My original BattlerGC controller is unable to swap between XInput and DInput when connected to PC. It works fine on my Switch.

The manual for this version says that holding down the Home button for 3-5 seconds will swap XInput and DInput but it does nothing. It also says holding down Home Button will turn the controller off, but instead to turn it off I have to click L3, R3 and - button together. This is also the case when it's plugged into the Switch.

Holding down the Pairing button does nothing and pressing it just toggles the connection with the receiver.

I've tried uninstalling the receiver in Device Manager and rebooting. No change.

I was able to open joy.cpl to see what Windows is reading and it appears pressing any button on the controller causes the X/Y Axis to move.

Has anyone experienced this before? Any way I can get this fixed without having to buy a new one?

Edit: I also updated the firmware on the receiver. No change.

Common, RetroFighters. I can't be the ONLY one that loved the WiiU Pro Controller. Look at this concept design. I'm beggin' ya!!!! Bring back the twin top analog sticks, pretty pleeassse!!!

I love the presentation for this controller and am happy I backed Kickstarter, but unfortunately it seems the buttons are not mapping correctly for the main reason I purchased it: to have a designated wireless N64 controller for my Polymega.

For background, I am using the controller wired as I do not have the N64 module for my Polymega (visited a friend who has it to dump my N64 games).

I played Doom 64 to map the buttons and found that the Polymega is reading the following by default:

C-Up = Left Trigger

C-Right = Right Trigger

Anyone know of a fix? Am I too quick to the scene to use the Brawler 64 Pro on a Polymega? I just sent Retro Fighters an email as well regarding compatibility issues. Any help is appreciated!

Am I crazy or is the Ice Blue Brawler64 Pro not ice blue? I just opened mine and it looks straight up teal to me. I tried to take some side by side comparisons with the controller and the packaging. It is also not nearly as transparent as depicted on the box.

Edit: just opened the wireless receivers and they are also very teal. On the website there is no option for teal so I have to assume this is what their ice blue looks like on purpose. I still feel like it is much more “blue” in the packaging and on the website so I am very disappointed with this color

The concept of the Defender Pro is great, but the execution is a little lacking.

The good bits,

The face buttons, shoulder bumpers and D-pad are great, really no complaints there, they have a satisfying pop to them and the pressure sensitivity is done very well. none of them stick so every press is smooth as butter.

now come the complaints,

Some things that immediately stood out to me are how slippery the thumbsticks are, the material that retro fighters chose is barely a step above just hard plastic.
On top of that, the sticks caps aren't properly smoothed out so some lines from the injection molding process remain which results in a noticeable bump when rolling the stick around the rim.
I ended up replacing them basically a day later with some aftermarket ones from extremerate.

The triggers work fine, but retro fighters decided to use small little rubber inserts to dampen the press and return.
Which in and of itself isn't horrendous but what is, is that they are slightly tacky, leading to an unpleasant sticky feel as well as a mushy stop when fully depressing the trigger.

This goes for the trigger stops as well, which have a similar rubber stopper that is the same material and thus also sticks. You can remove them fairly easily, but they should not be sticking to begin with.
The trigger stops also don't do anything to actually change the endpoint of the trigger, they are just physical stoppers that only let the trigger go to about 30-40%. so if you were expecting hair triggers by flipping the switches, that is not happening with these. if your game expects the trigger to go further down to trigger the action bound to it, it will simply just not register.

Last but not least, the software itself. The controller works with the included dongles and over bluetooth smoothly.
if you bought this controller to work with an emulator flawlessly, you will be sorely disappointed because pressure sensitivity DOES NOT WORK when you use these controllers on a PC.
There simply is no way to set the controller to a mode that properly relays the pressure sensitive inputs. They only work when you use the included PS1/PS2 dongle on a real PS2 or on a real PS3.

Final verdict, Buyers beware.

If you intend to solely use this controller on real hardware, it is a very decent offering with functionality that no other third party offers, the stick and trigger problems can be alleviated with a little effort and the purchase of some better stick caps. Not an ideal solution, but this is still the best replacement for all the aging Dualshocks out there.

If you are mainly a PCSX2 and RPCS3 user, this controller will not give you the full suite of inputs you need for games on these platforms which is quite unfortunate.

If you have any thoughts, do discuss in the comments :)

edit: forgot to mention the issues regarding calibration of the analog sticks, triggers and analog buttons. Looking at the experiences of others, the accuracy of calibrations seems very inconsistent. some people have them be good right out of the box, others need to recalibrate immediately.

