CreatiVision
| |
| Developer | VTech |
|---|---|
| Type | Hybrid video game console |
| Generation | Second generation |
| Release date | 1982 |
| Discontinued | 1986 |
| Successor | Socrates |
| Emulated | ✓ |
CreatiVision is a console / microcomputer hybrid released by VTech in 1982.
Emulators
| Name | Platform(s) | Latest version | libretro | License | Active | Compatibility | Recommended |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PC/x86 | |||||||
| cvemu (creatiVision emulator) |  
|
23.09.18 | ✗ | Non-commercial | ✗ | ✓ | |
| MAME |  
|
git artifacts[N 1] 0.289 libretro core[N 2] |
✓ | GPLv2 BSD-3-Clause |
✓ | ✓* | |
| JollyCV |
|
2.0.1 libretro core |
✓ | BSD-3-Clause (Permissive) | ✓ | 100% | ✓ |
| FunnyMu
CreatiVe UI |
|
FunnyMu 0.48 R1.0 for AmigaOS 3.0+ FunnyMu 0.43 SDL |
✗ | Non-commercial | ✗ | ~[N 3] | |
| CvEmu2 + Spartan |
|
0.6.1 (CvEmu2)
2.0 (Spartan GUI) |
✗ | ? | ✗ | ✗ | |
| CreatiVEmu
CreatiVEmu GUI |
|
beta (CreatiVEmu)
beta 0.03 (CreatiVEmu GUI)[1] |
✗ | ? | ✗ | ✗ | |
| Console | |||||||
| ColecoDS | 
|
11.0 | ✗ | ? | ✓ | ✓ | |
| FunnyMu | 
|
0.2 | ✗ | Non-commercial | ✗ | ✓ | |
Hardware features and peripherals
| Name | Emulator | |
|---|---|---|
| Hardware features | ||
| Peripherals | 16K Memory Expansion Module[N3 1] | |
| Serial & Parallel I/O Interface Module | ||
| ColecoVision Module | ||
| Cassette Storage Module | ||
| Moving-Key Keyboard | ||
| Floppy disc drive | ||
| Modem | ||
| Printer | ||
| Misc. | ||
- ↑ For use with the Basic language cartridge
Comparisons
- CreatiVEmu
- Emulator by Roberto Ventura, coded in may 2001 for use with MS-DOS and then made Windows-compatible a few months later. It supports all existing ROMs with accurate video and audio emulation. Complete cassette tape player emulation, allowing to load/save BASIC listings through custom "binary log" format.
- Unfortunately, it's never been publicly released and it's marked as "discontinued" since 2002.
- creatiVision emulator
- The most recently developed emulator of the creatiVision, also featuring full compatibility with the Laser 2001 and Salora Manager home computers through a self-developed version of the BIOS. Great overall emulation quality and an useful option to load programs from cassette dumps. Programmed with C and SDL. Source code available. No user interface (command-line operated).
- CvEmu2
- Emulator by Giovanni Ortu, supporting all existing ROMs (except the new formats for 6 and 18KB) with full video emulation, no audio emulation. Featuring a preliminary in-game menu. Programmed with C and SDL, compiled for Windows and Linux. Source code available.
- FunnyMu
- Emulator by Paul Hayter, supporting 4, 8, 10 and 12KB ROMs with full video and audio emulation, unfortunately has no in-game menu and can't be configured. Programmed with C and SDL, based on MAME and ColEm source codes, compiled for Windows and Linux. Source code available.
- FunnyMu (unofficial)
- MADrigal's personal revision of FunnyMu, with a few additions:
* fully compatible with all currently dumped ROMs (also 6, 10, 16 and 18KB ROM formats) * correct colour palette (matching the one in MAME) * support for right controller emulation and complete keyboard emulation * mathematics bug-fixes here and there * screenshot save * load/save BASIC listings in plain text format * settings stored to .ini file * windowed and fullscreen modes available
- Windows version is fully compatible with the new CreatiVe-UI graphics interface, also featuring a quite detailed games database with screenshots.
- Amiga version also available by Amigan Software.
- Wii version also available by Wiimpathy.
- MAME (formerly MESS)
- Since version 0.135 (released on November 7th, 2009), MESS includes MADrigal's revision of the CreatiVision driver, with a few additions and bug-fixes to previous releases.
- Emulation accuracy is very high, though there's still much work to do in order to add several missing features and to make input management a little bit more user-friendly.
- As of 2017, MESS is incorporated in MAME.