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As cool as the Amiga CD32 console might have been, one of the more questionable design decisions around the ill-fated unit was undoubtedly it’s U-shaped game controller.

Those of you in possession of Commodore’s swansong machine might be interested by the endeavours of English Amiga Board user, MickGyver, who has been hard at work updating his already-impressive KTRL CD32 pad to go wireless!

The KTRL CD32 housing is based on the iNNEXT gamepad – an inexpensive USB controller based on the SNES controller, and MickGyver has incorporated a new PCB design, battery pack, and micro-USB charging to fit within the controller’s shell.

The receiver unit (2.4 Ghz) plugs directly into the controller port of the CD32 and supports up to 20 different channels, which can be changed when powering the pad on.

As with the wired KTRL CD32 pad, this is very much a hobbyist project, and it won’t be possible to purchase a complete gamepad. However, MickGyver’s intention is to sell the PCB and an instruction pack that allows enthusiasts to assemble the units themselves, which will require some soldering.

There is still some work yet to be done in finalising the PCB and other elements prior to final production, but those of you interested in building one of these pads can keep up to date with the project’s progress over on the EAB forum!