Difference between revisions of "Arcade Power Stick"
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The Arcade Power Stick has three face buttons equipped with turbo features, which whose speed can be configured. A version by [[S-Chi]] was also released. | The Arcade Power Stick has three face buttons equipped with turbo features, which whose speed can be configured. A version by [[S-Chi]] was also released. | ||
| − | The Japanese release of the Arcade Power Stick features | + | The Japanese release of the Arcade Power Stick features a joystick with microswitches, akin to arcade hardware. All non-Japanese versions of the peripheral utilize joysticks with rubber contacts, similar to the D-pad of a standard controller. All releases regardless of region use face buttons with rubber contacts, identical in function to that of a standard controller. |
The Arcade Power Stick was followed by the [[Arcade Power Stick 6B]]. | The Arcade Power Stick was followed by the [[Arcade Power Stick 6B]]. | ||
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The Arcade Power Stick (アーケードパワースティック) is an arcade stick peripheral for the Sega Mega Drive (though is also compatible with other consoles/computer that rely on DE-9 ports).
The Arcade Power Stick has three face buttons equipped with turbo features, which whose speed can be configured. A version by S-Chi was also released.
The Japanese release of the Arcade Power Stick features a joystick with microswitches, akin to arcade hardware. All non-Japanese versions of the peripheral utilize joysticks with rubber contacts, similar to the D-pad of a standard controller. All releases regardless of region use face buttons with rubber contacts, identical in function to that of a standard controller.
The Arcade Power Stick was followed by the Arcade Power Stick 6B.
Gallery
US model
EU model
JP model
S-Chi model
Promotional material
also published in:
- Computer & Video Games (UK) #107: "October 1990" (1990-09-16)[5]
Physical scans
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External link
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 File:Raze UK 09.pdf, page 73 Cite error: Invalid
<ref>tag; name ":File:Raze UK 09.pdf_p73" defined multiple times with different content - ↑ File:ACE UK 37.pdf, page 51
- ↑ File:SegaVisions US 08.pdf, page 62
- ↑ http://sega.jp/fb/segahard/md/stick.html
- ↑ Computer & Video Games, "October 1990" (UK; 1990-09-16), page 122
- ↑ ACE, "November 1990" (UK; 1990-10-xx), page 36
- ↑ MegaTech, "July 1992" (UK; 1992-06-20), page 12
- ↑ Sega Power, "October 1991" (UK; 1991-09-05), page 63