Techwise doesn't look muych different than Competition Pro, which I alread have both as DB9 and USB version.. and I don't much like it.
I'd love to see some new replicas or analogical joysticks like Python on t market. This one looks like something carved from arcade system using a chainsaw...
You are right in both cases. This joystick is a crude replicate of other similar joysticks. What makes it "special" from a retro perspective, is that the makers were a) amateurs, just users who loved to play games b) it was build back in the 90s, in the kitchen of the two brothers who made it c) it was build by easily found materials. The box, in the beginning was an electrical box d) It was sold, like a strong and durable joystick that could withstand anything and indeed it was :)
At least here in Greece, it has a left a good memory, for those that used it and i think, it still manufactured or at least a copy of it, from other guys.
When I play on DB9 compatible Josticks I always prefer to play with my old QuickShot Python joystick, favouring it for responsiveness and silence!
Indeed... i had one also, but i think i broke it and throw it off. I also remember that i had troubles with the suction cups and in many cases i would loose in a game, because it was not stable :( Good memories though :)
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