A tutorial to getting the most out of the Intellivision with Jzintv

edmaul69

@mediamogul what you do is run the game as an ecs game. Thats how it plays four players on a real machine.

edmaul69

@mediamogul if you find the super soccer rom it plays 4 players with ecs as well.

mediamogul

@edmaul69 said in A tutorial to getting the most out of the Intellivision with Jzintv:

what you do is run the game as an ecs game.

I imagine it would automatically map the different js assignments in the order it finds them, but I believe, and please correct me if I'm wrong, that would be limited to only the basic directions and action buttons. I'm looking to map four full controllers, including the keypads. I think I've found what I'm looking for, in how the third and fourth controllers are uniquely identified in the hack file. I just need to sit down with the information and adapt it to my own setup and I'm guessing it should work from there.

edmaul69

@mediamogul if you have a fully mapped hackfile it is already mapped about 3/4 the way down. edit that section. you only need to edit the js number and button numbers to match your setup.

; map for the Ultimate PC Interface - joystick #2 - left controller

JS2_BTN_00 PD1L_A_T
JS2_BTN_01 PD1L_A_L
JS2_BTN_02 PD1L_A_R
JS2_BTN_08 PD1L_KP1
JS2_BTN_09 PD1L_KP2
JS2_BTN_10 PD1L_KP3
JS2_BTN_11 PD1L_KP4
JS2_BTN_12 PD1L_KP5
JS2_BTN_13 PD1L_KP6
JS2_BTN_14 PD1L_KP7
JS2_BTN_15 PD1L_KP8
JS2_BTN_16 PD1L_KP9
JS2_BTN_17 PD1L_KPC
JS2_BTN_18 PD1L_KP0
JS2_BTN_19 PD1L_KPE

JS2_N      PD1L_J_N
JS2_NNE    PD1L_J_NNE
JS2_NE     PD1L_J_NE
JS2_ENE    PD1L_J_ENE
JS2_E      PD1L_J_E
JS2_ESE    PD1L_J_ESE
JS2_SE     PD1L_J_SE
JS2_SSE    PD1L_J_SSE
JS2_S      PD1L_J_S
JS2_SSW    PD1L_J_SSW
JS2_SW     PD1L_J_SW
JS2_WSW    PD1L_J_WSW
JS2_W      PD1L_J_W
JS2_WNW    PD1L_J_WNW
JS2_NW     PD1L_J_NW
JS2_NNW    PD1L_J_NNW

; map for the Ultimate PC Interface - joystick #3 - right controller

JS3_BTN_00 PD1R_A_T
JS3_BTN_01 PD1R_A_L
JS3_BTN_02 PD1R_A_R
JS3_BTN_08 PD1R_KP1
JS3_BTN_09 PD1R_KP2
JS3_BTN_10 PD1R_KP3
JS3_BTN_11 PD1R_KP4
JS3_BTN_12 PD1R_KP5
JS3_BTN_13 PD1R_KP6
JS3_BTN_14 PD1R_KP7
JS3_BTN_15 PD1R_KP8
JS3_BTN_16 PD1R_KP9
JS3_BTN_17 PD1R_KPC
JS3_BTN_18 PD1R_KP0
JS3_BTN_19 PD1R_KPE

JS3_N      PD1R_J_N
JS3_NNE    PD1R_J_NNE
JS3_NE     PD1R_J_NE
JS3_ENE    PD1R_J_ENE
JS3_E      PD1R_J_E
JS3_ESE    PD1R_J_ESE
JS3_SE     PD1R_J_SE
JS3_SSE    PD1R_J_SSE
JS3_S      PD1R_J_S
JS3_SSW    PD1R_J_SSW
JS3_SW     PD1R_J_SW
JS3_WSW    PD1R_J_WSW
JS3_W      PD1R_J_W
JS3_WNW    PD1R_J_WNW
JS3_NW     PD1R_J_NW
JS3_NNW    PD1R_J_NNW

mediamogul

@edmaul69

Very keen and much appreciated.

edmaul69

@mediamogul that ecs controller section requires pressing f7 to activate. Edit all 4 players 0-3 in that section to match your setup.

edmaul69

@mediamogul also in case you arent aware, if you arent using real intellivision controllers, analog sticks do all 16 directions as well.

el_flesh

OK. So in Windoze 10, I'm used to installing a program and running the .exe and it WORKS.
So WHERE do I find the exec.bin, grom.bin, and ecs.bin?? I have no idea where to get the ones needed to work with jzintv.
Then I have no idea where to put them.
Then I have no idea how to run the emulator.
Keep in mind I'm over 50, and using technobabble isn't going to help at all; I read the OP and am still entirely lost.
Keep in mind posting without offering help but only being a smartass will drag this thread down immediately, so please don't post if you don't have the patience and understanding to HELP.

quicksilver

@el_flesh I would start here: https://retropie.org.uk/docs/Intellivision/

This tells you where the bios files need to go. Unfortunately I can't tell you where to get the bios files since they are copyrighted. All I can say is Google is your friend.

el_flesh

Thanx man! I had bought all the carts decades ago, so I have no problem DL them!
It's working now - so the only thing I need to understand next is how to make the screen run in 1366 x 768?
What line should I write in a text file that I save as .bat and what title should I give it and where do I save it??
Thanx for all the help so far!!

quicksilver

@el_flesh unfortunately I don't have a lot of experience with that. You might try making a new topic with your exact setup and it might get more visibility that way. You can also try out lr-freeintv, it's another emulator for intellivision and is much easier to configure since it utilizes retroarch. It still has some bugs in it but its definitely worth trying out.

edmaul69

@el_flesh read the first post under the section, “my picture looks all fuzzy and crappy” i show how to specify a resolution so it looks good.

SavedByZero

Tried all this. Jetsons: Ways With Words still doesn't run with this ecs version of jsintv. Anyone get that to work?
Also, I don't think "select video mode for jsintvecs + rom ()" is the option that brings up "jsintvecs". That just brings up a bunch of screen res choices.