CoolCV Joysticks Above "1"

amdpower

@mediamogul Are you talking about mapping the joystick to certain keyboard buttons? Where would you do this? CoolCV is outside of RetroArch right?

mediamogul

@amdpower

Yeah, you can use external mapping software that launches along with coolCV. I put together a guide with the help of @MadHorse, detailing how to do this with xboxdrv and unless your ColecoVision reports it's actions as a keyboard, it should work just fine.

edmaul69

@amdpower question for you. Is the coleco controller always hooked up? If it is you could always have that as joy 0 and set the config files for the other emulators programmed to joy 1&2. If it isnt always hooked up then change the order the controllers are plugged into the the usb ports so when the coleco controller is plugged in it becomes controller 0 and when you unplug it the other joystick becomes joy 0.

amdpower

@edmaul69
I leave it always connected and was considering that but I also use Daphne and think I will run into a similar problem because Daphne wants to use the first game pad.

mediamogul

@amdpower said in CoolCV Joysticks Above "1":

I also use Daphne and think I will run into a similar problem because Daphne wants to use the first game pad.

That's very true. Daphne was actually the reason I started learning how to use xboxdrv to begin with.

amdpower

I actually emailed the developer of CoolCV and it does appear to be a limit of the emulator. He said he'll try to get it addressed in the next code change. Cool indeed.

edmaul69

@amdpower its funny, i am a beta tester for oscar. I suppose i could have just asked him... he is probably one of the coolest retro game programmers there are. I honestly dont know how he has time for a wife and kid and a job with how much he programs for retro systems.

mediamogul

@edmaul69 said in CoolCV Joysticks Above "1":

he is probably one of the coolest retro game programmers there are.

I'm a big fan of his homebrew titles as well. He seems like a nice guy.

Rion

While where on the topic about joystick mapping. The alternative would be to use

use-lr-fbalpha-for-colecovision-games

edmaul69

@Rion coolcv is really easy to set up the controller in the config file. I would not use any other emulator myself but the only other one i would recommend is bluemsx. Not sure if the libretro version plays coleco games.

Rion

@edmaul69 bluemsx for libretro sadly don't play Colecovision yet. There was a issue about it on libretro github but that was a long time ago.

Probably just me that want to use shaders and overlays so i can get that retro feeling.

edmaul69

@Rion i would love to have scanlines on coleco. Its one of the few emulators i have the doesnt have them.

herb_fargus

@Rion bluemsx-libretro runs them just fine... they just don't have working controller hooks yet. So you can't even get one working let alone two.

Rion

@herb_fargus

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