CreatiVision

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 0.289 libretro core	✓	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 FunnyMu 0.49 (unofficial) with CreatiVe UI 1.12 (optional)	✗	Non-commercial	✗		~
CvEmu2 + Spartan		0.6.1 (CvEmu2) 2.0 (Spartan GUI)	✗	?	✗		✗
CreatiVEmu CreatiVEmu GUI		beta (CreatiVEmu) beta 0.03 (CreatiVEmu GUI)	✗	?	✗		✗
Console
ColecoDS		11.0	✗	?	✓		✓
FunnyMu		0.2	✗	Non-commercial	✗		✓

Hardware features and peripherals

Name		Emulator
Hardware features
Peripherals	16K Memory Expansion Module
	Serial & Parallel I/O Interface Module
	ColecoVision Module
	Cassette Storage Module
	Moving-Key Keyboard
	Floppy disc drive
	Modem
	Printer
Misc.	F18A replacement board (See here and here)

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.

See also

• List of consoles