Use your Wii Remote on PC or MAC

If your like me then you love retro games and sometimes its just plain easier and less stressful to emulate them on your computer. I don't in any way endorse illegal downloading of roms or ISO's, I buy all my video games, if you emulate a game and enjoyed it, why not buy it! 

Here have written the shortest guide I can to use your Wii Remote as one of the best retro bluetooth controllers around. Especially if you have a Classic or a Classic Pro. Using a Wii Remote for old NES, SNES, GBA and even Sega Master System and Genesis isn't too hard to set up and is perfect for those games. Even indie steam titles are great with this set up.

Windows Guide

Before we get started make sure your computer or laptop has bluetooth built-in or running from a usb dongle as the Wii Remote connects through bluetooth signals. Make sure your Wii Remote has batteries...

1. Turn on the bluetooth on your computer.
2. Make sure your bluetooth is switched on. If you do not know how to do this ether google it or try going here.
3. Open your bluetooth wizard on your computer and select 'find devices'.
4. On your Wii Remote press and hold the 1 and 2 buttons until you see the 4 blue light flashing at the bottom of the controller.
5. You should see 'Nintendo RVL-CNT-01' from the discovered devices list.
   Pair your computer with that device.
6. Download 'Wiinremote' here.
7. Unzip the downloaded file.
8. Launch 'Wiinremote.exe' from the unzipped file.
9. If the world is nice to you today then your Wii Remote should now be connected and you can go ahead and start mapping your buttons!

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MAC Guide

Setting up a Wii Remote on MAC is far easier than windows, apple, hell yeah.

1. Turn bluetooth on from the top menu bar of your mac
2. Download 'DarwiinRemote' from here.
3. Launch the 'DarwiinRemote'.
4. Click on 'Find Remote'
5. On your Wii Remote press and hold the 1 and 2 buttons until you see the 4 blue light flashing at the bottom of the controller.
6. Done! Your controller is connected
7. You can now map your buttons from the top right corner of your screen by clicking on Darwiinremote > Preferences. You can choose what type of controller to set up from here.

Have fun using your Wii Remote in new and innovative ways!