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The '''SG Commander''' control pad is a [[Sega Master System]] accessory released exclusively in Europe and Japan. It sold for £9.95 in the UK. The controller is much closer in shape to the NES controller than the [[Control Pad (Master System)|standard SMS controller]] (particularly in its d-pad, which is cross-shaped instead of square), although it's curved on the top and has two switches which can enable rapid fire for each button.  
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The '''SG Commander''' is a third-party control pad released in 1988 by [[Hori]] in Japan. It was made to be compatible with all of [[Sega]]'s 8-bit game consoles available at the time (such as [[SG-1000]], [[SG-1000 II]], [[Sega Mark III]]), hence the "SG" naming. A first-party variation was later released for the European market by Sega, where it was sold strictly as a [[Sega Master System]] peripheral with no mention of compatibility with previous Sega platforms. Aside from the different logo on the casing, the Hori and Sega versions of the SG Commander are functionally identical.
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The controller has the same form factor and model number as the original Hori Commander for the Famicom and the later PC Commander for PC Engine. The SG Commander closely resembles the standard Famicom controller with its cross-shaped directional pad and rectangular form, although the top portion of the controller is curved. It has two sliders for adjustable turbo fire for each action button.
  
The Japanese version was produced by [[Hori]] and share the same form factor and model number as the original Hori Commander for the Family Computer and the later PC Commander for PC Engine. The Hori version was marketed "for use with Sega game consoles" (SEGAゲーム機専用) without mention of specific platforms, suggesting that the controller was made to work on all Sega platforms available at the time ([[SG-1000]], [[SG-1000 II]], [[Sega Mark III]]), in contrast to the UK model, which was sold strictly as a Master System peripheral.
 
  
 
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Revision as of 15:34, 8 February 2017

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SG Commander
Made for: Sega Master System
Manufacturer: Hori (JP), Sega (EU)
Release Date RRP Code
Sega Master System
JP
¥1,9801,980 HJ-10
Sega Master System
EU
3021

The SG Commander is a third-party control pad released in 1988 by Hori in Japan. It was made to be compatible with all of Sega's 8-bit game consoles available at the time (such as SG-1000, SG-1000 II, Sega Mark III), hence the "SG" naming. A first-party variation was later released for the European market by Sega, where it was sold strictly as a Sega Master System peripheral with no mention of compatibility with previous Sega platforms. Aside from the different logo on the casing, the Hori and Sega versions of the SG Commander are functionally identical.

The controller has the same form factor and model number as the original Hori Commander for the Famicom and the later PC Commander for PC Engine. The SG Commander closely resembles the standard Famicom controller with its cross-shaped directional pad and rectangular form, although the top portion of the controller is curved. It has two sliders for adjustable turbo fire for each action button.


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Master System, EU

Master System, JP


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