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Title: PC Twin control pad
Post by: stlpaul on September 29, 2016, 05:24:37 AM

Saw this unknown-to-me control pad for sale on the famous auction site and it got me curious enough to Google it for 5 minutes... after my exhaustive search I couldn't find any info about it online.  ](*,)

The shape looks like the normal control pads, but there is no HE logo on the front so maybe it is aftermarket. And is that a slow-mo switch on the back?

(http://i.ebayimg.com/images/g/lvgAAOSwxg5Xx445/s-l500.jpg)
(http://i.ebayimg.com/images/g/FuQAAOSwFdtXx45K/s-l500.jpg)

Title: Re: PC Twin control pad
Post by: Necromancer on September 29, 2016, 05:55:38 AM

Looks like a controller for one of the Jamiko clones.

Title: Re: PC Twin control pad
Post by: mickcris on September 29, 2016, 08:41:51 AM

I got a "pc turbo" in a lot of a bunch of consoles and controllers from yahoo japan a while back.  its definitely aftermarket or clone.

(http://i.imgur.com/dPDF1Hel.jpg)
(http://i.imgur.com/zfPCYHxl.jpg)
(http://i.imgur.com/PUUvZP9l.jpg)
(http://i.imgur.com/3lryNVPl.jpg)

it has NES style rubber membranes and not pc engine ones which is kind of interesting i guess.

i think mine has a bad cable though as it currently isnt working right.  im not sure what the switch on the back is for

edit:
i just checked and one pin does not have continuity back to the connector inside the controller.  im not sure if its really worth it to attach another cable, but i may at some point.

Title: Re: PC Twin control pad
Post by: stlpaul on September 29, 2016, 10:06:19 AM

Ah-ha yeah, it looks like the same thing to me. Cool to see what the insides look like!