WHDLoad CD32 Controller

SuperNashwan · 29 May 2012, 16:16

Hi All,

Just wondered what controller people recommend to play WHDLoad CD32 games (on an A1200)?

A CD32 controller is the obvious answer but they seem a little pricey and don't look that comfortable (although I've never tried one).

Also, I've read that CD32 controllers have a special PIC so that you can't just use a 6 button megadrive controller or something similar...

Cheers,
SuperNashwan

fitzsteve · 29 May 2012, 16:39

Hi!

The Honeybea CD32 Pad's are my choice of Weopan!

They can be bought resonably priced if you avoid the high eBay BIN's! They come up time to time on Amibay and here too <£10

All the best,

Steve.

mombasajoe · 29 May 2012, 16:57

+1

The original CD32 pads are rubbish. The Honeybee should be the 1st choice.

magnetic · 30 May 2012, 09:26

Well I dont know wtf a "honeybee" is but i have a really sweet Competition Pro CD32 pad. I paid $40 for it last year.

fitzsteve · 30 May 2012, 09:32

It's the same as a Competition Pro just a different name, I've seen them sell at the figures you suggest but I've always bought them cheaper or better still included with a CD32 or other Amiga's

FOL · 30 May 2012, 14:00

Are CD32 Pads that bad.
I still have my original Pad, mint condition and still working perfect.
I love the CD32 Pad.

Gordon · 30 May 2012, 14:06

I prefer original also. I can only use the comp pros for about 20mins before my hands start getting tired.

magnetic · 31 May 2012, 08:32

FOL, Gordon

I'd love to have a stock CD32 joypad but they are very hard to find!

s2325 · 31 May 2012, 08:38

I think there is nothing bad with original CD32 joypad, only Chaos Engine was hard to play.

mombasajoe · 31 May 2012, 11:23

The response of the buttons of a Honeybee is IMHO better. But what I really hate about CD32-pads is the awful directional pad.

(I've got 4 Honeybees and 2 CD32-pads, one "new")

EDIT:

BTW The Honeybee has got optional autofire (off, while holding a button or permanent autofire) for the 4 coloured buttons

N-Ed · 31 May 2012, 11:32

A few years ago I bought 2 brand new CD32 controllers at £10 a pop. The direction pad has come loose on both after <15h of playing Sensi. Now they just rotate wildly

This leads me to rank them as the worst piece of crap I ever used on the Amiga!!!
Good thing is that now I can hack them into the Arcade controllers I'm building for the Amiga

outrun1978 · 04 July 2012, 21:29

I made the mistake of buying one of those Boomerang pads Amigakit are selling. Stiff is an interesting way to describe them. It has serious trouble trying to do directionals i.e up and left at the same time. It has a thumbstick which is ideal and halfway playable for something like Pinball Fantasies but horrid to use for other games becuase its so unresponsive, the idiot who designed this had probably never used a CD32 else they wouldnt have placed the 3 1/2 key (green) where they did. It renders Nigel Mansell's Grand Prix even more unplayable with this pad. I soldier on with an official CD32 joypad until i find a competition pro joypad to replace it. Would be nice if there was a rewire of a Megadrive style 6 button joypad into something half useful for us Amiga owners!

29 May 2012, 16:16	#1
SuperNashwan Registered User Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: London Posts: 74	WHDLoad CD32 Controller Hi All, Just wondered what controller people recommend to play WHDLoad CD32 games (on an A1200)? A CD32 controller is the obvious answer but they seem a little pricey and don't look that comfortable (although I've never tried one). Also, I've read that CD32 controllers have a special PIC so that you can't just use a 6 button megadrive controller or something similar... Cheers, SuperNashwan

29 May 2012, 16:39	#2
fitzsteve Professional slacker! Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Kent, UK Age: 33 Posts: 4,727	Hi! The Honeybea CD32 Pad's are my choice of Weopan! They can be bought resonably priced if you avoid the high eBay BIN's! They come up time to time on Amibay and here too <£10 All the best, Steve. __________________ A500+ 4mb SupraRam500xp/SCSI-IDE - A600, ACA630/64, A604, IndiECS - A4000D, Mirage Pro Tower, CSPPC 060/330, Mediator, DenebUSB, ZorRam - A4000D, WarpEngine040, Toccata, DenebUSB, CV64/3D - A1200D, ACA1232/33, IndiAGA MkII - A1200D Magic Pack +ACA1220 - A1200T, 060/PPC330, G-RexPCI, SubwayUSB - CD32 + SX32, IndiMkII - uA1 800mhz My Retr0 Blog

