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09 Dec 2007, 5:34 pm

I've had a two-button joystick as long as I can remember... simple and dependable (if temperamental). Unfortunately, it died months ago. It's plugged into an old computer, too, so I need something else that plugs into the serial port to replace it... but all the joysticks I can find plug into USB ports. I'm not sure this computer even has one. Any advice?

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09 Dec 2007, 5:48 pm

find one on ebay. or buy a new computer.

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09 Dec 2007, 5:56 pm

I do have a newer computer; I keep this one around so I can play old games on it that might not work otherwise. But Ebay's a good thought. Thanks.

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11 Dec 2007, 2:11 am

If these old games are DOS games, you may be able to play them on your newer computer using DOSBox.

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11 Dec 2007, 11:32 pm

It's possible to make your own... Game ports are simply ATD ports with a power supply. There are schematics online. Google it.

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12 Dec 2007, 12:01 am

You can have my old joystick... I'll seriously send it to you if you can pay for shipping :lol:

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12 Dec 2007, 9:51 pm

You could try a series of adapters. Most of them out there are for plugging a serial port device to a USB port, but there ought to be some that go the other way around. Ebay is a good place to look...

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13 Dec 2007, 2:09 am

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USB

if your computer has that kind of slots/entries (second pic), you're safe to go

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