# Sega Genesis Controller

9 PIN DSUB ??

Pin | Name (Select=GND) | Name (Select=+5V)
--- | --- | ---
1 | Up | Up
2 | Down | Down
3 | Gnd / Left
4 | Gnd / Right
5 | +5VDC | +5VDC
6 | Button A | Button B
7 | Select | Select
8 | Ground | Ground
9 | Start | Button C

The chip inside the controller is a 74HC157. This is a high-speed cmos quad 2-line to 1-line multiplexer. The console can with help of the Select-pin choose from two functions on each input.

Contributor: Joakim Ögren, Neal Patrick Howland

Source:
SEGA Genesis A/V pinout at GamesX

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