Carrying on with their line of SEGA legacy controllers, Retro-Bit just revealed the preliminary design for their upcoming Dreamcast controller. What’s different this time, is that Retro-Bit with the collaboration of SEGA, altered the the classic design of the not-so-popular original DC controller, opting for: 6 face-button layout (similar to the Saturn 3D controller, 2D […]
Retro Fighter’s, the company that gave the world re-imagined NES and N64 controllers is back at it again with their recently announced BrawlerGen controller that doubles as a Genesis/Mega Drive controller and a Saturn controller. Per Retro Fighter’s website, the features of this controller are:
Stone Age Gamer has just opened pre-orders on a plug & play Bluetooth adapter for the Sega Dreamcast. The software is based off of Darthcloud’s open source BlueRetro software and there’s no “installation” required – Literally just plug it in and hold the button to pair it with a compatible controller. It’s available in White […]
After purchasing the Bluetooth-based Brawler64 from Retro Fighters, the very first thing I did (as you can imagine) is lag test it! I used the MiSTer lag test kit I previously demo’d in livestreams and found some excellent results: The USB connection averaged 3.3ms of latency, while the Bluetooth connection averaged 8.5ms – both in […]
Shank was recently a guest on Kevin Kenson’s channel, to discuss “GameCube Joycon’s” – Nintendo Switch controllers or docks that are designed to give you a “GameCube feel” when playing the Switch. Since Shank’s video from three years ago (now at about 12 million views)was obviously an inspiration for at least some of these, he was […]
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Pre-orders are now open for two physical editions of the Metroidvania game A Robot Named Fight! for the Nintendo Switch. There will be a “premium edition”, that’s a physical copy with a few extras that will sell for $40. There’s also a $60 “retro edition”, which is essentially a “collectors edition” with an NES-style box […]
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I appreciate it when companies like 8BitDo update tried and true designs with a few modern amenities—wireless connection, turbo buttons, etc.—but it’s also nice to see companies throw convention to the wind and take a crack at reinventing the wheel. Enter Retro Fighters: the Kickstarter controller darlings of retro gaming, hellbent on creating alternatives to […]
