ASCII Pad FT

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ASCII Pad FT
Made for: Sega Dreamcast
Manufacturer: ASCII
Licensor: Capcom, SNK
Type: Control pad
Release Date RRP Code
Sega Dreamcast
JP
¥2,980 (3,129)2,980e[1] ASC-1301P
Sega Dreamcast
JP
(Capcom)
¥3,300 (3,465)3,300e[2] ASC-1301M
Sega Dreamcast
JP
(SNK)
¥3,300 (3,465)3,300e[2] ASC-1301K

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ASCII Pad FT is a special Sega Dreamcast controller manufactured by ASCII and only released in Japan. The "FT" stands for "Fighting Type".

The ASCII Pad FT is somewhat of a step backwards in terms of controllers, as it resembles a standard Sega Saturn Control Pad, dropping the analogue stick completely and replacing the L and R shoulder buttons with C and Z face buttons. It was built with 2D fighting games in mind, similar to the Dreamcast Arcade Stick, though is much smaller and has a switch to enable rumble features. It can also hold one VMU.

There are several types of ASCII Pad FTs, including the standard white edition, a black "Capcom" version and a blue "SNK" version. There is also a transparent-black version of the controller. There is also a ASCII Stick FT, which resembles an arcade stick. An "ASCII Pad FT2" peripheral with similar functions was later released for the PlayStation 2.

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Physical scans

Dreamcast, JP (white)
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Dreamcast, JP (transparent-black)
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Dreamcast, JP (Capcom)
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Cover
Dreamcast, JP (SNK)
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Cover

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Third-party controllers for the Sega Dreamcast

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