Retro-Bit Legacy 16 Wireless 2.4GHz Controller for SNES, Switch, PC, MacOS, RetroPie, Raspberry Pi and Other USB Devices (Onyx)

If you are buying this controller, you probably care a lot about the D-Pad. From my experience I would say that the D-Pad on this controller is excellent. It is a good size and feel and most importantly it does not register any false diagonals like the 8bitDo controller lineup. The buttons are also very good and feel remarkably similar to North American SNES controller buttons. X & Y even have the concave shape. The shoulder buttons are also great and it is easy to differentiate between ZR & R as well as ZL & L because of the way they are shaped. As for the sticks, they are essentially Joy Con sticks. If you are okay with Joy Con sticks, you will be fine with these. I suspect if you are a big First Person Shooter fan who is gaming primarily by using the two sticks that this controller is probably not for you. If you are someone playing a lot of 2D games, Tetris, Mario Maker 2, and other similar games this is near perfection.I know others have said they have problems pairing the controller to the dongle, but I have encountered no such issues. Make sure you have Pro Controller Wired Communication set to ON and it works perfectly. All you need to do is attach the dongle to one of the USB ports, press the button on it and press Start on the controller. It works immediately and without any issues whatsoever. Also the fact that it is 2.4GHz is a real advantage over Bluetooth when it comes to latency.The game-changer for me is the fact that all the buttons are remappable with the onboard Switch Button Mapping software. I play a lot of Mario games and use the claw-grip on my controllers. As such I am using my right index and middle fingers for button presses rather than my thumb. In this configuration I cannot hit R or ZR. The problem is that with the more recent 2D Mario games on the Switch, Shiro Mouri has taken over for Takashi Tezuka as director and has stopped ZL and L mirroring ZR and R. So, for example, on New Super Mario Bros U (on Wii U) you can do the mid-air twirl by pressing ZL, L, ZR, or R, but on New Super Mario Bros U Deluxe (on Switch) ZL and L do nothing. Recently, Shiro Mouri decided to map menu and other functions to ZL & L in Super Mario Wonder, making it impossible to use the mid-air twirl if you use the claw-grip. Due to these choices I am forced to use a controller that I can swap ZL & L with ZR & R. This controller allows me to do that.Very few 3rd party Switch controllers have the ability to be remapped in the Switch software and the ones that do are almost all 8bitDo. If you do not know, 8bitDo controllers have THE WORST D-Pads of any 3rd Party controller. They constantly register false diagonals. Playing something like Tetris or Mario is nearly impossible since pieces will constantly change lanes in Tetris when you try to pull them down and Mario will climb every vine he passes when you try to run past them. Unfortunately 8bitDo dominates the 3rd Party controller market so it is very difficult to get a good controller with a smaller profile that has a decent D-Pad. This Retro-Bit controller has an awesome D-Pad.Lastly, I want to address the things this controller is missing. It does not have any kind of Rumble. Personally, I dislike rumble and always turn it off, so this is not an issue for me. It does not have an NFC reader. If you need to scan in an Amiibo, you can just use the right joy con. It does not have motion controls. This to me is a small drawback, since it means I cannot play Super Mario Galaxy or Odyssey with this controller. Lastly, it doesn't wake up the Switch. I have found that the 3rd Party controllers that do wake up the Switch like the PowerA Nano (https://www.amazon.com/PowerA-Enhanced-Wireless-Controller-Nintendo-Switch/dp/B08BK27KZF) and the PDP little Wired Controller (https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B08FCWYQJD) do NOT allow for button remapping on the Switch, so I am not too bothered, since I can wake up the system with another controller or on the system itself.The last negative I have is the one thing I personally really dislike about the controller: After you turn the Switch off the dongle will not stop flashing once the controller powers off. It will just stay flashing (presumably forever) until the system is back on and you press Start on the controller. I wish I could turn off the flashing. My solution is to unplug the dongle from the Switch, but then every time I need to use the controller, I have to go over to the Switch and replug it back into the dock. This is a big issue I wish could be fixed with a firmware update. Other than that I have no complaints.Takeaways:PROS1. Great D-Pad2. Fantastic Buttons3. Easy to Pair - 2.4GHz dongle.4. Joy Con Style sticks5. SNES form factor6. Buttons CAN be remapped with Switch Button Mapping Software7. Full suite of Switch Pro Controller buttons including ZL, ZR, Home and Capture.8. Very good battery life (up to 15 hours)CONS1. Light on dongle keeps flashing when controller is off2. No Rumble3. No Motion Controls4. Does not wake up SwitchOverall if you want a SNES style controller with a fantastic D-Pad and need to remap buttons on the Switch then this is a MUST BUY. It is a great little controller with only minor drawbacks.

