BlueRetro Software Development Ends

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BlueRetro Software Development Ends

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BlueRetro just shut down—and it’s the kind of loss that feels personal to anyone who’s ever plugged a Bluetooth mouse into their SNES just to play Star Fox like a legend.

Jacques Gagnon, the one-man wizard behind BlueRetro, archived the project on December 14th after years of making retro gaming feel like sci-fi. Forget basic Bluetooth adapters that only work with one controller type—BlueRetro let you turn a DualShock into a Sega Saturn twin-stick, emulate the PlayStation Mouse, or use a modern joystick to play GoldenEye. It wasn’t just compatible—it was magical.

The best part? It was all open-source. No corporate lock-in, no dead-end hardware. Just code, creativity, and a middle finger to “that’s not how it worked back then.” Jacques didn’t just build a tool—he built a playground. And he’s literally inviting others to keep playing.

So if you’ve ever dreamed of playing Virtua Fighter with a modern controller, or mapping your smartwatch to a NES Zapper—this is your sign. Fork the repo. Tweak it. Break it. Make it better.

BlueRetro’s dead. Long live BlueRetro.

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