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Review on ๐ŸŽฎ 8Bitdo TG16 2.4G Wireless Gamepad for PC Engine Mini, PC Engine CoreGrafx Mini, TurboGrafx-16 Mini & Nintendo Switch (TG16 Edition) - Enhanced SEO-friendly Product Name by Bob Randles

Revainrating 5 out of 5

It is excellent! in the accessories

On the one hand, the price is excellent. Second, I didn't get too carried away with the controller's color scheme at first and bought a North American black/green/yellow controller. While the original TG16 controller, even on the TG16 mini, has brighter colors and a classic design of the time, this new wireless controller quickly caught on with me. The rounded edges on top make it more comfortable to hold. and the color scheme, although toned down slightly, looks sleek. It could have been a "professional controller" in its day if there had been wireless pads for the TG16 back then. There are 2 lights on the top of the pad, 1 blue light stays on as it is the power indicator and also flashes once when you turn on the turbo. speed setting. The other lights up and only stays red when you plug in the charging cable that comes with the panel. Half the reason I bought this panel was the turbo! However, the turbo setup is a bit shaky. The original pad has turbo switches. This wireless pad forces you to hold down some buttons to change the turbo setting, which I will write about in detail at the end of this review. Keys. You can use it to pair with a wireless dongle if I'm right, but I didn't even have to do that, it just worked for me! It seems you can also press this button to turn on the controller, but I didn't have to do this as the wireless control panel just turns on after turning on my TG16 mini. All in all a nice view. looks stylish, rounded edges, feels good in the hand, wireless, turbo mode, practical control panel. Low price, too! $20 or less is great for this pad. The only downside was that the instructions that came with this pad (from what I've seen) did NOT say how to change the turbo speed! You can change it like this: Hold the SELECT button and then press and hold the 2 and 1 buttons (the bottom two buttons, not the top two). You have to hold down all 3 buttons! You can look at the top of the pad, there is a blue power indicator. It will flash once after you press and hold these 3 buttons for 5 seconds to let you know that the speed has been changed and you will repeat the process until you reach your desired turbo speed in your game. Some games require you to change the speed, it's either too slow or too fast with the programmed factory settings. Once you have set the speed it will remain set in the controller until you set it again, even after the TG16 mini has been switched off. . A small problem, but the lack of explanation in the instructions and the cumbersome way of installing the turbo annoy. Don't let that 1 little quirk put you off this pad, it's great! I didn't experience any lag when playing, it was just plug-n-play for me right out of the box. The buttons feel good.

Pros
  • Stable results in the test
Cons
  • Could have chosen a newer model