Analogue has released a new firmware update for its Pocket handheld with bug fixes and expanded support for wireless controllers ... for Nintendo’s NES and Sega Genesis controllers.

The games, which originally deployed in the early 90s on SEGA CD and SEGA Genesis, are set to be redistributed as the Earnest Evans Collection, which is currently seeking crowdfunding in Japan.

I'm something of a Sega Genesis purist, and if you'd told me a few years back I'd still be using a third party wireless controller with the OG console, I'd have accused you of blasphemy.

Emulating the Sega Genesis ... detects connected controllers automatically and maps the buttons logically. However, you may need to adjust the settings to match the Genesis gamepad layout.

the Sega Genesis. Thirty-five years later, that name stands as a symbolic one. The Genesis wasn’t just the birthplace of Sonic the Hedgehog and Sega’s overall legacy; it created the modern ...

The Genesis launched with a controller ... Sega actually required a lot of the same edits Nintendo did, but allowing a few gratuitously violent games on the console helped enhance the image ...

I caught a lot of bullets in my time playing the new Sega Genesis game - yes, the new Sega Genesis game - ZPF. But! The amount of time in-between each bullet gradually increased as I caught up ...

Meanwhile, there are even modern features, like save state and rewind with three modes of gameplay available — such as 4:3 aspect ratio, Pixel ... the Sega Genesis’ six-button controller ...

To make things even better, players who had two controllers with their Sega Genesis could play this game in co-op and enjoy ...

Images: The Verge In addition to the machine, you'll apparently also get a USB Type-C dock that will have connections for both an external display (HDMI) as well as a pair of Genesis controller ...

but with a design that’s much closer to the original Sega Genesis controllers. No price point for the system has been revealed just yet, but as The Verge notes, Hyperkin has a similar option ...