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![](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/9a/COLECO_VISION_LOGO.svg/782px-COLECO_VISION_LOGO.svg.png)
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_The Colecovision is a home video game console released by Coleco in 1982. It features a unique gamepad which is a mixture of  a phone keypad and a joystick_
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| Emulator | Rom Folder | Extension | BIOS |  Controller Config |
| :---: | :---: | :---: | :---: | :---: |
| [CoolCV](http://atariage.com/forums/topic/240800-coolcv-emulator-for-mac-os-x-linux-windows-and-raspberry/page-1) | coleco  | .bin .col .rom .zip | none (integrated) | /opt/retropie/configs/coleco/coolcv_mapping.txt |
| [lr-blueMSX](https://github.com/libretro/blueMSX-libretro) | coleco  | .bin .col .rom .zip | coleco.rom | /opt/retropie/configs/coleco/retroarch.cfg |

## Emulators [CoolCV](http://atariage.com/forums/topic/240800-coolcv-emulator-for-mac-os-x-linux-windows-and-raspberry/page-1), [lr-blueMSX](https://github.com/libretro/blueMSX-libretro)

Note that CoolCV is only available for the Raspberry Pi currently, but it's not compatible with the Pi4/400 models.

## ROMS

Accepted File Extensions: **.bin .col .rom .zip**

Place your Colecovision ROMs in
```
/home/pi/RetroPie/roms/coleco
```


### lr-blueMSX BIOS:

lr-blueMSX requires the `coleco.rom` BIOS. Place your BIOS in:
```
/home/pi/RetroPie/BIOS/Machines/COL - ColecoVision/
```

### lr-blueMSX Controls

lr-blueMSX utilises Retroarch configurations

Add custom retroarch controls to the retroarch.cfg file in
```shell
/opt/retropie/configs/coleco/retroarch.cfg
```
For more information on custom RetroArch controls see: [RetroArch Configuration](RetroArch-Configuration)

## CoolCV Controls

Keyboard is the default controller. Press Right Shift + Enter to exit

Mapping file is created after you've started the emulator once in `/home/pi/coolcv_mapping.txt`

```
' CoolCV mappings for Colecovision controllers to keyboard and joystick
up_1	key1073741906
right_1	key1073741903
down_1	key1073741905
left_1	key1073741904
left_button_1	key32	joy0_0
right_button_1	key109	joy0_1
button3_1	key1073741939
button4_1	key1073741939
key1_1	key49
key2_1	key50
key3_1	key51
key4_1	key52
key5_1	key53
key6_1	key54
key7_1	key55
key8_1	key56
key9_1	key57
key*_1	key111
key0_1	key48
key#_1	key112
up_2	key119
right_2	key100
down_2	key115
left_2	key97
left_button_2	key9	joy1_0
right_button_2	key113	joy1_1
button3_2	key1073741939
button4_2	key1073741939
key1_2	key114
key2_2	key116
key3_2	key121
key4_2	key102
key5_2	key103
key6_2	key104
key7_2	key118
key8_2	key98
key9_2	key110
key*_2	key106
key0_2	key107
key#_2	key108
key_save	key1073741882
key_restore	key1073741883
key_exit	key1073741939
key_pause	key1073741884
key_reset	key8
```