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

mediamogul

With our recent talk about 'Ultimate PONG', I got to thinking that this weekend would be a great opportunity to try out the four player modes, as I have some friends coming over. However, after searching around a good bit, I don't see any mention of how the two additional controllers should be mapped. I'm of course using the 'jzintvecs' launch command as illustrated above and everything launches successfully, but I'm unsure how to continue. Is the ECS keyboard used for the other two players?

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.