Retro-Bit SEGA Mega Drive 8-Button Arcade Pad
- Connections: USB-A cable (3 meters)
- Product page
- Product page (Europe)
- Manual
Overview
This is a wired gamepad that looks and feels like the original 6-button SEGA Mega Drive controllers. However, while the original controller had a single shoulder button called MODE, this modern controller has two shoulder buttons (L and R), and the MODE button was moved next to the START button.
This controller is available in two colors:
- Black
- Clear blue (transparent)
This controller is known as:
- SEGA Genesis 8-Button Arcade Pad with USB (for USA market, SKU RB-SGA-003 and RB-SGA-004)
- SEGA Mega Drive 8-Button Arcade Pad with USB (for Europe market, SKU RET00125 and RET00126)
Button remapping
| Hold for 5s | Mapping |
|---|---|
| START + UP | Map D-pad as D-pad (hat) |
| START + LEFT | Map D-pad as left analogue stick |
| START + RIGHT | Map D-pad as right analogue stick |
| START + DOWN | Swap A-B and X-Y |
| START + B | Toggle between Xinput and Dinput modes |
Other mappings
| Button | Dinput | Xinput | Switch |
|---|---|---|---|
| A | 2 | A | A |
| B | 3 | B | B |
| X | 1 | X | X |
| Y | 4 | Y | Y |
| Z | 6 | LT/L2 | ZL |
| C | 5 | RT/R2 | ZR |
| L | 7 | LB/L1 | L |
| R | 8 | RB/R1 | R |
| MODE | 9 | SELECT | MINUS |
| START | 10 | START | PLUS |
| START + A | GUIDE | GUIDE | HOME |