ColEm - ColecoVision Emulator 5.6.7

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ColEm - ColecoVision Emulator - The one and only ColecoVision emulator for Android, with rewinding and netplay.

ColEm is a ColecoVision emulator. It runs Coleco games on your Android phone or tablet. Play Coleco games with Bluetooth gamepads, USB joysticks, hardware buttons or virtual gamepad. Save game play at any time and restart once you get killed. Record ColecoVision music to MIDI files and use them as ringtones. Play with friends over WiFi or Internet, using NetPlay.

* Optimized for Android devices using assembler and 3D hardware, and running Coleco games at the fastest possible speed.
* Full screen portrait or landscape mode emulation, with options for simulating TV scanlines and fuzzy TV display.
* Emulates joystick using touch screen, Bluetooth gamepads, Xperia gaming buttons, Moga gamepad, iCade joystick, physical keyboard, or accelerometer.

This is a free, limited version of ColEm that may show ads and nag you to buy the full version. For the latest, full, ad-free version, with better joystick, network play, and the ability to share your saved game play with other users, get ColEm Deluxe.

ColEm package itself does not contain any games. You should place your own game files onto the SD card before running ColEm.

Please, do not run any software you do not own with ColEm. The author cannot and will not tell you where to find free Coleco games.

Report any encountered problems here:

http://groups.google.com/group/emul8

About ColEm - ColecoVision Emulator

ColEm - ColecoVision Emulator is a free app for Android published in the Action list of apps, part of Games & Entertainment.

The company that develops ColEm - ColecoVision Emulator is Garage Research Emulators. The latest version released by its developer is 5.6.7. This app was rated by 1 users of our site and has an average rating of 5.0.

To install ColEm - ColecoVision Emulator on your Android device, just click the green Continue To App button above to start the installation process. The app is listed on our website since 2023-09-06 and was downloaded 58 times. We have already checked if the download link is safe, however for your own protection we recommend that you scan the downloaded app with your antivirus. Your antivirus may detect the ColEm - ColecoVision Emulator as malware as malware if the download link to com.fms.colem is broken.

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Program Details

General
Publisher	Garage Research Emulators
Released Date	2023-09-06
Languages	English

Category
Category	Games & Entertainment
Subcategory	Action

System requirements
Operating systems	android

Download information
File size
Total downloads	58

Pricing
License model	Free
Price	N/A

Version History

Here you can find the changelog of ColEm - ColecoVision Emulator since it was posted on our website on 2014-06-13. The latest version is 5.6.7 and it was updated on soft112.com on 01 April, 2024. See below the changes in each version:

version 5.6.7

posted on 2023-09-06

* Switched to Android-33 SDK (Android 13).
* Switched to Google Mobile Services 4.3.14.
* Now using bundle distribution (required by Google).

version 5.6.5

posted on 2022-12-22

* Switched to the latest DropBox SDK version.
* Switched to Android SDK 31 (Android 12).
* Switched to the JDK 11.

version 5.6.4

posted on 2022-02-11

* Another fix to gamepad assignments to keyboard keys.
* Now showing folder name in the title instead of complete path.
* Now disabling keyboard options if there is no keyboard.

version 5.6.3

posted on 2022-01-02

* Hopefully fixed virtual gamepad issues on Android 12.
* Fixed gamepad button assignments to keyboard keys.
* Fixed vulnerability when unzipping files, as reported by Google.
* Fixed state files not getting deleted when requested.
* Fixed possible crash when unpausing app during exit sequence.
* Fixed possible crash in the State Exchange.
* Fixed virtual gamepad shape reloading multiple times.
* Refactored virtual gamepad layout mechanism.
* Now targeting Android 11 (SDK-30).

version 5.6.2

posted on 2021-10-05

* Added support for newer Android TV versions using SAF.
* Fixed lost file handle issue detected by FDSAN.
* Added Chinese translation made by David Chen.
* Switched to Android Build Tools 30.0.3.

version 5.6.1

posted on 2021-04-12

* Added "Settings | Hardware | Spinner #X" config options.
* Enabled spinners emulation by touching the screen.
* Fixed vertical coordinate processing by spinners.
* Now switching between ColecoVision and Adam modes when loading ROMs.
* Disabled querying content providers for auxiliary files to improve performance.
* Scrolling in File Selector has become much more responsive.

version 5.5.2

posted on 2021-01-21

* Based on the latest ColEm 5.5 sources.
* Made VDP compute 5th sprite status even when not drawing a screen.
* The recent Uridium port to ColecoVision works now.
* Fixed compatibility with Android 4.2/4.3.
* Fixed file selection UI on newer AndroidTV devices.
* Fixed opening files from File Managers and other apps.
* Enabled adding home screen shortcuts on newer devices.
* Fixed leaked dialog window on app exit.
* Added rounded corners to legacy icons.

version 5.5.1

posted on 2020-12-31

* Refactored app to comply with Google's latest ban on file I/O.
* You may have to give app separate permission to read each storage location.
* Fixed several crash sources that popped up after refactoring.
* Fixed handling of spaces and parentheses in "content://" URIs.
* Fixed list of volumes in "Change Folder" dialog.
* Fixed "Change Folder" functionality.

version 5.5

posted on 2020-12-17

* Refactored app to comply with Google's latest ban on file I/O.
* On Android 10+, all file access is now done via content providers.
* Content is copied to a temporary folder for use, changes moved back on exit.
* You may have to give app separate permission to read each storage location.
* Please, report any found problems to the support group or email me directly.

version 5.4

posted on 2020-10-22

* Based on the latest ColEm 5.4 sources.
* Refactored scaling and special effects framework.
* Added separate option for linear image interpolation.
* Added CPU-based simple linear interpolation algorithm.
* Made multiple fixes to Box Art Downloader.
* Reorganized built-in configuration menu.
* Added built-in menu options for saving printer and MIDI outputs.
* Added built-in menu for hardware model and options.
* Added built-in menu for Adam disks and tapes.

