Virtua Stick
From Sega Retro
The Virtua Stick is an arcade stick peripheral released for the Sega Saturn. There are two models of the Virtua Stick, the first (HSS-0104) made it to Japan and Europe and features turbo switches, while the second (HSS-0136) only made it to Japan.
The HSS-0136 model was also re-released for the Dreamcast, including an internal Sega Saturn to Dreamcast controller adapter. It was re-branded as "DC GAMEMATE Fighting Stick" by sticking new foil labels over the old branding.
Both Virtua sticks have nine face buttons, seven functioning like the regular face buttons on a regular Saturn Controller and another two for and . As the name suggests, the Virtua Stick was intended to be used with Virtua Fighter, one of the earliest Saturn versus fighting games.
The Virtua Stick was redesigned for the Japanese audience to make it more authentic. The buttons and joysticks were replaced those more common to the arcade, and the turbo switches were removed. The second Virtua Stick would go on to influence the Dreamcast Arcade Stick in the years that followed.
Japan also received the Virtua Stick Pro, which adds space for a second player.
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