The media could not be loaded.  Grand Poo World 3 is out!! Super Mario world hacks are a lot of fun. Since they are really fast paced I needed either a corded controller or a no lag controller (no Bluetooth).This controller works great! Feels a little cheap in the hand but plays absolutely GREAT! Plays like the original SNES controller (I played years of that system as a child when it first came out). Can't feel any lag even though it's probably around 4ms. I've never had a button not register.I have only played about 4 hours at a time so I don't know how long it lasts. Seems like any usb-c will charge it, even my high speed 100watt usb-c PD charger will charge the controller.An amazing SNES controller! I'll probably buy a second for when this breaks.I haven't used any other functions like macros or home/screenshot button.

Not a bad controller. The dpad is very smooth and is easy on the thumb. Buttons are decent, but nothing special. The analog sticks are completely useless and just feel awful. Shoulder buttons don't feel all that great and I would have preferred a single button on each shoulder. I think I actually prefer the dpad on this controller over the 8bitdo. Time will tell on that one.For whatever reason the SNES receiver wouldn't work with my Daemonbite adapter on my MiSTer. The USB adapter works fine on it though. The SNES receiver works fine on my SNES Jr. and was responsive enough to play Tetris Attack.Overall a strong contender. It won't be replacing my 2.4ghz 8bitdo SN30, but I can see myself switching over to the Retro Bit from time to time. Especially on games that are rough on the thumb with the dpad.

As an SNES controller, the Legacy 16 is pretty solid. The buttons are a little stiff, but are a bit lower profile on the controller, requiring less travel, same with the D-pad. They're still responsive and work fine, though. If you just want a wireless SNES controller, it's hard to go wrong with this one.The problem I have is the analog sticks. They just plain suck, with abysmal, unreliable sensitivity and a massive deadzone. And the problem is not the sticks themselves - I swapped the sticks out with Joycon replacement sticks and the issue persists. It's obvious when using Windows' controller properties as well as in games. Since they're essentially the same sticks as Switch Joycons and aiming/moving with those feels fine (drift unassumed), I believe the issue is in firmware. Months after purchase there's still no firmware update to fix it, but maybe not as many people care about the sticks as I do to realize how bad they feel to use.I wanted this so I could have a controller with all the common modern inputs in a small footprint, to keep in my backpack without taking up the space of an Xbox controller. Playing 2D/retro games is fine, but I know these sticks can be better, and since they're a selling point of the product that is inadequate, I can't give the Legacy 16 any more than 3 stars, nor recommend it for others seeking the same utility.

Terug gestuurd, voelt heel licht en goedkoop aan. Die van 8bitdo is veel fijner! (En je krijgt er nog thumbsticks bij).

Great controller, easy to use and comfortable in my hand. Much cheeper than the 8bit-do which I also have but rather use this

Je les commander pour ma Super Nintendo et franchement c'est juste super je les charger qu'une seul fois depuis une semaine et l'autonomie est au top j'adore

Sehr sehr Gut

Funkar bra kan nu spela trådlöst på mitt snes