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Speedlink Competition Pro Extra USB Joystick $45.97 Delivered @ Amazon Germany via AU

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Speedlink Competition Pro dropping to a low price, 24% off.

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  • +1

    Accessing the buttons looks super awkward?

    • +4

      Setting up a Retropi and reliving my Amiga 500 days and this was one of the styles of choice :)

      • +1

        Would this work with an amiga 500 mini?

        I just ordered one :)

        • Possibly. Does it use USB?

        • +1

          Yes, I bought the same for double the cost last year. When I got the A500 mini I soon realised the included gamepad wasn't really well suited to playing the old Amiga games. You need a joystick!

          • @capnstoobie: It's it easy to add more amiga games? Still waiting on delivery of mine…

            • +1

              @Misha Bakunin: Very easy. I have mucked around with Amiga emulators over the years but the A500 mini has been by far the easiest. It even played an old AMOS 3D game I made a long time ago. I thought I'd never see that run again.

              • +1

                @capnstoobie: So does that mean we could side load any of the old Amiga games and they will all work or would there be some exceptions?

                • +3

                  @jollster101: I tried quite a few and I don't remember any of them not working. I followed a really good guide for setting up the mini. I can't seem to find which one it was, otherwise I'd post it for you.

    • +1

      Welcome to what gaming was like pre 90's

      • Well i remember playing dragon spirit on the c64

        • +1

          I remember the Competition Pro joysticks and mashing them to win races in Daley Thompson's decathlon and the Winter & Summer games

    • Same as the old Atart 2600 stick, but it only had 1 button.

  • +6

    No idea if this is a deal or not but +1 because I was just transported back in time 40 years.

    • +2

      Cheaper than a De Lorean as well.

    • A bit Tac2-ish was my first thought, and I liked it.

    • I'll see your +1 and double it. Had one just like it for my C64 in the 80's.

  • +2

    Jokes on them, Amiga, and Commodore64 joysticks still aren't yet typically breaking.

    • +1

      I still have an original Atari 2600 one.

      • +2

        Oh that brings back memories… of river raid.

  • +1

    Competition Pro's were $30 to $50 in the late 80s. These are pretty cheap considering inflation. Wonder if they have the proper cherry microswitch and spring internals.

    edit: One of the reviews has pics of the microswitches. Not cherry's but they are microswitches.

    edit: Another review mentions the spring centering.

    • What is spring centering? So in your research the switches are good? Thanks

      • +1

        Early versions of the Competition Pro used a stiff spring to bring the joystick shaft back to center in addition to the spring in the microswitch. The latter versions used a thick rubber ring. Most people prefer the spring because it is more precise and less spongy feeling.

        I think the microswitches are good. The pedants think that the microswitches are stiffer than the Cherry originals. You can always swap them out for Cherry switches if you want.

  • I actually broke one of the buttons on mine back in the late 80s. I guess I can consider that quite a feat!

  • Lol.. Old Skool.. so good.

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