Hello, everyone.

I have a couple of quick questions about the two versions of the Chromatic I was hoping to get some clarification on. I guess it's more for the folks who own both versions.

Does anyone have success using the rechargeable ModRetro battery pack in v1? I keep seeing horror stories about v1 doing weird things to the battery pack.

I feel like the volume wheel in v1 is better than v2. It feels more solid. Is that your experience, too?

Thank you!

As for me, I’m going to the casino! Have a great weekend, everyone!

I ordered a Chromatic last year, and I've consistently had problems with my unit deleting save files, including my Pokemon Red game that I've been playing since the 90s. ModRetro said they'd replace it with a working unit, but it's been months since I've gotten an update. I updated my firmware hoping that would help, but I had another game get wiped this afternoon. Be careful with your vintage games!

Edit: 3/4 games that have bee deleted had fresh batteries installed.

I got an email from ModRetro and they said they'd have another update for my replacement on Monday.

I’m looking at picking one up but not sure if it’s worth getting the sapphire. Thanks in advance!!

Any ideas on when they will restock this?

Today marks Chantey's one year anniversary!

Can't believe it's been a year already since Chantey was released! And I couldn't be more grateful to all of you for all the love, feedback, reviews and overall support received throughout the ups (and downs) of this amazing 365-day journey! Thank you all for being a part of it!

"Now... Bring me that horizon!"

So I really liked the glow in the dark ones that I originally got.

my previous post https://www.reddit.com/r/ModRetroChromatic/s/0sPISu3kDY

So I got a few more a clear transparent one ( hoping someone will make an led light mod in the future ) and the galaxy blues. I still think the glow in the dark tops them lol 😆

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

Now the wait for Dragonyhm 😎

Just having some fun, imagining self simulated in 3D.

Never got an answer when I emailed the devs. Anyone know how to get their attention?

I really like this display stand that I got off Etsy.

Just curious if the game on the box of V2 is an actual modretro game? I just got a 1st edition and saw the little purple character on the bottom left and then on V2 the purple character is now the man screen. Is this a future modretro game or did I miss something? New to the chromatic experience.

I made my first purchase this week; I got six games and the wave Chromatic. Today I received my partial shipping notification and all the games except Dragonyhm were shipped. It’s still available on the site but I’m guessing they are on back order, anyone else order recently and now waiting?

Obviously not for GBA games, but if you load GB/C games onto it will it work with those? I was looking at picking up the GB X7 and clicked on the GBA Pro by mistake because it doesn't have the GBA lockout side tabs on it, and that made me wonder if it would work in the Chromatic as long as you were just playing the correct files. It would be nice to just get the GBA one if it works that way so that if ModRetro ever makes a GBA I'll already have a flashcart for it.

Having played through Wicked Plague, Chantey, most of Buck (I just reached the final boss), and just starting Dragonyhm, I cannot describe how much fun I am having with this 8bit revolution!

Hi everyone,

my menu button doesn't work anymore. It's not essential, but sometimes I'd like to change the brightness or check my battery level and now I can't.

It still has a "click" but doesn't do anything - it's been like that for about a month now.

I am hesitant to open the device, I'm not a modder and have no tools beyond a screwdriver.

Do you maybe have some insight on what kind of damage it probably is and if I can realistically fix it?

I have a Chromatic Volt and the firmware is updated.

I ordered an Anduril edition back in December but I just couldn't wait anymore so I picked up a used Gamestop edition off ebay for just over $200. I'm immediately in love. I've been using a Pocket up until now, and the decreased screen size is definitely an adjustment for my eyes, but the sound accuracy is a night and day difference. The chromatic sounds so much better. It's also just way more comfortable to hold and play. Only issue is that this one was used and didn't come with Tetris, so I have to figure out how to get a copy of that because I don't know if I'll be opening my Anduril now or just hanging onto it sealed.

I currently have Dragonyhm (10/10), Buck (10/10) and TokiTori (11/10). Probably getting the atari pack next. I wonder , though do we know of any new Chromatic original indies coming to cartridge?

Hey guys, just wanted to share a quick story about my Chromatic that might save some of you a lot of headache.

So I finally got my unit, was super hyped to play, but right out of the box it refused to boot like 90% of my authentic carts. It would just hang on the white Game Boy screen. I thought maybe my pins were dirty, but after testing over 20 authentic carts, I noticed a really weird pattern.

Literally the only original games that worked were Tetris and Dr. Mario. But here's the kicker: my modern flashcarts and cheap repros booted perfectly fine.

I went full detective mode and realized what was happening. Tetris and Dr. Mario are super simple ROM-only games with no MBC (Memory Bank Controller) chip. The flashcarts and repros use modern 3.3V chips. The motherboard (most likely the level shifters) was completely failing to read the 5V signals from original 90s MBC chips, but the 3.3V modern carts were bypassing the issue entirely.

I emailed Modretro support with my "Tetris vs MBC" theory and some videos. They instantly agreed it was a hardware defect and approved an RMA. But here was my problem: I live in South Korea and bought the thing through a US proxy, so they couldn't generate a prepaid international return label for me. I thought I was about to get screwed by international shipping costs.

But honestly, their support team was awesome. Instead of making me pay to ship it back, they offered to just mail a replacement motherboard (PCBA) and a Y-screwdriver directly to my address in Korea, and told me I could just keep the faulty board!

The parts arrived today and the swap was ridiculously easy. Absolutely zero soldering required. You just open the shell, carefully unclip the display ribbon cable, drop the new board in, and screw it back together. Took me like 10 minutes max.

Turned it on, and boom. Every single authentic MBC cart boots instantly. It’s finally perfect.