Mike Harris

Success until I came to F4 NTSC/Pal Mode figured it out...keysync Thanks

OK, trying a new approach. change the reset key to a different value. It may be that I am trying to map what is already defined and when I look through the entire list in the coolcv map IS defined as reset 08 and backspace 08 by default but reset comes first so ???

I have no clue what I am doing wrong because I, in 100% all honesty, have remapped the keys and they don't stick. As an example, I remapped the backspace key to the ADAM keyboard backspace and all it will do is reset the emulator. And trust me when I say, not blowing smoke, I love this emulator and it's simplicity.

Until COLEM gets around to providing ADAM support your seems to be the best one out there outside of MESS which is, a MESS. A few major points of issue. Even in the key mapping the backspace is key 8. But you have key 8 hard coded to reset the system I guess for linux or the pi.... For at least Windows that needs to change. It always boots up in coleco mode so I can't get access to the word processor or early file manipulation. Is it possible to have a command line setting that we can put it in the Coolcv Mapping file. Is it also possible that once you select ultra fast disk/ddp that it stays that way instead of selecting it each time run. If I had an ultimate ONE wish it would be to have all keys 100% re-mapable including the system keys. I would love to use the first 6 function keys, home, delete and all that without system reset, snapshots and all that jazz. The way it is you can't use your keyboard seamlessly without the hard coded system getting in the way. If you can then I am not aware of it. Thanks, don't stop developing this because it's the best one out there.

The latest version that I have tried is 4.7 which drops sound. Sometimes it works and sometimes it doesn't and it is not the sound mixer in Windows 10. COLEM is the only program that does this. Now, I tried to use a copy of COLEM in a different directory thinking that a fresh install but apparently every copy uses the same settings which seem to be hidden somewhere. Not in the directory, not in the root of C like every other dos based program, not in the docs, not in the Appdata anywhere I can find... Just hidden so you can't delete or change and certainly not in any help file to say where it is. So, arms up in the air. I can't troubleshoot farther than that... I noticed the issue when I changed the sound setting to no sound then changed it back to default.

Mame is cheaper

They are like kids when you call them to dinner. Eat, don't say anything then run. As long as they got fed and it was free.

Escape from the Planet of the Apes

Thnx... I see what I can get from it and it doesn't hurt to experiment. Even in Smart Basic I didn't entirely understand it and whenever I made anything I used code sent to me by Coleco themselves. Call their 800 number and they sent you stuff to help you out. Pokes and Peeks.

Thanks...I have the latest but all of that is for C. He also programs a lot of his music in Assembly which I use. I was hoping he had close friends that could send him a message that people are looking for his help.

He hasn't been around in a while...also goes by Daniel Bienvenu. His website has no contact info and I believe him to be the authority on Coleco sound programing in assembly. Is there anyone with any other contact info? Any tips, code, samples.... TIA

The 5200 got a bad rap and is somewhat trashed by millennial posers of today. That was my second favorite system, Coleco being the first. I tore up Pacman, Ballblazer and Star Raiders. I never had a problem with the system and I had most every game. When I first bought mine at Lionel Playworld it was the original 4 controller port.

I mastered this on the Colecovison but really only played it for the Hall of the Mountain King tune.

Go on youtube and watch the Fallout postmortem. You can also stream fallout music from all the games. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7ZKX2fPHKNo

too insane it is that easy

Can someone post some code that would check if greater than in Z80 Assembly? I know CP if I want to check if say A = ? but how do you find out if a number is > or <. I looked it up on google and I get no examples. BOB: EQU 100 LD A, BOB CP A, 100 JP Z, YAKITY If BOB was greater than 100 without CP 101, 102, 103 and so on. And equally if BOB Was less than 100 UPDATE... Figured a solution but I welcome alternatives. Maybe there is a better way.

I picked up this little guy for my ADAM collection. Once in awhile you can find decent bargains on EBAY. I have yet to test it but it looks like it is in decent condition. I plan to restore it to pristine and put it in my man cave. I did NOT pay the ridiculous price of $400 or $300 which some of these people just throw out there. I think that was because this person is more of a thrift store and not some jerk believing he's going to buy an ADAM, break it down 30 pieces then sell one piece at a time thinking that this is some rare gold plated museum piece. I was reasonable and paid less than $50 which included shipping which the guy really packed it well.

I do not want a brand new version. There is no point in investing a ton of money on a 30 year old product so I am not buying this new. There is someone out there that no longer uses theirs so I will buy it so I can see what I can do with it. Must have Manual and any updates.

Thanks...I'm done pulling teeth.

See, now I am intrigued... Are the default colors you provided the most accurate representation output by the TMS9928A? It would be self evident that when you created your masterpiece that it would be accurate in every way, after all what's it been? over 20 years to get it right?

Actually when I read my previous entry I did not specify COLEM. I just assumed because it is the only emulator I use to be the most accurate. When I tried my game on a real ADAM all the colors were an eye sore which put me back 2 months of hard work. It was either take liberties with my port or scrap the game altogether all because the palette was not accurate to reality. How about one last question... Are the colors that come with COLEM 4.6, downloaded from your website, for the PC an accurate representation of a real RASTER TV, NTSC, in the United States at 3.58 mhz running off Channel 3.

Sorry, I thought it was about COLEM itself and not an advertisement. In that 2 seconds you said to go somewhere else you could have just said, my emulator has the most accurate colors. Which unto itself would have been an advertisement. That's fine, thanks for your time. Oh, BTW....Is telling me that you have the most accurate colors and setting up scan lines support? Again, thank you for your time.

Which emulator has the most accurate palette as well as the most accurate settings for scan lines or whatever in order to have the best representation on a raster based television. The current game I am developing I had to change the colors due to differences between the A2600 and Coleco which can be hard on the eye's if not done right.

Based on performance I am really curious of how long does it take to recover the cost of the entire setup as well as replacement. My father has a solar setup and when the last hurricane blew through his power went out and his solar cut off leaving him with nothing. So regardless of going off the grid he has to stay connected to the grid to use it. I heard the same thing about Tesla that you have to be connected to the internet to even operate. Can you fill me in before I make the investment?

Thank you for the help. I am rewriting some some code and optimizing a lot to make things faster. As far as the Atari version of Adventure and it's limitations I had to write the Coleco version from scratch as well as the graphics and sound despite being similar. Aspect ratio and colors are different so I have to take liberties. In my version the rooms are completely drawn on one scan line then you are free to move about the room without having to bother about it ever again. Objects are drawn after the room and I am looking at better ways to do that but for the amount of object currently cause no speed issues but if I were to go up to 255 I suspect it would slow down. My engine is great for the size of Adventure or DOUBLE the size of the original Adventure but if I were to go more intensive I probably could not get away with it. Either way I will come in under 32k and will do everything I can to be polished and bug free.