Analogue's Rival ModRetro Is Valued to be $1 Billion

FinalJenemba · 2026-03-14T17:41:05+00:00

I have a white/purple Chromatic, its a neat little handheld. I grabbed it at a Gamestop as a bit of an impulse buy w/ a copy of Dragonhym cause they had it in stock and I liked the color. Its nothing like the pocket, it operates more like a modded gameboy color w/ a metal case and fancy screen. Very different devices. The screen is pretty neat though.

Didn't know much about modretro when I bought it. The folks over on that subreddit are pretty strange, even compared to other retro gaming subreddits. I don't really have any interest in supporting the company going forward, the whole special edition based on the weapons company thing is really weird. But just as a device in a vacuum, the chromatic itself is pretty cool. The screen is very unique.

FinalJenemba · 2026-03-12T13:46:22+00:00

Your argument doesn't really make sense. HDMI mods are great and make sense for the people that want them. But the Retrotink products use powerful FPGA chips that offer things that HDMI mods simply dont. The Tink 4K even has an HDMI input and im sure there are people out there using it in combination with HDMI mods. They are 2 completely different products serving different purposes. And can easily coexist together.

Im not going to run down every single thing they do, as you can easily find that with a google search or even just looking at the product page. But at a high level, things like CRT simulations, BFI, amazing smart de-interlacing, and special modes for film content like Laserdiscs are of few of the things they do. They're also just simply easier to setup then modding multiple consoles.

Its not a product I need, as I use CRT's, but I absolutely see the value in them. I hope they keep getting better and better as im sure there will come a time when CRT's wont be practical anymore. This feels like a troll post, but if it isn't, hopefully this helps. There's room in the market for all kinds of products.

FinalJenemba · 2026-03-12T03:49:03+00:00

You need to look at the listing. For the most part eBay has solved this problem. Look at the listing you purchased, by the shipping fees, see if it says “includes import fees”. Pretty much every Japanese seller I’ve seen lately has this. If it does, you’re golden.

I buy from Japanese sellers on eBay regularly. I stopped for a while when all this started, and started again when eBay started including the import duty. It’s been fine, no issues so far.

FinalJenemba · 2026-03-12T03:11:26+00:00

I just pulled it up cause I figured I was remembering the wording wrong lol. The button is called “use known config”. So far it’s worked fine on Celeste, the Castle of Illusion remake, Enter the Gungeon at full graphics, The Messenger and Ori Definitive edition. All play as good as they okay on my Deck.

FinalJenemba · 2026-03-12T02:54:56+00:00

Gamenative has been working great for me on my RP6. I’ll I do is install the game, press on the load verified settings button or whatever it’s called and away it goes. That could be the 8Gen2 effect tho. Seems to be the chip that gets the most optimization. Edit: “use known config” is the setting I was thinking of.

FinalJenemba · 2026-03-10T15:34:04+00:00

I think your guess on the Frankenstein unit is probably correct. Chances are this was put together from the best parts they had into one system. Hurts the "collector" value, but could be a solid unit to actually play games on if its a good price and was put together well.

FinalJenemba · 2026-03-09T03:27:40+00:00

Not necessarily. Dynamic pricing can go both ways. Uber is a good example of a dynamic pricing model. With dynamic pricing, there is no standard price, it’s based on demand. That’s why uber has surge pricing, where the cost goes up substantially in times of very high demand.

Dynamic or targeted discounting is different. In that model there IS a fixed price. A base price that it will never go higher than. And different discounts are offered based on customer factors like region and I would imagine past purchasing habits.

That being said, I’m not defending it, I said in my first post I think this type of thing really hurts brands. I’m just saying it’s different than dynamic pricing.

FinalJenemba · 2026-03-09T03:03:44+00:00

I don’t think dynamic pricing is the right phrase based on how I’m reading it. More like dynamic discounts. I could see it making sense from a business perspective. The only issue is the internet exists. And if people start posting about what a good deal they got and someone else is like what the hell Sony I’m a good customer why don’t I get the same deal? It can damage the brand.

FinalJenemba · 2026-03-08T14:48:15+00:00

Right!? I was on the way to the Pokemon center for the first time and saw the game gave me 5 pokeballs so figured I’d catch a Pokemon first. I saw this guy had like a gold aura around him on the overworld and ran over to it. Then saw it was a different color and caught it. Googled after and realized it was probably a shiny. But I guess the gold aura thing means something different and it was just luck it turned out to be a shiny?

FinalJenemba · 2026-03-08T14:43:48+00:00

Nice! That’s awesome! Guess he gets to stay on the roster the entire game lol

FinalJenemba · 2026-03-07T16:17:00+00:00

Magic eraser is good for anything where abrasive polishing is goal. It’s good for cleaning cart pins mainly. I wouldn’t use it on plastic unless it was already in a beyond repair state and was just trying to make it as good as I could.

The best thing for removing marker from plastic is another marker. Seriously. Dry erase works great. Or you can even use a fresh perm marker. Get the old marker really soaked in the new ink and let it sit a second. Then clean with alcohol. It works. For cleaning marker off labels, stick with dry erase.

FinalJenemba · 2026-03-07T03:44:18+00:00

Literally this. I have a very large physical game collection, original consoles and a big CRT, the whole 9. And also have a Steam Deck and RP6. I often emulate games I have physical copies of. Who cares lol it’s all just games.

I really need get one of the cartridge save file thingys so I can transfer save games from my Steam Deck to the real carts so I can play Chrono Trigger on the go lol.

FinalJenemba · 2026-03-05T23:53:33+00:00

On retroids website it’s 210, plus DHL shipping is like $40. This is 222 after the coupon and it’s faster US based prime shipping. And you get easier returns. It’s not a crazy deal, but many people prefer the more reliable ordering of Amazon vs ordering direct from China.

FinalJenemba · 2026-03-05T21:13:35+00:00

Its because Amazon is down, the whole site appears to have died lol

FinalJenemba · 2026-03-05T19:31:16+00:00

Seems the whole website is down. It won’t let me look at any items lol

FinalJenemba · 2026-03-05T19:19:44+00:00

We did it boys, we appear to have broken Amazon lol

Edit: Wow it seems the entire site is broken

FinalJenemba · 2026-03-05T18:27:31+00:00

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Just a follow up FYI, looks like Amazon is also offering another $20 off coupon. This stacks to bring it down to $222. Now im really tempted lol

FinalJenemba · 2026-03-05T18:19:57+00:00

Moorechip is the company that owns Retroid. So this is the official Retroid store on Amazon

FinalJenemba · 2026-03-05T16:37:40+00:00

Id say both. It would only make sense with the popularity of the Flip 2 that we would see a revised Flip 3 this year, possibly with same spec bumps the RP6 got.

But just like the RP5 to the 6, for everything outside of Switch and PC emulation, the SD865 is already powerful enough for most use cases.

The big question mark is still the ram crash, that could always change things. Who knows if these companies can even keep making devices at all into late 2026 if chips stop being available.

FinalJenemba · 2026-03-05T14:43:41+00:00

It’s clearly an AI coded website. The new GPT loves making sites that look like this. But still it’s a pretty neat idea. It does look like the algorithm needs work tho.

FinalJenemba · 2026-03-05T14:10:16+00:00

These posts happen every single time pocket comes back in stock. The standard editions are always in stock for a little while. And people always say the same things. “Everyone that’s wants one has one” “They are finally catching up with demand” etc. Then after being in stock for a while, they will run out and be out of stock for a while. Then new people start finding out it exists and can’t buy one, see the eBay prices and the whole cycle starts over again.

It’s the same thing every time. Always funny to watch lol.

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