PC Competition Pro for GamePort !

tomcat666 · 12 May 2005, 07:41

Hey all !

I tought that the new USB version of the Competition Pro is the first one for the PC's... but it seems I was wrong. I just got a GamePort version on a fleamarket !!! It is very nice - Blue transparent glass (a bit more quality than normal CP transparent cases) with Yellow buttons ! It has 2 standard buttons (corresponding to Fire 1 / Fire 2 on the PC) and 2 additional as in CP Turbo or CP USB, but they have a different function - Autofire for Button 1 and 2 ! There is also a permanent autofire option with a yellow switch on the back which has 3 positions - Autofire 1 , Off , Autofire 2

Inside there is a little circuit that is visible just under the top glass and it has "PC-Stick" written on it. Works like a charm on my XP and Win98 Gameports.

If I knew this existed all those years back I would of bought it 100%

Oh and the feeling is BETTER than the USB stick since ALL the buttons/mechanics are the same as with normal Competition Pro Turbo ! (i.e. it has a spring on the stick - no rubber and the main buttons have a much better feel to it than the USB variant).

If you want I can take some pictures this weekend...

Best regards,
Tomaz

Overdoc · 13 May 2005, 01:15

Yeah, this one' great !!
I have one myself, too

It's THE PERFECT emulator joystick. I only use it in special cases since I prefer the real machines

I have seen several of these go on Ebay for more than 50,- Euro - Crazy !!!

tomcat666 · 13 May 2005, 07:37

Wow, 50 Euros, eh ? I knew that 1 Euro was a bargain, but not such a bargain... not that I would sell it though.

Methanoid · 13 May 2005, 09:28

Yes pix pls!

tomcat666 · 15 May 2005, 11:44

Ok, here are some pictures (taken with a Clie palm camera, so the quality is not the greatest ;-) ). If you look really close in the second picture you can even see who took them :-)

Really nice joystick. Mechanically MUCH better than the new USB version...

Methanoid · 15 May 2005, 12:21

nice.... and good pix too!

NOB · 25 July 2006, 20:34

I have one myself, too

The Competition pro minis and comp
PC minis were sold in solid boxes.
Which you could use as diskboxes.
And the Comp PC minis were 1994
expensive.69,00 DM /35 €.

Magno Boots · 25 July 2006, 22:10

NOB, is your pro mini a usb version?
I wasn't aware these existed, but if so, I want to find out where to get one!

Zetr0 · 26 July 2006, 01:45

I bought 2 USB versions off ebay for 24 quid brand new the pair... both my brother and I proceeded to beat the crap out them on SENSI 2006 off the PC.. some major retro fun..

I then hooked up Alien Breed and other than winuae overscan issue, it was like the orginal!!! it was a touching moment... then the real test Street Fighter 2! .... sheesh... there was more.... many more.... but after 5am it was time to call it....

tomcat666 · 26 July 2006, 07:31

The USB versions are on sale currently here... I payed around 4 EURos for each

Only the Black/Red version though. The Blue one is sold out.
I am not really a fan of the new USB ones though since the buttons stick too much and the feeling is just not the same.... Also for some reason it seems there is a lag with WinUAE when playing games, its just a fraction of a second but I cannot play SuperFrog or Pinball Fantasies (with keyboard) on WinUAE. Can play it perfectly on the Real thing though.

NOB · 26 July 2006, 17:45

Quote:

Originally Posted by Magno Boots

NOB, is your pro mini a usb version?
I wasn't aware these existed, but if so, I want to find out where to get one!

No, it´s a Competition Pro for the PC GamePort.
I don´t know if USB mini Comp Pro exists.
But for sure worth to buy one.

