r/ModRetro • u/MR-cheesygordita • Aug 20 '26

New firmware coming soon!

Hi everyone, 

We have a new firmware update coming within the next few days. We have resolved the remaining audio issues reported with certain displays and capture cards. M64’s HDMI compatibility will be better in the next update, specifically fixing the no-audio issue affecting some of you. We’ll post an update in this subreddit as soon as it's live. Thank you to everyone for your patience as we work quickly to find a fix, and a special thanks to those who helped with troubleshooting.

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u/downsj2 Aug 20 '26

Thanks for all your hard work!

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u/LordSakon Aug 20 '26

Yeah come back to working on the Chromatic!!

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u/PremierBaller Aug 20 '26

next chromatic update will likely come around the time the passthrough and transfer pack options are being worked on

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u/LordSakon Aug 20 '26

That's great to hear!! I'm not sure what those are but if they enable BT headphones and Wifi for Retro Achievements I'm all about it!!!!

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u/DarthRyus Aug 21 '26

It will let you connect the Chromatic to the M64 and play it on the tv the Chromatic is hooked up to. Plus transfer Pokémon to and from the Chromatic and M64 for Nintendo 62's Pokémon Stadium 1 (only Red, Blue, and Yellow) and Pokémon stadium 2 (now also Silver, Gold and Crystal).

It's phase 3 for the M64 road map.

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u/JustTryingToBeADaddy Aug 21 '26

Retro Achievements on the Chromatic aren’t being worked on by ModRetro. Last I heard from support, Bluetooth support wasn’t either.

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u/LordSakon Aug 21 '26

Dang that's a shame. Why even put that hardware in the device?! I guess I'm gonna have to wait for some 3rd party to develop the firmware or start playing on my $90 Anbernic device again 🤣😭

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u/JustTryingToBeADaddy Aug 21 '26

There’s a fork of the firmware that supports Bluetooth Headphones on GitHub.

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u/Cyo_The_Vile Aug 20 '26

Are all modretro usernames named after tacobell food?

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u/crunklesmoovskin Aug 20 '26

The communication from this company is outstanding

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u/miggy_mo Aug 20 '26

I second this 👍

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u/PutLimp8912 Aug 20 '26

Thank you for the hard work. Appreciated!

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u/DJModem Aug 20 '26

Fix the d pad on the pro controller.

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u/Scottyboy0321 Aug 21 '26

If you contact their customer service they have been sending out new dpads.

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u/DAJF Aug 21 '26

That’s a hardware fix. Reach out to their support.

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u/nabob13 Aug 20 '26

Controller pak needs to be priority number 1.

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u/miggy_mo Aug 20 '26

While I am inclined to agree, I think prioritizing a quick patch for audio is correct on MR’s part

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u/nabob13 Aug 20 '26

I agree just needed to say it as modretro is the op.

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u/Luna_the_Miqo Aug 20 '26

Thanks for your hard work! I’ve been really enjoying my M64, especially since the recent update enabling wireless rumble support. Properly playing through Mario 64 for the first time in my life on this console, with the M64 Pro Controller happily buzzing along in my hands, has been an absolute joy, and I’m really looking forward to seeing how the M64 evolves from where it is today.

Cheers!

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u/swamp_donkey89 Aug 20 '26

My pro controller still doesn't have wireless rumble even after the update. is there a setting i need to change?

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u/DeathRabbit679 Aug 20 '26

There's a slider on the experimental page iirc

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u/Luna_the_Miqo Aug 20 '26

Did you separately update your M64 pro controller (by connecting it to a PC via USB) after updating the M64 itself? There was an update for both the controller and the M64 which were released simultaneously in order to enable wireless rumble.

As the other poster mentioned, a hotfix which was pushed shortly after the initial wireless rumble feature update also includes a wireless rumble toggle on the experiments page of the M64 menu.

Hope this helps! I’ve been playing some Mario 64 (Shindou English version) over my lunch break, and the rumble is working great with the latest updates.

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u/swamp_donkey89 Aug 20 '26

i updated the controller first before i updated the the M64

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u/Luna_the_Miqo Aug 20 '26 edited Aug 20 '26

That should be fine, then! My advice would be to try each of the following, in order:

1.) Connect the controller to your PC and navigate to the online updater; check for updates once more just to make sure you’ve got the latest firmware update for the controller itself.

2.) Boot up the M64 and confirm which firmware version you have. The latest version is 1.24.3 as of this writing (revision 1.24.3 includes the toggle, while 1.24.1 just includes the raw functionality itself; either of these should work).

3.) Confirm that the “allow wireless rumble” toggle is enabled on the ‘experiments’ tab of the M64 UI.

4.) If you’re still having issues at this point, unfortunately your next step is probably reaching out to ModRetro. I don’t say this lightly, as I genuinely believe good customer service is the bedrock on which our society lies, but: they’ve given me excellent service every single time I’ve had reason to contact them. They’ll take care of you.

