What is the best mega drive wireless controller? [ 8bitdo m30 vs Retrobit 8 button arcade pad ] 

Nice Video. I bought the Retro-Bit 8 button Mega Drive wireless controller (Crimson Red) a few weeks ago based on your review. It's exactly the same as yours but says 'Mega drive' on it instead of 'Genesis', I put it in one of my latest vids. But guess what, it has a mushy D-pad. So it looks like we haven't got an updated version it here in the UK.

Would love an updated review that includes alternatives that has come since this video, like the Big6 and the Japanese version of the NSO Sega pad for example.

I heard Retrobit Dpads wear down very, very quickly over time, so keep that in mind. Most reviewers are probably like "Well it's fine" when they test it out but that's short term. If OEM controllers are outlasting new controllers by a significant margin that's haram (Disclosing bias: M30's an incredible controller). All I hear from speedrunners is "NO NO NO" but for casuals maybe it's fine

I have both, but i use 8bitdo most of the time, the shape and the dpad just feels better for me.

For anyone wondering from what I've researched the newer white M30 with USB-C now has a pivot point

Don't worry your dongs are well taken care of and this is just the review I was looking for with the mini 2 releasing in a couple of months :)

I actually have almost every version of the wireless Genesis. I got to say I love the m30 for the shoulder buttons being membrane. But I really appreciate retro bit 6 button model 2 and the big six controllers. Their version 2 controllers are much better than the original release. I will say I stole the d-pad off of one of my m30s to put on my retro bit V2 controller and it became my favorite way to play.

I got it, retro-bit is the way to go for Street fighter 6 and MK 11 on PC. i was looking for a alternative to my xbox controller for those type of games, and i was hesitating btw the 2 controllers you got on the review.

Sad that the L and R buttons on the Retro-bit controller aren't mapped to C and Z like the 8BitDo one. There's some games that benefit a lot from having those shoulder buttons like the recent Xenocrisis and old ones like Granada or Atomic Runner. Glad I saw your video first before I bought one of those. Thanks for the comparison :)

has anyone have successfully update the firmware for 8bitdo m30 dongle for pc as I updated the controller just fine but idk how to update the receiver

I use the M30 for my platformers and fighting games and its wonderful. I almost quit Celeste before until I tried to use my M30 on it and then I enjoyed it.

I think the L and R shoulder buttons on the Retro-bit one looks like factory error (L on the right and R on the left)...

I got the bluetooth version of the retro-bit controller, and unfortunately the dpad can be pressed down on that one. Good to know that the 8bitdo is the same, I might have bought it otherwise.

I just got the m30 usb c revision and the thing has so many missed inputs it makes everything unplayable. It feels amazing but then out of nowhere a button won't work for a second then it works again. No idea why

btw. are those retrobit hard to get nowadays? New ones are literally 3 times the price of M30 here in europe...

Thank you for the weights

I sometimes get missed button inputs or the buttons input is delayed with the m30. Anyone else get this issue? Retrobits controller is more responsive but it's missing turbo and has a battery that discharges itself after a week if not used.

Anecdotal, my M30 also has the problem where the entire d-pad can be pressed downward. Only about a year old.

Can go either or; official genesis 2.4 ghz wireless or 8bitdo m30 2.4 ghz wireless.

The only problem I had with my 8bitdo m30 is which the dpad would get stuck at a diagonal angle but I managed to fixed it (hopefully) with putting some oil lubricant in the dpad itself.

I have the 2.4g White M30, and the Wired Retro-bit 8 button arcade pad, and the latter easily wins for me. I was thinking about getting the 2.4g wireless version but i need to know how much latency it has compared to the 2.4g M30 Genesis version? If it's too high i'll just stick with wired. :P

I would go with the new Retro-Bit BIG6 2.4Ghz Wireless controller: it's the shape of the 3 button controller but with the layout of the 6 button controller, it's bigger so more comfortable for bigger hands, and you can also use it on the Sega Saturn if you have the extra Saturn dongle.

Having owned both, I prefer the Retro-Bit Genesis moel

I HATE the RetroBit controllers USB wired and USB dongle... For PC players we are screwed and I've reached out to RetroBit and they got a little nasty to me. The problem is on all PCs you have to plug and unplug the controller for it to be ready DInput "USB Gamepad" if you restart the PC, hibernate it, shut it down, EVEN WAKE FROM SLEEP with these USB wired/dongles plugged in, they revert themselves to "Pro Controller" completely over riding the mapping by being a Switch Controller. And no, the integrated "mode switching" does not work, ie going from DInput to XInput with their button combination when in Pro Controller mode. Only thing that works is getting up and unplugging the controller and plugging it back in. There are posts about this issue on the internet too. I've tried it with about 10 PCs so far. This really sucks for someone like me who has made an emulation PC for next to the TV where everything is navigated via the controller. Have to get up off the couch plug and unplug sometimes several times. This is a horrible controller. 8BitDo doesn't have this issue neither does Retro fighters BrawlerGen. For authenticity I have switched to using Original 9 pin Sega controllers with an adapter to USB instead. I've had every one of RetroBit's Sega controllers in hopes that a different model wouldn't have the same issue but they all did. Btw their customer service and social media are incredibly rude and snarky. Must avoid them at all costs. 👍

People say the sega genesis new controller wears out or has a delay on them somebody send me one and I will try it out for myself because there are alot of fake retro gamers on youtube not telling the truth on here and I'm tired of these fake rumors

I like the black one

The shape of the M30 is more inspired by the Saturn controller.

The fact only one has a turbo button would make the choice pretty easy for me, if I were to buy one of these.

The real test is shmups! and classic SF

well right now you can't purchase M30 2.4g anywhere, so it looks like our choice has been made for us, atm

“If it wasn’t, you can drop me a dislike.”

It should be a felony to review a gamepad and not show how it looks and sounds when hitting the buttons.

The 8-Bitdo M 30 2.4 Ghz does not work on the Original Genesis because there is no 2.4 Ghz Genesis Dongle, you have to get the Blutooth version of the 8-Bitdo M 30 which is annoying and Stupid because Bluetooth has that latency or lag problem. If only the retro bit had turbo, then it would be the clear winner because it comes with a Genesis dongle and USB dongle and costs less than just the 8-Bitdo M 30 alone.