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by wavemotion
Sun Apr 28, 2024 12:37 am
Forum: Introduce yourself!
Topic: Old dude from Utah USA
Replies: 2
Views: 41

Re: Old dude from Utah USA

ColecoDS does not directly support cassette loading for the CreatiVision. From my readme: Cassette loading is not directly supported but you can load in BASIC listings from an ASCII source such as you would find at https://www.madrigaldesign.it/creativemu/ To get BASIC programs to work, you copy any...
by wavemotion
Fri Jul 21, 2023 6:53 pm
Forum: Homebrew software and hardware (excluding games)
Topic: CreatiVision Emulation on the DS/DSi
Replies: 1
Views: 824

CreatiVision Emulation on the DS/DSi

So this is the semi-official thread where I'll post updates to my emulator for the Nintendo DS/DSi (people also run it on the 2DS/3DS/XL units but I don't use them). ColecoDS is an emulator written for the DS/DSi that emulates 11 different systems all based around common hardware - one of those syst...
by wavemotion
Fri Jul 21, 2023 3:12 pm
Forum: Software
Topic: Basic prgs to Cart
Replies: 9
Views: 2254

Re: Basic prgs to Cart

Yeah, I noticed that you can't move back to your starting position. But that wasn't the problem I had with the original BAS->CART version. In that version, I simply couldn't move in any direction other than UP and even that was inconsistent. The not moving back to your start position is mildly incon...
by wavemotion
Thu Jul 20, 2023 2:36 pm
Forum: Software
Topic: Basic prgs to Cart
Replies: 9
Views: 2254

Re: Basic prgs to Cart

One game that was behaving oddly was WizzardMind but I've since discovered it was pilot error... that game uses both control sticks (one to select the colored peg and the other to place it on the board... why I have no idea!). The other game that seemed weird (but I need to read the instructions) is...
by wavemotion
Wed Jul 19, 2023 12:54 pm
Forum: Software
Topic: Basic prgs to Cart
Replies: 9
Views: 2254

Re: Basic prgs to Cart

So these are really neat - been fooling around with them on my ColecoDS emulator. I have noticed that joystick input is hit or miss... for example, one of the better BASIC games worth playing is Kapooka kapooka.gif This is on the BASIC compilation cart 1 - but it doesn't work right in various emulat...
by wavemotion
Sat Jul 15, 2023 11:52 am
Forum: Introduce yourself!
Topic: Greetings Programs!
Replies: 3
Views: 1023

Greetings Programs!

Hello all - long time reader of the forums here - love the content and passion for the CreatiVision machine. I'm the developer of ColecoDS which emulates 11 different systems for the DS/DSi handhelds all based around a common VDP and similar sound chips... most of them Z80 based but it does include ...