Turbopad Variants?

[GohanX]

They still do that. I picked up a Ps3 super slim and the controller it came with feels significantly cheaper than the one that came with my old slim, and I am told those are also inferior to the original Dual Shock 3s.

[Keith Courage]

The controller on the left with the smaller screws is the newer model. Buttons work better with this one and it's cable is also hot swap able with a PC engine/DUO cable.

The controller on the right with the larger screws is the one most known for the pins pulling out of the cable and the D-pad sticking due to inferior D contact pads. Cable is NOT hot swap able with PC engine/DUO controllers.

So basically you can tell the two apart without openning them by the size of the screws

[fuzzface]

I have experienced the sticky d-pad on the controller you mentioned. I will have to try the other out more and see if I notice the button response. To me the one on the right's buttons feel more snappy and rebound quicker...

[tool]

For sega genesis. From my observation the controllers that came pack-in with sega genesis were much sturdier and better quality then the controllers that came sold separately. But I might have been hallucinating. Either way I win!

[DragonmasterDan]

For sega genesis. From my observation the controllers that came pack-in with sega genesis were much sturdier and better quality then the controllers that came sold separately. But I might have been hallucinating. Either way I win!

There were a lot of different generations of Genesis pads as the platform was on the market for such a long time with a lot of different variations. The six button ones made by Majesco are nearly identical to certain third party pads for example.

[jelloslug]

All of the turbopads that were packed in are different than the ones that were sold as accessories.

[Phase]

I was taking a few TurboPads apart to clean them a few years back and noticed one of them had the dpad rubber piece split in two parts at an angle (I did not look cut) when I put it back together that one felt slightly odd and I'm pretty sure I could pick it out of a TurboPad line up.

[Necromancer]

For anyone that has 'em all, how do the two Turbob pads compare to TurbobDuo or various PCE pads?

[fuzzface]

That's a question I'd like to know the answer to!

[Phase]

Confirming what KC said a few post back
I checked the weird feeling pad and sure enough I picked it out of 5 others and looked inside
It looks like it was the HES model (large screw)(older one) that has the split dpad - pic



non HES


The HES pad has the odd d pad feel especially when pressing diagonal it feels wonky

[jelloslug]

Also, you cannot swap the circuit boards from one version to another.

[fuzzface]

Very interesting info. Thanks for adding~

[fuzzface]

Just saw the back of a Japanese Duo pad and it's made in Japan... Anyone have both to compare quality wise? I bet the MIJ slays the Taiwan stuff.

[esteban]

I am bumping this for posterity. I should make a page about it. Lots of great info in here.

Also: As someone asked earlier, has this comparison expanded to the JAPANESE PCE pads? What about NA Duo pads vs. JP Duo pads?

Yeah, I know it would be a lot of work to make such an extensive comparison. Especially because there were many production runs of the Japanese hardware/pads over the years. The same can't be said for any of the NA hardware.

[Moosehead]

There is a definite difference in feel between these two. The HES pad buttons feel less squishy, the slider switches more pronounced and the dpad has more of a pivot point in the center. Thank you for the great read and the pictures folks.