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The Future Is Retro – ModRetro
I have been working on making the ultimate Game Boy® inspired device off and on as a hobby for almost seventeen years now. Dozens of modified systems and clean-sheet prototypes later, it is finally here: The ModRetro Chromatic. It is, put simply, my ultimate tribute to the beautiful form, technical excellence, and cult
Working with and building off of original hardware is always the most fun, but I was also deep into the emulation community, both on PC and Linux-based handhelds like the Nokia N800, GamePark Holdings GP32/GP2X, and even the notorious OpenPandora. Even more importantly, I learned how important it was for gadgets and games to be concise and precise in function, for things to simply work the way people expect - it is not at all intuitive when you are technically savvy enough to be doing things like flashing custom firmware and tracking down sketchy BIOS files, but most ordinary people cannot afford to invest the time or money or obsession required to make niche hardware and software work. It is easy to get going once you create your mandatory online accounts and download all your updates and synchronize your library and turn off all the latency-inducing crap on your smart TV, sure, but the march of technological progress hasn’t come for free.
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