Meet: The Chromatic 

*The Big Three*

@@Soaches yeah this looks like a great console other than the price being high for the features included. But I wouldn't pre-order it without a good review from somebody like those guys

They probably going to say just get FPGBC

​@@davidthomas8766Can't compare the two as this has same resolution screen as an original Gameboy which is actually insane.

i tested one of these out last week, and was impressed with the feel of the buttons and overall build quality. the video link worked flawlessly for the whole week they were there. audio quality was good enough for the 8 bit sound font used in Tetris. i believe that $200 is a steep price, but isnt overpriced for the quality.

Can't be compared since this only has two buttons, compared 6 on the Pocket.

People that've used it says controls are nicely clickity clackity.

@@8bitnation419 I’m referring to the feel of the buttons and D-pad, not something like the number of buttons.

Yeah the d-pad on the pocket sucks. Luckily there are easy ways to fix it like taping over the inner third of the d-pad contacts on the PCB. After that it's quite nice. I just don't get why companies keep fucking up the d-pad.

And at the tiniest font size ever used in video history. 😂

it's from a prosumer Sony miniDV camera from late 90's/early 2000's

Yeah the aesthetics on this video are on point! The music as well

There's no renders. On the website, they're all photos.

Would have to be a different shell material instead of magnesium alloy.

Yeah the site mentions it's there. Fun fact: the Analogue Pocket has it too, hidden in its LED. For some reason this isn't documented in their manual.

I have a Pocket as well, which I really love. The screen and stereo speakers would be hard to give up. Though I am considering this as a Player 2 device. So having an IR means I can use it with my Pocket (hopefully)

@@kaipography well the site mentions IR and I actually tested the Pocket's IR myself, so it should be compatible.

​​@@leatherhidegamingThe funny playing GBC does have the pads in place for the IR sensors, though you have to solder a pair in yourself

According to their website they are using an IPS display. IPS typically has faster response times than the original displays(TFT?) so they struggle to replicate the flickering effects that correctly create transparencies. I’m not sure how they could possibly fix that to be honest.

@@Revariance probably frame blending but I'm hoping for a solution that doesn't make everything look a little worse in motion.

@@leatherhidegamingyeah, despite its age the motion resolution of GBC and GBA is shockingly good, very little ghosting. Wouldn’t want to lose that to get true transparencies if possible

Yeah it took me back to the 90s

Tales of Monsterland DX If you go over to their page in video desc and choose 'Games' tab you can find it

@@SpackJarrow94 thanks for the answer.

Yes

How col is it though to bring me back to the 90s when I was a kid

Recorded on a Sony VX2100 that takes miniDV tapes

Actually... Seeing a bunch of YT e-celebs promoting it makes me lose interest. Pass 😂😂😂

Probably not as it is "just" a replicated GBC via FPGA. The main reason is that there's no SD card to save the states to (and they can't be stored on the cartridges).

Absolutely 🔥🔥🔥

Please demo this before I waste my $225 😭

200usd

@@mamaharumi hmm, ok. So far I am not sure how to feel about he price exactly.

@@D.S.handleyou’ll pay that and more for a restored GBC with a backlight or other mods from the various Etsy resellers so I think it’s fair.

@@mikeg2491 yeah, maybe.

No, it doesn’t. Look up the FPG clones that are already out there and selling for less than 50 bucks. It just doesn’t work.

@@Vidalburgos how do we know it isn’t compatible on Chromatic though?

@@otterdonnelly9959 also we have 0 idea what and how chromatic will run :( maybe he will release a flash cart but for now, the popular ones on the market like EzFlash just don’t work. Bootleg carts seem to though

Let's also honestly not rule out DS

@@ALittleKitten I don't think DS can be done with (affordable) FPGA chips.

@@leatherhidegaming Its the one platform that is just gonna get more and more annoying to play in a format that is nice.

Why do you need 9 analogue pockets for?

@@mattrockets391cause he's a bot.

@@o0mrrobot0o26 I’m not a bot goofball. I just have lots of money!!!

@@mattrockets391 because I love electric devices. I never got toys when I was a kid. I only got electronics. They’re all I know and it’s my favorite hobby in the world.

@@coreystill7197 fair enough I love that you’re feeding The inner child. I hope you have a great year.

Think of it like a designer watch

ap looks like a phone resolution screen

you can also use shaders in retroarch

If you see what the replicated subpixel structure on an analogue pocket looks like up close you’ll understand - with the exception of original Game Boy which I’m happy with, GBC is FAR from accurate. But the screen is also small enough that most won’t notice, and it doesn’t quite bother me.

The original LCD was characterized by its multiple layers of glass creating reflections and has a kind of depth that can't be simulated. The gaps between the pixels are literally gaps and can't be perfectly replicated with a screen filter. Now, I'm not saying the older screen looks better, only that it has a distinct look that requires a bespoke replica to project. If you think that sounds dumb you're not alone but also you don't need to buy this product. Some folks actually prefer this, regardless of how you think of their tastes. IMO I think "the best" is an overstatement, but "the most authentic" is maybe more accurate.

Cmon jason

@@learnedeldersofteemo8917 its like when your friend starts hanging out with the bully at school because hes popular and youre just like whatever

@@jasonjasonjasonjasonjason man your unlocking memory's, fuck you jimmy and shawn. There dead to me.

You sold me on 'better build quality'.

heirloom quality. this thing will last decades.

Magnesium is light weight and feels like plastic. Look at ThinkPad X1 Nano or X1 Carbon which use a magnesium case (and carbon fibre lid)

For GBC games it will be - you’re getting the true subpixel structure behind each pixel, which Analogue doesn’t implement despite the high ppi of the display. I’ll need to upload some photos. This new device is promising better colour accuracy, too, though Analogue did push an update last year to improve its “original” filters.

