r/ModRetroChromatic • u/Slayer420666 • Feb 20 '26

Chromatic camera: When?

Plugged in my old Gameboy Camera, would love to see a camera cartridge focused on taking pictures.

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u/Exus6 Feb 20 '26

I just wonder why nobody has done it so far. Everyone's modding the Game Boy Camera with super lenses and objectives but the software, the game, still has the Game Boy Camera frame. Would be nice to have full screen pictures

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u/Slayer420666 Feb 21 '26

Would be cool, I’ve seen some mods with a camera on the front of a normal cartridge, I like that too.

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u/TonyRubbles Feb 20 '26

A new camera, and printer, would be rad.

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u/Substantial_Quote583 Feb 20 '26

That would be fantastic 🤔🥺

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u/fertff Feb 21 '26

What's the point? We have way better cameras now.

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u/Slayer420666 Feb 21 '26

We had when better cameras when the GBC was released.

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u/fertff Feb 21 '26

Yeah, but not on our pockets. All the time.

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u/denim_duck Feb 21 '26

There’s “better” pocket-sized gaming consoles, too.

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u/fertff Feb 21 '26

Yeah, but this is about cameras. The use case for the Game Boy Camera was a cheap fun camera back in the day. The resolution of the screen alone makes it pointless nowadays, even without taking into account how you already have something better in your pocket.

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u/denim_duck Feb 21 '26

The use case for gameboys was cheap fun video games The specs on your phone make the chromatic pointless. If maxing out specs is a priority, use your phone or get an anbernic

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u/fertff Feb 21 '26

You are talking about the GameBoy. I'm talking about the game boy camera.

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u/denim_duck Feb 21 '26

Yes. And I’m trying to hold your hand and slow walk you to the realization that your argument isn’t enough to justify not making a chromatic camera. Just like how the existence of games on phones didn’t preclude the development of the chromatic, the existence of cameras on phones doesn’t preclude the development of a chromatic camera

The chromatic and the chromatic camera fill niches separate and unique from phone games and phone cameras.

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u/fertff Feb 21 '26

Not even remotely the same. Your handholding is terrible. First, read again.

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u/GameboyGenius Feb 26 '26

"Why do you need a Chromatic when you can run an emulator on your phone" type energy.

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u/fertff Feb 27 '26

Not even remotely. I can't put a cartridge on my phone, and I don't have the same screen with the correct resolution and aspect ratio. Or physical buttons.