Customer Ratings & Reviews

Love it. Higjly recommend!! 8 bit do Makes amaxong products.

Great keyboard with a nes retro feel . Easy to set up

Great retro style keyboard with the classic Nintendo theme!

Purchased on sale as a gift for my son. He loved it!

Great keyboard, I Love the retro Nintendo aesthetic.

very cool looking retro keyboard. the sound is great

Great Quality, it’s worth it. I’m glad I bought it..

I already had the version of this keyboard without the joystick, and because I couldn't find the joystick being sold by itself, I bought this on a big sale because I wouldn't mind having two of these keyboards. However, the joystick is flimsy, and it couldn't differentiate between down and right when I went to map it, so it wasn't usable. I decided to just return it since I already have this keyboard and the only reason I bought it was for the joystick.

This is a cool keyboard set, I love the retro vibe!

This really waa a big hit for my son! He loved it.

this is my favorite keyaboard and the joystick is awesome

Very good clicks and nice of product for a gaming guy

Feels great! It scratched that nostalgic itch that so many of us have.

Fun keyboard. Love the retro style and joystick and buttons.

There are many times when nostalgia has us buy retro products to bring us back to the good old day but unfortunately the quality of the products is subpar. The 8BitDo retro Mechanical keyboard with joystick is a great mechanical keyboard on its own as well as a great retro product. As soon as I took the keyboard out of the box you could tell from the build quality and weight that they were not messing around when designing this keyboard. It took me back to the days of my first Nintendo and Commodore 64 computer. The keyboard can be connected to your device via the USB cable a bluetooth connection or via the 2.4 ghz dongle which is conveniently tucked away in on the back of the keyboard. I love this because I keep the dongle plugged into my laptop when I have it docked and the wired connection is running to my desktop while the bluetooth connective allows me to connect to my phone/tablet. Switching between each mode is as simple as turning the knob on the keyboard. The keys felt nice while typing as they provide great feedback. I love the programmable A/B keys because it is nice to just use them as cut and paste which makes my spreadsheet work much easier. The include joystick can also be programmed with the 8BitDo software but I did not find much use for it for my everyday use. The joystick however is great for gaming, especially when using my NES or Atari emulators. The built in battery is rated for 200 hrs of use per charge which is still going strong after 1 week of using it. Based on the build quality I think the keyboard will last without many issues.

This is one of those keyboards that you just use to show off. It works great, and lots of fun to use, especially with a laptop. Had a few people come and say that it looks cool. My only couple complaints though. First is that the A and B button cord is not that long. I would like to have it a little longer to maybe use it as a foot pedal to use as a push to talk or possible lean. My other main gripe would be that it is not lit up. I do not need it to be RGB but it would have been nice to still have it light up some to help see at night. Last gripe is trying to download the software. It works without needing the software but that seems to be a way to make it a lot easier. It also is a bit bulky especially for not having the numbers keypad for it. But why 4 stars. Well for me just the coolness factor really and that it still does perform great with being mechanical and I enjoy hearing the clicks as I press the button. It also has 3 ways that you can connect with it. Bluetooth, wired, or with the dongle. I also like that it stores the dongle for you if you are not using it. Not only is it a retro NES look to it. But kinda also gives me the retro keyboard/typewriter as well. Overall, if you already have yourself a gaming keyboard and just looking to add another to your collection, this is a great fun keyboard to add.

Never buy this if you ever need to install an operating system or use the keyboard wired at all, the firmware is broken, the software is broken and the general experience was horrible, took me two days to return.

This is my first ever mechanical keyboard. The first thing that struck me about this keyboard when taking it out of the box was the aesthetics. It's a rather pretty keyboard. It's a great smaller tactile mechanical gaming keyboard. It's has a look of quality and solid construction. The tactile keys are soft and has just enough clack, where it's not noisy. It's by far one of the nicest looking and feeling keyboards I've used. The keys all feel and sound very uniform, and have a subdued/subtle sound. In general from the standpoint of typing, there’s nothing to complain about. Since covid, I work from home. I am a Mechanical engineer and work 8+ hours on my computer daily, and also write a few reports as part of my job a week. I've been using this keyboard for more than two weeks. The keys are soft, which delivers a very nice feel. If you barely tap the keys, you can slide right across them. Nothing about this keyboard feels cheap. The board does feel a little hollow. It has a plastic shell, and no inner foam layer to fill things out. It feels nice to type on, I enjoy typing and I'm pretty quick. I haven't had any problems with hitting the wrong keys or anything like that. It's also very satisfying, I like to hear the keys being pressed, so there is definitely a satisfying clicking sound, but I wouldn't say this keyboard is too loud at all. The fact that the keyboard is compatible with true hotswap is a standout feature. The ability to freely and effortlessly change switches is just awesome. Plus, the unique design of the switch socket structure ensures easier and more stable installation, with no wobbling. Now, let's talk about the keyboard itself. It's simply amazing! The tri-mode connection technology is a real game-changer, as it allows me to use the keyboard in three different ways: USB-C wired, Bluetooth, and 2.4Ghz wireless mode. This versatility makes my user experience unparalleled and allows me to enjoy all activities to the fullest, whether gaming, work or casual browsing. Battery life is decent. You can get up to 200 hours of use with 4 hours of charge which is less than all previous keyboard I've used so far. But that is not an issue since I can charge it while using or while I'm not working. It's selling itself mainly on the nostalgia factor of its appearance but it's quite a competent keyboard beyond that and is an excellent option for a light, triple-wireless, hotswappable mechanical keyboard with a volume knob and an included two-button macro pad. Speaking of the macro pad, it is essentially two keyboard switches with a giant keycap on top. The volume knob has a little bit of tactile feedback which is neat. I haven't even looked at the custom keystrokes you can assign to the B and A buttons either on the keyboard or the extra large external buttons. This is also my first keyboard without a numpad; it's far easier to get used to it's absence than I thought it would be, and the smaller profile and extra mouse space is worth it. I never realized how much I relied on the numpad until I got this keyboard. They also make a Retro 18 Mechanical Numpad that matches the colorway of this keyboard which can be bought separately. I might look into it if needed in future. At the time of writing this review, the numpad is $45 which is a bit expensive in my opinion. The clicky keys and key feel remind me so much of my old mechanical keyboards from the 80's and 90's. If you are a computer nerd from back then you'll love this keyboard. I heartily recommend both this keyboard and the company that makes it! Purchase with confidence! If you are a NES nerd like me, this is a must buy.

Really cool design, but I had issues with it randomly loosing connection.

The keyboard looks cool and the keys are awesome but after a few weeks the keys started acting like they were stuck and have repeating characters. Then just stopped connecting to my PC altogether.