ModRetro Chromatic Preorders – GameStop Has Exclusive Variant Of The Modernized Game Boy

The ModRetro Chromatic is now available to preorder at GameStop ahead of its release this holiday. The Chromatic is a modernized Game Boy aiming to offer an authentic experience with modern technical advancements. It plays original Game Boy and GBC cartridges as well as Chromatic-branded new releases. Funded by Oculus VR founder Palmer Luckey, the Chromatic has been available to preorder in six different color schemes from ModRetro since its June reveal, but now you can order a gray model from GameStop. You won’t find the Chromatic at any other major retailer, as ModRetro partnered exclusively with GameStop.

The ModRetro Chromatic costs $199 and comes bundled with a new Tetris cartridge. According to GameStop’s listing, the Chromatic releases December 1, with preorders arriving “on or shortly after release day.”

If you don’t have a Game Boy library, more Chromatic carts are available to purchase separately. Not including Tetris, seven games will be available at launch, and ModRetro plans on revealing a new cartridge each month. Chromatic cartridges use Game Boy architecture, so they should run without a hitch on original hardware and Analogue Pocket.

ModRetro Chromatic launch games

• In the Dark 2 — $40
• Chantey — $40
• Patchy Matchy — $30
• Traumatarium Penitent — $40
• Tales of Monsterland DX — $40
• Toki Tori: Ultimate Edition — $45
• Dragonyhm — $45
• Release Titles Bundle — $199

More upcoming retro hardware

The Chromatic isn’t the only new or upcoming retro handheld or console that should be on your radar.

Evercade console, handheld, and arcade machines

Blaze Entertainment just launched its new Evercade VS-R, a cartridge-based home console for only $100. A refresh of the original Evercade VS, the VS-R comes with Tomb Raider Collection, a brand-new Evercade cartridge release featuring Lara Croft’s first three adventures. Other retro cartridge compilations are sold separately for $20-$25 each, and the Evercade library now has more than 50 carts and 500-plus games. The Evercade EXP-R–the handheld sibling of the VS-R–also comes with Tomb Raider Collection and goes for $100. Originally slated to release the same day as the VS-R, the EXP-R is now launching November 29.

For those who already own an Evercade handheld and/or console, there is a brand-new piece of hardware in the pipeline, too. The Evercade Alpha arcade machine is a compact, countertop cabinet that plays all of your cartridges. It comes in two Capcom-themed models: Street Fighter II and Mega Man. Both countercades have six preloaded games and are available to preorder for $20 off–but the discount will disappear when the Evercade Alpha releases November 29.

Atari 7800+

Nostalgic Atari fans can preorder the Atari 7800+ for $130 at Amazon ahead of its November 29 release. A follow-up to last year’s Atari 2600+, the 7800+ is a modernized take on the classic console that plays your old 2600 and 7800 carts as well as the collection of new releases. It comes with a wireless version of the CX78+ Gamepad and Bentley Bear’s Crystal Quest, a sequel to the 1983 arcade game Crystal Castles. Additional accessories such as the CX40+ Wireless Joystick and game cartridges can be preordered separately.

Full list of Atari 7800+ games and accessories available to preorder at Amazon:

• Atari 7800+ — $130
• Atari CX78+ Wireless Gamepad — $35
• Atari CX40+ Wireless Joystick — $35
• Berzerk 7800 — $30
• Space Duel 7800 — $30
• Frenzy 7800 — $30
• Bentley Bear’s Crystal Quest 7800 — $30
• Asteroids Deluxe 7800 — $30
• Bounty Bob Strikes Back 7800 — $30
• Caverns of Mars 2600 — $30
• M-Network Collection 2600 — $30
• RealSports Collection 2600 — $30
• EPYX Collection 2600 — $30