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24 alternatives to Chromatic, by ModRetro
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Chromatic is a cartridge-based handheld gaming console made by ModRetro, inspired by classic Game Boy design. It plays games on physical cartridges and is marketed as a durable, long-lasting device. The console… Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Chromatic, by ModRetro launched in 2024; newer entries below may have overtaken it.
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Hey HN, Over the past ~1.5 years, I built an open-source FPGA retro emulation handheld that can play Game Boy, Game Boy Color, and Game Boy Advance cartridges. To my knowledge, there isn't an existing open-source FPGA emulator that can play physical cartridges like this. One of my main goals was to do all of the pieces myself, and be able to understand every component of it, so I designed my own PCB, wrote the firmware, wrote a Game Boy and Game Boy Advance emulator for the FPGA (using the Chisel HDL), and designed a 3D-printed case. I detailed the design and development process in the…
2025 · eli.lipsitz.net · its alternatives →
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Papercraft videogame cartridges you can print and pirate with a copy machine. - kesiev/rewtro
2019 · github.com · its alternatives →
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A frustrating color game. One day, one try.
Feb 2026 · chromatic-the-color-game.web.app · its alternatives →
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Analogue Pocket ▲182A modern hand-held for playing old GameBoy gamees
2019 · analogue.co · its alternatives →
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Chromatica▲12Daily Color Sorting Game. Think Wordle but for puzzles.
2025 · gamedungeon.fun · its alternatives →
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2014 · bonsaiden.github.io · its alternatives →
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ColorTris▲68The nostalgic tile-matching puzzle game in its new glory
2022 · play.google.com · its alternatives →
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A game about color perception
2015 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
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Cocolor▲100Play intuitively with colors & try to make the pic blend in
2024 · cocolor.app · its alternatives →
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Mix and match colors in a Tetris-like puzzle game
2014 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
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Still very much a work in progress, but really wanted to share this even in it's early state. Had heaps of fun building it to learn more about WebRTC.
2023 · github.com · its alternatives →
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Hi HN, I was inspired by Wordle to make Colorfle, a different take on the genre where the goal is to mix colors together to match the target color within six tries. There were some interesting problems to tackle in making this game, one of them being the difference between mixing digital colors and real-life behavior (in RGB, blue + yellow = grey!). I hope you enjoy it -- any feedback would be much appreciated!
2022 · colorfle.com · its alternatives →
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Once you get yourself sucked into this game, it's hard to br
2016 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
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The Way▲74A 2D puzzle platformer with a retro feel
2016 · store.steampowered.com · its alternatives →
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GameShell▲87Open Source Retro Gaming & STEM Portable Console
2017 · kickstarter.com · its alternatives →
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Swordigo▲55A Solid Action-Platformer For Fans Of Retro RPGs
2015 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
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