FFS

amazon advertised that lot as the complete package, and I know I got ripped of in a moment of drunken weakness.

Does anyone know what I need?

Well balls.

The main reason I got it was for Street Fighter V, everything else was a bonus.

Oh well.

Tbh I'm quite happy to have it as a secondary/retro pad to compliment the Pro for my Switch.

Kinda regret the additonal adapters though. Wires have never bothered me so I doubt I'll ever use it for the SNES/Wii.

Like i said it was purchased in a drunken state of weakness, the bastard is they came in blister packaging.

retroking1981 wrote:

Does anyone know what I need?

I might be wrong, but the pad you have there should Just Work (TM) with a PS4. It works with the Switch, right? It's just a generic bluetooth pad with SNES stylings, AFAIK you don't need another adapter for PS4.

You may need to update the drivers for the pad and/or the adapters, though. My pad worked with my Switch no problem, but not with the SNES mini via the adapter you have on the left. The solution was two-fold: update the drivers for the pad and the adapter, then start the pad in the correct mode. Check the 8Bitdo website for the drivers (it's a simple drag and drop operation when you have them), and the instructions in the box for start up mode. (I.e., you have to hold down X/Y/another button when you turn on the pad to get it to work with different host hardware.)

Once you've sorted out the drivers and the pad mode, the following should all work.

Pad -> Wiimote connection adapter -> SNES mini
Pad -> SNES connection adapter -> OG SNES
Pad -> Switch
Pad -> PS4
Pad -> Windows computer
Pad -> Android device
Pad -> Pi (assuming you have a bluetooth Pi)

I'm not sure about
Pad -> Wiimote adapter -> Wiimote -> Wii or Wii U
but I think it should work, but you may not be able to notice anything until after you've started a game. As you've got no analogue sticks, you won't be able to move the hand around on the Wii(U) interface, so it might appear broken. Use the Wiimote itself to start something. Once the actual game starts, though, it should be fine.

AFAIK the only thing your pad won't work with, adapter or not, is an Xbox, as Microsoft use their own version of bluetooth or something like that. (A bit like how the original Xbox controller ports were USB, but Microsoft redesigned the shape of them to stop you using generic USB pads.)

No, it can't be, otherwise I'd have bought one of those new 'Bone controller, which will work with standard Bluetooth, to use with it.

It's like to find out you're wrong and I can use a Bone controller with it. In fact, I'm going to check if I can now.

I'll get me coat.

I think I'll cut my losses and sell the adapters on ebay.

I have a wired adaper for official pads for my Pi and two SNES mini pads for Wii motes.

Teach me to shop drunk.

Very good MD article and supplement in this month's Retro Gamer.  They're offering an 8 bitdo SNES pad as an incentive to sign up for a 6 month sub, if anyone's interested.

I'm not even trolling, there's a double page spread.

Talking about Retro Gamer, a couple of issues ago had a Commodore 64 poster and C64 chiptunes CD. Free to a good badger or they'll be recycled.

That's the one.  It goes for decent money. Around £40 with postage. With Saturn that's becoming a reasonable price...

I've a couple of Sega Ages games that were JP only - both still relatively cheap:

Fantasy Zone - lovely arcade port. Hori shooter that looks cute but is murderously tough. Every setting in the option mode (which you have to unlock one-at-a-time) is there to make the game easier!

Columns Arcade Collection - 4 different columns games. Some excellent presentation and it unlocks bonus content as you play. Stacks Columns is probably the best of the bunch though it plays better as 2p.

There's Space Harrier which I might pick up at some point and Galaxy Force 2 which looks decent.

Super Smash TV on GDQ: 06:05:41

(hope the video link works)

Before that, there's a great bit of a guy sitting on his own, playing what looks like a Vita.

davyK wrote:

Just ordered a game I've been mulling over for ages. JPN version of Sega Ages : Outrun for Saturn. I've taken my time because there are 2 versions of this - I need the one that runs on the Mk2 (white) console. It's the later revision. Couldn't find a seller who knew what I was talking about up until now. it was usually a language barrier with questions in the main - at least going by the answers I was getting. This buyer is a Brit in Japan so comms are good. 

So Outrun arrived today and it doesn't bloody work. The guy sent me the wrong version. I specifically asked for the revised version that works on mk2 consoles. I asked him to check the code on the inner ring of the disc. He obviously didn't bother. What a unnecessary pain in the arse.

Guy has offered me a mk1 Saturn for price of postage only $40. Might do that.