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The 8Bitdo SNES30/SFC30 is the best (retro) controller I have ever owned.
- Thread starter Rich!
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updating the firmware now!
edit: no luck. but then again, this is a SNES30, not a NES PRO
I don't have any of the controllers, but after looking at the Amazon pages it looks like only the NES30 Pro (The one with the analog sticks) has Xinput support
yeah, that'd make sense.
brandonh83
Banned
Really want that Famicom designed SNES... I mean the Famicom but SNES branded that plays NA region carts. I'm about to move into my first home and one of the first things I'm doing is creating a retro themed game room so that'd be neat.
edit shit just realized its simply the pal version, oh well.
edit shit just realized its simply the pal version, oh well.
Dash Kappei
Not actually that important
Wait a second, native Wii/U remote emulation? Meaning I can use this for both official VC and emus on softmodded Wii/vWii?
sixteen-bit
Member
Absolutely.
Dash Kappei
Not actually that important
Holy shit I could even use it for
Punch out, wario Lamd shake or the metal slug anthology which only had cc support in the jpn release?
I want to order a SFami one stat!
Yep!
Using it with Yoshis Woolly World right now. Here's a quick video showing the controls:
https://youtu.be/61MxqNJ42Js
CrunchyFrog
Member
As far as I can determine, the only way to get these controllers (or at least the nes30 pro) in x-input mode is to have it plugged in and press power + R1. There is no way to do it wirelessly, which is a bummer because the SP3 which I bought this for has only one USB which has to be used by the external hdd which houses all my emulation and game stuff since the internal storage is so small,but oh well. I can only hope for a firmware update.
I got the SNES30 one and really really want another but with the PAL SNES / SFC buttons.
I love it. I bought one cheaply and expected a knock off controller. When it pitched up in the lovely packaging, I was pleasantly surprised. When I actually tried it, I was even more so. It's bloody excellent.
I have sideloaded Retroarch onto my Amazon Fire TV and am in the process of setting up dropbox / drop sync so I can access my games and saves from various places. It's a great setup. I haven't tried anything later than SNES/Megadrive, though - I wonder if the Fire TV can handle PS1 / 64 properly.
I love it. I bought one cheaply and expected a knock off controller. When it pitched up in the lovely packaging, I was pleasantly surprised. When I actually tried it, I was even more so. It's bloody excellent.
I have sideloaded Retroarch onto my Amazon Fire TV and am in the process of setting up dropbox / drop sync so I can access my games and saves from various places. It's a great setup. I haven't tried anything later than SNES/Megadrive, though - I wonder if the Fire TV can handle PS1 / 64 properly.
Dash Kappei
Not actually that important
So I've just bought a SFC30 model (thanks for making this thread Rich!) for 29 shipped tho I'm a bit scared cause nowhere it does mention Wii or WiiU support, only that it has a Wii Remote mode... what do you guys say?
Also I was wondering, you can't use it in vWii/Wii's legit VC SNES games which don't support the Wii Remote but only CC/CCpro/GCN pad I guess?
Also I was wondering, you can't use it in vWii/Wii's legit VC SNES games which don't support the Wii Remote but only CC/CCpro/GCN pad I guess?
SFC30 ebay listing said:
sir_kevith
Member
I had the NES one but the USB port broke after about 2 weeks. It was great while it lasted though and was quite close to the feeling of an NES controller and even superior in some ways.
It literally acts a sideways Wii remote. 1 and 2 are set to B and Y, A and B are set to the other face buttons, start and select are plus and minus and the shoulder buttons are tilt left and right
wait, what? Wario Land Shake jap version has CC support?
i wanna see the receipts.gif
yeah but that doesn't get rid of the waggle
Mapping shake to a button works fine. Same for DKCR
thomasmahler
Member
They should really make this with a grip holder for iPhones, etc., so you could use your iPhone as a handheld.
