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{{sub-stub}}The '''Super Pad''' (P-042), by [[Performance]] is a third-party [[Sega Mega Drive]] six button controller. Performance's Super Pads are very common third-party Mega Drive controllers, having been sold across the western world during the mid-to-late 1990s.
 
{{sub-stub}}The '''Super Pad''' (P-042), by [[Performance]] is a third-party [[Sega Mega Drive]] six button controller. Performance's Super Pads are very common third-party Mega Drive controllers, having been sold across the western world during the mid-to-late 1990s.
  
Two variants of the Super Pad exist for reasons not fully understood; this "flatter" pad (P-042) which is both more common and the basis for the [[Super Pad 8]], released for the [[Sega Saturn]], and a more rounded pad (P-042C) which is identical to the [[6 Button Arcade Pad (MK-1470)|6 Button Arcade Pad]] (MK-1470) by [[Majesco]] (see that page for more details about the P-042C). The P-042 does not have turbo features, and is merely an alternative to [[Six Button Control Pad (Mega Drive)|Sega's six button control pad]].
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Three variants of the Super Pad exist for reasons not fully understood; this "flatter" pad (P-042) which is both more common and the basis for the [[Super Pad 8]], released for the [[Sega Saturn]], a more rounded pad (P-042C) which is identical to the [[6 Button Arcade Pad (MK-1470)|6 Button Arcade Pad]] (MK-1470) by [[Majesco]] (see that page for more details about the P-042C) and the game pad named P-042AR that has turbo switches for each action button and has a slow-motion switch on the back (it was made in cooperation with [[Recoton]] and was sold in their standard packaging, to which the [[Performance]] logo was added). BUT there is the P-042A version that the same as P-042AR but was produced without [[Recoton]] support and was sold in a standard red-and-white [[Performance]] package.The P-042 does not have turbo features, and is merely an alternative to [[Six Button Control Pad (Mega Drive)|Sega's six button control pad]].
  
==Physical Scans==
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==Gallery==
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<gallery>
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File:Performance Flatter Pad (P-042).jpg|"Flatter" variant (P-042)
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File:Performance Rounded Pad (P-042C).jpg|"More rounded" variant (P-042C)
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File:Performance Rounded Pad Backside(P-042C).jpg|P-042C backside
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File:Super Pad P042AR front MD Controller.jpg|P-042AR Front
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File:Super Pad P042AR back MD Controller.jpg|P-042AR Back
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File:SuperPad P042 MD PCB Front.JPG|P-042 PCB Front
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File:SuperPad P042 MD PCB Back.JPG|P-042 PCB Back
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File:SuperPad P042 MD Inside.JPG|P-042 Inside
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</gallery>
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==Physical scans==
 
{{Scanbox
 
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Revision as of 08:31, 10 January 2019

SuperPad MD.jpg
Super Pad
Made for: Sega Mega Drive
Manufacturer: Performance
Type: Control pad
Release Date RRP Code
Sega Mega Drive
US
P-042
Sega Mega Drive
EU
P-042
Sega Mega Drive
CA
CN-042

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The Super Pad (P-042), by Performance is a third-party Sega Mega Drive six button controller. Performance's Super Pads are very common third-party Mega Drive controllers, having been sold across the western world during the mid-to-late 1990s.

Three variants of the Super Pad exist for reasons not fully understood; this "flatter" pad (P-042) which is both more common and the basis for the Super Pad 8, released for the Sega Saturn, a more rounded pad (P-042C) which is identical to the 6 Button Arcade Pad (MK-1470) by Majesco (see that page for more details about the P-042C) and the game pad named P-042AR that has turbo switches for each action button and has a slow-motion switch on the back (it was made in cooperation with Recoton and was sold in their standard packaging, to which the Performance logo was added). BUT there is the P-042A version that the same as P-042AR but was produced without Recoton support and was sold in a standard red-and-white Performance package.The P-042 does not have turbo features, and is merely an alternative to Sega's six button control pad.

Gallery

Physical scans

Mega Drive, US (older)
SuperPad MD US Box Front Old.jpg
Cover
Mega Drive, US (P-042C)
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Cover
Mega Drive, US (P-042AR)
SuperPad P042AR MD Box Back.jpgSuperPad P042AR MD Box Front.jpg
Cover
Mega Drive, US (P-042A)

SuperPad P042A MD Box Back.jpg

Mega Drive, US (newer)
SuperPad P042 MD Box Back1.jpgSuperPad MD Box Front.jpg
Cover
Mega Drive, CA
SuperPad MD CA Box Back.jpgNospine-small.pngSuperPad MD CA Box Front.jpg
Cover


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