u/Retro_Macchina

Hello all!

Just wanted to take a moment to post photos of my Pokémon Legacy Trilogy. I made these from inside gadget flash carts, and commissioned two artists on Etsy to make me the labels and boxes. Love to play these on my Chromatic (minus emerald - but Chromatic Advance anyone!). Highly recommend the Pokémon Legacy Rom Hacks.

All credit to SmithPlays Pokémon for making my favorite romhacks!

I think Mort's Garage did a great review of M64, new game releases, and the pro controller in his video today. At one point he talks about the first game he played on M64 - 007 The World is not Enough. He said he tried the game on a 1080p TV, a plasma, and 4k Sony OLED, but no matter what display he used or settings he changed, he could not get the muddy look of the game to change.

He then showed a side by side of M64 and Analogue 3D.... wow it was a big difference! I think the difference is HDR. Mod Retro has already said that will get an update down the road. Mort did praise M64 for its overclocking performance. I think Mod Retro focused heavily on frame rate and performance for the launch, and will close the gap in graphic look over time.

As someone who does not buy analogue products, I do have to admit the image on the right looks so good, and is a better experience graphically right now. I also believe Mod Retro will get there, and I am happy I purchased M64, because I think Mod Retro cares in a way that matters to me about the gaming community.

Mod Retro, if you read this, thank you for all you have done so far. And please........ release a Chromatic Advance as soon as possible, and never stop printing new games for Chromatic or M64.

I was given this laminated GBP ips kit without a ribbon cable. It is untested. I think it might be a lot intended for the GBP color? Can anyone ID this and point me in the right direction to find a ribbon cable for it?

Of course when you enter the house for the first time while the squatter is away, you break your neck looking to see their TV placement.

11 months ago, Palmer Luckey did an interview with Off Topic where he admitted at the time Mod Retro was doing M64, and that a Gameboy Advance was also being planned.

Then he went on (around the 21:32 timestamp) to talk about how he and Mod Retro have figured out how a new way to build modern scanning ray tube displays. He explains it is not a pure CRT, but will have identical visual characteristics.

And now in Mod Retro's new M64 promotional picture...... they have a CRT style TV behind the M64, with Mod Retro's logo on it.

I believe they are going to release new "CRT" TVs (Palmer called them Quantum Ray Tube) in the future.

Would you buy this, and are you as excited as I am for it!

Wanted to make a post about Retro Protection. I use their products to protect my entire gaming collection, mainly for my Mod Retro products. I have included photos of how they arrive and my collection inside the protectors.

Retro Protection launched in 2011, so they have been doing this for a while, and their products are quality. What you need to know about their protectors:

1. Crystal Clear
2. Made from 16mil .40mm PET which is an archive grade acid-free plastic
3. 100% safe for long term storage
4. Keeps Out Dust
5. Acid, Lead, and Phthalate Free
6. Removable Peel Film (wont show up with scratches)

They have applicable various products compatible with your Mod Retro collections that you should know about:

• Chromatic Console Box Protectors
  • They are not listed yet (the owner recently made them) but can be ordered if you purchase Switch Lite Console Box Protectors ($5.75/unit) and when checking out you can leave a note asking for Mod Retro Chromatic Console Box Protectors.
• Chromatic Game Box Protectors
  • Chromatic game boxes are the same size as Japanese Gameboy Color boxes, so these will work.
• Chromatic Manual Game Bags
  • Chromatic manuals that come with the games are the same size as Gameboy/Color/Advance manuals, so these will work.
• M64 Game Box Protectors
  • During the recent AMA, Mod Retro confirmed M64 game boxes are going to be US Size, but the art on them will be vertical like the Japanese boxes. Nintendo 64 US Game Box Protectors will fit.
    • I am still waiting on confirmation that game manuals for the M64 games will be the same size as North American N64 game manuals. Once confirmed I will update you all. Hoping this is the case so I can grab these.

Currently the dimensions of the M64 Console & Controller boxes are not available. Once they are, I am going to request the owner of Retro Protection work on getting console box protectors as well.

How do you protect your games? :)

Monday we will see the reveal of and, the pricing of, consoles, controllers, and games announced. I am looking through the colors of all the consoles and controllers, and I really like almost all of them! I think clear is my least favorite, but I cannot choose between Purple or Red.

What color do you intend on purchasing?

