SG ProgramPad

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SG ProgramPad
Made for: Sega Mega Drive
Manufacturer: STD Manufacturing (QJ, InterAct)
Type: Control pad
Release Date RRP Code
Sega Mega Drive
JP
¥3,980 (4,099)3,980e[1] IMD-02
Sega Mega Drive
US
$39.9539.95[2] SV-437
Sega Mega Drive
US
(6)
SV-443
Sega Mega Drive
EU
SV-437
Sega Mega Drive
EU
(2)
SV-443
Sega Mega Drive
UK
£39.9939.99 SV-437

The SG ProgramPad series, known as the Imagineer ProPad MD (イマジニアプロパドMD) in Japan, is a set of third-party control pads for the Sega Mega Drive, manufactured by Recoton's STD Manufacturing division (later under the QJ and InterAct brands). It is a more advanced alternative to the SG ProPad, and came in two forms - the three button SG ProgramPad and a six button variant known as the SG ProgramPad 2 in Europe and SG ProgramPad 6 in North America.

The SG ProgramPad, as the name suggests, has a built-in LCD display and the ability to "program" button combinations. This is especially useful in fighting games (for example in Street Fighter II: Special Champion Edition, Down Down-right Right A will make Ryu perform his trademark hadouken move, and by mapping this sequence to a button, this gives the player an advantage over the competition).

The original SG ProgramPad is a effectively a three button controller (though obviously contains other buttons for which to map control combinations to). The ProgramPad 2/6 is largely the same, but has an extra button and 66 common moves already built into the ontroller, with a further six slots available for custom combinations.

SG ProgramPad is an awkwardly designed controller, as presumably Recoton wished to recycle designs for their "SN ProgramPad" range for the Super Nintendo (a similar story occurred with the SG ProPad).

Magazine articles

Main article: SG ProgramPad/Magazine articles.

Gallery

Promotional material

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Print advert in Electronic Gaming Monthly (US) #49: "August 1993" (1993-xx-xx)
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Print advert in Electronic Gaming Monthly (US) #52: "November 1993" (1993-xx-xx)
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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)[3]
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Print advert in Electronic Gaming Monthly (US) #57: "April 1994" (1994-xx-xx)
also published in:
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Print advert in Electronic Gaming Monthly (US) #62: "September 1994" (1994-xx-xx)
also published in:
  • GamePro (US) #64: "November 1994" (1994-xx-xx)[8]
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Print advert in Electronic Gaming Monthly (US) #65: "December 1994" (1994-xx-xx)
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Physical scans

SG ProgramPad

Mega Drive, US
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SG ProgramPad 2/6

Mega Drive, JP
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Mega Drive, US (2)
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Mega Drive, US (6)
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Mega Drive, EU
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References


Third-party controllers for the Sega Mega Drive
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  • Computer joysticks
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