He made his money at Oculus. Everyone knows that. He’s spending it building a defense contractor company.

It's superior to the analogue pocket in many ways that you are not considering.

@@RogerEssigArtist The Pocket can play Gameboy, Colour, Advance plus more. With open FPGA it can play Neo Geo, CPS1, CPS2, SNES, Megadrive, PC Engine, NES, SMS and so on. This only has two buttons and just plays Gameboy and costs the same as an MSRP Pocket. The only flaw with the Pocket is it's out of stock like all of the time, but if you can get a hold of it. It's so worth it. And if you just want Gameboy and Gameboy Colour. The Funny Playing one costs less than half as much as this.

Analogue pocket costs slightly more and isn't as focused on replicating the game boy and color as this is. People have complained about the pocket dpad.

@@Jbrodack The Pocket 10x's the resolution of the Gameboy and Gameboy Colour running the games at 1440p at integer scale. The filter also replicates a multitude of original screens like the DMG, AGS101, Gameboy Light. And the DPad is plenty good, not the best, I prefer Sega Style DPads, but it is far from bad and very much like a Nintendo DS Lite DPad, and it only costs $20 more. There barely aren't any flaws to the handheld. It's the best you can get out of a handheld in FPGA form and there is nothing else like it at the moment. Only thing that can truly be improved is the screen which should be upgraded to an OLED with Smaller bezels. Now compared to this, this is nice, but does way less and the Funny Playing FPGA Gameboy does exactly what this does at half the cost.

@@8bitnation419 you can buy a $20 watch that does 10x as much as a rolex.

But it has its own version of Tetris as a pack-in 😱

@@joe_razor SHUT UP! I didn't see that! TAKE MY MONEY! In all seriousness, it's a cool product, its just too late. The Analogue Pocket has been out for a while and while it can be hard to get, its not a discontinued product. IPS replacement screens have been out for a number of years too. Funny Playing's FPGA GBC just came out of nowhere and does all this while "being a GBC" with the custom shell and all. If this thing came out ahead of Funny Playing's FPGBC, it would be a different story. I have an IPS modded GB, GBC and GBA plus an AP and dock. I'm more interested in the FPGBC but its compatibility with flash carts is problematic. I'm sure this thing will sell and I'm sure at least every RU-vidr that reviews handhelds for a living have already pre-ordered several.

@@GiSWiG I feel you. It is a total niche product, even more snobbish than the analogue, overpriced, but obviously they made no compromise to make just that - a perfect GBC, nothing more and nothing less. The target group is not exactly the one that would buy either the analogue nor the FGBA. The exclusive Tetris is sweet though, something no one has ever done before for this kind of product.

Looked up this Funny Playing thing and it’s a kit. Of course I can save money with anything by building it myself but that’s a whole other niche. Analog Pocket may emulate more but it looks like it has an HD screen and frankly old game boy games just never look right on modern LCDs. Also it’s out of stock. And doesn’t have an original form factor.

This has an HDMI out without the need of a $100 dock, any USB C to HDMI will work, I got one for $7 bucks.

Came to say the same. Whoever that is, she's an absolute dead ringer.

murder bots that keep you not being murdered by other countries murder bots.. maybe you should be thankful you dolt..

i have 1tb

I had to pre-order the orange one for that symbolic reason.

Utility patents are 20 years. After that, Anyone can make a clone console legally without any licensing rights or needing to clean room reverse engineer it. The only real trouble might be that any BIOS or code may be copyrighted and that Copyrights last much longer, but there are certainly ways to right your own functional BIOS or code. And of course the on the names and trademarks. But as far as the hardware design of the gameboy and gameboy color, that patent has expired so there isn't any legal problem there.

People spend more than $200 modding game boys every day. Boxy Pixel says hi. I think it’s a solid deal for what you get, especially if they deliver on the promise of a pixel perfect screen with correct color grading and a more ergonomic and comfortable playing experience.

None of these options seem like scams. Just different options for different people and what they prioritize. I appreciate what they are doing with the LCD but I wish it was an OLED, a little larger and without bezels. They really need to nail every other area (hand feel, buttons, presses, accuracy) in order to make it the definitive mid tier option Gameboy replacement. Chromatic doesn’t have as many options or is as pretty as an Analogue Pocket, but preassembled and possibly better feeling than the AP or FPGBC. Still being battery compatible is cool. That d-pad needs to be the best modern DPad in order for me to play it over an AP or OLED GBC.

Why do you need an OLED for Game Boy? Literally the reason why this product even exist is for people who want to keep it original lol

@@Vidalburgos because I have OG Gameboys already and the new OLEDs are in my opinion better looking than any screen that’s not the Analogue Pocket (10x the OG). I just wish either it was larger exact lcd, or an OLED, had openFPGA equivalent, or GBA compatibility. I’m being real about what features would get me to play a system. Like I said the Chromatic can still do that but it would need to excel at everything else (button actuation, d-pad feel, ergonomics, power consumption). However if I’m being real I see this ending up on a shelf if I give it to a casual as a gift (due to screen size/price). Unless the Chromatic really feels that much better or I give it to someone young as their first console. But it’s still kind of expensive for young kids being a mid-tier handheld. $120 at launch or at least for a batch of pre-orders would’ve made it so much more enticing.

@@otterdonnelly9959 yeah I get that man. Supposedly this one has aviation nits or something like that ha

I'm looking forward to the reviews

Palmer Luckey being in this promotion bodes a terrible omen in the future of this product.

Every time you go to the grocery store you are buying things made by people who support Trump. It’s the same for Trump supporters, they’re constantly buying things from Biden supporters. The boycott from fellow Americans mentality is ridiculous.

Since he supposedly supports trump ! I’ll buy one thanks ❤