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{{sub-stub}}The '''Super Pad''' (P-042), by [[Performance]] is a third-party [[Sega Mega Drive]] six button controller. Performance's Super Pads are very common third-party Mega Drive controllers, having been sold across the western world during the mid-to-late 1990s.
 
{{sub-stub}}The '''Super Pad''' (P-042), by [[Performance]] is a third-party [[Sega Mega Drive]] six button controller. Performance's Super Pads are very common third-party Mega Drive controllers, having been sold across the western world during the mid-to-late 1990s.
  
Two variants of the Super Pad exist for reasons not fully understood; this "flatter" pad (P-042) which is both more common and the basis for the [[Super Pad 8]], released for the [[Sega Saturn]], and a more rounded pad (P-042C) which is identical to the [[6 Button Arcade Pad (MK-1470)|6 Button Arcade Pad]] (MK-1470) by [[Majesco]] (see that page for more details about the P-042C). The P-042 does not have turbo features, and is merely an alternative to [[Six Button Control Pad (Mega Drive)|Sega's six button control pad]].
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The P-042 does not have turbo features, and is merely an alternative to [[Six Button Control Pad (Mega Drive)|Sega's six button control pad]]. It is the basis for the [[Super Pad 8]], released for the [[Sega Saturn]].
  
 
==Gallery==
 
==Gallery==
 
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File:Performance Flatter Pad (P-042).jpg|"Flatter" variant (P-042)
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File:Performance Flatter Pad (P-042).jpg|P-042
File:Performance Rounded Pad (P-042C).jpg|"More rounded" variant (P-042C)
 
File:Performance Rounded Pad Backside(P-042C).jpg|P-042C backside
 
 
File:SuperPad P042 MD PCB Front.JPG|P-042 PCB Front
 
File:SuperPad P042 MD PCB Front.JPG|P-042 PCB Front
 
File:SuperPad P042 MD PCB Back.JPG|P-042 PCB Back
 
File:SuperPad P042 MD PCB Back.JPG|P-042 PCB Back
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==References==
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Latest revision as of 12:50, 24 June 2023

SuperPad MD.jpg
Super Pad
Made for: Sega Mega Drive
Manufacturer: Recoton (InterAct, Performance)
Type: Control pad
Release Date RRP Code
Sega Mega Drive
US
P-042
Sega Mega Drive
EU
P-042
Sega Mega Drive
CA
CN-042

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The Super Pad (P-042), by Performance is a third-party Sega Mega Drive six button controller. Performance's Super Pads are very common third-party Mega Drive controllers, having been sold across the western world during the mid-to-late 1990s.

The P-042 does not have turbo features, and is merely an alternative to Sega's six button control pad. It is the basis for the Super Pad 8, released for the Sega Saturn.

Gallery

Physical scans

Mega Drive, US (older)
SuperPad MD US Box Front Old.jpg
Cover
Mega Drive, US (newer)
SuperPad P042 MD Box Back1.jpgNospine-small.pngSuperPad MD Box Front.jpg
Cover
Mega Drive, CA
SuperPad MD CA Box Back.jpgNospine-small.pngSuperPad MD CA Box Front.jpg
Cover

References



Third-party controllers for the Sega Mega Drive
  • Control pads
  • Arcade sticks
  • Computer joysticks
  • Wireless control pads
  • Others

Others | Clones