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The '''Control Pad''' (Product No. 3020) is the joypad which comes packaged with [[Sega Master System]] systems. The joypad connects to the SMS via a [[DB-9|DE-9]] port, so it is also compatible with the Commodore 64 and Atari 2600 and partially compatible with the [[Sega Mega Drive]]. Resembling the 1st generation NES pads, three versions exist:     
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The '''Master System Control Pad''' or '''Sega Control Pad''' (Product No. 3020) is the official controller which came packaged with [[Sega Master System]] consoles. The controller connects to the system via a [[DB-9|DE-9]] port, so it is also compatible with various other systems of the day including the [[Sega Mega Drive]].
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#Three button/mini-joystick.  Once the thumbpad button cap was removed, a small "thumbstick" could be inserted.     
 
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#Three button. The third button sits recessed in the center of the thumbpad.  The button has no function during gameplay.     
 
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#Two button. The thumbpad button as been entirely removed.  This version is most commonly associated with the SMS II when it was introduced.
 
  
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There are also two versions of the 'standard' control pad; there is a model where the wire connecting the pad to the console runs out of the top of the pad - i.e. directly opposite the player - and a different model where the connecting wire runs out of the right-hand side of the pad, close to its top-right corner.
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The control pad is very similar to the first generation of NES controllers, and all models contain a D-Pad and two buttons labeled {{1}} and {{2}}. Button {{1}} also doubles up as a {{Start}} button, meaning it is only possible to pause a game by pressing the pause button on the console itself. As with the [[SG-1000 Mark III]], the D-Pad is a rounded square to avoid legal issues with Nintendo's patented cross-shaped design.
  
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Four versions of the control pad exist exist:
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#"Model 1": the original Master System Control Pad. The D-Pad has a hole in the centre which allows for a small "thumbstick" could be inserted (much like Sega's earlier consoles). Like the Famicom in Japan, the lead from the controller comes out at the right hand side of the unit.
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#"Model 1b": identical to the above, however the lead now comes out of the unit at the top.
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#"Model 2": The detatchable thumbstick concept is scrapped (possibly to cut costs), but rather than remove the hole it is simply plugged by another piece of hard-to-remove plastic.
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#"Model 3": The hole for the thumbstick is completely removed. This version is most commonly associated with the Sega Master System II when it was introduced, and is the most common.
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==Gallery==
 
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<gallery>
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Image:SMS control pad boxed.jpg|Control Pad in original packaging.
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File:SMSControlPad 1.jpg|"Model 1" control pad, with thumbstick
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File:SMSControlPad 2.jpg|"Model 2" control pad
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Image:SMS control pad boxed.jpg|"Model 3" Control Pad packaging
 
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[[Category:Master System Accessories]]
 
[[Category:Master System Accessories]]
 
[[Category:Control Pads]]
 
[[Category:Control Pads]]

Revision as of 07:43, 18 December 2010

Sega Master System control pad, "Model 3"

The Master System Control Pad or Sega Control Pad (Product No. 3020) is the official controller which came packaged with Sega Master System consoles. The controller connects to the system via a DE-9 port, so it is also compatible with various other systems of the day including the Sega Mega Drive.

The control pad is very similar to the first generation of NES controllers, and all models contain a D-Pad and two buttons labeled 1 and 2. Button 1 also doubles up as a  START  button, meaning it is only possible to pause a game by pressing the pause button on the console itself. As with the SG-1000 Mark III, the D-Pad is a rounded square to avoid legal issues with Nintendo's patented cross-shaped design.

Four versions of the control pad exist exist:

  1. "Model 1": the original Master System Control Pad. The D-Pad has a hole in the centre which allows for a small "thumbstick" could be inserted (much like Sega's earlier consoles). Like the Famicom in Japan, the lead from the controller comes out at the right hand side of the unit.
  2. "Model 1b": identical to the above, however the lead now comes out of the unit at the top.
  3. "Model 2": The detatchable thumbstick concept is scrapped (possibly to cut costs), but rather than remove the hole it is simply plugged by another piece of hard-to-remove plastic.
  4. "Model 3": The hole for the thumbstick is completely removed. This version is most commonly associated with the Sega Master System II when it was introduced, and is the most common.

Gallery

  • "Model 1" control pad, with thumbstick

  • "Model 2" control pad

  • "Model 3" Control Pad packaging

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