Mega Drive third-party clone controllers

From Sega Retro

The Sega Mega Drive, unlike any other Sega console and almost unique in the world of video gaming at large, has received numerous unofficial copies or "clones" of its official controller options; the standard three-button Control Pad (SJ-3500/MK-1650), the first Six Button Control Pad (SJ-6000/MK-1653), the Genesis 3's 6 Button Arcade Pad (MK-1470 - not to be confused with the other MK-1470) and the Arcade Power Stick.

While many have appeared as part of officially licensed consoles produced by other distributors (e.g. Tectoy and its later Brazil-only Mega Drive and Master System consoles), many more have been produced by third-parties as replacement controllers with only minor differences. Production of these accessories continues to this day, not just in markets where Sega does not actively seek to protect its copyrights and patents, but across major markets too, where they continue to be sold unopposed.

Though build quality and internals can vary considerably across these products, basic functionality and design is identical to the official Sega models, and thus have been aggregated in the lists below. Many of these products can likely be traced to the same source (i.e. a production line in China), but little is known about the process at present.

SJ-3500/MK-1650 clones

Box Name Brand Date & Price Images Documentation
MD Sega Genesis Control Pad Clone Box Back.JPGMD Sega Genesis Control Pad Clone Box Front.JPG
Control Pad ??
(≥ 1990)
MD Sega Genesis Control Pad Clone Back.JPGMD Sega Genesis Control Pad Clone Front.JPG


?? Access Line
(≥ 1990)
ControlPad MD AccessLine.jpg


?? Blockbuster?
(≥ 1990)
BlockbusterControlPad MD.jpg


Control2Pad MD Box Front.jpg
Control 2 Pad Neon
(≥ 1990)
Control2Pad MD.jpg


RadioShackController MD US Box Front.jpg
Controller for Sega Genesis Radio Shack
(≥ 1990)
RadioShackController MD.jpg


Recoton3 MD Box Back.jpgNospine-small.pngRecoton3 MD Box Front.jpg
Replacement Control Pad for Sega Genesis Recoton
United States of America US: (1994)
Recoton3 MD Back.jpgRecoton3 MD Front.jpg
V358


?? S-Chi
(≥ 1990)
ControlPadSChi MD.jpg


SJ9200 MD TW Box Front.jpg
SJ-9200 ??
(≥ 1990)
SJ9200 MD TW Front.jpg


MD Joystick J-303 Box Back.jpgNospine-small.pngMD Joystick J-303 Box Front.jpg
J-303 ??
(≥ 1990)
MD Joystick J-303 Back.jpgMD Joystick J-303.jpg


SJ-6000/MK-1653 clones

Box Name Brand Date & Price Images Documentation
MD Fighting Pad 6B Clone Box Back.jpgNospine-small.pngMD Fighting Pad 6B Clone Box Front.jpg
?? ??
(≥ 1993)
MD Fighting Pad 6B Clone.jpg


Blaze6ButtonControlPad Box front.jpg
6 Button Control Pad Blaze
(≥ 1993)
6ButtonControlPadBlaze MD.jpg


Manette Filaire Freaks and Geeks
(≥ 1993)


Retro Controller Freaks and Geeks
(≥ 1993)


GN6Controller MD Box Front Alt.jpg
GN6 Controller Hyperkin
(20xx)


Hyperkin MD GN6 box back.jpgHyperkin MD GN6 box front.jpg
GN6 Controller Hyperkin
(2016)
Hyperkin MD GN6 controller front.jpg


6ButtonPadInnovation MD Box Back.jpgNospine-small.png6ButtonPadInnovation MD Box Front.jpg
6 Button Pad Innovation
(≥ 1993)


FightingPutt6BJaguar MD Box Front.jpg
Fighting Putt 6B Jaguar
(≥ 1993)


?? Neon
(≥ 1993)
SixButtonControlPadNeon MD.jpg


Neo Joystick New Design?
(≥ 1998)


Controller Old Skool
(≥ 199x)


