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dnehthend
04-22-2010, 02:51 PM
did they ever come with coiled cords (like a phone cord)?

I have a set that seems to be, even springs back a bit.

Just wondering if they did this for a period of time or if someone had tightly wrapped it around something for a while.
diskoboy
04-22-2010, 03:01 PM
No, they did not. It was a straight cord.

However, on the Master System controls, the wire comes out the side of the pad instead of the top.

http://i177.photobucket.com/albums/w232/diskoboy1974/f5317d8f.jpg
Emperor Megas
04-22-2010, 03:22 PM
No, they did not. It was a straight cord.

However, on the Master System controls, the wire comes out the side of the pad instead of the top.I've never had a Master System controller with the cord coming out of the side. Everyone I've used the cord comes out of the top on the controller.
dnehthend
04-22-2010, 04:02 PM
they changed it from the side to the top in 87

"The original controllers, like Sega's previous systems, has the cord emerging from the side; in 1987 the design was changed to the now-typical top emerging cord. Some controllers also include a screw-in thumb stick for the D-pad."
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sega_Master_System#Standard_controllers
dnehthend
04-22-2010, 04:10 PM
I just took a pic

both say model 3020

http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e45/dnehthend/master-system-controllers.jpg
jb143
04-22-2010, 04:14 PM
Does the plug say Sega? (Or do normal ones? I can't remember). It was a standard cable/plug so it's possible someone replaced it for some reason. I doubt that tightly wrapping the cord around something would turn it into a spiral cord. Sure it would look a bit like one but you could tell. It would be too loose and streched out/not too springy.

Just a theory in case no one can confirm there were spiral cord versions.
Emperor Megas
04-22-2010, 04:16 PM
Weird. I have controllers with the choking hazard mini-sticks and I'm pretty sure that they have the cord at the top, and I got my first Master System the year it launched, too.

I don't believe my mini-stick controllers have 'screw-in' sticks either. I'm pretty sure that they just push in, that is, they aren't threaded. Was that a regional thing?