Gaming Chromatic Tetris new GBC game has been dumped

[hippy dave]

I checked the Chromatic review and this has already been discussed in the comments, but I just found out and am sharing the news for whoever else hasn't heard yet.

It's called Chromatic Tetris, it's on archive.org, it's officially GBC only but the aforementioned comments say it will run in mono DMG mode with glitches.

They're touting it as the new thing for competitive play, but seems like a solid single player game too from a quick test run. Looks and sounds nice too.

 

[SylverReZ]

And Palmer Luckey is mad because he doesn't like video game preservation after Tetris had been dumped, he began to whine on Facebook about how it's destroying creativity which is total bullshit. What people don't know after giving money to ModRetro, is that he has donated to the Republican Party and raised $10,000 for a group called "Nimble America" to support Trump.

This is straight up evil behavior from a founder of a company.

 

[ghjfdtg]

He should have seen it coming when the same enthusiasts/collectors the chromatic is marketed for often have cart dumpers as well. Nothing to whine about.

 

[iball]

I don't care about the politics of Nintendo, Sony, or Microsoft execs and/or founders so why should I care about the politics of the Modretro founder?
It's not going to stop me from using Windows or playing Xbox, PSP/Vita, or Switch/GB/GBC/GBA games.
And before anyone comes at me with the whole "evil defense contractor" angle, I did 10 years on tanks, 5 years DOD GS, and 5 years contractor - most of it overseas across 4 different wars.
I'm still catching up on two decades of missed handheld and console releases.
Fun fact: working for a defense contractor is the same as working at any other company, complete with it's own sucktacular office politics.
But hey - you do you, friend. Just don't dump on others who may believe/think differently from you as it's completely useless.

I've been enjoying my Chromatic and it's a hell of a lot more stable than the FPGBC is or the early AP cores were.
I dumped my own Tetris cart the day I got the Chromatic just to see if it could be done and aside from a small adjustment in the dump software, it dumped and plays just fine. And no, I'm not uploading it to the internet.

 

[Jayro]

You're like a week late buddy. I was on top of it as soon as it dropped.

And Palmer Luckey was mad, lol.

 

[SylverReZ]

I've been enjoying my Chromatic and it's a hell of a lot more stable than the FPGBC is or the early AP cores were.
I dumped my own Tetris cart the day I got the Chromatic just to see if it could be done and aside from a small adjustment in the dump software, it dumped and plays just fine.

The Chromatic is a GBC clone, so don't expect it to be 100% accurate to the genuine hardware, but that could be improved. It looks to be a very good product, with a well-put-together case that can withstand being dropped on concrete, or heck, run over by a car even. The drawback to this, however, is that while it is durable from drops, it doesn't protect the screen from most severe drops, which in turn not only damages the protector but also the screen.

Most, if not all, cartridges will work—the multicarts and genuine games. Aside from one of them, and that is the Sachen 4-in-1 carts. The games were derived from the Mega Duck/Cougar Boy console by Sachen, which do not work with this console. Maybe in the near future, if it's possible to flash firmware updates and loads of help from the community, then it would be near complete.

After watching more about the ModRetro Chromatic, I have decided to re-evaluate my opinions on the matter, and I can accept some of the criticism. This is probably the best Game Boy clone that is out there, built with high-quality components, and is fully open-source, meaning that it can be upgradable. Right up your alley for any game collector, or if you would like to relive your childhood experience.

 

[BETA215]

I don't care about the politics of Nintendo, Sony, or Microsoft execs and/or founders so why should I care about the politics of the Modretro founder?
It's not going to stop me from using Windows or playing Xbox, PSP/Vita, or Switch/GB/GBC/GBA games.
And before anyone comes at me with the whole "evil defense contractor" angle, I did 10 years on tanks, 5 years DOD GS, and 5 years contractor - most of it overseas across 4 different wars.
I'm still catching up on two decades of missed handheld and console releases.
Fun fact: working for a defense contractor is the same as working at any other company, complete with it's own sucktacular office politics.
But hey - you do you, friend. Just don't dump on others who may believe/think differently from you as it's completely useless.

I've been enjoying my Chromatic and it's a hell of a lot more stable than the FPGBC is or the early AP cores were.
I dumped my own Tetris cart the day I got the Chromatic just to see if it could be done and aside from a small adjustment in the dump software, it dumped and plays just fine. And no, I'm not uploading it to the internet.

If you feel like comparing them to the FPGBC and the AP, then it seems like an undercooked and flawed product instead of a GBC hardware emulator.

Check this review, and watch the stream where makho showcases all the issues happening on stream, in real time: https://www.reddit.com/r/Gameboy/comments/1hbyq7x/on_the_fence_about_getting_a_chromatic_heres_my/

Like he says, right now it would be advisable not to buy the product. Give it a year, maybe after some hardware and firmware revisions it actually gets good.

Also, it seems like under the hood it runs a misterFPGA core. That gives it a bad look to the emulation overall, and its flaws show.

If anyone is interested on accuracy, use SameBoy. SameBoy is available as a RetroArch core, and you should be able to play it basically in most chinese software emulation handhelds out there. And you'll have a better experience overall, at least until ModRetro sort out all the glaring issues.

 

[Jayro]

The Chromatic is a GBC clone, so don't expect it to be 100% accurate to the genuine hardware. There are not many differences made aside from a well built case made out of metal and new screen. It can withstand being dropped on concrete, but not for the front which as a result destroys the screen and the glass protector. Most if not all cartridges will work (except for the Sachen 4-in-1 carts), the games were derived from the Mega Duck/Cougar Boy, which do not work with this console.

