All-In-One Bluetooth Controller Adapter for CD-i

6 Reviews

• 5

  Bluetooth adapter for CD-i

  Posted by Aloe on Dec 1st 2024

  It`s a decent enough product. It has the usual Bluetooth sync woes (man, I hate that protocol) but it`s no more fiddly or unreliable than any other such adapter.
  
  As others have mentioned, the orientation of the hole for the cable is wonky, but I`d suggest that this is merely a symptom of a bigger issue, which is that the board is seated loose in the little 3D-printed case, and the board inevitably bucks when you push the cable in. You`re just not going to get a decent, solid connection like that, the board needs to be screwed down or in some way attached to the case.
  
  That all sounds a little negative, so let me just state here that playing CD-i with a real controller - Dual Shock 4 for me - is a big deal, especially if all you have for reference is the official CD-i spoon controller, or (shudder) the IR remote controller. Using a Dual Shock 4 is at least as responsive as the Gravis-style official controller, and if you`re reading this I`m willing to bet you have a variety of bluetooth-compatible controllers that will work with this thing, so it`s a sensible purchase.
  
  It says it`s compatible with the A1657 Apple mouse, I briefly tried it and it did sync but the pointer speed was maybe 1/10th of what it needed to be, and only moved in the X axis - completely unusable. I didn`t buy it for the mouse side of things, so that`s no bother for me, but might be a deal-breaker for someone else. I might pick up one of the Technet mice that are confirmed to work well with it.

• 3

  CD-i BT adapter

  Posted by Theodore M Salamone on Jun 19th 2024

  As mentioned by others, the cutout for the 8 pin DIN plug is mismatched to the port itself, making a tight fit. The real problem is that the adapter is half-baked. A simple line of code in the firmware could make it compatible with just about every CD-i, perhaps all of them. My cd-i is on the ``official`` list, but it still did not work. I was able to force a soft reset on the console, which made the CD-i recognize the BT adapter. Before that, and it took many hours to research the issue, the adapter was useless and I was going to send it back. I learned how to do this from the original supplier of Genesis controller adapters for the cd-i, which are still available for sale.- no problems with them.

• 5

  910 owners check your console

  Posted by Justin Brinnier on Mar 12th 2023

  I ordered the item which arrived fast. I paired up a Switch pro and an SN30 from 8bitdo successfully but there was no movement of the cursor on screen when moving the sticks or Dpad. Tried both front and back ports on the CDi 910 but did not work. Stoneage Gamer was on it. Sent me return shipping and called me as soon as they got the item. It worked on their CDi. Issued a return right away. If you have an old CDi that may have old capacitors it may not have enough power to push to the device. Customer service was perfect though.

• 5

  CD-i wireless controller adapter

  Posted by Reviewer on Feb 12th 2023

  Works great. I only have one problem. The Hole on the back of the case is a little off center and plugging the wire into it is a little difficult.

• 5

  Cd-i Bluetooth

  Posted by Cameron L on Jan 14th 2023

  This thing works great! Best option available for controlling the cd-i.

• 5

  What an enormous difference

  Posted by Andrew Jackson on Jan 5th 2023

  I just played more CDi in one sitting by using a PS4 controller paired with this Bluetooth adapter than I have in the past ten years. I beat Mystic Midway, a game I never could advance past the first level. I didn’t realize what a world of difference a good controller would make on some of these games. Platformers were all but impossible even with the CDi “Gamepad” due to how imprecise the controller was.
  
  I then moved on to The Apprentice, a game where before I couldn’t get past the second enemy, (no kidding: the game was that difficult to control). Finding an official controller is hard enough and when you finally find one, it doesn’t work all that well. It’s unreal how much better these games play with this adapter.
  
  The only negative I can think of is the port is so tight I was afraid I would break something trying to get a decent connection with the cable. If you can get over the 3D printed case and the tight fitting ports this is a must have for every CDi owner. Highly recommended.