Where to find Sega "Classic" 6 button pad - NOT made by Majesco

[xBino]

Just like the title says.

Anyone know where to look? All I can find are the crappy Majesco gamepads on ebay and the like.

Thanks in advance!

[Joe Redifer]

Try thrift stores. Also used game shops if you have any.

[j_factor]

I would try goatstore.com or estarland.com

[Genesis Knight]

IMO the Majesco pads aren't *that* bad - it seems like you can barely tell the difference, and when you can get them by the crateload for cheap it's not a big deal.

[108 Stars]

Try the European ebays.
Majesco´s Genesis 3 was never released in Europe, so chances are good to find a pad there.

[xBino]

IMO the Majesco pads aren't *that* bad - it seems like you can barely tell the difference, and when you can get them by the crateload for cheap it's not a big deal.

My biggest gripe with them has to be the dpad. It feels like its floating above the contacts and has to be held down before pressing any direction to register moves.

That and I can't keep them from breaking. Broke my 2nd one from after a long session of adventures of batman and robin... 1st one from after finishing ghouls n' ghosts.

Come to think of it... could've been the game that broke my gamepad :D

[oneupthextraman]

Where I live, I've never seen one majesco pad, just look at the thrift stores. Where I live, there is a Mega Media Xchange, if there is noen near you, they might have one.

[David J.]

I think there are a few at the local pawn shop. I might pick one or two more up. I did see a funny looking Sega Six button pad that did not have the mode button on the side, and it had an offical sega part number.

It still might be there... I even got two offical wireless pads there.

[XMARLTONX]

I have an extra one

http://vimmslair.com/images/store/Genesis/controller6.jpg

this it? ^

I just got two the other day when Sega Parts sent me my new CDX =) Its a brand new controller, it was wrapped in plastic and everything. I can part with one if you're interested :D

[Joe Redifer]

I'll take the other!

[XMARLTONX]

I gotta have two controllers and right now I have 3 so I can only part with one sorry! :( If bino doesnt reply in a few days we'll figure something out =)

[xBino]

PM sent!!!

XMARLTONX, Thanks for thinking of me :)

[XMARLTONX]

Replied! =)

[108 Stars]

Are the Sega 6-button pads really good?
Back in the days I always heard they were crap, so I sticked to third party pads...

[xBino]

Are the Sega 6-button pads really good?
Back in the days I always heard they were crap, so I sticked to third party pads...

I'll let you know when I get mine. I've only used third party ones until now (well, majesco doesnt really count as third party i suppose). I've heard wonderful things about them however

[David J.]

Are the Sega 6-button pads really good?
Back in the days I always heard they were crap, so I sticked to third party pads...

So wait, you heard that third party pads where better than offical sega controllers? :wtf:

I went to the store, but I didn't check because I am low on money.

[16-bit pwnage]

Are the Majesco pads the ones that have a blue mode button and a little switch in the middle for turbo and slow-mo? I've 2 of those gamepads and they work just fine, I haven't run into problems with them thus far and I've had them about 5 months now.

[XMARLTONX]

I have that pad with the blue mode button and the slow/turbo selector and I LOVE it.

[David J.]

http://store.gameasylum.us/gennacont.html

That's the Majesco pad. It's just a rebranded Interact pad. I did see a Sega Genesis pad that had the mode button upfront, turbo and had a Sega Part Number. I'll still see if I can find it... I want to know what it was called.

[xBino]

i'm dying to know how the original "sega" branded controller (pre majesco) works compared to everything else i've tried. something tells me i'm in for a dissappointment...

[David J.]

The offical pad works great!

[xBino]

So, got the "official" 1st gen 6 button controller and I absolutely love it! The biggest improvement is the dpad and the slightly larger size. It's nowhere as big as the original 3 button, but just slightly larger than the majesco making it a more comfortable grip.

The dpad doesn't feel like it's "floating" on the controller making it waaaay better for quarter circle movements in fighters, etc.

Thanks to XMARLTONX for the trade!

[XMARLTONX]

No problem man, glad you like it! =)

*COUGH* http://www.sega-16.com/forum/showthread.php?p=21899#post21899 *COUGH*

Excuse me, little something caught in my throat :D

[xBino]

No problem man, glad you like it! =)

*COUGH* http://www.sega-16.com/forum/showthread.php?p=21899#post21899 *COUGH*

Excuse me, little something caught in my throat :D

LOL

np man

[108 Stars]

So wait, you heard that third party pads where better than offical sega controllers?

Yes. I´ve still got an old joypad-review here with some different 6-button controllers. The rating system was in school marks from 1 (very good) to 6 (crap), just like in american schools with marks from A - F.
The original Sega 6 button pad only got a 4 (D) due to the smaller upper button row, that is also too close to it´s bigger brothers A, B and C, and a cheap d-pad without micro-switches (I´m not sur how these are called in English, this is a word-by-word translation from German). Also they say the pad was smaller than the 3 button pad and if you listen closely you could hear some cranking noise from it when you use it.
Unfortunately the other six-button pads were not that much better.
But even if this magazine was wrong, I´ve never heard anything positive about the Sega 6-button pad elsewhere too. Most people seem to think it´s not even worth mentioning...

