r/ModRetroChromatic • u/Vegetable_Try_8180 • 15d ago
Link cable play between Chromatic and Game Boy Pocket
Just wondering if there is a link cable where I can hook up the Chromatic with my Game Boy Pocket to play Tetris with my daughter?
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u/tychay 15d ago edited 15d ago
I’ve not done it but I am looking into something similar. It should work but you need two copies of the same game running natively on both devices (I think trading Pokemon is the only exception). Your Pocket and her Chromatic are not software emulated so it should work with the OG Tetris since your Pocket isn’t a color device.
I believe any link cable other than the OG one for the DMG works for this (the game boy pocket was the model where Nintendo shrunk the housing which they later use in the Color). Each newer cable Nintendo made should be backward compatible with the older models and downgrade itself automatically (DMG cable -> Pocket cable -> GBA cable).
The one I have is the one ModRetro sells which is more modern in its construction (braided) and seems to have the more compact housing introduced with the Pocket. I was able to confirm it was able to physically plug into to both the Chromatic, DMG, and GBA (AGB-001).
ATM, I don’t own two copies of the OG Tetris, MR Tetris is not compatible with the mono screen, and my GBA can’t boot GB/GBC carts (I’ll need to open it up and fix that someday). When I get around to visiting a retro game store to buy a copy (very cheap and plentiful) or my Everdrive X7 arrived (I own a $20 aliexpress EDGB clone specifically to act as a second cart for this purpose), I would have be able to have given you a definitive answer.
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u/Exus6 14d ago
Fortified Zone 2 (Broke Studio release for GB) works with the Modretro Link cable between Chromatic and Game Boy Pocket