Mendon Posted March 21, 2003 Share Posted March 21, 2003 Was thinking for adding a Jaguar Pro Controller to my system and went on eBay but nothing for auction. Did a "Completed Auction" search and only one Pro Controller (from Go Atari, new and in box) had been auctioned in the last 30 days, and it sold for $40.00. How hard is it to get a Pro Controller? And other than perhaps a couple fighting games, is it really a big improvement over the standard controller for most Jaguar games? Thanks in advance for any responses! Mendon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atarifan49 Posted March 21, 2003 Share Posted March 21, 2003 I recommend grabbing one when you can. Very good controller. They're not easy to come by. I ended up paying around $40 to get one. I bought mine from Telegames at the last Classic Gaming Expo. Anything beyond that is getting too much. Glenn Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevincal Posted March 21, 2003 Share Posted March 21, 2003 Hey....I bought mine a B & C for under $40 iirc....go to JI2 to find the link to their website.....they have all kinds of cool Jag stuff for sale.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
t.skid Posted March 21, 2003 Share Posted March 21, 2003 Hey....I bought mine a B & C for under $40 iirc....go to JI2 to find the link to their website.....they have all kinds of cool Jag stuff for sale.. www.myatari.com Or, http://www.atariage.com/links/index.html?cat=7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gunstar Posted March 21, 2003 Share Posted March 21, 2003 I highly recommend the procontroller, even many games that weren't originally design for the controller can take advantage of it in many ways; IS&IS2 you can use the extra buttons to select weapons that would normally require using the keypad, it makes it much more convenient, AvP has strafing, but using the kepad makes it a real pain, with the procontroller, those strafing buttons are Z&X buttons and make it a joy to use that movemnet option, the list goes on and on, any game that uses the keypad extensively is greatly improved with the procontroller because the left&right buttons as well as the X,Y&Z buttons are mapped to the location of the 4&6 buttons and 7,8,9 buttons respectively, about the only keypad use you will encounter is the easier to reach 1,2&3 buttons with the procontroller... I'd be patient and wait for some E-bay auctions, I have three procontrollers, and two I got off of E-bay, brand new, for $25&$30 respectively, the $25 dollar one was a GoAtari auction I won. Those prices INCLUDED shipping, the auction price was less! They are rare, but not THAT rare, the dealers just want to make bank on them. If you want a good price, look for their auctions and don't buy directly from their websites, unless you want to overpay for it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Saturn Posted March 22, 2003 Share Posted March 22, 2003 Hi, I really enjoy using the Pro Controller. As stated before, the extra buttons come in handy and the slightly different design feels better in my opinion. A couple of months ago, Pro Controllers were found more frequently on ebay and I passed several opportunities to score an additional one. I purchased mine from Telegames about eight months ago and it totalled around $51.00, but at the time there had been one of these "dry spells" on ebay and I figured I'd give it a whirl. Turned out to be another Telegames spanking. God, I love this Jaguar! Saturn Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevincal Posted March 22, 2003 Share Posted March 22, 2003 Thanks for showing him the link T. Skid....I'm so darn lazy, lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Video Posted March 22, 2003 Share Posted March 22, 2003 I like the pro controllers a lot better than the standard controllers. They have round real buttons instead of the smooth streamlined buttons of the regular controller, It's just more natural feeling I guess. There are very few games programmed to intentionally use the Pro controllers. Which is to bad, cause that thing was awesome. But most games that have heavy use of the keypad can use the buttons in place of 4,6,7,8,9 keys. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thunderbird Posted March 22, 2003 Share Posted March 22, 2003 I like the pro controllers a lot better than the standard controllers. They have round real buttons instead of the smooth streamlined buttons of the regular controller, It's just more natural feeling I guess. There are very few games programmed to intentionally use the Pro controllers. Which is to bad, cause that thing was awesome. But most games that have heavy use of the keypad can use the buttons in place of 4,6,7,8,9 keys. The direction pad seems to have a lighter touch than my standard controller, which makes it easier on the thumbs! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mendon Posted March 23, 2003 Author Share Posted March 23, 2003 Thanks to EVERYONE for the information and the posts. Much appreciated. I'm going to try and contact myatari.com and see about a Pro-Controller and perhaps see if they have any Primal Rage CD's left (they are listed on their website). And I bid on a Rotary Controller on eBay... Who says there is a slow-down in the ecomony?? With what I've been spending on the Jag over the last month the DOW should be back over 10,000! Mendon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
t.skid Posted March 23, 2003 Share Posted March 23, 2003 Thanks to EVERYONE for the information and the posts. Much appreciated. I'm going to try and contact myatari.com and see about a Pro-Controller and perhaps see if they have any Primal Rage CD's left (they are listed on their website). And I bid on a Rotary Controller on eBay... Who says there is a slow-down in the ecomony?? With what I've been spending on the Jag over the last month the DOW should be back over 10,000! Mendon If Jag market was so good when it came out, maybe.... who knows? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Video Posted March 24, 2003 Share Posted March 24, 2003 Well, good luck on winning a rotery controller. Just beware, I useually see them go over a $100. Probably because at the moment, there's only a few people making them. Yeah, I think the pad is more relaxed on the pro controller. It's just better for long gaming marathons IMHO. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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