06-04-2024, 12:46 PM
News - Analogue Pocket Competitor Tries To Be A Tribute To Game Boy
<p>2024 marks the 35th anniversary of Nintendo's Game Boy, and it remains one of the most influential and popular handhelds of all time. In 2021, the Analogue Pocket was launched as a way to give modern gamers a new option to play their Game Boy games as well as games from other discontinued handhelds. Now, Analogue Pocket has a new competitor in the form of ModRetro's Chromatic, and it may be even more enticing to Game Boy fans.</p><div data-embed-type="tweet" data-src="https://x.com/ModRetroHub/status/1797663109341229152" data-has-image="true"><blockquote align="center" class="twitter-tweet" data-conversation="none" data-mce-disable-toolbar="true"><p dir="ltr">Meet: The Chromatic.<br />A handheld game console designed with modern tech, but with retro soul. Compatible with all classic Game Boy®. and Game Boy®. Color cartridges. <br />First-edition handhelds are available for pre-order. Bundled with Tetris®. for Chromatic in the box. <br />First… <a href="https://t.co/1fT8pqZwX8">pic.twitter.com/1fT8pqZwX8</a></p> — ModRetro (@ModRetroHub) <a href="https://twitter.com/ModRetroHub/status/1797663109341229152?ref_src=twsrc^tfw">June 3, 2024</a></blockquote> <text></text> </div><p>The original Game Boy was bundled with Tetris at its launch, so it's only fitting that the Chromatic will also be launching with Tetris included. Tetris is just one of the new Chromatic Game Boy carts launching alongside the handheld. Though the carts are designed with the Chromatic in mind, they will work with original Game Boy hardware. Additionally, all original Game Boy and GBC cartridges are supported.</p><p>ModRetro went out of its way to pay tribute to the original Game Boy and its successor with a custom IPS screen that matches the size (2.6 inches) and resolution (160x144p) of the GBC. The Chromatic is FPGA-based, which means it replicates original hardware all the way down to pixel structure and color accuracy. The sapphire crystal glass screen has anti-glare technology to improve playability in direct sunlight and is "super scatch-resistant," according to ModRetro.</p><a href="https://www.gamespot.com/articles/analogue-pocket-competitor-tries-to-be-a-tribute-to-game-boy/1100-6523895/?ftag=CAD-01-10abi2f/">Continue Reading at GameSpot</a>
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<p>2024 marks the 35th anniversary of Nintendo's Game Boy, and it remains one of the most influential and popular handhelds of all time. In 2021, the Analogue Pocket was launched as a way to give modern gamers a new option to play their Game Boy games as well as games from other discontinued handhelds. Now, Analogue Pocket has a new competitor in the form of ModRetro's Chromatic, and it may be even more enticing to Game Boy fans.</p><div data-embed-type="tweet" data-src="https://x.com/ModRetroHub/status/1797663109341229152" data-has-image="true"><blockquote align="center" class="twitter-tweet" data-conversation="none" data-mce-disable-toolbar="true"><p dir="ltr">Meet: The Chromatic.<br />A handheld game console designed with modern tech, but with retro soul. Compatible with all classic Game Boy®. and Game Boy®. Color cartridges. <br />First-edition handhelds are available for pre-order. Bundled with Tetris®. for Chromatic in the box. <br />First… <a href="https://t.co/1fT8pqZwX8">pic.twitter.com/1fT8pqZwX8</a></p> — ModRetro (@ModRetroHub) <a href="https://twitter.com/ModRetroHub/status/1797663109341229152?ref_src=twsrc^tfw">June 3, 2024</a></blockquote> <text></text> </div><p>The original Game Boy was bundled with Tetris at its launch, so it's only fitting that the Chromatic will also be launching with Tetris included. Tetris is just one of the new Chromatic Game Boy carts launching alongside the handheld. Though the carts are designed with the Chromatic in mind, they will work with original Game Boy hardware. Additionally, all original Game Boy and GBC cartridges are supported.</p><p>ModRetro went out of its way to pay tribute to the original Game Boy and its successor with a custom IPS screen that matches the size (2.6 inches) and resolution (160x144p) of the GBC. The Chromatic is FPGA-based, which means it replicates original hardware all the way down to pixel structure and color accuracy. The sapphire crystal glass screen has anti-glare technology to improve playability in direct sunlight and is "super scatch-resistant," according to ModRetro.</p><a href="https://www.gamespot.com/articles/analogue-pocket-competitor-tries-to-be-a-tribute-to-game-boy/1100-6523895/?ftag=CAD-01-10abi2f/">Continue Reading at GameSpot</a>
https://www.gamespot.com/articles/analog...01-10abi2f