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Joe Redifer
07-31-2006, 10:46 AM
Take a look at the controller pictured below (not the wireless 6-button, the one above it):

http://pixelcraze.film-tech.net/crap/xdmd.jpg

Does anyone have any experience with this controller? I think it is called the AX-1E or something like that. It was advertised in the instruction booklet of the Japanese After Burner 2 as being compatible (which is why the title screen says "Control Pad" or something similar). As far as I know After Burner 2 is the only game compatible with this controller. Of course it wasn't mentioned in the US version's instruction manual, but the US game is still compatible with this state-of-the-art space-age device.

EDIT: I found the following information:

Analogue control pad this was called the AX-1E controller
and was a black, circular shaped pad. There was an analogue sick
and an analogue throttle control as well as 4 independent fire
buttons and a start button.

This controller was compatible with Afterburner II, F1 Hero and
Galaxy Force II. This pad was only released in Japan.
David J.
07-31-2006, 02:52 PM
You could also use it with After Burner 3 on the Sega CD.
Genesis Knight
07-31-2006, 05:47 PM
Whoa! I've never seen that before. Shame it's not fully compatible, huh? Would be awesome to play certain Genesis games with an analog stick...
HolyBloody16Bitter
07-31-2006, 06:30 PM
what an ugly kinda controller, why must this controller be like this?
Elusive
07-31-2006, 07:35 PM
Another first from Sega. Out the window goes that god-awful N64 trident :]
David J.
07-31-2006, 08:07 PM
This wasn't made by Sega. I think it worked with some other systems.

Galaxy Force 2 has no region protection, so I'd wager it work with US copies and systems. :)
Joe Redifer
07-31-2006, 08:45 PM
Seems to only have a Sega jack on the end from other pictures I've seen, and Sega advertised it in the manual with their games.
David J.
07-31-2006, 08:50 PM
I thought it was Micomsoft?

http://www.megadriver.org/mcdcp/html/games/ab3.htm
Joe Redifer
07-31-2006, 08:56 PM
I wasn't saying it was made by Sega, I was saying I haven't seen any other systems use it and was most likely exclusive to the Mega Drive.
captainprotonx
08-02-2006, 11:53 PM
First post! I'm proud of myself.

The XE-1 AP actually is compatible with multiple Japanese systems including the X68000, FM Towns and MSX.

And like all good and rare items, you can find one on eBay:

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=8272031700&category=4315

$60? I'll pass.
Joe Redifer
08-03-2006, 02:38 AM
Why isn't it compatible with the best-selling Konix Multi-System?
Elusive
08-03-2006, 05:18 PM
Why isn't it compatible with the best-selling Konix Multi-System?

Duh. They don't have Blast Processing :roll:
Joe Redifer
08-03-2006, 07:47 PM
I should have known!
Ed Oscuro
08-04-2006, 04:54 PM
It might have originally been sold under the Sharp brand, though that one definitely seems to be a Micomsoft version.

Micomsoft made a lot of great or at the very least interesting controllers, here's another:
Look for the Cyber Stick! (http://home.comcast.net/%7Eedoscuro/x68k_unknown_1.jpg)

That one was sold under both the Sharp and Micomsoft brands; it probably started being sold as a Micomsoft product when Sharp dropped the x68K line.

Hmm, I should try that thing out on a Genesis...