We've recently received some new controllers from 8-bit O's that we're excited to put through their paces. I'm not a huge fan of yellow, but I really do dig this thing - it's a great addition to our retro gaming setup. For those who may be wondering, the SN 30s are essentially just an updated version of the older Essen 30s, with a new color scheme that brings them into the modern era. This is definitely a welcome change, as we can now easily tell our different controllers apart. One of the best features of these new controllers is their ability to be used with multiple devices at once - whether it's a PC, Mac, or even a Raspberry Pi, you can connect all your players to one device using these Bluetooth controllers.

One thing I'm thinking about doing is having my friend from DNA Dimension Designs print me up some custom decals for the controllers. As you can see, this bright yellow controller looks almost like Pikachu - we could easily customize them to match our favorite characters or themes. For example, we could do a green one with Luigi, a red one with Mario, or leave them as they are. It's completely up to us, and it's a great way to add a little extra flair to our controllers.

I've had some time to mess around with these new controllers, so I thought I'd give you a quick rundown of how they work. First, we'll connect one to the controller section on the switch, hold down select until the LED on top starts rapidly blinking, and then press start and why - this will put it in switch mode. Once paired, connecting multiple controllers is a breeze, and 8-bit O's has included instructions with each controller that explains everything. I've tested these out on my Mac running Retro Arch, my PC running Retro Arch, and even the Raspberry Pi running Retropie.

One thing to note is that while these Bluetooth controllers are incredibly convenient for casual play, they're not ideal for competitive gaming - in other words, if you're going to be competing at a high level, you'll still want to use an original wired controller. However, for everyday gaming, or even using them with newer games that don't support analog sticks, these Bluetooth controllers are perfect.

We've also taken the opportunity to test out some of the features that 8-bit O's included in their design. For example, if you hold down and then press select, it will bring up a side menu - this includes options like airplane mode, which can be useful for reducing lag or volume. There's also an option to change the brightness and volume, although I'm not sure why you'd want to do that! Finally, we've included some additional features in our testing, such as using these controllers with NES games on the Nintendo Switch - since 8-bit O's refuses to support the Nintendo online service for NES games, someone else may have already created a workaround.