Overall, I am not impressed, but it's nice to see new handhelds just for the retrospect. The collectors are the main demographic so I can't complain. I am thankful that I'm playing Chromatic Tetris on my GBC without giving cash to a traitor.

Just do what I'm gonna do, order one from GameStop instead. That way, morally, GameStop paid Luckey directly, not you. Plus, I just like the GameStop colored one the most in the bunch.

 

[iball]

without giving cash to a traitor.

 

[impeeza]

No body has guessed how I am preserving it on my console:

 

[SlCKB0Y]

I've been enjoying my Chromatic and it's a hell of a lot more stable than the FPGBC is or the early AP cores were.

Sorry, but bugger off. You’re wrong, and I have both. The Pocket GB/GBC cores have been extremely stable and compatible from the start. It’s not surprising given that Kevtris made them for himself more than a decade ago, they’ve been publicly released for 5 years via the NT Mini Noir Jailbreak firmware and then released again on the Pocket.

Yes, adding cores to a new system, especially one which adds the complexity of interacting with carts can create bugs not previously discovered but even then they were mostly fine, including save states which are nowhere to be found on Chromatic. Then Analogue had to also add official cart support for GBA, Game Gear, Lynx, TG16, NGP/NGPC.

Word on the street is that ModRetro just got the GB/GBC MiSTer source, removed all the features they didn’t want to support and, POOF! FPGA GBC. If this is the case they still owe us the source. I’m not sure how true this is though.

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No body has guessed how I am preserving it on my console:

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StPO preserving so hard!

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The Chromatic is a GBC clone, so don't expect it to be 100% accurate to the genuine hardware. There are not many differences made aside from a well built case made out of metal and new screen. It can withstand being dropped on concrete, but not for the front which as a result destroys the screen and the glass protector.

Glass? No, no. Try Sapphire. The second hardest and most scratch resistant material next to diamond. Yes of course it can shatter in a drop, but the Chromatic screen lens is the most scratch resistant ever devised on any handheld. It’s very costly such that Apple chooses only to use it on the covers over the iPhone camera lens. If you buy a $500+ traditional wrist watch you can expect the dial to be covered in this material.

Most if not all cartridges will work (except for the Sachen 4-in-1 carts), the games were derived from the Mega Duck/Cougar Boy, which do not work with this console.

Firmware update.

The collectors are the main demographic so I can't complain. I am thankful that I'm playing Chromatic Tetris on my GBC without giving cash to a traitor.

This is the absolute bottom of the pit when it comes to “taking the moral high ground”. I abhor Donald Trump, but donating to a political candidate is political free speech covered by your first amendment. If he is a “traitor” in your mind for another reason, let me know and I’ll address that.

But what you’re doing is the absolute worst, most sellout way possible to protest a person or company you don’t like. You hate Palmer and the company but you’re still willing to play the new games in the ecosystem he is creating, and you think that by pirating said games, that absolves you of this duplicity?

No, true protest requires sacrifice. If you truly wanted to protest Palmer and ModRetro, you’d completely boycott anything produced by them. You don’t get to complain about a persons morals and then personally benefit by way of theft of intellectual property, with piracy under the guise of “sticking it to him”, as long as you get to play the new games and appear morally superior, right?

 

[iball]

Modretro just released the firmware source and they do indeed attribute the Mister project both on their website and in the github repository.

https://github.com/ModRetro/chromatic_fpga

 

[hippy dave]

Modretro just released the firmware source and they do indeed attribute the Mister project both on their website and in the github repository.

https://github.com/ModRetro/chromatic_fpga

Nice to see a license being followed, and always good to have open source for community customisation and fixes

 

[SylverReZ]

We have yet to get some SDK tools to develop for the ModRetro, but since it's a Game Boy clone, you could do it all with GBDK or the GB Studio. GB Studio is probably the easiest to support most platforms and best to manage if you're a beginner or somebody who wants to learn something new.

 

[Project68K]

And Palmer Luckey is mad because he doesn't like video game preservation after Tetris had been dumped, he began to whine on Facebook about how it's destroying creativity which is total bullshit. What people don't know after giving money to ModRetro, is that he has donated to the Republican Party and raised $10,000 for a group called "Nimble America" to support Trump.

This is straight up evil behavior from a founder of a company.

Who gives a fuck if he donated to Trump? As long as the product is good, I could care less.

 

[anotherthing]

Who gives a fuck if he donated to Trump? As long as the product is good, I could care less.

I don't align politically with Warren Buffet, but he owns Dairy Queen, and I've never met a peanut butter Blizzard I didn't like.

 

[hippy dave]

I don't align politically with Warren Buffet, but he owns Dairy Queen, and I've never met a peanut butter Blizzard I didn't like.

Politics is one thing, but come on man, peanut butter is gross

 

[tech3475]

Getting back on topic and talking purely about the game, is there any real reason to play this version of Tetris?

 

[Desconocido90]

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For example, the call recording of Trump with Georgia Secretary, demanding Raffensperger to add 11,780 republican votes or he would be charged with a criminal offense.

It's literally threatening him into forging votes.

 

[IC_]

Getting back on topic and talking purely about the game, is there any real reason to play this version of Tetris?

From what I've seen, this is a Modern Tetris game for the Gameboy (Color). The gameplay in Modern Tetris is noticeably different from Classic Tetris.
The most noticeable differences are:

• Hold piece feature
• Hard drop by pressing Up on the D-pad
• Pieces not immediately locking in after touching the ground
• Item-bag based random generation for next pieces
• Slightly different physics and rules in general.

The possibility of creating a modern version of Tetris for old systems like the Gameboy has been an idea I've had for many years now, since there's no reason for it to be impossible. It seems like no one had done this until now. Unless someone did, but didn't get much attention for it, then feel free and please do inform and correct me.