Power Pad
From Sega Retro
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| Made for: Sega Mega Drive | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Manufacturer: Dragon, Honest Soft, Recoton, Super Creation, Teqniche (UK) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Type: Control pad | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The Power Pad is a third-party controlled for the Sega Mega Drive, thought to have been created by Honest Soft in Taiwan. It is a three button controller with turbo features.
This controller's history is not fully understood - it was sold in the US by Champ and in the UK by Teqniche, but multiple unexplained variants also exist, such as common variant by Recoton also sold in the US.
The "Power Pad" range would continue with the Power Pad 6, Power Pad Plus and PowerPad 100.
Gallery
"Power Pad" (Honest Soft; SG-3600)
(Honest Soft; SJ-4500)
Pro-3 (Honest Soft)
"Power Pad" (Champ; JS-303)
Teqniche model
Recoton model (1994; V359)
Blockbuster model
Blockbuster model
"Turbo Power Pad" (Dragon)
"Speed Pad" (Dragon)
"Turbo Card"
"Turbo Card" (alt)
"Mega Controller" (Super Creation)
"Mega Controller" (Super Creation; alt)
"Fighter" model
"Highcom" model
Magazine articles
- Main article: Power Pad/Magazine articles.
Physical scans
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| Mega Drive, (Honest Soft) |
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| Mega Drive, (Honest Soft; alt) |
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| Mega Drive, (Honest Soft; Pro-3) |
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| Mega Drive, (Champ) |
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| Mega Drive, (Champ, 2 Pak) |
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| Mega Drive, (Teqniche) |
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| Mega Drive, US (Recoton) |
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| Mega Drive, CA (Recoton) |
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| Mega Drive, US (Blockbuster) |
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| Mega Drive, UK (Dragon; Turbo Power Pad) |
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| Mega Drive, UK (Dragon; Speed Pad) |
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| Mega Drive, (Super Creation; Mega Controller) |
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| Mega Drive, (Highcom) |
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References
| Third-party controllers for the Sega Mega Drive | |
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