You can now play an NES with modern, wireless controllers
For the last decade, we've taken for granted the fact that game controllers no longer need to be tethered to your console.
But if you're a classic gamer at heart, you're stuck within a limited range of the Nintendo Entertainment System. It's a 31-year-old problem that someone decided to solve.
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Third-party controller maker 8Bitdo and Analogue, makers of the Analogue NT NES, partnered to make the Retro Receiver: a dongle that plugs into any Nintendo Entertainment System controller port to work with Bluetooth controllers. So you can use wireless knockoff NES controllers (also made by 8Bitdo), or connect a PlayStation 4, PlayStation 3, a Wii Remote or Wii U Pro Controller.
The dongle works on any classic Nintendo Entertainment System, as well as Analogue's own NES clone and any other clone with the same controller port. It can also be used as a Bluetooth controller dongle for Mac and Windows.
The Retro Receiver is available for $19.99.
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Chelsea Stark was the Games Editor for Mashable, where she covered everything from AAA titles, mainstream consoles, indie gems, mobile games and gaming culture. She handled news, feature stories and reviews. Before that, Chelsea was Mashable's Multimedia Producer, where she helped develop visual storytelling aids, whether they were photos of video. She came to New York in 2010 to pursue her master's degree in journalism at NYU's Studio 20 program, which focused on innovation as journalism is changed by new technology. Before coming to New York, Chelsea lived in Austin, where she did online journalism and social media for the local CBS affiliate. She loves good beer, classic Nintendo games, and all things geeky, and spends her time attempting to find anything close to good Tex-Mex in Brooklyn.
