Trying out the 8BitDo wireless GameCube controller mod

[@bensbitsbytes]

Hey y'all - just wanted to flag that some folks in the comments are reporting issues with input reliability and game compatibility (Luigi's mansion mentioned in particular). I have also since noticed some snap-back on the joysticks. Going forward i'm going to test things more thoroughly, but wanted to make sure this was pinned at the top!

[@bensbitsbytes]

also here is a great video from another channel i found demonstrating the retro receiver’s functionality with other controllers! kzbin.info/www/bejne/r6TYlqWHgr6HhKMsi=4lrxtGTq1oV-JNo8

[@ClanTeamKill3r]

have you had any trouble with the left analogue stick not getting full travel to the bottom left direction, mine stops before hitting the corner

[@BBgamerz261]

@@ClanTeamKill3ryea same mine is definitely right heavy even after the newest firmware

[@ThePowerofhouse]

I wish they had a kit for the Xbox Duke controller

[@MyGoToChannel]

First video on the channel? Very high quality! This is starting off strong!

[@bensbitsbytes]

thanks friend, means a lot to get this comment on my first vid!

[@elleascanales5031]

He’ll yea dude, you are like the first one to not only mention the analog triggers but you also tested it on camera, the last reviewer I saw with this mod just passively mentioned it and said it didn’t seem to work.. now I truly know and now I’m subbing and placing my pre order. keep it up man, and remember, no detail is too small in this hobby especially for those who were there in its heyday

[@MasterKilokk]

I definitely suggest learning to solder for this mod. It’s not difficult at all and it would have saved you a lot of trouble with the rumble motor. This is a perfect first project to learn to solder on.

[@Shiniiee]

5:04 Electrical Engineer here: the polarity determines the direction of rotation. Great video!

[@imoldgregg8]

yo sick i want modded reverse rumble GameCube controller for reverse melee experience

[@bensbitsbytes]

@@imoldgregg8 lmao it will go hand-and-hand with mirror mode on double dash 💯

[@BorderlineOCD]

Great demonstration and production value on your first vid. You did a good job!

[@finren4308]

Not sure if you subscribe to @BorderlingOCD, but you should as he’s made fantastic videos in the same sort of genre, hoping infact to see him back once he’s ready! I’d also recommend @StezStixFix for his humour and approach to his video editing and framing

[@user-pk6fk5ns1s]

Got this in my feed. Nice first video, commenting for the algorithm!

[@bensbitsbytes]

thanks for the bump!

[@Merkantoine]

Took you 20 seconds to get my sub Straight to the point, no waste of time, informative and very well put together Keep up the good work

[@blainelocklair]

Great job on this video. I'm sub #13. :)

[@bensbitsbytes]

thanks for the kind words and the sub, means a lot from a pro!!

[@DrLilo]

OK, so it seems like 8bitdo REALLY REALLY wanted to be able to call this a no solder mod... But that way of connecting the rumble motor is jank as fuck, seriously, just use a dab of solder.

[@robotbootyhunter6878]

Or, you know, just provide an unpopulated header/housing that you can crimp your motor’s wires into.

[@SweetTodd]

It would break off too easily. Though it would be nice if the motor can connect with a plug

[@BBgamerz261]

@@SweetTodda tiny dab of solder will 100% be more reliable than twisting it every time…

[@FarawayBrawlHacks]

Having it solderless makes it easier to reverse, which is kind of a big point of it

[@graylegocity]

In 8BitDo's video they tell you to splice and solder the wires together.

[@Nightwing978]

Just got this as well also did this to my NES controller and it works awesome can't wait to do the Gamecube one its a great alternative to a wavebrid.

[@hellspark]

The algorithm blesses me today! I must do this mod to my old favorite GC controller. I'm not a Melee player or anything, I just love the way the GC controller feels, and it would be great to put it to use again.

[@ironhide3732]

great quality video! love the humor, the editing, and the thoroughness!! well done! subscribed! :)

[@AnonymasFox]

Holy shit, first video? Really didn't realise it after seeing the comment section. Good video, keep up the good work

[@DonutIsGreat]

bummer that the receiver is sold separately. also a bummer that the receiver is sold out. awesome video and great quality. really enjoyed it. subbed and excited for future content

[@iamdmc]

Love Bits & Bites good channel name ;) also just installed the mod myself... fiddle AF! I soldered the rumble wires to the connector for a stronger connection rather than twist (as instructed) and then heatshrinked like normal. Charging it now - hope it works! I'm pretty impatient but the first full charge is the most important with Li-Ion batteries!

[@bensbitsbytes]

yeah definitely merited solder haha but i think it will be worth the effort!

