Difference between revisions of "Turbo Touch 360"
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Revision as of 14:06, 23 September 2016
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Made for: Sega Mega Drive | |||||
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The Turbo Touch 360 is an third party Sega Mega Drive controller manufactured by Triax Technologies for North America. Attempting to stop blisters and "numb thumb", the D-pad has been replaced with a tracking device which detects where your left hand's thumb is without the need for pushing downwards. It also claimed to allow 360° control as a result (although most Mega Drive games will only respond to eight directions). Similar controllers were created for the Nintendo Entertainment System and Super Nintendo Entertainment System, though in different colors and with different amounts of buttons.
The gamepad was first unveiled in North America's CES in Winter 1993, but the technology never replaced the D-Pad in later consoles because the system was too sensitive and uncomfortable to use. Supposedly there was a money back guarantee for anyone who didn't feel the controller would last longer than a standard Mega Drive gamepad. Nakitek would use the technology again in the Turbo Touch 360+.
Promotional material
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- Electronic Gaming Monthly (US) #43: "February 1993" (199x-xx-xx)A database query error has occurred. Did you forget to run your application's database schema updater after upgrading?[1]
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