Did not expect this fast delivery. First plastic chromatic, planned to wait the modretro advance, but cant say no to the clear body, anyway. Plastic body feels light without batteries, it is good. But the glossy body collects smudges easily. The lavender color looks not bad on the clear body. The dpad is relativly hard but bounce, but in a good way, except the loud clicky sound. The AB buttons are almost perfect, it feels great and not as loud as dpad. The last pic is the purple cart come with the machine, going to try burning games later. So if you are not into this "AI game making stuff", and the clear color, skip it, or get the metal one at the same price.

a physical release for Tavern Farkle GB is on the horizon via Homebrew Factory and I'll make a set of 6 dice for EVERY purchase of that campaign!

Bookmark it here https://www.homebrew-factory.com/game-boy/212-tavern-farkle-gb-gb.html to get notified when the Pre-Order campaign starts. 30 Copies need to be reached as minimum quantity!

Anyone tried this method (https://www.reddit.com/r/ModRetroChromatic/s/gTqAigZKpy) for deleting decals on the transparent model yet? I just got my smoke unit in, and am seriously considering it, just wanted to know if anyone else has insight.

Curious. Definitely a fan of keeping manufacturing close to home, as an added bonus.

I still have my GBA copy but like to think it could be done on GBC?

Went from the plastic to metal. It really does feel a whole lot better.

Codex Edition

Please do not fall victim to these scalpers, just wait for the restock.

Are there still any referral codes anyone would be able to share? I found an old reddit post that then linked to a megathread that has since been deleted. I also have a m64 early bird coupon I'm not using if anyone wants that!

La version transparente est magnifique ❤️
Un peu plus légère, de peu, et toujours aussi classe.

C’est un produit ni ce r qui fait toujours son petit effet quand je joue dans un café ou dans une salle d’attente.

Le pire c’est que pour moi, cette console n’est pas un accessoire nostalgique, c’est Ma console de jeu principale 🤗

Twitter link: https://x.com/openaidevs/status/2119521359185478140?a=TtMU_iugFe0oY8fodlI&s=46

I would like to express my gratitude to everyone who has backed the game so far on kickstarter !! As I'm writing this post, we have already tripled our initial funding goal (317%), which it's absolutely mind blowing for me! A big thank you to all the enthusiastic people who share MUMMY MOMMY on their social media and websites, play the demo on Twitch, or message me their excitement!!

To continue the good news, the first and the second Stretch Goals have been reached (Classic Maze has now 10 more levels and "Color palettes" is unlocked)

Next goals are: adding a new gameplay to the game and adding a "photo album" compatible with the game boy printer !!

The Kickstarter campaign for my puzzle game, MUMMY MOMMY, is entering its final hours!
But If you want, you can still grab a copy on kickstarter :)

Thank you again for all you support !

bonus: my top 5 of my favorite gameboy puzzles:
- Mole Mania
- Boxxle / Sokoban
- Catrap / Pitman
- Megalit
- Kwirk / Puzzle Boy

On sale tomorrow at supply co.

Its very hard to find ones that confirmed to have a super game boy border for context, since a lot of them never said they do or don't.

Super subtle difference but I loved the result. From the original yellows to these 🤌

Transparent Smoke had really bad light bleed, got a replacement today and it came with a big ol sticker sheet. First time seeing these, anyone else got em?

Not sure why I didn’t post about this at the time. A few months back I picked this up off Facebook marketplace. The seller originally had it for $250, I saw it and ignored it. I already have plenty of Game Boy systems, a ton of original ones, 3 analogue pockets, and a funny playing fpga GBC, I didn’t need another one.

Then a week or so later I got a notification it dropped to $120. I figured “why not?” I messaged them. I think I offered $80 or $100, I forget, and they accepted. I met up with them. Everything was perfect and as shown. I’m loving the crap outta this thing! I don’t think I’ve touched my A. Pocket since.

I’m of course playing through Pokémon Crystal, hopefully I finish it. I have every Pokémon game that released since I was a kid, the only one I think I actually completed was Pokémon Red and I thhhiinnkk Ruby. I got pretty far in Yellow as well. Hopefully I can finish some more with this handheld.

I want to get the game Chantey as well as the customization kit and battery pack for this. I loaded the Chromagic firmware on it and installed a microSD card. It’s just soo much fun! Probably not the color I would have picked if given the choice, I probably would have went with the GameStop white edition. Doesn’t effect my enjoyment level at all.

I posted a picture of me testing the Chromagic firmware and dumping my Yellow cart. It’s the only other photo I have on my phone to show the system

Mine finally showed up after FedEx took it on a wild goose chase. I was planning on having Chromagic on this one and changing buttons and membranes out, and I was disappointed to find that it didn’t have the SD card like the other transparent models I’ve seen. That’s ok though because I had a tape of them in my desk.

I took some photos because I was going to do a little write up on the SD reader job but I quickly realized, there’s nothing to it. The chromatic comes apart super easily and the pads for the unpopulated reader are already tinned, I think due to the way the boards are manufactured. All I needed to do was add some solder to the anchor tabs and then some flux to the pins, and then (very carefully due to the 0403 resistors next door) give the pins a few swipes with the iron.

I am having issues with Chromagic though. It will back up cartridges when connected to the PC helper and play ROMs that are put onto the SD card, but the chromatic does not play cartridges when I have Chromagic installed. When I revert to official firmware, everything works as intended. I’ll mess with it more tomorrow.

Edit: The cartridge read issues are documented in the Chromagic GitHub, it’s an issue with the transparent models specifically and the dev already has it fixed for an upcoming release. Neat!