Mega Drive third-party clone controllers

The Sega Mega Drive, unlike any other Sega console and almost unique in the world of video gaming at large, has received numerous unofficial copies or "clones" of three of its official control pad options; the standard three-button Control Pad (SJ-3500/MK-1650), the first Six Button Control Pad (SJ-6000/MK-1653) and the Genesis 3's 6 Button Arcade Pad (MK-1470 - not to be confused with the other MK-1470).

While many have appeared as part of officially licensed consoles produced by other distributors (e.g. Tectoy and its later Brazil-only Mega Drive and Master System consoles), many more have been produced by third-parties as replacement controllers with only minor differences. Production of these accessories continues to this day, not just in markets where Sega does not actively seek to protect its copyrights and patents, but across major markets too, where they continue to be sold unopposed.

Though build quality and internals can vary considerably across these products, basic functionality and design is identical to the official Sega models, and thus have been aggregated in the lists below. Many of these products can likely be traced to the same source (i.e. a production line in China), but little is known about the process at present.

SJ-3500/MK-1650 clones

Box	Name	Brand	Date & Price	Images	Documentation
	Control Pad	??	(≥ 1990)
	??	Access Line	(≥ 1990)
	??	Blockbuster?	(≥ 1990)
	Control 2 Pad	Neon	(≥ 1990)
	Controller for Sega Genesis	Radio Shack	(≥ 1990)
	Replacement Control Pad for Sega Genesis	Recoton	(≥ 1990)	V358
	??	S-Chi	(≥ 1990)
	SJ-9200	??	(≥ 1990)
	J-303	??	(≥ 1990)

SJ-6000/MK-1653 clones

Box	Name	Brand	Date & Price	Images	Documentation
	??	??	(≥ 1993)
	6 Button Control Pad	Blaze	(≥ 1993)
	Manette Filaire	Freaks and Geeks	(≥ 1993)
	Retro Controller	Freaks and Geeks	(≥ 1993)
	GN6 Controller	Hyperkin	(≥ 2000)
	6 Button Pad	Innovation	(≥ 1993)
	Fighting Putt 6B	Jaguar	(≥ 1993)
	??	Neon	(≥ 1993)
	Neo Joystick	New Design?	(≥ 1998)
	Controller	Old Skool
	Genesis Controller	Old Skool
	Pro Gamer Series	Old Skool
	Joystick	Pego	(≥ 1993)
	RetroPad	Retro-Bit	(≥ 2000)
	??	SJ	(≥ 1993)
	Controller	Tomee	(≥ 1993)
	Genesis Controller	Tomee	(2010)
	Fighting Putt 6B	XMax	(2007)
	6B Mega 2	??	(2005)
	6 Buffon Arcade Pad	??	(≥ 1993)
	6 Buttons Arcade Pad	??	(≥ 1993)
	Fighting Putt 6B	??	(≥ 1993)
	Fighting Putt 6B	??	(≥ 1993)
	Fighting Putt 6B	??	(≥ 1993)
	Fighting Putt	StarGame	(≥ 1993)
	Game Pad	??	(≥ 1993)
	Game Pad	??	(≥ 1993)	JS-846
	Mega Pad II	??	(≥ 1993)
	??	??	(≥ 1993)
	Retrogen Classic Controller	Retrobit	(≥ 1993)
	Bitman Super 6 Button Joystick	Bitman	(≥ 1994)
	??	??	(≥ 1993)
	??	??	(≥ 1993)
	??	New Star	(≥ 1993)

MK-1470 clones

Box	Name	Brand	Date & Price	Images	Documentation
	16-bit Joystick	ApevTech	AR: (≥ 1998)
	M6 Joypad for Megadrive	Gamester	(≥ 1998)
	??	Gamester	(≥ 1998)
	6 Button Replacement Pad	Laing	CA: (≥ 1998)
	Game Pad	Electronics Boutique	US: (≥ 1998)
	??	Nippongame	(≥ 1998)
	Game Pad	Nuke	(≥ 1998)
	Action Pad	Nyko	(≥ 1998)
	Joystick	Pego	AR: (≥ 1998)
	Joystick	Pego	AR: (≥ 1998)
	Super Pad	Performance	(≥ 1998)	P-042C
	6 Button Arcade Pad	??	(≥ 1998)
	6 Button Arcade Pad	Players	AR: (≥ 1998)
	6 Button Arcade Pad	Players	AR: (≥ 200x)
	6 Button Arcade Pad	Play Game	AR: (≥ 1998)
	6 Button Arcade Pad	Play Game	AR: (≥ 1998)
	Mega Pad	Super Cobra	(≥ 1998)	S-2100
	16-bit Super Loader Controller	??	(≥ 1998)
	??	??	AR: (≥ 1998)
	??	??	(≥ 1998)
	??	??	(≥ 1998)
	??	??	(≥ 1998)
	??	??	(≥ 1998)
	??	??	(≥ 1998)
	??	??	(≥ 1998)
	??	??	(≥ 1998)
	??	??	(≥ 1998)
	??	??	(≥ 1998)
	??	??	(≥ 1998)