Classic Game Room - TURBO TOUCH 360 for Sega Genesis review
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- Опубликовано: 5 фев 2025
- Classic Game Room reviews the TURBO TOUCH 360 for Sega Genesis from Triax, a game controller where the traditional d-pad has been replaced with a touch sensitive pad. Each button mapped to Sega Genesis control has a turbo button and the controller gamepad has a bright yellow logo that screams "TURBO TOUCH 360". While this controller is not one of the better Sega Genesis (Sega Mega Drive) controllers it is a unique collector's item and an interesting idea. This CGR videogame hardware review for the Sega Genesis accessory, Turbo Touch 360, has video footage for the review of the Turbo Touch 360 from Triax for Megadrive.
Been looking for this forever, I grew up with this specific controller lol
WHOA I REMEMBER THIS!!!!My cousin got this for christmas back in 93 with his SEGA CD we used to always argue over who got to use it lol
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Great to find that somebody else knows that the Genesis D-pad is the best.
My uncle had this bad boy. I remember it will playing Madden 94.
Holy crap. I've been trying to find information on this controller for YEARS. Unfortunately, all I had to go on were some vague memories of television adverts from a decade and a half ago or more.
I didn't even know the name of the controller. Congratulations, CGR, I think you just made my weekend. Kick awesome.
I had one of these, back in the day, and I absolutely loved it. It certainly took some getting used to, but it quickly became my default controller I used for the Genesis.
Holy shizz cakes i had this way back then i used to hate the d-pad always felt weird playing sonic on it! man the last time i used that controller was like maybe back in 1996. i almost completely forgot about the existance of this thing thanks for bringing back some childhood memories! XD
The biggest problem with a touch controller like this one is that the game no longer responds to you pressing a direction, but to having your finger on the direction. So every time you want to go to the neutral position, you have to either take your finger off the d-pad or move it back to the center. Sometimes you want to have your finger on one of the directional buttons ready to press it, this doesn't allow that.
Meh.... I had this controller (and my NES) from the time I was 11 to the time I was 19, and I never had any problems except for one of the Turbo buttons getting stuck in. I got pretty good with it and keeping my thumb hovered off and only pressing when I wanted to go in a direction. Also could do really fine "edge taps" (very very briefly touching left or right in a Mario or a Mega Man to walk step by incremental step).
Yes! It is such a common finger movement when playing games that you don't even realize you are doing it. You are running forward by pushing right on the D-pad. You stop, but you expect that you are going to probably have to start running left or right again at a moment's notice, so you leave your finger on the right or left side of the D-pad but you don't press it down. With the Turbo Touch 360, you can't easily do that. You have to lift your finger off of the touchpad to make it stop registering. You don't even realize how much you miss the ability to do that until you have one of these horrid controllers in your hands.
Those were actually great controllers once you get used to it. And it is very responsive, and it never wears out. Awesome
I don't know about never wearing out. My controller is always sensing the up on the dpad so when I try to play street fighter with it my character is always jumping.
Wow throwback! I remember owning this controller very responsive with optional Rapid Fire which made for a unstoppable force!
Bought one of these as a kid to use on my Amiga. My favourite independent game shop had an entire pallet of them stacked up in the corner for a pound each :)
I saw an ad for that controller. It advertised that by using touch, your thumbs won't hurt after a long play session, and makes things like the quarter circle used in fighting games easier.
I bought one for the NES at a flea market for $1. I used it once. still worth $1.
+Aaron Martin Was it a terrible piece of shit? :-)
different...awkward...but interesting. I am glad I rescued it. It was in a box of "everything's a dollar" stuff and was filthy. It actually cleaned up nice and works as intended I suppose. I will probably give it another go someday :)
Aaron Martin Oh, nice catch I suposse!
Mark really finds some really obscure controllers for the Sega Genesis. I've never seen this before ever. That's certainly a interesting concept.
He manages to fit a Truxton reference into just about every video he does
my god i have been waiting for this review for ages and it was worth the wait. :D say goodbye to numb thumb.
I like these controllers. I use it when I'm playing two player and it creates an extra challenge for me, because I usually have the advantage versus my friends with a normal pad, haha!
This controller was actually very good with platform games when you get used to it. I received one for free back in the day.
Mark certainly loves his Truxton.
I got one of these for free in the mail when I was a kid! I guess 'cause I filled out a magazine survey or something...
I didn't even have a Genesis!
I used it with my Commodore, and built an adaptor to use it with my NES.
