Arcade Power Stick

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Arcade Power Stick
Made for: Sega Mega Drive
Manufacturer: Sega
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The Arcade Power Stick (アーケードパワースティック) is an arcade stick peripheral for the Sega Mega Drive (though is also compatible with other consoles/computer that rely on DE-9 ports).

The Arcade Power Stick has three face buttons equipped with turbo features, which whose speed can be configured. A version by S-Chi was also released.

The Japanese release of the Arcade Power Stick features joysticks with microswitch input, akin to arcade hardware. All non-Japanese versions of the peripheral utilize joysticks with rubber contacts, similarly to the D-pad of a standard controller. All releases regardless of region use face buttons with rubber contacts, identical in function to that of a standard controller.

The Arcade Power Stick was followed by the Arcade Power Stick 6B.

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Promotional material

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Print advert in ACE (UK) #37: "October 1990" (1990-09-xx)
also published in:
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Print advert in Computer & Video Games (UK) #108: "November 1990" (1990-10-16)
also published in:
  • ACE (UK) #38: "November 1990" (1990-10-xx)[2]
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Physical scans

Sega Retro Average 
Publication Score Source
90 №9, p73[3]
Sega Mega Drive
90
Based on
1 review
Sega Retro Average 
Publication Version Score
MegaTech (UK)
93
[4]
Raze (UK)
90
[3]
Sega Power (UK)
75
[5]
Sega Mega Drive
86
Based on
3 reviews

Arcade Power Stick

Mega Drive, US
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Mega Drive, EU
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Mega Drive, JP
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Mega Drive, CA
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Mega Drive, ?? (S-Chi)
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