"WEBVTTKind: captionsLanguage: enwhat's going on guy is the CTA Prime back here again today I'm gonna take a look at some all-new 8-bit Oh controllers now I absolutely love 8-bit oh they've just released these models here and they actually have more coming in the next few months so what we have here are some new SN 30 controllers and I also have a new SN 30 pro controller as you can see these are all different colors and the colored ones the red yellow blue and green are modeled after Gameboy pockets we also have the original Game Boy Color in the new SN 30 and the original game boy color scheme on the new SN 30 Pro now I absolutely love 8-bit Oh products I own a ton of them and I use them with my Raspberry Pi my Mac my Android phone my Nintendo switch here's a little bit of my collection I actually have a couple other controllers floating around here the kids took off with them but as you can see I got the arcade stick I even have the n64 Bluetooth controller I even have a few of that do-it-yourself 8-bit oak kits I try to recommend these to everybody because they are great controllers if you're looking for something Wireless and you want that retro look and feel I would go with 8-bit oh alright so here's the new models they are available on Amazon right now I'll leave links in the description the Essen 30 s go for $29.99 the Essen 30 pro goes for $39.99 loving this look here original game boy color scheme the d-pad even has these little raised grips here feels really good in the hand this is USB type-c to charge it comes with a cable for you now I own the SF 30 Pro and the Essen 30 Pro here's the SF it's pretty much the exact same controllers just a different color scheme if you don't need analog sticks on your retro controller I would go with an S and 30 and this new one here is called the original g4 the original Gameboy colors looks beautiful also has the grips on the d-pad like the essen 30 pro none of the other s and 30s have those grips on the d-pad except for the original Game Boy Color ones moving on to the Gameboy pocket color theme SN 30s we have bright yellow now I'm not a big fan of yellow but I really do dig this thing I'm gonna bring in one of the older 8-bit OSN 30s as for feel they feel exactly like the old Essen 30s I believe all they did was come out with this new color scheme here and I think it's a really awesome idea because if you want several controllers connected to your PC Raspberry Pi your switch each player can have a different colored controller now they do come in at $30 apiece for the SN 30s and if you want to go wired you can get something a lot cheaper than this you can get really cheap SNES style USB controllers on Amazon for about 5 bucks a piece but you're really not going to be happy with them in the long run one thing I'm thinking about doing is have one of my good buddies from DNA dimension designs print me up some little decals for these so as you see this bright yellow controller here kind of looks like Pikachu we could go through the whole list here you could either Pokemon all of them out or we could do the green with the Luigi the red with Mario or you can leave them like this it's totally not necessary to customize them but I love doing little stuff like that it just adds a little extra to them and it can easily be done with a waterslide decal I have had time to mess around with these I have connected them to my Mac running retro arch I've connected them to my PC running retro arch and big box I've also used that on the Raspberry Pi only thing I haven't tested it on is the Nintendo switch so I'm gonna do that right now alright so here we are it's really easy to pair we're gonna go into the controller section on the switch change grip order on the 8-bit Oh controllers hold start and why you'll get a blinking light this is gonna put it in the switch mode now if you've never paired an eight meadow controller with your switch you may have to hold select on the controller till the LED on the top starts rapidly blinking the Nintendo switch will detect the controller and it'll connect automatically I'm gonna go ahead and connect up a few more start and why the manual that comes with the controllers explains everything it's really easy to set them up on the Nintendo switch or your PC or your Mac or even the Raspberry Pi running retropie just grab this last one here and we now have for a bit o controllers connected to our Nintendo switch I refuse to pay for the Nintendo online service so I can get those NES games so I can't test them here somebody else's probably made a video I do not know if they with the NES games I don't really see why they wouldn't but I do have Sonic mania here so I'm sure there's a little bit of latency but you can always compensate for that if you don't want latency go with a wired controller I mean that's the way to alleviate it if you're using these on your PC running retroarch you can always set up run ahead so you'll have pretty much zero lag from these Bluetooth controllers but overall for casual play you'll never even notice it now if you're going to a competition to get the world record in Sonic mania or a Mario game you're not going to go there with an 8-bit out Bluetooth controller you're gonna go there with an original wired controller so basically 99.9% of the time you can use these Bluetooth controllers with no issues whatsoever you might have noticed that there's no home button on these controllers here that's fine because 8-bit au has thought of this all we need to do is press select and down on the d-pad that'll bring us back into the menu there's another option we have here I'm going to go back into the game if we hold down and then press select it'll bring up this side menu here this will put us in the airplane mode it'll change the volume and the brightness really like these 8-bit Oh controllers for retro gaming and some newer games something that doesn't support an analog stick these are perfect for like I mentioned I have tested them all my Raspberry Pi my PC and my Mac they connect just fine - all the bluetooths that I have there but if your device does not support bluetooth you can always use them wired so that's pretty much it for this video guys I really appreciate you watching that was just a quick look at some of 8-bit O's new controllers now they do have some more coming down the line in the next few months I'm gonna leave a link to Amazon and their website so you can check out what they got really appreciate you guys watching if there's anything else you want to see done with these controllers let me know in the comments below and like always thanks