Looking for - wireless retro joypad

Pawnless Endgame · 13 May 2017 at 16:25

Hey gamers out there :-)

There are plenty of wireless joypads, but they are mostly of the Playtation or Xbox variety with twin joysticks in front of the regular buttons. I want to get something similar to a Super Nintendo or Sega Megadrive with 1 D-pad, 4 or 6 action buttons (so AB+XY or ABC+XYZ) plus a start button and pause button. When I say wireless, I prefer the USB dongle type over bluetooth.

eBay currently has 4 items all from overseas. The first 3 items actually look like they're for another system (8 Bitdo F7?). The last/4th item is £27 and from China so I could get stung for customs.

Any ideas any of you?

Pawnless Endgame · 14 May 2017 at 00:28

Anyone?

This is specifically for PC gaming which is why I posted in this folder. It's just that I prefer Megadrive/SNES-style joypads and want to play it in some of the Steam games e.g. the FF7 remake from a few years back.

Digital X · 14 May 2017 at 03:11

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/8BITDO-SN...602191?hash=item541fe8c84f:g:EKgAAOSwl8NVcAEd

Flibster · 14 May 2017 at 10:11

I'd recommend these.

http://www.8bitdo.com/sfc30/
http://www.8bitdo.com/nes30pro/

Or the Wii classic controller and a Wii Nunchuck accessory to USB adaptor.

barmyllama · 14 May 2017 at 14:47

8 Bitdo comes well reviewed and recommend by most who've used them.

Pawnless Endgame · 14 May 2017 at 22:56

Thanks

I was hoping for a wireles USB-type setup, but I just had a rummage in my IT toolbox which contains accessories and spares, and I managed to find a bluetooth dongle in there!! It says version 2.1 so hopefully that will work. It's one of those little things that you can barely see when you plug it in, so will stick it in my U2415's USB hub.

Thanks again guys. Didn't realise 8 Bitdo is PC-compatible so will go for one of the links, probably the all-blue one on eBay.

mrk · 14 May 2017 at 23:01

8bitdo comes with a Micro USB cable that plugs into any PC and becomes a wired controller whilst charging the battery. Works all nice.

imginy · 14 May 2017 at 23:10

Madcatz wireless fight pad
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Mad-Catz-Wireless-Fighter-FightPad/dp/B001M1Z9ZW

Pawnless Endgame · 4 Jun 2017 at 18:05

Thought I'd post a courtesy follow-up to let you know that I did go for the 8bitdo in the end. The only downside is that it took over 2 weeks to arrive even though it was a UK seller (or stated as being UK seller).

Love the packaging though! It was like unboxing a mobile phone. Thought I'd chuck in a few photos.

It includes a keyring. Epic