Different Genesis Control Pads

[TonyTheTiger]

Pointless? Probably. But for some strange reason I've always paid attention to the different color schemes and variations Genesis pads went through. I'm not talking about third party stuff since it'll take forever to find them all. I'm more interested in ones made by Sega or its licensees.

I went looking and found some that I've never seen before. Let me know if I'm missing any or if my info is off.


American Stuff



A: Genesis, red text. Included with Genesis Model 1 consoles.

B: Genesis, white text. Included with Genesis Model 2 consoles. I think there were two versions of this, one had a longer wire.

C: I've never seen this one before. Was this the pack-in with the Genesis 3?

D: 6 Button version 1. Included with the CDX.

E: 6 Button version 2. I don't know if this was ever sold with a console.


European Stuff (I think that's the case, at least. I'm not sure about this region at all).



F: Mega Drive, white text. Was this included with the Model 1 systems?

G: Mega Drive, red start button. I'm pretty certain this came with the Model 2.

H: Mega Drive, red text. I've never seen this before. Any ideas?

I: 6 Button, red start button. Did this come with a console? Multi-Mega, maybe?

J: Some kind of wireless pad. New to me.

K: Again, new to me. I'm just guessing that it's European but I could be wrong.


Asian Stuff



L: Mega Drive, blue start button. I think this was the standard pad for most Japanese consoles. I'm pretty sure it was included with the Model 1 machines as well as various oddities like the Sega branded Wondermega and the Teradrive.

M: 6 Button, blue start button. I know this was packaged with the Japanese Model 2. But it also looks like it came with a Multi-Mega and whatever that bizarre Linguaphone Education Gear CD-ROM thing is.

N: Samsung branded pad. Came with the Korean Super Aladdin Boy.


Weird Stuff



O: JVC X'Eye pad.

P: Victor pad packaged with the Victor branded Wondermega RG-M1.

Q: Wireless Victor pad included with the Wondermega RG-M2.

R: Laseractive Pad.

S: That Aiwa Boom Box thing.

T: Amstrad Mega PC. One of my favorite color schemes.


I count 20. Did I get them all?