8Bitdo M30 2.4G Wireless Gamepad for the Original for Sega Mega Drive/Genesis - Black (Electronic Games)

Works great on megadrive and switch. Small feels well built I would recommend .

My original controllers suffered from wear and tear being nearly 30 years old. So I saw this on video review and then searched Amazon. Easy to set up and ideal to use. Comfortable hold, responsive and wireless! So nice sitting back on my sofa and enjoying my retro games without the nuisance of wires. The controller is USB charged and lasts a good few hours. So good I then bought one for my SNES too

Build quality is stunning, the buttons and dpad are very responsive and the pad is really comfortable in hand. This pad is a must for Mega Drive owners, I have been using this pad now for a number of weeks and have had no issues, has a strong wireless signal with no interruptions and I have experienced zero lag, a great price and highly recommended

Very disappointing. Constantly loses connection to the receiver and will sometimes take minutes before the connection is stable enough to use, and then it’ll drop again. Fails entirely on its selling point. Utterly unusable.I have several 8bitdo controllers which are fantastic. This one feels good in the hand, and on the rare occasion when it does connect, works well with no noticeable input lag.Unless there’s a firmware update, or a new revision released that fixes this connectivity/sync issue, then it’s impossible for me to recommend this controller.Returning mine for a refund.EDIT:I’ve halted the return for now. 8bitdo are sending me a replacement receiver (from China) which they claim has fixed the connectivity issue, so this must have been a known issue for them to have already revised the receiver to address the fault. Will comment again once I’ve received and tested the replacement part. I advise anyone else with a defective unit to reach out to them directly on their support email address: [email protected]:8bitdo have sent me beta firmware (2.0) for both the controller and the receiver, stating the firmware has resolved the issue. I’ve installed the firmware for the controller easily, however I’ll need to buy a specific screwdriver to open up the receiver as the USB port is hidden inside. I believe it’s a torx T4 size bit. Bit of a design oversight to have it inaccessible.UPDATE 2:To open the receiver, a torx T4 or T5 will fit the screws.Firmware was easy enough to install (drag and drop), and I’m pleased to say firmware 2.0 has indeed fixed the connectivity issue and from a small amount of testing I’ve done, works as it should originally have worked.One small issue I’ve noticed with the new firmware is the blue light on the controller won’t stay solid for long even though the connection is stable. As it’s a beta firmware, I can’t complain as I expect this to be addressed when it’s finalised and released through 8bitdo’s support webpage.It’s still difficult for me to recommend this controller if it’s shipped with defective firmware and the only way to update it is to contact 8bitdo directly (and conquering a language barrier with them). Plus the issue of having to buy a specific, non-standard screw bit to be able to install on the receiver.I believe once the issues have been rectified this will be a good controller out of the box, but at the moment, it’s possible you’ll receive a dud and be very disappointed like I was.

I only received this controller today so this is a bit of a first impressions review. The D-pad and buttons look and feel like they were taken straight from an original 6-button controller. The controller itself feels very slightly heavier than the original 6-button and the weighting is more centred as there's no cord coming out from the back, it's not a bad thing it's just different. Other than that though it feels very much like using the old official sega 6-button controller. Setting up was very quick and easy, it worked fine only seconds after being plugged in and I've not seen any drop outs after a few hours of gameplay. When plugged in via USB windows 10 recognised it as a game controller straight away, I've not tested it much in windows though. I haven't had it long enough to know what the battery life is like, so if it's not great I might be back to revise my review. It feels solid and the build quality seems to be good, at least on the one I've received. The only tiny gripe I have is that if you shake it the buttons do rattle a tiny bit but it's no worse than the official controller.So far though it seems to be the perfect wireless replacement for 6-button controllers, I actually think I prefer it to the official 6-button controllers. I might be back to amend my review if anything comes up.

Have used this on my Megadrive 2 to spare the original wired controllers from wear and tear. Had previously bought a wired controller but the directional button broke after two weeks, so was wary of buying another. The instructions are quite poor and leave things out. For instance, pressing the start button on the controller turns it on. Pressing and holding the start button (for around 3 secs) turns it off. Very useful to know!The controller itself is excellent though and is very responsive with no lag in my experience. It feels more robust than the controller I bought previously but intend to revisit this review in a few weeks once I've played more with it. It is easy to pair and should not need to be paired again once set up. Simply turn on the Megadrive with the receiver installed and press the start button on the controller.I like that you can switch between 3-button and 6-button modes as I found some games more challenging in 6-button mode. That may just be me though. I also like that you have two buttons on the front of the controller which can be used as a C button (right) and Z button (left). I've found these useful. Charge is lasting a long time so far and very happy with it.

I wasn't really sure if this was going to work with my console as the blue light flashed for a long time , it did though and i'm very happy , would recommend !