I think there was a similar or an identical controller released for the SNES as well. Of course the style of the controller was a little different. This review brought back memories.
mark should get an award for just being awsome!
I have one of these. I don't remember why my parents thought this thing was a good second controller to buy, but they bought it when I was like 3-4 and it's been second player's controller ever since. I just dug it out of a box in my closet to try it again, not as bad as I remember it being but certainly not as good as a regular D-pad. Cool design though, and I can't help but think how touch input has taken over mobile gaming.
I love how this is the only American-made internet show that seems to give a damn about my favourite console of all time- the Mega Drive.
Wow, a touchpad back in those days? Sega was ontop of their game huh? Cool vid btw.
I actually wanted these things back in the day.
You missed out it was a GREAT Controller!
I actually used one of these Turbo Touch controllers when i was a kid...
Hands down the worst controller i've ever experienced.....including the Atari Jaguar pad...
I bought one of these as soon as they came out, it was returned two days later..
@Koopsas which is why they're remaking the x360 gamepad to have an adjustable d-pad. google around for it. ;)
It's not because people have "big thumbs" that they hate the 360 pad, it's that the 360 has a rocker panel Dpad like a Saitek P880 I used to have on PC, it's too easy to slip into diagonals when you just wanna go straight. Nintendo's Dpad is a circular disc over 4 rubber depressors and the disc has pits under it for the rubber bits to fit into. It's also ever so slightly beveled in the center so you can hit "diagonal only" easier, it sits on a orb-like fulcrum for better rotation.
I had one of these for NES, but i couldn't help but to press down on the pad. its advertisement was "no more sore thumbs" (maybe not those words, but they showed a red side of a thumb with a red circle with a red cross though it.
You can get a 6 button tiny working genesis control from DealExtreme for $4.55 (temporarly sold out, but i got one and it works) sku.30530 but one of the buttons for the circuit board is messed up, idk if it can be fixed.
I had one of these for a year or so. It was the only controller I had for a while when I got the Genesis second hand, so I had to learn how to play games with it. Try putting it down and use your index finger. It's how I played all games for quite a long time. And then I got one of the 6-button controllers with a d-pad and turbo switches and all that, and I think I just... threw this one away.
I had one of Touch Turbo 360, but it was for the NES, and in Grey, and Red, It works well, once you get use to the concept of the whole thing. After getting use to the thing, it was really had to go back to a normal controller for the NES. I think i paid all of $7 for mine on a Wal-mart clearance rack sale back in the day LOL!
We had the turbo touch 360 for the SNES just for fighting games like Street Fighter 2 and Super Street Fighter 2. It was a good cheat for some moves but it was not striking when it got real intense. Good in design, not sensitive enough for other games.
If memory serves, this was marketed towards fans of tournament fighting games like SFII and MK. The problem is that when you're playing a fighting game you probably rest your thumb on the pad so you can instantly move your character or fire off a special move. Well, if you rest your thumb on that pad the controller will think you want to move your character and that leaves you open to attacks.
Wow this brings me back I remember as a kid seeing infomercials trying to sells these lol "19.95$+ S&H" lol
I had the NES version of this, and I don't remember them being too bad. Touch was different, yes, but you did have those soft bumps you could still feel unlike the virtual D-pads you get in modern smartphone games. So at least you're getting SOME feedback, just not as much as you might like.
Also, the NES version of the Turbo Touch 360™ had separate turbo A and B buttons rather than switches which made it slightly easier to switch between normal and autofire if you needed too, so there's that. All in all, I wouldn't rank it in a top 10 Worst Controller list like some guy at IGN did.
Oh, and also, by now, we're all aware of Valve's gamepad for their "Steam Machine" which has not one, but TWO touchpads in place of analog sticks. How will that work, I wonder? Probably like a handheld version of a laptop trackpad or the touchpad on a DualShock 4 as far as I can guess.
This thing worked really well once you got used to it. You could precisely pull off special moves in games. I got one because the regular controller kept tearing up my thumb. But then the 6-button Genesis with the sweet D-pad came out and this wasn't so necessary anymore.
I had one of those for the SNES. It was great for fighting games, which it was designed for, since joystick motions would be easier.
