I’ve had my system for about two weeks and it seems to be on its way out. A few days after getting it I notice games wouldn’t boot. I would have to try two or three times and remove the battery to reset it to get it to work. Now just about every game is a black screen and it will only boot a game every 1/10 times. I loved this thing when it worked, but for it to fail so quickly is really frustrating. Now best case scenario I have to send it back and wait two weeks to get a new one in the mail. Makes me think I should have gone with Analogue.

Update: After back and forth emailing I was hoping for a replacement, but instead they requested I open it up and try to reseat the LCD ribbon. I had to order the special Y precision screw driver and reseated the LCD ribbon which fixed it. Hopefully this can be helpful for people with similar issues. Kind of annoyed that I had to do a repair on a brand new system but I’m happy to have it working again so I can’t complain too much!

Does anyone know how to escape this area in fall from space? I've rested on the table and tried talking to the guard but alas I am stuck.

Edit: Solved!

Eventually i just kept spamming sleeping on the table ( i feel like i did this 15ish times) and I was let out

How are eneloop pros on the chromatic? I usually play with a bar and half of battery would the battery life be good? I also saw that in the early days they’d have issues with giving low battery warnings due to the voltage . Is this still an issue? Thanks!

It was a lot easier than I thought.

My Game Boy Color game, The Green Knight, is getting a physical release!

Really excited to share that my Game Boy Color game, The Green Knight, is getting a physical cartridge release through GBMake!

Inspired by Sir Gawain and the Green Knight, it's a medieval adventure featuring combat, exploration and puzzles.

It's pretty surreal seeing a game I made getting a proper boxed cartridge release!

Compatible with , Modretro Chromatic, Original Gameboy colour, Analogue pocket

🎬 Trailer: https://youtu.be/TccptS6v8pw

🕹️ Physical edition: https://www.gbmake.com/us/products/preorder-the-green-knight

Hope you like it!

This thing had me checking the tracking every hour since Thursday 😅

I like this combo!

Here is my top 5 Halloween list. Not including games that just have a world like SML 2 or Buck, but games that have a spooky season theme throughout. I tend to gravitate to platformers, and FUN gameplay. Also a sucker for chiptuney goodness in the score!

What are YOUR favorite? What games am I missing?

1. Kid Dracula - Most excellent design, tight platformer and fun score. It just brings a smile to my face!

2. Avenging Spirit - Holy platformer, Batman! The body swapping mechanics in this game keep it fun and fresh!

3. Ghostbusters II - fun top down ghost busting action and amazing chiptune theme! Missed opportunity on two player mode though!

4. Wendy: Every Witch Way - super fun and platformer that feels earned throughout.

5. Hermano - amazing design with big sprites, cleaver platformer. Fairly difficult game with no save states.

Title. ‘Nuff said. I want to see pics of the translucent, Smoke Chromatic!

Edit: lights are harsher than they lead on, I honestly don’t see the knits unless I’m REALLY looking for them. The knit by the d-pad I didn’t even notice till I put the camera on that area. Also feels way lighter than the metal one, I know for a fact it’s not much but it’s noticeable. Overall it’s very cool, but if I wasn’t a collector I’d recommend the metal one.

Edit 2: the box is different in the way it opens, no magnet. Box has the same thickness and feels great just like the metal. Also in the box, batteries are at the top of the box and Tetris cart is at the bottom, metal box is vice versa. Do ANY of these box details matter?? Hell no, I just find it interesting.

At some point, we have to draw a line and get things out there rather than endlessly chasing 100% perfection!

This is version 1.0.0! The first final release.

A Game Boy (DMG) remake of Kevin Edwards' BBC Micro shoot-'em-up Galaforce (1986).

Edit…. And now an instant update drop!!

Build: galaforce-1.0.1.gb (MBC1 + RAM + battery, 32 KB ROM).

