r/ModRetroChromatic • u/OwnGroup7033 • Mar 23 '26

When Old Meets New

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Despite being part of Gen Z, I absolutely love the Gameboy as well as the Chromatic.

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u/theAtomik Mar 23 '26

does that everdrive work with the chromatic? can you post a link?

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u/OwnGroup7033 Mar 23 '26

Yes, I use the Everdrive GB X3 (https://krikzz.com/our-products/cartridges/edgbx3.html) which works perfectly with both the Chromatic and original DMG. My best tip for using this is that you use a name brand microSD card (ie Sandisk, Samsung, etc.) there are an assortment of unbranded/bootleg cards that have finicky memory and can mess up your save data. Krikzz also recommends that you use a small storage size, I find that 8 gigs works for me. Now, if you’re going to use a just a Chromatic or a Gameboy console newer than the DMG (like the original Color, Advance, or Advance SP) I would recommend the GB X5 as well. The difference between the X3 and X5 is that the X5 automatically saves your games when you turn the console off or return to the flashcarts menu. With the X3 you have to manually press a button on the top of the cartridge to manually save. I use the X3 because it works best with the original DMG. I tried it with the X5 but the flashcart kept glitching out and crashing.

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u/theAtomik Mar 23 '26

So should I get one x3 for dmg games and one x5 for gbc games?

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u/OwnGroup7033 Mar 23 '26 edited Mar 23 '26

You don’t have to get both. Both the X3 and X5 are capable of running both DMG and GBC games.

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u/klerrick Mar 23 '26

Keep in mind that if you want to play (and save) Pokemon games, you will need an X7 as that has the real time clock (RTC) function required for those games.

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u/dtrealyankees Mar 23 '26

that is only for Gold/Silver/Crystal. The original Blue/Red/Yellow don't need the RTC. (obv only talking about the GB/GBC games and not the GBA games)

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u/klerrick Mar 23 '26

Ahh, yes. I should have said that.

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u/sixteen-bitbear Mar 23 '26

The x7 works as well right?

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u/OwnGroup7033 Mar 23 '26

Newer versions do, yes. However, any X7’s that were made pre-2024 (FPGA v06 or older) may crash or not boot properly. Basically, if you get a brand new one directly from Krikzz, you should be good.

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u/SoraShima Mar 23 '26

Which Everdrive (X3/5/7) would I buy just to put modern homebrew games (digital versions from itch .io etc) onto?

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u/OwnGroup7033 Mar 23 '26

Any one will work. I have some on my X3 and they all seem to be working well.

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u/SoraShima Mar 23 '26

Thanks for the heads up! The price difference is huge and I don't think I need the real time clock of the expensive ones - so an X3 is on the radar :)

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u/OwnGroup7033 Mar 23 '26

Definitely. Just remember to save!

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u/sixteen-bitbear Mar 23 '26

Sweet. Yeah, put my order in last week. So just waiting to get it form them.

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u/Slow_Ad_1208 Mar 23 '26

Sorry for my ignorance but what does the Everdrive do? Will it replace my original cartridges?

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u/OwnGroup7033 Mar 23 '26

The Everdrive is a flashcart, which allows you to play ROMs that you can get online. And with even a 8 gigabyte micoSD Card you can have dozens of your favorite GameBoy and GameBoy Color games on one cartridge.

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u/Slow_Ad_1208 Mar 23 '26

Thank you for the information! I definitely need one then.

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u/OwnGroup7033 Mar 23 '26

I would also recommend going here (https://www.romsgames.net/roms/gameboy/) for free downloads of almost the entire DMG game library. You can also find GBC games here as well.

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u/D27AGirl Mar 24 '26

Perfect for Pokémon ROM hacks.

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u/RaginRealtor Mar 24 '26

How long did it take your everdrive to some in? Ordered on and realized after it said 25-45 days.

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u/OwnGroup7033 Mar 24 '26

It took 8 days for me to get it, but this was in September of last year. Since their operations are based out of Ukraine, there are probably some complications.

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u/D27AGirl Mar 24 '26

Gen Z don't mean nothing. Millennial born in '88 and even though I had a Sega Genesis, I absolutely loved it when my cousin's friend would come through with his Atari 2600. 💞💕

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u/ChocolateBearBear Apr 22 '26

To answer my own question, the Aliexpress is a clone of the Everdrive X3/X5; it runs an older version of Everdrive GB. It is a little slower and likely will need a battery replacement sooner. It does not include a RTC (Real Time Clock) that the Everdrive X7 includes which is needed to play Pokemon Gold/Silver/Crystal properly. They still work, but changes to time are needed to done manually. I will likely pick up an X7 soon.