Skip to content

ColecoVision

ColecoVision icon ColecoVision logo

Overview

Introduced in 1982 by Coleco, the ColecoVision was a console system.

Technical specifications

  • CPU: Zilog Z80A running at 3.58 MHz.
  • Memory: 8 KB RAM and 16 KB video RAM handled by the Texas Instruments TMS9918A VDP.
  • Display: 256×192 resolution with 16 colors and hardware sprites provided by the TMS9918A.
  • Sound: General Instrument AY-3-8910 PSG delivering three channels of square waves and noise.

Supported ROM extensions

bin, col, rom, zip, 7z

Emulators

  • bluemsx (libretro) – Requires BR2_PACKAGE_LIBRETRO_BLUEMSX
  • gearcoleco (libretro) – Requires BR2_PACKAGE_LIBRETRO_GEARCOLECO
  • openmsx (openmsx) – Requires BR2_PACKAGE_OPENMSX

Notes

BIOS

  • Gearcoleco: BIOS is needed to run (coleco.rom file). It is possible to load any BIOS but the original one with md5 2c66f5911e5b42b8ebe113403548eee7 is recommended.

  • OpenMSX: coleco.rom must be in /userdata/system/configs/openmsx/share/systemroms to run Coleco SGM roms.

  • BlueMSX: You must download the BlueMSX standalone version, available to this URL: http://bluemsx.msxblue.com/rel_download/blueMSXv282full.zip

Extract the "Databases" and "Machines" folders and add them to the bios folder.

Ensure the coleco.rom file (md5sum = 2c66f5911e5b42b8ebe113403548eee7) is inside the folder /bios/Machines/COL - ColecoVision/

MAPPING

JOYPAD_UP = COLECO 1 JOYPAD_DOWN = COLECO 2 JOYPAD_LEFT = COLECO 3 JOYPAD_RIGHT = COLECO 4 JOYPAD_A = COLECO 5 JOYPAD_B = COLECO 6 JOYPAD_X = COLECO 7 JOYPAD_Y = COLECO 8 JOYPAD_R2 = COLECO 9 JOYPAD_L2 = COLECO 0 JOYPAD_R = COLECO BUTTON1 JOYPAD_L = COLECO BUTTON2 JOYPAD_SELECT = COLECO STAR JOYPAD_START = COLECO HASH

Source data: REG Linux emulationstation/es-system/es_systems.yml