8BitDo M30 Bluetooth Wireless Gamepad (Nintendo Switch//)

Very comfortable to hold and responsive inputs, never find myself struggling to pull off a Shoryuken like do with poor D-Pads. I have always preferred to use Saturn Pads in fighting games but this is even better in my opinion. It is more comfortable, the smaller buttons are easier to press and not so rounded on top and the bumper buttons feel great. Then the bonus of it connecting as a proper xbox controller via bluetooth so works with all my MUGEN games and Launchbox build without having to reconfigure anything. Has an easy to use turbo button assigner great for old shooters etc. One downfall i experienced however was using this controller with 8BitDo's wireless brick dongle v2 the black one. I had nothing but disconnects, left and right triggers assigning themselves to Right Bumper and Right Trigger, but the main problem is the d-pad, left stick and right stick switch. On this controller you hold the select button up down left or right to assign the dpad as left stick / right stick etc. When this is done whilst connected to the V2 dongle it assigns every button wrong and acts very strange. Now i think this issues will be patched later as the firmware for the v2 dongle is still only on 1.0 so in the meantime i recommend connecting these via bluetooth as everything works as it should that way. I will always buy my controllers form 8BitDo in the future.

I've been using this for my Mega Drive and Switch so far, and I really like it. The shape, feel and spacing of the buttons are a very close match for a Mega Drive 6-button controller, and not much smaller than a Japanese Saturn controller. I find the contours much more comfortable, and the SNES-style shoulder buttons are far better than the clicky ones on Saturn controllers. Those who are used to the Mega Drive 3-button controller or the more angular western Saturn controllers may find this too small for them, but that hasn't been an issue for me. Syncing with different devices can be finicky, but once they're paired, it works really well. If you're buying this for a Switch, you might find the buttons don't map very well for certain games, but since the Switch added the ability to create and save custom button mappings from the Settings menu, this shouldn't be a dealbreaker. Playing Flashback with the original button layout felt like a massive improvement. I'm already thinking about getting a Retro-Bit receiver so I can use this as my main Saturn controller.

This pad is a nearly perfect SEGA pad. Awesome d-pad, great buttons. Good connectivity. Be aware that it won't work for all "retro"-style games however - most developers expect 2 thumbsticks now and their games are designed for Xbox pads instead.

A fantastic modern day Megadrive controller. If you've got a Megadrive laying around make sure that you also buy the Bluetooth receiver also by 8bitdo 👍 Also recommended if you have a Nintendo Switch to play Sonic Origins 👍

I bought this for my sega megadrive along with the 8bitdo wireless dongle and it works great. It's comfortable to use and easy to setup. Definitely a good replacement for the original megadrive controller.

Does not work properly on Linux. Tested on Linux Mint 22.3 in both B-Input and X-Input modes. Controller is recognised by the bluetooth manager but will not be picked up by Steam or any Emulators. Firmware can only be updated with a Windows Operating System. Not a plug and play solution by any means. The 2.4g version works better but still requires manual configuration for Steam and any emulators. Avoid this one if you're using Linux.

I've owned a loved a few 8Bitdo pads, but this one really takes the cake when it comes to Megadrive games (obviously) but even more so fighting games. The d-pad is just to die for, hands-down the best I've used in years. It is much smoother than the (already good) one on the SN30 Pro and Pro+, which makes it such a pleasure to use. Beyond that, the whole pad is very light, comfortable to hold, has great-feeling buttons and pairs super quickly over BT (much more so than my SN30 Pro). At 20 quid, this is seriously the best value retro pad out there, provided you don't need analog sticks/rumble. I really, really wish they made a version compatible with the XBox One...

First of all, the description on Amazon is wrong. It states that it has rumble and motion controls but that is not accurate. On the manufacturer’s website this is not stipulated and this model does not have rumble and motion controls. When I contacted the seller (Choices Top) to tell them about the issue, they first asked me to contact them via WhatsApp (which as far as I’m aware, violates Amazon’s TOD) and when I refused, they asked me to contact Amazon instead. That is a very poor attitude and customer service on their part, in my opinion. Now about the pad: Light, well made, had no trouble connecting it to the switch and the lag seems minimal if any. The button layout on the Switch it’s good as it is but you can change it in the settings if you want to (Switch settings). It’s best for retro Sega games that use that button layout. The D-pad seems pretty good, maybe a bit soft and slightly loose but no problems so far with accuracy. As far as I know, you can replace the rubber connectors with Sega’s original ones which should make it firmer. All in all, I think it’s a great product for what it is, and I definitely recommend it for Sega games.