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24 alternatives to 8Bitdo

First ever full buttons portable game controller!

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. 8Bitdo launched in 2016; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1
8Bitdo▲4
A wireless omni-platform controller for ALL of your devices
2016 · 8bitdo.com · its alternatives →
2
8BitDo M30 Retro Controlller▲20
A Sega Genesis inspired wireless controller
2019 · 8bitdo.com · its alternatives →
3
Xbox 8BitDo Ultimate Mini▲117
The Ultimate Mini Wired Controller for Xbox
2024 · 8bitdo.com · its alternatives →
4
Bluetooth SNES Controller▲95
Game like it's the early 90s
2015 · 8bitdo.com · its alternatives →
5
NES30 Pro▲3
The first full buttons portable game controller in the world
2016 · 8bitdo.com · its alternatives →
6
NES30▲114
Nintendo controller for iOS, Android, & Windows
2014 · 8bitdo.com · its alternatives →
7
I built a handheld CHIP-8 game console to teach myself embedded systems▲128
A while back I wrote a CHIP-8 emulator (which is considered the Hello, World! of emulators and is more accurately a virtual machine since historically CHIP-8 was an interpreted language running on top of the COSMAC VIP to make game programming easier). But a few months ago I got really interested in embedded software, so decided it would be neat to port my emulator to a STM32 MCU and design a console around it as a learning experience, since CHIP-8 never existed as a physical system. I didn't know much about embedded software when I began, and even less about electronics, but I managed to…
2022 · github.com · its alternatives →
8
Make 8-Bit Art!▲107
An in-browser canvas tool for making retro art.
2014 · make8bitart.com · its alternatives →
9
Nimbus▲73
The first gamepad for Apple TV.
2015 · steelseries.com · its alternatives →
10
8bitdash▲95
Animated 8-bit browser home screens
2015 · 8bitdash.com · its alternatives →
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8Bit Computers Book▲83
Hi everybody! Due to Covid 19 pandemic I was forced in my home, so I revamped my book https://8bit.gioorgi.com It is a huge collection of information about the 8bit comnputer era (1980-1985) up to the NES console. I collected information from various source including “The 8bit Guy” videos and specific site (like C64 wiki, nesdev etc). I am using docusaurus to give a pleasnt look to the whole site. Please give me you feedback (and happy new year btw)!
2021 · its alternatives →
12
Hopping Penguin▲72
A cheerful free platformer with intuitive one touch-controls
2015 · immobilegames.com · its alternatives →
13
Retro Gears▲68
A mix of retro, pixels and Micromachines on steroids
2016 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
14
Razer Kishi for Android▲80
xCloud-ready controller for your mobile phone with Xbox keys
2020 · razer.com · its alternatives →
15
Razer Kishi▲86
Bring console-level control to your mobile phone
2020 · razer.com · its alternatives →
16
Battlecade▲87
A portable vintage gaming concept for two
2015 · lovehulten.com · its alternatives →
17
8-Bit Waterslide▲66
The world's funniest INFINITE SLIDER
2015 · teaandcheese.com · its alternatives →
18
Wooting One▲74
Analog mechanical keyboard for precise movement in games
2016 · kickstarter.com · its alternatives →
19
Pixel Jumper▲62
The most addictive game
2017 · play.google.com · its alternatives →
20
8BitFit▲15
Play games, keep fit, have fun (pre-launch)
2014 · 8bitfit.com · its alternatives →
21
TapGap▲68
Keep Tapping between the gaps...and have fun!
2016 · play.google.com · its alternatives →
22
ZOINKS▲65
Quick timing and reflexes is what you will need
2016 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
23
eNcade ▲63
A Portable Raspberry Pi Gaming Console (Kickstarter)
2014 · kickstarter.com · its alternatives →
24
Swing▲65
Swing from platform to platform
2016 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

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