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The '''SMS Control Pad''' (Product No. 3020) is the joypad which comes packaged with [[Sega Master System|SMS]] systems. Resembling the 1st generation NES pads, three versions exist:       
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[[Image:Sms_joypad.jpg|thumb|right|200px|SMS control pad]]The '''SMS Control Pad''' (Product No. 3020) is the joypad which comes packaged with [[Sega Master System|SMS]] systems. The joypad connects to the SMS via a [[DB-9]] port, so it is also compatible with the Commodore 64 and partially compatible with the [[Sega Megadrive]]. Resembling the 1st generation NES pads, three versions exist:       
 
#Three button/mini-joystick.  Once the thumbpad button cap was removed, a small "thumbstick" could be inserted.       
 
#Three button/mini-joystick.  Once the thumbpad button cap was removed, a small "thumbstick" could be inserted.       
 
#Three button. The third button sits recessed in the center of the thumbpad.  The button has no function during gameplay.       
 
#Three button. The third button sits recessed in the center of the thumbpad.  The button has no function during gameplay.       
 
#Two button. The thumbpad button as been entirely removed.  This version is most commonly associated with the SMS II when it was introduced.
 
#Two button. The thumbpad button as been entirely removed.  This version is most commonly associated with the SMS II when it was introduced.
 
[[Category: SMS Hardware|Control Pad, SMS]]
 
[[Category: SMS Hardware|Control Pad, SMS]]

Revision as of 13:57, 6 April 2005

SMS control pad

The SMS Control Pad (Product No. 3020) is the joypad which comes packaged with SMS systems. The joypad connects to the SMS via a DB-9 port, so it is also compatible with the Commodore 64 and partially compatible with the Sega Megadrive. Resembling the 1st generation NES pads, three versions exist:

  1. Three button/mini-joystick. Once the thumbpad button cap was removed, a small "thumbstick" could be inserted.
  2. Three button. The third button sits recessed in the center of the thumbpad. The button has no function during gameplay.
  3. Two button. The thumbpad button as been entirely removed. This version is most commonly associated with the SMS II when it was introduced.