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The new Pro Controller for Sega Saturn allows you experience 3D Control Pad games with up to 30ft of wireless range. Here we break down how it works, and show it off in action.

2.4GHz Wireless Pro Controller for Sega Saturn - RetroBit

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SEGA Saturn 2.4GHz Wireless Pro Controller - RetroBit The widely praised SEGA Saturn® Control Pad (MK-80116) has received new fine-tuned features for this release. Take...… read more

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Hi there! Kris from Stone Age Gamer here. Let's talk a little bit about the Sega Saturn. This is a fantastic game system. It's got a wonderful game library, but some of those games. Have the capability of Using a 3D controller, which is not the easiest thing to find these days. When you do find it, it can be a little bit expensive, and even when you do get your hands on one, it's a giant weird circle controller that's not exactly. The most comfortable thing to hold. Wouldn't it be great if there was a modern solution for. 3D analog gaming on the Sega Saturn? Well there is. This is the Sega Saturn Pro. Controller from Retro Bit. It's officially. Licensed. It's compatible with 3D and 2D games and well, it's right here. Let's take a look. 

Speaker 2: [00:00:43] Well, all right. Here we are with the Sega Saturn Pro Controller. This is officially licensed by Sega. This is made by Retro bit. Similar to this fellow right over here. This is their previous wireless one, which is designed after this, which is the original Saturn controller. So this is all kind of coming from let's make new versions of this. So these two are actually identical as far as size and weight is concerned. So I'm just going to use this because then I'm not flopping a wire around when we compare these two. So obviously the big difference is this one's got more stuff on it. This is also a little bit heavier than this one, which you would expect since it's got, well, more stuff. Size wise it's a little bit bigger, which I thought. So by looking at it, you can see it's just got a little bit more height going on. Well, not height while I'm on it this way. But it actually goes all around. They added this extra little space down here to put the analog sticks, so you can see that it does have overall a bigger footprint, or should I say, and print concert, controller. 

[00:01:45] Anyway, it's got, in LR, the ZL and ZR, and that's because these can be, this can be used not just for Saturn. This can be connected to a PC and use it for general use. But really the, the draw here, at least from a, let's say Estonians gamer perspective, is that this is a more modern feeling 3D enabled controller. This does work with the 3D enabled games. And this is a considerably easier to hold controller than the strange circular Sega Saturn 3D controller, which I unfortunately don't have one on me to do a direct comparison between the two, but, that's a strange controller, and it's not the most comfortable thing in the world. The analog stick is kind of bonkers. This is the, let's go D-pad. Let's talk D-pad. 

[00:02:30] This is probably my favorite D-pad in the history of mankind, and this controller replicates that perfectly. This seems to do the same exact thing. The buttons have, about the same amount of give as they do on these, old controllers. They've still got the same basic shape, right? These top three, the XYZ, these are more rounded, and these are concave. Your start button feels the same. It is a little strange having these double triggers on top of here. That's going to take me some getting used to this. Well, I'm so used to this controller. But yeah, it's not really a bad thing. It's just something I got to get used to because it's different and change is terrifying. That is really all there is to show off as far as physically what this controller does. Yeah. The analog sticks are a little bit small, but no, honest, this does not feel uncomfortable in the least. It's got some good give. Does have a right analog stick. The analog sticks do press like buttons if you're doing something that involves something like that. So really, the only thing left to do now is to see this thing in action. So let's go try it out. 

Speaker 3: [00:03:31] All right. So here we are with some streetfighter alpha2. And if I'm ever going to test inputs on a controller. Streetfighter games are a pretty great way to do it. So let's see how all the buttons feel and see how the D-pad feels. Let's see if I can beat up Zangief here. So, we're just doing D-pad and buttons right now. We've got, obviously your six face buttons. Weak, medium, fierce. They're just, laid out exactly like you expect them to be. Throwing fireballs is nice and easy. This D-pad is, it's exactly what you'd want out of one of these D-pad. And I was even able to do that first try. Look at that. That. Good times. The shoulder buttons. Looks like there's your triples and stuff like that, so that's cool. This seems to be great. I can't notice any input lag at all. I mean, I'm playing here on a CRT, but in wireless controller, no input lag to the best of my ability. How dare you bury me, sir? So I guess the only thing left to do now is get that beat out of me and test out the 3D functionality on. Oh, I blocked it on, on this controller. So let's us let's switch games to something a little bit more, 3D friendly. Shall we aim? 

[00:04:41] All right, so here we are with knights into dreams. And, I have this switched over to the analog mode. And here is the analog stick doing its thing. I am flying. Around, as knights, and you can see, I can go in a straight line here so you can see the subtle movements. I'm just going to turn a little bit and not just got the I don't just have the eight cardinal directions I have. Free. Free. 360 degree range of movement here. And so does the trick. The analog stick is holds up is fine. It's. It's not as big as you would expect an analog stick to be on a monitor controller, but it's not uncomfortable. I'm having a good time with it, and the game seems to control really well. So there you have it. That is the, Saturn Pro controller from Retro Bit, the officially licensed Saturn controller. It functions with your regular two dimensional Saturn games and anything 3D enabled. You should be good to go. 

Speaker 2: [00:05:37] The officially licensed Saturn. Pro Controller from Retro Bit is available now at stoneagegamer.com, so you can. Play all of your 3D enabled Saturn. Games on an analog stick the way nature intended. Thanks for watching everybody! If you like what you saw here today, please follow, comment, like, subscribe and let us know down in the comments. Which games are you going to play first with your fancy Saturn Pro Controller? I hear Croc The Legend of. Gobos is actually 3D analog compatible. I don't have that game. I've never tried it on Saturn. Sounds like fun. I'll probably wind up just playing Earthworm Jim two again instead because of the music in that game is great.Anyway, thanks again for watching. I'll be off. Valve is here. Stone age gamer. Keep playing games.