[Playing Intellivision on a large HD screen is now much easier]

I recently purchased a Retroid Pocket 4 Plus device and it is fantastic for emulation.

 

It is a pocketable Android retro gaming device and it allows me to wirelessly cast my Intellivision and other retro games to Chromecast compatible large screen tvs/streaming boxes without any lag, and it also has usb c dp out port, so I can connect to my Xreal AR glasses with a single usb c cable to play in bed or whenever I travel.

 

Now this old man with tired eyes can very easily enjoy Intellivision retro gaming on a large format HD screen wherever I go!

 

I highly recommend it!

[Nintellivision (NINTY-DS) Official Release and Discussion Thread]

Fantastic emulator, thanks for your efforts!

[Nintellisivion Version 4.8 Released]

You are a rockstar!! Thanks for your work.

[Argon (Intellivision and more) for Android/Amazon/Win11]

This is very nice, I just subscribed. I cant get homebrews like SuperChef or MsPacman to run. Are there any special instructions for homebrews?

[Nintellisivion Version 4.5 Released]

This looks great. I will try it out, thank you!

[PocketGo handheld system Intellivision emulator]

Having a great time with Nintellivision, it is just awesome! Is there a MAME emulator that you can recommend for the DSI XL?

[PocketGo handheld system Intellivision emulator]

So I got Nintellivision running and I have to say it is fantastic! The only thing missing for perfection are overlays for every game. @llabnip thank you so much for your hard work on this, let me know if I can buy you a beer!

[PocketGo handheld system Intellivision emulator]

Is there a recommended guide on how to add Twilight Menu to the 2DS XL? Or is it easier/better to buy a flashcard? @ts-x

[PocketGo handheld system Intellivision emulator]

I also prefer the analog stick option for gameplay.
 

So stick does work with Nintellivision but only for 8-way? I can live with that! 

[PocketGo handheld system Intellivision emulator]

Does the analog stick included in the 2DS XL provide a better experience in games like ADD when compared to the DSI XL which only comes with a d-pad?

[PocketGo handheld system Intellivision emulator]

On 12/4/2021 at 9:45 PM, ts-x said:

If anyone is looking for portable Intellivision emulation, I’d recommend considering a Nintendo DSi or 2DS/3DS running TWiLightMenu++ and our very own Llabnip’s Nintellivision emulator.  It’s based on a much improved version of the BLISS core and will play pretty much anything you throw at it (except ECS). Also includes customizable overlay touchscreen support, menu driven control customization, built-in game manuals, save states, high score saves, and numerous other options. It’s really a thing of beauty.  Llabnip a.k.a. Wavemotion has also spent a ton of time modernizing and improving TWiLightMenu++ emulators for the Atari 2600, 5200, 7800, XEGS and most recently Colecovision.  I bought a 2DS XL for this purpose a few months back and have zero regrets. It’s a great piece of hardware and can also handle NES/SMS/SNES/SG/T16 emulation really well. If you just want to run the classic systems, for the money you can’t beat a DSi XL. Llabnip’s emulators will run great on that system.

 

[In depth look at MEXICAN INTELLIVISION VARIATIONS]

On 10/9/2022 at 8:58 PM, DZ-Jay said:

You mean, Espiker Bolibol. 😀

 

LOL. I find this very curious. I am also from Mexico City. At the time Inty was introduced in the US we had a closed economy. My father bought my console and all the games during business trips to the US in the late 70s/early 80s. I dont remember ever seeing games being sold in Mexican stores (I would have purchased some). Probably they were introduced a few years later.

[PocketGo handheld system Intellivision emulator]

Thank you guys, I have some shopping and learning to do. On it. So far I have been using an Anbernic which works ok, but this setup with the overlays just looks dope. 

[PocketGo handheld system Intellivision emulator]

On 9/22/2022 at 10:34 AM, llabnip said:

So it should play just about everything including Intellivoice, ECS and homebrew JLP cart games - plus all the normal stuff. It does not handle bankswitching yet - so ECS World Series Baseball is out.

This looks very cool, I may have to buy a DSI XL to try it out. Is it difficult to setup? Does it involve some kind of complex mod? I have never used a DSI before. Another question, which is the very best option, DSI XL or 3DS?

[Any chance for a retroarch/Libretro version of JzIntv?]

@nanochess thank you for your efforts. Will Ms Pac-Man also run with this new version?

