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    • quicksilverQ
      quicksilver @recompile
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      @recompile great! I will test out first chance I get. Do you know if freeintv will be added at some point to the retropie setup?

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      • markwkiddM
        markwkidd @quicksilver
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        @quicksilver said in Libretro Intellivision Emulator:

        @recompile great! I will test out first chance I get. Do you know if freeintv will be added at some point to the retropie setup?

        There is good reason to think it will be added to RetroPie within the next few days. :)

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        • quicksilverQ
          quicksilver @recompile
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          @recompile the updated core works great. I can now crash to my heart's content! If you enjoy intellivision as much as I do you should check this out:

          It's a home video of two intellivison programmers who worked for Mattel duking it out in the biplanes game.

          Cheers!

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            MrSkyle
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            Has (lr-)freeintv been added to the Retropie main or optional packages menu? I've just updated the script (using a Pi2) and searched for it there but couldn't find it.

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            • markwkiddM
              markwkidd @MrSkyle
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              @mrskyle It hasn't been added, yet. You can keep an eye on this RetoPie-Setup github PR or subscribe for notifications if you have a github account: https://github.com/RetroPie/RetroPie-Setup/pull/2293

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                MrSkyle @markwkidd
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                @markwkidd Thanks. I don't have a github account, but I will be keeping tabs on it.

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                • quicksilverQ
                  quicksilver @MrSkyle
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                  @mrskyle if you don't want to wait you can add it manually using the instructions on the first post in this thread. I am not an expert by any means and I found the instructions very easy to follow as they are step by step.

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                  • markwkiddM
                    markwkidd
                    last edited by markwkidd

                    If you update RetroPie-Setup I believe you will now find FreeIntv in the "Experimental" section.

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                      MrSkyle @markwkidd
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                      @markwkidd Thanks! I just installed it. However, I can't seem to find the "intellivision" sub-folder in the "roms" folder to do some proper testing (nor can I find the "BIOS/Machines/COL - ColecoVision/" path for that matter)...

                      On a side note, any idea why this particular emulator is currently labeled "experimental" rather than "optional"? From what I read elsewhere, I thought it was running quite smoothly.

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                      • markwkiddM
                        markwkidd @MrSkyle
                        last edited by markwkidd

                        @mrskyle said in Libretro Intellivision Emulator:

                        @markwkidd Thanks! I just installed it. However, I can't seem to find the "intellivision" sub-folder in the "roms" folder to do some proper testing (nor can I find the "BIOS/Machines/COL - ColecoVision/" path for that matter)...

                        On a side note, any idea why this particular emulator is currently labeled "experimental" rather than "optional"? From what I read elsewhere, I thought it was running quite smoothly.

                        I have to apologize that I'm more of a libretro/RetroArch person than a RetroPie person so I'm not sure what's going on with your folders. @BuZz or @herb_fargus
                        may be able to clarify in this thread whether that's the expected behavior.

                        If you have a github account, the best place to post about the folder issue is probably the PR where FreeIntv was added to RetroPie-Setup: https://github.com/RetroPie/RetroPie-Setup/pull/2293

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                        • herb_fargusH
                          herb_fargus administrators @markwkidd
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                          @markwkidd if the folder isn't showing up it didn't install properly as the intellivision rom folder will be automagically created upon install.or other case is a custom es_systems.cfg is overriding the default and they'll manually need to keep the files in parity. The module looks correct as far as I can tell.

                          If you read the documentation it will answer 99% of your questions: https://retropie.org.uk/docs/

                          Also if you want a solution to your problems read this first: https://retropie.org.uk/forum/topic/3/read-this-first

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                          • markwkiddM
                            markwkidd @herb_fargus
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                            @herb_fargus said in Libretro Intellivision Emulator:

                            @markwkidd if the folder isn't showing up it didn't install properly as the intellivision rom folder will be automagically created upon install.or other case is a custom es_systems.cfg is overriding the default and they'll manually need to keep the files in parity. The module looks correct as far as I can tell.

                            thanks!

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                              MrSkyle
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                              Thanks guys! I found out what the problem was. I apologize for not giving enough info (and for posting the issue here) but I realised my mistake: I was attempting to create a directory structure on a USB drive and created a folder called "retropie" (forgot the "-mount" part). That was it. Re-formatted the drive, wrote the complete sentence and everything was there!

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                              • quicksilverQ
                                quicksilver @recompile
                                last edited by quicksilver

                                @recompile So found another bug with triple action game. When playing tanks, tanks are invisible and shooting instantly destroys your own tank.

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                                • recompileR
                                  recompile @quicksilver
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                                  @quicksilver Sorry, I'm not trying to ignore you. Just need the time to work on it.

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                                  • quicksilverQ
                                    quicksilver @recompile
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                                    @recompile no worries, take your time. I realize you work on this for free so I'm patient. :)

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                                    • ShizzmoneyS
                                      Shizzmoney
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                                      Awesome, I can use controllers now, thanks!

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                                        drylightn
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                                        Hi everyone! Got the lr-freeintv working and it's great! Thanks to all who contributed to this! Does this work with coleco vison games too? I'm current using the lr-bluemsx emulator but it would be great to have the virtual number pad functionality for those games as opposed to using keyboard. Is there a way to make that happen with this emulator or bluemsx?
                                        thanks!

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                                          slimbrick
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                                          lr-freeintv works well on my Raspberry Pi 3 running RetroPie 4.4. Thanks for putting it together! I have two questions: a) how do I reset the game? and b) how do I return to emulationstation? I'm SSHing into my pi and rebooting and that isn't exactly efficient!

                                          I've installed lr-freeintv using retropie_setup.sh. I have a limited familiarity for the configuration files of retroarch, but I have Linux skills if I need to get in there modify files. I've also run jstest so I know what all my controller buttons are. Some guidance would help.

                                          Thanks!

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                                          • quicksilverQ
                                            quicksilver @slimbrick
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                                            @slimbrick lr-freeintv is a libretro emulator so pressing hotkey+start should exit the emulator.

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