Solved ColecoVision Games Not Displaying on 4.1

[tdelios]

I'm running the latest 4.1 recalbox version on my raspberry pi 3..

I dropped in ColecoVision roms into the 'ColecoVision' folder under ROMS, but after I rebooted Recalbox, the software does not detect the games?

Is there a different process or hidden setting in order to install and play ColecoVision roms on Recalbox 4.1 ?

[paradadf]

Just check that your rom extensions are correct. Read the _readme.txt inside the system folder for it.

[tdelios]

@paradadf Interesting.. the readme says that it is looking for .col rom file extensions when most other emulators want .rom extensions instead.

I attempted to rename a handful of 100+ colecovision roms that I know work in other emulators from a .rom file extension to a .col.. I rebooted and they are displayed in the main screen, but when I attempt to run them, none of them work.

what type of ColecoVision roms is Recallbox looking for that is different from the defacto standard others use?

[paradadf]

.col roms

[tdelios]

@paradadf I did rename them to .col

none of them work

[paradadf]

@tdelios you must then find .col roms. There nothing else to say.

[tdelios]

@paradadf Do you have a few .col files kicking around that the Developers tested with that they can share to community?

My thoughts are that the Dev Team incorporated the colecovision emulator into Recallbox but never tested it against any rom files.

[Substring]

@tdelios said in ColecoVision Games Not Displaying on 4.1:

My thoughts are that the Dev Team incorporated the colecovision emulator into Recallbox but never tested it against any rom files.

Doh ... You're so mean Your guess is just totally wrong. Despite we can't test every possible situation, we do test evolutions such as adding a core ...

[rockaddicted]

did you at least added the bios file as explained in the read_me.txt file ? https://github.com/recalbox/recalbox-buildroot/blob/rb-4.1.X/board/recalbox/fsoverlay/recalbox/share_init/roms/colecovision/_readme.txt#L11

[tdelios]

@rockaddicted I have not done that, but that brings up another great point. The entire 'bios' steps of adding the 'databases' and 'machines' folder should have been part of the installation process and not a manual process after the fact. This would be a great feature enhancement request to be added to the 4.1 release.

[tdelios]

@Substring sorry substring, didn't sound to be mean.. I've just worked with RetroPie in the past and ran into so many of features being implemented but not tested.. which is the reason why I switched over to Recalbox..

[Substring]

@tdelios said in ColecoVision Games Not Displaying on 4.1:

The entire 'bios' steps of adding the 'databases' and 'machines' folder should have been part of the installation process

Now you've risen an eyebrow here ... what do you mean ?

[tdelios]

@Substring As per your post providing the link which the readme.txt file indicates that I need to download the zip file, extract the contents of the 2 folders (machine & database) and then add those 2 folders to the bios folder of my recalbox.

Why does it require a manual effort. Should it not be part of the installation that to have the machine and database folders as part of the bios already in place? If not, at least do like RetroPie does and provide an add-on screen that allows the user to flick a switch and have it automatically do this for me.. or if I flick it off, that it uninstalls it as well.

Hope that clears things up.

[Substring]

@tdelios unzipping 2 folders for a single system is not worth coding a switch I'd say ... Everything is documented where it should be

Still, you were used to retropie and want to enjoy again your past habbits. Think different, think apple recalbox It's not such a big deal, uh ?

[tdelios]

@Substring LOL.. I hear ya.. thanks for the feedback!

[rockaddicted]

@tdelios said in ColecoVision Games Not Displaying on 4.1:

The entire 'bios' steps of adding the 'databases' and 'machines' folder should have been part of the installation process and not a manual process after the fact. This would be a great feature enhancement request to be added to the 4.1 release.

We can't bios are copyrighted files.