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Revision as of 05:46, 26 November 2020

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Jump Pack
Made for: Sega Dreamcast
Manufacturer: Sega
Release Date RRP Code
Sega Dreamcast
JP 		¥1,800 (1,890)1,800e[5] HKT-8600
Sega Dreamcast
US 		MK-50154
Sega Dreamcast
EU 		MK-55154-50
Sega Dreamcast
PL 		139zł139[6]

The Jump Pack (referred to as the Vibration Pack in Europe and the Puru Puru Pack (ぷるぷるパック) in Japan) is a insertable accessory for the Dreamcast controller's expansion ports. When placed in the controller, it allow compatible games to give force feedback to the controller, a concept pioneered by Nintendo with the Nintendo 64.

Hardware

The Jump Pack is similar in appearance to a VMU, though has no screen, buttons or memory capabilities. The accessory is bulkier at the back, meaning the preferred position is to place it in the second second expansion slot (some third party alternatives are built in such a way where this is not necessary). Because the Jump Pack is removable, it can be placed in a number of other Dreamcast controllers - for example, in theory it could be placed inside the Dreamcast Gun giving the controller a more realistic feel when firing.

Dreamcast was the last console to have a removable vibration pack. All future consoles have had the technology built in to the controller.

List of compatible games

In contrast to the Nintendo 64 and PlayStation which received their vibration options some years after going on sale, the Dreamcast's Jump Pack was available from the beginning, and so is widely used across its library of games. Support is usually only omitted in game genres where vibration would make no sense - the only optional peripheral that is more widely used is the Visual Memory Unit.

Gallery

Official photographs

  • DreamcastPressDisc4 Hardware vibration pack.jpg
  • DreamcastPressDisc4 Hardware VIBRATION PACK.jpg

Magazine articles

Main article: Jump Pack/Magazine articles.

Promotional material

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Print advert in Next Level (AR) #11: "Diciembre 1999" (1999-xx-xx)
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Physical scans

Retail Packaging

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Jump Pack

Dreamcast, US
JumpPack DC US Box Back.jpgVibrationpack us box.jpg
Cover
Dreamcast, EU
VibrationPack DC EU Box Back.jpgVibrationpack eu box.jpg
Cover
Vibration Pack DC EU Manual.pdf
Manual
Dreamcast, JP
PuruPuroPack DC JP Box Back.jpgVibrationpack jp box.jpg
Cover
Puru Puru Pack DC JP Manual.pdf
Manual

Shipping Boxes

Dreamcast, EU
Vibration Pack Shipping Box DC EU Back.jpg
Vibration Pack Shipping Box DC EU TopBottom.jpgVibration Pack Shipping Box DC EU Spine.jpgVibration Pack Shipping Box DC EU TopBottom.jpgVibration Pack Shipping Box DC EU Spine2.jpg
Vibration Pack Shipping Box DC EU Front.jpg
Cover

References

  1. ↑ Press release: 1999-09-02: Sega Dreamcast Launch Titles and Peripherals
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Computer & Video Games, "November 1999" (UK; 1999-10-13), page 68
  3. ↑ Sega Magazin, "October 1999" (DE; 1999-09-06), page 7
  4. ↑ http://www.sega.co.jp/dreamcast/about/peri/others/others.htm (Wayback Machine: 1999-05-08 20:31)
  5. ↑ https://virtual-on.sega.jp/oratan/hotstart/manual/peri.html (Wayback Machine: 2020-03-04 19:45)
  6. ↑ https://gry.interia.pl/news-oficjalny-dystrybutor-dreamcast,nId,727666


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