8Bitdo M30 2.4G Wireless Gamepad for SEGA Mega Drive Mini and Switch with 6-Button

Works on the steam deck 👍

Bought 2 of these to pair with my Analogue Pocket while docked. You have to update the controller firmware to get it to sync but once done they work perfectly! The buttons even work with the shortcuts on the dock!

These are great, has the design of the original Sega Saturn controller. I had commissioned a guy to build a mini sega Saturn an these controllers go perfect with it

Works on PC no problem.

I recently bought one of these directly from 8bitdo, and though it took a little while to arrive, it was completely worth it. I already had one of the black Bluetooth controllers, but there's a certain convenience in having a 2.4G dongle so you can just plug and play. I first tested it on the Mega Drive Mini 2, and it worked perfectly. It also works great on my Mac Mini and PC. Though there's no official mention of it working with the Raspberry Pi, I tried it via RetroPie, and it worked perfectly. The controller feels really comfortable to hold and use. Though the colour scheme is based on a Saturn controller, the shell itself takes after the smaller Japanese version of the Mega Drive 6-button controller, rather than the larger version released here in the UK, so it might be somewhat uncomfortable for those with larger hands. There is a large version of the 6-button MD pad available from Retro-Bit (but if you do try one, go wired, as their batteries are terrible and the pads cannot be used wired). Here on the 8bitdo M30, battery life is great, and it can be used wired. In my experience these are the best modern day Mega Drive controllers.

Hollow buttons, would not recommend.

Doesn't work well on Linux. It works on Linux but very problematic. Tested on Linux Mint 22.3. The controller is recognised as a generic 6-button controller within Steam and various emulators and requires manual configuration for every application you use it with. Some emulators will simply not allow remapping the controller buttons. Not a very plug and play solution but works better than the Bluetooth version which is basically useless on Linux. I recommend avoiding this one and looking for something that is known to be recognised and highly compatible.

Bought on the basis of reviews stating that these worked wirelessly on PC - 8bitdo states that they don’t, and that’s what I found. Button presses are registered but games don’t actually control properly. Have returned to get the Bluetooth version instead

Buona qualità costruttiva e feeling vintage. Funziona con Batocera e raspberry pi4

Funciona como debe ser. Me resultó sumamente grato para usarlo con mi "Mini Sega".

Nice controller. Light, solid. Works fine with my Nintendo Switch, I like it for games like Mario.

Me ha parecido estupendo por tacto y calidad de los materiales, lo que no me ha gustado tanto ha sido la cruceta, aun así de mas calidad que la del mando original, de Astro City Mini, para mi muy importante la compatibilidad con Astro City mini, ya que a estas alturas es difícil encontrar el pad original para jugar con ella conectada a la televisión, me ha recordado al mando de Saturn, yo tuve una hace tiempo y me ha recordado al mando de Saturn, por tacto y calidad de materiales, 8 Bitdo, apuesta segura. Lo recomiendo 100% para Sega Astro City mini, va genial la pequeña prueba, que he hecho,me ha gustado la calidad, el tacto de los botones,la cruceta no tanto, es opinión personal, el recorrido de la cruceta se me ha antojado largo, pero se puede jugar a un buen shooter. Edito 01/25 lo he estado probando en mi Megadrive mini1 y va estupendamente, ya los juegos de lucha no son problema por la falta de botones.

Der wichtigste Grund, diesen Controller zu kaufen, war mein Evercade VS. Der ist etwas wählerisch bei den Joysticks und Controllern. Ich sah ein Video, dass das Zusammenspiel mit dem 8bitdo klappt. Also zugegriffen. Und tatsächlich verbindet sich der Controller sofort mit der Konsole. Auch an Windows und an einem Raspberry klappt alles. Ein THE64 bspw. mag bzw. kennt den Controller nicht. Letztlich nutze ich den Controller vermehrt doch an einem Raspberry, da für so einige Evercade-Spiele das an Sega orientierte Tasten-Layout des 8bitdo nicht so geeignet ist. Zumindest hatte ich so meine Schwierigkeiten. Ein Evercade-Spiel wie "Donut Dodo" hat leider noch nicht einmal die Richtungstasten erkannt. Das liegt aber eher am Spiel. Dennoch eine Einschränkung am Evercade. Das Steuerkreuz könnte man als etwas schwammig bezeichnen - was Vor- und Nachteile hat. Bspw. für Berzerk würde ich es nicht empfehlen, da man zu schnell mal eine der tödlichen Wände berührt. Bei Platformern wiederum ist es sehr angenehm, zwischen horizontalen und diagonalen Bewegungen zu wechseln. Für manche Retro-Spiele braucht man ohnehin einen anständigen Joystick. Aber dieser Controller ist eine tolle Ergänzung für gewisse Zwecke.