Genesis Controller Old Skool
(2013)


Pro Gamer Series
OS-7098
Old Skool
(≥ 1993)


Joystick Pego
(≥ 1993)
PegoJoystick MD.jpg


Retro Gen Controller Retro-bit
(≥ 2007)


MD Retrobit Retrogen Classic Controller Box Front.jpg
Retro Gen Classic Controller Retro-bit
(≥ 2007)
MD Retrobit Retrogen Classic Controller Front.jpg


RetroPad Retro-Bit
(≥ 2007)
Retropad MD.jpg


?? Simple Jet Technology
(≥ 1993)
Sj gamepad md.jpg


MD StarGame Box.jpg
Fighting Putt StarGame
(≥ 1993)
MD Star Game.jpg


16 bit Supper Joystick Team 5
(≥ 1993)


GenesisController MD Box Back Tomee.jpgNospine-small.pngGenesisController MD Box Front Tomee.jpg
Genesis Controller
M05600
Tomee
(2010)
GenesisController MD Tomee.jpg


Controller MD Box Back Tomee 2016.jpgNospine-small.pngController MD Box Front Tomee.jpg
Controller
M05600
Tomee
(2016)


Classic Controller TTX Tech
(2012)


Manette Filaire Under Control
(≥ 2010)


Manette Filaire Under Control
(≥ 2010)


XMMD20JS MD Box Back.jpgNospine-small.pngXMMD20JS MD Box Front.jpg
Fighting Putt 6B XMax
(2007)


6BMega2 MD Box Front.jpg
6B Mega 2 ??
(2005)


6BuffonArcadePad MD Box Front.jpg
6 Buffon Arcade Pad ??
Argentina AR: (≥ 1993)


6ButtonsArcadePad MD Box Front TAS.jpg
6 Buttons Arcade Pad ??
Argentina AR: (≥ 1993)


FightingPutt6B MD Box Top.jpg
FightingPutt6B MD Box Back.jpgFightingPutt6B MD Box Spine.jpgFightingPutt6B MD Box Front.pngFightingPutt6B MD Box Spine2.jpg
FightingPutt6B MD Box Bottom.jpg
Fighting Putt 6B ??
(≥ 1993)


FightingPutt6B MD Box Back Alt.jpgNospine-small.pngFightingPutt6B MD Box Front Alt.jpg
Fighting Putt 6B ??
(≥ 1993)


FightingPutt6B MD Box Front Alt2.jpg
Fighting Putt 6B ??
(≥ 1993)


JS162 MD Box Front.jpg
Game Pad ??
Argentina AR: (≥ 1993)


JS846 MD Box Back.jpgNospine-small.pngJS846 MD Box Front.jpg
Game Pad ??
Argentina AR: (≥ 1993)
JS846 MD.jpg
JS-846


MegaPadII MD Box Front.jpg
Mega Pad II ??
(≥ 1993)


6BClone1 MD Box Back.jpgNospine-small.png6BClone1 MD Box Front.jpg
?? ??
(≥ 1993)


?? ??
(≥ 1993)
MD 16 Bit JP Pad.png


?? ??
(≥ 1993)
MD 16 Bit pad 2.jpg


?? New Star
(≥ 1993)
MD New Star Controller.jpg


MK-1470 clones

Box Name Brand Date & Price Images Documentation
ApevTech16BitJoystick MD Box Back.jpgNospine-small.pngApevTech16BitJoystick MD Box Front.jpg
16-bit Joystick ApevTech
Argentina AR: (≥ 1998)
ApevTech16BitJoystick MD.jpg


M6Joypad MD Box Back Gamester.jpgNospine.pngM6Joypad MD Box Front Gamester.jpg
M6 Joypad for Megadrive Gamester
(≥ 1998)
Gamster6 MD.jpg


?? Gamester
(≥ 1998)
Gamester MD Gray MK-1470 Front.jpg


6 Button Replacement Pad Laing
Canada CA: (≥ 1998)
6ButtonReplacementPad MD.jpg


MD GamePadEB Box Front.jpg
Game Pad Electronics Boutique
United States of America US: (≥ 1998)


