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Genesis 6 button controller

3rdman - Aug 4, 2001

		3rdman	Aug 4, 2001
		I got the 6 button contoller from Sega for the Genesis but haven't come across a game that supports it. What were they made for? Also what is the "Mode" button on the controller used for?

		MasterAkumaMatata	Aug 4, 2001
		This is a guess, the Street Fighter II games for the Genesis? As for the mode, a toggle between 3 button mode and 6 button mode? Also a guess...

		SkankinMonkey	Aug 4, 2001
		I know both eternal champion games supported it

		RadSil	Aug 4, 2001
		Lots and lots of games supported the six button. Mostly fighting games... I know Comix Zone supports it And yes, the mode button has a purpose... if you hold it down while turning the machine on, the six button functions like a normal three button. This was necessary for some games, Ristar comes to mind. It would randomly lock up if you used a six button on it.

		3rdman	Aug 4, 2001
		Thanks a lot fellas...I'll try them out.

		Karny	Aug 13, 2001
		I know Mortal Kombat 2 + 3 supported it, I'm not sure about the original tho...

		IceDigger	Aug 14, 2001
		MK 1 was one of the first games to support 6 buttons.

		RadSil	Aug 14, 2001
		I think it might have been unofficially supported... If I remember correctly, the MK manual and box mentioned nothing about 6-button support. Was the pad even available when the game came out?

		IceDigger	Aug 15, 2001
		yeah, it was. I bought MK when it came out in USA, together with a 6 button pad which had just been released too.

		Chiraz	Aug 15, 2001
		That's correct, I own Mortal Kombat and a 6-button controller so I know for a fact that it works!

		RadSil	Aug 15, 2001
		I liked the button layout of those games-X, A, Z, C for attacks, Y or B for block (and a run button in MK3). It was rather intuitive. Too bad the ports of those games really suck.

		Funkopotamus	Aug 27, 2001
		A B A C A B B <---blood code for mortal kombat 1

		Mo Threat	Aug 27, 2001
		Shadow Squadron [32X], SamSho [Genny & SCD], and Fatal Fury Special [SCD] support the big6 as well. Popful Mail is an SCD game that don't like it much - many random graphical glitches.

		ExCyber	Aug 27, 2001
		Graphical glitches due to getting garbage controller data... I'm not even going to ask.

		Brandon J	Sep 1, 2001
		Doom for the 32x supports 6 button controllers. It mostly changes weapons.

		Lodger 001	Sep 5, 2001
		star wars (32x) star trek (32x) (i think...)

		Nadius	Oct 17, 2001
		Beyond Oasis, Virtua Racing Deluxe [32X], also support the six buttons.

		Cloud121	Oct 19, 2001
		Virtua Fighter for 32x and Genesis support it as well.

		KSamurai	Oct 25, 2001
		Streets Of Rage 3 also supports 6 buttons, let you do their finshing combo moves stright off (like Axel double kick) and back attacks which normaly have to be a different way (Holding B button for a while then letting go *e.g Axel Double Kick*, or pressing B, C buttons at once *Back attack*)