Competition PRO joystick

ATWindsor · 25 March 2006, 21:48

http://amigakit.leamancomputing.com/...12232140feee26

This joystick seems really nice (although the black with red buttons has a cooler look, but i have heard the blur is much better to use). Anyone have any experice with it? And does it work fine with winUAE?

Retro-Nerd · 25 March 2006, 21:59

I have the black & red version of the stick. After replacing some of the dip-switches with orginal ones from a broken Amiga Competition Pro it works awesome.

sarek2k · 26 March 2006, 01:18

mine worked fine right out of the box

(Red and Black Version)

Mick_AKA · 26 March 2006, 05:26

I got 2 of the black and red ones, both work very well indeed

adgloride · 27 March 2006, 22:20

Never knew about these, the competition pro was one of my favourite joysticks. I got fed up of playing the older games on a pc joystick its just not the same.

quahappy · 27 March 2006, 22:59

Blimey..... This joystick was one of the best I bought and lasted ages (I had the see-through one)..... I also remember constantly getting blisters as well!!!

sarek2k · 28 March 2006, 20:11

PAH Typical AmigaKit gonna check around for this Silver blue stick see if everyone else is selling it for 12.99 i suspect the old Add a few quid on cause it's Amiga!

Never noticed this Price hike!

sarek2k · 28 March 2006, 20:15

as i suspected heres a cheaper link if anyone wants one! http://www.specialtech.co.uk/spshop/...6&cat=9&page=1

However they are out of stock at the moment!

Amigakit may well be the only place for somethings hence we are stuck with them but if you have a choice shop elsewhere!

Mick_AKA · 29 March 2006, 04:28

I think the stick on the blue one is actually metal not plastic which could explain the reason its a tad more expensive at a few places.

sarek2k · 29 March 2006, 04:56

The shaft / Stick on both is steel just the one thats chrome looks nicer

however for anyone's info the crystal blue on the fancy blue one shatters like hell the black / red one dosent

Good to know in those arguments when you loose it and throw your joystick across the room

with games like kick off 1 and 2 / goal / sensi soccer etc!

adgloride · 29 March 2006, 14:55

I got one of these from ebay and it arrived today. I can always remember the competition pro being one of the best joysticks. I can also remember not being able to afford one, I think I got my first competition pro joystick when I got my Amiga 500 plus second hand years ago. This is just what I needed for playing on the emulators, something was always missing and that was a proper joystick. Its just a shame it only works on the pc and not on the xbox. The joystick I got was a blue and silver one, I'm not right keen on the silver colour.

galu · 29 March 2006, 19:30

Quote:

Originally Posted by adgloride

Its just a shame it only works on the pc and not on the xbox.

Unfortuanetely, the man behind WinUAE-X (XPort) isn't going to work on adding Competition Pro USB compatiblility to his great emulators

That's what I've found, and it is relatively recent response: http://forums.xbox-scene.com/index.p...c=498061&st=0# (Post #15).

ATWindsor · 01 April 2006, 16:50

I got my competition PRO today, and it works very well with winUAE. You can configure all buttons, so i guess ti will work fine for left-handed people too. (as you can make the right button primary fire). I use the small buttons as quick-save and quick-load.

ATWindsor · 01 April 2006, 17:11

Btw, what is the deal with "compability mode", why is it even needed (yeah i know, some games aren't compatible, but why?) Revenge of the mutant camles for instance (which for me doesn't work properly in compability-mode either (going left doesn't work, but everything else does).

Parsec · 14 April 2006, 13:15

This looks nice, has anyone got it working with MAME?

Toni Wilen · 14 April 2006, 13:24

Quote:

Originally Posted by ATWindsor

Btw, what is the deal with "compability mode.

compatibility here means compatible with regular joystick configuration in ports-panel, it has nothing to do with game compatibility.

adgloride · 14 April 2006, 16:15

Quote:

Originally Posted by Parsec

This looks nice, has anyone got it working with MAME?

I've not tried mine with mame but you need more than one joystick button for mame. A arcade stick is a lot better choice, the competition pros better for the classic games on the spectrum, c64, amiga etc....

