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Control Stick

Manufacturer: Sega

Release	Date	RRP	Code
US	1987-02^[1]		3060
EU	1987
PT	19xx
UK	1987	£14.9514.95^[2]^[3]
AU	1987

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Control Stick is a Sega Master System joystick designed for right handed control, instead of the typical left handed set-up. It was sold for $20 to 25 in North America, and was also available packaged with the SMS cart OutRun (sold together for $45 to $65) or the Rapid Fire Unit.

Hardware

The Control Stick functions exactly like a standard Master System Control Pad but attempts to give the user a greater sense of control over the on-screen characters. It is not particularly good for games that require precise movements.

Interestingly some versions of the Control Stick freely advertise its compatibility with home computers and other game consoles such as the Commodore VIC-20, Commodore 64, Atari 400, Atari 800 and Atari 2600. It is the only Western Sega peripheral to date to advertise this, though most Master System (and Mega Drive) controllers will function with these computers with varying degrees of success due to the systems sharing the same type of DE-9 control port.

Magazine articles

Main article: Control Stick/Magazine articles.

Promotional material

ES advert (1990)

Print advert in Computer & Video Games (UK) #90: "April 1989" (1989-03-16)
also published in:

New Computer Express (UK) #21: "April 1, 1989" (1989-03-30)^[4]
Computer & Video Games (UK) #91: "May 1989" (1989-04-11)^[5]
New Computer Express (UK) #23: "April 15, 1989" (1989-04-13)^[6]
ACE (UK) #20: "May 1989" (1989-04-06)^[7]
Computer & Video Games (UK) #92: "June 1989" (1989-05-16)^[8]
ACE (UK) #21: "June 1989" (1989-05-04)^[9]

Print advert in Guida Video Giochi (IT) #6: "Dicembre 1989" (1989-xx-xx)

Print advert in Sega Klubilehti (FI) #2: "2/91" (1991-xx-xx)

Print advert in Sega Klubilehti (FI) #3: "1/92" (1992-xx-xx)
also published in:

Sega Klubilehti (FI) #4: "2/92" (1992-xx-xx)^[10]

Photo gallery

EU Box (above)
EU Stick (above)
EU Stick (side)
PT box (front)

Physical scans

Master System, US

Master System, EU
Cover

References

Sega Master System
Topics	Sega Master System \| Technical Specifications (Hardware Comparison) \| History \| Boot ROM \| Magazine articles \| Promotional material \| Merchandise
Hardware	Asia \| North America \| Western Europe \| Eastern Europe \| South America \| Australasia \| Africa Sega Mark III \| Sega Game Box 9 \| Master System Girl \| Master System Super Compact \| Kiosk \| Sega System E
Add-ons	Demo Unit II \| Telecon Pack \| FM Sound Unit \| 3-D Glasses
Controllers	SJ-152 \| Control Pad \| 3-D Glasses \| Control Stick \| Handle Controller \| Light Phaser \| Paddle Control \| Rapid Fire Unit \| Sports Pad \| SG Commander
Misc. Hardware	Action Replay \| Card Catcher \| Action Case \| Freedom Connection \| Playkit
Unreleased	Floppy Disk Drive
Consoles-on-a-chip	Arcade Gamer Portable \| TF-DVD560 \| DVD Karaoke Game DVT-G100 \| Fun Play 20-in-1 \| Handheld Electronic Games \| Master System 3 Collection \| Master System 3 \| Master System Evolution \| Master System Handy \| PlayPal Plug & Play \| Poga

[:File:ComputerEntertainer_US_Vol.6_01.pdf_p14-1] Computer Entertainer, "April 1987" (US; 1987-04-xx), page 14

[:File:CVG_UK_090.pdf_p105-2] Computer & Video Games, "April 1989" (UK; 1989-03-16), page 105

[:File:Mastertronic_UK_Catalogue_1988.pdf_p2-3] The Mastertronic Catalogue (UK; 1988), page 2

[:File:NewComputerExpress_UK_021.pdf_p9-4] New Computer Express, "April 1, 1989" (UK; 1989-03-30), page 9

[:File:CVG_UK_091.pdf_p84-5] Computer & Video Games, "May 1989" (UK; 1989-04-11), page 84

[:File:NewComputerExpress_UK_023.pdf_p7-6] New Computer Express, "April 15, 1989" (UK; 1989-04-13), page 7

[:File:ACE_UK_20.pdf_p68-7] ACE, "May 1989" (UK; 1989-04-06), page 68

[:File:CVG_UK_092.pdf_p89-8] Computer & Video Games, "June 1989" (UK; 1989-05-16), page 89

[:File:ACE_UK_21.pdf_p76-9] ACE, "June 1989" (UK; 1989-05-04), page 76

[:File:SegaKlubilehti_FIN_04.pdf_p8-10] Sega Klubilehti, "2/92" (FI; 1992-xx-xx), page 8

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+{{sub-stub}}'''{{PAGENAME}}''' is a [[Sega Master System]] joystick designed for right handed control, instead of the typical left handed set-up. It was sold for $20 to 25 in North America, and was also available packaged with the SMS cart ''[[OutRun]]'' (sold together for $45 to $65) or the [[Rapid Fire Unit]].
-The '''Control Stick''' was a [[Sega Master System]] joystick designed for right handed control, instead  of the typical left handed set-up.  It was sold separately for $20 to 25, was packaged with the SMS cart Outrun (sold together for $45 to 65), and was also sold with the [[Rapid Fire Unit]] ("Rapid Fire Control Stick", $??.??) It had a black, gray and red design.
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+The Control Stick functions exactly like a standard [[Control Pad (Master System)|Master System Control Pad]] but attempts to give the user a greater sense of control over the on-screen characters. It is not particularly good for games that require precise movements.
-       ||         by
-      _   _   ||        Jesse Telephone Booth
+Interestingly some versions of the Control Stick freely advertise its compatibility with home computers and other game consoles such as the Commodore VIC-20, Commodore 64, Atari 400, Atari 800 and Atari 2600. It is the only Western Sega peripheral to date to advertise this, though most Master System (and Mega Drive) controllers will function with these computers with varying degrees of success due to the systems sharing the same type of [[DE-9]] control port.
-    /-----------------\
-    \-----------------/
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+==Photo gallery==
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+Sega Control Stick SMS EU Photo3.jpg| EU Box (above)
+Sega Control Stick SMS EU Photo1.jpg | EU Stick (above)
+Sega Control Stick SMS EU Photo2.jpg | EU Stick (side)
+ControlStick SMS PT Box Front.jpg|PT box (front)
+</gallery>
+==Physical scans==
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+| console=Master System
+| region=US
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+{{Scanbox
+| console=Master System
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+| back=Sega Control Stick SMS EU Back.jpg
+| spine=Sega Control Stick SMS EU Side.jpg
+| top=Sega Control Stick SMS EU Top.jpg
+| square=yes
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+==References==
+<references/>
+{{MasterSystem}}