Mad Catz 6 Button Controller
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| Mad Catz 6 Button Controller/High Frequency Control Pad/Gamester MD-6 | |||||||||||||||
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| Made for: Sega Mega Drive | |||||||||||||||
| Manufacturer: Mad Catz (US), Gamester (EU) | |||||||||||||||
| Type: Control pad | |||||||||||||||
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The Mad Catz 6 Button Controller is a third-party controller for the Sega Mega Drive developed by Mad Catz and released variously under the Mad Catz and High Frequency branding. It is, as the name suggests, a six button controller with added turbo features—the logical upgrade from their 3 button variants. Both black and transparent versions exist. Gamester distributed the peripheral in Europe as the MD-6.
An equivalent six-button controller was also released for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System, with the same diverse branding, under names such as the Mad Catz/High Frequency Advanced Control Pad and the Gamester SN-8.
Gallery
Mad Catz model
Black model, High Frequency branding
Black model, High Frequency branding (alt)
Transparent model, High Frequency branding
Black model, Gamester branding
"LePad" model
Promotional material
also published in:
- Computer & Video Games (UK) #153: "August 1994" (1994-07-15)[2]
- Computer & Video Games (UK) #153: "August 1994" (1994-07-15)[3]
- Computer & Video Games (UK) #154: "September 1994" (1994-08-15)[4]
- Mean Machines Sega (UK) #24: "October 1994" (1994-08-xx)[5]
also published in:
- Ultimate Future Games (UK) #1: "December 1994" (1994-11-01)[6]
- Computer & Video Games (UK) #157: "December 1994" (1994-11-15)[7]
- Computer & Video Games (UK) #159: "February 1995" (1995-01-15)[8]
Physical scans
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| Mega Drive, US (High Frequency; 1994) |
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| Mega Drive, US (High Frequency; 1995) |
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| Mega Drive, US (High Frequency; alt) |
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| Mega Drive, EU |
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| Mega Drive, FR |
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References
- ↑ Sega Power, "June 1994" (UK; 1994-04-28), page 12
- ↑ Computer & Video Games, "August 1994" (UK; 1994-07-15), page 61
- ↑ Computer & Video Games, "August 1994" (UK; 1994-07-15), page 116
- ↑ Computer & Video Games, "September 1994" (UK; 1994-08-15), page 56
- ↑ Mean Machines Sega, "October 1994" (UK; 1994-08-xx), page 33
- ↑ Ultimate Future Games, "December 1994" (UK; 1994-11-01), page 96
- ↑ Computer & Video Games, "December 1994" (UK; 1994-11-15), page 61
- ↑ Computer & Video Games, "February 1995" (UK; 1995-01-15), page 22
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