Swami Posted September 17, 2018 Share Posted September 17, 2018 Was there ever a controller adapter to let you use a Genesis pad on an NES or SNES? For the SNES, I'm thinking it would be for the 6-button pad, but the NES could use any Genesis pad. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
godslabrat Posted September 17, 2018 Share Posted September 17, 2018 Even the 6-button genesis pad is one button short for a SNES controller. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swami Posted September 17, 2018 Author Share Posted September 17, 2018 Even the 6-button genesis pad is one button short for a SNES controller. Yes, and there is no Start and Select on the console, is there. Actually the plan, if one existed, was to use a genesis port to hook up an Atari/Amiga trackball to the SNES port of the FPGA Colecovision clone I have on the way, but since there is no normal to really make a Genesis pad adapter for the SNES, there is no way to have a working Genesis plug on the CV clone. Although, you could have the start and select buttons on the adapter itself, but I can see how that would probably detract more than using a Genesis pad could add. I can, however use a Playstation 2 controller on the CV clone via its SNES port and a Tototek adapter. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Black_Tiger Posted September 17, 2018 Share Posted September 17, 2018 Even the 6-button genesis pad is one button short for a SNES controller. No it's not. The Mode button is a real button. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swami Posted September 17, 2018 Author Share Posted September 17, 2018 No it's not. The Mode button is a real button. I suppose that is true if the adapter were made for the turbo six button controller. Did any other genesis controller have 8 buttons/mode button except the turbo slow model? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swami Posted September 18, 2018 Author Share Posted September 18, 2018 There is a way to Frankenstein it with an SNES 8bitdo wireless receiver (to wiimote) + genesis to wiimote adapter. Theoretically at least. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pablum Posted September 18, 2018 Share Posted September 18, 2018 If you want to go wireless an 8bitdo receiver with the recently released 8bitdo DIY mod kit for the 6 button genesis controller would work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJ Clae Posted September 21, 2018 Share Posted September 21, 2018 I suppose that is true if the adapter were made for the turbo six button controller. Did any other genesis controller have 8 buttons/mode button except the turbo slow model?What are you talking about? Never heard of the Mode button? It's on all Genesis/MD 6 button controllers. Look next to the Start button on a Nomad. You're like all the game developers who didn't use it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Black_Tiger Posted September 21, 2018 Share Posted September 21, 2018 I suppose that is true if the adapter were made for the turbo six button controller. Did any other genesis controller have 8 buttons/mode button except the turbo slow model? There are several. This one is SNES style, complete with Mode as the equivalent of Select, but you get a quality Genesis style d-pad: https://segaretro.org/AsciiPad_MD-6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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