12 May 2005, 07:41	#1
tomcat666 Retro Freak Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Slovenia Age: 51 Posts: 1,648	PC Competition Pro for GamePort ! Hey all ! I tought that the new USB version of the Competition Pro is the first one for the PC's... but it seems I was wrong. I just got a GamePort version on a fleamarket !!! It is very nice - Blue transparent glass (a bit more quality than normal CP transparent cases) with Yellow buttons ! It has 2 standard buttons (corresponding to Fire 1 / Fire 2 on the PC) and 2 additional as in CP Turbo or CP USB, but they have a different function - Autofire for Button 1 and 2 ! There is also a permanent autofire option with a yellow switch on the back which has 3 positions - Autofire 1 , Off , Autofire 2 Inside there is a little circuit that is visible just under the top glass and it has "PC-Stick" written on it. Works like a charm on my XP and Win98 Gameports. If I knew this existed all those years back I would of bought it 100% Oh and the feeling is BETTER than the USB stick since ALL the buttons/mechanics are the same as with normal Competition Pro Turbo ! (i.e. it has a spring on the stick - no rubber and the main buttons have a much better feel to it than the USB variant). If you want I can take some pictures this weekend... Best regards, Tomaz

15 May 2005, 11:44	#5
tomcat666 Retro Freak Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Slovenia Age: 51 Posts: 1,648	Ok, here are some pictures (taken with a Clie palm camera, so the quality is not the greatest ;-) ). If you look really close in the second picture you can even see who took them :-) Really nice joystick. Mechanically MUCH better than the new USB version... Attached Thumbnails

25 July 2006, 20:34	#7
NOB Zone Friend Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Germany Age: 52 Posts: 424	I have one myself, too The Competition pro minis and comp PC minis were sold in solid boxes. Which you could use as diskboxes. And the Comp PC minis were 1994 expensive.69,00 DM /35 €. Last edited by NOB; 27 November 2007 at 08:50.

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13 May 2005, 01:15	#2
Overdoc Commodore Collector Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Austria Age: 53 Posts: 944	Yeah, this one' great !! I have one myself, too It's THE PERFECT emulator joystick. I only use it in special cases since I prefer the real machines I have seen several of these go on Ebay for more than 50,- Euro - Crazy !!!

13 May 2005, 07:37	#3
tomcat666 Retro Freak Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Slovenia Age: 51 Posts: 1,648	Wow, 50 Euros, eh ? I knew that 1 Euro was a bargain, but not such a bargain... not that I would sell it though.

13 May 2005, 09:28	#4
Methanoid Retired Quartex Sysop Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Roman Verulamium Age: 58 Posts: 1,873	Yes pix pls!

15 May 2005, 12:21	#6
Methanoid Retired Quartex Sysop Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Roman Verulamium Age: 58 Posts: 1,873	nice.... and good pix too!

25 July 2006, 22:10	#8
Magno Boots Zone Friend Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Hertfordshire Posts: 688	NOB, is your pro mini a usb version? I wasn't aware these existed, but if so, I want to find out where to get one!

26 July 2006, 01:45	#9
Zetr0 Ya' like it Retr0? Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: United Kingdom Age: 49 Posts: 9,768	I bought 2 USB versions off ebay for 24 quid brand new the pair... both my brother and I proceeded to beat the crap out them on SENSI 2006 off the PC.. some major retro fun.. I then hooked up Alien Breed and other than winuae overscan issue, it was like the orginal!!! it was a touching moment... then the real test Street Fighter 2! .... sheesh... there was more.... many more.... but after 5am it was time to call it....

26 July 2006, 07:31	#10
tomcat666 Retro Freak Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Slovenia Age: 51 Posts: 1,648	The USB versions are on sale currently here... I payed around 4 EURos for each Only the Black/Red version though. The Blue one is sold out. I am not really a fan of the new USB ones though since the buttons stick too much and the feeling is just not the same.... Also for some reason it seems there is a lag with WinUAE when playing games, its just a fraction of a second but I cannot play SuperFrog or Pinball Fantasies (with keyboard) on WinUAE. Can play it perfectly on the Real thing though.

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