CreatiVision, lr-mess2016 and advmess

[spud11]

I have fond memories of playing Planet Defender and Crazy Chicky on the Dick Smith Wizzard with my mate, Dave, when I was about 9 years old, so I thought I would try to emulate these games on my arcade.

Although I haven't got Crazy Chicky and Planet Defender to work unfortunately (black screen, no errors), I have got about half a dozen of the other games to work which are: Air/Sea Attack, Astro Pinball, Mouse Puzzle, Police Jump, Stone Age and Tank Attack.

The Dick Smith Wizzard was just a rebadged CreatiVision, so I started with the lr-mess2016 emulator, but similar to others who have had a go with this emulator, I couldn't get it to work: https://retropie.org.uk/forum/topic/9319/lr-mess2016-failing-to-start-emulation/5

I turned to advmess and that did work to some extent using the fnvision driver, rather than the crvision driver. (fnvision is short for FunVision, which was CreatiVision by another name). I thought I would just put some of my configuration files here for future reference for others and also to ask whether anyone has got Planet Defender and Crazy Chicky to work or lr-mess2016 to work.

I'm using Attract Mode:

# Generated by Attract-Mode v2.3.0
#
executable           /opt/retropie/supplementary/runcommand/runcommand.sh
args                 0 _SYS_ fnvision "[romfilename]"
rompath              /home/pi/RetroPie/roms/fnvision
romext               .bin;.BIN;.rom;.ROM
system               Creativision
info_source          thegamesdb.net
artwork    flyer           /home/pi/RetroPie/roms/fnvision/flyer
artwork    marquee         /home/pi/RetroPie/roms/fnvision/marquee
artwork    snap            /home/pi/RetroPie/roms/fnvision/snap
artwork    wheel           /home/pi/RetroPie/roms/fnvision/wheel

I have set up fnvision sub-folders in configs and roms.

My emulators.cfg looks like this:

lr-mess2016 = "/opt/retropie/emulators/retroarch/bin/retroarch -L /opt/retropie/libretrocores/lr-mess2016/mess2016_libretro.so --config /opt/retropie/configs/crvision/retroarch.cfg %ROM%"
default = "advmess"
advmess = "/opt/retropie/emulators/advmame/bin/advmess fnvision -cfg /opt/retropie/configs/mame-advmame/crvision.rc -cart %ROM%"

I have the BIOS named fnvision.zip and funboot.zip in configs\mame-advmame\rom folder. Both those contain the BIOS which is called funboot.rom.

I have a separate .rc file called crvision.rc in configs\mame-advmame folder.

The contents of the crvision.rc file are:

debug_crash no
debug_rawsound no
debug_speedmark no

device_alsa_device default
device_alsa_mixer channel
device_color_bgr15 yes
device_color_bgr16 yes
device_color_bgr24 yes
device_color_bgr32 yes
device_color_bgr8 yes
device_color_palette8 no
device_color_yuy2 no

device_joystick auto
device_keyboard sdl
device_mouse auto

device_raw_firstkeyhack no
device_raw_mousedev[0] auto
device_raw_mousedev[1] auto
device_raw_mousedev[2] auto
device_raw_mousedev[3] auto
device_raw_mousetype[0] pnp
device_raw_mousetype[1] pnp
device_raw_mousetype[2] pnp
device_raw_mousetype[3] pnp

device_sdl_samples 512
device_sound auto

device_video sdl
device_video_cursor auto
device_video_doublescan yes
device_video_fastchange yes
device_video_interlace no
device_video_output overlay
device_video_overlaysize 0
device_video_singlescan no
device_video_clock 10 - 150 / 30.5 - 60 / 55 - 130

dir_artwork /home/pi/.advance/artwork:/usr/local/share/advance/artwork:/opt/retropie/emulators/advmame/share/advance/artwork
dir_crc /home/pi/.advance/crc
dir_diff /home/pi/.advance/diff
dir_hi /home/pi/.advance/hi
dir_image /home/pi/.advance/image:/usr/local/share/advance/image:/opt/retropie/emulators/advmame/share/advance/image:/opt/retropie/configs/mame-advmame/image:/home/pi/RetroPie/roms/fnvision
dir_inp /home/pi/.advance/inp
dir_memcard /home/pi/.advance/memcard
dir_nvram /home/pi/.advance/nvram
dir_rom /home/pi/.advance/rom:/usr/local/share/advance/rom:/opt/retropie/emulators/advmame/share/advance/rom:/opt/retropie/configs/mame-advmame/rom
dir_sample /home/pi/.advance/sample:/usr/local/share/advance/sample:/opt/retropie/emulators/advmame/share/advance/sample
dir_snap /home/pi/.advance/snap
dir_sta /home/pi/.advance/sta

display_adjust none
display_antialias no
display_artwork_backdrop no
display_artwork_bezel no
display_artwork_crop no
display_artwork_overlay no
display_beam 1
display_brightness 1
display_buffer no
display_color auto