for watching youwhat's going on guy is the CTA Prime back here again today I'm gonna take a look at some all-new 8-bit Oh controllers now I absolutely love 8-bit oh they've just released these models here and they actually have more coming in the next few months so what we have here are some new SN 30 controllers and I also have a new SN 30 pro controller as you can see these are all different colors and the colored ones the red yellow blue and green are modeled after Gameboy pockets we also have the original Game Boy Color in the new SN 30 and the original game boy color scheme on the new SN 30 Pro now I absolutely love 8-bit Oh products I own a ton of them and I use them with my Raspberry Pi my Mac my Android phone my Nintendo switch here's a little bit of my collection I actually have a couple other controllers floating around here the kids took off with them but as you can see I got the arcade stick I even have the n64 Bluetooth controller I even have a few of that do-it-yourself 8-bit oak kits I try to recommend these to everybody because they are great controllers if you're looking for something Wireless and you want that retro look and feel I would go with 8-bit oh alright so here's the new models they are available on Amazon right now I'll leave links in the description the Essen 30 s go for $29.99 the Essen 30 pro goes for $39.99 loving this look here original game boy color scheme the d-pad even has these little raised grips here feels really good in the hand this is USB type-c to charge it comes with a cable for you now I own the SF 30 Pro and the Essen 30 Pro here's the SF it's pretty much the exact same controllers just a different color scheme if you don't need analog sticks on your retro controller I would go with an S and 30 and this new one here is called the original g4 the original Gameboy colors looks beautiful also has the grips on the d-pad like the essen 30 pro none of the other s and 30s have those grips on the d-pad except for the original Game Boy Color ones moving on to the Gameboy pocket color theme SN 30s we have bright yellow now I'm not a big fan of yellow but I really do dig this thing I'm gonna bring in one of the older 8-bit OSN 30s as for feel they feel exactly like the old Essen 30s I believe all they did was come out with this new color scheme here and I think it's a really awesome idea because if you want several controllers connected to your PC Raspberry Pi your switch each player can have a different colored controller now they do come in at $30 apiece for the SN 30s and if you want to go wired you can get something a lot cheaper than this you can get really cheap SNES style USB controllers on Amazon for about 5 bucks a piece but you're really not going to be happy with them in the long run one thing I'm thinking about doing is have one of my good buddies from DNA dimension designs print me up some little decals for these so as you see this bright yellow controller here kind of looks like Pikachu we could go through the whole list here you could either Pokemon all of them out or we could do the green with the Luigi the red with Mario or you can leave them like this it's totally not necessary to customize them but I love doing little stuff like that it just adds a little extra to them and it can easily be done with a waterslide decal I have had time to mess around with these I have connected them to my Mac running retro arch I've connected them to my PC running retro arch and big box I've also used that on the Raspberry Pi only thing I haven't tested it on is the Nintendo switch so I'm gonna do that right now alright so here we are it's really easy to pair we're gonna go into the controller section on the switch change grip order on the 8-bit Oh controllers hold start and why you'll get a blinking light this is gonna put it in the switch mode now if you've never paired an eight meadow controller with your switch you may have to hold select on the controller till the LED on the top starts rapidly blinking the Nintendo switch will detect the controller and it'll connect automatically I'm gonna go ahead and connect up a few more start and why the manual that comes with the controllers explains everything it's really easy to set them up on the Nintendo switch or your PC or your Mac or even the Raspberry Pi running retropie just grab this last one here and we now have for a bit o controllers connected to our Nintendo switch I refuse to pay for the Nintendo online service so I can get those NES games so I can't test them here somebody else's probably made a video I do not know if they with the NES games I don't really see why they wouldn't but I do have Sonic mania here so I'm sure there's a little bit of latency but you can always compensate for that if you don't want latency go with a wired controller I mean that's the way to alleviate it if you're using these on your PC running retroarch you can always set up run ahead so you'll have pretty much zero lag from these Bluetooth controllers but overall for casual play you'll never even notice it now if you're going to a competition to get the world record in Sonic mania or a Mario game you're not going to go there with an 8-bit out Bluetooth controller you're gonna go there with an original wired controller so basically 99.9% of the time you can use these Bluetooth controllers with no issues whatsoever you might have noticed that there's no home button on these controllers here that's fine because 8-bit au has thought of this all we need to do is press select and down on the d-pad that'll bring us back into the menu there's another option we have here I'm going to go back into the game if we hold down and then press select it'll bring up this side menu here this will put us in the airplane mode it'll change the volume and the brightness really like these 8-bit Oh controllers for retro gaming and some newer games something that doesn't support an analog stick these are perfect for like I mentioned I have tested them all my Raspberry Pi my PC and my Mac they connect just fine - all the bluetooths that I have there but if your device does not support bluetooth you can always use them wired so that's pretty much it for this video guys I really appreciate you watching that was just a quick look at some of 8-bit O's new controllers now they do have some more coming down the line in the next few months I'm gonna leave a link to Amazon and their website so you can check out what they got really appreciate you guys watching if there's anything else you want to see done with these controllers let me know in the comments below and like always thanks for watching you\n"