Originally Posted by
BlastProcessing402
If it did (and I'm having a hard time finding the exact release date of the controller, every source just gives the year, 1993) it wasn't by much. I certainly never had to play the game with the 3-button, and I rented the game a lot that fall when it came out.
The Genesis version of WWF Royal Rumble apparently came out 2 days after MK (if wiki's dates can be believed) and it supported the 6 button controller too. Actually that one is damn near unplayable without it.