[@iamdmc]

@@bensbitsbytes It works! But sad to see that rumble doesn't work on Windows (only D Input no X Input). Works on Switch though. Haven't tried blueretro adapter on gamecube or wii yet anyway it'll probably replace my wavebird and be my go to for dolphin

[@amzab123]

Good video ! I'm curious to see what you'll make next. Subscribed for curiosity's sake ! Also I genuinely did not know this product existed and I'm 100% buying one after seeing how easy it is to install. Thanks for the informative video !

[@dangerousninjax9475]

I didn't even realize until i clicked on the channel that this is your first Video, gotta say its pretty great especially since i kinda made me interested to fo something with my gamecube now 👍👍👍

[@Desertcolt18]

I've been super curious about these. great video!

[@ShadowGD_OfficialYT]

Woah, what a very good quality for a first video! Loved the editing, dude! I can't wait to see more vids from you! Already subbed to the channel btw!

[@RandomRandsDino]

Woah, high quality stuff !

[@brunof.6452]

I liked the minimal decoration of your room!

[@bensbitsbytes]

haha thank u friend!

[@JAYZAWmusic]

This is amazing! I was looking for something like this literally just a few months ago and couldn’t find anything quite fitting was I was looking for.

[@jacobkosmicki3278]

I bought one of these and a for parts silver controller, hoping the mod kit gets here soon. I love that I'll be able to use my favorite controller to play games on my computer and phone. Great video!

[@bensbitsbytes]

@@jacobkosmicki3278 that’s awesome that you’re reviving an otherwise dead controller too

[@abstractcities]

Amazing quality video. I looked at the sub count and I was like? Only 107?? That’s crazy. Loved the editing style. Hope to see many more uploads from you! :)

[@bensbitsbytes]

thank u for the kind words dude!

[@Toxicrain1213]

Awesome first video! You've convinced me to pick one of these up!

[@bensbitsbytes]

heck yeah dude!

[@granttherftautogtasa7065]

im claiming my spot as your 57th sub. also your first video being HD is amazing. this is a strong start

[@sarabihyena]

Aaaand it's sold out, I was waiting for a good review like this before buying. Hopefully they get a restock soon!

[@Polyeith]

sick video man, great presentation

[@MrMangoJuice]

Very concise and genuine, great video!

[@noodlecat_]

wooahhh , high quailty , clear , you've got a subscriber friendo

[@shadyacr]

cool video! i saw a thumbnail for the receiver but didnt realize there was a whole modkit

[@Borialis]

Great video, nicely lit and well framed. Keep it up and good luck with your channel :)

[@bensbitsbytes]

thank u so much!!

[@4.7m_views]

10/10 video. Awesome upload bro!

[@Pookielove1123]

Keep the content coming!

[@grashos]

Amazing first video, do more

[@Flatwares]

this video is great I just bought a new shell/buttons for my gc controller and maybe ill pick this up too

[@llamajuice]

Nice video pal. Great work :D

[@mvl71]

Great video! I really like this kind of content. Good sound, good light, good everything. Subbed! (too bad that 'Benbits' was already taken)

[@manocoe]

Great video. Would love to see some testing as a PC controller, I’m interested in doing this mod to play games in Dolphin

[@Jackmjedi]

great first video man

[@AldorCrap]

I would really love to see a similar concep like this, but instead of Bluetooth, it connects wireless via 2.4ghz dongle, that way latency is pretty much negligent

[@bensbitsbytes]

that would be rad. i'm guessing 8bitdo did bluetooth for broad compatibility, but 2.4ghz would have been even cooler

[@Asoroa]

really well made video im def subscribing

[@nijoeli]

Sub 60! Also very high quality, keep it going!

[@TimothyTimPSP]

First I would like to say thank you for the video. I don't know about this. I don't play smash professionally, but I can feel the rage. Destroying a perfectly good controller for this mod is not cool. Obviously using a broken controller is the best idea, but that's not always going to be the case.

[@bensbitsbytes]

great point - fortunately this mod is reversible and i’m saving the original internals. def agree that this is best suited for a broken controller tho 🤙

[@Wiipro2006]

Congratulations on your First Video, and its very Good 👍👍😊 Hope you Make Videos About Nintendo Wii as well 😅

[@antftwx]

I know others have mentioned soldering the wires together, but if you're really set on not soldering, a simple twist of the wires and some electrical tape wrap will most likely do the trick.

[@1993soldierboy]

Nice video. I would have recommended updating bothe the receiver and the mod, before installing. I would have liked to see a weight difference before and after with the mod, compared to the wave bird with batteries.