Sir_Crocodile
Member
Who did you buy them from rich? I've never heard of either of the UK sites http://www.8bitdo.com/buy.html points me towards.
how do i map shake to a button if i'm using the controller on a real Wii, not with an emulator?
Because it has support for it.
Wiimote tilt is the shoulder buttons, for example.
Or use gecko codes via homebrew.
yes but how exactly is it done? do i hook up the controller to a pc and use some software which can program different functions to buttons?
also tilt /= waggle
and there are no gecko codes for Wario Land like there are for DKCR
sorry for the questions, i just want to be sure that waggle on a button is possible before i purchase this controller
sixteen-bit
Member
L and R to waggle is by default.
Ok, so a little update to my post here (If anyones interested!)
I took apart my SFC30 and can confirm that the 8Bitdo D-Pad PCB contacts are not the same as the original Nintendo D-Pad contacts, which can make the D-Pad overly sensitive as described in the previously linked review. Here is a comparison picture:-
I have made a thread about this issue over at the 8Bitdo forums, in the hope that their designers can update the PCB:-
http://forum.8bitdo.com/thread-446-1-1.html
I took apart my SFC30 and can confirm that the 8Bitdo D-Pad PCB contacts are not the same as the original Nintendo D-Pad contacts, which can make the D-Pad overly sensitive as described in the previously linked review. Here is a comparison picture:-
I have made a thread about this issue over at the 8Bitdo forums, in the hope that their designers can update the PCB:-
http://forum.8bitdo.com/thread-446-1-1.html
Dash Kappei
Not actually that important
Nope, not what I said, Metal Slug Anthology does.
Luckily you can use an Ocarina/Gecko code to play DKCR with the CC/pro.
DangerDave
Member
Can you do everything with the nes version that the snes one can do on wii?
Depends on whether you want accuracy of one console or another.
One is a SNES pad. One is a Wii classic controller.
Weltall Zero
Member
OK, that sounds freaking amazing. I need one of these in my life, like right now.
sixteen-bit
Member
Updated the firmware but does the same. Turns out if I hold down L+R simultaneously instead of rapid fire alternate presses, I get the intended action anyway and it doesn't disconnect. Weird.
I am interested in this and would love Saturn controllers, too (and PC Engine, but I guess that's unlikely). This concerns me, though:
I don't think I'll buy one until they fix the d-pad.
Ok, so a little update to my post here (If anyones interested!)
I took apart my SFC30 and can confirm that the 8Bitdo D-Pad PCB contacts are not the same as the original Nintendo D-Pad contacts, which can make the D-Pad overly sensitive as described in the previously linked review. Here is a comparison picture:-
I have made a thread about this issue over at the 8Bitdo forums, in the hope that their designers can update the PCB:-
http://forum.8bitdo.com/thread-446-1-1.html
I don't think I'll buy one until they fix the d-pad.
Pancakes R Us
Member
I need to get one of these. SFC colours, for sure!
Speedwagon
Michelangelo painted the Sistine Chapel. Yabuki turned off voice chat in Mario Kart races. True artists of their time.
I got one of these to use with PC thanks to this thread. Currently I'm trying to pair it with NintendoSpy to display my button inputs, but because the D-Pad acts as an analog stick, I can't figure out how to register it as button inputs. If anyone has any insight, please let me know.
I received my SFC30 in the mail today and it's great. Playing classic games on my Retron 5 wirelessly with a proper SFC pad is so nice. I'll probably get another one at some point.
Can I swap out the dpad from an original snes/SFC pad to this controller? I like the light rubber feeling of those dpads compared to the plasticky feel of the SFC30s.
Can I swap out the dpad from an original snes/SFC pad to this controller? I like the light rubber feeling of those dpads compared to the plasticky feel of the SFC30s.
yep, just don't replace the membrane beneath it.
Great, will do it today when I get home. Thanks Rich.
Aren't you talking about the Pro controller? The SNES controller neither has Power nor an R1 button.
I'm just guessing based on what's been said in this thread but R1=R and Power=Start.