Welp, it’s been a year since my [original post](https://www.reddit.com/r/nintendo/comments/sgqp71/i_was_tired_of_waiting_for_a_wireless_n64/) and I haven’t caught the wireless N64 controller in-stock on Nintendo’s website yet. A ton of new N64 games have come out over the last year and I can only imagine the nostalgic N64 player base has grown substantially too. My drive to help these players play these games the way they were meant to be played along with wanting to explore new microcontrollers led me to develop a new adapter that’s much cheaper and easier to make than my last!
Similar to my last adapter, once everything is programmed (much more easily this time) and the adapter is hooked up to the N64 controller. All you have to do is plug a micro USB cable into the adapter and the other end into the dock (or into a USB C adapter plugged into the Switch if you’re undocked) and you’re ready to go! This adapter also added mapping L + R + Start to the Home button to stop you needing to reach for a second controller.
A piece of feedback I received on my original project that stuck with me was that the setup looked too complicated. I was excited when I found a way to address this when I recently discovered the Raspberry Pi Pico – a small, $4 microcontroller that’s still readily available everywhere. You can program a Raspberry Pi Pico by simply dragging and dropping a single file! The last/Arduino project required downloading and setting up several tools in order to program a couple of different chips.
What’s more is that there are several features with the Pico that I haven’t even worked with yet that will allow me and others to develop new features in the future (e.g. spending 2 more dollars on a Pico W would allow you to communicate with the Pico over the internet)
Please let me know if you have any questions or feedback!
[https://github.com/DavidPagels/n64-pico-switch](https://github.com/DavidPagels/n64-pico-switch)
by davidp730
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That’s great and all, but whose original N64 controller doesn’t suffer from *severe* analogue stick ED?
Would this work with retrofighters brawler pad? It has the same plug so I would think so.
Use the HotStock App. I used it for 1 month and was able to snag 2 wireless SNO N64 Controllers. It’s super easy to use and very quick. Not a sponsor. Hope this helps someone.
Edit: also, it’s free to use.
I gave up trying to get the wireless N64 controller and bought the Retro Fighters Brawler64 instead. Played through Zelda OoT with it and cannot recommend it enough.
Could your software be written to make a multi-tap and allow for 4 controllers on one pico? I assume there might not be enough GPIO pins to connect 4 controllers but I’m just curious.