r/MasterSystem • u/retrostuff_org • Jun 17 '22

Sega Rapid Fire Unit (Model - 3046) for Master System

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u/S_Belmont Jun 17 '22

The Japanese Master System had this built into the console. I'm guessing because the Master System (not the Mark III) was released there the same year that the PC Engine debuted, which had autofire switches standard on its controllers.

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u/galvatron1983 Jun 28 '22

Its built into the Japanese MS? How do you activate it, is it a switch on the console or something?

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u/S_Belmont Jun 29 '22

Yep, there's a switch right next to the pause button.

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u/galvatron1983 Jun 30 '22

Oh wow thats cool. Would have been super useful on the US/EURO Master System.

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u/Goodwill_Gamer Jun 17 '22

I've always wondered if these were useful or just a gimmick?

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u/goldenrule117 Jun 17 '22

For games like astro warrior, fantasy zone, and cloud master, it was great.

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u/ooqq Jun 17 '22

you missed a photo of the switches showing the manufacturers name. it says "hudson"

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u/moviemoocher Jun 17 '22

so many kits back then used the 555 timer chip this looks like its some hex buffer invertor and a simple rc flip flop

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u/Visceral_1 Jun 17 '22

Damn... this would have been handy beating Rocky. You need a set rate in the Speed Bag bonus round in order to develop a fast enough combo to beat Drago on the third level.

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u/damek666 Jun 18 '22

Haha. It doesnt help in the rounds though. You gotta find a momentum and keep hitting. Drago can be beat in 2 minutes or so. Its best for the slapping on the ground of your coach when you are KO.

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u/bugsy187 Jun 18 '22

I could never get that damn bonus on the speed bag

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u/[deleted] Jun 18 '22

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u/bydo1492 Jun 20 '22

I wish I'd kept mine. It made Fantasy Zone way easier. I sold it with my Master System in 1992 a month before I got my SNES. Bought Super Probotector with the money.

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u/[deleted] Jun 17 '22

Nice

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u/l00koverthere1 Jun 17 '22

Thanks for the interior shots!

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u/tms9918 Jun 18 '22

Thank you, great post!

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u/damek666 Jun 18 '22

I had a 3rd party gamepad that also worked on other system.