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    How to get Intellivision to work on 4.1

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    • ThatGuy-UNoT
      ThatGuy-UNo
      last edited by mediamogul

      Hello RetroPie community,

      I need some help in getting Intellivision to run on RetroPie 4.1. I have looked at these videos on Youtube

      , [Removed: 2nd Video Links to ROM Sites] . I know the the second video is for OpenEmu but the concept is the same. I have download from different websites the required Bios files and still come into a roadblock. Can anyone lead me in the right direction? This is my last conquer of gaming systems I want for my RetroPie :P

      Thanks

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      • mediamogulM
        mediamogul Global Moderator @ThatGuy-UNo
        last edited by mediamogul

        @ThatGuy-UNo

        I have looked at these videos on Youtube

        Have you read and followed the RetroPie documentation? It could be that you're testing games that require memory map files as noted here.

        RetroPie v4.5 • RPi3 Model B • 5.1V 2.5A PSU • 16GB SanDisk microSD • 512GB External Drive

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        • ThatGuy-UNoT
          ThatGuy-UNo @mediamogul
          last edited by

          @mediamogul Thanks, I totally misread that. I will let you know if it works!

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          • edmaul69E
            edmaul69 @ThatGuy-UNo
            last edited by

            @ThatGuy-UNo you need to give the bios file 775 permissions. They used to go in /opt/retropie/emulators/jzintv/roms/ but i think the retropie 4.2 version of jzintv changed it to /home/pi/RetroPie/BIOS/ so i would try putting them in both locations.

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            • mediamogulM
              mediamogul Global Moderator @edmaul69
              last edited by

              @edmaul69

              They used to go in /opt/retropie/emulators/jzintv/roms/ but i think the retropie 4.2 version of jzintv changed it to /home/pi/RetroPie/BIOS/

              It looks like the new location is noted in the docs. The video he used might have pointed to the older location.

              RetroPie v4.5 • RPi3 Model B • 5.1V 2.5A PSU • 16GB SanDisk microSD • 512GB External Drive

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              • edmaul69E
                edmaul69 @mediamogul
                last edited by

                @mediamogul i had to change it back because i have to change jzintv to my copy everytime i update because retropie uses a really old version that a few games like the homebrew ms pac-man wont play on. There was a problem in jzintv that didnt correctly emulate something that a real intellivision did.

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                • mediamogulM
                  mediamogul Global Moderator @edmaul69
                  last edited by

                  @edmaul69

                  Are you now using the most recent jzintv? If so, how does it run?

                  RetroPie v4.5 • RPi3 Model B • 5.1V 2.5A PSU • 16GB SanDisk microSD • 512GB External Drive

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                  • edmaul69E
                    edmaul69 @mediamogul
                    last edited by

                    @mediamogul the version i use, i have had for a long time. The one i use is available on intellivision.us . Not sure of anything that the version that retropie might have changed, but i know that it doesnt play ms. pacman so i dont try anything further.

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                    • ThatGuy-UNoT
                      ThatGuy-UNo
                      last edited by

                      @mediamogul Hello again. So I got the bios from the video that I posted. I download the game Space Armada and renamed it on the spreadsheet in addition to downloading the right config file and renaming it as well. Here is a picture!!![0_1493675936754_Intellivison.JPG](Uploading 100%) What am I doing wrong?

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                      • ThatGuy-UNoT
                        ThatGuy-UNo
                        last edited by

                        0_1493676169143_IMG_6484.JPG

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                        • mediamogulM
                          mediamogul Global Moderator @ThatGuy-UNo
                          last edited by

                          @ThatGuy-UNo

                          It doesn't look like I needed a config file for 'Space Armada'. Can you post it's contents?

                          RetroPie v4.5 • RPi3 Model B • 5.1V 2.5A PSU • 16GB SanDisk microSD • 512GB External Drive

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                          • AlexMurphyA
                            AlexMurphy Banned @mediamogul
                            last edited by

                            @mediamogul Feck the Intellivision. ColecoVision is where it's at. Better games, better graphics. Check it out.

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                            • ThatGuy-UNoT
                              ThatGuy-UNo @mediamogul
                              last edited by

                              @mediamogul What contents do you mean? I can't simply send a link where I got the game cause that be breaking the forum rules. What games can I download that will work using the bios files that I got from the 2nd video?

                              @AlexMurphy Appreciate your enthusiasm on the other side of the fence

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                              • AlexMurphyA
                                AlexMurphy Banned @ThatGuy-UNo
                                last edited by

                                @ThatGuy-UNo What fence? ColecoVision is better!!!! We can have both. That's why I love emulators. I'm only trying to have a joke.

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                                • mediamogulM
                                  mediamogul Global Moderator @ThatGuy-UNo
                                  last edited by

                                  @ThatGuy-UNo

                                  What contents do you mean?

                                  I was referring to the contents of the config file.

                                  What games can I download that will work using the bios files that I got from the 2nd video?

                                  Try something basic like 'Burger Time!' and see if it loads. It shouldn't need a memory map. If it doesn't work, we'll compare the checksum of our BIOS files.

                                  @AlexMurphy

                                  pft... Everyone knows all the best titles came out of GameaVision.

                                  RetroPie v4.5 • RPi3 Model B • 5.1V 2.5A PSU • 16GB SanDisk microSD • 512GB External Drive

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                                  • AlexMurphyA
                                    AlexMurphy Banned @mediamogul
                                    last edited by AlexMurphy

                                    @mediamogul Nonsense! All the best games were on the FUNARAMA-VIDEO-FUN-SUPER-MACHINE I had them all. And I beat all 756 of the games released. Even the really shitty ones involving Smurfs!

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                                    • ThatGuy-UNoT
                                      ThatGuy-UNo @AlexMurphy
                                      last edited by

                                      @AlexMurphy Lol sorry :P just being frustrated with the emulator atm :/

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                                      • AlexMurphyA
                                        AlexMurphy Banned @ThatGuy-UNo
                                        last edited by

                                        @ThatGuy-UNo You own a Pi. Frustration is a thing. I remember when I was about to stamp on it like a horrible cockroach. I was where you were once. Don't lose hope!

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                                        • ThatGuy-UNoT
                                          ThatGuy-UNo @mediamogul
                                          last edited by

                                          @mediamogul The contents of the config file where the google doc ones from the wiki

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                                          • mediamogulM
                                            mediamogul Global Moderator @ThatGuy-UNo
                                            last edited by mediamogul

                                            @ThatGuy-UNo

                                            I'm re-familiarizing myself with the mappers and if memory serves, mapper 0 loads by default unless otherwise instructed and therefore any game using it doesn't need a config file. That leaves only 30 to be made from a North American set.

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