Magic Trick press kit
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Magic Trick is a free, open-source firmware mod for the ModRetro Chromatic. It turns the handheld's file list into a game library with cover art, looping gameplay previews, Game Genie cheats, a Recent games folder and automatic last-game startup. A desktop installer for Mac, Windows and Linux installs it from stock firmware in one session.

Status (Nov 2026): Installer 0.2.0 is a TESTING PREVIEW (firmware art31). Save states, Wi-Fi file transfers and Game Gear support are IN DEVELOPMENT and not in any published release.

Website:  https://ryansag.com/magic-trick/
Source:   https://github.com/agentichunter-blip/chromagic-preview-mod
License:  GPL-3.0
Based on: CursedToast's ChroMagic and ModRetro's open-source Chromatic firmware

Logo files: magic-trick-logo-*.png is the approved MAGIC TRICK logo on its dark background (native 160x144 Chromatic version plus 6x and 12x pixel-perfect enlargements); magic-trick-wordmark-1128x776.png is the cropped wordmark at 8x. Scale pixel art with nearest-neighbour, not smoothing.

Screenshots are real Magic Trick interface renders at 4x native resolution (160x144 -> 640x576). Colour bars are test media standing in for user-supplied cover art. Files with "state", "wifi" or "game-gear" in the name come from unreleased development firmware; please label them as in development.

Independent community project, not affiliated with ModRetro, Nintendo or Sega.
