WEBVTT 00:00:00.120 --> 00:00:05.160 riddle me this if a doy VR nerd turned 00:00:03.280 --> 00:00:11.280 controversial arms dealer were to make a game console what game console would he 00:00:08.440 --> 00:00:16.960 make Wonder no more for I have the answer inside this basic Jan Sport 00:00:14.200 --> 00:00:21.119 backpack it is the mod retoch chromatic from Palmer lucky perhaps best known for 00:00:19.039 --> 00:00:25.359 his role in the creation of the Oculus Rift its features include enjoying a 00:00:23.760 --> 00:00:29.359 family of newly created games on chromatic cartridges as well as 00:00:27.640 --> 00:00:35.760 remastered versions of your favorite classics it is compatible with original 00:00:32.119 --> 00:00:37.960 Game Boy and Game Boy Color cartridges 00:00:35.760 --> 00:00:43.399 and it has a bright enough screen that you can use it yes my friends outside 00:00:41.000 --> 00:00:52.840 but before we get to this I want to have a look at this Lisa Frank esque tiger 00:00:48.719 --> 00:00:54.640 folio oh wow that's their review guide 00:00:52.840 --> 00:01:00.600 Lisa Frank that's that brand that made the super bright colored stationer back 00:00:56.320 --> 00:01:03.000 in the 90s is that correct yeah okay hi 00:01:00.600 --> 00:01:07.640 there we hope this feels like Christmas morning when you were a kid how old is 00:01:06.000 --> 00:01:12.360 Palmer lucky is he even old enough to have had a Game Boy as a kid the history 00:01:09.680 --> 00:01:16.920 of gaming grade level 6th to e8th grade this is a very cute reviewer guide they 00:01:15.520 --> 00:01:20.320 don't really expect me to do all this work though do they all right is there 00:01:19.080 --> 00:01:27.320 anything else in here does it come with this backpack is that part of the whole like first edition 00:01:24.000 --> 00:01:28.920 thing okay well we're not sure let's 00:01:27.320 --> 00:01:34.920 have a look at this thing it's bundled with chromatic Tetris which is apparently a recreation of the original 00:01:32.560 --> 00:01:40.200 Tetris and it comes with a sapphire glass display cover I mean that does 00:01:37.880 --> 00:01:45.719 feel markedly higher quality than the scuff plastic that was on the original 00:01:42.360 --> 00:01:47.719 Game Boy wow the chassis ooh it is 00:01:45.719 --> 00:01:51.920 amazing how the material Choice affects the feel of a device okay so you go from 00:01:50.040 --> 00:01:56.200 cheap devices which use plastic and are kind of down here to like oh premium 00:01:54.200 --> 00:02:00.079 devices which use stainless steel or aluminum and feel like this to more 00:01:58.039 --> 00:02:05.479 exotic metals that feel more like plastic it uses a magnesium alloy 00:02:02.240 --> 00:02:07.000 chassis that makes it I wouldn't say 00:02:05.479 --> 00:02:10.720 light because anytime you've got three ablea 00:02:09.560 --> 00:02:16.640 batteries and something it's not going to be especially light but it feels 00:02:13.800 --> 00:02:20.640 lightish and it's not cold to the touch you've got a USBC port at the bottom as 00:02:18.599 --> 00:02:24.840 well as a headphone jack this USBC Port apparently supports video out and 00:02:23.080 --> 00:02:29.920 speaking of video one of the most special things about the device is that 00:02:27.200 --> 00:02:32.760 the resolution of the display matches the original Game Boy meaning that 00:02:31.480 --> 00:02:37.640 you're not going to get any approximations of the original pixel art 00:02:35.000 --> 00:02:42.080 it should be absolutely perfect we've got support for the Link cable which is 00:02:39.640 --> 00:02:45.959 possible because they're using an fpga Recreation of the original processor 00:02:44.200 --> 00:02:50.360 we've got a couple of wrist strap Loops here depending on whether you prefer to apply it on the left or the right hand 00:02:48.599 --> 00:02:56.000 side we've got a volume button there's a menu button on the side right here your 00:02:52.239 --> 00:02:58.720 traditional AB select start and d-pad 00:02:56.000 --> 00:03:02.959 d-pad feels pretty good up at the top we got our power switch as well as an IR 00:03:00.360 --> 00:03:06.040 