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   Seasons of Jason (killyourfm@layer8.space)'s status on Wednesday, 29-Jan-2025 02:43:18 JST Seasons of Jason

   A bought a ModRetro Chromatic.
   This will be a thread about it.

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     Seasons of Jason (killyourfm@layer8.space)'s status on Wednesday, 29-Jan-2025 02:53:01 JST Seasons of Jason

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     • Michael

     @mschfr Indeed! It plays Game Boy, Game Boy Color, and Modretro cartridges. (There are several NEW "modern retro" games being released on the system). It even has Link Cable support, and features video out to a PC through USB-C.

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     Michael (mschfr@mastodon.social)'s status on Wednesday, 29-Jan-2025 02:53:02 JST Michael

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     @killyourfm So it's basically a modern Gameboy that plays original cartridges?

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     Seasons of Jason (killyourfm@layer8.space)'s status on Wednesday, 29-Jan-2025 03:26:05 JST Seasons of Jason

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     Ok. I kinda love that this is on the box. It’s the mysterious icon that defined my generation 😂 (at least in the US).

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     Jeff Gila ⁂ (jeffgila@fosstodon.org)'s status on Wednesday, 29-Jan-2025 04:22:39 JST Jeff Gila ⁂

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     @killyourfm I always used to draw this when I was a kid. Never knew what it meant (still don't)...😅

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     Seasons of Jason (killyourfm@layer8.space)'s status on Wednesday, 29-Jan-2025 04:22:39 JST Seasons of Jason

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     • Jeff Gila ⁂

     @JeffGila Same here! For awhile I thought it was the Stussy logo.

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     Seasons of Jason (killyourfm@layer8.space)'s status on Wednesday, 29-Jan-2025 05:00:08 JST Seasons of Jason

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     Inside and back of the box.

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     Seasons of Jason (killyourfm@layer8.space)'s status on Wednesday, 29-Jan-2025 05:25:45 JST Seasons of Jason

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     Here’s everything in the box.

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     Seasons of Jason (killyourfm@layer8.space)'s status on Wednesday, 29-Jan-2025 05:29:44 JST Seasons of Jason

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     It comes with standard alkaline batteries, but you can also use rechargeables. ModRetro is working on a rechargeable battery pack.

     Frankly, it’s frustrating that it doesn’t ship with that.

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     Seasons of Jason (killyourfm@layer8.space)'s status on Wednesday, 29-Jan-2025 05:36:42 JST Seasons of Jason

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     • Elias Aarnio

     @Elias good recommendation 👍😉

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     Elias Aarnio (elias@mementomori.social)'s status on Wednesday, 29-Jan-2025 05:36:43 JST Elias Aarnio

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     @killyourfm You're better of with LSD cells. That means Low Self Discharge. :)

     Buy for example Panasonic Eneloop NiMh cells and a charger and rock on...

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     Seasons of Jason (killyourfm@layer8.space)'s status on Wednesday, 29-Jan-2025 11:07:41 JST Seasons of Jason

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     • Sébastien Arnaud

     @arnaudsj I don't have any experience with the Analogue Pocket, so it's going to be difficult to render a verdict. From what I know, the Pocket has advantages when it comes to emulation given its high resolution screen. The Chromatic aims to be a 1:1 premium recreation of the Game Boy color experience and nothing more.

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     Sébastien Arnaud (arnaudsj@sigmoid.social)'s status on Wednesday, 29-Jan-2025 11:07:42 JST Sébastien Arnaud

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     @killyourfm is it better than an Analog Pocket?

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     Seasons of Jason (killyourfm@layer8.space)'s status on Wednesday, 29-Jan-2025 11:11:19 JST Seasons of Jason

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     • Sébastien Arnaud

     @arnaudsj Though it's probably worth mentioning that the Chromatic also has exclusive new games. (At least exclusive in physical cart format)

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     Seasons of Jason (killyourfm@layer8.space)'s status on Wednesday, 29-Jan-2025 12:23:25 JST Seasons of Jason

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     This feels SO, SO good in the hands. Far better than I expected. And that's down to the chassis being metal, not plastic. It has heft, it feels durable, built like a tank, but it's not so heavy that it might fatigue you.

     The d-pad is just firm enough, clicky, accurate (at least during my time with Tetris). The speaker is loud. The Sapphire screen is super bright! I have zero complaints about the hardware itself, aside from ModRetro shipping it before a rechargeable batt pack was ready.

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     Fabián Rodríguez 🛡💾 🇨🇴 🌴 (magicfab@mastodon.social)'s status on Wednesday, 29-Jan-2025 13:32:09 JST Fabián Rodríguez 🛡💾 🇨🇴 🌴

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     @killyourfm look awesome ! Please do share.

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     Seasons of Jason (killyourfm@layer8.space)'s status on Wednesday, 29-Jan-2025 13:32:09 JST Seasons of Jason

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     • Fabián Rodríguez 🛡💾 🇨🇴 🌴

     @magicfab I have been! More tomorrow. Time for a Battlestar Galactica break.

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     necrophcodr (necrophcodr@layer8.space)'s status on Wednesday, 29-Jan-2025 19:08:05 JST necrophcodr

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     @killyourfm but isn't using actual standard sized batteries better for both longevity and reduction of ewaste?

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     Seasons of Jason (killyourfm@layer8.space)'s status on Thursday, 30-Jan-2025 05:45:16 JST Seasons of Jason

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     For my birthday in 1990, I got a Game Boy bundled with Tetris. So there's a TON of warm nostalgic feelings seeing Tetris bundled with the Chromatic. But this is a slight twist on the original, since it adds in both retro and modern mechanics (hard drops, holds, etc). You can play in either mode, and toggle a bunch of options, too.

     This is the only launch game I have for the Chromatic, but a handful of others should be here by next week.

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     Seasons of Jason (killyourfm@layer8.space)'s status on Thursday, 30-Jan-2025 05:49:28 JST Seasons of Jason

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     Another neat thing: the Chromatic has video out via USB. I captured this using OBS! (It looks much more "authentic" on the device's screen, but it's a cool option to have.

     (Right now, capture is only supported on Windows, but Linux and macOS are in active development)