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25 March 2006, 21:48	#1
ATWindsor Registered User Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Norway Age: 43 Posts: 49	Competition PRO joystick http://amigakit.leamancomputing.com/...12232140feee26 This joystick seems really nice (although the black with red buttons has a cooler look, but i have heard the blur is much better to use). Anyone have any experice with it? And does it work fine with winUAE?

25 March 2006, 21:59	#2
Retro-Nerd Missile Command Champion Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Germany Age: 52 Posts: 12,456	I have the black & red version of the stick. After replacing some of the dip-switches with orginal ones from a broken Amiga Competition Pro it works awesome.

26 March 2006, 01:18	#3
sarek2k E.A.B Addict and Proud Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: England Age: 56 Posts: 543	mine worked fine right out of the box (Red and Black Version)

26 March 2006, 05:26	#4
Mick_AKA crusader of light Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Stone, Staffordshire. Posts: 1,151	I got 2 of the black and red ones, both work very well indeed

27 March 2006, 22:20	#5
adgloride Amiga Mod Chipper Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: UK Age: 51 Posts: 229	Never knew about these, the competition pro was one of my favourite joysticks. I got fed up of playing the older games on a pc joystick its just not the same.

27 March 2006, 22:59	#6
quahappy Born again WinUAE user Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: South Yorkshire, UK Age: 56 Posts: 1,667	Blimey..... This joystick was one of the best I bought and lasted ages (I had the see-through one)..... I also remember constantly getting blisters as well!!!

28 March 2006, 20:11	#7
sarek2k E.A.B Addict and Proud Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: England Age: 56 Posts: 543	PAH Typical AmigaKit gonna check around for this Silver blue stick see if everyone else is selling it for 12.99 i suspect the old Add a few quid on cause it's Amiga! Never noticed this Price hike!

28 March 2006, 20:15	#8
sarek2k E.A.B Addict and Proud Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: England Age: 56 Posts: 543	as i suspected heres a cheaper link if anyone wants one! http://www.specialtech.co.uk/spshop/...6&cat=9&page=1 However they are out of stock at the moment! Amigakit may well be the only place for somethings hence we are stuck with them but if you have a choice shop elsewhere!

29 March 2006, 04:28	#9
Mick_AKA crusader of light Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Stone, Staffordshire. Posts: 1,151	I think the stick on the blue one is actually metal not plastic which could explain the reason its a tad more expensive at a few places.

29 March 2006, 04:56	#10
sarek2k E.A.B Addict and Proud Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: England Age: 56 Posts: 543	The shaft / Stick on both is steel just the one thats chrome looks nicer however for anyone's info the crystal blue on the fancy blue one shatters like hell the black / red one dosent Good to know in those arguments when you loose it and throw your joystick across the room with games like kick off 1 and 2 / goal / sensi soccer etc!

29 March 2006, 14:55	#11
adgloride Amiga Mod Chipper Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: UK Age: 51 Posts: 229	I got one of these from ebay and it arrived today. I can always remember the competition pro being one of the best joysticks. I can also remember not being able to afford one, I think I got my first competition pro joystick when I got my Amiga 500 plus second hand years ago. This is just what I needed for playing on the emulators, something was always missing and that was a proper joystick. Its just a shame it only works on the pc and not on the xbox. The joystick I got was a blue and silver one, I'm not right keen on the silver colour.

01 April 2006, 16:50	#13
ATWindsor Registered User Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Norway Age: 43 Posts: 49	I got my competition PRO today, and it works very well with winUAE. You can configure all buttons, so i guess ti will work fine for left-handed people too. (as you can make the right button primary fire). I use the small buttons as quick-save and quick-load.

01 April 2006, 17:11	#14
ATWindsor Registered User Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Norway Age: 43 Posts: 49	Btw, what is the deal with "compability mode", why is it even needed (yeah i know, some games aren't compatible, but why?) Revenge of the mutant camles for instance (which for me doesn't work properly in compability-mode either (going left doesn't work, but everything else does).

14 April 2006, 13:15	#15
Parsec Registered User Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Lancashire Age: 49 Posts: 434	This looks nice, has anyone got it working with MAME?

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