Genesis and Turbografx-16 Games with Analog Control Support

This list has two parts, first for the XE-1AP joystick and gamepad, and second for the Sega Mouse / Mega Mouse.

XE-1AP Games List

First, the XE-1AP analog joystick, and its gamepad counterpart, are very obscure Japan-only controllers.  They were released for a Japanese computer by a third party, but NEC and Sega supported them in some of their games despite this, and so did a few other third parties.  The XE-1AP gamepad is probably the first ever gamepad with a modern-style design with a small gamepad-sized analog stick on it; it was many years ahead of its time!  This is a short list of the games that support it.  I don’t currently have one of these, but I very, very much want one.  The US versions of these games should have analog support, but I’m not 100% certain, so I won’t list it as such below (I’ll do research on this.)

Sega Megadrive / Genesis and addons

After Burner II (MD/GEN)
Ayrton Senna’s Super Monaco GP II (MD/GEN)
Musha Aleste (MD/GEN)
Fastest One (MD) (JP only release)
Galaxy Force II (MD/GEN)
Starblade (Mega CD/Sega CD)
After Burner III (Mega CD/Sega CD)
Night Striker (Mega CD) (JP only release)
Space Harrier (32X)
After Burner Complete (32X)

PC Engine (TurboGrafx-16) and addons

The PCE requires a XHE-3 MSX/MD to PCE pin adapter in order to connect the joystick to the system, because the controller ports are different.  Very few people have this setup, but a few games are improved by it!

Forgotten Worlds (Super CD)
After Burner II (PCE) (JP only release)
Outrun (PCE) (JP only release)
Operation Wolf (PCE) (JP only release)

Sega Genesis/Megadrive Sega Mouse Games List

Second, the Sega Genesis Sega Mouse (Japan) and Mega Mouse (US) work with the following games.  They are standard two or three button mice; the US one has three buttons, the Japanese one only two, so get the US one, it should work with all the games I would expect.


Genesis / Megadrive

Janou Touryumon (JP only release)
Lord Monarch: Tokoton Sentou Densetsu (JP only release)
Nobunaga no Yabou: Zenkokuban [Nobunaga’s Ambition: National Edition] (JP only release)
Marble Madness

Sega CD / Mega CD

Mansion of Hidden Souls
Eye of the Beholder
Rise of the Dragon
SimEarth
Switch: Panic!
Wararau Salesman (JP only release)
Might & Magic III
Shin Megami Tensei (JP only release)
Dungeon Master II: Skullkeep
The Secret of Monkey Island
Starblade
Urusei Yatsura: My Dear Friends (JP only release)

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One Response to Genesis and Turbografx-16 Games with Analog Control Support

  1. Julius says:

    Hi, I’m trying to get Megadrive Afterburner to work with the Sharp Cyberstick. Is there any trick to get Afterburner in analog mode?

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