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Best Buy has Retro-Bit Sega Genesis 6-Button Arcade Pad (Black, RB-SGA-035) on sale for $9.99. Select free curbside pickup where available, otherwise shipping is free on $35+ orders. Thanks jesterjive

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10' long cable; officially licensed by Sega; compatible with PC, Mac, Sega Genesis Mini, PlayStation 3 and Nintendo Switch. -StrawMan86

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I picked up a mister FPGA board (DE10 Nano) and was looking for a Sega to usb controller. Retrobit has two types of Sega usb controllers. The 8 button model has two L+R shoulder buttons. The 6 button controller has one button called a Mode button which allows you to switch between 6 button mode and 3 button modes.

One thing I was researching about these controllers is the input delay/latency.

Retrobit offers a sega saturn controller.

https://www.amazon.com/Retro-Bit-...uage=en_US

The sega saturn controller has roughly 1.0 ms latency.

https://docs.google.com/spreadshe...edit#gid=0

Looking at the chart below, it is SEGA Saturn® 8-Button Arcade Pad with USB® (Model 2)

https://www.dropbox.com/s/6df02q8...0.pdf?dl=0

There is no information about how much latency is from the SEGA Genesis 6-Button, but I would probably assume its the same as the sega saturn and Retrobit is a decent brand.

Another thing I kept thinking was, is it worth getting the 8 button rather than the 6 button? The original Sega controller never had shoulder buttons, so games won't utilize it.

Hope that helps for people who are deciding which model to get.

I was going to score the 6 button controller, but I held off until it went down to this price. Thanks OP I am going to pick it up today and test it out.
Great deal! These controllers are well made, and are nearly identical to the originals. Love em

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kingraph
06-30-2020 at 09:30 AM.
06-30-2020 at 09:30 AM.
Great deal! These controllers are well made, and are nearly identical to the originals. Love em
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storey13
06-30-2020 at 09:42 AM.
06-30-2020 at 09:42 AM.
Anyone try to use this with an Nvidia Shield?
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sysadmin
06-30-2020 at 09:45 AM.

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06-30-2020 at 09:45 AM.
I picked up a mister FPGA board (DE10 Nano) and was looking for a Sega to usb controller. Retrobit has two types of Sega usb controllers. The 8 button model has two L+R shoulder buttons. The 6 button controller has one button called a Mode button which allows you to switch between 6 button mode and 3 button modes.

One thing I was researching about these controllers is the input delay/latency.

Retrobit offers a sega saturn controller.

https://www.amazon.com/Retro-Bit-...uage=en_US

The sega saturn controller has roughly 1.0 ms latency.

https://docs.google.com/spreadshe...edit#gid=0

Looking at the chart below, it is SEGA Saturn® 8-Button Arcade Pad with USB® (Model 2)

https://www.dropbox.com/s/6df02q8...0.pdf?dl=0

There is no information about how much latency is from the SEGA Genesis 6-Button, but I would probably assume its the same as the sega saturn and Retrobit is a decent brand.

Another thing I kept thinking was, is it worth getting the 8 button rather than the 6 button? The original Sega controller never had shoulder buttons, so games won't utilize it.

Hope that helps for people who are deciding which model to get.

I was going to score the 6 button controller, but I held off until it went down to this price. Thanks OP I am going to pick it up today and test it out.
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0bot
06-30-2020 at 09:55 AM.
06-30-2020 at 09:55 AM.
Quote from sysadmin :
I picked up a mister FPGA board (DE10 Nano) and was looking for a Sega to usb controller. ...
Thanks for taking the time to compile this info! I recently picked up a MiSTer FPGA too and was wondering the same thing.
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Quadriflax
06-30-2020 at 10:02 AM.
06-30-2020 at 10:02 AM.
Awesome, thanks. Was able to PM to local Target that's closer so I didn't need to pay shipping. This is a much fairer price and will go nicely with my Genesis Mini.
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xerobull
06-30-2020 at 10:38 AM.
06-30-2020 at 10:38 AM.
Quote from sysadmin :
I picked up a mister FPGA board (DE10 Nano) and was looking for a Sega to usb controller. Retrobit has two types of Sega usb controllers. The 8 button model has two L+R shoulder buttons. The 6 button controller has one button called a Mode button which allows you to switch between 6 button mode and 3 button modes.

One thing I was researching about these controllers is the input delay/latency.

Retrobit offers a sega saturn controller.

https://www.amazon.com/Retro-Bit-...uage=en_US

The sega saturn controller has roughly 1.0 ms latency.

https://docs.google.com/spreadshe...edit#gid=0

Looking at the chart below, it is SEGA Saturn® 8-Button Arcade Pad with USB® (Model 2)

https://www.dropbox.com/s/6df02q8...0.pdf?dl=0

There is no information about how much latency is from the SEGA Genesis 6-Button, but I would probably assume its the same as the sega saturn and Retrobit is a decent brand.

Another thing I kept thinking was, is it worth getting the 8 button rather than the 6 button? The original Sega controller never had shoulder buttons, so games won't utilize it.

Hope that helps for people who are deciding which model to get.

I was going to score the 6 button controller, but I held off until it went down to this price. Thanks OP I am going to pick it up today and test it out.
Great info. Repped.
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Hamsaw
06-30-2020 at 11:15 AM.
06-30-2020 at 11:15 AM.
Are these the same controllers that came with the JP Mega Drive Mini?
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noobtech206
06-30-2020 at 11:21 AM.
06-30-2020 at 11:21 AM.
Quote from Hamsaw :
Are these the same controllers that came with the JP Mega Drive Mini?

I think these are 3rd party official license and the Japanese are official Sega. "I think"
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Cujobob
06-30-2020 at 11:41 AM.
06-30-2020 at 11:41 AM.
Will this work with retro pi?
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highonfire
06-30-2020 at 11:43 AM.
06-30-2020 at 11:43 AM.
I have the classic 7 pin version of this controller. It's a near-perfect reproduction.of the original. If you have a Genesis mini or just like to play retro sega games on PC you owe it to yourself to buy this
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b534202
06-30-2020 at 11:47 AM.
06-30-2020 at 11:47 AM.
Quote from highonfire :
If you have a Genesis mini or just like to play retro sega games on PC you owe it to yourself to buy this
Seriously. I can finally try Street Fighter 2 on my Genesis Mini.
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noobtech206
06-30-2020 at 11:52 AM.
06-30-2020 at 11:52 AM.
Now to just get a genesis mini for 39.99! hoping for that sale again
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fatslandshark
06-30-2020 at 11:54 AM.
06-30-2020 at 11:54 AM.
(on the genesis mini) Be warned that the mode button is easily clicked if your fingers are used to being in the position for hitting L or R. I recommend the version with L+R over this but if you can train yourself to put fingers on the "backside" it's a great controller. Not a problem if you can unbind it to the menu button....
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