Mad Catz Dream Pad

by Madcatz

Product Features

• NEW FACTORY SEALED COLOR WILL VARY

Product Details

• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B000023MCN
• Media: Electronics
• Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (38 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #10,825 in Video Games (See Top 100 in Video Games)

Product Description

From the Manufacturer

The Mad Catz Dream Pad is the ultimate in comfort, style, and design. Using the look of the original SEGA Dreamcast controller, this controller has many Mad Catz advancements including being custom designed and engineered to Sega's specification, six digital buttons on the face of the controller and two analog shoulder buttons, fully programmable, digital and analog directional control, supports vibration pack and Virtual Memory Unit slots, and has vulcanized rubber grips for added comfort.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

15 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Great Third Party Pad, February 25, 2000

By A Customer

= Durability:5.0 out of 5 stars  = Fun:3.0 out of 5 stars  = Educational:5.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Mad Catz Dream Pad (Electronics)

The Dream Pad is the best third-party controller available for Dreamcast. First and foremost, it has the extra Z & C buttons that we've all been longing for. The Z & C buttons mirror, respsectively, the left and right analog triggers. This is great for fighting games. Mad Catz, for the most part, has put rubber to good use here. You'll find rubber grips on the sides of the controller, rubber buttons, rubberized coating on the analog stick, and the one place where it doesn't work too well, a completely rubberized D-pad. Ouch. It just feels awkward, and its incredibly difficult to slide your fingers across it. Another minor flaw, the analog triggers are extremely cheap, as my Dream Pad's triggers only lasted 2 months before resting in peace. But of course, you have the C & Z buttons to take their place if need be. If you can't stand Sega's standard controller, this is a nice alternative, but the D-pad and the analog triggers bring this score down. GRADE : B-

11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A Supurb Controller, July 12, 2000

By A Customer

= Durability:5.0 out of 5 stars  = Fun:4.0 out of 5 stars  = Educational:5.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Mad Catz Dream Pad (Electronics)

I bought the Dreampad becuase of it's looks and its large bag of tricks, and boy am I impressed. For beginners, I did not expect the rubber grips to be of any use, they are. The side rubber pads are actually comfortable! In addtion, the rubber surfaced analog joystick is the best idea to hit game controllers. I also love the extra Z & C buttons, and all the buttons are bigger and have a softer feel than the standard SEGA version. However, there are some small details that need not be over looked. I know that alot of reviews cover these points better, but they don't put them all together in a list. For starters, the D-pad (no matter how great of a fit) is a little iffy, it's fine through most game play but an annoyance in menu selecting. Then I found the triggers to become almost harmful. The trigger and the case around the trigger cuase sores on the fingers due to rubbing. The reprogram button gets in the way and sometimes is inoperative on some games. I may be the only one, but to me the start button is out of reach. Finally, the Z & C buttons could be confused for Y & B if one was not looking. Dispite the minor cons, the MadCatz Dreampad is the best Sega controller on the market so far.

10 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars ehh..., March 4, 2001

By 

Casey Sullivan (Clarksville, NH United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Mad Catz Dream Pad (Electronics)

I've always had a thing about buying 3rd party controllers. I've always felt that since all of the thought went into the design, it would feel great. And this one feels great! However, it is massive! It covers the console if you set it on top. It has a more natural hand placement (it is like those keyboards with the separated keys) and has a couple groves for your fingers, but the fingers don't fall into them, at least mine. The rubber grips on the sides and on the stick give a feel of greater control than the sega one, but the rubber on the D-pad mades sliding difficult. The slots are a bit sticky, and the VMU is kinda hard to get out. the buttons only go down when pushed directly down, and are also covered in rubber. The triggers don't have the range of movement as the sega one, and feel different (it's hard to describe)

Verdict: A cheap(er) alternative the sega controller made by a well known game accessory maker, however, as many people on the site have said, sega makes the best.