


The functionality of the device unfortunately leaves something to be desired, though.
Nestopia not recognizing controller Bluetooth#
These bonuses help lessen the impact of the otherwise high price for a bluetooth gamepad and when considered along with the overall build quality they make the FC30 an impressive package at face-value. In addition to the bluetooth gamepad your $40 nets you three bonuses (pictured above): a surprisingly high quality metal FC30 keychain, a mini-USB cable that is crimson/white following the Famicom-based colour scheme, and a similarly themed stand for Android/iOS devices called the Xtander that comes clipped to the gamepad. This outward quality also applies to the extras included in the box. The D-pad performs in much the same way as on the classic controller and the Start/Select buttons are even rubberized like they used to be. The gamepad itself is built on the outside to the utmost standards and more or less feels exactly the same as a classic Famicom controller excepting of course the extra X, Y, L & R buttons. There is raised ink on the front of the box and the unit comes packaged in much the same way as any higher quality electronic device on the market today. When we received our FC30 unit I was immediately impressed with the above-average care that went into the design of the device from the packaging to the unit’s build quality. While at first glance their commemorative unit looks spot-on, is it really a worthy tribute to Nintendo’s first major home console or is it just one of the thousands of cheap forgettable electronic devices that flood the market every year trying to make a quick buck on nostalgia instead of paying proper tribute? Read on to see if we think the FC30 is nostalgic or catatonic. To commemorate this occasion 8Bitdo (who are in no way affiliated with Nintendo) have released a bluetooth gamepad that looks a lot like the first player controller from the system that rang in the modern age of console gaming. Few people know that 2013 marks the 30th anniversary of the release of the original Famicom system in Japan.
