SPEEDLINK SL-650212-BKRD Competition PRO EXTRA USB Joystick - Anniversary Edition, Retro-Arcade-Stick, schwarz-rot

The first thing that surprised me was the shear size and rugged build. It dwarfs an Atari 2600 joystick. I noticed in the product description that it was designed for PC and Android, but my thought was that if the bindings were set up for Atari to USB, it should work on a MAC assuming the emulator supported it. With VICE (C64 Emulator) for MAC setup, I only had to go into preferences>settings>inputs> and setup the input #1 with the dropdown menu where you will see some options and "Game Controller for Android". Choose that one and you are done. Remember to save settings. Worked like a charm. I went right into the Choplifter game it worked flawlessly. The only one thing I will say, and it not necessarily a negative, but be prepared for the tightness of the stick itself. The switches inside must be gargantuan as it takes more then a passing flicker to move the stick around. This I am sure will wear down over time, but just be prepared. I absolutely love it!!

Perfect joystick for the old school gaming feel. Awesome with the old games on emulator works perfect. Best joytick ive used.

I use this with an Atari 2600 emulator. Works perfectly.

The joystick is recognized by Windows and works with my Amiga emulator. It is certainly solid and well built. However the action of the stick is way too stiff; it's tiring to play for more than a few minutes. I hope it will loosen up after a while.

Superior replacement to the joystick that came with the C64 Mini.

There are no instructions. 95% of what information did come is in foreign languages, and that tiny bit of information only says not to use the product outdoors, and the controller is not serviceable. That's it! I couldn't get the joystick to work with my games. You have to download THEIR games, and that is the only games the controller will work with. I bought it to use with my Asteroids and Pacman games, but it is not compatible. A total waste of money! I'm returning it.

Just plugged it into Windows 7 and it recognized it immediately. It works flawlessly on every application, including DosBOX, WinUAE (Amiga emulator), X64 (C64 emulator) and MAME (Arcade emulator). The build quality seems pretty good and has nice click switches. Some game types may require a different kind of stick, but overall, for arcadey gaming it's perfect.

I bought this controller for some retro gaming on the PC. The build quality is great and very solid. My only gripe is that diagonal movement is difficult. If your movement is left, right, up or down, then this is a pretty good choice. The controllers of years gone by were more flexible. I will say it takes a little getting used to with the 2 buttons and large base. You will feel some hand strain, and I have big hands.

Works with Retroarch. Just have to figure it. Takes 3 minutes. Works perfectly with all retro games. Solid product. This thing will last for decades.

Plug n play on Linux Ubuntu, works wonder with the AmigaLive app. Stick is a bit stiff, so be warned. Turbo is really fast, great stuff. Well worth the price.

Hervorragende Qualität. Sehr stabil und mit ordentlichen Mikroschaltern. Wenn man die USB-Platine raus schmeisst und das Kabel eines älteren Joysticks an die Mikroschalter anschliesst, hat man sogar den alten "Competition-Pro" mit direktem Anschluss an einen C64. Hab ich so gemacht - funktioniert bestens ! - mit Adapter an einem PLUS4. Das Dauerfeuer müsste man allerdings mit einem NE555 nachrüsten...

Fantastic stick. I gutted it and replaced the cable direct to the micro switches with a DB9 for Commodore use. Even used the top pair for a fire button two and repurposed the removed USB PCB to make an adaptor back to USB for Commodore joysticks.

Acheté pour mes emulateurs "vieux micros" (C64, Amiga, etc..) sur mon PC, ce joystick est de bien meilleure qualité que ce à quoi je m'attendais. Vraiment très robuste (le plastique est épais et on sent bien que la manette ne va pas se péter dans nos mains) , switchs de qualité, j'ai fais quelques parties et les réponses étaient vraiment excellentes. Dommage que l'ergonomie ne soit pas meilleur car il est difficile de tenir fermement le joystick en gardant un pouce sur le bouton mais sinon c'est vraiment une manette excellente pour le retro-gaming sur emulateur. Peut etre un jour le retour de la "speedking" ou la "navigator" dans la même série, moi j'acheterais c'est certain.