1:47 - It isn't -supposed- to be pushed, it's supposed to be -glided- over. It's actually a nice design because the Dpad will never need to have its rubber contacts taken out and replaced from too much heavy play. Unfortunately most kids who got them didn't read the little disclaimer note that said "read this before you start playing - DON'T TRY TO FORCEFULLY PRESS LIKE YOU DO A NORMAL DPAD, YER GUNNA BREAK THE SENSOR." - 2:13 -- It's -not- analog. It's basically a hat switch. 8 Directions.
would have been a cool concept on an N64 or something, where you could use it for analogue
I had this thing , what a monster huh, blehs vomits on the controller
how much demonstration with Truxton was that? like 2 seconds? well done, Mark. well done
PSA: I went through two of these when I was a kid. The whole unit feels like cheap plastic. Within a few weeks, the turbo switches above the A, B & C buttons would break internally. It is possible to fix with hot glue. In fact, I reinforced the flimsy switches internally with a dab of hot glue to prevent them from breaking. The result was a studier feeling switch that lasted for years.
The touch D-pad still sucks :/
This game pad was truely awful! I owned it in the pal reg for my megadrive and its no use for platformers beat em ups or anything at all really although suprising to know it does work for colums very very well! as you can slide it must faster then a d-pad if you own one try it! PLUS WELL DONE CGR! Another great video!
I Have the SNES version of this controller and i have always hated it! Sad thing is i bought it brand new because it was marketed to be the ultimate fighting game-pad... yeah right!
I Have been wanting to get you to review this for awhile. (well the SNES one, but either one works)
I Also have a SNES ProgramPad that i would like to see you review sometime.
I had this controller, DEFINITELY took some getting used to, but once I did, I liked it!
@HLM190586 what if the video is an advertisment,would it block it too? :P
I'd just like to point out I had a similar pad for the Nintendo when I was younger. The sole purpose of this design was to make it easier to do some of the moves in Street Fighter; specifically Zangief's Spinning Pile Driver.
I ordered one for my NES. It does take a long time to get used to it. You have to not only slide your thumb w/o pressing anything, but put your thumb on the center nub to not move. Once you work with it, it's pretty decent and plays best with 8-directional shooters. I was even able to get Mario to jump backwards :)
But after while the sensor pad died out and I had to get a replacement from Triax. That thing also went dead even quicker. So it's good for a display but do not use for gaming!
@GamerNinjaX Hell yeah, JC is certainly happy, not only for having a better controller from CGR, but also, to have his piece appearing in a CGR Review. Greetings GamerNinjaX. And keep watching CGR, just like me. XD
I loved my Turbo Touch 360, it was the best controller to play Mortal Kombat with, because I wouldn't get blisters on my thumbs.
I used and loved it for defender on the 5200 ....... using the masterplay interface ..... B is #1 fire button and C is #2 fire button ... works great
hey that was nice he gave him an even better sega genesis controller AND he autographed it.
It's the original Steam controller. I remember these at the time. It was unsuccessful.
the technology was aheads of it,s time back in the 90,s
@kungfuninja55 Actually touchscreens have been around since the 1970's. This was based on the touchpad technology used in laptops.
@HornetFellow
I had the Genesis 6 button before I had a SNES, I prefer to have all the buttons under my thumb. Especially for fighting games.
I had a Turbo Touch for the NES, it was awesome
Thanks for this review. I saw one of these at the local pawn shop and had no idea how well it worked. I think I will pass on this one.
Eyyy it's the steam controller except 20 times better
sup inecom company you r the best game reviewer
I had one of these as a kid. THANK YOU I FORGOT THE Name.
I had one of these for the NES. For some reason, Triax sent it to me for free. But after playing with it for a few minutes, I went back to the stock NES pad.
I got caught-up in the hype of these controllers in the early 90's and picked one up as a kid. EVERYTHING felt off about it. There are so many common controller techniques you can't easily do with these that you will instantly find it is hobbling you to try to use it. It can take hours of failing just to get close to the level you were already at with the default controller. As others have mentioned, this was essentially a preview of playing mobile games with on-screen D-pads. There is absolutely no reason you would want to use it when perfectly functional controllers were available. This is the controller you gave to your brother's teenage friend when you were 10 so you would have a chance against him at Mortal Kombat.
I have had mixed experiences with the turbo touch 360 some work GREAT. Some work like you said. Some work like crap.
I'm starting to think that Truxton is super glued into his Genesis.
hey mark i notice your a huge fan of sega genesis. do you remember the sega channel?
I had that. I don't remember why I got it, although it was great for Royal Rumble and Raw, with the turbo.
@sciprio1 i agree. are you a fan of the genesis? i am not a huge fan but i like it. it's fun, and has better graphics then snes (i believe).
How many Genesis controllers have been released in the market already? That's quite enough!
I remember this one! I always thought that the D-PAD was too sensitive for some people!
