Dreamcast third-party Jump Packs
From Sega Retro
The Sega Dreamcast was the last mainstream video game console to have detachable rumble/vibration (or in the Dreamcast's case, "jump") packs to help immerse the player within the game. The official Jump Pack was often seen as expensive, bulky and heavy, so several third party manufacturers produced their own. Also unlike the VMU, Sega only produced the Jump Pack in one colour—white.
There are some interesting third party variants of the Jump Pack. For example, Mad Catz's "Force Pack" has an LED which flickers when vibrating.
This page lists all of the third party jump packs we know about. It is likely incomplete.
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| ActiShock (yellow) | ActiLink | (>=1999) |
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| ActiShock (blue) | ActiLink | (>=1999) |
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| Mega Jump Pak | Dragoncast | (>=1999) | 
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Shaker Pack | Electronics Boutique | (>=1999) |
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| Shaker Pack | GAME | (>=1999) |
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| DC Shock Pack | Gamestation | (>=1999) |
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| Vibration Pack (red) | Get More Sun(?) | (>=1999) |
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| Vibration Pack (blue) | Get More Sun(?) | (>=1999) |
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Color Rumble Pack | Innovation | (>=1999) |
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Color Rumble Pack (white) | Innovation | (>=1999) |
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Color Rumble Pack (green) | Innovation | (>=1999) |
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Color Rumble Pack (blue) | Innovation | (>=1999) |
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Color Rumble Pack (purple) | Innovation | (>=1999) |
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| Rumble Pack for Dreamcast | Innovation | (>=1999) |
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| Hyper Pak | Intec | (2001) |
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Jolt Pack | Joytech | (>=1999) |
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Jolt Pack | Joytech | (>=1999) |
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| Puru Puru Pack | Kai Li Ta | (>=1999) |
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Force Pack | Mad Catz | £19.99[1] (1999)
$19.99[2] (1999) |
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| Rocker Pak (clear) | Naki | (>=1999) |
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| Rocker Pak (gray) | Naki | (>=1999) |
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Rocker Pak (clear orange) | Naki | (>=1999) |
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| Kick Pack | Nuby | (2000) |
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Thunder Pak (white) | Nyko | (1999) |
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| Thunder Pak (red) | Nyko | (1999) |
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| Thunder Pak (yellow) | Nyko | (1999) |
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Thunder Pak (green) | Nyko | (1999) |
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| Thunder Pak (blue) | Nyko | (1999) |  
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| Thunder Pak (purple) | Nyko | (1999) | 
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| DC Vibration Pak | Pelican Accessories | (>= 1999) |
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TremorPak | Performance | US: $9.99[3] (1999) | 
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MotionPak | Performance | EU: (1999) |
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| MotionPak | Performance | (>= 1999) |
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| Shock² Pack | Thrustmaster | (>= 1999) |
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| Puru Puro Pack | Topway | (>= 1999) | 
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| V Force | Vortecx | (>=1999) |
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Jump pack/memory card hybrids
Some third-party manufacturers chose to combine the features of a Jump Pack with that of a Visual Memory Unit (sans screen and buttons), creating an accessory that could both cause a controller to vibrate, and allow game data to be saved. Sega never released this style of hybrid accessory themselves - you were always expected to buy each individually. Most of these are styled similarly to a standard Jump Pack, i.e. with a hangover at the top, making them better suited to the second port of a Dreamcast Controller.
Not all hybrid units can work as both accessories - Nyko's DC Hyper Pak, for example, has a switch on top that toggles between rumble or memory, being unable to perform both functions simultaneously. Alternatives to this scheme were building vibration functions into the controller itself, which several third-parties also did.
| Box | Name | Brand | Date & Price | Images | Documentation |
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| 4 Meg Rumble Pack (green) | EMS | (>=1999) |
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4 Meg Rumble Pack (blue) | EMS | (>=1999) |
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| 4 Meg Rumble Pack (purple) | EMS | (>=1999) |
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Advanced Jolt Pack | Joytech | UK: £17.99[4] (2000) |
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Advanced Jolt Pack | Joytech | UK: £17.99[4] (2000) |
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| Shindou Tsuki 1M Memory 振動付き1Mメモリー |
Karat | ¥2,000[5] (xxxx) |
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| DC Hyper Pak (orange) | Nyko | (1999) | 
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TremorPak Plus | Performance | (>=1999) |
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References
- ↑ Computer & Video Games, "November 1999" (UK; 1999-10-13), page 69
- ↑ http://www.madcatz.com/dreamcast1.html (Wayback Machine: 2000-03-04 11:46)
- ↑ http://www.interact-acc.com/console/dreamcast/p-20-313.shtml (Wayback Machine: 2000-05-29 16:15)
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Dreamcast Monthly, "May 2000" (UK; 2000-04-13), page 13
- ↑ http://karat-jp.com/products/dc/dc_1m_rumble/dc_1m_rumble.html (Wayback Machine: 2001-02-08 18:32)