# Below widens the screen to 16:9
display_expand 1.35

display_flicker 0
display_flipx no
display_flipy no
display_frameskip auto
display_gamma 1
display_intensity 1.5
display_interlaceeffect none
display_magnify auto
display_magnifysize 640
display_mode auto
display_pausebrightness 1
display_resize fractional
display_resizeeffect none
display_restore no
display_rgbeffect none
display_rol no
display_ror no
display_scanlines no
display_skipcolumns auto
display_skiplines auto
display_translucency no
display_vsync yes

include 
input_hotkey yes
input_idleexit 0
input_map[event10] auto
input_map[event11] auto
input_map[event12] auto
input_map[event13] auto
input_map[event14] auto
input_map[event1] auto
input_map[event2] auto
input_map[event3] auto
input_map[event4] auto
input_map[event5] auto
input_map[event6] auto
input_map[event7] auto
input_map[event8] auto
input_map[event9] auto

input_map[key_0] joystick_button[0,18] or keyboard[0,0]
input_map[key_1] joystick_button[0,8]  or keyboard[0,1]
input_map[key_2] joystick_button[0,9]  or keyboard[0,2]
input_map[key_3] joystick_button[0,10] or keyboard[0,3]
input_map[key_4] joystick_button[0,11] or keyboard[0,4]
input_map[key_5] joystick_button[0,12] or keyboard[0,5]
input_map[key_6] joystick_button[0,13] or keyboard[0,6]
input_map[key_7] joystick_button[0,14] or keyboard[0,7]
input_map[key_8] joystick_button[0,15] or keyboard[0,8]
input_map[key_9] joystick_button[0,16] or keyboard[0,9]

