Saturn controller to be released on PS2

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Saturn controller to be released on PS2

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From Gamespot.com:

TOKYO--Sega announced today that it will release the classic Sega Saturn controller, which has been reconfigured as a peripheral for the PlayStation 2, in Japan. The units will hit retailers on March 24 and will retail for the price of 2,280 yen ($22).


The Sega Saturn gamepad will be released in black only, to match the color of the standard PlayStation 2 console. The L1 and R1 buttons have been allocated to the Saturn's Z and C button positions (which are the two buttons at the very right of the pad). The L2 and R2 have been assigned to the two buttons available on the sides of the pad.

The Saturn PS2 controller also comes with a select button, which wasn't featured on the original.

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http://forum.shmups.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=514

This is what I'm spending that Blast Wind money on. :lol:

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Yeah, ancient news (thanks Gamespot!) but still good ancient news.
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Hot dog, I knew this sounded familiar. Thanks.


$22 for this is a grand deal indeed. Has anyone played that Neo-Geo PS2 pad that came with KOF 94 ReBout?
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Sega Saturn controller for the PS2 question...

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Do you know if this would work on an American PSTwo? I've been told that controllers are usually region-free, but I just thought I'd ask anyway.
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Re: Sega Saturn controller for the PS2 question...

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dave4shmups wrote:Do you know if this would work on an American PSTwo? I've been told that controllers are usually region-free, but I just thought I'd ask anyway.
Yes, controllers for PS2 (and most consoles) are region-free.
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Post by sffan »

I just ordered it. Now I'll find out how great it's supposed to be. It would be nice to use a d-pad for PS2 shmups, and this one looks okay.

I've been using the dualshock analog stick all this time (*gasp*), but I've been preferring the d-pad on my Saitek P880 for mame shmups so I would like a similar experience on the PS2, finally.
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Let's not forget about the ps2 NeoGeo stick that's out also.
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http://forum.shmups.com/forum/viewtopic ... aturn+pads

Went down in price!!!
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nope still 39 bucks
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Yeah, really nice price. Why don't they just ask $99 for it.
You can make out they'd really like to.

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