?? Nippongame
(≥ 1998)


GamePadNuke MD Box Front.jpg
Game Pad Nuke
(≥ 1998)


ActionPad MD Box Front Nyko.jpg
Action Pad Nyko
(≥ 1998)
NykoPad MD.jpg


PegoJoystick MD Box Front Alt.jpg
Joystick Pego
Argentina AR: (≥ 1998)
PegoJoystick MD Alt.jpg


PegoJoystick MD Box Front Alt2.jpg
Joystick Pego
Argentina AR: (≥ 1998)


SuperPad MD US Box Back P042C.jpgNospine-small.pngSuperPad MD US Box Front P042C.jpg
Super Pad Performance
(≥ 1998)
Performance Rounded Pad Backside(P-042C).jpgPerformance Rounded Pad (P-042C).jpg
P-042C


MD 6 Button Arcade Pad Clone Box Back.jpgNospine-small.pngMD 6 Button Arcade Pad Clone Box Front.jpg
6 Button Arcade Pad ??
(≥ 1998)
Bootleg Sega MK-1470 Front.jpg


6ButtonArcadePadPlayers MD Box Back.jpgNospine-small.png6ButtonArcadePadPlayers MD Box Front.jpg
6 Button Arcade Pad Players
Argentina AR: (≥ 1998)
6ButtonArcadePadPlayers MD.jpg


GamePad16Bit MD Box Back.jpgNospine-small.pngGamePad16Bit MD Box Front.jpg
6 Button Arcade Pad Players
Argentina AR: (≥ 200x)


6BAPFPG MD Box Back.jpgNospine-small.png6BAPFPG MD Box Front.jpg
6 Button Arcade Pad Play Game
Argentina AR: (≥ 1998)


PlayGame6btnPad MD box.jpg
6 Button Arcade Pad Play Game
Argentina AR: (≥ 1998)
PlayGame6btnPad MD.jpg


SuperCobraMegaPad MD US Box Front.jpg
Mega Pad Super Cobra
(≥ 1998)
SuperCobraMegaPad MD.jpg
S-2100


16BitSGSuperLoaderController MD Box Front.jpg
16-bit Super Loader Controller ??
(≥ 1998)
16BitSGSuperLoaderController MD.jpg


ForGenesisIII MD Box Front.jpg
?? ??
Argentina AR: (≥ 1998)


Controller MD Box Front FR-6110.jpg
?? ??
(≥ 1998)


?? ??
(≥ 1998)
MK1470 MD Red.jpg


?? ??
(≥ 1998)
MK1470 MD Yellow.jpg


?? ??
(≥ 1998)
MK1470 MD Blue.jpg


?? ??
(≥ 1998)
MD 16 Bit Purple.jpg


?? ??
(≥ 1998)
MD 16 Bit Red.jpg


?? ??
(≥ 1998)
MD 16 Bit Blue.jpg


?? ??
(≥ 1998)
MD 16 Bit Black.jpg


?? ??
(≥ 1998)
MD 16 Bit Green.jpg


?? ??
(≥ 1998)
MD 16 Bit Orange.jpg


Arcade Power Stick clones

Box Name Brand Date & Price Images Documentation
ArcadePowerStick MD Box Back Megacom.jpgNospine-small.pngArcadePowerStick MD Box Front Megacom.jpg
Arcade Power Stick Megacom
(≥ 1990)
ArcadePowerStick MD Megacom.jpg


ArcadePowerStick MD Box Back SChi.jpgNospine-small.pngArcadePowerStick MD Box Front SChi.jpg
Arcade Power Stick S-Chi
(≥ 100-)
ArcadePowerStick MD SChi.jpg


References


Third-party controllers for the Sega Mega Drive
  • Control pads
  • Arcade sticks
  • Computer joysticks
  • Wireless control pads
  • Others

Others | Clones