transceiver so it's kind of a mashup of original Game Boy features and Game Boy 00:03:04.720 --> 00:03:10.200 Color features so if you want to trade your Pokemon it'll I guess depend on 00:03:08.319 --> 00:03:12.799 what generation of gain you're using oh there is one thing I didn't mention 00:03:11.560 --> 00:03:16.760 under the battery cover these are rechargeable batteries oh they're not it 00:03:14.920 --> 00:03:22.360 comes with alkaline battery really at this price it comes with alkaline 00:03:19.080 --> 00:03:24.760 batteries it's funny Palmer says that 00:03:22.360 --> 00:03:30.519 this was a passion project he's losing money on this thing but at 220 bucks I 00:03:28.439 --> 00:03:34.000 don't know anyway appar if you replace these with nickel metal hydrides they 00:03:32.120 --> 00:03:37.280 can charge inside the device using the USBC Port which is actually kind of a 00:03:35.519 --> 00:03:43.080 nice feature oh that's a really nice rubber battery retention thing it does 00:03:40.239 --> 00:03:46.159 feel very premium the issue is that it also cost premium we've got some 00:03:44.840 --> 00:03:51.000 comparison devices we're going to be looking at in a moment here anyway 00:03:48.360 --> 00:03:56.200 inside we've got chromatic Tetris which looks an awful lot like a Tetris cart 00:03:53.360 --> 00:04:00.400 made in Mexico as well as a cute little Tetris um complication isn't that what 00:03:59.159 --> 00:04:06.200 Apple calls the like cute little uh things yeah charms 00:04:03.360 --> 00:04:10.920 charms that's the word I'm looking for Charming oh look at that there's a quick 00:04:08.079 --> 00:04:16.919 start guide there let's fire it up and let's also meet the 00:04:14.480 --> 00:04:22.280 contenders after the segue to our sponsor hem their portable I steady V3 00:04:20.440 --> 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it's a little bigger than the pocket uh We've 00:05:02.720 --> 00:05:10.600 also got the analog pocket I can't tell you who's going to win but uh it's going 00:05:08.320 --> 00:05:14.199 to be the pocket and then we've got uh oh what was this thing called again 00:05:12.280 --> 00:05:18.319 funny playing game boy this was that one that we built here on ShortCircuit with 00:05:16.160 --> 00:05:21.400 the little kit all right what do we start with I mean I guess we got to 00:05:19.919 --> 00:05:25.880 start with their included Tetris game let's give a shot all right apparently 00:05:24.080 --> 00:05:30.479 they worked with cost on color matched headphones but I don't have those so 00:05:27.400 --> 00:05:31.720 we're going to use the built-in speaker 00:05:30.479 --> 00:05:36.720 well the speaker is a lot better than the original game boy I'll tell you that much already without even listening to 00:05:34.360 --> 00:05:39.919 them side by side I don't even know what the different modes mean to be honest 00:05:38.240 --> 00:05:44.199 with you I was never into Tetris which is about to become super 00:05:45.039 --> 00:05:52.319 apparent up yeah so up does that yeah I 00:05:49.639 --> 00:05:59.080 uh don't even really know the controls so there's that uh how do I oh yeah 00:05:54.919 --> 00:06:01.039 there we go uh yeah sure um oh yeah 00:05:59.080 --> 00:06:05.199 sorry button F yeah yeah button F button feel seems 00:06:02.160 --> 00:06:07.919 good uh oh that was not a good move 00:06:05.199 --> 00:06:12.240 Please Don't Judge Me too harshly I need yes yes I need the stick hey there we go 00:06:10.960 --> 00:06:19.080 I'm sorry am I supposed to be making a video Zero complaints nice and 00:06:16.120 --> 00:06:24.840 tactile say what you will about Palmer lucky 00:06:20.759 --> 00:06:27.840 um if he built the device for himself he 00:06:24.840 --> 00:06:29.960 cared about it oops I might have created 00:06:27.840 --> 00:06:35.080 another dependency but I got got it I got it right away I can't wait for the 00:06:32.800 --> 00:06:43.560 comment section on this video to just be like is L St a gamer the answer is no uh 00:06:40.960 --> 00:06:48.080 oh my God they come so fast I need the stick yes I got the stick it's too 00:06:50.080 --> 00:06:56.720 hard