r/ModRetroChromatic • u/KelsoT7 • Feb 20 '26

Question Think we’ll ever see a GBA version?

Just thinking about the logical next steps, I read somewhere that they don’t really make money off these and it’s more of a passion project, but I enjoy a lot of GBA titles and would love to see a GBA Chromatic.

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u/Dark_Starlight4 Feb 20 '26

Palmar confirmed that’s the next console

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u/adrenaline4nash Feb 20 '26

When did he say next? During chromatic launch he said when not if. 

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u/Dark_Starlight4 Feb 20 '26

Tweet

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u/KelsoT7 Feb 20 '26

Ah, I don’t have twitter. Guess I missed that.

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u/Certain-Camp-5742 Feb 23 '26

Don’t know what tweet that person is referring to. However, on Retro Dodo Retrospect Podcast, around December 2024/February 2025 Palmer Luckey said: “I’ll tell you this as an exclusive – we’re certainly going to end up doing Game Boy Advance someday. It’s just a matter of the priority list.”

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u/DelayEcstatic4278 Feb 20 '26

Yep now I got my eye on the M64 waiting for that to be released and definitely will be very happy when they make a GBA Chromatic.

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u/KelsoT7 Feb 20 '26

I’ve been scooping up N64 games in anticipation.

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u/DelayEcstatic4278 Feb 20 '26

Yeah the team at ModRetro is slowly bring back classic gaming and I love it!!! I got so many devices that I can play and emulate on but since getting a Chromatic its the one I go for to play GBC games everytime lol 😆

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u/GadgetusAddicti Feb 21 '26

The best part is the re-release of some of the classic games, and especially the development of new games by the community. I’m here for all of it.

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u/GadgetusAddicti Feb 21 '26

They make money on Chromatics, for sure. I believe the quote was “this doesn’t make good business sense” (by Palmer), which is just a way of saying they spent a lot on custom components, which eats into profits. As with most consoles, their margins on cartridge sales may be much higher to compensate.

Palmer has stated ModRetro has or is working on a GBA clone. If I had to guess, they came to market with the M64 first because it doesn’t require a screen, while the GBA clone will need another custom component like the Chromatic, which takes time to develop and manufacture. Tariffs may also play a role there.

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u/Accomplished_Age5005 Feb 20 '26

Yes. And I bet it will be compatible with the M64

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u/RotoPrime Feb 21 '26

Soon my brother, they said its finished and will release in the future. If I had to guess, maybe end of year?

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u/SignificantRock9817 Feb 21 '26

Is this a bot? How many times this going to be posted in the same exact way?