input_map[key_a] auto
input_map[key_again] auto
input_map[key_alt] auto
input_map[key_asterisk] auto
input_map[key_b] auto
input_map[key_back] auto
input_map[key_backquote] auto
input_map[key_backslash] auto
input_map[key_backspace] auto
input_map[key_break] auto
input_map[key_c] auto
input_map[key_capslock] joystick_digital[0079_0006_3,0,1,1] or keyboard[0,capslock]
input_map[key_closebrace] auto
input_map[key_colon] auto
input_map[key_comma] auto
input_map[key_copy] auto
input_map[key_ctrl] auto
input_map[key_cut] auto
input_map[key_d] auto
input_map[key_del] joystick_button[0,17] or keyboard[0,del] or keyboard[0,backspace]
input_map[key_diesis] auto
input_map[key_doublequote] auto
input_map[key_down] auto
input_map[key_e] auto
input_map[key_edit] auto
input_map[key_end] auto
input_map[key_enter] joystick_button[0,19] or keyboard[0,enter]
input_map[key_equals] auto
input_map[key_esc] auto
input_map[key_f10] auto
input_map[key_f11] auto
input_map[key_f12] auto
input_map[key_f13] auto
input_map[key_f14] auto
input_map[key_f15] auto
input_map[key_f16] auto
input_map[key_f17] auto
input_map[key_f18] auto
input_map[key_f19] auto
input_map[key_f1] auto
input_map[key_f20] auto
input_map[key_f21] auto
input_map[key_f22] auto
input_map[key_f23] auto
input_map[key_f24] auto
input_map[key_f2] auto
input_map[key_f3] auto
input_map[key_f4] auto
input_map[key_f5] auto
input_map[key_f6] auto
input_map[key_f7] auto
input_map[key_f8] auto
input_map[key_f9] auto
input_map[key_f] auto
input_map[key_fctn] auto
input_map[key_find] auto
input_map[key_forward] auto
input_map[key_g] auto
input_map[key_graph] auto
input_map[key_h] auto
input_map[key_help] auto
input_map[key_hold] auto
input_map[key_home] auto
input_map[key_i] auto
input_map[key_ins] auto
input_map[key_j] auto
input_map[key_k] auto
input_map[key_l] auto
input_map[key_lalt] auto
input_map[key_lctrl] auto
input_map[key_left] auto
input_map[key_less] auto
input_map[key_lshift] keyboard[0,lshift] or joystick_button[0079_0006_3,2]
input_map[key_m] auto
input_map[key_menu] auto
input_map[key_minus] auto
input_map[key_move] auto
input_map[key_n] auto
input_map[key_numlock] auto
input_map[key_o] auto
input_map[key_open] auto
input_map[key_openbrace] auto
input_map[key_p] auto
input_map[key_pad_0] auto
input_map[key_pad_1] auto
input_map[key_pad_2] auto
input_map[key_pad_3] auto
input_map[key_pad_4] auto
input_map[key_pad_5] auto
input_map[key_pad_6] auto
input_map[key_pad_7] auto
input_map[key_pad_8] auto
input_map[key_pad_9] auto
input_map[key_pad_asterisk] auto
input_map[key_pad_colon] auto
input_map[key_pad_diesis] auto
input_map[key_pad_enter] auto
input_map[key_pad_minus] auto
input_map[key_pad_plus] auto
input_map[key_pad_slash] auto
input_map[key_paste] auto
input_map[key_pause] auto
input_map[key_period] auto
input_map[key_pgdn] auto
input_map[key_pgup] auto
input_map[key_play] auto
input_map[key_plus] auto
input_map[key_pound] auto
input_map[key_print] auto
input_map[key_q] auto
input_map[key_quickload] auto
input_map[key_quote] auto
input_map[key_r] auto
input_map[key_ralt] auto
input_map[key_rctrl] auto
input_map[key_record] auto
input_map[key_restore] auto
input_map[key_rew] auto
input_map[key_right] auto
input_map[key_rshift] keyboard[0,rshift]
input_map[key_s] auto
input_map[key_scrlock] auto
input_map[key_semicolon] auto
input_map[key_shift] auto
input_map[key_slash] auto
input_map[key_space] auto
input_map[key_stop] auto
input_map[key_store] auto
input_map[key_t] auto
input_map[key_tab] auto
input_map[key_u] auto
input_map[key_undo] auto
input_map[key_up] auto
input_map[key_v] auto
input_map[key_w] auto
input_map[key_x] auto
input_map[key_y] auto
input_map[key_z] auto
input_map[p1_dialx] auto
input_map[p1_dialy] auto
input_map[p1_lightgunx] auto
input_map[p1_lightguny] auto
input_map[p1_mousex] auto
input_map[p1_mousey] auto
input_map[p1_paddlex] auto
input_map[p1_paddley] auto
input_map[p1_pedalbrake] auto
input_map[p1_pedalgas] auto
input_map[p1_pedalother] auto
input_map[p1_stickx] auto
input_map[p1_sticky] auto
input_map[p1_stickz] auto
input_map[p1_trackballx] auto
input_map[p1_trackbally] auto
input_map[p2_dialx] auto
input_map[p2_dialy] auto
input_map[p2_lightgunx] auto
input_map[p2_lightguny] auto
input_map[p2_mousex] auto
input_map[p2_mousey] auto
input_map[p2_paddlex] auto
input_map[p2_paddley] auto
input_map[p2_pedalbrake] auto
input_map[p2_pedalgas] auto
input_map[p2_pedalother] auto
input_map[p2_stickx] auto
input_map[p2_sticky] auto
input_map[p2_stickz] auto
input_map[p2_trackballx] auto
input_map[p2_trackbally] auto
input_map[p3_dialx] auto
input_map[p3_dialy] auto
input_map[p3_lightgunx] auto
input_map[p3_lightguny] auto
input_map[p3_mahjong_a] auto
input_map[p3_mahjong_b] auto
input_map[p3_mahjong_bet] auto
input_map[p3_mahjong_c] auto
input_map[p3_mahjong_chance] auto
input_map[p3_mahjong_chi] auto
input_map[p3_mahjong_d] auto
input_map[p3_mahjong_double_up] auto
input_map[p3_mahjong_e] auto
input_map[p3_mahjong_f] auto
input_map[p3_mahjong_flip_flop] auto
input_map[p3_mahjong_g] auto
input_map[p3_mahjong_h] auto
input_map[p3_mahjong_i] auto
input_map[p3_mahjong_j] auto
input_map[p3_mahjong_k] auto
input_map[p3_mahjong_kan] auto
input_map[p3_mahjong_l] auto
input_map[p3_mahjong_m] auto
input_map[p3_mahjong_n] auto
input_map[p3_mahjong_pon] auto
input_map[p3_mahjong_reach] auto
input_map[p3_mahjong_ron] auto
input_map[p3_mahjong_score] auto
input_map[p3_mousex] auto
input_map[p3_mousey] auto
input_map[p3_paddlex] auto
input_map[p3_paddley] auto
input_map[p3_pedalbrake] auto
input_map[p3_pedalgas] auto
input_map[p3_pedalother] auto
input_map[p3_stickx] auto
input_map[p3_sticky] auto
input_map[p3_stickz] auto
input_map[p3_trackballx] auto
input_map[p3_trackbally] auto
input_map[p4_dialx] auto
input_map[p4_dialy] auto
input_map[p4_lightgunx] auto
input_map[p4_lightguny] auto
input_map[p4_mahjong_a] auto
input_map[p4_mahjong_b] auto
input_map[p4_mahjong_bet] auto
input_map[p4_mahjong_c] auto
input_map[p4_mahjong_chance] auto
input_map[p4_mahjong_chi] auto
input_map[p4_mahjong_d] auto
input_map[p4_mahjong_double_up] auto
input_map[p4_mahjong_e] auto
input_map[p4_mahjong_f] auto
input_map[p4_mahjong_flip_flop] auto
input_map[p4_mahjong_g] auto
input_map[p4_mahjong_h] auto
input_map[p4_mahjong_i] auto
input_map[p4_mahjong_j] auto
input_map[p4_mahjong_k] auto
input_map[p4_mahjong_kan] auto
input_map[p4_mahjong_l] auto
input_map[p4_mahjong_m] auto
input_map[p4_mahjong_n] auto
input_map[p4_mahjong_pon] auto
input_map[p4_mahjong_reach] auto
input_map[p4_mahjong_ron] auto
input_map[p4_mahjong_score] auto
input_map[p4_mousex] auto
input_map[p4_mousey] auto
input_map[p4_paddlex] auto
input_map[p4_paddley] auto
input_map[p4_pedalbrake] auto
input_map[p4_pedalgas] auto
input_map[p4_pedalother] auto
input_map[p4_stickx] auto
input_map[p4_sticky] auto
input_map[p4_stickz] auto
input_map[p4_trackballx] auto
input_map[p4_trackbally] auto
input_map[safequit] auto
input_map[service_coin5] auto
input_map[service_coin6] auto
input_map[service_coin7] auto
input_map[service_coin8] auto
input_map[ui_cancel] joystick_button[0079_0006_3,8] joystick_button[0079_0006_3,10] or keyboard[0,f7]
input_map[ui_mode_next] keyboard[0,f24]
input_map[ui_mode_pred] keyboard[0,f24]
input_map[ui_reset_machine] joystick_button[0079_0006,4] or joystick_button[0079_0006_2,4] or keyboard[0,f9]
input_map[ui_toggle_debug] keyboard[0,f24]

