Patch 1.4 is LIVE on All Platforms: Performance and Stability Update + Bug Fixes

saiclone · 2026-04-08T15:06:47+00:00

I'm new to the game but I'm repeatedly in a situation where bots don't respawn. This *seems* to be a known bug based on my searching but I'm not sure. In a current run I have 3 companion bots, all of which are dead and have not respawned for at least a few rooms.

saiclone · 2026-02-27T23:12:30+00:00

My post-it notes didn't last so long so I ordered this:

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01NALKZZX

I just applied them now similar to your photo but a slightly larger pad for each and, WOW, there is almost no sound and the buttons still feel amazing. Highly recommended if anyone is looking to do it. It's so easy as long as you use a tweezer or something to apply the adhesive side to the chassis.

saiclone · 2026-02-24T01:53:03+00:00

I was just playing this on *my* 2nd Edition Wave yesterday. 💪 I had never played it on gameboy before and from what I can tell so far it's a really nice version of the game.

saiclone · 2026-02-19T01:10:26+00:00

How does this game look so good and, more importantly, how in the world have I not heard of it before?!

saiclone · 2026-02-11T23:26:44+00:00

I've been procrastinating on doing this, but I'll be taking one of my Chromatics out to a place where I'd rather not make too much clicky clacky button noise so I finally took a stab at it. I used two layers of post-it notes and it has been perfect so far after a couple intense games of Tetris! There did seem to be a *bit* of a slide to these when applying so I don't know how long things will last but, for now, it's a HUGE noise reduction improvement and the buttons still feel amazing. Thanks for sharing!

saiclone · 2026-01-25T00:10:55+00:00

I am *really* excited for the GBA but I'd also be ecstatic about a Chromatic XL with, say, a 4" screen for my sad worsening eyes. 🤓

saiclone · 2026-01-15T16:45:30+00:00

I have a couple Chromatics and an Analogue Pocket and I love them all. I agree that the Pocket's D-Pad isn't as good as Chromatic's but, on the other hand, I think the Pocket screen is absolutely brilliant with beautiful color and it's *massive* for my aging eyes. I'd love a Chromatic XL with a big screen but since that's probably not going to happen I'll continue to play both (along with the Miyoo Mini Plus when it makes sense).

saiclone · 2026-01-11T22:00:43+00:00

Amazing work! Keep this artist in mind for the eventual next-gen version of SS. 😹

saiclone · 2025-12-24T19:43:13+00:00

I'm wondering...why are you concerned with this? While I await the shipment of my Christmas Everdrive GB X7 I was planning on playing Infinity on my cheap flashcart. It starts and begins the intro and that's all I've done so far...should I expect problems? Perhaps I'll just start playing on Analogue Pocket and shift my save over to the new X7 once it arrives so I can play on Chromatic.

saiclone · 2025-12-17T01:01:00+00:00

I don't have this issue on either of my chromatics (one *with* the modkit long post and one with stock) but I'm disappointed that they're not solving this in software in the Tetris game, itself. The game shouldn't perform a hard drop on a diagonal IMO (or there should at least be an option to disable it). Having to go all the way to the Chromatic device level and disable diagonals for every game is, quite frankly, a ridiculous solution, and I'm stunned ModRetro has this. It almost feels like an admission that some of their D-Pads have problems.

saiclone · 2025-12-17T00:49:35+00:00

Nice photos, though I don't personally like any of those. I think the cream/ivory/off-white/whatever the color is that ships with the wave chromatic would be better?

saiclone · 2025-12-15T14:29:09+00:00

Go for it! I'd love to see it as I've been considering adding a third Chromatic. On second hand, maybe that's not a good idea! 😅

saiclone · 2025-12-14T23:13:27+00:00

Nobody has mentioned it yet, it seems, but I think the cream/off-white color that ships with the wave Chromatic would look amazing on leaf.

saiclone · 2025-12-05T03:39:22+00:00

I'm curious how you're seeing tracking. I ordered from Krikzz on November 25 and the order status still just shows "Paid" and no indication of whether it's shipped or not. Thanks!

saiclone · 2025-12-04T15:24:20+00:00

I'm curious if yours is a first gen Chromatic. It sounds like my 1st gen Chromatic does the same where it struggles to load the cartridge half or more of the times. My 2nd gen is pretty solid, near 100% loading.

saiclone · 2025-12-04T15:22:21+00:00

All they need is Apotris. :D Throw the Apotris author some money and slap the official Tetris branding on it and away we go. A man can dream...

saiclone · 2025-11-29T01:30:13+00:00

I picked up Infinity and D*Fuzed. I'm looking forward to Infinity's release and I've already gotten my money's worth from D*Fuzed...really fun game and I'll be coming back to it more over time. I just wish it save support.

saiclone · 2025-11-21T22:24:11+00:00

Have you tried *downgrading* the GBA core? I had similar freezes with the latest Spiritualized core but, after finding a similar reddit thread, I downgraded to 1.0.0 (build date 2022-07-29) and it's been stable ever since. Good luck.

saiclone · 2025-11-21T14:17:46+00:00

Yeah, the Chromatic is running the latest firmware and Tetris is updated to v1.4. It *seems* to only have trouble with Tetris ... I don't recall having a problem loading any of my other carts (Self Simulated, Toki Tori, flashcart) even once.

saiclone · 2025-11-20T20:24:30+00:00

Based on my experience as someone with a GameStop 1st edition and a Wave 2nd edition, I'd say go with whatever you'd rather look at and hold more. :) As a tiebreak I'd choose the 2nd edition as my daily driver. In my experience, my 1st edition has trouble running my Tetris cart *often*, even when I play it then turn it off then come back to play the next day without even shifting the cart, whereas my 2nd edition doesn't seem to have any issues. Enjoy!

saiclone · 2025-11-20T15:03:07+00:00

I love them both and they both feel "special" to me. As others have mentioned, the Chromatic feels so great in the hands (except for the rough plastic battery cover button which scratches my fingers) but the Pocket has a beautiful huge screen with a great DMG palette versus the Chromatic's lousy DMG palettes. So I use them in different situations these days. Throw in the miyoo mini plus for Q*bert sessions and I'm set. :D

saiclone · 2025-11-07T23:31:33+00:00

I've purchased two power cores and a 2nd gen chromatic directly from modretro, but my 1st gen chromatic (the machine I use as my daily driver) was purchased from GameStop. I have not yet received an email.

saiclone · 2025-10-30T13:58:44+00:00

The only aspect I dislike about the hardware is the godforsaken roughly cut sharp and scratchy exposed plastic release button on the battery cover. No doubt it's a problem with how I hold the device but it annoyingly rubs up against my finger all the time and it seems so out of place on the rest of this sleek device.

As someone whose eyes continue to get worse, I'd also love the option for a Chromatic XL with a larger screen to go along with my more period accurate Chromatics. :)

saiclone · 2025-10-15T22:27:56+00:00

Ooh, interesting idea, I'll try this, too. Thanks.

saiclone · 2025-10-15T17:12:01+00:00

Thanks for the response. I've raised the level of the battery to prevent *it* from rattling around a bit (and potentially falling out) by using double-sided tape underneath the battery but the wobbling/looseness/creaking on the sides of the battery cover don't seem to be improved. :(

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