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Saturn Control Pad

Name: SEGA Saturn Control Pad
Brand: SEGA
Price: 109.74 CAD
Availability: InStock

#21 in Game Controllers

62.4/100

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Steam Controller images from 4gamer article

2nd Gen Sega Saturn controller is probably the best for fighting games. Best d-pad ever produced, and you get 6 face buttons for the capcom and snk beat-em-ups. And the convexing/concaving of the top/bottom row is an incredibly under-appreciated quirk. There’s some great modern wireless reproduction

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-WigglyLine- in r/GamingLeaksAndRumours

April 27, 2026 at 10:28 a.m.

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Is the best control still in place today?

https://www.ign.com/articles/2005/05/05/sega-saturn-controller-coming-to-ps2 https://techhub.social/@Sonikku/116114530984877851 Warning: not cheap on the secondary market. $150-$500 eBay prices depending on variant and condition.

Sonikku_a in r/SEGAGENESIS

February 22, 2026 at 3:39 p.m.

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Do dual shock 4 controller dpads diagonals just not work correctly for anyone else?

Pads with cross d-pads are generally not great for this. Circular d-pads are much better at this. Anything modelled after the Sega Saturn controller tends to be good.

Mooshington in r/StreetFighter

July 4, 2026 at 8:02 p.m.

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Your wife, Sanae

The Sega Saturn controller has 6 buttons. It looks like a SNES based rip-off.

Julyma857 in r/touhou

February 27, 2026 at 8:00 a.m.

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Do we have a perfect Saturn controller solution yet?

Hi there, have you looked into the RetroBit sega saturn controller? It's a carbon copy of the official Saturn pad that can be used with the Polymega. I bought one for my Satirn games and it works a treat!

Classic_Ad2912 in r/PolymegaHQ

February 12, 2026 at 4:17 p.m.

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Redeeming aspects you discovered from failed hardware

Ignore the number pad and it feels exactly like a standard 3 button Genesis pad. I have totally normal sized hands, it fits hands a billion times better than PS1 pad for example. The criticism of the controller could be it didn't add the button layout that was great for 2D (saturn pad) or 3D (Saturn

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Snoo93550 in r/retrogaming

July 27, 2026 at 9:40 p.m.

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Do you guys play other SHMUPS?

No way this is how I found out it got ported to other consoles besides the 360. Man, I never even knew it was on Switch or Steam. I'll have to wishlist it. There's a newer official USB Sega Saturn controller you can buy, it's pretty cool and I wanted to get it but I don't have much use for 6 seperat

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ankledane in r/touhou

June 16, 2026 at 5:18 a.m.

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What's the opinion on this controller?

If it had 6 buttons I might like it more than the Sega Saturn controller. That controller can substitute for any arcade stick.

ControllerPuncher in r/kof

June 22, 2026 at 2:07 p.m.

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Neogeo CD Controllers need to come back

I use mine on my PS1 classic, retroarch, and my switch. The thing just rocks. If the Sega Saturn controller didn't exist it would be my favorite retro gamepad. But that Saturn controller is just bliss.

ControllerPuncher in r/neogeo

July 1, 2026 at 10:24 p.m.

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Am I insane for using D-Pad

Nah I use a SEGA Saturn controller for ring racers, D-pad is completely fine if you’re used to it. Stick can be useful in some scenarios but that’s what the lite steer setting is for I guess

ExtemTheHedgehog in r/RingRacers

July 31, 2026 at 12:56 a.m.

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