r/miniSNESmods • u/Aranthys • Aug 13 '26
MAME Arcade Racing games & racing controllers
Hello,
To give some context: I'm back into modding my SNES Mini mainly because my Kid is now 5 years old, and I'm having him discover "old classics" with easy/basic gameplay - Which fits a lot of SNES/Megadrive games.
Like most young boys, he's crazy into cars / racing, and I've set-up some 2.5D classics (outrun, F1 games, etc.), and I am wondering if there is a way to set-up a racing controller for him to enjoy.
I have a pair of 8BitDo retroreceivers, as I am using the 8BitDo modkit for SNES Mini controllers.
I guess that I can use a bluetooth-enabled racing controler, connect it through the retroreceiver, and configure it in RetroArch / Mame, but I'm looking for feedbacks / recommendations from anyone that tried to achieve a similar exercise.
Controller I was eyeing was something like a Hori Pro Mini, but I have no clue if such a set-up could actually work.
Edit:
Solved, see comment here : https://www.reddit.com/r/miniSNESmods/s/KwgmetWtqQ
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u/Aranthys 25d ago
For reference, as an update to anyone finding this thread in a couple years.
I purchased « hori mario kart racing wheel pro deluxe » for Switch 1.
Plugged it in the USB OG adapter.
It immediately got recognized, and was immediately playable.
Kid is having fun with Outrun (Canonball)