ModRetro is an American retro game company that produces really successful Game Boy and Nintendo 64 clones and has achieved great success with their retro products.
Now ModRetro has launched a new version of the Game Boy clone Chromatic, which is built from the same material used by military drones from the American weapons manufacturer Anduril Industries. ModRetro CEO Palmer Luckey also owns Anduril Industries.
Anduril Industries produces autonomous weapon systems such as attack drones, underwater vehicles and AI software, and the new version of the Chromatic is called “Anduril Edition” and it is branded with Anduril logos and comes with a pendant with the Anduril logo. ModRetro says the machine is made “for those who need performance and reliability in all conditions.”
When it dawned on the retro community that there was a clear connection between ModRetro and the gun manufacturer, there was a strong backlash against the company. Several in the retro community have said that they will no longer buy ModRetro products, because they do not want to indirectly support the gun industry, and several retro media outlets have stated that they will no longer cover and review ModRetro products.
It sounds like a goal for ModRetro, but what do you think of them choosing to tie the gun industry closely with a gaming product in the form of an Anduril Edition of their popular Game Boy clone? Has ModRetro crossed the line here?
