> > This is interesting. > > Can you insert timelord in cart1 and voice in cart2 slot or the voice must be > > inserted in cart1 slot ? > > I'm asking because I don't have either cartridges and I'm not familiar with the > > Odyssey2 system. > > My frontend Emu Loader doesn't have this function yet. You can only run the selected > > game (single cart). > > As it is currently set up.. no. > > The Voice is set up as a special cartridge (likely be become a slot option, I reckon) > which must be plugged in to allow function of that cart for other cartridges. > The Intellivision (INTV) is set up the same way where you -cart1 the Intellivoice > then use -cart2 for the other cartridge: mame intv -cart1 voice -cart2 b17bomb > Atari 2600 has a similar setup where you are required to use the Starpath > Supercharger (-cart1 scharger) in order to open up the ability to use any cassette > images in a2600_cass: mame a2600 -cart1 scharger -cart2 offifrog > > It isn't elegant, but it is what we have to deal with at this time to use these > hardware/pass through/media combinations.
It is elegant though - these cartridges plug into the cart slot on the console (-cart1), and supplies you with another cart slot for your game (-cart2). The second cart slot is not present if the pass-through cartridge is not inserted. This matches real life perfectly, and is not going to change.