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Transparency and the Chromatic
ModRetro just put its new transparent Chromatic model on sale. This Chromatic is, as far as I can tell from the time I've spent testing it, completely identical to the standard Chromatic model. The only two differences are from the consumer perspective and the...
WAD Commander: a new retro gaming platform launching November 2
WAD Commander is a free retro gaming platform at wadcmd.com. It runs classic PC, DOS, Amiga and Commodore 64 games directly in the browser, on dedicated engines made for the web, on desktop, tablet and phone, and it installs as an app that keeps working offline. Every...
A review of Earthworm Jim for the Chromatic
At first glance, it's hard to really guess why anyone should want to play the Game Boy version of Earthworm Jim in this day and age, when it's trivially easy to play the original Mega Drive version of the game on portable devices. ModRetro's decision to rerelease this...
Retro Review: Pokemon Yellow: All About Pikachu
After the monster success of Pokemon Red & Blue, Nintendo released Pokemon Yellow in 1998 to massive success. Almost 30 years later, it still remains as one of the best Game Boy games ever and a testament to the timeless RPG series Pokemon has become. A more...
Retro Review: NES REMIX (Wii U)
“NES Remix” is too much fun to put down. Powered by a myriad of classic games and aided by frenetic button-mashing and beat the clock gameplay, “NES Remix” is an old-school blast. For decades, there’s been no real way to measure how good someone is in “Super Mario...
Atari 2600 Homebrew Upgrades
The Atari 2600 was a formidable system in its day. It was a runaway success, spawned several subsequent consoles that, unfortunately, didn't see the same success, and had an absolutely humongous library of games. While most of that library consisted of original games...
LEGIONNAIRES – A Brutal 8-Bit NES Game
LEGIONNAIRES – A Brutal 8-Bit NES Game is being developed by German father-and-son team German Garage Games. The Kickstarter reached its €5,000 funding goal in just two hours, and the campaign is now moving towards its next stretch goal. Inspired by Contra, Metal Gear...
Power Cores and the Chromatic
A few weeks ago, the rechargeable power core came back in stock for the Chromatic. On the face of it, that the Chromatic even has a separate, rechargeable power core is a bit odd in the modern gaming marketplace. How long has it been standard for gaming devices to...
This Day In Video Game History
