@DustinMontgomer It's the first operating system that I feel like I actually own. It seems like it can morph and change to fit me. Is it crazy to think this could be the last operating system I will ever need and this philosophy of an agentic fluid operating system actually kills windows?
Game Gear save states on the ModRetro Chromatic. ๐ฎ
Save to a slot, keep playing, load, and you're back at the exact moment, even after turning it off. Game Gear in-game saves now stick too, all of the MicroSD card. Don't worry, battery saves (normal game saves) work too.
Magic Trick 1.0.0-beta.7 is out, free and open source ๐
https://t.co/G4H11wC90e
Game Gear on a ModRetro Chromatic. ๐ฎ
Magic Trick is a free, open-source mod: Game Gear with sound, save states, a cover-art library with gameplay previews, Game Genie cheats and Wi-Fi transfers.
Beta out now for Mac, Windows and Linux ๐
Here is a breakdown of the hardware feasibility for porting to the project, categorized from natural sweet spots to heavy lifts:
Hardware Portability Breakdown:
The Sweet Spot (Game Gear & Sega Master System): The strongest candidates. Their resolutions and controls map most naturally, requiring only minor image downscaling or cropping.
Plausible Contenders (NES, Atari 2600/7800, ColecoVision, & Early Arcades): Great button matches, but come with extra engineering hurdles like cartridge mapper support, display adaptation, or handling specialty controllers (like Coleco's numeric keypad).
The Stretch Goals (Atari Lynx & PC Engine / TurboGrafx-16): More speculative. Resource limits, memory integration, and FPGA fit require deeper investigation.
Unrealistic Targets (SNES, Genesis, GBA, PlayStation, N64, Saturn): Out of reach. Substantially greater hardware demands, memory overhead, and missing action/shoulder buttons make these non-starters.
Built on CursedToast's ChroMagic, @modretro's open-source Chromatic firmware and the MiSTer cores. Thanks for making this possible. Source (GPL-3.0): https://t.co/Wir8MCmMD0
Download and install guide: https://t.co/nYL4QPPglk
The installer backs up your device first and can uninstall or restore it. Beta, at your own risk; not affiliated with ModRetro.