{"id":101278,"date":"2019-10-04T16:00:00","date_gmt":"2019-10-04T16:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/news\/2019\/10\/the_8bitdo_m30_wireless_pad_is_the_best_control_option_for_your_sega_mega_drive_mini"},"modified":"2019-10-04T16:00:00","modified_gmt":"2019-10-04T16:00:00","slug":"the-8bitdo-m30-wireless-pad-is-the-best-control-option-for-your-sega-mega-drive-mini","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/2019\/10\/04\/the-8bitdo-m30-wireless-pad-is-the-best-control-option-for-your-sega-mega-drive-mini\/","title":{"rendered":"The 8BitDo M30 Wireless Pad Is The Best Control Option For Your Sega Mega Drive Mini"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The Mega Drive Mini<\/a> launches today in the UK and Europe, and we’d imagine that many of the people who pick up this excellent little micro-console<\/a> will be wondering the same thing: why on earth did Sega bundle a three-button pad with a system that includes Street Fighter II<\/a><\/strong>?<\/em><\/p>\n

If you’re as puzzled as us by this choice, then you have two options. You can import the Japanese version<\/a> as well, which includes a six-button controller, or you can take the cheaper route and invest in an additional pad. Retro-Bit<\/a> does an excellent line in officially-licenced wired pads with six buttons, but accessory expert 8BitDo has produced what has to rank as the best interface option for Sega’s dinky microsystem.<\/p>\n

The M30 might seem familiar to Switch owners, because the company released a Bluetooth version<\/a> a while back that is compatible with Nintendo’s machine. However, a version is available which uses a 2.4g wireless signal that communicates with a tiny receiver which plugs into the USB controller port on the front of the Mega Drive (or Genesis) Mini.<\/p>\n