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The '''Professional Control Pad Series III''' is a third party control pad released in the early 1990s. It was distributed under various brands such as [[Competition Pro]] and [[Honey Bee]] and is a successor to the [[Professional Control Pad Series II]].
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The '''Series III''' is a third party control pad released in the early 1990s by [[Honey Bee]]. In the west it was distributed under the [[Competition Pro]] brand as the '''Professional Control Pad Series III''' (a "successor" to the [[Professional Control Pad Series II]]) and a model by [[Virtual]] has also been spotted.
  
The Series III differs from the Series II as it now has six button support. It is otherwise mostly the same - a fairly standard controller with turbo features. Both black and transparent variants of this controller exist.
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The Series III is a six button controller with turbo support. Both black and transparent variants of this controller exist.
  
 
==Gallery==
 
==Gallery==
 
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<gallery>
File:CompetitionPro ControlPad MD 3.jpg|Competition Pro model
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File:SeriesIII MD Black.jpg|Honey Bee model (black)
 
File:HoneyBee6 MD.jpg|Honey Bee model (transparent)
 
File:HoneyBee6 MD.jpg|Honey Bee model (transparent)
File:VirtualSeriesIII MD.jpg|Virtual model
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File:CompetitionPro ControlPad MD 3.jpg|Competition Pro model (black)
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File:VirtualSeriesIII MD.jpg|Virtual model (black)
 
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Revision as of 12:47, 19 December 2012

SeriesIII MD Black.jpg
SG-18
Made for: Sega Mega Drive
Manufacturer: Honey Bee, Competition Pro, Virtual
Release Date RRP Code

The Series III is a third party control pad released in the early 1990s by Honey Bee. In the west it was distributed under the Competition Pro brand as the Professional Control Pad Series III (a "successor" to the Professional Control Pad Series II) and a model by Virtual has also been spotted.

The Series III is a six button controller with turbo support. Both black and transparent variants of this controller exist.

Gallery

Physical Scans

Mega Drive,
(Competition Pro) (Transparent)
PCPS3 MD Box Front Transparent.jpg
Cover


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

Others | Clones