Arcade Power Stick

Fast facts on the Arcade Power Stick
Manufacturer: Sega
Made for: Sega Mega Drive
Release Date RRP Code JP 1990 ¥6,800 HAA-2650 US 1990 $49.95 1655 CA 1990 $? ? UK 1990 £34.99 FR 1990 ?F DE 1990 DM ? ES 1990 ?Ptas

The Arcade Power Stick (アーケードパワースティック) is an arcade stick peripheral for the Sega Mega Drive (though is also compatible with other consoles/computer that rely on DE-9 ports).

The Arcade Power Stick has three face buttons equipped with turbo features, which whose speed can be configured. A version by S-Chi was also released.

The Japanese release of the Arcade Power Stick features a joystick with microswitches, akin to arcade hardware. All non-Japanese versions of the peripheral utilize joysticks with rubber contacts, similar to the D-pad of a standard controller. All releases regardless of region use face buttons with rubber contacts, identical in function to that of a standard controller.

The Arcade Power Stick was followed by the Arcade Power Stick 6B.

Gallery

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  US model

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  EU model

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  JP model

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  S-Chi model

Promotional material

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PDF

Print advert in

ACE (UK) #37: "October 1990" (1990-xx-xx)
also published in:

• Computer & Video Games (UK) #107: "October 1990" (1990-09-16)

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PDF

Print advert in

Computer & Video Games (UK) #108: "November 1990" (1990-10-16)
also published in:

• ACE (UK) #38: "November 1990" (1990-xx-xx)

Physical scans

Sega Retro Average
Publication Score Source Raze (UK) 90 №9, p73

	90
Based on 1 review

Mega Drive, US
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Mega Drive, EU
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Mega Drive, JP
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Mega Drive, CA
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Mega Drive, ?? (S-Chi)
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External link

• Sega of Japan catalogue page