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      theplayerone
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      Well, the ones I purchased don't have a bluetooth connection. Its 2.4 ghz connection. I tried plugging the mayflash adapter in after boot and nothing. I also tried plugging in the adapter before boot and then plugging in the controller after boot, and no luck there either.

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        Capeman
        last edited by Capeman

        You could be daring and rip into an original controller, cut a bunch of traces, solder some wires to said traces using a common ground and hook them to this chip https://www.adafruit.com/product/1535, add a battery, charging circuit https://www.adafruit.com/product/1944, external charging port and a power switch and BOOM! Wireless NES controller that works on Keyboard input!

        Vector Artist, Designer and Maker of Stuff: Laser Cut Atari / Pixel Theme Bartop

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          theplayerone
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          Yeah, Capeman, I looked at this option. I don't have a lot of experience in that area so I wasn't I could afford to take that risk. Also, I wasn't sure I could find proof of it working :/.

          I also wanted to see if there was a cheaper solution to that, because thats around $60 and a lot of my time hahaha. But thank you for the suggestion.

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          • CapemanC
            Capeman
            last edited by

            You could take this cheapo controller i just found on ebay made for the NES classic...
            https://www.ebay.com/p/?iid=292004335400&lpid=82&&&ul_noapp=true&chn=ps

            And attach the dongle to a raphnet wii accessory port to USB adapter...
            http://www.raphnet-tech.com/products/wusbmote_adapter/index.php

            In theory that should work... right?

            Vector Artist, Designer and Maker of Stuff: Laser Cut Atari / Pixel Theme Bartop

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              theplayerone
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              In theory, yes. Do the raphnet adapters have better history of working than the Mayflash adapters?

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                edmaul69 @theplayerone
                last edited by

                @theplayerone yes. They are far better than the mayflash adapter. Shipping can take up to a month but it is worth it. His boards are great.

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                  Capeman @edmaul69
                  last edited by

                  @theplayerone Agreed! Raphnet makes some absolute quality stuff!

                  Vector Artist, Designer and Maker of Stuff: Laser Cut Atari / Pixel Theme Bartop

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                    theplayerone
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                    Can I plug and play? Or will I need to install drivers?

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                      Capeman @theplayerone
                      last edited by

                      @theplayerone The couple of raphnet chips ive used have read as HID devices, they should just work

                      Vector Artist, Designer and Maker of Stuff: Laser Cut Atari / Pixel Theme Bartop

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                        theplayerone
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                        Alright, thanks for your help. I will have to try it out. I will also be starting a few more posts probably, just to look for other wireless controller option for other systems. Thank you

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                          theplayerone
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                          Okay, so I just received my raphnet wii to usb adapter. I am unsure if my controllers just dont work, or there is an issue with the adapter. I turned on my retropie, plugged in the adapter, plugged in the dongle and turned on the controller. Nothing. Then I unplugged everything. I turned off my retropie, plugged the adapter in, and turn it back on. Then plugged in the dongle and the controller. Still nothing. Any ideas?

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                            edmaul69 @theplayerone
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                            @theplayerone you need to hook up a keyboard or your old controller so you can go into controller configuration to set up the adapter.

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                              theplayerone
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                              I did that, I have decided to give up on it, I am just purchasing two of the 8bitdo NES30. Thank you so much for all your help!

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                                edmaul69 @theplayerone
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                                @theplayerone i have two of the raphnet adapters. They work great for me. Sorry you are having an issue with it.

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