that's the best I could do great 00:06:53.400 --> 00:06:59.319 button feel um the sound even though I 00:06:56.720 --> 00:07:04.919 had it turned down is awesome compared to the original Game Boy dude very very 00:07:02.919 --> 00:07:09.960 playable let's try their weird Recreation cartridge in another console 00:07:07.800 --> 00:07:15.639 okay what are the odds this works cuz clearly if it's an fpga device 00:07:13.560 --> 00:07:18.639 it should be basically functionally a Game Boy but it also clearly isn't 00:07:17.080 --> 00:07:21.680 functionally a Game Boy it's got the menu button it's got the IR thing and 00:07:20.479 --> 00:07:27.120 stuff so remember when I said the speaker was 00:07:25.400 --> 00:07:31.840 better on the mod retro you can kind of make it out I 00:07:30.000 --> 00:07:36.840 don't remember the game boy being this bad I think our game boy is uh has seen 00:07:34.840 --> 00:07:40.599 better days which is honestly part of the reason that devices like this are so 00:07:38.520 --> 00:07:45.319 popular because even if you wanted the original experience it's degraded so 00:07:43.639 --> 00:07:50.520 much in some cases that that original experience might not really exist um 00:07:48.720 --> 00:07:56.240 it's shocking to me how much better the speakers can sound firing down into your 00:07:52.720 --> 00:07:59.240 palm as opposed to toward your face but 00:07:56.240 --> 00:08:01.199 really can really really can okay so 00:07:59.240 --> 00:08:07.280 that's the Game Boy um that's clearly not winning our challenge today um why 00:08:04.240 --> 00:08:09.479 don't we try this guy all right funny 00:08:07.280 --> 00:08:13.960 playing you're up all other things being equal I would absolutely take the 00:08:11.400 --> 00:08:19.319 chromatic but all other things are not equal and the chromatic is uh over 00:08:16.800 --> 00:08:22.520 double the price if I just wanted to Tool around and play Game Boy games 00:08:20.840 --> 00:08:27.360 because I think I think that's something that we have to kind of be honest with 00:08:24.159 --> 00:08:30.639 ourselves are we going to sit down and 00:08:27.360 --> 00:08:32.320 like play this game like the way we used 00:08:30.639 --> 00:08:38.719 to when we were kids where we're going to play it for hours every week 00:08:35.360 --> 00:08:40.399 no probably not some people yes 00:08:38.719 --> 00:08:45.880 obviously there's people that are still very very into Tetris but most people 00:08:43.880 --> 00:08:50.000 this is a this is a novelty purchase you know what I mean the screen is another 00:08:47.680 --> 00:08:56.519 drawback to this device it's definitely not as bright it's not as vibrant 00:08:52.640 --> 00:08:58.839 however once again is it vibranter and 00:08:56.519 --> 00:09:04.240 brighter enough that I'd be willing to pay 00:09:00.120 --> 00:09:08.760 double for the chromatic that's 00:09:04.240 --> 00:09:10.440 tough oh my God yep block out okay you 00:09:08.760 --> 00:09:13.560 know what I want to see the chromatic at Max brightness real quick 00:09:14.399 --> 00:09:20.920 here dude one of the design goals was 00:09:18.240 --> 00:09:25.880 apparently to make it playable outside which is something that the original 00:09:22.560 --> 00:09:29.040 Game Boy really struggled with man I'm 00:09:25.880 --> 00:09:30.920 usually kind of a just emulate guy but I 00:09:29.040 --> 00:09:35.279 got to say the resolution matched display really does make the old pixel 00:09:32.760 --> 00:09:38.959 art look better I was not expecting to notice that big of a difference again 00:09:37.720 --> 00:09:45.600 whether we're talking brightness or button feel or whatever double the price 00:09:42.839 --> 00:09:50.720 that's a tall order but it is better let's go for something a little more 00:09:48.079 --> 00:09:54.839 different it looks like it's like artificially smoothed or something you 00:09:52.800 --> 00:10:01.800 know yeah it really does not look as good now I could fix a lot of what looks 00:09:58.160 --> 00:10:04.040 kind of nasty about this filters but 00:10:01.800 --> 00:10:07.800 it's not the same it's never going to be quite the same let's