Sega Genesis - 6 Button controllers

[ComputerSpaceFan]

When I launch the Williams Arcade collection with a 6-button controller connected and then go into Robotron 2084 I notice briefly that it says "6-button mode" and I can use the B,C,2,3 buttons as my directional shots. I assume the same will happen if I put Smash Tv in there as well.

 

Another example of a game that benefits from the 6-button controller, beyond Street Fighter.

[Rex Dart]

Yeah, I think you can switch mid-game in Robotron between 3 and 6-button modes with the Mode button. Neat feature.

[atarilovesyou]

My two cents: I think this was THE best 16 bit joypad, period...not for the buttons, they were awesome, but the pad itself: just awesome response, comfy, the best in my opinion. And def rocked for SF2 games, without saying!

[Austin]

I don't believe you can do that for Smash T.V. I am pretty sure you can hook up two controllers in that particular game though and use both d-pads (or two sticks if you have multiple arcade sticks).

[+thegoldenband]

I think this was THE best 16 bit joypad, period...not for the buttons, they were awesome, but the pad itself: just awesome response, comfy, the best in my opinion.

 

Yeah, the D-pad on the stock 6-button controllers is probably the best I've ever used. So responsive, fluid, and light! The D-pad on the 3-button controller feels very stiff and heavy by comparison, and the other 6-button controller I have (which has turbo and slow features) has a much grainier feel.

 

BTW, another game that uses the Mode button is Metal Head. And a few others aren't compatible with 6-button mode, like Faery Tale Adventure (certain menus go a bit nuts), Golden Axe II (can't move properly), and Forgotten Worlds (instant GAME OVER!).

[George35]

Contra Hard Corps uses x, y, and z to change your firing mode. Not very useful, but 6 button is supported. Mega Turrican uses extra buttons for bombs.

[NightSprinter]

For the Smash T.V. part, I think using the d-pads of the two controllers also locks the game out of two player mode. Shame, since I think that port came out before the six button controllers did.

[Austin]

For the Smash T.V. part, I think using the d-pads of the two controllers also locks the game out of two player mode. Shame, since I think that port came out before the six button controllers did.

 

It might, I will have to check. I am pretty sure that in the NES version, you can do two-players, two d-pads each when using the four-player adapter. I can load up Smash T.V. for the Genesis later and verify if it is only locked to one-player.

[NightSprinter]

Yeah, on the NES if you had the Satellite or Four-Score (and didn't mind the controllers being rotated 90 degrees clockwise) you could play two players with four controllers.