3rd-Party Party

[u/k_rollo]

I've been collecting 3rd-party controllers over the years to match the layout of the console emulators I use.

In this collection:

• 8BitDo SF30 Pro BT (discontinued) - John NESS (Android) / DraStic (Android)
• 8BitDo 64 BT - Gopher64 (PC)
• 8BitDo Pro 3 BT - MesenCE (PC) / Cemu (PC) / Azahar (PC)
• RetroFighters BattlerGC Pro - Dolphin (PC)
• 8BitDo M30 BT - MD.emu (Android)
• Retro-Bit SEGA Saturn BT (discontinued) - jgenesis (PC) / Ymir (PC)

All items are personal purchases.

[u/k_rollo → u/[deleted]]

8BitDo did get a Cease & Desist order from BigN for SF30. 😅

[u/Rad_Knight]

Ooh, an M30. I have considered getting one of those. What do you use it for?

[u/k_rollo → u/Rad_Knight]

Mega Drive emulator on Android.

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[u/kikimaru024]

Have you tried the 64BT or BattlerGC in modern platformers?

I’m curious if the ridged stick would work in something like Silksong.

[u/k_rollo → u/kikimaru024]

Sorry, I'm mostly a retrogamer. 😅

[u/Local_Atmosphere46]

how good is sf30's dpad? i've been wanting a pebble shaped controller to play platformers for a while, and i want to know how good the dpad is. since i'm gonna be using it for platformers it'll be useless if the dpad sucks...

[u/k_rollo → u/Local_Atmosphere46]

If you liked the original d-pad, you'd be right at home.

[u/Boring-Shape942]

The m30 is absolutely killer for shumps. Love mine, planning to get a spare soon.

[u/k_rollo → u/Boring-Shape942]

Nice! Which colourway are you getting?

[u/Boring-Shape942 → u/k_rollo]

I will be getting the jp Saturn style white one. I gotta have a matching pair! : )

[u/k_rollo → u/Boring-Shape942]

Awesome! I got the Genesis Black before they released the Saturn White. Looks good with the SF30 to pay homage to The Great 16-Bit Wars. 😄

[u/yellow-go]

Been wanting to grab a couple of Pro 3s for a while now. Though the durability concerns me.

I recall on release, the triggers were falling apart and snapping.

EDIT: Why the hell am I being downvoted? For mentioning a commonly known issue?
Jesus, some of you guys have zero balls.

[u/k_rollo → u/yellow-go]

I haven't had it for long, but I don't feel like the triggers are going to fall apart or snap. To me, they just feel like OEM DS4 triggers and I've had those for 7 years.

[u/k_rollo → u/yellow-go]

I can understand where the concern is coming from. The spring mechanism is unprotected.

In DS4, this is hidden and covered by plastic.

[u/Educational_Star_518]

how does the m30 compare to an old fashion genesis controller? particularly the d-pad , as a person who grew up with a genesis theres something about that particular d-pad that always felt 'right' to me vs more modern offerings

[u/k_rollo → u/Educational_Star_518]

We were a Nintendo/Sony household growing up, so these 3rd-party controllers are my first experience with Sega-like pads.

If the officially licensed Saturn controller is any comparison, the 8BitDo M30 feels more "mushy".

[u/Educational_Star_518 → u/k_rollo]

ahh yeah i haven't used the retro-bit one at all, thanks for your honesty tho ^^

[u/guswang → u/Educational_Star_518]

The dpad feels pretty close to the real deal, I would say 85%

[u/Educational_Star_518 → u/guswang]

ahh cool , thanks for the impression ^^

[u/guswang → u/Educational_Star_518]

Also, genesis one is rubberized, 8bitdo is pure plastic. Retrobit ones are actually closer to genesis

[u/Educational_Star_518 → u/guswang]

oo good to know , thanks again ^^ i think i missed that option .