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Rapid Fire Unit

Manufacturer: Sega Enterprises, Ltd.

Distributor: Tonka (US), Tec Toy (BR)

Release	Date	RRP	Code
JP	1987^[1]	¥1,5001,500^[2]	RF-150
US	1987	$8.508.50	3046
EU	1988		MK-3046-50
UK	1988	£5.995.99^[3]	MK-3046-50
BR	1989		011050

The Rapid Fire Unit (ラピッドファイアユニット) , known simply as the Rapid Fire in Brazil, is an accessory designed for use with the Sega Master System. It is a small device that is inserted between a two-button controller and the console, providing an auto-repeat capability for the control buttons. This saves a lot of wear-and-tear on fingers for games like Astro Warrior and limits the need for a user to buy brand new controllers with built-in turbo features.

The auto-repeat can be turned on for each button independently.

In North America this unit was offered by Sega via their early "Team Sega" newsletters. Buying three games would get you a rapid fire unit, though it was also available to purchase separately in stores. It was also packaged with the Control Stick under the name "Rapid Fire Control Stick".

Hardware

      Switches to turn on/off auto-repeat         
                       | 
  Plug for             V                               
  system     -----------------         
    |         |               |         
    V        |      2 [X ]   |         
   ---       |              --        
   | |=======|  RAPID FIRE  ||<- Plug for         
   ---       |              --  controller         
              |      1 [ X]   |         
              |               |         
              -----------------

Magazine articles

Main article: Rapid Fire Unit/Magazine articles.

Physical scans

Master System, JP
Cover

Master System, US
Cover

Master System, US (Mail Order)
Cover

Master System, EU
Cover

Master System, BR
Cover

External links

Sega of Japan catalogue page (Japanese)

References

↑ Joy Joy News, "" (JP; 1987-08), page 3
↑ http://sega.jp/fb/segahard/mk3/controller.html (Wayback Machine: 2020-06-07 09:34)
↑ Sega Force, "Februrary 1992" (UK; 1992-01-23), page 66

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Controllers	SJ-152 \| Control Pad \| 3-D Glasses \| Control Stick \| Handle Controller \| Light Phaser \| Paddle Control \| Rapid Fire Unit \| Sports Pad \| SG Commander
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[:File:JoyJoyNews_JP_12.pdf_p3-1] Joy Joy News, "" (JP; 1987-08), page 3

[https:.2F.2Fweb.archive.org.2Fweb.2F20200607093451.2Fhttp:.2F.2Fsega.jp.2Ffb.2Fsegahard.2Fmk3.2Fcontroller.html-2] ttp://sega.jp/fb/segahard/mk3/controller.html (Wayback Machine: 2020-06-07 09:34)

[:File:SegaForce_UK_02.pdf_p66-3] Sega Force, "Februrary 1992" (UK; 1992-01-23), page 66

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+{{AccessoryBob
+| accessoryimage=Sms rapid.jpg
+| title=
+| maker=[[Sega Enterprises, Ltd.]]
+| distributor={{company|[[Tonka]]|region=US}}, {{company|[[Tec Toy]]|region=BR}}
+| madefor=[[Sega Master System]]
+| alsoworks=[[SG-1000]]
+| releases={{releasesSMS
+| sms_date_jp=1987{{magref|joyjoynews|12|3}}
+| sms_code_jp=RF-150
+| sms_rrp_jp=1,500{{ref|https://web.archive.org/web/20200607093451/http://sega.jp/fb/segahard/mk3/controller.html}}
+| sms_date_us=1987
+| sms_rrp_us=8.50
+| sms_code_us=3046
+| sms_date_eu=1988
+| sms_code_eu=MK-3046-50
+| sms_date_uk=1988
+| sms_code_uk=MK-3046-50
+| sms_rrp_uk=5.99{{magref|sfuk|2|66}}
+| sms_date_br=1989
+| sms_code_br=011050
+}}
+}}
+The '''Rapid Fire Unit''' (ラピッドファイアユニット) , known simply as the '''Rapid Fire''' in Brazil, is an accessory designed for use with the [[Sega Master System]]. It is a small device that is inserted between a two-button controller and the console, providing an auto-repeat capability for the control buttons. This saves a lot of wear-and-tear on fingers for games like ''[[Astro Warrior]]'' and limits the need for a user to buy brand new controllers with built-in turbo features.
-The rapid fire unit is a small device that is inserted between a two-button controller and the [[Sega Master System]].  It provides an auto-repeat capability for the control buttons which saves a lot of wear-and-tear on fingers for games like Astro-Warrior.  The auto-repeat could be turned on for each button independently.
+The auto-repeat can be turned on for each button independently.
-       Switches to turn on/
+In North America this unit was offered by Sega via their early "[[Sega Challenge/Team Sega Newsletter|Team Sega]]" newsletters. Buying three games would get you a rapid fire unit, though it was also available to purchase separately in stores. It was also packaged with the [[Control Stick]] under the name "Rapid Fire Control Stick".
-      |     off auto-repeat
-        Plug for           V
+==Hardware==
+<pre>
+       Switches to turn on/off auto-repeat
+                       |
+  Plug for             V
    system     -----------------
-     |        |               |
+     |         |               |
      V        |      2 [X ]   |
-    ---       |               |
+    ---       |              --
-    | |=======|  RAPID FIRE   [<- Plug for
+    | |=======|  RAPID FIRE  ||<- Plug for
-    ---       |               |  controller
+    ---       |              --  controller
-             |      1 [ X]   |
+              |      1 [ X]   |
-             |               |
+              |               |
-             -----------------
+              -----------------
+ </pre>
-   ASCII art by Brett Carver
+==Magazine articles==
-This unit was seen offered through Sega in their early "SEGA Challenge" newsletters.  Buying 3 games would get you the item.  It was also available via retail ($8.50), and packaged with the [[Control Stick]] as the "Rapid Fire Control Stick" ($??.??).  A 3rd party rapid fire unit may exist.
+{{mainArticle|{{PAGENAME}}/Magazine articles}}
+==Physical scans==
+{{Scanbox
+| console=Master System
+| region=JP
+| front=RapidFireUnit SMS JP Box Front.jpg
+| back=RapidFireUnit SMS JP Box Back.jpg
+| spinemissing=yes
+}}{{Scanbox
+| console=Master System
+| region=US
+| front=RapidFire SMS US Box.jpg
+}}{{Scanbox
+| console=Master System
+| region=US (Mail Order)
+| front=RapidFire SMS US Box Front MailOrder.jpg
+| back=RapidFire SMS US Box Back MailOrder.jpg
+| spinemissing=yes
+| spine2=RapidFire SMS US Box Spine2 MailOrder.jpg
+}}{{Scanbox
+| console=Master System
+| region=EU
+| front=RapidFireUnit SMS EU Box Front.jpg
+| back=RapidFireUnit SMS EU Box Back.jpg
+}}{{Scanbox
+| console=Master System
+| region=BR
+| front=RapidFire SMS BR Box.jpg
+| back=RapidFire SMS BR Box Back.jpg
+}}
+==External links==
+* [https://web.archive.org/web/*/http://sega.jp/fb/segahard/mk3/controller.html Sega of Japan catalogue page (Japanese)]
+==References==
+<references/>
+{{clear}}
+{{MasterSystem}}