ColecoVision emulators: Difference between revisions

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The '''[[gametech:ColecoVision|ColecoVision]]''' was the second-generation video game console produced by [[wikipedia:Coleco|Coleco]] in August 1982 before being discontinued in 1984, partly due to the [[wikipedia:North_American_video_game_crash_of_1983|ongoing crash in North America at the time]]. It retailed for {{Inflation|USD|174.99|1982}} and had a Zilog Z80 CPU at 3.58 MHz with 8 KBs of RAM. Notably, it provided gamers with experiences very much like the arcade versions of games, as well as having Donkey Kong as a pack-in title to showcase this, although the Atari 2600 and Intellivision could do the same with the respected hardware. It shares largely the same underpinnings as the [[SG-1000 emulators|SG-1000]]. Indeed, a clone of the SG-1000 known as the Dina 2-in-1 (sold in the United States as the Telegames Personal Arcade) had support for both SG-1000 and ColecoVision games, though compatibility with the latter is spotty due to the lack of an expansion module interface or a second numeric keypad, rendering two-player ColecoVision games unplayable.

==Emulators==

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|+Before editing, review the [[Getting involved]] and [[Recommended emulators|Recommended]] pages. See [[Computer_specifications#Recommended_Specifications|system requirements]] page for performance demand of the emulators.<br/>See tables for <span style="font-weight: bold; color: #CC0000; border: 1px solid #CC0000; padding: 2px;">[[#Hardware variants|hardware variants]], [[#Enhancements|enhancements]], [[#Hardware_features_and_peripherals|hardware features and peripherals]].</span><br/>For more details such as [[licensing]], [[Source_code#Language_levels|programming language]], [[High_and_low-level_emulation|emulation method]], visit each emulator’s dedicated page.

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!scope="col"|[[#Adam|Adam]]

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!scope="col"|<small>[https://retroachievements.org/gameList.php?c=44 Retro<br/>Achievements]</small>

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|[[FinalBurn Neo]]<br/><small>[https://docs.libretro.com/library/fbneo/ fbneo_libretro]</small>

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|[https://github.com/finalburnneo/FBNeo/releases/tag/latest WIP builds]<br/>[https://buildbot.libretro.com/nightly/ libretro core]

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|{{✓}}<ref group=N name=fbneocol>[[FinalBurn Neo]] was confirmed as having better compatibility than MAME/MESS, blueMSX, openMSX and CoolCV. See [https://retropie.org.uk/forum/topic/30375/colecovision-start-up-error-turn-game-off-before-inserting-cartridge-or-expansion-module this topic].</ref>

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|[http://www.mamedev.org/release.html {{MAMEVer}}]

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|{{Green}} {{License|GPLv2}}<br>{{License|BSD3}}

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|[https://jgemu.gitlab.io/ JollyCV]<br/><small>[https://github.com/libretro/jollycv libretro]</small>

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|[https://gitlab.com/jgemu/jollycv/-/tags 2.0.0]

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|{{Green}} {{License|BSD3}} ({{License|Permissive}})

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|[http://tasvideos.org/BizHawk/ReleaseHistory.html {{BizHawkVer}}]

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|{{Green}} {{License|MIT}}<br>{{License|BSD3}}

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|[http://fms.komkon.org/ColEm/#Downloads {{ColEmVer}}]

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|{{Red}} {{License|Proprietary}}

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|[https://github.com/geoffdaddy/adamem_sdl git]

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|[https://github.com/leniad/dsp-emulator {{DSPVer}}]

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|{{Yellow}} {{License|NC}}

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|[https://nightly.link/ares-emulator/ares/workflows/build/master git Artifacts]<br/>[https://github.com/ares-emulator/ares/releases {{AresVer}}]

|[https://old.reddit.com/r/emulation/comments/1djp8ro/ares_v139_release/l9ckjp2/ roadmap]

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|[http://atariage.com/forums/topic/240800-coolcv-emulator-for-mac-os-x-linux-windows-and-raspberry/ {{CoolCVVer}}]

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|[https://www.bannister.org/software/dlh/mugrat-050.zip 0.5.0]

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|{{Red}} {{License|Proprietary}}

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|[https://snepulator.net/android.html Snepulator]

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|[https://github.com/JoppyFurr/Snepulator git]

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|{{Green}} {{License|MIT}} ({{License|Permissive}})

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|[[Pantheon]]

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|[http://bostjan-grandovec.si/Content/News.htm {{PantheonVer}}]

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|{{Red}} {{License|Proprietary}}

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|ADAMEm

|align=left|{{Icon|DOS}} Acorn

|[http://www.komkon.org/~dekogel/adamem.html 1.0] (MS-DOS)[http://www.acornemus.freeserve.co.uk/ Acorn]

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|E.mul T.wo

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|[https://github.com/alekmaul/emultwo git]

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|{{Green}} {{License|GPLv3}} ({{License|Copyleft}})

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|[http://www.arts-union.ru/node/23 {{PhoenixVer}}]

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|[http://vdmgr.g2.xrea.com/download.html {{vdmgrVer}}]

