@grant2258
it's the built-in controller for the Retroflag GPi case (http://retroflag.com/GPi-CASE.html) - i think it's connected like a USB gamepad, though i'm not sure.

thanks

I was able to get jzintv installed and running. The only problem I have now is I can't get it to display with a 4:3 ratio. I have used the below configuration file on my Raspberry Pi 3 and it works great. If I launch Emulation Station from the Buster Desktop, then jzintv will display the correct 4:3 ratio in a window. However if I exit out of Buster and run Emulationstation by itself, jzintv will automatically stretch to fill the screen. I've tried making display adjustments in Retroarch, but it doesn't seem to affect it. Other emulators like Stella, Nestopia, and a few others, maintain the 4:3 ratio automatically. Just wondering if anyone else has seen this problem with jzintv or some other emulators?

jzintv = "/opt/retropie/emulators/jzintv/bin/jzintv -p /home/pi/RetroPie/BIOS --gfx-palette=/home/pi/RetroPie/roms/intellivision/composite_colors.gfx -z1430x1070,8 -b10 -q -v1 -s0 --kbdhackfile=/home/pi/RetroPie/roms/intellivision/hackfile.cfg %ROM%"
default = "jzintv"

@SpudsMcToole
Just out of curiosity, which es_systems.cfg do you edit?

I always copy the original to /opt/retropie/configs/all/emulationstation and edit it there where it won't get reverted when running updates. Only thing is it also has to be manually updated/synced if additional systems are added as they won't show on the system list if not listed in the customized es_systems.cfg (I'll normally copy-paste from the original file to the copy once the new system is installed). It just saves some of the headache for the future if you have a custom system order you like and don't want to redo it after updating.

Two things. First...coming from someone who never had Coleco...This thing is so graphically superior to Atari its disgusting. Second...I figured it out by playing around with it. If you have a PS3 controller just copy paste this into the CoolCV Mapping file on the pie. If you dont like something on it just tweak but it works.

' CoolCV mappings for Colecovision controllers to keyboard and joystick
fullscreen no
joystick_1_vert joy0 axis1
joystick_1_horiz joy0 axis0
joystick_2_vert joy1 axis1
joystick_2_horiz joy1 axis0
up_1 key0 joy0_4
right_1 key0 joy0_5
down_1 key0 joy0_6
left_1 key0 joy0_7
left_button_1 key0 joy0_13
right_button_1 joy0_14
button3_1 key0
button4_1 key0
key1_1 key0 joy0_10
key2_1 key0 joy0_11
key3_1 key0 joy0_12
key4_1 key0 joy0_15
key5_1 key0 joy0_1
key6_1 joy0_8
key7_1 joy0_2
key8_1 key56
key9_1 key57
key*_1 key111
key0_1 key48
key#_1 key112
up_2 key119
right_2 key100
down_2 key115
left_2 key97
left_button_2 key9 joy1_0
right_button_2 key113 joy1_1
button3_2 key1073741939
button4_2 key1073741939
key1_2 key114
key2_2 key116
key3_2 key121
key4_2 key102
key5_2 key103
key6_2 key104
key7_2 key118
key8_2 key98
key9_2 key110
key*_2 key106
key0_2 key107
key#_2 key108
key_save key1073741882
key_restore key1073741883
key_exit key0 joy0_9
key_pause key1073741884
key_reset key8
key_rolling_controller key1073741886
key_record_video key1073741887
key_record_audio key1073741890
key_screenshot key1073741891
key_fast_disk key1073741889
key_sync key1073741885
key_codes key1073741888

@Nightfire Just noticed your question been a while., but I have to do this in my gpi case.

Controls

Joystick axis Should just work
joystick_1_vert joy0 axis1
joystick_1_horiz joy0 axis0

In Game Buttons
left_button_1 key32 joy0_1
right_button_1 key109 joy0_0

Start Buttons
Colecovision has a numeric keypad to start game 1-9. Also *, 0 and # Key.
This is where jsTest comes in handy. The # from jsTest should be appended to joy0_

key1_1 key49 joy0_7
key2_1 key50 joy0_6
key3_1 key51 joy0_3
key4_1 key52 joy0_2
key5_1 key53 joy0_4
key6_1 key54 joy0_5
key7_1 key55
key8_1 key56
key9_1 key57
key*_1 key111
key0_1 key48
key#_1 key112

key_save key1073741882 joy0_6 joy0_5
key_restore key1073741883 joy0_6 joy0_4
key_exit key1073741939 joy0_6 joy0_7
key_pause key1073741884
key_reset key8
key_screenshot key1073741891

https://sites.google.com/site/gregsqna/gaming/handhelds/retroflaggpi/emu/colecovision

Hi,
i solved in inverting RIGHT and LEFT Gpio cables ans calibrated under Emulstation.
Bye

@hurricanefan @herb_fargus i updated retropie setup and coolcv and the audio is fine. @HurricaneFan can you press start in emulationstation and go into sound settings and verify the volume is at 100% and not 77% ? Some coleco games arent very loud in the first place.

@mediamogul the flashback ones came in two small ziplock baggies. Then i put my homebrew ones in a small ziplock baggie as well.

@alortegac my coleco.rom is in /opt/retropie/configs/rom/coleco/ . I dont have one in bios. Try putting it there and give it 0777 permissions. I think it is an advmess/mame location but thats where i have it. I am doing a search to try to find any other locations i have it in.

@mediamogul

It's all good, just got a little excited to add another system, no big deal, just always looking!

@SpudsMcToole just for the record even if it was a bug with coolcv there is nothing we can do about it as it's closed source. You may have luck getting a hold of Oscar the developer (nanochess) on the Atariage thread , possible someone else may have had the same issue and posted a fix. I haven't been over there in a while so idk

@Shizzmoney you don't need to copy it to add extensions. Just create a file /opt/retropie/configs/all/platforms.cfg with a line fds_exts=".nes .fds .zip" (with your extensions and update the emulator in question.

If we have a missing extension though it should be reported back to me :-)

@Rion I have yet to find a solution to properly handle colecovision inputs in fbalpha-libretro (colecovision's controller got 14 buttons, libretro's retropad only have 12 if i include start/select/R3/L3).
I also heard 2,4,6,8 buttons were actually a second d-pad and 5,7,9,0 a third d-pad, is that true for all games ? If it is, i could probably map those to the analog sticks, and map the 6 remaining to actual buttons (# as start, * as select, the last 4 as A/B/X/Y).

@herb_fargus

I did not know that. To bad about the input would love some bezel and shader support.