Difference between revisions of "Joystick (SJ-200)"

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Joystick

Made for: SC-3000, SG-1000, SG-1000 II

Manufacturer: Sega Enterprises, Ltd.

Type: Controller

Release	Date	RRP	Code
JP	1983	¥2,0002,000^[1]	SJ-200
AU	1983		SJ-200

The Joystick (ジョイスティック) SJ-200 was the standard issue controller for the SG-1000 (where one was hardwired into the console) and SC-3000. Designed before the advent of D-pads, the SJ-200 has a joystick and two independent buttons mounted on the sides of the unit. It is also compatible with non-Sega systems, which was advertised on some SJ-200 boxes.

A Pioneer branded model came bundled with the Pioneer TV Video Game Pack SD-G5, which uses an 8-pin mini-DIN connector instead of a DE-9 connector.

The SJ-200 is plagued with many problems; the joystick is unresponsive, the controller's lead is noticeably short and the build quality is low when compared to later controllers. Internally, the SJ-200 is fairly similar in build to a ColecoVision controller, as they both use the same type of inexpensive leaf switches for their joysticks. The SJ-200 also uses these leaf switches for its buttons.

Sega released the SJ-300 and SJ-300M during 1983 as larger alternatives to the SJ-200. A year later, Sega bundled the SG-1000 II with SJ-150 gamepads, which featured a D-pad instead of a joystick.

Physical scans

SG-1000, JP
Cover

SG-1000, JP (alternate)
Cover

SG-1000, AU
Cover

Photos

Pioneer branded version.

External links

Sega of Japan catalogue page (Japanese)

References

↑ http://sega.jp/fb/segahard/sg1000/controller.html (Wayback Machine: 2014-02-22 07:06)

Sega SG-1000 Hardware
SG-1000 Variations	SG-1000 \| SG-1000 II \| SC-3000 \| SC-5000 \| Othello Multivision \| Pasocom Gakushuudzukue \| SD-G5 \| Arcade
Add-ons	Super Control Station SF-7000 \| 4 Color Plotter Printer \| Data Recorder SR-1000 \| Sega Keyboard
Game Controllers	Joystick (SJ-200) \| Joystick (SJ-300) \| Joypad (SJ-150) \| SJ-151 \| Handle Controller \| Bike Handle \| Sega Graphic Board \| Pasoko-1000
Misc. Hardware	Card Catcher \| Extension Cable Kit (JC-100) \| SD-80 \| Sega Compact Floppy Disk
Unlicensed Clones	Dina 2 in one \| Fullwis Video Game FR-II‎

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-The '''Joystick''' (ジョイスティック) SJ-200 was the standard issue controller for the [[SG-1000]]. Designed before the days of D-pads, the SJ-200 has a joystick and two buttons mounted on the sides of the unit. A [[Pioneer]] branded model came bundled with the [[Pioneer TV Video Game Pack SD-G5]].
+The '''Joystick''' (ジョイスティック) SJ-200 was the standard issue controller for the [[SG-1000]] (where one was hardwired into the console) and [[SC-3000]]. Designed before the advent of D-pads, the SJ-200 has a joystick and two independent buttons mounted on the sides of the unit. It is also compatible with non-Sega systems, which was advertised on some SJ-200 boxes.
-The SJ-200 is plagued with many problems. The joystick is unresponsive, the controller's lead is noticeably short and the build quality is low when compared to later controllers. This led to the release of the [[SJ-300]] and [[SJ-300M]], and prompted Sega to bundle the [[SG-1000 II]] with [[SJ-150]] D-pads.
+A [[Pioneer]] branded model came bundled with the [[Pioneer TV Video Game Pack SD-G5]], which uses an 8-pin mini-DIN connector instead of a [[DE-9]] connector.
+The SJ-200 is plagued with many problems; the joystick is unresponsive, the controller's lead is noticeably short and the build quality is low when compared to later controllers. Internally, the SJ-200 is fairly similar in build to a [[ColecoVision]] controller, as they both use the same type of inexpensive leaf switches for their joysticks. The SJ-200 also uses these leaf switches for its buttons.
+Sega released the [[SJ-300]] and [[SJ-300M]] during 1983 as larger alternatives to the SJ-200. A year later, Sega bundled the [[SG-1000 II]] with [[SJ-150]] gamepads, which featured a D-pad instead of a joystick.
 ==Physical scans==