)?
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What operating system are you using?
What emulator are you using for colecovision?
Adding a new emulator is simple..
in the configuration menu (press the tab key) go to the top where it says emulators. Go to eh bottom where is says add emulator..press enter..give it a name press enter. Now the set up is the same as all your other emulators..
(FB911 I'm sure you have done this..I put that there for future reference..)
be aware that most coleco vision emulators need a bios (that includes retroarch I beleive).
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What operating system are you using?
What emulator are you using for colecovision?
Adding a new emulator is simple..
in the configuration menu (press the tab key) go to the top where it says emulators. Go to eh bottom where is says add emulator..press enter..give it a name press enter. Now the set up is the same as all your other emulators..
(FB911 I'm sure you have done this..I put that there for future reference..)
be aware that most coleco vision emulators need a bios (that includes retroarch I beleive).
Hello Akafox,
I'm running Retropie 4.1 with AM 2.2 (the latest versions i believe).
I did add the emulator manually but it kicks me out before i can see anything (before the runcommand screen appears).
Do you know if there is a log i could check and if so, what is the location. I checked other posts on that but the answer to that question is need clear (to me anyway :).
P.S. Even though i learned a lot when building my arcade box, I'm new to Linux...a very green noobie :D
Thx in advance.
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Can anyone please provide the text included in their /home/pi/attarct/emulator Coleco.cfg (or whichever name you use)?
You would make my day 8)
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What operating system are you using?
What emulator are you using for colecovision?
Adding a new emulator is simple..
in the configuration menu (press the tab key) go to the top where it says emulators. Go to eh bottom where is says add emulator..press enter..give it a name press enter. Now the set up is the same as all your other emulators..
(FB911 I'm sure you have done this..I put that there for future reference..)
be aware that most coleco vision emulators need a bios (that includes retroarch I beleive).
I found out how to make Colecovision work in Attract Mode using CoolCV. Here's one for the noobs like me ;)
1- Make sure CoolCV is installed (It’s not installed by default. If not, Install coolcv:
• Start emulation station
• Go to retropie-setup
• Goto manage packages
• Go to Manage optionsal packages
• Select 105 coolcv
• Select to Update from binary
2- To add the emulator in Attract Mode
• Start Attract Mode
• Press tab
• Select Emulators
• Select Coleco or Colecovision (if exists) or select Add Emulator if it doesn’t and press <enter>
• Emulator name: Colecovision (or whichever name you want o appear in Attract Mode)
• Executable: /opt/retropie/emulators/coolcv/coolcv/coolcv_pi
• Command Arguments: “[romfilename]”
• Working directory: blank
• Rom Path(s): /home/pi/RetroPie/roms coleco (or which ever path you copied your Coleco ROMs)
• Rom Extension(s): .zip;.rom;.bin;.col
• System Identifier: Arcade
• InfoSource/Scraper: thegamesdb.net
• Additional Import File(s): home/pi/.attract/<emulator name>.cfg
• Minimum Run Time: <blank>
• Exit Hot Key: <blank>
• Flyer: Your flyers path
• Marquee: Your marquees path
• Snap: Your snaps path
• Wheel: Your wheels path
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lol you posted as i was getting ready to post mine
glad you got if figured out though :)
just for reference here is my am coleco.cfg
# Generated by Attract-Mode v2.1.0
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executable /opt/retropie/emulators/coolcv/coolcv/./coolcv_pi
args "[romfilename]"
rompath $HOME/RetroPie/roms/coleco
romext .col;.bin;.zip
system ColecoVision
info_source thegamesdb.net
artwork flyer $HOME/Colecovision/boxart
artwork marquee
artwork snap $HOME/Colecovision/videos;$HOME/Colecovision/snap
artwork wheel
they need to sell usb coleco controllers...like the snes snes megadrive pads...
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Thanks akafox :) They should definitely sell those controllers. I guess i'm showing my age here but i loved that console when i was a kid. I still have a physical Colecovision console at home...just not sure if it still works though...
I'm from the Windows world...Through this project (e.g. my Bartop arcade) I'm learning more and mroe about Linux and i'm enjoying it...even though there were and are a lot of swear words in involved hahahahaha.
I appreciate all the help from all that responded to my posts.
I'm writing a support book for my arcade box and i took note of every little issue i found and how to fix it. I will post it when i'm done so every noob like myself can benefit from it.