8BitDo Retro Mechanical Keyboard | 8BitDo
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Meet the 8BitDo Mechanical Keyboard. Packed with programmable keys and an intuitive control panel.Compatible with Windows and Android.

87 keys, volume knob, hot-swappable PCB, Dual Super Buttons (two massive programmable A and B buttons) and it looks amazing.

  • Lucidlethargy@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
    143·
    2 years ago

    Why isn’t there a numpad? That’s pretty disappointing, honestly… I play a lot of games that make use of that.

    • grayhazeEnglish
      10·
      2 years ago

      I also find entering numbers on a numpad to be much easier and feel more natural, probably because of growing up with calculators. They definitely have a place on modern keyboards.

        • SandLightEnglish
          3·
          2 years ago

          Yeah, last year I finally dipped my toes in mechanical keyboarding and my 2 requirements were to have a numpad and some media keys for volume and play/pause. It was actually kinda a nightmare to find.

          • CharlestonChewbaccaEnglish
            2·
            2 years ago

            Yep. Took me forever and I never found one I was completely satisfied with.

            I’m rocking the GMMK Pro with the KBD Pad MK II

            • SandLightEnglish
              2·
              2 years ago

              I eventually found a red dragon keyboard that I’m fairly happy with. I bought some custom key caps because the ones that it came with were Ugly.

              It has a volume scroll wheel thing that’s pretty cool. Some macro programming stuff that idk what anyone really needs.

    • ZaemzEnglish
      7·
      2 years ago

      10-keyless keyboards are (kinda unfortunately IMO) popular with the custom keyboard crowd. I’m actually a little surprised that it’s not available in an even smaller form-factor.

    • Capt. WolfEnglish
      2·
      2 years ago

      Really, this would have been an instant buy from me if it had a numpad. Kinda doesn’t make sense that a retro themed keyboard wouldn’t have it! I love everything about the design otherwise.

  • RightHandOfIkarosEnglish
    4·
    2 years ago

    This is interesting, I wonder if they will ever do one based on older IBM type keyboards. I loved those.

    • ThreeHalflingsEnglish
      8·
      2 years ago

      The market for IBM Model M keyboard clones is already pretty full.

      • RightHandOfIkarosEnglish
        3·
        2 years ago

        Cool, but I like 8Bitdo products, and they mainly handle controllers. It will be interesting to me to watch if they go that route.

  • Yoast@notdigg.comEnglish
    2·
    2 years ago

    Shouldn’t this be a membrane keyboard instead of mechanical to REALLY get that NES feel?

  • IzzyBannedEnglish
    1·
    2 years ago

    Pretty cool looking, but I’d need to know how sturdy it felt and what the keys were like before buying it. As a novelty alone I don’t think it is worth it, but if it is also a good keyboard then I might even get one.

  • WhiskyTangoFoxtrotEnglish
    1·
    2 years ago

    If they want to make a retro-styled keyboard they should make one without the “Windows” and “Menu” keys so that you can play Commander Keen and Duke Nukum the way they were meant to be played.

  • akhenaten0English
    1·
    2 years ago

    Tiny nitpick: why abbreviate some keys but not others?

    INSERT DELETE

    PGUP PGDN

    Why not either INS | DEL or something like

    PAGE UP

    PAGE DOWN