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24 alternatives to 8Bitdo

A wireless omni-platform controller for ALL of your devices

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.

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    8Bitdo▲5

    First ever full buttons portable game controller!

    2016 · 8bitdo.co.uk · its alternatives →

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    A Sega Genesis inspired wireless controller

    2019 · 8bitdo.com · its alternatives →

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    8bitcn/ui▲403

    8‑bit UI components that work in any framework

    Dec 2025 · 8bitcn.com · its alternatives →

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    The Ultimate Mini Wired Controller for Xbox

    2024 · 8bitdo.com · its alternatives →

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    Animated 8-bit browser home screens

    2015 · 8bitdash.com · its alternatives →

  6. 6AR

    Learn to code by building retro arcade games.

    2022 · akedo.app · its alternatives →

  7. 78C

    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 →

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    Game like it's the early 90s

    2015 · 8bitdo.com · its alternatives →

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    Hi HN, I’ve been working on Gaming Couch, a web-based game platform where up to 8 players use their smartphones as controllers to play real-time action mini-games on a central browser screen. TL;DR: - 18 competitive mini-games for up to 8 players - Runs entirely in the browser - Phones act as controllers (no apps, no accounts required) - Focused on fast, chaotic, real-time party games (no trivia) - Currently in public early access Try it here: https://gamingcouch.com. Open the link on a computer, host a session, scan the QR code with your phone(s) and play! What is it? Gaming Couch…

    Dec 2025 · gamingcouch.com · its alternatives →

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    8bit action platformer

    2016 · play.google.com · its alternatives →

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    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 →

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    An in-browser canvas tool for making retro art.

    2014 · make8bitart.com · its alternatives →

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    An open source fantasy game console for building 8-bit games

    2018 · its alternatives →

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    The NES reborn with wireless controllers and 1080p 🎮

    2017 · its alternatives →

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    Nimbus▲73

    The first gamepad for Apple TV.

    2015 · steelseries.com · its alternatives →

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    NES30▲114

    Nintendo controller for iOS, Android, & Windows

    2014 · 8bitdo.com · its alternatives →

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    A mix of retro, pixels and Micromachines on steroids

    2016 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

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    An 8-bit, Pokemon-like MMO in real-life (iOS)

    2015 · megabitsapp.com · its alternatives →

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    Tapdo▲111

    Turn your hand into a remote control

    2017 · kickstarter.com · its alternatives →

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    8BitFit▲15

    Play games, keep fit, have fun (pre-launch)

    2014 · 8bitfit.com · its alternatives →

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    CHIP-8 console on FPGA. Contribute to pwmarcz/fpga-chip8 development by creating an account on GitHub.

    2018 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    Analog mechanical keyboard for precise movement in games

    2016 · kickstarter.com · its alternatives →

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    Quadro▲176

    Next-gen controller for a smoother computing experience

    2015 · quadro.me · its alternatives →

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