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The '''Saturn Twin Stick''' (ツインスティック) is a special peripheral designed with ''[[Cyber Troopers Virtual-On]]'' in mind. As the name suggests it features two joysticks at the expense of fewer buttons. Despite having a product code of its own (HSS-0151), it was only ever sold as part of a HSS-0154 pack containing ''Cyber Troopers Virtual-On''.
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The '''{{PAGENAME}}''' (ツインスティック) is a special peripheral designed with ''[[Cyber Troopers Virtual-On]]'' in mind. As the name suggests it features two joysticks at the expense of fewer buttons. Despite having a product code of its own (HSS-0151), it was only ever sold as part of a HSS-0154 pack containing ''Cyber Troopers Virtual-On''.
  
The Saturn Twin Stick was only released in Japan (despite having detailed descriptions of the controls in the US ''Cyber Troopers Virtual-On'' manual), and its design would go on to inspire the [[Dreamcast Twin Stick]].  
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The Saturn Twin Stick was only released in Japan (despite having detailed descriptions of the controls in the US and EU ''Cyber Troopers Virtual-On'' manual{{fileref|Virtualon sat us manual.pdf|page=7}}), and its design would go on to inspire the [[Dreamcast Twin Stick]].  
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==List of supported games==
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While the Twin-Stick was designed for ''Cyber Troopers Virtual-On'' a small number of other games also support the perihperal. None were released outside of Japan.
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==Magazine articles==
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==Physical scans==
 
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==External links==
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* Sega of Japan catalogue pages (Japanese): [https://web.archive.org/web/20130210004913/http://sega.jp/fb/segahard/ss/twin.html Saturn]
  
 
==References==
 
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Latest revision as of 13:43, 2 February 2024

Saturn HSS-0151.jpg
Saturn Twin-Stick
Made for: Sega Saturn
Manufacturer: Sega
Release Date RRP Code
Sega Saturn
JP
¥5,8005,800 HSS-0154

The Saturn Twin-Stick (ツインスティック) is a special peripheral designed with Cyber Troopers Virtual-On in mind. As the name suggests it features two joysticks at the expense of fewer buttons. Despite having a product code of its own (HSS-0151), it was only ever sold as part of a HSS-0154 pack containing Cyber Troopers Virtual-On.

The Saturn Twin Stick was only released in Japan (despite having detailed descriptions of the controls in the US and EU Cyber Troopers Virtual-On manual[2]), and its design would go on to inspire the Dreamcast Twin Stick.

List of supported games

While the Twin-Stick was designed for Cyber Troopers Virtual-On a small number of other games also support the perihperal. None were released outside of Japan.

Magazine articles

Main article: Saturn Twin-Stick/Magazine articles.

Physical scans

Saturn, JP
TwinStick Saturn JP Box Back.jpgNospine-small.pngSaturn HSS-0154 box-1.jpg
Cover
TwinStickSaturnJPManual.pdf
Manual

External links

  • Sega of Japan catalogue pages (Japanese): Saturn

References


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