[Jzintv ImGui]

Hello @jenergy I just saw your YouTube video showing several Intellivision games playing on a Nintendo Switch, it looks fantastic. I assume you are using this GUI you created? Can you please explain how to get this running on the Switch? What kind of mod is is needed on the Switch to run this? Thank you.

[Any chance for a retroarch/Libretro version of JzIntv?]

Thank you mr_me I will try it out.

[Any chance for a retroarch/Libretro version of JzIntv?]

4 hours ago, mr_me said:

Does the version of Jzintv in RG350M support custom controller mappings e.g. Jzintv hackfile?

Hi mr_me, this is the github of the jzintv port: https://github.com/kerheol/dingux-int

 

According to the readme file, it looks like a hackfile can be added. If I understand correctly, a hackfile can be made for each specific game, here is a copy/paste of the readme:

 

Welcome to Dingux Int - 1.0.0
	Original Author of Jzintv
	Joseph Zbiciak
	Author of the Dingux, Wiz and GP2X port versions
	Ludovic.Jacomme also known as Zx-81 (zx81.zx81@gmail.com)
	1. INTRODUCTION
	------------
	Jzintv is an emulator of the Intellivision videogame system
	running on many systems such as Linux, Unix, Windows and MacOS.
	See http://spatula-city.org/~im14u2c/intv/ for further informations.
	Dingux-Int is a port on dingoo with Dingux os installed of the
	version 20051204 of Jzintv.
	This package is under GPL Copyright, read COPYING file for
	more information about it.
	2. INSTALLATION
	------------
	Unzip the zip file, and copy the content of the directory game to your
	SD memory.
	For any comments or questions on this version, please visit
	http://zx81.zx81.free.fr or http://www.gp32x.com/
	3. CONTROL
	------------
	In the Intellivision emulator window
	Dingoo Intellivision
	A KP1
	Y A-T
	X A-L
	B A-R
	Up D-N
	Down D-S
	Left D-W
	Right D-E
	LTrigger RESET
	RTrigger KPE
	Press Select to enter in emulator main menu.
	Press Start open/close the On-Screen keyboard
	In the main menu
	R Trigger Reset the Intellivision console
	Y Go Up directory
	X Valid
	B Valid
	A Go Back to the emulator window
	The On-Screen Keyboard of "Danzel" and "Jeff Chen"
	Use the stick to choose one of the 9 squares, and
	use A, B, X, Y to choose one of the 4 letters
	of the highlighted square.
	Use LTrigger and RTrigger to see other 9 squares
	figures.
	4. LOADING INTELLIVISION ROM FILES
	------------
	If you want to load rom image in your emulator, you have to put your rom file
	(with .zip, .rom, .int, .itv or .bin file extension) on your GP2X SD memory
	in the 'rom' directory.
	Then, while inside Jzintv emulator, just press SELECT to enter in
	the emulator main menu, and then using the file selector choose one
	rom file to load in your emulator.
	Back to the emulator window, the rom should stard automatically.
	5. LOADING KEY MAPPING FILES
	------------
	For given games, the default keyboard mapping between GP2X Keys and
	Intellivision keys, is not suitable, and the game can't be played on Jzintv.
	To overcome the issue, you can write your own mapping file. Using notepad for
	example you can edit a file with the .kbd extension and put it in the kbd
	directory.
	For the exact syntax of those mapping files, have a look on sample files already
	presents in the kbd directory (default.kbd etc ...).
	After writting such keyboard mapping file, you can load them using the main menu
	inside the emulator.
	If the keyboard filename is the same as the rom filename (.zip etc ...)
	then when you load this rom, the corresponding keyboard file is automatically
	loaded !
	You can now use the Keyboard menu and edit, load and save your
	keyboard mapping files inside the emulator. The Save option save the .kbd
	file in the kbd directory using the "Game Name" as filename. The game name
	is displayed on the right corner in the emulator menu.
	6. COMPILATION
	------------
	It has been developped under Linux using gcc with Dingux SDK.
	To rebuild the homebrew run the Makefile in the src archive.

[Any chance for a retroarch/Libretro version of JzIntv?]

I found the way to play AD&D on the jzintv based RG350M. To move within the map you need to call the keypad and press the numbers. Once inside a mountain you use the dpad or left analog stick to move and you call the keypad when you want to shoot. Now that I recall, this is the exact way the game works with the Intellivision controller.

 

Not great in a handheld device, though. By the time you call the keypad and press the number to shoot in the desired direction you are already dead. As mentioned in my previous post, using the right analog stick to shoot works great. AD&D is a joy to play this way in Freeintv.

