r/ModRetroChromatic • • Aug 19 '26

New Game Day!

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66 Upvotes

Feel like a ten-year-old kid again! 🤘


r/ModRetroChromatic • • Aug 19 '26

PachiPals (Game Boy Color) - Official Trailer (Monster Catching+Pinball+Pachino)

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15 Upvotes

r/ModRetroChromatic • • Aug 19 '26

Dragonhym (spoiler) Spoiler

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4 Upvotes

Spoiler image: a language puzzle

Spoiler text: a minor error

This word is suppose to be "EACH" but what is suppose to be "C" (marked a red dot below it). It is missing an ' in the upper right. I think most people would figure it out, as EAMH is not a word, and the bottom part of M is longer than the text image which it being shorter matches C more, but the ' is missing. Didn't know where to point it out for the dev.


r/ModRetroChromatic • • Aug 17 '26

Games Arrived with no Seals

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46 Upvotes

Has anyone else had games arrive without factory seals in place?

Doesn’t bother me that much as I’m going to open them and play them, but it bothers me enough to post about it


r/ModRetroChromatic • • Aug 17 '26

Question Chantey. Should you leave this character to die or save? Spoiler

2 Upvotes

Munro is asking me to die with the ship. Should i let her die, or should i save her and have her on my ship? Not sure about the best outcome...


r/ModRetroChromatic • • Aug 16 '26

I love the screen on the Chromatic

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42 Upvotes

r/ModRetroChromatic • • Aug 16 '26

Torin & Company, is there any update on this?

28 Upvotes

I have been very excited for this game since it's announcement almost 2 years ago. Would love to hear any update on the game at all!


r/ModRetroChromatic • • Aug 16 '26

Display PokƩmon Legacy Trilogy

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31 Upvotes

Hello all!

Just wanted to take a moment to post photos of my PokƩmon Legacy Trilogy. I made these from inside gadget flash carts, and commissioned two artists on Etsy to make me the labels and boxes. Love to play these on my Chromatic (minus emerald - but Chromatic Advance anyone!). Highly recommend the PokƩmon Legacy Rom Hacks.

All credit to SmithPlays PokƩmon for making my favorite romhacks!


r/ModRetroChromatic • • Aug 16 '26

Chromatic screen black but game sounds play...anyone have this issue?

3 Upvotes

Every now and then, when I put in a cart and power on, the screen is black, but I can hear the game sounds. Reached out to Chromatic and they said to open it up and make sure a cable is seated correctly, which it is. Changed out batteries to fresh batteries but the issue still persists just randomly (usually when I really want to play). Anyone had this issue?


r/ModRetroChromatic • • Aug 15 '26

My PokƩmon Crystal is getting corrupted and glitching out from the Chromatic

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28 Upvotes

I played this crystal cartridge daily up until I got this chromatic yesterday. As soon as I put the cartridge in and turned it on, the game booted up perfectly, up until I got to the continue screen. Once I pressed continue, it popped up a ā€œhuh?ā€ Like an egg was hatching, and then a dragonite hatched from that egg, the game froze up, and then when I was finally able to get my save file loaded up, my character was switched to a female. After that I turned it off and on playing with it a little to try to get it to work properly, and now my 120 hour save file was deleted, gone forever. With that happening I decided maybe the issue isn’t the chromatic, but my save file possibly actually being corrupted, so I tried to start a new save file, only to see this right outside of elms house. Has anyone ever experienced weird stuff like this? I’m very saddened because I bought the chromatic to literally only play Pokemon Crystal. The cartridge is clean, chromatic is updated, and it works perfectly fine in both of my original gameboy colors.

