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Review on ๐Ÿ•น๏ธ Retro-Bit Sega Genesis 2.4 GHz Wireless Controller: Arcade Pad with 8 Buttons, Compatible with Sega Genesis Original/Mini, Switch, PC, Mac - Includes 2 Receivers & Storage Case - Black by Justin Quinones

Revainrating 5 out of 5

Works great on a custom Neo Geo MVS

I recently purchased a custom Neo Geo MVS console in stainless steel. It has controller ports for the original Neo Geo, Sega Saturn, Sega Genesis, and PlayStation 2. I can't find any Neo Geo wireless controllers and highly doubt they ever existed. I used PlayStation 2 wireless controllers a few years ago, but everything I could find now runs on two AAA batteries. I wanted a solution that would work with my ports and reload. This gave me a choice of retro-bit Sega Genesis (this model) or retro-bit Sega Saturn wireless controllers. Both models are available with or without an optional USB dongle. I chose a model with an additional USB dongle. My reason for purchasing the dual purpose model was that I highly doubted it would work on my Neo Geo console. If it didn't work, at least I could use it from a PC. Now that I know it works great, I'll probably try the retro-bit Sega Saturn model. I'm glad I took the risk because now I can play on my Neo Geo console with a wireless controller. The location of the buttons isn't quite where I would place them, but very close. The start button is still the start button and the select button adds "coins" to continue. Pressing Start and Select at the same time gets me into the BIOS to make changes there if I want. The same BIOS menu can run the "Pause" function. All in all I think this is the most ideal solution I can hope for. I don't have a Sega Genesis but I've used it a bit on PC and running retro games with emulators and I think it's great for that purpose. I have no doubt that it will run on the original Sega Genesis and make a decent PC controller for emulators. If you need a controller for one of these controllers, this is a good choice.

Pros
  • Great for a small house
Cons
  • Can't remember exactly