NES or C64. Which one are you picking?
I am currently writing on the C64 version of 8BitDo’s Retro Mechanical Keyboard and, though I’d certainly recommend it to a fan who loves the aesthetic, I wouldn’t pay extra for the privilege.
With the NES-themed version now being $80 on Amazon, which is $20 cheaper, I’d pick that instead.
It’s a mechanical keyboard with hot swappable keys and it comes with a neat little receiver in the back of the keyboard that can be plugged into your rig for 2.4 GHz play. If you don’t mind a little latency, it also comes with a Bluetooth mode.
All of the 8BitDo Retro’s connectivity modes can be changed from a dial up at the top left of the keyboard. As well as this, the 8BitDo Retro has a volume dial and a red ‚Power‘ light on the top right and these touches all feel a little extra in a great way.
The 8BitDo Retro keyboard collection commits to its aesthetic really well. Where the C64 one has a rainbow logo at the top and blends browns and greys in the keyboard, the ‚N Edition‘, as it’s called, is modelled after an NES.
