This article was 1st published on our sister Site, Digital World Native.
If you’re an old-school console fan & want to get back into Nintendo gaming with the newly reissued NES Classic, then you might want to look into the convenience of a modern wireless controller. 8BitDo, famous for making great aftermarket retro game controllers, lets you order a kit to make your own for under US $20.
Nintendo’s NES Classic game console ships with only 1 wired controller. Gamers who like to have another one around to invite their friends are out of luck unless they buy another rather high priced controller from Nintendo. Sticking to a wired controller can also be pretty limiting as far as to how far you can sit from your TV.
But now different DIY mod kits are available from 8BitDo at lower prices than from Nintendo & with more convenient features than Nintendo’s own wireless offering, like support for rechargeable batteries. There are specific kits for either the reissued NES or the SNES, which will also work with their respective wired controllers.
It’s easy to get up & running with the kits, which ship with all the tools you need to assemble them & don’t need soldering. After you assemble everything, you’ll be able to use the controller to run games on Nintendo Switch, as well as on emulators on Raspberry Pi, Mac & Windows with your Bluetooth wireless controller.
If you want to order one, just head on over to the 8BitDo Online store here. It includes convenient, how-to videos showing you detailed instructions on how to put together the kits. Currently, the following kits are available at the store for US $19.99:
- Mod Kit for SNES/SFC Classic Edition Controller
- Mod Kit for Original SNES/SFC Controller
- Mod Kit for Original NES Controller
- Mod Kit for Original MD Controller
- Mod Kit for NES Classic Edition Controller
Because of the high demand for the kits, readers should note that at the time of the writing of this article some of the kits were sold out.
