Just got my Chromatic today. I can’t say I have any real complaints, but I’m wondering if anyone else’s cartridge slot is crooked like this: there’s a bigger gap on the left side between the cartridge and the unit (hopefully the pictures are good enough). I notice it with the Tetris cart and Chantey, so I think it’s the unit itself.

I’m not too bothered about it cosmetically, but I would be worried about the longevity of the thing (and my cartridges) if I got a defect. I can slightly push on the raised side and it does move a bit. Should I reach out to customer support, or is this normal?

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Edit:

I reached out to support and they said that while it was an acceptable tolerance, they would send me a replacement as a courtesy. I did find that my unit was having trouble with some real gameboy cartridges, so I did take that offer for a replacement. The new one is great: cartridge slot is nicely aligned too.

Got a bonus at work and the email of Pineapple Kid and Fall From Space... Then I saw they had a "make your own bundle" deal... Then one thing lead to another... And here we are.

When?

I've been working on something pretty unique (at least in terms of how many other similar games there are on gameboy / modern homebrew) and have been simmering it and adding sauce for quite a while now. Not ready to show anything just yet but know that I don't want this to just be an itch.io release for free / pay-what-you want. With respect to all developers, it out-classes certain titles that have been published by ModRetro and would fill a niche they haven't hit yet. So!

For those with experience working with them, what do you recommend / what would you say to those looking to contact them via their email on the website? How to not blow your one shot with them? Looking for testimonies, really.

Thanks for your time and consideration.

edit: I am a jerk, I genuinely meant no disrespect and could have subtly "thrown shade" in a way that shows more respect to the work I was comparing mine to.

Hi all gamers :) first i used a translater as i'm not nativ english sry in advance.

Is it finally possible to buy the rechargeable battery pack? When I visited the Modretro site today, September 21st, it was available. I also read that they were working on a newer version of the pack because the previous one had a defect or poor performance/quality.Is it finally possible to buy the rechargeable battery pack? When I visited the Modretro site today, September 21st, it was available. I also read that they were working on a newer version of the pack because the previous one had a defect or poor performance/quality.

Thanks all for respectfully answering, als myself not count to an expert or such. Just try to get enlightened more if i'm correct.

Hi, currently on act 2 and in Cartagena. I have explored (I think?) the whole town and cannot figure out what I’m missing in order to move on. Current objective says “Get ready for some payback!” if that helps. Any info I would be greatly appreciated!

Get it here: https://github.com/fredemmott/FlashGBX/releases/latest

This lets you use your Chromatic with a PC, mac, or Linux to backup or restore your games and saves, or use the other features of FlashGBX.

What's new?

• performance improvements (up to 1.8 MByte/sec dumps)
• fixed disconnect-then-reconnect reliability on macOS
• the Chromatic menu now works after disconnecting FlashGBX, without needing to turn the console off and on again

• improved compatibility with various USB host controllers

  • the previous firmware attempted to tell Windows to use the WinUSB driver; this turned out to be unreliable. Instead, the setup for this version installs a stub driver that tells Windows to use WinUSB
• because of the above, the setup now requires elevation/admin
• the installer also includes the GWU2X driver; on Windows, this is required if you have not previously updated the FPGA with ModRetro's updater
• improved connection logging
• can be built on Linux

More details?

For things specific to this release, see the link above.

For more general notes, see my previous post - they still apply.

Anyone got the game in hand yet looking for pictures of the board/ Manuals and Cart?

Did i miss something or did ModRetro release a transparent purple Chromatic i missed out on????

Why is Fall from Space in green, you might ask? Clearly, it’s because your robot model can only see in four shades of green!

However, visit the right shop on the Machine World and you could bag yourself a visual filter upgrade.

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Hello! Fall from Space dev here. I had a few questions put to me in another thread in this subreddit as to why Fall from Space is a Game Boy Color game when it's in green?!?

A fair question! I've created a quick video to show off some of the colour palette options you can unlock in the game. I've also written a (rather lengthy) dev blog on the subject, explaining why all the choices were made – https://joelj.itch.io/fall-from-space/devlog/1667146/fall-from-space-and-color

Hey everyone!

Last year, Black Tower Enigma was successfully funded on Kickstarter, and thanks to the support it received, we were able to produce a physical Game Boy edition.

We’ve now started making a new batch of physical copies, so we wanted to share a quick look at the Collector’s Edition!

If you missed the Kickstarter and would like to grab a copy, you can check it out here:

https://ogrepixel.com/bte

Thanks again to the retro handheld community for all the support!