input_steadykey no

lcd_server none
lcd_speed 4
lcd_timeout 500

misc_bios default
misc_cheat no
misc_cheatfile cheat.dat
misc_difficulty none
misc_eventdebug no
misc_eventfile event.dat
misc_freeplay no
misc_hiscorefile hiscore.dat
misc_lang none
misc_languagefile english.lng
misc_mutedemo no
misc_quiet yes
misc_ramsize auto
misc_safequit no
misc_smp no
misc_timetorun 0

record_sound no
record_sound_time 15
record_video no
record_video_interleave 2
record_video_time 15

script_coin1 
script_coin2 
script_coin3 
script_coin4 
script_emulation 
script_event1 
script_event10 
script_event11 
script_event12 
script_event13 
script_event14 
script_event2 
script_event3 
script_event4 
script_event5 
script_event6 
script_event7 
script_event8 
script_event9 
script_led1 on(kdb, 0b1); wait(!event()); off(kdb, 0b1);
script_led2 on(kdb, 0b10); wait(!event()); off(kdb, 0b10);
script_led3 
script_play 
script_safequit 
script_start1 
script_start2 
script_start3 
script_start4 
script_turbo while (event()) { toggle(kdb, 0b100); delay(100); } off(kdb, 0b100);
script_video wait(!event()); set(kdb, 0);