D pads were cool for old platform games because they had a lot to do with up down or left righ and used angles very little., But for modern interactive and racing games analog is a must, cause of the precision needed.
That is were the turbo touch fails it was not responsive like a D pad nor did it have analog precision like the Atari rollerball.
Amazing! So the Turbo Touch control pad is like trying to play on an iPod Touch screen?? So everything I hate about the iPod touch as a control pad, I could have enjoyed just as less back then!?! COOL!!!
I watched a the Sega Mega Drive controller review for Vectrex, and his complaint was no analog. I wonder if this would be able to fix that complaint (assuming it works)
love sega
More like the things on a Laptop that act as the mouse, except split up into the eight individual directions used on most 8bit and 16bit games. This isn't an "analog" pad, there's no inbetweens and there's no rubber depressors to push down so movement is instantaneous, resulting in somewhat of a "learning curve" you have to get used to.
I owned this one back in the day.
Whaddya mean the Genesis D-pad is the best? One would seriously blister his thumb if he tries to do a fireball motion repeatedly. I know, I tried.
Here's an idea.
Cut both controllers in half.
Attach the turbo part of the turbo 360 with the common d-pad.
Now you have a working turbo controller.
I had one of those. Was a cheaper alternative to an oem control pad, (my dad paid for it) so I had to get used to it. Not an easy task!
And this is why I can't play games on mobile phones.
Kobold I’d rather play on my Nintendo 3DS, Nintendo Switch and my Gaming Laptop, if I ever wanted to play a game outside of my own house. Because most of the mobile games out there are either dumb, or boring, or both.
Get a Genesis controller adapter and use THIS with your Genesis emulator!
Triax don't they make Warmachines for the NGR sometime in an alternative future to our Earth?
1. Why does the Wii classic controller feel like an Xbox 360 controller and not an N64 or Gamecube controller?
2. The 3 innovations that I mentioned (analog stick, rumble, and analog shoulder triggers) are more relevant to modern gaming than anything you mentioned.
3. Sega and Microsoft have the d-pad and left analog positions are reversed.
4. Both versions of the Saturn controller had the modern boomerang shape.
5. The Genesis controller had slanted button arrangement (diamond style) first.
@JohnnyK98k Perhaps I missed something. In the activity section of YT, it says InecomCompany liked this video.
I had one of those for the SNES (it was a birthday present). The D-Pad died after about a week.
I have the NES version which actually has separate buttons for turbo and non-turbo. It certainly helped with tecmobowl but other than that, nothing. It was a lot larger which was helpful, but i still prefer the original designed controller.
@BlackCloudBoss - I got the TT 360 for my 12th birthday and kept playing my NES with that sumbitch til the system itself died the summer I graduated Highschool. It acutally did pretty damn good once you stopped trying to PUSH the thing like a stansard dpad and just drag your thumb around the panel. Played the shit out of games like River City Ransom, TMNT 3 Manhattan Project, had really good diagonal, for me anyway. Also played MM6 to completion, it really wasn't as awful as ppl say.
hey mark did you know that a new earth defense force is coming out?
These controllers were meant for Street Fighter style games. They used to sell these for $2.99 at Biway back in the early to mid 90's and would last myself about 5 days and then not work.
I am one of the few people whom bought this controller but I hardly ever used it. I just never got used to it. I still have it though.
Proving that playing standard games with Touch Technology sucks since the early 90s
Wow. The donor is SUPER lucky to get another controller from this.
I remember I got a NES one of these in the mail randomly. didnt order it and it was addressed to me and there was no invoice or even a letter so best we could think was that there was a wacky marketing campaign that I just randomly got on the mailing list. One problem though, I did not own an NES at the time. D'oh. traded it to my friend for some old 2600 games since I was restricted to an atari 7800.
The touch pad is basically a smaller version of the rear touchpad on the ps vita so it's the future of video games
Anyone remember the SNES controller that had that yellow pad thing only blue? The turbo helped alot with like mega man!
Whenever there's an advertisement before the video plays, I mute the computer and look the other way until it's over. I want the money they spend on that ad to be completely wasted. No more ads!!!
Will you review the SNES version of this pad?
This vs. Valve reminds me of something Scott Adams wrote, I think it was in The Dilbert Principle... something about how you should never be the bold innovator who tries something new, you should always be the one who sees innovators try and inevitably screw up so you can fix the problems and make something people actually want with less R&D.
I GOT MY GENESIS IN THE MAIL TODAY!!!!!
this technology needs to be revived and improved!