# ColecoVision

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Game Console - Lifespan: 1982 - 1985

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## Information

<table data-header-hidden><thead><tr><th width="184"></th><th></th><th data-hidden></th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td><strong>Emulators</strong></td><td><ul><li>libretro: gearcoleco</li><li>libretro: bluemsx</li><li>libretro: fbneo</li><li>openmsx</li><li>ares</li><li>bizhawk</li><li>mesen</li></ul></td><td></td></tr><tr><td><strong>Games Location</strong></td><td><span data-gb-custom-inline data-tag="emoji" data-code="1f4c1">📁</span> roms \ <span data-gb-custom-inline data-tag="emoji" data-code="1f4c2">📂</span> colecovision</td><td></td></tr><tr><td><strong>File extensions</strong></td><td>.rom .ri .mx1 .mx2 .col .dsk .cas .sg .sc .m3u .zip .7z</td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>

## System Features

<table><thead><tr><th width="245">Retroachievements</th><th width="200">Netplay</th><th>Controller autoconfig</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>lr-gearcoleco: YES<br>lr-bluemsx: YES<br>lr-fbneo: YES<br>OpenMSX: NO<br>Ares: NO<br>BizHawk: YES<br>Mesen : NO</td><td>lr-gearcoleco: YES<br>lr-bluemsx: NO<br>lr-fbneo: YES<br>OpenMSX: NO<br>Ares: NO<br>BizHawk: NO<br>Mesen : NO</td><td>lr-gearcoleco: YES<br>lr-bluemsx: YES<br>lr-fbneo: YES<br>OpenMSX: YES<br>Ares: YES<br>BizHawk: YES<br>Mesen : YES</td></tr></tbody></table>

## BIOS

<table><thead><tr><th width="175.55555555555557">bios file</th><th width="232">Folder</th><th>md5</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>colecovision.rom</td><td><code>\bios</code></td><td>2c66f5911e5b42b8ebe113403548eee7</td></tr><tr><td>coleco.rom</td><td><code>\bios\openMSX\share\systemroms</code></td><td>2c66f5911e5b42b8ebe113403548eee7</td></tr></tbody></table>

## Controls

| Retrobat Button                                                                                                                                                                                                    | Colecovision key |
| ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | ---------------- |
| START                                                                                                                                                                                                              | #                |
| SELECT                                                                                                                                                                                                             | \*               |
| D-PAD                                                                                                                                                                                                              | D-PAD            |
| Left analog stick                                                                                                                                                                                                  |                  |
| Right analog stick                                                                                                                                                                                                 |                  |
| ![](https://990680527-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2FexdzL60ZuqPLldz2AYta%2Fuploads%2F5yYVjQu41LdiMVCXpyNa%2Fimage.png?alt=media\&token=e43f5c0f-2c53-49cc-9271-2385216d89df) | 2                |
| ![](https://990680527-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2FexdzL60ZuqPLldz2AYta%2Fuploads%2FW8q8wzu0yW9Htt5h4zEA%2Fimage.png?alt=media\&token=a4ae3ad3-3a80-4c28-8b15-92a1b5a80da7) | Right button     |
| ![](https://990680527-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2FexdzL60ZuqPLldz2AYta%2Fuploads%2FQlIryQa7tR2pBTWHhMXR%2Fimage.png?alt=media\&token=e1940a32-2494-4e92-a8b1-df9a722ed4f8) | Left button      |
| ![](https://990680527-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2FexdzL60ZuqPLldz2AYta%2Fuploads%2FxHRhyw00NGOZ8cEPrQdp%2Fimage.png?alt=media\&token=d6027ace-7176-4b82-b702-e3b2b65d7cd4) | 1                |
| L1                                                                                                                                                                                                                 | 4                |
| R1                                                                                                                                                                                                                 | 3                |
| L2                                                                                                                                                                                                                 | 6                |
| R2                                                                                                                                                                                                                 | 5                |
| L3                                                                                                                                                                                                                 | 8                |
| R3                                                                                                                                                                                                                 | 7                |
| Keyboard 1                                                                                                                                                                                                         | 0 (player 1)     |
| Keyboard 2                                                                                                                                                                                                         | 9 (player 1)     |
| Keyboard 3                                                                                                                                                                                                         | 0 (player 2)     |
| Keyboard 4                                                                                                                                                                                                         | 9 (player 2)     |

### Bluemsx

Bluemsx core allows you to choose between the following controller types:

* RETROPAD
* KEYBOARD

### OpenMSX keyboard

<table><thead><tr><th width="283">Keyboard player 1</th><th>Keyboard player 2</th><th>Colecovision</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>Arrow keys</td><td>W, S, A, D</td><td>Arrow keys</td></tr><tr><td>SPACE<br>Right CTRL</td><td>Left CTRL</td><td>Left button</td></tr><tr><td>Left ALT<br>Right ALT<br>Right SHIFT</td><td>Left SHIFT</td><td>Right button</td></tr><tr><td>1</td><td>R</td><td>1</td></tr><tr><td>2</td><td>T</td><td>2</td></tr><tr><td>3</td><td>Y</td><td>3</td></tr><tr><td>4</td><td>F</td><td>4</td></tr><tr><td>5</td><td>G</td><td>5</td></tr><tr><td>6</td><td>H</td><td>6</td></tr><tr><td>7</td><td>V</td><td>7</td></tr><tr><td>8</td><td>B</td><td>8</td></tr><tr><td>9</td><td>N</td><td>9</td></tr><tr><td>0</td><td>U</td><td>0</td></tr><tr><td>-<br>Numpad * or -</td><td>J</td><td>*</td></tr><tr><td>=<br>Numpad / or +</td><td>M</td><td>#</td></tr></tbody></table>

## Specific system information

There is no specific System information documented here yet.


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