Ultimate Gameboy or Pricey Crap?! GameStop Chromatic Unbox!

Today we unbox the ModRetro Chromatic Gamestop edition! But is it any good??
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[@owlison76]

Looks really cool and I like the resolution on the screen. For that price it would be nice if it could play GBA as well but I understand the hardware was not designed for that. Thanks for sharing Saru.

[@andogamer1]

I think this is a cool product. The screen looks great. I am hoping they make a GBA version because I have so many gba games. Have fun playing 🎉

[@deadvikingtrolls]

If you're looking only to play gb/gbc this is the most premium device on the market. Other devices use filters to hope to look like gameboy and chromatic. The very specific and beautiful screen, the alloy body and feel in hand, buttons feel awesome and the dpad is accurate. They did great and with any luck this will get support and we'll see other products later on.

[@deadvikingtrolls]

I'll go over negatives. It plays only gb/gbc. I don't consider this a problem since I intended to buy a military-grade gameboy. Battery life isn't as good as any og gameboys due to backlight and higher intensity of the screen. Expected, honestly. There are light scratches across the IR sensor out of the box. It won't affect anything and isn't terribly visible but it's there. The menu button is a little tough to hit due to being nearly flush with the system. That's everything negative I can come up with. Everything else is fit af. You can shake this and hear nothing at all rattle. Amazing device.

[@kumrogames]

Awesome unboxing and review! I'm totally buying one of these tomorrow! Thanks for pointing this product out as i did not know this existed until i ran across your video!

[@matthewroche1431]

Amazing unboxing of the Chromatic Saru, loved how vibrant the screen looks and the packaging design is so cute.

[@Lazarwolfe0]

Looks very pretty! Most of the retro-inspired FPGA devices strike me as a luxury/vanity item rather than something I would actually want though.

[@elvisroa1954]

Saru what am amazing video, yours is the third i seen about this product, and yours might be the one that finally convinced me to get one. I love the look and how is specially dedicated to a fan base. Definitely one of my favorite videos from your channel, i felt the emotion and excitement you had for acquiring it. Looking forward to see you stream some games on it 🤘🤘🤘

[@thestarsaligned]

I want to play FX-Unit Yuki 2 on this!!! Love your videos, Saru & Panda!

[@s3np411]

Sapphire screen is durable as heck!

[@prosto1076]

10 years later we probably will see FPGA clones for Nintendo DS

[@prosto1076]

Quality is stunning

[@MarkDell]

The Analogue Pocket I _believe_ uses a custom screen as it’s exactly 10x the resolution of the OG GB which makes the filters for it very good. But I believe the build of the Chromatic is a lot better, the pocket has some issues where it’s really easy to knock the cartridge while playing. One thing I wish the Chromatic had was a green screen OG GB filter, which I believe they said would be added in a firmware update?

[@inceptional]

Well, I think it's both. It looks to me like the game Game Boy/Game Boy Color system you can get right now, but the price is dang expensive. Getting it in the UK plus shipping is over £200. 😲

[@Madlittlepixel]

Awesome handheld for the right person. If you dont have GB/GBC carts or care about cartridges but want to play retro games then yep buy something cheaper like an emulation handheld.

[@JoshElton50]

Hi. I’v seen some people on Reddit saying that they have scratch on their IR sensor. Is it your case ? That product looks gorgeous.

[@ringfitmaster3079]

Very cool review Saru. I wish this played gba games. Would've been great .

[@RogerEssigArtist]

cool collection!

[@ReviewTheCrew]

Best way to play a specific console it looks like.

[@LitchAzazel]

How accurate would you say the colors are to an original Gameboy Color? I have the Funny Playing GBC and the colors are way bright and look a bit off.

[@flower5185]

Thanks for this vid! Love to see the GameStop exclusive color. Another question - where did you get that clear container to hold your gameboy games? I'm looking for something right now

[@TastyAbbyJamz]

Looks pretty snazzy!

[@philfriethegamingguy7759]

What are you using for your gameboy storage? I'm looking for something that fits my cartridges perfectly.

[@JM-pm1yb]

I found some cool options on Etsy that look similar

[@michaeldemers2716]

I am in if the NES Online Controller works with it through Bluetooth. The type C out goes to a monitor so I would definitely buy it. Especially since it has a Seventy dollar game with it.

[@TheDannylarson]

I can't get Nexzr or the Nexzr caravan disc to work on my duo, its probably not on current firmware but the 1st 3 updates Nexzr didn't work. I do have a few pc engine games that did work after I updated the system.

[@mikethetowns]

The second option in the title.

[@Sarumaru]

@@mikethetowns haha! The price does make it a tough pill to swallow but it feels quite nice 😁

[@JM-pm1yb]

I think $120 - $150 would be ideal. But you have to take into account that they created the screen and body. You have cheaper options if you want, or you can just ignore it if you’re not interested. Because it is an expensive retro console, and it won’t appeal to everyone.

[@RogerEssigArtist]

@@JM-pm1yb I think it's the cheapest pre-built FPGA handheld you can currently get that doesn't have a plastic shell.

[@deadvikingtrolls]

​@RogerEssigArtist It's true. Sold at a loss, worth every cent. People will do their best to cry and call this junk but there's nothing more physically solid or made of more premium materials on the market.

[@kelesh6042]

If you can't afford it then don't buy it.

[@Iwilltravelforfood]

$20 more and you can get an Analogue pocket which is superior in every aspect. There is absolutely no reason to buy this. $99 max for this

[@KungPowShrimp]

Should be $99 max.

[@Iwilltravelforfood]

Agreed 💯

[@Iwilltravelforfood]

False. The funny playing gbc is $99 all in tax included, they do not charge for shipping, also has a bigger screen so you can literally buy 2 fpgbc’s 2 different colors and it will still be cheaper than this crap. Doesn’t even come rechargeable. Such a trash product for the price lol

[@Iwilltravelforfood]

False. The funny playing gbc is $99 all in tax included, they do not charge for shipping, also has a bigger screen so you can literally buy 2 fpgbc’s 2 different colors and it will still be cheaper than this crap. Doesn’t even come rechargeable. Such a trash product for the price lol