You may not have heard, but Sega's got this new thing called PlaySEGA, which is a browser-based service that lets you play old Genesis games and such. To both promote and enhance that experience, they're now offering the thoroughly awesome (color choices and dumb logo aside) USB Saturn pad you see above.
You can try the service, free of charge, for up to 10 days. If you decide you like it and want to sign up for a three-month membership, the $14.95 you pay for that will also net you this worthy USB clone of the greatest controller ever. Of course, you could always just sign up, cancel your subscription after three months, and come away with the badass Japanese Saturn controller for only $15.
No word on whether this thing will work with your PS3 or 360, but I'd guess it probably will on PS3, as the DIY USB Saturn pads have been known to function pretty well. Probably not so much on 360, but hey, it works with a PC. And either way, you're only out fifteen bucks and you get to sample three months of great online games in the process. Sounds good to me, how about you?
[Via HotBloodedGaming - Thanks Kreyg!]
Contest:
10:00 PM on 10.13.2009
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Still, I'm a pretty cheap gamer, but $15 for three months of playing those games and getting that controller sounds like quite the deal these days. Even better if that controller will work with fighting games on the PS3.
I wound up drooling on myself instead. I would be embarrassed but everyone at work understands. IT. IS. A. SATURN. PAD.
Source:http://www.playsega.com/vip/
also, the avatar creation models look awful. I would have thought somebody at sega could have sketched up some better avatars.
Will work on the PS3 though.
well that sucks. totally logical though about the guide button now that I think about it.
still it would be worth it to plug and play on my laptop. that is to say if its a real saturn pad.
Sorry about that. Definitely in to that USB controller though.
Does Want!
DOES WANT!!!
Works on a PS3!?
HELL YEAH!!!
I doubt they'd offer this to anybody outside of the US though...
o_O
The FightPad is also 2000x better. Though, granted, it's at least twenty more dollars too.
I'd probably just hit ebay for one of the old stock USB Saturn Pads though.
I still don't know why i did sell my Sega Saturn.
At least i know the guy that i have sold it for.
I have to get it back.
I. Have. too.
If anyone wants to try VIP for 10 days for free, visit: http://www.playsega.com/promo
Also, use the code 'segafans' to get 15% off your first subscription (if you decide to sign up).
Cheers - Martin @SEGA Europe
You know it's funny how there seems to be this ebb and flow in the sea of comments between "OMG SEGA IS AWESOME FOR DOING THIS" and "OMG SEGA IS LAME FOR DOING THIS + SONIC SHOULD DIE". Just sayin'.