It doesn't, although the second time I got scared and thought I was having a stroke or something as I'd just come in from the heat. Fortunately it was just repeated lines! Lovely video. Strange games, I suppose they were what was available.. Turrican! Turrican Goes Skiing???? :)
I owned several Amiga models, back in the 90's, and always used a Zipstik without fail. They were precise, extremely reliable, long lasting, and had a nice 'clicky' feel about them. Zipstiks were pretty much identical in design to Competition Pro's, as many people may remember, but instead featured (square) yellow buttons. Yet another great joystick that deserves reviving, and would be, if I had my way ;-)
The Terminator joystick (handgrenade shape) was the best and my friends did NOT want me to use it when we played Sensible Soccer for an example. Not long after they all bought Terminator sticks. The reason is it is fast because the controller is smaller and fits perfectly in your hand. I still have a brand new in the box (tube) never been used... and maybe it won't ever. These days i use this Competition Pro and have 2 Zipstiks and a Jerry in a box somewhere :-D WINUAE all the way!
@@marinmarin7187 It is a bit stiff and bulky, so your hands will get tired playing games like SWOS. It is precise and feels like good quality, but i prefer a game pad for this. Maybe an PS2 or Xbox controller. Too bad they don't make the best stick for this game The Terminator Joystick 😀
Nice stuff, man! I've got one of these tucked away which I keep telling myself I'll use when I get around to setting up an Amiga Pi build. Seems like a very solidly constructed stick.
Just tested this joystick out playing C64 Delta. Wanted a stick that gives you accurate minimal movements under pressure. Hoped this stick was the answer. And it passed with flying colours. For me it isnt stiff at all and springy as you described. 10 out of 10 for me so far. Next test is C64 Airwolf. Will it change direction and stop or drift, feeling confident. Nice one. Very informative video.
I’ve just watched this and designed a variable speed attachment for that joystick so you can go as fast as you like on summer games etc without breaking the joystick……….wish I’d been able to do that over 30yrs ago and saved about a years worth of pocket money 🤦🏻♂️
I got this stick so I can play Moonstone (Amiga version) properly on my PC. And it's perfect for the job ^ Using the program Antimicro to customize the buttons.
I have one of these and it works just fine until I open chrome and then it changes to an andriod controller and all the buttons are wrong. Support had no idea and no drivers will fix it.
How odd, most of the games I had would happy recognise it as either the "speedlink joystick" or the "android joystick". The main difference was the mappings. I did find unplugging it and plugging it back in again would get it to switch back to the speedlink profile.
I have a replica with more buttons that came with my “The C64” that, to be honest, is just too stiff so I tend to just use a generic replica SNES pad for games & my joystick in the UI. Great video, thanks but did you know you left some voiceover retakes in?
I didn't find this one too stiff, felt quite nice but it could be different builds. Did I, damn it. I thought I'd cleared them all out... not sure if I can fix that or not.
@@GouldFishOnGames LOL! “Aaaaargh!? You **bleep** ing **bleep** ! I’m going to **bleep** you in the **bleep** with a massive **bleep** ing **bleep** if you don’t **bleep** ing sync up when I tell you to you **bleep** ing **bleep** er!” 😄
I've heard others have similar complaints. But sure if there was multiple batches with different springs or I just got lucky. Not sure if there is much you can do to loosen it up, as I didn't spot anything in the manual about it.
if you go to the Speedlink website and find the joystick page, there should be an FAQ section that has a link. even though the rest of the page is in English the FAQ is in German. there is a bit that reads: "Spielepaket mit 25 Retro-Spielen:" and have a link after it. I'll put a link to the joystick page here, but they are doing work on the website so they might break it. www.speedlink.com/en/COMPETITION-PRO-EXTRA-USB-Joystick-black-red/SL-650212-BKRD
you don't need to go into the FAQ, just noticed there is a link in the main text box with the headline "Highlight". there is a link near the bottom: "25 games for download - click here"
I own the 25th anniversary gold version which comes with 50 games on a CD: 25 C64 and 25 Amiga ones. Been trying to sell it but not sure what the value of it is. I also am trying to get rid of a obscure Time Warner branded PC joystick but again not sure if it would go for any money even though it's probably very rare.
Using this stick for SWOS - It started becoming unreliable after about 6 mths and now seems almost unusable due to intermittent switch contact which is a shame.
Seems I messed up a little and left in some audio takes that should have been removed.
hopefully it doesn't take away from the rest of the video.
It doesn't, although the second time I got scared and thought I was having a stroke or something as I'd just come in from the heat.
Fortunately it was just repeated lines!
Lovely video. Strange games, I suppose they were what was available.. Turrican! Turrican Goes Skiing???? :)
Do you know if its any good for THE C64 ?
LOL. I had to make sure it wasn't my browser acting up.
@@RainerK. Same here. 😂
@@AmigaVR Yes.
I owned several Amiga models, back in the 90's, and always used a Zipstik without fail. They were precise, extremely reliable, long lasting, and had a nice 'clicky' feel about them. Zipstiks were pretty much identical in design to Competition Pro's, as many people may remember, but instead featured (square) yellow buttons. Yet another great joystick that deserves reviving, and would be, if I had my way ;-)
There were so many with similar designs, I've ended up with a few of them over the years.
some of them better made then others!
The Terminator joystick (handgrenade shape) was the best and my friends did NOT want me to use it when we played Sensible Soccer for an example. Not long after they all bought Terminator sticks. The reason is it is fast because the controller is smaller and fits perfectly in your hand. I still have a brand new in the box (tube) never been used... and maybe it won't ever. These days i use this Competition Pro and have 2 Zipstiks and a Jerry in a box somewhere :-D WINUAE all the way!
