Retro-BitOfficial Sega Genesis Controller 6-Button Arcade Pad for Sega Genesis - Original Port (Black)

Product came packaged like the old OEM products from SEGA. It took me back almost 28 years ago when I first got my SEGA Genesis system. Product cords are pretty long without the need of an additional extension cable. The controls worked like the original OEM controllers and have made my gaming experience enjoyable. This was a great value for my money as I got two controllers so I could share the games I grew up playing with my son. The plug ends are perfectly compatible with the SEGA Genesis console and the controllers are comfortable to use for extended gaming sessions.

These are awesome work fantastic and a long long long cord.

I was really excited when press copies were mailed out and initial reports stated that it felt like the real deal. This was most important to me because if this was going to be branded as OEM as possible it needed to feel legit in my hands. Now that I own and and took the time to break it down, screw by screw, I am satisfied with the product. The controller is of the same level of plastic quality as the original. Now lets compare it to my original OG '93 model...- The D-pad is very similar to touch and feel (it's black, original was a dark gray). All 4 directions click/mash better than on the old, but that may be due to age and milage differences on the pads. Also the '93 controller rotates in a 360 degree radius in a more "rounded" motion tilting in each point of turn like an arcade joystick... the new D-pad tilts more like your typical d-pad. (This does not inhibit input in any way)- the 6 buttons mostly felt good. The XYZ buttons were on point for sponginess and "clickiness." However the ABC buttons felt off; I'll explain. A button felt like it had too short of a range to mash, B button felt sticky, and C button felt perfect. When I deconstructed it and put in the '93 membrane and resembled it again those 3 buttons felt fine. Putting the new membrane in the old controller felt fine as well. So It has to be the new buttons... or just my ABC buttons.- START and MODE are fine as well. MODE is a louder "click" and the button appears to sit more flush with the controller shape than the OG '93 controller, which is a hair bit raised up. OG START button was more mushy while the new one is more stiff like XYZ buttons. It's a plastic button, a more clicky mash feels correct. Mushy is for silicone buttons, like those found on nintendo controllers.- The cord is was one of the biggest surprise I discovered. It came wrapped and tied with a wire tie and, to my surprise, when I undid the tie it stretched itself out. No need to slide my hands down the cord and stretch out the bends. It is a silicone/rubber cord that has that aged loose feel. It's not a cheap, hard, stiff plastic cord... no, this is a premium feeling cord. And here's the best part... the tip is the official SEGA male/female connector. Logo and all. The '93 controller's cord has a more smooth, shiny, plastic feel and is a bit stiff even in its old age. The new controller is more matte black and flaccid.I recommend this if you've recently gotten into sega genesis, thanks to stores like gamestop selling retro gaming, or if you are a retro gamer worried about 25yr old controllers being beaten and bruised and just want something that looks new and works like new. I'm the type who loves "used, 1 owner" and "adult owned" and this feels more like "never been opened in 25yrs". Buy it, see for yourself.

Clone of the original gamepad officially licensed by SEGA. Great quality and longer wire. I think this is the best item if you look for authenticity. Price at the date of my review is very competitive. I prefer the wired version because unfortunately, the official wireless pad from this serie recharges with micro USB instead if USBC (at the time of this review).Great for original design! If you're not especially after authenticity however, there are better options with 8BitDO for instance, as ergonomic has been improved over decades.

I've bought these controllers one black and red the red is one is doing well but the black one has a slightly loose d pad and more importantly A and B buttons stopped working suddenly today after 2 months maybe the one I received was a bad one I was wondering if I could recieve a new black one please as soon as possible

Works great very happy with the product

So far so good! It’s been fun reliving my childhood hood with my kids

I originally bought two of the red controllers and used them successfully on a Sega Teradrive running at 10MHz for the first few sessions. 4 days later, using the same Sega Teradrive unit runing at 10MHz, both controllers started to misbehave in a manner consistent with other 1-star reviews-Pressing the Start or C button would be unreliable, and holding the start or C button would behave as if the button were being pressed repeatedly (both seemingly owing to an intermittently-broken connection). On one controller, buttons A and B would function normally, but on the other, both buttons A and C were entirely nonfunctional. Upon switching the Sega Teradrive to 7MHz (Standard Mega Drive/Genesis) mode, the Start/C button issues seemed to disappear on both controllers, but both A and B buttons were still non-functional on the second controller. This behavior was also exhibited on a stock Sega Genesis model 2. X, Y, Z buttons were not tested.Due to the high rating of the product, I disregarded the malfunction as "a bad batch" and returned both red controllers, purchasing two replacements from the black line, assuming they would be from a different production run and thus more likely to be reliable.Upon receiving the new black controllers, I could tell immediately due to the condition of the packaging that they were refurbished or just straight-up returned as each box had clear scotch tape across the opening flap with the two factory seals already broken and the plastic inserts were slightly damaged.This time, both controllers immediately exhibited the same Start/C button malfunction on the Sega Teradrive running at 10MHz. 7MHz was not tested, but the issue seemed to clear up when used on the stock Sega Genesis model 2. However, on the same Model 2 Genesis, one of the controllers exhibited complete malfunction, with none of the buttons doing anything at all, or any held button behaving as if multiple unrelated buttons were being pressed repeatedly, seemingly depending on how the cable coming out of its back was oriented.The nature of these errors seems to indicate faulty connections somewhere within the controller and/or faulty timing hardware of some kind, which would explain the difference in performance between Genesis hardware running at 7MHz (standard) vs 10MHz (which most people do not have). This, combined with the multitude of similar malfunctions reported by the low-rated reviews leads me to believe that even if I kept these controllers for the Genesis Model 2 without using them for the Sega Teradrive, the defect will eventually compound to the point where the malfunction will present on all hardware. That is, the one controller out of each set of two that appeared to function correctly on the Genesis 2 - again, each set of 2 that I ordered had one controller that exhibited total failure on all hardware.This is terrible quality for an officially-licensed product carrying Sega's name, and furthermore, I do not appreciate the seller sending me already-opened boxes that may have contained previously-used merchandise that may have been returned due to known malfunction. I will be returning the newest set for refund and I will not attempt to buy this product again, nor will I again buy from this seller.