CharacteriStick

CharacteriStick
Made for: Sega Mega Drive, Sega Master System
Manufacturer: Cheetah
Type: Joystick
Release Date RRP Code EU 1992 EU 1992

---

This teeny-tiny article needs some work. You can help us by expanding it.

---

CharacteriStick is a set of novelty controllers built for the Sega Master System and Sega Mega Drive. They were produced in 1992, and take the form of various TV and film characters which were popular at the time of release.

Hardware

Each CharacteriStick is essentially a joystick with three buttons, two on the base of the unit, and one positoned somewhere on the stick itself. The stick (which replaces the d-pad) is modeled after a character. Due to the sometimes awkward shape of these characters, it's not a very comfortable way of playing a video game, and so most users opted for the standard gamepad or official arcade sticks.

Versions

There are at least four different CharacteriSticks in the range; Bart Simpson (from The Simpsons), a Terminator skull (from The Terminator 2: Judgement Day), Batman (from Batman: The Animated Series) and an Alien (from the Alien movies).

Other versions exist for the Nintendo Entertainment System and home computers.

Photo gallery

• 

  Bart Simpson box

• 

  Bart Simpson CharacteriStick

• 

  Terminator 2 box

• 

  Terminator 2 CharacteriStick

• 

  Batman box

• 

  Batman CharacteriStick

• 

  Alien 3 CharacteriStick

Physical scans

Master System version

Master System, (Alien 3)

Master System, (Bart Simpson)

Master System, (Batman)
Cover

Master System, (Terminator 2)

Mega Drive version

Mega Drive, (Alien 3)

Mega Drive, (Bart Simpson)

Mega Drive, (Batman)

Mega Drive, (Batman Returns)

Mega Drive, (Terminator 2)