Application Description
This emu is based on the excellent work of Marat Fayazullin (http://fms.komkon.org/), so everything he says about his sources applies here as well. I have just adapted the in/output routines to the PalmOS. The current release is to be only considered as a test, so please ignore it if you do not like its shortcomings. This is beta code, so use it at your risk. I will not be held responsible for any damage this program may cause to your unit or data!
Obviously I have no idea about where to get roms or such stuff, so do not ask!
Requires:
- Palm OS 5 device; only tested on Tungsten and Simulator
- An expansion card
- COLECO.ROM bios file in the /Palm/programs/coleco dir of you expansion card; the COLEM.BIN must also be put into this directory
- Any roms in the /Palm/programs/coleco/roms dir of you expansion card
Still lacking:
- PDB support for those without expansion cards
- Better Sound (Noise channel still does not work correctly)
- Better interface
- any kind of error checks :)
Usage:
- Start it by clicking on the ColEm icon in your launcher
- The popup list will contain all files in the /Palm/programs/coleco/roms directory which have a ".ROM" extension
- Select a rom file from the drop down list
- select a volume level with the slider at the bottom of the screen (notice that currently volume can not be changed during gameplay)
- Select a different UPeriod, i.e. number of interrupts per screen update. Default is 2, 1 should provide slower speed but smoother refresh, while 3 should give jerkier refresh but faster gameplay. Does not make any sizeable difference on my Tungsten :)
- Click start emulation button
- Controls: 5-way pad for direction; the four hard keys represent, in order, "A", "B", "Left" and "Right" (for Clie Users) on the controller; the digit keys are simulated by the number-icons on screen
- Push "Home" in the Silk Screen to get back to the menu, or "Star" to toggle controllers A/B
That's all, and sorry, but it (still) sucks :)
Source code is available on request.
Bug reports and comments are welcome.
Christian Prinoth
c.prinoth@libero.it
Updated Description:
History:
0.04b
Preliminary sound support
Minor UI changes
Roms are sorted alphabetically
A and B buttons are now inverted, works better with Tutankham
Minor bugfixes
0.03b
Better compatibility
Fixed a bug which prevented keypad presses from being recognized by some games
Other minor bugfixes
Replaced SuperPad C & D buttons with Left & Right for Clie Users
0.02b
Emu core moved to ARMlet
Basic interface
0.01b
Initial Release, 68k only
User Reviews
116 of 233 people found this review helpful:
17-May-04 by Chris Hurley
Doesn't seem to work on my T|T3. I hope the author might decide to pick up the baton and give this a refresh. It was such a cool emu on my T|T (except for the white screen while playing)
On the T|T3, just makes a rapid clicking noise requiring a reset.
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106 of 226 people found this review helpful:
28-Jan-04 by Tom Kirksey
Nice, but needs enhancements.
The author states he will release the source when asked, but does not respond to email.
Too bad, this really needs Zodiac enhancements.
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127 of 247 people found this review helpful:
07-Jan-04 by Dave Cancilier
It received a fair review as there are a few things not working on my device such as sound, and needs a key assign option so I can assign the buttons and joystick on my Tapwave Zodiac. With these issues corrected it would get an excellent rating as it seems to run at full speed.
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118 of 239 people found this review helpful:
19-Aug-03 by C Hurley
This runs piles of coleco games, seemingly at full speed and mostly correct. Were the emulator scene on Palm a little more mature, I'd probably only rate this 'good' since it is just a little bit rough around the edges (as the author mentions) but given the current state, I rate this excellent because its fairly unique. Colecovision had a ton of great games. I might have to drag out my real Coleco now.
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120 of 242 people found this review helpful:
21-Jun-03 by L Smith
I am impressed with this emulator. Works pretty good on my Palm Zire71. The sound is rough every now and then. Would be nice if the game window were a tad bit bigger. But all said, definitely worth downloading. Good job.
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