During the AMA today it was confirmed games never released on N64 will have a home on M64.

I love speculation. It’s something that is always fun to ponder. There has been a recent post talking about a theory that Mod Retro has been working with Rare. Such a cool thing to think we could see re-releases of games like Banjo Kazooie and Goldeneye.

But games never released on N64… the possibilities.

Mod Retro has worked with Ubisoft and Argonaut to release classics like Rayman and Croc on Chromatic. I think we will see Buck Bumble released, but what if we get PS1 games? Croc, Rayman, Rayman2!

There are some titles I’d love to see if they ported from PlayStation - Lucky Luke and Punky Skunk.

What would you love to see? I am excited for 2D games as well.

With Brothership's sales number (almost 2 million?), I’ve been thinking about the next Mario & Luigi game a ton lately. The series used to be pretty consistent—usually every 3-5 years or so. Brothership felt like a nice fresh start with the new art style and everything, but I’m already itching for whatever comes after. I need more for my collection lol. What do you hope they do next?

• Bring back some classic villains or locations we haven’t seen in a while?

• Maybe throw Wario and Waluigi in as playable or major characters?

• Go back to allowing A & B presses to have Mario & Luigi jump separately?

• Or go full wild with a new setting (underwater kingdom? Cloud world? Time travel again?)

Part of me fears Brothership did not do well enough, and that we won't be getting a new game this generation, but i hope I am wrong. What are your thoughts?

I have been buying games with missing labels and broken pcbs, cleaning/repairing the pcbs if needed, then creating custom cart shells for them. Here are some ones I have done thus far. What other games can you suggest that I should give the same treatment?

I love that Mod Retro created a small library of games, perfect for collectors like myself. I have been getting every game, and don't regret it one bit. I also have purchased carts with missing labels to get games cheap, then aesthetically modding them to add to my collection. Ill include some photos of the carts I have done so far!

"Hello Infinity customer,

We wanted to give you a quick update regarding your Infinity pre-order.

Unfortunately, the fulfillment timeline has been pushed to the end of June (video explanation below).
We sincerely apologize for this additional delay.

To improve the long-term quality and speed of our production pipeline, we are currently upgrading our assembly process with brand-new molded coconut pulp inserts and a new fulfillment workflow."

https://youtu.be/oXd4_4bvzhI?si=-ZrrJefdVFljMNxw

In the update video, the owner straight up said the delay is because they're replacing the folded cardboard inserts with molded coconut pulp ones. They don't want to manually unfold/fold 3,000–4,000 of them by hand just for Infinity (not even counting their other games). Apparently it would take all their staff 5 full days of doing nothing but opening inserts.

Look, I get wanting to make assembly easier going forward. My problem is this: You've known your exact order numbers for Infinity for months. You've known these cardboard inserts need to be folded by hand since day one of manufacturing. How did this only become a crisis right when you're supposed to be shipping? Why wasn't this figured out during the tail end of development instead of at the last possible second?

They mentioned that taking 5 days just to fold inserts would "back up logistics and customer service." Bro, how many emails and messages are you getting from Infinity backers asking where their game is? Is it really worse to shut down for 5 days and actually get 3-4k copies out the door than to keep stringing everyone along?

I like Incube8's games. I really do. But the business side is painful. Every single one of their products gets delayed multiple times, and it's always some last-minute roadblock. Just stop giving firm release dates if you can't hit them. Tell us up front "we don't know" instead of the 500th delay feeling like a slap in the face.

The year is 2028. Its been 2 years since the launch of the Mod Retro M64. Mod Retro has teased making a GBA Chromatic for about 8 months straight. You are hit with the very first promotional graphics above! (yes I drew this myself in paint)

Boy am I excited for a Chromatic Advance with a slew of new games and accessories. What do you want to see them release? These are the releases I would love to see!

Accessories

• Campho Advance
• Play-Yan
• e-Reader
• Camera Attachment
• Removeable Re-Chargeable Battery Core (want the system to run on AAs)

Original Games

• Chantey Sequel
• Metroidvania
• RPG like Mario & Luigi Superstar Saga, Goldensun, or Fire Emblem
• Cozy Farm RPG
• Something from Spacebot

Classic Releases

• Ninja Five - O DX
• Car Battler Joe
• Splinter Cell
• Batman: Vengeance