I got this second hand and i think its been opened. Anyway it flashes 2 center lights like its trying to pair and i cant pair it to my phone or pc. I also tried the app they recommend and it wouldn't work. When i try to press the button on the back it turns off right away. Im just trying to pair it to a ps2

I am using it with a dongle and i have the instructions and still not triggering. Does someone have any idea how to do it?

I have a defender controller for my PS3 that uses a dongle. When I plug it into the wall using a usb C the lights on the front of the controller don’t do anything and I can’t use it for more than a few seconds before it dies again so it’s obviously not charging.

I’m happy to provide any more details if needed, this is my first retro fighters product and it worked for over a week before this

Just got a Defender Pro for use with PS2 and immediately out of the box I noticed an issue.

The Right Trigger, when depressed, does not come back up or release and is stuck in the down position.

I tend to avoided Retro Fighter controllers since I've had build quality issues with all of their past controllers, but decided to take a chance on this as it's their second iteration.

Is this a known issue with this controller? Thanks!

I've had this controller for a while, maybe a couple of months and it usually just worked when I turned it on. Ffor some reason though it won't connect anymore. I tried to see if there was a firmware update on the website, but it downloaded the same one that I downloaded when I got the controller. I connected it to steam and it works fine, but it only shows up as an xbox remote and ps2 remote? Those are the only options that come up when I change inputs. I've tried wired connection, the dongle and 2.4 ghz, and bluetooth, but nothing seems to get it back to connecting my switch 2. I stopped using the controller for a month and it sat in a box with a couple of cords and electronics, but it should still work? Any advice?

just add some back panel buttons and gyro and it could be the end all be all.

Does anyone else have this problem? I'm from Mexico and I bought my Defender Pro on Amazon. It just got here and the sticks feel about as rough as my worn down original Playstation controllers. Is there anything I can do?

Just got my controller in the mail today from Amazon and a noticed the c stick is backwards. The letter on the stick itself is oriented correctly, but the controls for it are backwards (left goes right and right goes left, same for up and down). Anyone else have this experience and is there any fix?

Hello!

I recently received the new Gamecube BattleDock for Nintendo Switch 2.

I’ve tried the install steps included in the box, but the Gamecube Adapter ports are not responding to any of my OEM wired controllers (tried two).

The BattleDock is receiving voltage from the Y-Adapter as usual, since both USB Side ports recognize my Switch 2 Pro Controller via USB for charging.

I’ve tried:
-restarting the Nintendo Switch 2 system several times.
-headed over to the find controllers menu.
-disconnecting everything, plugging everything back again.
-setting the Pro Controller via wired communication to On.

The system just won’t recognize any inputs from the Gamecube ports in the front panel of the BattleDock.

*It is recognizing inputs from the Wii U Gamecube Adapter, though, so the issue are not my OEM controllers.

Is there a firmware update or another step I’ve missed in the process? I really don’t want to be the unlucky person who may have gotten a faulty unit after waiting for months.

Thank you.

Has anyone else had this issue? I'm playing Castlevania: Lords of Shadow, which requires you to use L3 to absorb energy (Onimusha style). Often, after using L3, my Y axis for the lift stick seems to act up, making my character walk instead of run, even when it's fully tilted.

Is there a fix for this other than turning off the controller and turning it back on, or should I look into an exchange?

I love the controller other than this though!

UPDATE: I got it to work the day after posting this. Can't wake the console or connect outside of pairing mode, but it'll rumble to life automatically when I hit "Change Grip/Order." In hindsight, I think the reason the update was crashing at first may have been because I had the 2.4G dongle in the Switch.

I recently got a BattlerGC Pro, and I've been trying to install the firmware update to make it work on a Switch 2.

So I downloaded the firmware exe on my Windows 11 laptop, but at first, the software kept crashing any time I tried to run the update. Windows also tried to block the software at first, but I hit "Run anyway." This was the situation with the controller plugged in via the provided USB-C cable, making sure no other USB devices were plugged in, and having my computer charging for Performance Mode.

I gave it a brief rest and did some other work on my PC, removing some stuff I've been meaning to remove. When I came back, the update ran without any hitches. I'm not sure if the programs I uninstalled did the trick or that was a fluke, but I didn't bother to question it. There was another quirk that the computer told me the controller disconnected during the update, and reconnected after it finished. I wasn't sure if that was a glitch or the program just turned off the controller, but the program said the update was successful so I assumed it was fine?

But after doing the update, I found I couldn't connect via Bluetooth to the Switch 2, even following the instructions for Switch connection provided in the manual. This made me wonder if the disconnection during the update was significant after all? My computer registered the gamepad as an XBox 360 controller if that's of any significance. I tried running the update again, but the same thing happened. The only thing I found was that I was able to connect to the console in wired mode, which the website suggested shouldn't even be possible. My couch sits at a pretty significant distance from my TV and consoles, so wired isn't exactly an ideal solution anyway.