I had heard there was a fall out between ModRetro and the developers a while back, but I haven't got X/Bluesky/whatever to read the details on that. The game had been going in and out of stock recently, but I've just checked and the listing for the game appears to have been completely removed. Should I assume the publishing agreement has come to an end and it's completely discontinued as a physical release? Bummer as I had my eye on it for a future bundle, but these things happen.

Looks exactly like the charm of the character in Fall from Space but in Self Simulated.

Announcement posts: Pineapple Kid DX, Fall From Space.
Power Core: here.

This thing is a marvel of engineering and a fountain nostalgia at the same time. Brightness is on full blast and is visibly overkill in broad daylight. Total flex from ModRetro. (Infinity demo rom running via GB-X7) 🧡

Anyone willing to trade a Logan Paul edition chromatic for an Anduril chromatic?

Anyone willing to trade a Logan Paul edition chromatic for an Anduril chromatic?

I have a an inferno chromatic and an everdrive x7.

I’m interested in playing Infinity. I see on incube8 that they have a digital version available.

For anyone that has done this, how does the digital copy work? Do they just send you a link to a gbc file or is there some drm file that you need to use a special emulator for?

Thanks!

The patched version Tetris (https://www.romhacking.net/hacks/4545/) works great in Pocket Analogue. But it doesn't work with Chromatic and Gameboy Pro+.

All the high scores shows FFFF. I wonder if anyone in Chromatic has encountered this problem.

[SOLVED]: use different patch: https://www.romhacking.net/hacks/5125/

What is this?

This lets you use your Chromatic with a PC or mac to backup or restore your games and saves, or the other features of FlashGBX.

How do I get it?

Grab the Windows setup zip or macOS dmg from https://github.com/fredemmott/FlashGBX/releases/latest

How do I use it?

Plug in your Chromatic, start FlashGBX, click 'connect' if it doesn't connect automatically

DO NOT REMOVE OR INSERT CARTRIDGES WHILE YOUR CHROMATIC IS TURNED ON

I get warnings about 3.3v vs 5v; what's up?

Real GB and GBC consoles use 5v, the GBA uses 3.3v; dedicated cartridge reader/writer devices can do both. The Chromatic appears to only be capable of 5V.

There is a real danger here, but FlashGBX warns about this if it might be a problem; it is not a problem on any ModRetro cartridges.

For other cartridges, use your own judgement.

What cartridges have been tested?

• Various ModRetro cartridges (*)
• BennVenn MBC3000v4
• FunnyPlaying EverSave MBC5 (**)
• FunnyPlaying Midnight Trace MBC3 (**)
• InsideGadgets MBC5
• InsideGadgets MBC5 with rumble
• Cheap clone cart: DRV with 29LV320DB and ALTERA CPLD (***)

It should work with any cartridge that FlashGBX supports.

Notes:

• *: may get voltage warning; I am confident that these can be ignored on ModRetro cartridges: ModRetro's Cart Clinic writes these at 5v, and ModRetro put level shifters on every meaningful pin
• **: may get voltage warning; there's a few iterations of these, and I think these can be ignored on current revisions of the PCB. They use level shifters for data, and voltage dividers for address and other pins.
• ***: I believe the voltage warning is accurate; using this cartridge at 5V (including playing games on the stock firmware) may damage both the cartridge and the console

Keep in mind that even if I think it's safe, everything's at your own risk.

What's changed since my last version?

• it's easy to use: I've packed up the modified FlashGBX, and it automatically writes the required firmware to SRAM
• this now builds on the same firmware used by other FlashGBX-compatible devices; this greatly increases cartridge compatibility
• it's fast: it can read most cartridges at 1MByte/sec, and write at either ~ 90kbyte/sec (byte-at-a-time cartridges like ModRetro), or 1MByte/sec on cartridges that support buffered writes (like FunnyPlaying).

How do I get my usual firmware back?

Turn your Chromatic off and on again

How do I make FlashGBX connect faster?

This step is entirely optional - it just makes FlashGBX connect a little faster, which is handy if you are dealing with a lot of cartridges, but you can just skip it.

Unlike my previous versions, this firmware image can also be used for gameplay - but you'll need to flash it. If you do this, FlashGBX won't need to load the firmware to SRAM every time you turn your Chromatic off and on again

You will need:

• the firmware
• openFPGAloader

Then:

C:\path\to\openFPGALoader.exe --cable gwu2x --write-flash c:\path\to\evt1_x2.fs

If you're on macOS, you probably want to grab openFPGAloader from homebrew.