The right slide switch selects the function of button A. If slide switch is up then button A is UP. If slide switch is down then button A is FIRE2. The left slide switch selects FIRE2 compatibility.

As of v0.13, two player games can now be played. However the PCB is not designed for an extra NES controller port. (Although it is easy to add a second port anyway). It would be nice to add a second ...

The controller for the original Nintendo Entertainment System is a classic, but perhaps not best known for its adherence to good ergonomic principles. Regardless, it can grow awkward to use for long ...

Here’s one way to really keep the component count low. [David] developed an NES controller that doesn’t use any buttons. The copper clad has been milled to provide a pad which registers a button push ...

I have to hand it to 8BitDo. At first I thought they were just opportunistically hawking cheap hunks of plastic in an era of unparalleled nostalgia for retro games, but… well, who am I kidding? That’s ...

Remember last month when we reported on a child who angered online users by holding a Famicom controller upside down? Well, one group of creative gaming fans have made and released a mod kit which ...

The NES Advantage feels small when you hold it with adult hands. This is the controller many of us grew up with, the arcade-style monster Nintendo released for the original NES. With its hard plastic ...

One of the more exciting parts of Nintendo’s mini NES announcement this morning was the availability of an NES Classic Controller, which will be sold separately for $9.99. If you've already got a Wii ...

Exactly 40 years ago today, the Nintendo Entertainment System hit store shelves in New York City. The October 18, 1985 launch of the NES in the US revitalized home console gaming in North America. To ...

How much would you pay to be transported back into the 8-bit era? Nintendo already gave us a taste of nostalgia with the $60 NES Classic, and now it's offering a similar experience with a pair of NES ...