29 May 2012, 16:57	#3
mombasajoe Registered User Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: D Age: 38 Posts: 458	+1 The original CD32 pads are rubbish. The Honeybee should be the 1st choice. __________________ A500+ 68010, AlfaPower 1 GB CF (HD), 10 MB RAM, 3.1 based on ClassicWB 68K CD32, A500, C64, C16, SNES etc.

30 May 2012, 09:32	#5
fitzsteve Professional slacker! Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Kent, UK Age: 33 Posts: 4,727	It's the same as a Competition Pro just a different name, I've seen them sell at the figures you suggest but I've always bought them cheaper or better still included with a CD32 or other Amiga's __________________ A500+ 4mb SupraRam500xp/SCSI-IDE - A600, ACA630/64, A604, IndiECS - A4000D, Mirage Pro Tower, CSPPC 060/330, Mediator, DenebUSB, ZorRam - A4000D, WarpEngine040, Toccata, DenebUSB, CV64/3D - A1200D, ACA1232/33, IndiAGA MkII - A1200D Magic Pack +ACA1220 - A1200T, 060/PPC330, G-RexPCI, SubwayUSB - CD32 + SX32, IndiMkII - uA1 800mhz My Retr0 Blog

30 May 2012, 14:06	#7
Gordon Settler Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Amigastan Posts: 884	I prefer original also. I can only use the comp pros for about 20mins before my hands start getting tired. __________________

30 May 2012, 09:26	#4
magnetic Banned Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Los Angeles, USA Posts: 244	Well I dont know wtf a "honeybee" is but i have a really sweet Competition Pro CD32 pad. I paid $40 for it last year.

31 May 2012, 08:32	#8
magnetic Banned Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Los Angeles, USA Posts: 244	FOL, Gordon I'd love to have a stock CD32 joypad but they are very hard to find!

31 May 2012, 08:38	#9
s2325 Zone Friend Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Gargore Age: 32 Posts: 11,258	I think there is nothing bad with original CD32 joypad, only Chaos Engine was hard to play.

31 May 2012, 11:23	#10
mombasajoe Registered User Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: D Age: 38 Posts: 458	The response of the buttons of a Honeybee is IMHO better. But what I really hate about CD32-pads is the awful directional pad. (I've got 4 Honeybees and 2 CD32-pads, one "new") EDIT: BTW The Honeybee has got optional autofire (off, while holding a button or permanent autofire) for the 4 coloured buttons __________________ A500+ 68010, AlfaPower 1 GB CF (HD), 10 MB RAM, 3.1 based on ClassicWB 68K CD32, A500, C64, C16, SNES etc. Last edited by mombasajoe; 31 May 2012 at 11:28.

31 May 2012, 11:32	#11
N-Ed Registered User Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Stockholm, Sweden Posts: 115	A few years ago I bought 2 brand new CD32 controllers at £10 a pop. The direction pad has come loose on both after <15h of playing Sensi. Now they just rotate wildly This leads me to rank them as the worst piece of crap I ever used on the Amiga!!! Good thing is that now I can hack them into the Arcade controllers I'm building for the Amiga

04 July 2012, 21:29	#12
outrun1978 Registered User Join Date: May 2012 Location: Manchester, United Kingdom Age: 35 Posts: 9	I made the mistake of buying one of those Boomerang pads Amigakit are selling. Stiff is an interesting way to describe them. It has serious trouble trying to do directionals i.e up and left at the same time. It has a thumbstick which is ideal and halfway playable for something like Pinball Fantasies but horrid to use for other games becuase its so unresponsive, the idiot who designed this had probably never used a CD32 else they wouldnt have placed the 3 1/2 key (green) where they did. It renders Nigel Mansell's Grand Prix even more unplayable with this pad. I soldier on with an official CD32 joypad until i find a competition pro joypad to replace it. Would be nice if there was a rewire of a Megadrive style 6 button joypad into something half useful for us Amiga owners!

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