[@tkdgamerdavid]

Nice video! 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

[@alqlb1987]

Good job on the video 👍 Too bad the mod kit is sold out Hope they restock it soon

[@finren4308]

Awesome. Some comments but to preface them, I’m stunned this is a first video on a channel, fantastic work. - if you could try doing some noise reduction in your editing software, it may allow you to improve the audio a wee bit without upgrading your kit. - some music when your doing any build Timelapse stuff can help to break up the video and keep the pace. - loved the extra text comments on the screen, but the emojis were sometimes confusing, making it seem like you’d done something wrong when actually you were fine. - the connecting of the rumble motor cables wasn’t ideal, but to be fair they didn’t give much in the way of an included kit to achieve a good connection. Maybe consider shrink joints that include low temp melt solder in them, but mention you suggest it as an upgrade that is lacking in the kit. I’m really excited to have gotten in while you only have 220 subscribers, I reckon you will grow really fast if you keep this up -

[@bensbitsbytes]

these are all great points, thanks for taking the time to type this out :)

[@Mistraker]

I might do this mod. But I think I'll desolder the rumble instead of clipping the wires, and solder the wires for it rather than just twisting them. Then it really is fully reversible, and you won't have issues with the motor not getting power.

[@ClosestNearUtopia]

Mucho cool!

[@Davidgon100]

I might get one. I have an old platinum controller with a good shell and bad analog stick

[@bryceshaw06]

Amazing first video! I’m surprised by the quality of it! Just out of curiosity, what camera did you use for filming?

[@bensbitsbytes]

yo thanks Bryce! i shot it on my iphone 14 pro. i don’t know too much about videography but i just set it to 4k 30fps and tried my best with soft lighting haha

[@paparansen]

it is not 8bitdooo, it is 8bitdo - like nintendo thx for the vid

[@danik1201]

It would be nice if you could test the functionality of the USB-C port (at 7:45) for charging and wired gaming. And also, awesome first Video :D

[@InvidiousIgnoramus]

That's for firmware only.

[@danik1201]

Ahh thanks :)

[@A_Primal_Aspid]

hey, thanks for the video. Do you mind testing this kit on dolphin emulator for PC? I wanna know if the analog triggers work on pc

[@MeleeStudios6]

You get the Like sir!

[@gregpf]

Let's collab soon. This video is gonna be a movie

[@boombox8675]

thats a nice watch

[@bensbitsbytes]

casio MTP-1183A-2A :)

[@boombox8675]

@@bensbitsbytes nice 30 usd watch but looks so fine.

[@thatzaliasguy]

Biggest issue for me is losing out on the dual-stage analogue triggers.

[@shinobi-zensei]

Great first effort! Would this work on a Switch?

[@ians_parks]

Yes. It's recognized as a bluetooth controller.

[@eapleitez]

Looks great, but I think they really should have gone with a USB C port there, even if it required some plastic trimming

[@Dark71833]

Nice video but a little question: where is the board charging port access? I can´t see it in the controller case

[@Jahmaine_]

very good video my only question is how would you go about charging the battery if it dies?

[@adrianrodriguez-iz1wr]

Nice video and bonus points for actually saying 8bitdo (not dough) correctly

[@EclecticWizard6]

Nice vid

[@JuanHernandez-eq1ux]

Awesome video. Wanted to know on smash brothers when you jump in the air can you dodge using with reciever

[@bensbitsbytes]

tried it out and yep you can def do the mid air dodge in smash with the mod + reciever 🤙

[@soykiokin]

I was thinking on doing this mod, I have just one question: how do you charge the controller?

[@painfish208]

I would love to see a review of how it holds up after at least six months. Also, curious how it works with the Switch (the website advertises it behaving accordingly, but the non-destructive format means it doesn't add buttons like a ZL button, home or screen cap button). Thanks.

[@bensbitsbytes]

i'll set a reminder for 6 months from now haha

[@user-un7ip7di4y]

Thanks for the review! Is it possible to use the original sticks or do they not fit into the pegs of the new board?

[@ians_parks]

They won't fit, which sucks. You have to use the provided sticks

[@jakeguaitarilla3527]

Would this work with wireless 8bitdo usb adapter (the orange or black one)?

[@AliJ]

if this is your first video then you are setting a new standard for first timers....wow

[@thomasmassey9166]

Hello! Maybe I missed it, but can you fit the old analog sticks into the new boards shaft? I know it came with some, but I wanna see if I could put custom ones in there.

[@bensbitsbytes]

i haven’t tried it but i did see another commenter on this video say that you cannot put original analog sticks on the 8bitdo board. if i get a chance to test it i’ll let you know!

