The ultimate Game Boy is here, and it isn't made by Nintendo
The ModRetro Chromatic is an evolution of Nintendo's Game Boy
đ€© The ModRetro Chromatic is the ultimate Game Boy
đ Itâs a pixel and color-accurate way of enjoying Game Boy and Game Boy Color games
đ Itâll work outdoors thanks to its super-bright IPS LCD
đ It costs $199 and starts shipping this holiday
If youâve had a hankering for some retro gaming but donât want to wade through the murky waters of ROMs and emulators, the ModRetro Chromatic might be exactly what youâve been looking for.
Created by Palmer Luckey, the man behind the Oculus Quest, the ModRetro Chromatic is the ultimate evolution of the Nintendo Game Boy. It features a 2.56-inch IPS pixel-accurate display with a sapphire screen cover thatâs optimized to work perfectly in sunlight.
The ModRetro Chromatic can play Game Boy and Game Boy Color cartridges and features a magnesium-aluminum alloy shell and PBT semi-crystalline polymer D-pad and buttons.
The device can be powered by 3x AA batteries or the custom lithium-ion pack, thatâs rechargeable through the console and lasts 24 hours. It also has a 3.5mm headphone jack, a âcustom ultra-loud speaker moduleâ and is even backward compatible with the link cable and a USB-C for âlaglessâ video out.
Luckey says that he doesnât see the ModRetro Chromatic as âa way to make moneyâ. Instead, he sees it as âa way to make the worldâs best tribute to the Game Boy, something that I will be proud of for a very long time.â
The ModRetro Chromatic costs $199 and starts shipping this holiday. Those who preorder will get a free copy of Tetris for Chromatic and itâll also be available at GameStop.
If you like the look of the handheld, it might be worth buying sooner rather than later. Luckey told The Verge, âI am going to make as many as I need to fulfill preorders. But this thing is too crazy to make forever.â
Adam Vjestica is The Shortcutâs Senior Editor. Formerly TechRadarâs Gaming Hardware Editor, Adam has also worked at Nintendo of Europe as a Content Marketing Editor, where he helped launch the Nintendo Switch. Follow him on X @ItsMrProducts.
It doesnât say where to pre-order the modretro chromatic. Will that be covered in the next insider article or the following?
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