8Bitdo Sn30 Pro USB Wired Gamepad for Switch, Windows & Raspberry Pi(Gray Edition)

I love this controller a lot. Anytime I play a retro game I like to use this, and it just makes the experience better.Plus with two analog sticks, and all the buttons you'd expect, plus turbo feature, this makes a great controller for most any experience. The only genre that I really don't like playing with this, is fighting games, and maybe that's just because I prefer my 8BitDo Arcade Stick for those :)

Fantastic addition to my arcade cabinet. Works great for retro gaming emulators.

Sucker works on Hyperspin just fine. Love the SNES aesthetic of this controller. No lag as far as I can tell. 8BitDo nails it again!

For playing classic games and emulators, this does the job just like any other controller you can get on Amazon. But that's not why I bought this.This is the 3rd controller I got from this site and it is the most promising for speedrunning games. I play a lot of Metroid games and this controller addresses two of the major issues I had with previous controllers. First, the D-Pad isn't too sensitive. It was infuriating needing to perform precise movement only for the UP button to also register when you pressed LEFT or RIGHT. Need to stop at an exact spot using the DOWN button? Pray that the LEFT or RIGHT button doesn't also register when you press down. (Apologies but I still have trauma from the last gamepad.)The second major issue this controller addresses is the turbo function. Unlike my previous controllers that uses an input sequence to activate/deactivate turbo, this controller has a dedicated button that is out of the way of normal gameplay! I nearly wept. No more holding the shoot button to charge my beam only to discover I accidentally turned turbo on and the boss laughing as the barrage of weaker shots plink off of it!I've only used this controller for 15 minutes just to get a feel for it and so far, it is decent to hold. The shoulder buttons feel small but that's something I can get use to. The D-Pad is made from whatever hard plastic is used for other controller but I don't mind a little bit of pain in my gaming. At least I know the D-Pad is reliable! (I cannot describe how happy I am to perform tricks and movement tech more consistently!)Overall, would recommend for anyone looking for a decent gamepad. Would definitely recommend to anyone looking to do speedruns!

It has been a long time coming to have a controller of this quality to exist on the market after years of searching, testing, and using alternatives. My long time preferred USB SNES style controller was the iBuffalo controller that everyone seems to have and has raved over, but I believe that reign is finally over with the release of the 8BitDo SN30 Pro wired USB controller. I have the Bluetooth version of the SN30 Pro as well and that was my first experience with this controller. This wired version features the same great build quality as the Bluetooth version and it appears to be completely identical, except the presence of the USB cable coming out of the top. Batteries do not last forever and this is the reason why I still prefer to keep a stock of wired controllers for the future in case something should happen to my Bluetooth version.The overall controller has solid build quality and parts from what I can tell. The buttons offer a satisfying click and the D-pad feels good, almost like a stock SNES controller did back in the day and is also very comparable to a fresh SNES classic controller from Nintendo. After doing some testing in Street Fighter 2 Turbo, I had no issues pulling off moves. The L and R shoulder buttons are a bit small and will take some getting used to for players that are accustomed to resting their index fingers where L and R would originally exist on a regular SNES controller. The L2 and R2 trigger buttons are towards the back and offer up a bit more real estate for your fingers to press. All feel fine to the touch. The analog sticks work fine and feel good, but be aware that the right analog stick is very closely placed to the two face buttons on the front, so if you tend to have your fingers jump around during play, you might accidentally hit the stick.I'm currently using this controller exclusively on a Raspberry Pi 3B+ and although the feel of it is great, I had some issues getting it properly recognized by the device. When first plugged into an existing setup, it currently detects as an Xbox 360 gamepad and during the mapping of buttons, the L2 and R2 shoulder buttons constantly either were unresponsive or skipped over as if it did not exist. After doing some research online, I installed the Xbox driver within RetroArch but that did not seem to fix the issue. I ultimately ended up updating the Xpad driver within RetroArch and that seemed to solve the issue as all buttons are properly mapped now. I recommend backing up your RetroPie setup and image before making any system changes as if something happens during the update process or if you get unintentional results, you can revert back, so definitely heed that warning!Overall, this is a solid controller and is perfect for an emulation build and is the definitive controller to have in my opinion. Yes, there are minor issues here and there mentioned above but it is a good controller to have. This definitely replaces my older set of USB controllers and I believe that 8BitDo has a winner here!

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Funciona perfecto con mi raspberry pi 3b+ y mi Nintendo Switch. De excelente calidad y con un diseño nostálgico que lo recomiendo.

This feels right and functions on PC games where other USB controllers don't show up. I'd prefer this over an XBox controller any day of the week.