[@thomasmassey9166]

@ that’s a shame if true. Please do! Because this sounds like a fun little weekend project and it would be cool to add to it!

[@bsg273]

Could you please let us know if the triggers signal an input with a half press in Switch mode aka without using the adapter? It would be problematic if one had to press the triggers all the way down to shield in Smash Ultimate. Thanks!

[@jonatan_1991]

This in comparison with battlergc pro and nyxi warrior would be nice.

[@mehra6712]

Could you do a video where you use F zero GX joystick calibration tool that's built into the game, it lets you see the actual ranges of the joystick!

[@bensbitsbytes]

woahhh i didn’t know that was a thing! i’m thinking of doing a follow up with that now 🤔

[@mehra6712]

@@bensbitsbytes Yes. You can even test for things like snapback, which is a major issue on some of the newer sticks (such as the official smash bros GameCube controller). You just quickly hit the stick to the side, and then you can see if on the return the shape grows at all on the opposite side. But yeah, you can compare the octoganal shape and ranges of the sticks to those of an original wired and/or wavebird.

[@hibikiholmes2867]

I'm really curious as to how this seems to be functioning without putting a battery in the controller for the Bluetooth to work.

[@BodyByGaming]

Is it Ble or proper Bluetooth? Also possible that the dongle is 2.4ghz and only connecting to other systems is using bluetooth

[@PooCrizzap]

How is the input lag on this?

[@Zetchzie]

My only question is how will Dolphin use it in comparison to Wii U adapter

[@InvidiousIgnoramus]

You know, I've had a crummy knockoff controller that uses the original mold, I wonder if I could drop this into that instead of one of my OG controllers?

[@mapletree736]

Does this work well with the blueretro internal mod?

[@roninstormYT]

i wish you can dop this for the ps2 instead off buying a offical wireless ps2 controller that cost 200 plus . they need too show ps2 some love

[@SwoleCalibur]

Or just buy a Brook Wingman and use a dual shock 3, dual shock 4 or dual sense on your ps1 or ps2.

[@shmuggy]

do you need the receiver for the gamecube controller to work?

[@therelaxeffectrelaxingsoun2548]

question: I wanna use the receiver and modded controller on the Wii, is there any issues with the connection with that setup, given the Wii ports are on the side and not the front of the console like the GC? thanks

[@bensbitsbytes]

it will work on the wii just like the gamecube! it kinda looks like the receiver won’t fit but it does 🤙

[@yevgeniylankin7032]

Good job, GameCube controllers are all sold out!

[@Plvcky]

I think Nintendo is trying to bring back the GameCube controller for future gaming systems as we speak.

[@samuraispiritsx]

can you re use your stock stick on this joint or nah?

[@PKM113]

What's the software running on the gamecube? I have a need.

[@yoshihirogamer]

does it work with the gamecube adapter? , i mean the accessory used for both smash 4 Wii u and ultimate

[@msanchez1680d]

My question is how do you charge the controller, you're using the og shell so do you have to disassemble the controller to charge the battery?

[@ians_parks]

The opening with where the cable used to be is replaced with a small barrel jack connection. The usb c port on the inside is specifically for firmware updates.

[@tekkamanblade2244]

Next video idea… how to mod the GC

[@fireboltthunder2360]

Didn’t come with the tubes needed to get the rumble working. But this controller mod works great. Anybody know where I can get the tubes for this?

[@avri210984]

How do you charge it when the USB port is on the inside?

[@ians_parks]

The opening where the controller cord used to be is replaced by a barrel jack connection. The usb c port is used for firmware updates and can only be accessed by opening the controller.

[@aetheralmeowstic2392]

Quick question here: why not just use the Type C port for both charging *and* firmware updates?

[@bensbitsbytes]

I think the idea from 8bitdo was that they didn't want the mod to require any cutting into the shell, so they went with USBC for firmware, and the barrel jack for charging (which just pokes out of the opening the wire normally comes out of)

[@aetheralmeowstic2392]

@@bensbitsbytes Fair enough, but I'd still personally prefer to have Type C for both.

[@bensbitsbytes]

@@aetheralmeowstic2392 same!

[@bloodmarth]

Well, I'll now know why gamecube controller prices went up... again lol

[@cringineering]

You should solder those connections on the motor

[@kingofkings4500]

Like do you need to install the rumble i honestly wouldn't care if the controller has rumble also how do you charge the controller

[@bensbitsbytes]

you don’t need to install the rumble! also it charges via a barrel jack where the cable used to be

[@kingofkings4500]

@bensbitsbytes oh ok thanks for the info I might consider doing this to one of my controllers then