Description:

8BitDo have once again partnered with Analogue to develop a wireless experience for your originalSega Mega Drive and Sega Genesis. The Retro Receiver is a Bluetooth receiver that you plug into your originalMega Drive or Genesis. It allows you to play wirelessly with any original Mega DriveorGenesis model and even other aftermarket Mega DriveorGenesis systems. No more wires to trip over, sit back and enjoy responsive wireless gameplay using your favourite controller. These also double as a receiver for using the supported controllers on your Windows PC, simply connect using the included cable and use your favourite controller for PC gaming.

Note: Xbox Bluetooth controllers on the latest firmware released in Sep, 2021 are NOT supported any longer, due to their Bluetooth protocol change from Classic to BLE. Other products which are affected by this change also include: USB Adapter, USB Adapter for PS classic, NES Receiver, Classic Receiver & MD Receiver.

Features:

• Controller Compatibility: 8BitDo controllers and arcade sticks (excluding 2.4G controllers)
  Xbox Bluetooth controller
  DualShock 3, DualShock 4, DualShock 4 Pro
  Wiimote, Wii U Pro, Switch Joy-Cons, Switch Pro
• Micro USB port: Allows for firmware upgrades and using it on PC.
• Allows use of supported controllers on your PC

Specifications:

• Compatibility: Original SEGA Genesis & Mega Drive Analogue Mega SG
• Connectivity: Bluetooth 2.1, Class 2, 2.402GHz~2.48GHz
• Bluetooth range: 10 meters max, within 5 meters for best performance
• Dimension / Weight: 43.5*40.3*17mm / 17g
• Power: 5V, 100mA (powers directly from the Mega Drive controller port)
• Includes: Retro Receiver for Mega Drive, USB Cable

Notes:

• The Genesis / Mega Drive receiver officially supports Genesis, Mega Drive and Mega Drive 2. It should work with the CDX, Nomad and Panasonic LaserActive, Aiwa Mega-CD / Aiwa CSD-GM1 but is not officially supported due to potential issues with voltage/wattage on the joystick ports.
• As above these may work on your classic Atari, Commodore, Amiga, Spectrum (Kempston ports only) and similar providing enough power is supplied to drive the receiver.