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adaptor for Colecovision

Posted: Fri Mar 10, 2023 10:50 am
by lucifershalo
Has anyone ever thought of doing an adaptor to be able to play the Creativision games on a Colecovision console?
that would be awesome

now it is easy for me to launch the idea, as I cant make that kind of thing....;)

Re: adaptor for Colecovision

Posted: Fri Mar 10, 2023 12:54 pm
by Scouter3d
Hi,

i have no clue if it would be possible at all (as i do not know the Colecovision that well)

But what i do know: The "Adaptor" would need to be nearly a complete Creativision incl. Original Controllers
Like the Atari 2600 adaptor only uses the Powersupply and the HF-modulator of the Colecovision

Cheers, TOM:0)

Re: adaptor for Colecovision

Posted: Fri Mar 10, 2023 2:16 pm
by cheshirenoir
At least you'd be able to reuse the TMS Video chip if you can HALT the Z80 I guess.
One less component.

Re: adaptor for Colecovision

Posted: Fri Mar 10, 2023 3:04 pm
by Scouter3d
Hi Chesh,

yes, maybe the TMS and the 16k Videoram...

Cheers, TOM:0)

Re: adaptor for Colecovision

Posted: Fri Mar 10, 2023 8:38 pm
by Mobsie
Here a cool adapter, but easy because same cpu.

https://www.msx.org/wiki/Spectravideo_SV-603

Re: adaptor for Colecovision

Posted: Sat Mar 11, 2023 6:58 am
by Scouter3d
Cool!

Re: adaptor for Colecovision

Posted: Sat Mar 11, 2023 11:51 pm
by MADrigal
The Colecovision adaptor for CreatiVision/Laser 2001 is basically a complete Colecovision except the VDP.
It has its own RAM, SND and of course the Z80 cpu. Plus a sort of PIA to manage the different input. The only CreatiVision part used is the VDP.
I assume if the same was to do in reverse, it would basically be the same, problem being the RAM and SND mapped in different location in the 2 systems, and the PIA.