During last month’s Consumer Electronics Show, or CES for short, both Hyperion and Retro-Bit announced & showed off some new accessories, mainly controllers for various retro consoles ranging from the Nintendo Entertainment System up to the Dreamcast. If you aren’t familiar with these two companies, they are known for putting out different clone consoles, controllers and other accessories for various retro consoles. Having companies such as Hyperkin & Retro-Bit who are producing products for retro consoles is great for retro gamers. With each passing year finding controllers for these retro consoles will be harder & harder so personally speaking seeing all of these new releases is great to see.
Sega
Retro-Bit announced some new controllers with release dates last month at CES.
6 Button Arcade Pad (Platform: Genesis) – Release Date: 02/28/19
8 Button Arcade Pad with USB (Platform: PC & Mac) – Release Date: 02/28/19
(Has Shoulder Buttons)
8 Button Bluetooth Controller (Platform: PC, Mac & Nintendo Switch) – Release Date: 04/01/19
(Has Home & Select buttons for use on Nintendo Switch)
6 Button 2.4 GHz Controller (Platform: Genesis, PC & Mac) – Release Date: 05/01/19
Genesis Portable (a.k.a. Nomad) with HDMI – Release Date: 06/01/19 (Tentative)
8 Button Arcade Pad (Platform: Saturn) – Release Date: 02/28/19
8 Button Arcade Pad with USB (Platform: PC & Mac) – Release Date: 02/28/19
Bluetooth Controller (Platform: PC, Mac & Nintendo Switch) – Release Date: 04/01/19
(Has Home & Select buttons for use on Nintendo Switch)
Bluetooth Analog Controller (Platform: PC, Mac & Nintendo Switch) – Release Date: 04/01/19
(Has Home & Select buttons for use on Nintendo Switch)
2.4 GHz Controller (Platform: Saturn, PC & Mac) – Release Date: 05/01/19
3D Controller (Platform: Saturn) – Release Date: Q3 2019
Dreamcast Controller (Platform: Dreamcast) – Release Date: Q3 2019
Dreamcast HDMI Converter (Platform: Dreamcast) – Release Date: 04/01/19
Nintendo
Hyperkin & Retro-Bit announced some new controllers last month at CES.
Hyperkin Hyper Blaster HD (Platform: NES)
(A Light Gun solution to use on HDTVs)
Retro-Bit Tribute 64 (Platform: N64, PC & Mac)
(Incorporates the Hori Pad design, which was widely considered the best N64 controller at the time.)
