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Thanks Mckafka99 - I'm the root user, so permission isn't the issue, at least I don't think so. I seem to have every permission available. I hope it's OK to be posting these questions here - just trying to get coolcv running on a Pi2. I'm using the latest build of coolcv_pi (0.6.1).

I'm trying to get coolcv running on a RPi2 using RetroPi 3.1 and have done what mckafka99 has said to do - added the system lines to es_systems.cfg and put coolcv_pi into a coolcv folder at cd /opt/retropie/emulators/coolcv. Even put a ColecoVision BIOS in the bios folder. When I try to open a game, I get a permission denied error. Any idea what I'm doing wrong? Is there a .cfg file that needs to be added?

Thanks McKafka...love the name - an Irish existentialist! Or a new depressing sandwich from McDonald's, maybe it sprouts legs and walks away from your table. Anyway, that post was really helpful. I noticed that the es_systems.cfg file had changed...it was simpler, so I wondered if the real commands were elsewhere. But I don't think I'd have found that emulators.cfg file on my own. I wound up going back to version 2.6 and just overwriting some of the original folders with those on the intellivision.us site. Sure I didn't learn any programming, but it's working now, so I'll keep this one the way it is. But I have another Pi 2 coming and I'll keep this post in mind when building the new gamebox. Thanks again for replying.

Thanks Pimpster.....I'll try to put it in one or both of those spots and see if I can write the line in es_systems.cfg correctly so it works. I'll whine on here if it doesn't... On this machine, I'm only going to play Intellivision games, so I need those controllers to work. Thanks again.

Is anyone else having problems running Retropie 3.1 on a Pi1 B+ with the flashback Intellivision controllers using VisionDapters? I remember earlier version of Retropie working out of the box with the controllers, but I can't seem to find those older versions of Retropie either. I have the old hackfile.cfg, but I'm not sure where to put it in this latest version and then exactly how to change es_systems.cfg to recognize it. Earlier posts refer to earlier versions of Retropie..and things have changed enough that I can't figure out what I'm doing wrong. Any ideas? Am I missing something obvious....again?

Thanks Dragonstomper - I'll try that, but I do like the using all that screen on a widescreen TV...just looks too good! So will using -z1 -x1 change the size of the 4:3 picture according to the television's height?

Exactly, my bruthah - looking at the overlay before you play is quite helpful! I have a Vectrex in the closet and was looking at it the other day - at least it only has 4 buttons and a joystick to figure out, unlike the beloved Intellivision. By the way, if you haven't tried that ParaJVE emulator for the Vectrex, you should - shows a great image of the actual unit and overlays while you're playing. Not ported for emulation station, I guess...but it's a terrific emu. Now if I can ask one last question, my Ultimate INTV will be perfect! I find myself carrying the unit from one TV to another, some of which are 720p, and others which are 1080p. I've changed the es_systems.cfg file to 1280x720, so it works fine on the 720p TV's but of course doesn't fill the screen on the 1080 TV's. Is there any way to have this thing sense what kind of TV it's hooked up to and change the resolution automatically to fill either screen size? Or am I dreamin? The Emulation Station splashscreen seems to do that...at least, I think it does.

Thanks for the info, guys. I saw that "gamelist.xml" file and wondered if the instructions for finding the files were there. The gamelist was incomplete - some games weren't even mentioned in it - Microsurgeon or Utopia, for example - but I guess I can just imitate the games that are listed and make sure I name everything correctly. Something new to try. I learn so much every time I have a problem! Thanks for pointing me in the right direction!

Maybe someone has explained this already and I missed it, but when I’m playing Intellivision games (retropie v2.60 on a pi2), the game list will show an image of the overlay for that game over on the right side of the screen for 19 games. It’s very handy and I’d like to have all the games display an overlay image like those dozen do. I find that more useful than the box art. I’ve found the jpg overlay images that are displayed (for the games that do so) at home/pi/.emulationstation/downloaded_images/intellivision and the images (jpgs) that actually display are all 570×770 pixels x 24bpp with file sizes in the neighborhood of 15K to 28K. I’ve found all the other overlay images and made them the same size as the ones that work, placed them in the same folder, and no dice….they don’t show up on the game list screen. Any ideas why that is and what I can do about it? Thanks for your thoughts.

Just for fun...here's another splashscreen