try some filters on 00:10:06.079 --> 00:10:12.360 this display it's high enough resolution that theoretically that should more 00:10:09.720 --> 00:10:16.920 closely approximate the original console the buttons also still aren't as good 00:10:15.160 --> 00:10:23.360 that's something that the mod retro team absolutely nailed the buttons they are 00:10:20.320 --> 00:10:26.399 really really good with that said am I 00:10:23.360 --> 00:10:29.560 actually having any less fun right now 00:10:26.399 --> 00:10:33.040 no yeah so far man there's no real 00:10:29.560 --> 00:10:35.320 question for me at this price I would 00:10:33.040 --> 00:10:39.279 just get an analog pocket because then I can play more than just Game Boy and 00:10:36.920 --> 00:10:44.680 Game Boy Color games did I mention that this thing only plays Game Boy and Game 00:10:42.600 --> 00:10:48.720 Boy Color games and then you know some re-releases they say there's some new 00:10:46.720 --> 00:10:52.959 releases coming games that were like cancelled toward the end of the life of 00:10:50.440 --> 00:10:57.079 the original game boy okay how about the original 00:10:54.480 --> 00:11:00.240 pocket man that sound it is cool that these work in the original consoles 00:10:58.680 --> 00:11:04.600 which I guess is pretty cool for someone who wants to buy the re-releases and 00:11:01.760 --> 00:11:08.000 then actually play them in a Game Boy man it really doesn't help that it's a 00:11:05.720 --> 00:11:13.360 little chilly in the studio you can see when I move it down it's like the poor 00:11:10.360 --> 00:11:14.519 LCD is like let's try a different game 00:11:13.360 --> 00:11:18.959 what do we want to play what should I play all right Super Mario Land let's 00:11:16.760 --> 00:11:24.240 go that's a it's not a very good interface it says 3 to 00:11:21.480 --> 00:11:29.560 one as the opposite of whatever it is that you like you you can't tell if 00:11:26.040 --> 00:11:31.600 you're three to oneing anything 00:11:29.560 --> 00:11:35.079 wow you can see it actually like slows down a little bit sometimes just like 00:11:33.120 --> 00:11:41.680 the original Hardware would authentic leg whatever I got this 00:11:38.320 --> 00:11:41.680 easy and I'm 00:11:41.880 --> 00:11:47.639 dead time for a Game Boy Color game oh 00:11:45.399 --> 00:11:50.440 man this uh this little nubbin on the back I understand why they had to do it 00:11:49.160 --> 00:11:57.160 because this is made of metal so you can't just have a little like flexible tab but that sits like right where I 00:11:54.480 --> 00:12:01.480 want my finger or my pinky I mean I could work around it I could work around 00:11:58.440 --> 00:12:01.480 it but it's not not my 00:12:04.839 --> 00:12:11.920 favorite looks real good I'm not really sure what else there 00:12:09.320 --> 00:12:15.600 is to say about it at this point if what you want is a machine that does 00:12:13.360 --> 00:12:20.079 absolutely nothing but play Game Boy games and Game Boy Color games with much 00:12:18.279 --> 00:12:24.040 greater Fidelity than the original game boy or Game Boy Color then that's pretty 00:12:22.399 --> 00:12:27.839 cool you can get one of these it's as true to the original consoles while also 00:12:26.000 --> 00:12:32.600 being better than the original consoles as you can get thanks to that display 00:12:30.839 --> 00:12:37.360 however if you're willing to compromise on a few things and you like getting 00:12:35.320 --> 00:12:41.480 benefits for that the analog pocket really is a way more compelling option I 00:12:39.519 --> 00:12:45.320 mean it's got a bigger screen it's also very bright even if it's not quite as 00:12:43.320 --> 00:12:49.399 bright it's got compatibility for way more game systems including original 00:12:47.560 --> 00:12:52.480 cartridge compatibility which is one of the things that's nice about the mod 00:12:50.560 --> 00:12:57.079 retro and if you want to spend half as much this is a very compelling option 00:12:54.680 --> 00:13:02.600 too from funny playing like I'd play on this does it really matter 00:12:59.959 --> 00:13:05.680 not to me to you it might subscribe to ShortCircuit