Personally, I´m using an SG Propad 6. It´s not great either, the d-pad does not always react like I want it too...

[Zebbe]

Strange. I find the Sega 6-button pad to be the best pad ever. It fits so nice into my hands.

[108 Stars]

Strange. I find the Sega 6-button pad to be the best pad ever. It fits so nice into my hands.

My favourite is the Dualshock 2, but the analog sticks get worn out too soon and it could be a bit bigger (I´ve got big hands).
But I´m willing to try the Sega 6-button once I get my hands on one.
The 3 button pads were alright after all.

[ary incorparated]

I find the sega 6 button kind of good actually the D pad is loose and deep it gives much freedom,but maybe theres also diffrence between the japanese 6 button and the american?,i just made the cable longer because it was to short and i have ahhh great controller,BTW we european where always stocked with 3 buttons only which i did like also but one real big disadvantage the switching of moves iun street fighter/Mk 3/eternal champions/It also is getting star very quickly the 3 pad atleast when some button mashers had played on it i dont hate it the 3 button,for me its just missing 3 buttons Lol.Ps2 Dualshock is okay i find the D pad to tight on the controller you have only a few inches here ill show you.Il give a short trivia of a few.

[108 Stars]

I find the sega 6 button kind of good actually the D pad is loose and deep it gives much freedom,but maybe theres also diffrence between the japanese 6 button and the american?,i just made the cable longer because it was to short and i have ahhh great controller,BTW we european where always stocked with 3 buttons only which i did like also but one real big disadvantage the switching of moves iun street fighter/Mk 3/eternal champions/It also is getting star very quickly the 3 pad atleast when some button mashers had played on it i dont hate it the 3 button,for me its just missing 3 buttons Lol.Ps2 Dualshock is okay i find the D pad to tight on the controller you have only a few inches here ill show you.Il give a short trivia of a few.

When Street Fighter 2 SCE came out, I didn´t have the money to buy a 6-button pad too, so I became a real master in switching between punch and kick, hehe...

About the Dualshock: You´re right, the d-pad is pretty stiff, and since it´s divided into four parts it´s not very good for Street Fighter-games, cause you always have to do circles and stuff.

[ary incorparated]

Okay as you can see a ps2 controller dual shock my uppinion about it,Like i sead the D pad is too deep for me my thumbs are goig to hurt after a while plaing street fighter,The controller when youre playing intense you probably dont watch what youre ticking then so youre fingers dont do the right move on the controller,no its the d pad: is it button mash free absolutly not the Shoulder buttons are going to get stuck the Analog yostick can break:but is it overall a good one.i dont prefer it for fighting games the 2D ones the those games prefer the D pad and for me it just isnt working great which it should but stil it doesnt negleckt the playing of 2d fighting games actually it works bnut not for me.I give it still a 9.

As You can see 3 button and 6 button controller megadive/genesis
# button has nice 3 large button shaped for youre thumbs so you wouldt hurt the D pad is deep and thick i aint complaining about that,advantage ergonomic very good:disadvantage:street fighter and other use start as switch button:is it Button mash free,actually no the D pad can tomble very easely and the (dont know the word for it) Kool thats it is in dutch,the black stuf that gets colder whil temprature gets highre aah never mind,that stuff is breaking very fast of the rubber and the controller is unfixable it plays lamer after a while.
6 button Same gos for this in the Button mash section.it plays very fine only the xyz buttons are in addition but are Bol and that can hurt youre thumbs after a while the honyebee six button doesnt have this is has em all shaped for youre Thumbs that one is really great,only be carefull dont mash it,it feels really free in youre hands even if you have big hand it fits great.a 9,i actually have not a single problem with it,the six button passes out les soon the the 3 button and the D pad is loosener and then the ps2DS does for instance make a dummy test the ps2 controller wil not survive while Genesis does LOL.

[ary incorparated]

snes DC.DC ideale for fighting game it has a losse D pad that makes you play street fighter like made in heaven,and its bit but i think is just gives good grip the controller wil not sweat out of youre hands,the XYAB buttons are bol thats a disadvantage and it can hurt youre thumbs whil mashing a bit to hard but i can make KOF 2002 work great with this controller, i love it as one of the most.9,2
Snes:Star the D pas also is star the fighting games respond somethies to slow,but ehy thats not the controller eh,is has 2 big bol buttons that are goingto hurt after a while playing KI which i did back in the days,the D pad doesnt work as great as it does on the n64 with KI gold,still this controller is okay:7.Im not saying this cause its nintendo but cause i used the shoulder button in Ki and they suck also to tight and really toyi its defnitly an adult controller little kids are going to hurt their thumbs after a while and somethimes the slect/start button is defect.

[ary incorparated]

Maybe we should make a controller trivia somethime,bit off sega but i like to see how far the sega controllers are ranked upon the others,not a feature with just sega that isnt really fair its all sega and not debathing Lol.maybe ill work on it but i do think people here know to write i ways better then me so if youre intrested?would be cool somethime no hurry M8tes.

