Speedlink Competition Pro Extra USB Joystick

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Competition Pro Extra USB Joystick - Anniversary Edition

Let's go into the 80s.

Specially developed for the 20th anniversary of the Speedlink brand, the Competition Pro Extra USB joystick is a declaration of love for nostalgic computer games. Its design with the distinctive arcade machine stick and the technology correspond to the original Competition Pro from the 1980s, the famous popular joystick for home computers. With this in mind, it is digitally designed and suitable for arcade and retro games.

So that they are also available immediately, there are also 20 games to download in addition to the Competition Pro Extra. The joystick is installed quickly and without driver, and ready to use directly thanks to DirectInput. It can be used on PC from Windows 7 upwards and on Android devices via OTG adapter.

Suitable for arcade and retro games on PCs and Android devices
Design and micro switch taken from the original Competition Pro.
Includes game pack with 20 games to download (Windows only)
Windows 7 or later: Direct input, driverless installation.
Android 5: Connection via OTG cable (not included).
Foam rubber feet ensure a secure hold. The surface material is plastic
Connector: USB 1.1 Gold Plated Male
Cable length: 1.8 m.
Dimensions: 96 x 118 x 130 mm (W x D x H).
Weight including Cable: 280 g.

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11 h, 51 m ago
I just came across my old collection of old amiga joysticks the other day

The bug was my favourite
10 h, 55 m ago
1 x Original Amiga 1352 tank mouse, (worth about £20-£50 on ebay if it's still working),
1 x Competition pro,
2 x Zip sticks,
1 x Konix speed king
1 x Cheetah bug. (edited)
14 h, 42 m ago
Memories, Amiga 500+
12 h, 20 m ago
Zipstick was my joystick for the Amiga. I still have it and it still works great.
7 h, 49 m ago
is nobody here old enough to say "Kempston".........
5 h, 38 m ago
That was only on the Sinclair spectrum (Sinclair interface 1, 2, or kempston were the usual options), not other 8bit systems. Which mostly had Atari style 9 pin D ports built in, except for a few oddities that changed pins or used a round mini din socket instead (If I remember correctly, the spectrum plus 2/3 and commodore c16 and plus 4 also had mini din).
11 h, 37 m ago
Brings back good memories, Amstrad CPC 464
11 h, 22 m ago
You must be older than the rest of us
14 h, 2 m ago
Nah, it was all about the speedking for me

google.com/sea…F-8
13 h, 39 m ago
Bounced enough of these and the pro off the wall in a rage over the years, mad how much of a kicking they took compared to Xbox/ ps controllers.
11 h, 0 m ago
I destroyed a few of these (along with other ‘sticks) with Daley Thompson’s Decathlon on the Amstrad 464.
10 h, 58 m ago
This was the one for me:

Cheetah 125+ Joystick - Peripheral - Computing History
10 h, 32 m ago
That be the poor man's Quickshot II

Can't remember which year it was but the amount of 125's with missing switches behind the button was crazy, when ever you brought one you made the shop actually plug it in to make sure it worked first.

Remember Curry's having them and the 5 they opened for my mate none had the left button or right button and they even had one with nothing it in was just the shell the quality control was shocking back then thy could get away with anything.
13 h, 10 m ago
I had one that lasted through my Speccy and Amiga gaming youth. I must have taken it apart a 100 times to try and get it to work better when it became not as responsive.
8 h, 28 m ago
Remember dominating sensible soccer games with one of these as a young gamer….
10 h, 8 m ago
will this work out of the box with A500 mini?
10 h, 4 m ago
Yes it does
2 h, 25 m ago
Ahhh memories...the Quickshot or the Kempston Competition Pro (from Kempston Micros) were the 2 big sellers in the mid 80's.
All my friends had a quickshot, but i'm no sheep, and i preferred the Kempston
53 m ago
Loved the kempston - felt much more precise
11 h, 48 m ago
I still have one in the box that says manufactures in east Germany
14 h, 42 m ago
Very good price. Payed about 20 quid a while ago and thought that was a good deal. Also reminded me to actually un-box it!
10 h, 24 m ago
I've still got my leaf spring version
7 h, 47 m ago
Lol...i just posted about Kempstons 5 mins ago, but my reply is 'under review' (edited)
7 h, 36 m ago
Used to sell these by the bucket, in Canterbury in a shop called ComputerWorld (yes like the old mag). Had all of these and more, tested them also… the best one was the clear Competition Pro 500 (might have been 5000), the microswitches rather than the “clicky and sticky” push to contact bent tin switches (I am sure they had a name).
The worst was the cheetah, as linked above, it looked great and sold as part of a pack with the old A500’s but they broke in no time and we had hundreds of returns.

No drifting in sight (edited)
3 h, 54 m ago
I just couldn't get on with a Competition Pro. Loved the Quickshot 2 the best. Even had a Quickshot 3 where you could change the handles to three different ones.
3 m ago
Not a patch on the Zipstik. Now that was the best joystick of them all.

Anyone saying that a quick shot was the best is mental - a couple of games of decathlon and they would snap.