version 5.3

posted on 2020-09-09

* Based on the latest ColEm 5.3 sources.
* Refactored scaling and special effects framework.
* Added separate option for linear image interpolation.
* Made multiple fixes to Box Art Downloader.
* Reorganized built-in configuration menu.
* Added built-in menu options for saving printer and MIDI outputs.
* Added built-in menu for hardware model and options.
* Added built-in menu for Adam disks and tapes.

version 5.2

posted on 2020-07-30

* Based on the latest ColEm 5.2 sources.
* When parent folder not available, showing storage devices instead.
* Made multiple fixes to Box Art Downloader.
* Reorganized built-in configuration menu.
* Added built-in menu options for saving printer and MIDI outputs.
* Added built-in menu for hardware model and options.
* Added built-in menu for Adam disks and tapes.
* Fixed built-in menu palette selection.

version 5.1

posted on 2020-07-02

* Based on the latest ColEm 5.1 sources.
* Fixed stray crash on AndroidTV when obtaining the list of storage devices.
* Fixed State Exchange feature.
* Fixed Network Play feature.
* Fixed box art downloader.
* Coleco Adam emulation is now fully operational.
* Added support for Adam disk (.DSK) and tape (.DDP) files.
* Added "Settings | Emulation | Coleco Adam" option.
* Added "Settings | Emulation | Keyboard" options.

version 5.0

posted on 2020-06-15

* Based on the latest ColEm 5.0 sources.
* Coleco Adam emulation is now fully operational.
* Added support for Adam disk (.DSK) and tape (.DDP) files.
* Added "Settings | Emulation | Coleco Adam" option.
* Added "Settings | Emulation | Keyboard" options.
* Added list of available storage devices to "Change Folder" dialog.
* Added available storage devices to the top row in AndroidTV UI.
* Changed message indicating that Android denied a directory listing.

version 4.8.3

posted on 2020-02-01

* Fixed AndroidTV file browser getting stuck on unavailable folders.
* Fixed File Selector getting stuck on unavailable folders.
* AndroidTV browser will point to "Folders" row after changing folder.
* Toolbar now tries running paid apps before defaulting to free ones.
* Added a message dialog when directing users to Google Play.
* Fixed accidental crashes when exiting emulation.

version 4.8.1

posted on 2020-01-09

* Added support for .BIN file extension.
* Fixed display of .COL and .BIN files in the File Selector.
* Advanced Settings now switch to app folder when current folder unavailable.
* Advanced Settings will not allow to select unavailable folders.

version 4.8

posted on 2019-12-11

* Based on the portable ColEm 4.8 sources.
* Fixed state saves for games using SRAM.
* Fixed wrong SRAM contents being saved.
* Fixed SGM AY8910 wave effects.
* Now muting AY8910 channels when Fnum is set to 0.
* Now updating sound every 8 scanlines.
* Added support for .COL file extension.
* Fixed double clicks starting two game instances on some devices.
* Fixed screen going blue on some Androids, such as Chromebooks.

version 4.7.4

posted on 2019-11-21

* Added standard AndroidTV search functionality.
* Enabled navigation with [DPAD_CENTER], [DELETE], and [ESCAPE] keys.
* Now ignoring repeated keypresses.

version 4.7.3

posted on 2019-10-24

* App now requires Android 4.1+ (Jelly Bean) to run.
* Fixed virtual buttons getting too large or too small.
* Improved the new AndroidTV interface.
* Fixed rare division by zero when creating icon tiles.
* Fixed missing method crash in the new AndroidTV UI.
* Fixed null pointer crash when starting new AndroidTV UI.
* Fixed null pointer crash when visiting Google Play.
* Changed Apache HTTP library linkage.
* Switched to AndroidX and Firebase APIs.
* Switched to Gradle 5.6.

version 4.7.2

posted on 2019-10-09

* Added completely new, modern AndroidTV interface.
* Please, email me if you encounter any issues with the new AndroidTV UI.
* Fixed virtual buttons getting too large or too small.
* Now properly wiping current screenshot when box art downloaded.
* Added 5ms and 10ms tactile feedback options.
* ColEm will not auto-start ColEm Deluxe if both are installed.

version 4.7.1

posted on 2019-09-23

* Completely refactored File Selector code.
* Fixed gamepad button assignments.
* Fixed box art not showing up after download.
* Added native 64bit Intel support.

version 4.7

posted on 2019-05-27

* Now using latest ColEm 4.7 source code.
* Fixed sprite collision code to take into account early-sync flag.
* Fixed scoring in the Carnival bear scene.
* MIDI recordings now go to /sdcard/ColEm if current folder write-protected.
* Added new icons, including adaptive icons.

version 4.2.3

posted on 2018-01-17

* Fixed native crash when saving state.
* Fixed several other possible sources of native crashes.
* Fixed desktop icon placement.
* Fixed crash when passing "file://" URI via desktop icon.
* Fixed high frequency PSG noise (dynamite sounds in HERO).
* Fixed DropBox crash when app folder has subfolders.
* Any virtual (android-16) and disabled (android-27) devices are ignored.
* Switched to the latest android-27 SDK.
* Now using Android build tools version 27.0.2.

version 3.8.5

posted on 2016-12-12

* Optimized OpenGLES shaders used in scaling algorithms and filters.,* Added "Audio | Sampling Rate | Automatic" option for best available sound.,* Always using optimal rate and buffer size when "Automatic" selected.,* Added "Audio | Sampling Rate" options for 24kHz and 48kHz sound.

version 2.6.21

posted on 2013-04-17

Several fixes and updates

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