expiredphoinix | Staff posted Jan 15, 2026 02:24 PM
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expiredphoinix | Staff posted Jan 15, 2026 02:24 PM
8Bitdo M30 2.4G Wireless Gamepad for Sega Genesis / Mega Drive Mini (Black)
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Anyway i been using this 2.4g controller with RetroArch to play retro games on my PC (and other 8bitdo controllers like PCE one for NES games... sidenote: PCE is micro-usb charging, not usb-c bleh but feels great... if need usb-c, i also have a RetroBit Origin that works good too, but prefer the feel of the PCE).
8bitdo M30 works good on Windows (but a bit wonky on Linux, seems like i keep need to re-map the keys in RetroArch... working with a developer on reddit to figure out why). 8bitdo PCE works great on both.
(get a Saffun n64 wireless if you want N64 controller)
It works mostly for me (minus Linux which i got working temporarily but need to figure out the mappings).
This page says:
https://support.8bitdo.
No, it does not work with PC.
You use connect the 2.4g controller to your PC via the USB cable and play.
What systems does it work with?
It works with Sega Genesis Mini and Mega Drive Mini. It also works with Switch, Windows 10 and Raspberry Pi via USB cable."
In addition to FPGA platforms like MIster Pi which im more interested in soon.
Anyway i been using this 2.4g controller with RetroArch to play retro games on my PC (and other 8bitdo controllers like PCE one for NES games... sidenote: PCE is micro-usb charging, not usb-c bleh but feels great... if need usb-c, i also have a RetroBit Origin that works good too, but prefer the feel of the PCE).
8bitdo M30 works good on Windows (but a bit wonky on Linux, seems like i keep need to re-map the keys in RetroArch... working with a developer on reddit to figure out why). 8bitdo PCE works great on both.
(get a Saffun n64 wireless if you want N64 controller)
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Decision making (for rational people when cost is not a factor): Bluetooth version is superior - no dongle and no noticeable downside.
Doubt anybody is playing online competitive games using this controller. Unless you're trying to land a spot in Nintendo World Championship, you don't have to worry about this. And if you were, you would want a wired controller with a Nintendo design.
Anyway i been using this 2.4g controller with RetroArch to play retro games on my PC (and other 8bitdo controllers like PCE one for NES games... sidenote: PCE is micro-usb charging, not usb-c bleh but feels great... if need usb-c, i also have a RetroBit Origin that works good too, but prefer the feel of the PCE).
8bitdo M30 works good on Windows (but a bit wonky on Linux, seems like i keep need to re-map the keys in RetroArch... working with a developer on reddit to figure out why). 8bitdo PCE works great on both.
(get a Saffun n64 wireless if you want N64 controller)
Anyway i been using this 2.4g controller with RetroArch to play retro games on my PC (and other 8bitdo controllers like PCE one for NES games... sidenote: PCE is micro-usb charging, not usb-c bleh but feels great... if need usb-c, i also have a RetroBit Origin that works good too, but prefer the feel of the PCE).
8bitdo M30 works good on Windows (but a bit wonky on Linux, seems like i keep need to re-map the keys in RetroArch... working with a developer on reddit to figure out why). 8bitdo PCE works great on both.
(get a Saffun n64 wireless if you want N64 controller)
Sorta. Both modern consoles use Bluetooth but superset it with their own communications. At times their Serial IO is lower latency and that typically is due to everything being perfectly in sync - much like console game optimization. All three want you using their controller wherever so it falls back to regular Bluetooth, and controller vendors can have latency.
One way to reduce latency is to update the controller's firmware and PC/host drivers. That gets it down to very close to the same, but at times a bit more lag... Especially when people don't cheap out on Bluetooth modules.
8bitdo has an excellent firmware update tool. Use it on their Bluetooth controllers. You'll thank me.
Anyway i been using this 2.4g controller with RetroArch to play retro games on my PC (and other 8bitdo controllers like PCE one for NES games... sidenote: PCE is micro-usb charging, not usb-c bleh but feels great... if need usb-c, i also have a RetroBit Origin that works good too, but prefer the feel of the PCE).
8bitdo M30 works good on Windows (but a bit wonky on Linux, seems like i keep need to re-map the keys in RetroArch... working with a developer on reddit to figure out why). 8bitdo PCE works great on both.
(get a Saffun n64 wireless if you want N64 controller)
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