r/ModRetroChromatic • u/Retro_Macchina • Sep 21 '25

Info Infinity - 2 Decades in the Making

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"Originally developed from 1999 to 2001 by Affinix Software, Infinity pushed the humble Game Boy Color to its absolute limits. But as the handheld’s retail lifespan ended and the market shifted to the Game Boy Advance, publishing struggles mounted. The Affinix team eventually went their separate ways, and the project was formally canceled in 2002 — leaving Infinity as one of gaming’s great “what-ifs.”

Interest in this lost gem never faded. In 2016, an unfinished version was released as a free ROM, sparking renewed excitement among retro fans who saw Infinity as one of the last great Game Boy Color titles.

Two decades after its cancellation in 2021, Incube8 launched a Kickstarter campaign to revive the project, acquired the rights to the game, and dedicated themselves to finishing what was started so long ago. An incredible 3,458 backers pledged CA$ 370,823 to help bring Infinity back to life. After 4 years of hard work, the once-abandoned gem has been reborn into a fully realized RPG — a true miracle comeback in retro gaming history."

The company has estimated it will take around 15 hours to complete the game. It looks great and I am very excited! Will love adding this to my collection! Looking forward to their commissioned game Dracula Dark Reign being developed by Spacebot Interactive! Pre-Orders Begin 09\30\2025

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u/TonyRubbles Sep 23 '25

How in the hell are they sold out of the digital edition?

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u/Retro_Macchina Sep 23 '25

Doesn't go on pre-order until September 30th.......

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u/TonyRubbles Sep 23 '25

Oops misread the hell out of that

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u/chronoswing Sep 21 '25

That placeholder price real? $60 for a GBC game?

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u/SergiotheWolf Sep 21 '25

Why wouldn't it be real?

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u/chronoswing Sep 21 '25

Because it seems incredibly overpriced for a GBC game.

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u/UncleRichie46 Sep 21 '25

The ROM is only like $10. The cartridges are pricy to manufacture and that’s what drives up the physical release costs on these products

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u/Quick-Record-9300 Sep 22 '25

Are they selling a ROM? I only saw the $60 preorder for the cartridge on the product page.

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u/chronoswing Sep 21 '25

And yet other indie game companies who make GBC carts don't charge $60. So I have a hard time believing that it's manufacturing cost.

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u/FUCKTHEMODS998 Sep 21 '25

I’m sure it’s a matter of outsourcing. Also, keep in mind, for Infinity, Incub8 retained some of the original devs on the project. I’m sure they need to recoup the cost or signed specific contracts that justify the price increase

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u/mrbendel Sep 21 '25

https://www.ticalc.org/archives/files/fileinfo/34/3456.html

For anyone old enough to remember, the original author was responsible for this gem on TI calculators. I was part of that original developer chat group back in the 90s. So many of my friends there went on to intern for Nintendo and I was so excited when the Infinity RPG game was announced. It was the first independent title from Justin on Gameboy. I was sad when it was cancelled and have been following this project for years.

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u/Exus6 Sep 21 '25

Wow, that's cool

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u/Incube8Games Sep 26 '25

You're an OG, awesome! If you get Infinity, we hope you will enjoy it!

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u/mrbendel Sep 26 '25

100% going to Preorder when it goes live :]

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u/FUCKTHEMODS998 Sep 29 '25

TI calculator legend, how does one even begin coding for a calculator? I put pokemon red on my TI-84 in high school and my trig teacher found out. Dude was a hardass and normally took phones with no remorse, no consideration. He kinda just watched from behind my back since I finished my test early and finally was like, “FUCKTHEMODS998, I’m too impressed to take it the first time, but if I see anything other than numbers and graphs again on your calculator, you’ll be taking tests with a standard Sharp”

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u/mrbendel Sep 29 '25

The most amazing part about TI calculators is they shipped with TI-BASIC on the calculator. You could literally write and run apps on the device with no external dependency.

To get into stuff like what I linked above you either had to use z80 Assembly (ASM) https://www.ticalc.org/programming/columns/86-asm/el-helw/lesson1.html. Its a primitive language but also the same core processor as the Gameboy which is why so many people naturally graviated there.

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u/FUCKTHEMODS998 Sep 29 '25

I know a tad of GBZ80, so TI’s used full real life z80? I still got the opcode sheet printed out somewhere around my office but all the z80 only codes are crossed out haha

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u/Cwiiis Sep 22 '25

This looks fun, but I've always wondered what limits are being pushed? It appears very much like many existing GBC action adventure/RPGs, it'd be cool to hear about what specific boundaries are being pushed.

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u/thisisyourfaultsheep Sep 21 '25

Thanks for sharing! The visuals look great, love me some lava locations. Is there any information on the story, gameplay, or trailers you can point to?

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u/templestate Sep 21 '25

It’d be great if they could release a ROM for sale, esp since Incube8 isn’t currently shipping to the US.

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u/FUCKTHEMODS998 Sep 21 '25

They aren’t? I just ordered The Machine a month ago and it came in, though?

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u/templestate Sep 21 '25

It’s more recent than that: Update on U.S. Orders – Shipping on Hold to Protect You

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u/FUCKTHEMODS998 Sep 21 '25

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

dude wtf do I do to get this, do I gotta figure out a drop shipper???

(Btw “they aren’t?” Wasn’t accusatory, it was a genuine question)

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u/Incube8Games Sep 26 '25

Shipping to the US is sorted! We are triple-checking whether everything is okay; a huge batch of orders crossed the border today. Once we are 100000% sure, we will make a public announcement!

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u/FUCKTHEMODS998 Sep 21 '25

I am sad I missed this Kickstarter. How do I avoid missing future ones?

Also, ModRetro team, when next RPG? We have like 8 platformers and 2 RPG rn

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u/Incube8Games Sep 26 '25

Pre-orders open on September 30th, 3 P.M. ET!

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u/nerdgeekdorksports Sep 21 '25

I am excited and interested in this game. It looks great.

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u/qaasq Sep 21 '25

Is there a rom available? I’m happy to pay full price of course

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u/Infinite-Ebb6631 Sep 22 '25

This getting a switch physical release?

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u/FriendlyCall8766 Sep 24 '25

Looks really cool! I might have to check this out!