Difference between revisions of "Power Pad"

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Power Pad

Manufacturer: Dragon, Honest Soft, Recoton, Super Creation, Teqniche (UK)

Type: Control pad

Release	Date	RRP	Code
US	199x
US (Recoton)	1994		V359
UK	199x	£8.998.99^[1]
TW	199x

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The Power Pad is a third-party controlled for the Sega Mega Drive, thought to have been created by Honest Soft in Taiwan. It is a three button controller with turbo features.

This controller's history is not fully understood - it was sold in the US by Champ and in the UK by Teqniche, but multiple unexplained variants also exist, such as common variant by Recoton also sold in the US.

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 | accessoryimage=PowerPad.jpg
-| imgwidth=320
 | title=
-| maker=[[Champ]]
+| type=Control pad
+| maker=[[Dragon (company)|Dragon]], [[Honest Soft]], [[Recoton]], [[Super Creation]], {{company|[[Teqniche]]|region=UK}}
 | madefor=[[Sega Mega Drive]]
-| releases={{releases
+| releases={{releasesMD
+| md_date_tw=199x
+| md_code_tw=
 | md_date_us=199x
-| md_code_us=JS-303
+| md_code_us=
+| md_date_us_Recoton=1994
+| md_code_us_Recoton=V359
+| md_date_uk=199x
+| md_rrp_uk=8.99{{magref|raze|9|76}}<!--Tehniche 14.99{{magref|segapro|5|26}}-->
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-{{sub-stub}}The '''Power Pad''' is a third-party controlled for the [[Sega Mega Drive]], created by [[Champ]]. It is a three button controller with turbo features, very similar in design to the [[Recoton Turbo Control Pad]], but with very minor differences in regards to button placements and finishes and a different colour scheme.
+{{sub-stub}}The '''Power Pad''' is a third-party controlled for the [[Sega Mega Drive]], thought to have been created by [[Honest Soft]] in Taiwan.  It is a three button controller with turbo features.
-Champ's "Power Pad" range would continue with the [[Power Pad Plus]] and [[PowerPad 100]].
+This controller's history is not fully understood - it was sold in the US by [[Champ]] and in the UK by [[Teqniche]], but multiple unexplained variants also exist, such as common variant by [[Recoton]] also sold in the US.
-==Physical Scans==
+The "Power Pad" range would continue with the [[Power Pad 6]], [[Power Pad Plus]] and [[PowerPad 100]].
+==Gallery==
+<gallery>
+File:HonestPad MD.jpg|"Power Pad" (Honest Soft; SG-3600)
+File:HonestPad MD Alt.jpg|(Honest Soft; SJ-4500)
+File:Pro3 MD HonestSoft.jpg|Pro-3 (Honest Soft)
+File:PowerPad.jpg|"Power Pad" (Champ; JS-303)
+File:Teqniche MD.jpg|Teqniche model
+File:Recoton6 MD.jpg|Recoton model (1994; V359)
+MD US Blockbuster V359 Front.jpg|Blockbuster model
+MD US Blockbuster V359 Back.jpg|Blockbuster model
+TurboPowerPad MD.jpg|"Turbo Power Pad" ([[Dragon (company)|Dragon]])
+File:SpeedPadDragon MD.jpg|"Speed Pad" ([[Dragon (company)|Dragon]])
+File:TurboCard MD.jpg|"Turbo Card"
+File:TurboCard MD Alt.jpg|"Turbo Card" (alt)
+File:MegaController MD.jpg|"Mega Controller" ([[Super Creation]])
+MegaController MD Alt.jpg|"Mega Controller" ([[Super Creation]]; alt)
+File:Fighter MD.jpg|"Fighter" model
+PowerPad MD Highcom.jpg|"Highcom" model
+</gallery>
+==Magazine articles==
+{{mainArticle|{{PAGENAME}}/Magazine articles}}
+==Physical scans==
+{{ratings|MD}}
+{{Scanbox
+| console=Mega Drive
+| region= (Honest Soft)
+| front=PowerPad MD Box Front HonestSoft.jpg
+| back=
+| spinemissing=
+| square=yes
+| cart=
+}}{{Scanbox
+| console=Mega Drive
+| region= (Honest Soft; alt)
+| front=
+| back=
+| spinemissing=
+| square=yes
+}}
+{{Scanbox
+| console=Mega Drive
+| region= (Honest Soft; Pro-3)
+| front=Pro3 MD Box Front HonestSoft.jpg
+| back=Pro3 MD Box Back HonestSoft.jpg
+| spinemissing=yes
+| square=yes
+}}
+{{Scanbox
+| console=Mega Drive
+| region= (Champ)
+| front=
+| back=
+| spinemissing=
+| square=yes
+}}
+{{Scanbox
+| console=Mega Drive
+| region= (Champ, 2 Pak)
+| front=MD Champ Power Pad 2 Pak Box Front.jpg
+| back=
+| spinemissing=
+| square=yes
+}}
+{{Scanbox
+| console=Mega Drive
+| region= (Teqniche)
+| front=
+| back=
+| spinemissing=
+| square=yes
+}}
+{{Scanbox
+| console=Mega Drive
+| region=US (Recoton)
+| front=Recoton6 MD Box Front.jpg
+| back=Recoton6 MD Box Back.jpg
+| spinemissing=yes
+| square=yes
+}}
+{{Scanbox
+| console=Mega Drive
+| region=CA (Recoton)
+| front=Recoton6 MD CA Box Front.jpg
+| back=Recoton6 MD CA Box Back.jpg
+| spinemissing=yes
+| square=yes
+}}
+{{Scanbox
+| console=Mega Drive
+| region=US (Blockbuster)
+| front=MD US Blockbuster V359 Box Front.jpg
+| back=
+| spinemissing=
+| square=yes
+}}
+{{Scanbox
+| console=Mega Drive
+| region=UK (Dragon; Turbo Power Pad)
+| front=TurboPowerPad MD Box Front.jpg
+| back=TurboPowerPad MD Box Back.jpg
+| spinemissing=yes
+| square=yes
+}}
+{{Scanbox
+| console=Mega Drive
+| region=UK (Dragon; Speed Pad)
+| front=SpeedPad MD Box Front Dragon.jpg
+| back=
+| spinemissing=
+| square=yes
+}}
+{{Scanbox
+| console=Mega Drive
+| region=(Super Creation; Mega Controller)
+| front=MegaController MD Box Front.jpg
+| back=
+| spinemissing=
+| square=yes
+}}
+{{Scanbox
+| console=Mega Drive
+| region=(Highcom)
+| front=
+| back=
+| spinemissing=
+| square=yes
+}}
+==References==
+<references />
 {{clear}}
 {{MDThirdPartyControllers}}

Mega Drive, (Honest Soft)
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Mega Drive, (Honest Soft; alt)

Mega Drive, (Honest Soft; Pro-3)
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Mega Drive, (Champ)

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