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4.0 out of 5 starsPC gamers, BEWARE before you buy!
Reviewed in Singapore on 22 February 2023
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This is a fantastic controller, and it really does harken back to the glory days of yore when Sega's 6-button pad was considered the best of the bunch. 8BitDo has done a masterful job of replicating the look and feel of this pad, and it's one of the absolute-best for classic fighting games that require precision D-pad movements.
However, this IS advertised as a gamepad for the Sega Genesis Mini, and for good reason. PC gamers CAN use this pad, but be mindful - you will be operating strictly within D-input mode. For modern games, or titles requiring X-input, you're out of luck. I've tried several prominent D-to-X-input programs and none of them worked. It's possible someone may get it working, but I personally had no luck.
For MAME and classic emulator titles, it's fantastic. You'll have no trouble linking the pad to Retroarch, either. Just be very careful if you plan to buy this pad for anything that relies on X-input, such as Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder's Revenge.