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BlueRetro is a multiplayer Bluetooth controllers adapter for various retro game consoles. Lost or broken controllers? Reproduction too expensive? Need those rare and obscure accessories? Just use the Bluetooth devices you already got! The project is open source hardware & software under the CERN-OHL-P-2.0 & Apache-2.0 licenses respectively. It's built for the popular ESP32 chip. Wii, Switch, PS3, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S & generic HID Bluetooth (BR/EDR & LE) devices are supported. Parallel 1P (NeoGeo, Supergun, JAMMA, Handheld, etc), Parallel 2P (Atari 2600/7800, Master System, etc), NES, PCE / TG16, Mega Drive / Genesis, SNES, CD-i, 3DO, Jaguar, Saturn, PSX, PC-FX, JVS (Arcade), Virtual Boy, N64, Dreamcast, PS2, GameCube & Wii extension are supported with simultaneous 4+ players using a single adapter.

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• JagBT byHumble Bazooka: Atari Jaguar single port dongle.
  https://www.humblebazooka.com/products/jag-bt-bluetooth-controller-adapter-for-the-atari-jaguar/
• Neo Geo BT byHumble Bazooka: SNK Neo Geo single port dongle.
  https://www.humblebazooka.com/products/neo-bt-neo-geo-bluetooth-adapter/
• PCE BT byHumble Bazooka: NEC PC-Engine dongle.
  https://www.humblebazooka.com/product/pce-bt-pc-engine-bluetooth-adapter/
• Turbo BT byHumble Bazooka: NEC TurboGrafx-16 dongle.
  https://www.humblebazooka.com/product/turbo-bt-turbografx-16-bluetooth-adapter/
• 3DO BT byHumble Bazooka: 3DO dongle.
  https://www.humblebazooka.com/products/3do-bt-3do-bluetooth-adapter
• Saturn BT byHumble Bazooka: Saturn dongle.
  https://www.humblebazooka.com/products/saturn-bt-bluetooth-adapter-for-the-sega-saturn/

• N64 Bluetooth Controller Receiver bybixxewoscht: N64 single port dongle.
  https://8bitmods.com/n64-blueretro-bt-controller-receiver-with-memory-pak-original-grey/

• Virtual Boy BlueRetro Adapter byRetroOnyx: Virtual Boy dongle.
  https://www.retroonyx.com/product-page/virtual-boy-blueretro-adapter

• RetroScaler Mini Blueretro Wireless Game Controller Adapter for PS1 PS2 byRetroScaler: PS1 & PS2 single port dongle.
  https://www.aliexpress.us/item/3256805870708776.html?gatewayAdapt=glo2usa4itemAdapt
• RetroScaler Blueretro Wireless Game Controller Adapter for NEO.GEO byRetroScaler: Neo-Geo single port dongle.
  https://www.aliexpress.us/item/3256806140926261.html?gatewayAdapt=glo2usa4itemAdapt
• RetroScaler Blueretro Wireless Game Controller Adapter for SNES SFC byRetroScaler: SFC/SNES single port adapter.
  https://www.aliexpress.us/item/3256805054285627.html?gatewayAdapt=glo2usa4itemAdapt

• GameCube Blue Retro Internal Adapter byLaser Bear Industries: GameCube controller PCB replacement with integrated BlueRetro.
  https://www.laserbear.net/products/gamecube-blue-retro-internal-adapter
  https://8bitmods.com/internal-bluetooth-blueretro-adapter-for-gamecube/

• RetroRosetta byGrechTech: BlueRetro universal core and cables.
  http://www.grechtech.co.uk/

• BlueRetro PS1/2 Receiver bymi213: 3D printed case & PCB for building DIY PS1/2 dongle.
  https://github.com/Micha213/BlueRetro-PS1-2-Receiver
• N64 BlueRetro Mount byreventlow64: 3d printed mount for ESP32-DevkitC for N64.
  https://www.prusaprinters.org/prints/90275-nintendo-64-blueretro-bluetooth-receiver-mount
• BlueRetro Adapter Case bySigismond0: 3d printed case for ESP32-DevkitC.
  https://www.prusaprinters.org/prints/116729-blueretro-bluetooth-controller-adapter-case
• BlueRetro AIO bypmgducati: BlueRetro Through-hole base and cable PCBs.
  https://github.com/pmgducati/Blue-Retro-AIO-Units
• BlueRetro HW2 internal guides byNostalgic Indulgences: Internal install guides
  https://github.com/nostalgic-indulgences/BlueRetro_Internal_Installation
• BlueRetro latency test byGamingNJncos: Documentation on how to run BlueRetro latency test
  https://github.com/GamingNJncos/BLE-3D-Saturn-Public/tree/main/BlueRetro_Latency_Testing
• BR4N64 byTharathielCB: Internal BlueRetro Flex-PCB for Nintendo 64
  https://github.com/TharathielCB/BR4N64
• BlueMemCard byChrispyNugget: Replacement PCB for PSX memory card that incorporates PicoMemcard and BlueRetro support
  https://github.com/ChrispyNugget/BlueMemCard
• BlueRetro HW2 QSB for GameCube byArthrimus: Internal Blueretro PCB with CurrentTrigger for GameCube
  https://github.com/Arthrimus/BlueRetro-HW2-GameCube