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| − | {{sub-stub}} | + | {{sub-stub}}'''{{PAGENAME}}''' is a third-party controller for the [[Sega Saturn]] created by [[Recoton]]'s STD Manufacturing division and sold under the [[InterAct]] name. It is the direct descendant of the [[Sega Mega Drive]]'s [[SG ProPad|SG ProPad 6]], being almost identical bar the name, plug, and extra shoulder buttons. |
Like the SG ProPad 2/SG ProPad 6, it can be "programmed" so that certain buttons have turbo features. It also contains a "slow" button, which rapidly pauses/unpauses the game, giving the effect of slow motion. | Like the SG ProPad 2/SG ProPad 6, it can be "programmed" so that certain buttons have turbo features. It also contains a "slow" button, which rapidly pauses/unpauses the game, giving the effect of slow motion. | ||
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Eclipse Pad is a third-party controller for the Sega Saturn created by Recoton's STD Manufacturing division and sold under the InterAct name. It is the direct descendant of the Sega Mega Drive's SG ProPad 6, being almost identical bar the name, plug, and extra shoulder buttons.
Like the SG ProPad 2/SG ProPad 6, it can be "programmed" so that certain buttons have turbo features. It also contains a "slow" button, which rapidly pauses/unpauses the game, giving the effect of slow motion.
The name for this stick was chosen by readers of Electronic Gaming Monthly in the United States[2].
Magazine articles
- Main article: Eclipse Pad/Magazine articles.
Promotional material
US print advert (with Eclipse Stick)
Print advert in Electronic Gaming Monthly (US) #75: "October 1995" (1995-xx-xx)
also published in:
also published in:
- Next Generation (US) #11: "November 1995" (1995-10-24)[4]
Print advert in Electronic Gaming Monthly (US) #77: "December 1995" (1995-xx-xx)
Print advert in Electronic Gaming Monthly (US) #81: "April 1996" (1996-xx-xx)
Physical scans
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| Saturn, US (Walmart cable bundle) |
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| Saturn, EU |
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| Saturn, CA |
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References
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