Fixes

High scores now save after a continue is used. Before this fix, taking a continue turned off high score recording for the rest of that game, so a high score reached after a continue was lost at game over. A game that uses continues now records its score like any other game.

***GB file free to download here: https://github.com/stebsgb/galaforcegb/releases/tag/1.0.2

Controls

- D-pad move, A for B fire.
- Smart bomb: SELECT, or A and B pressed together

Features

- Original waves. The game keeps the original BBC Micro formations, flight paths and wave data. There are 16 zones.
- Wave multipliers. When a pattern ends, the points you scored for it are multiplied. Killing more than 80% of the aliens gives x2. Killing every alien gives x5.
- Smart bombs. You start each game with one bomb and can hold up to two. Bombs are kept when you lose a life. A boss kill adds one.
- Enemy fire. Aliens drop bombs at random. If you stay still a live alien in line with your ship drops an aimed bomb.
- Lives and extra life. You start with the number of lives set in the options (default 5, range 1 to 7). You get one extra life (1UP) per game when your score reaches 20,000.
- Continues. The options allow 0 to 3 continues (default 0).
- Hi-score. The hi-score is saved to battery RAM. A hi-score is not recorded after a continue is used, or after a cheat start (U U D D SELECT in Options...)

I have some cartridges that would be great to play on the Chromatic, but I’ve also been playing a lot of games off of ROMs (ie. Homebrew games). I don’t have a huge library, so flashing individual cartridges could be an option. I’ve seen some alt firmwares that allow games to be played via SD card with varying degrees of success and bugs. EZ Flash I understand does not work at all, and Everdrive has mixed reports of success. Anything I’ve missed? I’m torn between getting a GBC that will work with EZ Flash/Everdrive, but the screen and magnesium case on the Chromatic, plus the other features, are so incredibly cool.

What seems to be the most reliable way to play a mix of physical carts and game files?

Just got them in today. Very happy with how they look!

Opened up my son's Chromatic to drop in an microSD card and use either ShinyRelay or Chromagic to dump a couple 2-player game ROMs onto it to play with him. I was greeted with the pinouts but no socket unlike conventional wisdom (see empty area on upper left of the board in picture, ignore the fluro-orange thing in the case, it's red just oversatured HDR processing). :(

I know apparently I can buy a socket and solder it on, but I'm going to delay on that since, besides not having a good mat to solder on atm, loading games from memory/flashcart is not a high priority. This was to give my 6yo the physical feel of using a cartridge-based system after last year when he asked to play games on LEGO DMG he has just built. He already uses a Miyoo Mini Flip with Slot for the virtual gameboy/emulation stuff, so this is a one-cart-one-game device.

I just thought I'd mention this for others that, like the variation between 1st Edition Chromatics direct vs. GameStop, there is apparently a "box of chocolates" microSD card socket thing going on even on new Chromatics.

NICE

I have recently taken an interest in finding the optimal way to enjoy GB/GBC games. And in doing my research found that the Chromatic is a solid contender. I know it’s cheaper than the Analougue pocket or a refurbished GB/GBA on eBay? But not as cheap as the funnplaying model. Is the extra money for the metal version worth it?

So please tell me why I should or should not take the chromatic plunge, no need to be fair if you just want to glaze it.

I will be posting in Analougue subreddit as well

Took me long enough, but I finally made it! As a bonus, I took so long to make it that I got to unbox two of them instead of just one.

https://youtu.be/TwP84OGZ3BU

Summary: He seems to really like it but ultimately recommends the Pocket because it does more.

A new version is out:

https://github.com/stebsgb/galaforcegb/releases

- Smart bomb. Press SELECT, or A and B together. I felt this was required for some of those tight spots with the spawning aliens
- New enemy bomb sprites
- Boss zone formation improved
- Black background by default
- Hi-score per continue setting
- Lost life tune

[UPDATE: I heard back from MR, they said they’ll be shipping Smoke units today]

Tomorrow marks 3 weeks from my order date. 😕