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Subscribe to our newsletter Heads up, 8Bitdo just dropped colorful replacement buttons for its N64 controller.
Better still, they'll only set you back $4, so unless you care about the shell also being grey like Ninty's OG gamepad, you can now mod your existing Bluetooth pad yourself and dress it up like it's 1996.Having already tried and failed to upgrade the black 8Bitdo N64 controller with buttons from an original pad, I'm pretty hyped to see parts that will actually fit.
Unlike the salvaged bits from my spare 30-year-old retro console accessory, the new classic button set uses the right dimensions, not to mention it includes a thumb stick and D-pad that are the right shade of grey.8Bitdo's N64 controllerBluetooth | $39.99 at Amazon2.4Ghz Grey | $39.99 at AmazonButton set | $3.99 at 8BitdoAs an extra courtesy, 8Bitdo has also published a YouTube tutorial detailing how to mod the N64 controller with the new buttons.
The teardown process isn't too painful, but you will need to use a spudger to unclip the shell, disconnect the rumble motors, and lift the main board out to insert the new parts
## Editor's Note
We'll have to wait and see how this plays out in the coming weeks.
Source: [GamesRadar+](https://www.gamesradar.com/hardware/retro/i-need-every-8bitdo-n64-controller-owner-to-know-theres-now-classic-colorful-buttons-for-under-usd4/)