 

So the desired solution is to map the disc to the dpad and left analog stick, and map the numeric keypad to the right analog stick. Is this doable?

[Any chance for a retroarch/Libretro version of JzIntv?]

16 hours ago, mr_me said:

On your Rg350m Jzintv, is the disc not mapped to the left analog stick by default? Can you not create your own mapping file?  With Jzintv or Mame you can map the disc to one of the analog sticks and the keypad to either the dpad or face buttons.  Nightstalker and Ad&d are only four and eight disc directions so you can map the disc to the dpad and the keypad to face buttons.

So I did a bit more testing of jzintv on the RG350M. Here is a photo of the control settings that came pre-configured. In the case of some games like Astrosmash and Night Stalker the dpad and the left analog stick do work as the directional disk. The right analog stick is not used at all in any game. In AD&D for some reason both the dpad and the analog sticks dont work at all, so the game is unplayable. 

 

On the other hand, on the RG351M which runs on Freeintv, the dpad and left analog stick are mapped to the directional disk, while the right analog stick is mapped to the numeric keypad. This configuration works fantastic in games that use the keypad for shooting, like AD&D and Night Stalker. Freeintv also maps the X button to the last selected keypad button. So for example in Astrosmash if you call the keypad once and press button 3 (hyperspace), every time you press X hyperspace works. This also works well in AD&D to pick up arrows and tools without having to call the keypad. I think this is very smart and greatly improves the gaming experience.

 

Would it be possible to create a hackfile for jzintv in the RG350M that mimics the behavior of the Freeintv configuration described above?

 

I have no clue on how to do this, I am not tech savvy. Anyone care to help and I buy you a drink?

[Any chance for a retroarch/Libretro version of JzIntv?]

22 minutes ago, nanochess said:

In fact I don't have yet modified anything on controller support.

 

I solved the bugs in CPU, video, and sound that prevented some games to work, scrolling tear, or collision bugs. This corrected important bugs in Astrosmash, Frog Bog, AD&D, Tower of Doom, Stadium Mud Buggies, and several others.

Thank you for clarifying. The functionality of the right analog stick came as a surprise because I was previously using an RG350M which runs on jzintv and the analog sticks dont work at all, so games like AD&D are unplayable. Also, the Freeintv GitHub does not mention anything about the usability of the right analog stick. This is a very big deal for many Inty games, I think it is worth mentioning in GitHub.

[Any chance for a retroarch/Libretro version of JzIntv?]

@nanochess do I understand correctly that you are the Freeintv developer that accomplished making playing Advanced D&D so enjoyable? 

 

Man, thank you very much for your work. I have long wished for an Inty emulator that would work with Retroarch. I recently purchased a handheld (Abernic RG351M) that came loaded with Freeintv and I am surprised of how great it works and how I never heard of it before. 

 

The experience of playing Advanced Dungeons and Dragons being able to use the 2 analog sticks to control movement and arrow shooting is just fantastic. I discovered this functionality by mere chance.

 

If this type of experience with the dual analog sticks working in substitution of the disc and the numeric keypad could be translated to other Inty games it would be a dream come true. I just tried Night Stalker and found it also works with the 2 analog sticks similar to AD&D. Can you tell us of other games you have fixed?

 

I will be happy to help in any way I can to support Freeintv. I am not a tech savvy guy but I can certainly help you test games for bugs and I also will be happy to contribute financially.

[Is this the best handheld for Intellivision?]

So I took the plunge and purchased the PowKiddy V90 and also the Anbernic RG351M and installed custom firmware on both (Miyoo on the PK and 351Elec on the RG351M). The PK uses Jzintv for the Intellivision emulator, while the RG351M uses Freeintv.

 

I like them both, but the RG351M blows away the PK. The bigger screen plus having the analog sticks on top of the dpad is great. I never imagined I could play a complex game like Advanced D&D on a handheld and I have to say that the experience playing it with the RG351M is pretty awesome. I was also able to load and play some home brews like Super Chef BT, D2K, Ms Night Stalker and they all play fine. The only one that I couldnt make work is Ms Pac-Man.

 

I really recommend the Abernic RG351M for Inty fans. 

[Is this the best handheld for Intellivision?]

Will this work with the Pocketgo S30 as well?

[Is this the best handheld for Intellivision?]

Thank you @mthompson and @Intellinate this looks awesome, I will definitely try it out. I am thinking of buying one of the larger screen gadgets though. The Pk v90 screen looks too small for this old man’s eyes.