SG ProPad

SG ProPad
Made for: Sega Mega Drive
Manufacturer: Recoton (STD, QJ, InterAct)
Type: Control pad
Release Date RRP Code US 199x SV-434 US (New) 199x SV-434A US (6) 199x SV-439 EU 1993 SV-434 EU (2) 1993

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The SG ProPad, and its six-button successor, the SG ProPad 2/SG ProPad 6, are two third-party controllers for the Sega Mega Drive developed by Recoton and their STD Manufacturing devision (being released under the QJ and InterAct brands). They are simple control pads with turbo features.

Three different variants of the controller were released. The original SG ProPad is a simple three button controller built similarly to a Super Nintendo controller (the shells were in fact recycled from Recoton's "SN ProPad" range). Later a six button variant was released titled the All New SG ProPad, which merely adds a button and replaces a turbo switch for the MODE button.

The SG ProPad 2 and SG ProPad 6 have completely redesigned shells, utilising a function key to set each button's turbo speeds as opposed to cluttering the controller with switches. The two seem to be identical, though the ProPad 2 is far rarer than the ProPad 6.

Gallery

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  SG ProPad

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  All New SG ProPad

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  All New SG ProPad Backside

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  SG ProPad 2

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  SG ProPad 6

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  All New SG ProPad PCB Front

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  All New SG ProPad PCB Back

Promotional material

Print advert in Electronic Gaming Monthly (US) #52: "November 1993" (1993-xx-xx)

Print advert in Game Players (US) #0612: "Vol. 6 No. 12 December 1993" (1993-1x-xx)
also published in:

• GamePro (US) #54: "January 1994" (199x-xx-xx)

Print advert in Electronic Gaming Monthly (US) #57: "April 1994" (1994-xx-xx)
also published in:

• GamePro (US) #57: "April 1994" (1994-xx-xx)
• Game Players (US) #0705: "Vol. 7 No. 5 May 1994" (1994-0x-xx)
• Electronic Gaming Monthly (US) #58: "May 1994" (1994-xx-xx)
• Electronic Gaming Monthly (US) #59: "June 1994" (1994-xx-xx)

Print advert in EGM² (US) #2: "August 1994" (1994-0x-xx)
also published in:

• EGM² (US) #5: "November 1994" (1994-1x-xx)
• GamePro (US) #66: "January 1995" (199x-xx-xx)

Print advert in Electronic Gaming Monthly (US) #65: "December 1994" (1994-xx-xx)

Print advert in GamePro (US) #68: "March 1995" (1995-xx-xx)
also published in:

• GamePro (US) #69: "April 1995" (1995-xx-xx)
• Electronic Gaming Monthly (US) #70: "May 1995" (1995-0x-xx)

Print advert in Mean Machines Sega (UK) #5: "February 1993" (1993-01-28)
also published in:

• Sega Force Mega (UK) #2: "September 1993" (1993-07-22)
• Sega Force Mega (UK) #3: "October 1993" (1993-08-19)

Print advert in Games World Magazin (DE) #0708 (1995-0x-xx)

Physical scans

SG ProPad

Mega Drive, US
Cover

Mega Drive, EU
Cover

All New SG ProPad

Mega Drive, US
Cover

SG ProPad 2/6

Mega Drive, US
Cover

Mega Drive, US (Walmart)
Cover
Manual

Mega Drive, EU (2)
Cover

Mega Drive, EU (2; alt)
Cover

Mega Drive, EU (6)
Cover