so I'm a bit of a stickler when it comes to controllers there are so many on the
market that it's hard for them to impress and easy for them to just piss
me off perfect example let's take a trip down memory lane and check out some of
the highlights from my hyperkin Retron 5 review from 2014 speaking of the
included controller it's garbage mushy acceptable straight up puke worthy it
squeaks when you spin it obstruction grinds against the stick
unpleasant horrible feeling abysmal latency funky latency issues comes with
a controller which will just add Mass to land fills so yeah make a shitty
controller and I'm not going to shy away from calling you out especially if it's
wireless but make a great controller and an impressive Wireless solution and you
have my complete and undivided attention this is analog an 8bit doze retro
receiver for NES and SNES along with 8 bit doze matching controllers and let me
tell you they've got my attention and they should have yours too let's find
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input devices are like tools you should use the right one for the right job when
you can a keyboard or Mouse isn't generally the greatest experience for a
racing game and a racing wheel while it would be fun in a silly way if you can
get it to work is just an idiotic pairing for a game like Counter-Strike
GO continuing this theme I prefer to play Platformers with smaller retro
inspired controllers that don't have extraneous things I don't need joysticks
specifically I really like nests and sest controllers now both of the 8bit do
controllers which we'll cover more deeply later on can officially con with
iOS macOS Android and Windows through a simple Bluetooth connection which will
allow you to play new Platformers various d-pad based games and more
including the morally gray area of emulated games but first I want to take
a moment to look at their retro receivers for both the NES and the SNES
these compact little devices look like someone just clipped the cable off of
the plug end of a controller and added a little micro USB port a sync button and
a light which in my opinion looks great
functionality wise they're surprisingly flexible they can be plugged into a
PlayStation 3 a PC or a Mac through micro USB and used as a highquality just
straight Bluetooth adapter or they can be plugged into an original NES or SNES
unit an analog NT or some other form of
aftermarket Nest or SNES that uses the original plugs cool once you've got all
that hooked up you can then officially pair it with PlayStation 4 controllers
PlayStation 3 controllers rers wiimotes Wii U pro controllers and various 8bit
do controllers and arcade sticks they transmit data over Bluetooth 2.1 plus
EDR Class 2 and the experience is I'm
happy to say fantastic with minimal latency unlike that terrible terrible
Retron controller let's jump back now to a more in-depth look at the 8-Bit dop
controllers along with the wicked connectivity options that I mentioned
above most importantly the nes30 and
SNES 30 do something that many have failed to achieve they feel right with
the perfect retro inspired gray ribbon cable attached I think you could
convince most people in a blind taste test that this was the real thing and if
you're any good with ness or SNES controllers this helps with more than
just pseudo authenticity I mean the classic controllers made by Nintendo
were good for a reason not just because they were original but because they were
responsive and felt right like the games were specifically designed to be played
with them and it helps that they were relatively hard to break too something
that I don't intend to Benchmark but seems to be true with these replicas as
well but back to New functionality in order to cover all of the bases 8bit do
has included a variety of modes in which the controller can run including a
touchscreen emulation mode where you can drag and drop input passrs so that your
inputs to the controller translate into input to the game which can be a huge
benefit because I hate playing anything but turn-based games on mobile due to
crappy touchscreen input and you get some other goodies like multiplayer
support on iOS and the nes30 even including a clip on the back called the
Xander which you can remove to prop up your phone this shouldn't be confused
with the other Xander which Clips onto
your controller and your phone sort of mimicking an NVIDIA Shield this product
with the exact same name is totally
different obviously but if lonus tech
tips was going to let crappy product naming hurt our overall rating of a
product the razor blade would be the worst laptop 3 years running and it
isn't so all in all I wasn't even sure
if I was going to review these but after spending time with them they just work
they feel like nest and Nest controllers they can be wired or wirelessly
transmitted with the Retro receiver they can even be used with the original
or aftermarket Nest Source Nest devices which I like to use along with modern
computers smartphones and even a PlayStation 3 if you're more into that
so great work analog and 8bit D there isn't really much more I can think to
ask from these products so I guess I'll end with that today we're talking about
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