GamerMTL Posted February 17, 2020 Posted February 17, 2020 Hi, Can anyone tell me which emulator I should use with my Colecovision games in Launchbox. Originally I tried with RetroArch, but it wouldn't work, like it does for my Nintendo games. If there is a tutorial "preferably with ETA Prime" that would be awesome. Thanks! Quote
Lordmonkus Posted February 17, 2020 Posted February 17, 2020 Colecoviosion needs bios files for any emulators that I have used. BlueMSX is the standalone that works very well and to get the RA core version to work you need the \machines folder from BlueMSX placed in the Retroarch\system folder for it to work. Mame also does a very good job of emulating Colecovision and that needs a bios file as well but its a different one. 1 Quote
GamerMTL Posted February 17, 2020 Author Posted February 17, 2020 So I have a folder with the games but not sure where to get this bios file from. There happens to be one file called BIOS Colecovision (USA,Europe) in this folder, but once again, I'm a bit new at this...so would you be able to guide me a bit? Quote
Lordmonkus Posted February 17, 2020 Posted February 17, 2020 If you are using Retroarch and the Colecovision core you need to download and install BlueMSX, then just copy the machines folder from that over to your Retroarch\system folder. If you are using Mame it's a bit more tricky, you need the correct coleco.zip file with the correct files inside of it. Quote
GamerMTL Posted February 17, 2020 Author Posted February 17, 2020 So i should download and install blueMSX 2.8.2 ? Found it on a website. Thanks! Quote
GamerMTL Posted February 17, 2020 Author Posted February 17, 2020 I would prefer to use RetroArch Quote
Lordmonkus Posted February 17, 2020 Posted February 17, 2020 4 minutes ago, GamerMTL said: So i should download and install blueMSX 2.8.2 ? Found it on a website. Thanks! Yeah, that's the easiest. Quote
GamerMTL Posted February 17, 2020 Author Posted February 17, 2020 Hey thanks, I will try it! Might have a few more questions, if i run into any problems! Quote
GamerMTL Posted February 17, 2020 Author Posted February 17, 2020 Me again! So i did what you asked but i had no luck. I reinstalled the Colecovision games in Launchbox (I also have Big Box). Install went well, I can see the games but when i try to launch, no luck. Is there anything else you can guide me to check out? Thanks again! Quote
neil9000 Posted February 17, 2020 Posted February 17, 2020 You might need to set the core to the correct platform first, its usually set to MSX by default, or at least it used to be, i havent used it in a while. Quote
GamerMTL Posted February 17, 2020 Author Posted February 17, 2020 So i went into Launchbox to edit emulator, i ticked on making the default emulator for my Colecovision. Tells me missing core file? Is this the problem? Still couldn't get it to start...hope I'm getting there! LOL!! Quote
Lordmonkus Posted February 17, 2020 Posted February 17, 2020 Did you download the core ? If you did you may have to restart LB or possibly even your PC. Also make sure your platform name where you have your games imported is named correctly to match the platform name in the Associated Platforms. Quote
GamerMTL Posted February 17, 2020 Author Posted February 17, 2020 Not sure if this help....I expanded a game to show you what it might be doing. Quote
GamerMTL Posted February 17, 2020 Author Posted February 17, 2020 Hey thanks for all the help...may I ask where or what exactly is the name of this core? Sorry man...I know through Launchbox, I usually install it well. I'm just not really strong on all these terminologies Quote
GamerMTL Posted February 17, 2020 Author Posted February 17, 2020 (edited) I know when I originally installed NES and superNES it all worked well. Edited February 17, 2020 by GamerMTL Quote
Lordmonkus Posted February 17, 2020 Posted February 17, 2020 Do your games work through Retroarch on its own ? Quote
GamerMTL Posted February 17, 2020 Author Posted February 17, 2020 Not sure never tried it that way, I think I will reinstall launchbox and see where it goes from there. Quote
Lordmonkus Posted February 17, 2020 Posted February 17, 2020 Yeah always get your games working in the emulator first, it helps a lot with troubleshooting. Quote
GamerMTL Posted February 17, 2020 Author Posted February 17, 2020 Hey thank you for all your help!! Quote
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