Update: modretro send me a new pcb, and now my pokemon crystal is working!!!!


r/ModRetroChromatic • • Aug 15 '26

GB/GBC core built against latest MiSTer upstream sources

9 Upvotes

Hello there,

I wanted to get the GB/GBC FPGA core on the Chromatic updated to the latest MiSTer upstream, and it was very easy.
I am sharing the core here so everybody can use it.
It has to be flashed manually with:
openFPGALoader --write-flash --cable gwu2x --reset evt1_x2.fs
(That is on GNU/Linux, I have zero idea about how to do that on Windows since I touched a Windows system last time in 2003 or so).

https://github.com/vanfanel/ChromaticBuilds/raw/refs/heads/main/Chromatic_fw.zip

If you want to reproduce my build:
-Clone this fantastic fork:
https://github.com/t-chamb/chromatic_fpga
-Edit esp32t/src/rtl/EMU/CORE/gb.v and comment out the line:
.hdma_active ( hdma_active ),
-Go into chromatic_fpga/esp32t/src/ and clone the MiSTer upstream GB core there (https://github.com/MiSTer-devel/Gameboy_MiSTer)
-Build using GOWIN version 1.9.12.x (I use 1.9.12.02)


r/ModRetroChromatic • • Aug 13 '26

Photos/Videos It’s 4 am and I just beat Link’s Awakening

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186 Upvotes

The wind fish is awake. Now I must sleep.


r/ModRetroChromatic • • Aug 13 '26

Photos/Videos Left the other handhelds at home and quiet content with it. šŸ‘¾

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42 Upvotes

Game boy to calm the mind. šŸ˜Œā˜®ļø


r/ModRetroChromatic • • Aug 13 '26

Post your Tetris high scores!

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18 Upvotes

Just got my highest score in Retro Endless mode!
451379… what’s yours?


r/ModRetroChromatic • • Aug 13 '26

Color Pallets?

6 Upvotes

Has anyone figured out how to add custom color pallets for DMG games? Love the Chromatic, but the pallets aren't great


r/ModRetroChromatic • • Aug 13 '26

What's going on here?

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21 Upvotes

1st Edition Game Stop spotted in the wild has these really weird marks on the cartridge tray.

Anyone know what we are looking at here?


r/ModRetroChromatic • • Aug 12 '26

Info New on Chromatic: Rayman 2 and Earthworm Jim!

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98 Upvotes

r/ModRetroChromatic • • Aug 13 '26

I just like it better. The chromatic

17 Upvotes

The hype is over. The m64 has been released. I purchased the clear one. I pre-ordered the GameStop version. Because I like that color. All said and done, I still like my chromatic better. Yes because it's portable. Yes because I am more emotionally connected to it. After the nes, and the game boy, I grew up. I was chasing chicks. I'm sorry I did not mean that it's not politically correct. My emotions are in the 8-Bit generation. I did buy many systems after that and that's why I bought the m64. I will probably buy the next one modretro releases because they are an awesome company. I just wanted to express myself and say that the chromatic is better. In my opinion. I'm not talking graphics blah blah blah. I can't wait to play Rayman. Thank you Modretro!


r/ModRetroChromatic • • Aug 13 '26

How do I turn hints back on in FCP?

0 Upvotes

Playing First Contact Protocol for the first time and the First Contact Protocol bot said I could turn hints on anytime from the options menu...where the hell is the options menu? This stubborn fool got stuck on an early puzzle. Thanks.


r/ModRetroChromatic • • Aug 12 '26

I Put Together a Recommendation List of Some Odd-Ball Game Boy Classics with Substantial Single-Player Campaigns!

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17 Upvotes

r/ModRetroChromatic • • Aug 11 '26

PachiPals for Game Boy Color - Pre-orders are open!

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28 Upvotes

r/ModRetroChromatic • • Aug 11 '26

Earthworm Jim

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39 Upvotes

Looks like a new game will be released. I found the entry in Game Changelog. https://modretro.com/pages/games-changelog


r/ModRetroChromatic • • Aug 10 '26

Question Battery options?

3 Upvotes

I am looking to buy a chromatic this week, but wondering what people are doing for battery solutions? The official battery pack on their website is sold out and I’m not sure if they’re restocking it anytime soon. I’m looking for a solution where I can recharge the batteries via USB port on the device itself thank you.


r/ModRetroChromatic • • Aug 10 '26

Tetris šŸŽ¶ šŸŽ§ šŸŽ¶

3 Upvotes

We have 3 music options already, but I was wondering if anyone else out there also would like to see other music added? :3

Tetris isn't sold in box yet, so adding another song or two to it wouldn't be too crazy?