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    • mituM
      mitu Global Moderator @Darksavior
      last edited by

      @Darksavior said in Best Snes Wireless controler 2020:

      The only wireless snes controllers are from 8bitdo

      Or the ones from Nintendo - if you can get them.

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      • IanDaemonI
        IanDaemon
        last edited by IanDaemon

        @Darksavior You can use a lot of wireless controllers for SNES games, not just ones that replicate the look of the original gamepads.

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        • DarksaviorD
          Darksavior @IanDaemon
          last edited by

          @IanDaemon I know, but op asked about snes. If it's any wireless controller, I recommend the ps4 one.

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          • saccublendaS
            saccublenda @mitu
            last edited by

            @mitu Are these bluetooth? Would they work with retropie?

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            • RionR
              Rion
              last edited by

              Well if you want to go Wireless and don't want the hassle of Bluetooth input lag you could get a Classic controller to USB adapter - V3 from raphnet-tech and then buy a SN30 2.4G and SF30 2.4G for SNES and SFC Classic Edition from 8Bitdo.

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              • F
                francis2019
                last edited by

                ok so the only good options are the 8bit DTO who comes with a attachement for the classsic SNES and I need to buy a converter to convert the signal to a USB. like this one:
                https://www.raphnet-tech.com/products/wusbmote_1player_adapter_v3/index.php

                What other good options there is, with other controler type than SNES.

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                  francis2019
                  last edited by

                  what about those:
                  any one has order them?

                  https://www.amazon.ca/Wireless-Controller-Classic-Gamepad-Receiver/dp/B07FCXL2VV/ref=sr_1_3?crid=5N65ZCMA9PL2&keywords=snes+wireless+controller&qid=1588073987&sprefix=snes+wirele%2Caps%2C160&sr=8-3

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                  • mituM
                    mitu Global Moderator
                    last edited by

                    @francis2019 said in Best Snes Wireless controler 2020:

                    https://www.amazon.ca/Wireless-Controller-Classic-Gamepad-Receiver/dp/B07FCXL2VV/ref=sr_1_3?crid=5N65ZCMA9PL2&keywords=snes+wireless+controller&qid=1588073987&sprefix=snes+wirele%2Caps%2C160&sr=8-3

                    These are definitely not 'the best 2020 SNES wireless' controllers.

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                    • PlayingKarrdeP
                      PlayingKarrde
                      last edited by

                      What's wrong with the 8bitdo sfc30? I have been using it for a couple of years with no issues. I love it. Admittedly I use it with PC but feel no input lag, so if there is bluetooth lag it's on the pi's side, not the controller (yes I know bluetooth has inherent input lag but I'm very sensitive to lag and it's barely noticeable for me on PC).

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                      • IanDaemonI
                        IanDaemon @PlayingKarrde
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                        @PlayingKarrde I know there was a firmware update that improved input lag. Maybe the "bad reputation" is prior to the update.

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                        • mituM
                          mitu Global Moderator
                          last edited by

                          From what I remember, the worst reputation was mainly for accidentally creating 'diagonals' with the D-Pad when pressing Up/Down or Left/Right.

                          They're ok, I have a SFC30 and it served me well.

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                          • EcksE
                            Ecks
                            last edited by

                            I use the SN30 Pro and SN30 Pro+ on my Pi when i am playing console games.

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                            • SPS
                              SP
                              last edited by

                              I bought that nes pro 8bitdo controller around 5 years ago and hated it because most of the time it would not register when I pressed up+right. I had to press the buttons kinda hard for it to work or it would only register as up. So I just threw it in the box and forgot about it, and kept using my X1 controller.

                              Fast forward to around february of this year. I was looking at a lot of youtube videos of the sn30 snes controller. All the videos that I saw were giving it great reviews and said there were no issues with the dpad. I figured, why not? It's been years since I bought the nes pro. So maybe the dpad is fixed. So I ordered one. I received it and I immediately tried it with Contra 3. The diagonals worked, but the down input is a little too sensitive. Whenever I lie down in the game, sometimes the character will randomly get up and walk left or right while I hold down on the dpad causing me to sometimes get killed by a bullet. It was enough to get me to go back to my X1 controller again.

                              So for me the best snes controller to use is the Xbox one controller. To be honest, I thought I was gonna have problems with it due to the dpad being positioned at the lower left of the controller, but I have had absolutely no issues with it. The only reason I got the sn30 controller was because I loved the look of the DMG colored one. Oh, well.

                              On the other hand, the M30 8bitdo Sega Genesis/Saturn controller is freaking great and I have no issues with the dpad.

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                              • PlayingKarrdeP
                                PlayingKarrde
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                                That's too bad :( My daily driver is actually the SN30 pro+ and use it over all my other controllers (my previous go tos were the Switch Pro and the Xbox Elite). I don't have any dpad issues with mine although now I'm going to be scrutinizing it a lot more...

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                                • DarksaviorD
                                  Darksavior @PlayingKarrde
                                  last edited by Darksavior

                                  @PlayingKarrde That's because they aren't using the old garbage dpad pcb design anymore that I noticed from a disassembly video.

                                  I mainly use real snes pads because I gave up looking.

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                                  • PlayingKarrdeP
                                    PlayingKarrde @Darksavior
                                    last edited by

                                    @Darksavior Interesting. Good to know.

                                    In that case I recommend the SN30 pro+ as the best controller :)

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                                    • DarksaviorD
                                      Darksavior @PlayingKarrde
                                      last edited by Darksavior

                                      @PlayingKarrde I've been told I'm too critical, but then I see pictures of people doing the dpad tape mod on past models...

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                                      • SPS
                                        SP @PlayingKarrde
                                        last edited by

                                        @PlayingKarrde Man, the Switch pro controller has the down input issue as my sn30. That and the infuriating random input lag. Like a full second of it sometimes rears its ugly head. Like, what the hell?

                                        But that might be because of the switch or something because it sometimes happens too when I hook up my joycons to that controller adapter thingy.

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                                        • matchamanM
                                          matchaman
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                                          I'm generally happy with 8bitdo. Yes, the d-pads are far from perfect but there's no better option out there.

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                                          • EcksE
                                            Ecks @matchaman
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                                            @matchaman said in Best Snes Wireless controler 2020:

                                            I'm generally happy with 8bitdo. Yes, the d-pads are far from perfect but there's no better option out there.

                                            Friend of mine bought the 8bitdo DIY kit for the SNES and Genesis (6 button version) and bought like broken SNES and Genesis controllers from flee markets and just replaced the boards so he would have the same controller feeling as the original but use it wireless.

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