Reddit reviews 8Bitdo Sn30 Bluetooth Gamepad for Nintendo Switch, Windows, macOS, Android, Raspberry Pi (Sn Edition) - Nintendo Switch

I just helped a friend of mine build his own, it's very easy to put together yourself. Here's our component list, that you may find helpful.

Raspberry Pi 3B

Flirc Raspberry Pi Case Gen2

8Bitdo Sn30 Bluetooth Gamepad

SanDisk 32GB Micro SD

AmazonBasics High-Speed HDMI Cable

NorthPada RPi3 Power Supply

Of course, there are many different cases and controllers you can use, you don't need to buy these specifically but it'll give you a good idea what you need to get started and what it will cost you when all is said and done. This is also assuming you just want something to play on TV. If you are a building a handheld, that's a different beast.

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Hi there. I ordered two of these

8Bitdo Sn30

For use with the NES and SNES games, which it works, and Tetris 99 2 player. My wife and I tried it last night and when we play in Tetris 99, it only moves the targeting thing in the blocks around the main tetris game. But it doesn't actually moves the blocks? I'm explaining this terribly but wanted to see if I was missing something?

Good catch with 2.4g vs. bluetooth, I always forget about that.

The biggest differences between each 8bitdo line are aesthetics and features such as rumble, analog sticks, motion controls, triggers and turbo:

• The SN30 is a base model that only features a d-pad, face buttons and a set of L and R buttons on the top. It resembles a SNES/SFC controller and works over Bluetooth and USB-C.
  
  
• The SN30 Pro takes the SN30 form factor and adds rumble, analog sticks, motion controls, turbo, and a second set of triggers. Still works over Bluetooth and USB-C.
  
  
• The NS30 Pro 2 has all the features of a SN30 Pro controller with a slightly different layout. The second set of shoulder buttons are set inside the first set.
  
  
• The SN30 Pro+ is a SN30 Pro controller in a form factor that adds grips similar to a Sony Dualshock controller. Still works over Bluetooth and USB-C.
  
  Features
  
  It all boils down to what features you want. The SN30 is a great replacement for a stock SNES/NES controller and is about $10 US cheaper than the other models. The Pro and Pro+ will also work great with the NES Classic, and will allow you to play PS1 games that require analog sticks.
  
  Aesthetics
  
  8bitdo has a number of color variants for each of their lines that have no effect on how the controllers operate. The SN30 GP line are a set of SN30 controllers stylized like the original Game Boy Pocket line. There's no functional difference between a SN30 and SN30 GP controller other than how it looks. The SN30 Pro line has two options: One that matches the original Game Boy and another that looks like a U.S. Super Nintendo controller.
  
  And there's the newer NS30 Pro2, which has an NES option that should match well with the NES Classic.
  
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  For me, I like the SN30 Pro because it's a good compromise with the SNES controller form factor combined with modern features. The triggers aren't great for modern games, so I only really use my SN30 Pro for emulators and retro-style games.
  
  I already own a set of Dualshock 4 controllers, so I didn't see a need to have grips on my 8bitdo controller. But if I were using an 8bitdo controller as my daily controller, I would strongly consider getting the SN30 Pro+ for the added grips.
  
  8bitdo doesn't do a great job at describing the differences between each of their controller lines. Some sort of feature grid would be extremely helpful.

Yup!

Probably not. Depends on if the D-Pad is registered as the D-Pad or the left analog. If it's registering as the D-Pad it won't work for Smash because you won't be able to move. The NES controller's D-Pad registers as a D-Pad, and a SNES Classic controller hooked up to an adapter registers the D-Pad as a D-Pad so it's very likely that the SNES controllers coming out will do the same.

The 8bitdo SN30 (not pro, not plus) has a D-Pad that's bound to the left analog stick.

I think you have the regular SN30, which is the most basic version of 8BitDo's SNES Controller replicas. The Pro has more features, but ironically that makes it less authentic for retro gaming, at least to me.