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8BitDo is best known for its throwback-style Bluetooth gamepads, but a few months ago, it released DIY modding kits for original NES, SNES and Sega Mega Drive controllers. As the name suggests, some ...

There was nothing worse in a 1980’s/1990’s gamer’s life then realizing their console controller could not quite reach the comfiest chair in the room. Now there is a solution for retro console fans.

Now it’s given us a wireless homage to just about every old school controller you have boxed away somewhere in a cupboard, 8BitDo has decided to let you mod your originals. Got an old NES, SNES or ...

8BitDo Mod Kit for the N64 controller includes a Hall effect joystick upgrade and a Rumble Pack with a rechargeable battery. Reading time 2 minutes The Nintendo 64 was the first to introduce console ...

8BitDo will happily sell you wireless controllers that are vaguely similar to classic gamepads of yore, but it clearly can't sell you the real deal without invoking massive copyright battles. It can, ...

Looking at the Nintendo 64 controller, there's no reason it should have worked. And yet, that awkward trident-shaped gamepad was great in its own way. Decades later, gamers are still after that clunky ...

If you have an N64 controller and want to repurpose it, 8BitDo has released a new mod kit that allows you to transform your wired N64 controller into a wireless gamepad. Introducing 8BitDo Mod Kit for ...

I have to hand it to 8BitDo. At first I thought they were just opportunistically hawking cheap hunks of plastic in an era of unparalleled nostalgia for retro games, but… well, who am I kidding? That’s ...

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8Bitdo's DIY Mod Kits let you replace the guts of your legacy and Classic Edition NES controllers with a Bluetooth-capable board that works with PCs, Macs, smartphones, and the Nintendo Switch. The ...