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DP ServBot
04-26-2016, 06:10 AM
https://forum.digitpress.com//images.eurogamer.net/2015/articles/1/8/2/6/5/9/8/now-you-can-play-nes-with-a-wireless-controller-1461664827580.jpg/EG11/resize/300x-1/format/jpg/1826598.jpgController cables - everyone hates them. Thankfully, ever since the GameCube's trusty Wavebird, they have been going out of fashion.
But what if you wanted to play your original NES with a wireless pad? Well, to answer that very question, now you can (http://www.8bitdo.com/).
Peripheral makers 8Bitdo and Analogue have developed the Retro Receiver, a Bluetooth dongle which plugs into any NES console. It can then communicate wirelessly to a range of controllers, and support up to 4-person multiplayer.
Read more… (http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2016-04-26-now-you-can-play-nes-with-a-wireless-controller)

Daria
04-26-2016, 09:17 AM
I've had wireless controllers for my NES for like 10 years. It was like the one product Messiah got right. Well except the d-pad anyway.

CDiablo
04-26-2016, 03:46 PM
I've had wireless controllers for my NES for like 10 years. It was like the one product Messiah got right. Well except the d-pad anyway.

I have both their SNES and NES controllers, what were they thinking with those d-pads? Universally panned, I just dont get what they were going for.

These new 8bitdo controllers seem cool but at $32 a pop + $20 a reciever, they have priced them out of my range for now.

SparTonberry
04-26-2016, 07:06 PM
I didn't think wireless controllers were exactly new.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yw39U6Snsiw
(I doubt they worked as well in reality. :) )