sound_adjust auto
sound_equalizer_highvolume 0
sound_equalizer_lowvolume 0
sound_equalizer_midvolume 0
sound_latency 0.05
sound_mode auto
sound_normalize yes
sound_samplerate 44100
sound_samples yes
sound_volume 0

sync_fps auto
sync_resample auto
sync_speed 1
sync_startuptime auto
sync_turbospeed 3

ui_color[help_other] 000000 808080
ui_color[help_p1] 000000 ffff00
ui_color[help_p2] 000000 00ff00
ui_color[help_p3] 000000 ff0000
ui_color[help_p4] 000000 00ffff
ui_color[interface] 000000 ffffff
ui_color[select] 000000 afffff
ui_color[tag] 247ef0 ffffff
ui_font auto
ui_fontsize auto
ui_helpimage auto
ui_translucency 0.8

280x210/display_resize fractional
320x192/display_mode sdl_1824x984
320x192/display_resize fractional
320x192x59/display_mode sdl_1824x984
320x192x59/display_resize fractional
336x225/display_mode sdl_416x288
336x225/display_resize fractional
320x204/display_mode sdl_1920x1080
320x204/display_resize fractional
800x300x50/display_mode generate-double

input_map[p1_up] joystick_digital[0079_0006_3,0,0,0] or keyboard[0,up]
input_map[p1_down] joystick_digital[0079_0006_3,0,0,1] or keyboard[0,down]
input_map[p1_left] joystick_digital[0079_0006_3,0,1,1] or keyboard[0,left]
input_map[p1_right] joystick_digital[0079_0006_3,0,1,0] or keyboard[0,right]
input_map[p1_start] joystick_button[0079_0006_3,7] or keyboard[0,1]
input_map[p1_select] joystick_button[0079_0006_3,7] or keyboard[0,5]
input_map[p2_up] joystick_digital[0079_0006,0,0,0] or keyboard[0,r]
input_map[p2_down] joystick_digital[0079_0006,0,0,1] or keyboard[0,f]
input_map[p2_left] joystick_digital[0079_0006,0,1,1] or keyboard[0,d]
input_map[p2_right] joystick_digital[0079_0006,0,1,0] or keyboard[0,g]
input_map[p2_button1] joystick_button[0079_0006,1] or keyboard[0,a]
input_map[p2_button2] joystick_button[0079_0006,3] or keyboard[0,s]
input_map[p2_button3] joystick_button[0079_0006,5] or keyboard[0,q]
input_map[p2_button4] joystick_button[0079_0006,0] or keyboard[0,w]
input_map[p2_button5] joystick_button[0079_0006,2]
input_map[p2_button6] 
input_map[p2_button7] 
input_map[p2_button8] 
input_map[p2_button9] 
input_map[p2_button10] 
input_map[p2_start] joystick_button[0079_0006,4] or joystick_button[0079_0006_3,10] or keyboard[0,2]
input_map[p2_select] joystick_button[0079_0006,4] or joystick_button[0079_0006_3,10] or keyboard[0,6]
input_map[ui_up] joystick_digital[0079_0006_3,0,0,0] or keyboard[0,up]
input_map[ui_down] joystick_digital[0079_0006_3,0,0,1] or keyboard[0,down]
input_map[ui_left] joystick_digital[0079_0006_3,0,1,1] or keyboard[0,left]
input_map[ui_right] joystick_digital[0079_0006_3,0,1,0] or keyboard[0,right]
input_map[ui_select] joystick_button[0079_0006_3,2] or keyboard[0,enter]
input_map[ui_record_start] 
input_map[ui_record_stop] 

280x210x50/display_mode generate-quad

I hope this helps other people.

[macoult]

This is very helpful, have managed to get the games to display and work, sort of!
Issues I have are starting the games and ending the games. The usual Alt-F4 from keyboard does nothing, so am forced to shutdown/restart.
Any tips?

[spud11]

@macoult I'm no longer using advmess to emulate CreatiVision, but my notes (perhaps wrong) suggest that the escape key exits the emulator. Does that work for you?

If you are confident about compiling linux programs, I suggest you google the emulator called CreatiVision which is an SDL based emulator. I've compiled it for my Raspberry Pi and all 16 (or so) CreatiVision games work and appear to work at full speed.

[edmaul69]

@spud11 can you just post the emulator and the configs for it?

[spud11]

@edmaul69 I've got nowhere to upload the executable to, but here are the instructions that I used that worked for me. Hopefully, they'll work for you too.

