Controllers... lots of them.

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OK admit it Belike, you have a fetish for "airplane" joysticks

It would be cool to see the insides. I wonder if there is any with micro-switches or leafs....

[Laschek]

 

Speedlink is currently offering a golden 25 years anniversary edition of the Competition Pro http://www.speedlink.com/?p=1&s=1&t=9 . How is that possible? I bought my first one in 1984 and there where advertisments for it in 1983 magazines like this one from Telematch 5/83:

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""Competition-Pro" Joystick aus den USA......"


WTF !?!?!?!  

they imported these babies from their NEIGHBORS, The DUTCH. Only yesterday I happen to run into a guy who had worked at Suzo back in those days....we kept talking about those joysticks they made

That looks to be the one I have though (black handle). Yes they were there earlier, as I know from my story above...



But so what, if Nintendo say's Mario became 25 in 2010, everyone can screw around with dates. As long as they can poor some money out of it.

It's also a crying shame that Speedlink piece of shit.
Most FUGLY thing I've ever seen !!

I'm warning you, don't look at it for too long or your eyes will start to turn red (either from hurt or from wanting to cry....)

[Laschek]

While I agree that it is ugly, I happen to have one that is even uglier, look at this:

[level42]

At least that looks to be an original one from the 80's ?

[Laschek]

Most likely, yes (bought in on a fleamarket).