[ary incorparated]

When Street Fighter 2 SCE came out, I didn´t have the money to buy a 6-button pad too, so I became a real master in switching between punch and kick, hehe...

About the Dualshock: You´re right, the d-pad is pretty stiff, and since it´s divided into four parts it´s not very good for Street Fighter-games, cause you always have to do circles and stuff.

Yess and thats why my I love Third strike on Dreamcast as most its the bset street fighter game ever And On dreamcast not the crap ports on the Bigbox and the ps2,they just cant handle the quality 2D dreamcast did,they have other advantages but 2D belonged to our dear DC,and hell the controller woked with it damn fine,it was big but it had grip,it was strong it was Sega it had street fighter and the best neo geo conversion ever MOTW on ps2 suck so hard that its even missing Animations and Frames DC was and is The ultimate 2D machine i think.Matrimelee on ps2 is going to be fun tough and i enjoyed the metal slug ports but stil they where lacking anmations and farmerate pretty sore for a 128 bit system same as ss5 with extra long oading times Kof 200 on DC withing a few seconds it loaded,and didnt have a loading screen betwen each battle Damn you ps2 youre Kof2000/2001 bundle sucks.But im currently playin God of war and i like it almost too much,leeps me playing sony instead of sega at the time Lol i love the ps2 for this game.

[108 Stars]

Maybe we should make a controller trivia somethime,bit off sega but i like to see how far the sega controllers are ranked upon the others,not a feature with just sega that isnt really fair its all sega and not debathing Lol.maybe ill work on it but i do think people here know to write i ways better then me so if youre intrested?would be cool somethime no hurry M8tes.

You should do a controller article. You seem to be quite an expert on the matter.

As for Street Fighter 3: Was the Dreamcast-version available in PAL-territiry? Don´t have a DC yet, but I might pick one up on ebay if so, they go for only about 25,- €. The PS2 version was only available in Japan and the USA for some reason, and it is too expensive for me to mod my PS2.
Unfortunately MAME doesn´t support SF 3 yet...

[ary incorparated]

Nah dont Mod a ps2 or the matter and money,yes it had a pal release streetfighter 3rd strike you have streetfighetr 2 double impact that contains Streetfighter 3 new chalangers and Street fighter 3 itself not in its final assasment tough.Street fighetr 3rd strike yes here in holland its a very common game probably youlle find,but I prefer not ebay.nl the disc may been scratched you never know,Im always very carefull with ordring discs,but maybe youlle find some in good state and in ceiling,Dreamcast 25 euro that cheap now days???i tought 50 at least here in holland,the cool thing is i have a Treamcast for those games and Jap Capcom vs Snk,Im an idiot for trading Marvel vs capcom 2 aggainst shinobi 3 US+streets of rage 2 american,so i have to get that title aggain somedays.Burned roms wil work also on dreamcast heheheh piracy,it doesnt destroy youre dreamcast you only have to adjust it after a month or 2,I negleckt this i rather go for the real stuf i Hate piracy,same for the Almost to dump swap trick on saturn why the hell would you insert a a Radiant silvergun and then play the sio image,what the use of that first you have to buy the game for 200 then you do the swap trick what the advantage nothing????.

[ary incorparated]

QUOTE=108 Stars]You should do a controller article. You seem to be quite an expert on the matter.

Glunc Slik. geus im going to work on it for the matter.

[segagamer]

The official Sega 6-button pad is great, but the JPN version is smaller than the western version (guess the Japanese have smaller hands).

[David J.]

They do, and that's why the Controller-S was first release in Japan for the Xbox.

I saw a few OFFICAL six button pads at the pawn shop, and an intresting one also. Sorry, I am going to be buying them.

[ary incorparated]

The official Sega 6-button pad is great, but the JPN version is smaller than the western version (guess the Japanese have smaller hands).

I have that s Japan controller 6 button ill post a picture sometime its very good it plays great and has an R shoulder button for mode.

[NAE1000]

well, this is news to me, i have two of what are actually these 'mejesco' pads, they work fine, but the d-pads aren't that great for street fighter......

damn!!! that means i'm gonna have to buy some original controllers now................these are the ones with no turbos, no mode, and just the red start button right?

[Joe Redifer]

Every 6 button controller MUST have a MODE button. It's in the spec. The start button will be red if you live somewhere in Europe, grey for US, blue for Japan... as explained above by me.

[David J.]

They have a mode button -- it's on the side. I was so used to seeing third party pads with them on the front that I actually thought that the offical pads didn't have them.

The two six button pads I bought today cleaned up nice, but one of them had a cut in the cord -- a wire sticks out, so I used a small amount of electrical tape and that really helped a lot, plus that one was really scratched up. I cleaned them up and they look pretty decent. Maybe take them apart and get some plastic polish for them.

The other one, well, has a small gash right next to the start button. The start button and sega logo aren't effected. It'd take a small amount of sanding, painting and priming to really repair.