Genesis Controllers

There's two different controllers for the Genesis.

That one.

That's a good one unless you need the six button for whatever game you're playing and then get the six button

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>>3665621
The original is the best unless you are playing fighting games since switching from the punch and the kicks is a pain in the ass using start.

>>3665648
What games would you need 6 buttons for?

>>3665625
There are at least 3 revisions of just the 3 Button controller in NA alone, as well as the two official Sega 6 button controllers (turbo and non), as well as the official Majesco 6 button controller.

>>3665652

Fighting games mostly. In Ranger X you can use the X and Z buttons to control your vehicle individually. There are a few other non-fighting games that use the extra buttons, but most Genesis games can be fully played on the 3 button controller.

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>>3665621
this one

Genesis 6-button> Genesis 3-button

Both are great tho

>>3665652

Fighters and Ranger X were already mentioned

Some games -can- be played entirely with the 3-button but you have to do weird shit like hit A and C at the same time, like Jurassic Park, Batman Forever, Lion King etc. play better with the six button

>>3665657
... There are two.
The 3 button, and six button.

Then there's the arcade joystick.

>>3665662
Some beat'em ups also use it; Bare Knuckle 3 and Comix Zone come to mind.

I think Judge Dredd also uses it.

Toejam & Earl 2 gives you hotkeys on the 6-button pad for some of the extra moves you'd otherwise access from the options (like the Funk Scan or Panic button). Comix Zone does the same thing incidentally.

>>3665621
Just go with the official 3 button. Only games I can think of that require the 6 button are for the 32X.

>>3665621
later 6 button with saturn dpad and later 3 button, later models for both types should have plug ends with a bulge on both sides of the connector

>>3665625
>>3665708
you might be a retard, may wanna get that checked

>>3665841
there's a sweet shinobi hack that takes advantage of the extra buttons

I prefer the 3 button because my hands are big.

>>3665849
Post the other ones you are talking about. You must have been born in the 2000s.

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>>3666040
http://segaretro.org/Control_Pad_(Mega_Drive)
http://segaretro.org/Six_Button_Control_Pad_(Mega_Drive)

The 6 button in the pic with all grey buttons are the Majesco controllers. IMO they're pretty garbage. The official 6-button and the later (all white) 3-button controllers are best. The later 3-button controllers have metal bearings in the d-pad like the 6-button and Saturn controllers.

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I prefer the 6-button controllers. The Japanese ones (upper left) is smaller than the American ones (lower left). The official ones are great, and I would say the Hyperkin GN6 controllers are 95% like the official ones. However do not get the really cheap China quality "Fighting Putt" variations that I see a lot of online (plastic feels really rubbery cheap, the XYZ buttons really stick out, and every part sounds loose when you shake it) ... like a lot of "fighting putt" online from stores to youtube videos recommending the 6-button controller (it is literal bootleg quality, and will misread inputs worse than 360 D-pads).

The Hori Mega Commander is the only one I have of its kind, but it was cheap because it was missing turbo switches which I replaced a few (under $10), it is just like a SNES controller but the D-pad plastic is just slightly harder than a real SNES controller, for those wanting a 3 over 3 layout on a SNES styled controller on the Genesis. The white Retrobit controller is also a Genesis controller shaped like a SNES controller (concave for upper left 2 buttons, convex for lower right 2 buttons) which is pretty close to actual SNES controllers minus the rounded start and mode (select) buttons; two of them came with my clone console and are surprisingly good.

These are the only 4-player games I have for the system, got plenty of 6-button pads. I recently got the EA game in hopes to maybe learn that sport, but never got around to it. Come on over, I think we can have some fun.

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>>3665621
this one by a mile

>>3666040
>>3666117
bottom, middle right is a winner. right dpad, right connector.
bottom, far left looks like it has the right connector. all white buttons generally mean a later model, but it still may have a shit dpad. bumps on the connector, like that 6 button, make it easier to identify without taking it apart.

>>3666317
glorious saturn dpad is glorious

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>>3666517
Yeah that's my personal favorite controller. However, I do not have a converter for it to go down to a Genesis. I think for that system, the 6-button pads are plenty good enough.

>>3665621
Mik and buutsy are grate amirit?

>>3665852
You can use 6 buttons with a normal cart, it just requires a code that nobody seems to know about

Get the standard three button one, wonderful controller in my opinion. You only need the six button controller for a couple of games I think, like Comix Zone really benefits from having more buttons.