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Spector

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Re: What was the best control pad?
« Reply #15 on: March 19, 2007, 07:23:38 AM »
Does anybody find the original white controller's joypad has a "lighter" feel to it than the Turbo Duo one, for example? Maybe it's just the pads I've got, I don't know, but it seems a little different to me.
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Re: What was the best control pad?
« Reply #16 on: March 19, 2007, 11:58:20 AM »
Though there are still plenty of controllers in the Turbo/PCE universe that I have yet to use, I prefer the good old Turbo Duo pad, which pretty much means any standard PCE pad since they are all so similar. I'd love to try the PCE Shuttle and Avenue 3 pad someday, or better yet, THE PACHINKO PAD! I've came so close to purchasing that silly Pachinko controller so many times since they aren't very expensive and look so funny.
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Re: What was the best control pad?
« Reply #17 on: March 19, 2007, 12:29:57 PM »
I love my original controllers.  I remember taking apart the sega master system rubber bits inside and putting them into the pc engine's years ago!

They get pretty stained when friends get their hands on them though..

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Re: What was the best control pad?
« Reply #18 on: March 19, 2007, 05:46:27 PM »
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I remember taking apart the sega master system rubber bits inside and putting them into the pc engine's years ago!

Does this really improve the overall responsiveness of the controller or do you just enjoy maiming sega peripherals.
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Digi.k

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Re: What was the best control pad?
« Reply #19 on: March 20, 2007, 03:06:26 AM »
Quote from: theoakwoody on March 19, 2007, 05:46:27 PM
Does this really improve the overall responsiveness of the controller or do you just enjoy maiming sega peripherals.


It only improves responsiveness when the original rubber parts inside the pc engine's joypad have been worn out due to excessive button mashing caused by "others"!!

Back then getting hold of master system joypads was cheap and easy instead of having to shell out about £20 ($40 usd) for a new pce joypad.
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Re: What was the best control pad?
« Reply #20 on: March 20, 2007, 09:01:31 AM »
I did not see this topic until today. I wonder how many other threads I've been missing?

Anyway, I honestly don't find any differences amongst the standard PCE pads. I've never used the 6-button controllers, nor have I had the RX pad, though.

Anyway, I had been having fun with a generic 3-button PCE pad and the official AVE 3 pad about a year ago, before I moved. It was simply for their novelty, though (I was playing games that used the SELECT button... but I used the THRID BUTTON wooohooo!). Hey, I'm easily amused.

Otherwise, I guess I spend the most time using CoreGrafx PCE pads. I suppose they're my favorites, by default.

EDIT: Ok, folks, tell me about the pad in this picture:

Source page

I've only ever seen this pad here, where it is referred to as a "Battle Pad".

It doesn't look particularly comfortable, but I'm curious about it. My thrid-party 3-button pad is pictured on the page, look for "PC BLASTER".
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Digi.k

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Re: What was the best control pad?
« Reply #21 on: March 20, 2007, 09:13:02 AM »
Quote from: stevek666 on March 20, 2007, 09:01:31 AM
I did not see this topic until today. I wonder how many other threads I've been missing?

Anyway, I honestly don't find any differences amongst the standard PCE pads. I've never used the 6-button controllers, nor have I had the RX pad, though.

Anyway, I had been having fun with a generic 3-button PCE pad and the official AVE 3 pad about a year ago, before I moved. It was simply for their novelty, though (I was playing games that used the SELECT button... but I used the THRID BUTTON wooohooo!). Hey, I'm easily amused.

Otherwise, I guess I spend the most time using CoreGrafx PCE pads. I suppose they're my favorites, by default.

EDIT: Ok, folks, tell me about the pad in this picture (I've never seen it before):

Source page


That pad is nasty imo as I've owned it in the past!  I find the directional way to stiff and unresponsive for my liking.. and also the directional control I felt was too far apart from the buttons making it feel a bit awkward to hold.. maybe someone with bigger hands might appreciate it but not me!
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Keranu

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Re: What was the best control pad?
« Reply #22 on: March 20, 2007, 09:23:08 AM »
I think I've seen that pad before, but that's really interesting. Another weird PCE pad I've always admired is this one (thanks for relinking that page, Steve:



After looking at that page Steve linked, I saw a PCE pad that I have NEVER seen before and my god is it weird:

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nat

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Re: What was the best control pad?
« Reply #23 on: March 20, 2007, 09:33:44 AM »
That one is not half as weird as the one right below it. I'm too lazy to link to it.
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Keranu

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Re: What was the best control pad?
« Reply #24 on: March 20, 2007, 09:41:17 AM »
Quote from: nat on March 20, 2007, 09:33:44 AM
That one is not half as weird as the one right below it. I'm too lazy to link to it.
The Pachinko controller?  :mrgreen:
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Re: What was the best control pad?
« Reply #25 on: March 20, 2007, 10:43:20 AM »
What did the Duo-R originally come with? I have a grey/greenish Coregrafx-styled pad which I assume isn't the "original" one.
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Re: What was the best control pad?
« Reply #26 on: March 20, 2007, 12:23:38 PM »
Quote from: Seldane on March 20, 2007, 10:43:20 AM
What did the Duo-R originally come with? I have a grey/greenish Coregrafx-styled pad which I assume isn't the "original" one.


According to that Steve's link above, pad model# PCE-TP2

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Joe Redifer

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Re: What was the best control pad?
« Reply #27 on: March 20, 2007, 02:24:17 PM »


They also have this available for the Mega Drive to be used with everybody's favorite game on the system, After Burner II.  Never used it, and I think I would be afraid to.
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Keranu

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Re: What was the best control pad?
« Reply #28 on: March 20, 2007, 02:36:01 PM »
Well I'll be damned!
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Re: What was the best control pad?
« Reply #29 on: March 20, 2007, 03:06:09 PM »
I just bought a battle pad today.

I haven't had a chance to try it out, though.
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