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|[[blueMSX]]<br/><small>[https://docs.libretro.com/library/bluemsx/ blueMSX_libretro]</small>

|align=left|{{Icon|Windows|Linux}}<br>{{Icon|macOS|FreeBSD|Web}}<ref group=N name="libretro">Only available outside Windows as a libretro core (e.g., [[RetroArch]]).</ref>

|{{~}}<ref group=N name=lractive>[https://github.com/libretro/blueMSX-libretro/commits/master Libretro core is still active].</ref>

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|[https://buildbot.libretro.com/nightly/ libretro core]<br/>[https://github.com/drhelius/Gearcoleco/releases {{GearcolecoVer}}]

|[http://www.retrovirtualmachine.org/ 2.1.10]

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|[https://github.com/TomHarte/CLK/releases {{ClkVer}}]

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|{{Green}} {{License|BSD3}} ({{License|Permissive}})

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|[https://web.archive.org/web/20180903061210/http://thebeehive.ws/download/ 2.4.3]

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|[http://freezesms.emuunlim.com/download.html 4.6]

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|[https://github.com/ocornut/meka/releases {{MEKAVer}}]

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|[https://github.com/dvdh1961/ADAMP/releases {{ADAMPVer}}]

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|{{Green}} {{License|GPLv3}}

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|[[ColEm|ColEm+]]

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|[https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.fms.colem.deluxe 5.6.4]<small> (Android)</small>

|[[ares]]

|[https://nightly.link/ares-emulator/ares/workflows/build/master <abbr title="Latest development build version">git Artifacts]</abbr><br/>[https://github.com/ares-emulator/ares/releases {{aresVer}}]

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|[https://buildbot.libretro.com/nightly/ libretro core]<br/>[https://github.com/drhelius/Gearcoleco/releases {{GearcolecoVer}}]

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|[[Phoenix (emulator)|NumPadPlayer]]

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|[http://www.arts-union.ru/node/23 1.0.5]

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|[[Provenance]]

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|[https://apps.apple.com/us/app/provenance-app/id1596862805 {{ProvenanceVer}}]</br>[https://github.com/Provenance-Emu/Provenance/releases git]||{{Dunno}} ||{{Dunno}}  

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|[https://buildbot.libretro.com/nightly/ libretro core]

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|{{✓}}<ref group=N name=fbneocol></ref>

|[http://www.explusalpha.com/home/msx-emu MSX.emu]<br/><small>(blueMSX tech)</small>

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|[https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.explusalpha.MsxEmu {{.emuVer}}][https://github.com/Rakashazi/emu-ex-plus-alpha git]<br/>[https://repo.openpandora.org/?page=detail&app=MSXemu_ptitseb Pandora build 15]<br/>[https://pyra-handheld.com/repo/apps/78 1.5.46.02]

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|align=left|{{Icon|Android|iOS}}<br>{{Icon|Linux|Pandora}}

|[https://www.retroarch.com/?page=platforms libretro core]

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|{{Green}} {{License|GPLv2}} ({{License|Copyleft}})

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!colspan="9"|Consoles

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|[https://www.retroarch.com/?page=platforms libretro core]

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|{{✓}}<ref group=N name=fbneocol></ref>

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|[https://www.retroarch.com/?page=platforms libretro core]

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|[http://psp.akop.org/colem.htm 2.6.1]

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|{{Red}} {{License|Proprietary}}

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|[http://www.wiibrew.org/wiki/WiiColEm 0.3]

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|[https://www.psx-place.com/threads/colemps2-v2-0-new-and-improved-colecovision-emulator-for-ps2-by-jum.9742 2.0]

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|[https://digiex.net/threads/adamx-v4-download-colecovision-emulator-for-xbox.13771/ v4]

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|[https://dcemulation.org/index.php?title=(D)Colem 0.99]

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|align=left|{{Icon|NGC}}

|[https://www.gc-forever.com/forums/viewtopic.php?p=14735#p16211 1.01 b1]

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|{{Green}} {{License|GPLv2}} ({{License|Copyleft}})

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|[https://github.com/wavemotion-dave/ColecoDS/releases {{ColecoDSVer}}]

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|[https://www.zophar.net/consoles/gameboy/coleco/cog.html 0.9.7 beta]

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==Enhancements==

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==Hardware features and peripherals==

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|Super Game Module

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|MegaCart

|Super Action Controller Set

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| rowspan="2" |Misc.

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===Expansion Module #1===

===Expansion Module #2===

===Roller Controller===

===Super Action Controller Set===

==Adam==

|title=Adam

|developer=Coleco

|type=[[:Category:Computers|Home computer]]

|generation=[[:Category:Second-generation consoles|Second generation]]

|release=1983

|discontinued=1985

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The Coleco Adam is a home computer and expansion device for the ColecoVision by American toy and video game manufacturer Coleco. The Adam was an attempt to follow on the success of the company's ColecoVision video game console. It was available as Expansion Module #3 for the ColecoVision, converting it into a home computer, and as a standalone unit. As such, it had the benefit of being entirely compatible with all ColecoVision games and peripherals. The computer came with 64 KB of memory, a tape drive for a proprietary medium called Digital Data Packs, a daisy wheel printer, and productivity applications, along with two DDPs for SmartBASIC and Buck Rogers: Planet of Zoom Super Game. It was released in October 1983 with the initial price of $700.

==See also==