RickR Posted August 23, 2017 Report Share Posted August 23, 2017 Check this out. I didn't know these existed, but I had one in a box of controllers. Looks like an official Sega gamepad that has autofire switches added. Were these common? I'm going to use it as my main Genesis controller. MaximumRD, Justin and greenween 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaximumRD Posted August 23, 2017 Report Share Posted August 23, 2017 Interesting! I certainly do not recall seeing one before! Quote I am Rob aka MaximumRD aka OldSchoolRetroGamer and THIS is my world http://about.me/maximumrd "For you, the day Bison graced your village was the most important day of your life. But for me, it was Tuesday." - M. Bison Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arenafoot Posted August 23, 2017 Report Share Posted August 23, 2017 I saw one recently on eBay in a box of controllers. Outside of that, I've never heard or seen one before. (rare/uncommon) Quote Brian Matherne - owner/curator of "The MOST comprehensive list of Atari VCS/2600 homebrews ever compiled." http://tiny.cc/Atari2600Homebrew author of "The Atari 2600 Homebrew Companion" book series available on Amazon! www.amazon.com/author/brianmatherne Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Justin Posted August 23, 2017 Report Share Posted August 23, 2017 I've never seen that! That looks like an official Sega product almost. I wonder if that was done in response to the TurboGrafx-16 / PC Engine controllers coming standard with auto-fire? MaximumRD 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nosweargamer Posted August 23, 2017 Report Share Posted August 23, 2017 Yup, it appears to be the first turbo controller Sega made for the Genesis/Mega Drive. I'm guessing MegaFire gets it's name from the Mega Drive. Interestingly enough, on the first arcade style joystick Sega made for the Genesis, they labeled the turbo fire options, Megafire as well. MaximumRD and RickR 2 Quote The No Swear Gamer on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UChtJuo040EOCTVziObIgVcg Host of The Atari 7800 Game by Game Podcast on iTunes, Stitcher and YouTube Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RickR Posted August 23, 2017 Author Report Share Posted August 23, 2017 It's pretty wild to find. I must have grabbed it in a thrift store and not even realized it was different than a plain Genesis pad until now. MaximumRD 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atari 5200 Guy Posted August 23, 2017 Report Share Posted August 23, 2017 Had one and loved it! Worked great with arcade-style shoot 'em ups. Really did wonders for Granada. Try it with Twin Cobra, too! RickR and MaximumRD 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrekMD Posted August 24, 2017 Report Share Posted August 24, 2017 I don't think I've ever seen one of those! Cool! MaximumRD 1 Quote 🖖 Going to the final frontier, gaming... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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