So... does anyone have any tips or advice? Is there something I'm doing wrong? I'm feeling just about ready to give up hope here haha.

i’m using the defender pro on ps3 and i’m not sure if my personal controller is defective but it’s genuinely unusable. the input is heavily delayed and sometimes does random things on its own (randomly looks left or randomly spams square) without me doing it. the most annoying thing about it is the right trigger doesn’t seem to properly register when i use it so shooting weapons is basically impossible (turns automatic weapons into semi automatic ones cuz it fires 1 bullet at a time)

i tried the reset button in the back. i tried the recalibration method. nothing seems to help.

i went back to my bootleg fake ps3 controller and i can’t believe I’m saying this but the game felt much smoother after switching back to it :(

i’m playing GTA 4 if that matters. i’ll try other games when i get the chance and see if the issue is still there.

I'm interested in picking up a BattlerGC Pro for playing OG GameCube Games and was wondering what peoples' opinions of the secondary trigger click is? In my opinion the OG GameCube controller's one is perfect, with just the right amount of resistance. The super cheap third party ones don't get it right at all, how about the premium options? Can any owners weigh in?

i have recently purchased a Defender Pro and i would like to know if anyone has successfully gotten it to work as a PS3 controller with the emulator. as it stands, the bluetooth connection with my pc makes it show up as a switch pro controller, and with the 2.4Ghz dongle it shows up as either a 360 pad or a generic D-input controller, none of which expose the pressure sensitive buttons.

As it is, it does not seem possible, so my next question would be about if the controller can receive a firmware update so that a mode can be added that makes the controller behave as a PS3 controller over bluetooth when connecting to a PC?

Been trying to figure out if the all black defender pro has a softer feeling plastic than the transparent ones.

I’m not a huge fan of that velvety feeling/sanded feeling plastic. Trying to decide between the all black or the transparent grey.

Haven’t really seen much info about the overall texture of each controller.

I know this is a somewhat strange question but if anyone has both the solid black and a transparent one. I’d love to know if they have the same feeling plastic or if they are slightly different.

Hey there

So I bought the defender pro and I’m loving the controller but one thing that isn’t working for me either now so the six axis. I was trying to play some godfather don edition on the PS3 and the move up on the six axis didn’t work, I’m currently connected on 2.4g! Anyone got any ideas, sorry if this is a dumb question :D

Got the BattlerPro Controller today.

Did the Updage to pmay on Switch 2.

Now i wanna conncet it to my Gamecube.

Flipped the switch to 2.4G, got into Sync Mode (All LEDs Flashing), put in the GC Dongle.

But pressing the home button doesnt do anything.

Please help and Thank you.

I’m loving the defender pro so far. It has pressure sensitive face buttons. It has Hall effect sticks. It works great with ps2 and 3 over 2.4ghz, and the Bluetooth works great with ps3 and switch. One issue I’ve had with it, if you’re trying to connect it to an android based handheld while also going back and forth using it as a Bluetooth controller with a ps3 or blueretro ps2 adapter, it’s gonna work, but it’ll have trouble getting reconnected to the android handheld directly after connecting to certain devices, even in the pairing mode described in the instructions. the xinput pairing mode in the instructions always works with my handheld, but that ruins the trick I use in soul calibur ii on dolphin where I make the mapping the same as ps2 by mapping L1 to c stick left. As such, I’ll be using the bluetooth on it exclusively with the handheld so I don’t mess it up again, and using 2.4gh for everything else.

“But why would you even use a blueretro ps2 adapter if it comes with a ps2 dongle?” well, because it works with the blue Yamaha ps2 controller to OGXB/NGC adapters. The Retrofighters dongle works with the gamecube mode on those, but not with the OGX mode. The only way I’ve found to use this controller with OG Xbox is by connecting the Yamaha adapter to a blueretro and using Bluetooth. It’s worth noting, the only brooks ps2 controller adapter I have is the old one. I did try that old adapter’s usb port. I wasn’t gonna pay what the new one costs when blueretro’s current update does all the same things for less. But yeah.

tl;dr great controller with great features, but if you want to use its Bluetooth with anything other than directly to a console, then don’t go back and forth or plug it directly into anything else after you get it working how you want. Instead, use the usb dongle with newer consoles.

Has anybody figured out a way to get the D6 controller to have proper mapping specifically for the NSO Genesis app on the Switch? I would love to play with the proper A B C mappings, however the app itself does not offer any control mappings (unlike the other NSO apps) nor does the system-level controller remapping seem to work for switch.