Almost every part on 8BitDo’s hefty $100 gamepad is made from metallic

8BitDo’s shiny silver- and gold-finished eleventh anniversary SN30 Professional gamepads characteristic housings and controls made from a lot metallic that they weigh in at 381 grams — nearly a whole pound.

As noticed by Polygon, the corporate went practically all in on the metallic facelift for its SN30 Professional gamepad, with the D-pad, motion buttons, shoulder triggers, and even joysticks all made from a metallic “zinc-alloy materials.”

This controller received’t simply really feel satisfyingly hefty in hand for its dimension (the beefy Xbox Duke controller weighed 425 grams whereas the unique SNES gamepad was simply 79 grams) but it surely additionally could also be sturdy sufficient to survive your different gaming {hardware} — and presumably even you.

However for $99.99, the limited-edition gamepad is missing some trendy options. There’s no point out of together with Corridor impact joysticks just like the $39.99 plastic model of the SN30 Professional, there’s no wi-fi connectivity, and compatibility is proscribed to solely the Nintendo Change and Home windows PCs. The colours ought to pair properly with the brand new “Hyrule Version” Change Lite, however you may get a lot extra for a lot much less.