Dream Pad
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Dream Pad is a third-party controller manufactured by Mad Catz for the Sega Dreamcast. Dream Pads are among the most common third-party controllers for the system and were sold in a variety of colours, including white, red, orange, green, blue, purple, black and transparent. The white addition came first and was packaged in a cardboard box - subsequent colours were distributed in blister packs.
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Hardware
As well as providing the user with all the basic Dreamcast controller functions, it re-introduces 
and 
buttons, can act as digital versions of 
and 
. These two buttons are programmable via a discrete semicircle button near the START button, making the pad more useful for fighting games. It also has rubber grips and larger than the standard pad, making it arguably more comfortable to hold.
The controller is not without its flaws. Though the thumbstick has a rubber layer on top, this layer is prone to falling off after repeated use. Furthermore the back triggers can get stuck.
A small batch of Dream Pads were sold to North American Toys R Us stores with High Frequency branding. See Dream Pad (High Frequency) for more information.
Magazine articles
- Main article: Dream Pad/Magazine articles.
Promotional material
also published in:
- (US) #72: "June 2000" (2000-05-23)[3]
Photo gallery
White model
Transparent model
Black model
Red model
Orange model
Green model
Blue model
Purple model
Physical scans
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References
- ↑ http://www.madcatz.com:80/dreamcast.html (Wayback Machine: 2000-02-29 17:34)
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Computer & Video Games, "November 1999" (UK; 1999-10-13), page 69
- ↑ Expert Gamer, "June 2000" (US; 2000-05-23), page 7
- ↑ Player One, "Janvier 2000" (FR; xxxx-xx-xx), page 37
- ↑ Consoles +, "Avril 2000" (FR; 2000-0x-xx), page 8
- ↑ Arcade, "January 2000" (UK; 1999-12-30), page 105
- ↑ Dreamcast Monthly, "October 2000" (UK; 2000-08-31), page 90
- ↑ Dreamzone, "Mars 2000" (FR; 2000-02-18), page 48
- ↑ Official Dreamcast Magazine, "March 2000" (US; 2000-02-08), page 81
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