(a) Download the source from https://sourceforge.net/projects/creativisionemulator/files/src/

(b) Unzip the source file. Create the build subfolder in /home/pi/ and copy all of the contents into this folder. Then make a new subfolder in this build folder called build (again).

(c) Use Putty, go to terminal and cd build and cd build (again), so you are in the nested build folder.

(d) To compile from source, type in the command in the terminal cmake /home/pi/build. Using GNU 4.9.2, the first stage of compiling the emulator will be complete.

(e) Then type in the command make. This creates the creatiVision executable.

(f) Once completed, rename the nested build folder to creativision and move it into the opt/retropie/emulators folder. You might need to change the permissions of the emulators folder to achieve this.

(g) Once moved, using WinSCP then change the permissions of the creatiVision executable file so that it is executable.

(h) In Attract Mode's menu-art snap and wheel folders, make sure there are videos and images corresponding to the new CreatiVision emulator. Make sure also in the layouts folder that there is a "system" to go with CreatiVision (see "Super Display - Systems" - things might need to be renamed too.)

(i) Create the usual file (immediately below) in Attract Mode's emulators sub-folder, and the "romlist" file in Attract Mode's romlists sub-folder eg

In the emulators folder:

# Generated by Attract-Mode v2.3.0
#
executable           /opt/retropie/supplementary/runcommand/runcommand.sh
args                 0 _SYS_ crvision "[romfilename]"
rompath              /home/pi/RetroPie/roms/crvision
romext               .rom;.ROM
system               CreatiVision
info_source          thegamesdb.net
artwork    flyer           /home/pi/RetroPie/roms/crvision/flyer
artwork    marquee         /home/pi/RetroPie/roms/crvision/marquee
artwork    snap            /home/pi/RetroPie/roms/crvision/snap
artwork    wheel           /home/pi/RetroPie/roms/crvision/wheel

In the romlists folder:

#Name;Title;Emulator;CloneOf;Year;Manufacturer;Category;Players;Rotation;Control;Status;DisplayCount;DisplayType;AltRomname;AltTitle;Extra;Buttons
airsea;Air/Sea Attack;CreatiVision;;;;;;;;;;;;;;
astropib;Astro Pinball;CreatiVision;;;;;;;;;;;;;;
autochas;Auto Chase;CreatiVision;;;;;;;;;;;;;;
chopper;Chopper Rescue;CreatiVision;;;;;;;;;;;;;;
crazych;Crazy Chicky;CreatiVision;;;;;;;;;;;;;;
crazychewy;Crazy Chewy;CreatiVision;;;;;;;;;;;;;;
deepsea;Deep Sea Adventure;CreatiVision;;;;;;;;;;;;;;
locomot;Locomotive;CreatiVision;;;;;;;;;;;;;;
mousepuz;Mouse Puzzle;CreatiVision;;;;;;;;;;;;;;
planetd;Planet Defender;CreatiVision;;;;;;;;;;;;;;
policej;Police Jump;CreatiVision;;;;;;;;;;;;;;
planetd;Planet Defender;CreatiVision;;;;;;;;;;;;;;
soccer;Soccer;CreatiVision;;;;;;;;;;;;;;
sonicinv;Sonic Invader;CreatiVision;;;;;;;;;;;;;;
stoner;Stone Age;CreatiVision;;;;;;;;;;;;;;
tankatk;Tank Attack;CreatiVision;;;;;;;;;;;;;;
tennis;Tennis;CreatiVision;;;;;;;;;;;;;;
tennisds;Tennis (Dick Smith Wizzard Version);CreatiVision;;;;;;;;;;;;;;

(j) Create a crvision subfolder in configs and the same in the roms folder. Add the game roms to the crvision roms folder and generate the romlist in Attract Mode in the normal way. (My romlist appears under (i) above). Make sure you have your snap and wheel sub-folders and images and videos in there.

(k) Add a Display in Attract Mode which will appear in attract.cfg:

display	          VTech CreatiVision
layout            Super Display - Systems
romlist          CreatiVision
in_cycle        yes
in_menu       yes
filter               All
filter               Favourites
rule                 Favourite equals 1

(l) The emulators.cfg in the configs/crvision sub-folder will be as follows:

default = "creatiVision"
creatiVision = "/opt/retropie/emulators/creativision/creatiVision -r %ROM% -b /home/pi/RetroPie/roms/crvision/bioscv.rom -f"

(m) Note that the bioscv.rom needs to go in the roms folder.