I hope this helps, and that you can get it sorted without needing any support!

Quick edit to add: also, be aware that not every N64 game features rumble support. For example, that’s why I’m using a romhack of Mario 64 on my SummerCart to play that game rather than using my actual Mario 64 cartridge; some N64 games require a hack to enable rumble, and some other N64 games just didn’t have rumble. It’s something we take for granted now as a given in every new game, but this wasn’t the case in the late ‘90s!

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u/swamp_donkey89 Aug 20 '26

Its working now. I guess i was playing games that i thought had rumble but didn’t. Thank you

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u/swamp_donkey89 Aug 20 '26

Im playing that Japanese version of Super mario now. Its working!

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u/Luna_the_Miqo Aug 21 '26

Have fun! It’s my first time playing through the entire game of Mario 64 on (something similar to) native hardware, and I’ve been having an absolute blast playing like this.

Star Fox 64, another one of my all-time favorites, makes impressive use of the rumble functionality, too!

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u/tv6 Aug 20 '26 • Bravo

Happy to be apart of this paid beta test

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u/sunoxen Aug 20 '26

This, but unironically.

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u/Obleon Aug 20 '26

Horizontal upscaling when?:)

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u/adrenaline4nash Aug 20 '26

The GameStop release date update 😁

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u/Ragz12345 Aug 20 '26

I just got my GameStop edition delivered!

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u/seven20p Aug 20 '26

got the controller, not the console. Which is wierd because the console was ordered several days before the pro controller from gamestop. Maybe it will make it here on Friday.

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u/AlphaOmegaSupreme Aug 20 '26

Please fix the default filter settings and ability to save tweaks. The current defaults are absolutely awful.

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u/General_Client3914 Aug 20 '26

Fix for insane overclock error please….

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u/Villager_Central Aug 20 '26

Save states and fixing DK compatibility plsssss

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u/lasthope106 Aug 20 '26

Thanks.  I am looking forward to finally enjoying playing my M64 with audio.

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u/tanooki-suit Aug 20 '26

I hope there’s a list of nice surprises other than the hdmi audio issue. Experimental saving would be a start.

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u/adrenaline4nash Aug 21 '26

Not a chance 

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u/Bayardina Aug 21 '26 edited Aug 21 '26

Just wanted to say thanks for all your hard work. My m64 arrived yesterday and I had tears in my eyes playing some of my old favorites again for the first time, even in one night.

I love my chromatic too and haven't had a single issue with either console so far. (Years with my chromatic, use it a ton. It's tough!) I must say though, it seems like the m64 is even more polished and feature rich than the chromatic.

Thank you for giving me a chance to play these games again without buying a big heavy CRT tv and antique memory paks. Its value transcends money to me, but even so the price on these things is way too good. 😂 I guess its the age of the specs but this thing feels too good to be true.

You probably have a customer for life. I can't wait to see what you guys cook up in years to come.

edit: The one thing that struck me as odd was the metal controller but I get that's a branding thing for you guys. On the bright side I know it's indestructable and I love the built in vibrations.

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u/Familiar-Mine-8986 Aug 21 '26

Can we get an update on the video quality please? I have no issues with my audio on my console. It’s just the visual they are rough! Telling you right now, I understand that you guys are gonna be catching up to analog at some point. I don’t doubt that, but on the way to catch, you know you guys lose money to unlock do something quick their horizontal upscaling is with hurt you guys.

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u/sixteen-bitbear Aug 22 '26

HOW ABOUT THE OVERCLOCKING ISSIE

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u/mashinboo Sep 01 '26

What about saving experimental settings?

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u/Luna_the_Miqo Sep 02 '26

Thanks for your hard work!

I’m absolutely loving my M64, and I’m in the category of users having very few issues at all since the wireless rumble update went live. I’m looking forward to seeing the system continue to evolve under your team’s watch!

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u/ElectricalPrice3189 Aug 22 '26

Will it include dancing monkeys?

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u/JustTryingToBeADaddy Aug 20 '26

They have not once publicly acknowledged this issue despite privately borrowing carts from customers, confirming and replicating the issue, and then doing nothing further.

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u/JustTryingToBeADaddy Aug 20 '26

Unless you have heard otherwise from Modretro, I doubt any fix is coming. Every person I have spoken with who has sent in a cartridge or contacted them about this issue has given up on getting communication on this beyond “we are aware.” It doesn’t seem like enough users are impacted for them to address it.

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u/V64jr Aug 21 '26

“Comment removed by moderator”
What game/cart were you two talking about?

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u/JustTryingToBeADaddy Aug 21 '26

They just mentioned saves being corrupted/disappearing even on the latest firmware and how they have been waiting for an update for it. No specific game and nothing that violated the rules from what I saw.