Arcade Power Stick

Arcade Power Stick
Made for: Sega Mega Drive
Manufacturer: Sega Enterprises, Ltd.
Distributor: Sega of America (US), Irwin Electronics (CA)
Release Date RRP Code JP 1990 ¥6,8006,800 HAA-2650 US 1990 $49.9549.95 1655 EU 1990 MK-1655-50 UK 1990 £34.9934.99 MK-1655-50 AU 199x $89.9589.95 CA 1990 AS 199x

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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 was followed by the Arcade Power Stick 6B.

Hardware

The Arcade Power Stick has three face buttons equipped with turbo features, which whose speed can be configured.

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.

Magazine articles

Main article: Arcade Power Stick/Magazine articles.

Promotional material

Print advert in Top Mega-Drive (TW) #5: "xxxx xxxx" (199x-xx-xx)

Print advert in ACE (UK) #37: "October 1990" (1990-09-xx)
also published in:

• Computer & Video Games (UK) #107: "October 1990" (1990-09-16)

Print advert in Computer & Video Games (UK) #108: "November 1990" (1990-10-16)
also published in:

• ACE (UK) #38: "November 1990" (1990-10-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)

Photo gallery

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  US model

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  EU model

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  JP model

Physical scans

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Publication Version Score MegaTech (UK) 93 Raze (UK) 90 Sega Power (UK) 75

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Arcade Power Stick

Mega Drive, JP
Cover

Mega Drive, US
Cover

Mega Drive, EU
Cover

Mega Drive, CA
Cover

Mega Drive, AS†

External links

• Sega of Japan catalogue page (Japanese): Mega Drive