@@engelbrecht777 Is this joystick good for SWOS?
@@marinmarin7187 It is a bit stiff and bulky, so your hands will get tired playing games like SWOS. It is precise and feels like good quality, but i prefer a game pad for this. Maybe an PS2 or Xbox controller. Too bad they don't make the best stick for this game The Terminator Joystick 😀
Nice stuff, man!
I've got one of these tucked away which I keep telling myself I'll use when I get around to setting up an Amiga Pi build. Seems like a very solidly constructed stick.
Yeah it's nice to use, and should make a PiAmiga build feel quite authentic.
Just tested this joystick out playing C64 Delta. Wanted a stick that gives you accurate minimal movements under pressure. Hoped this stick was the answer. And it passed with flying colours. For me it isnt stiff at all and springy as you described. 10 out of 10 for me so far. Next test is C64 Airwolf. Will it change direction and stop or drift, feeling confident. Nice one. Very informative video.
Great to hear yours is working out well for you.
I've heard from a few people that they have gotten better or in some instances worse sticks.
I’ve just watched this and designed a variable speed attachment for that joystick so you can go as fast as you like on summer games etc without breaking the joystick……….wish I’d been able to do that over 30yrs ago and saved about a years worth of pocket money 🤦🏻♂️
Looks like Suzo arcade stick turbo for amiga. Is it similar?
I got this stick so I can play Moonstone (Amiga version) properly on my PC.
And it's perfect for the job ^
Using the program Antimicro to customize the buttons.
3:00 Does SPEEDLINK SL-650212 only support D input?? Isn’t X input supported??
Looks good for Emulation with some questionable "free games" lol. Great video. Love your production quality.
The stick seems quite acceptable. The less said about the rushed games though, the better ;)
Nice stick with the Amiga PD quality games, though some were fun to play so it wasn't all bad atleast.
I have one of these and it works just fine until I open chrome and then it changes to an andriod controller and all the buttons are wrong. Support had no idea and no drivers will fix it.
How odd, most of the games I had would happy recognise it as either the "speedlink joystick" or the "android joystick". The main difference was the mappings.
I did find unplugging it and plugging it back in again would get it to switch back to the speedlink profile.
I have a replica with more buttons that came with my “The C64” that, to be honest, is just too stiff so I tend to just use a generic replica SNES pad for games & my joystick in the UI.
Great video, thanks but did you know you left some voiceover retakes in?
I didn't find this one too stiff, felt quite nice but it could be different builds.
Did I, damn it.
I thought I'd cleared them all out... not sure if I can fix that or not.
@@GouldFishOnGames 5:11 is the 1st one. You may have to reupload and replace it if it bothers you? It’s only a couple of them.
5:20 is the other one.
damn, 2 mistakes and so close to each other as well.
good thing is, no swearing or saying anything stupid.
@@GouldFishOnGames LOL! “Aaaaargh!? You **bleep** ing **bleep** ! I’m going to **bleep** you in the **bleep** with a massive **bleep** ing **bleep** if you don’t **bleep** ing sync up when I tell you to you **bleep** ing **bleep** er!” 😄
Just got one, it is so stiff in the hand, I feel like I'm wrestling it. Very hard to use
I've heard others have similar complaints. But sure if there was multiple batches with different springs or I just got lucky.
Not sure if there is much you can do to loosen it up, as I didn't spot anything in the manual about it.
"It is so stiff in the hand"....jeez, I nearly fainted with shock when I read that.
Grand Prix 2 box gets an extra like :p
I wasn't able to find a program to download and play the games.
I have the code, the joystick is accepted, but I can't seem to play them
if you go to the Speedlink website and find the joystick page, there should be an FAQ section that has a link.
even though the rest of the page is in English the FAQ is in German.
there is a bit that reads: "Spielepaket mit 25 Retro-Spielen:"
and have a link after it.
I'll put a link to the joystick page here, but they are doing work on the website so they might break it.
www.speedlink.com/en/COMPETITION-PRO-EXTRA-USB-Joystick-black-red/SL-650212-BKRD
you don't need to go into the FAQ, just noticed there is a link in the main text box with the headline "Highlight".
there is a link near the bottom: "25 games for download - click here"
I own the 25th anniversary gold version which comes with 50 games on a CD: 25 C64 and 25 Amiga ones. Been trying to sell it but not sure what the value of it is.
I also am trying to get rid of a obscure Time Warner branded PC joystick but again not sure if it would go for any money even though it's probably very rare.
When it comes to joysticks I'm really not sure of pricing as outside of 2 that I really wanted.
all of my retro sticks were bought really cheap.
@@GouldFishOnGames It's a shame because the stuff I have is very uncommon but unfortunately ebay doesn't recognise their value.
Super,Thanks
Can this joystick be used for any atari games?
Its just a USB controller, so anything that can use a USB stick then it should be fine.
Speedlink didn't make joysticks back in the day and isn't the original maker of the Competition Pro. Coin Controls made them in the early 1980s.
Using this stick for SWOS - It started becoming unreliable after about 6 mths and now seems almost unusable due to intermittent switch contact which is a shame.
Damn that sucks, it seemed to be quite solid so I was hoping it would last longer then that.
Hi, does anyone know if this will work on a raspberry pi?
works this joystick on a ps3 ore ps4?
It doesn't mention anything about the PS3 or 4 on the box or anywhere on the website.
So I'm going to say its not compatable.
Well the joysticik buttons do not work with karate and the barbar or other beat em up games
Is it compatible for the A500 mini (Amiga)?
I don't have one so I can't say.