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    The Game port is a port on some PC hardware, and hardware similar to it. This port is for the connection of analog devices used to control computer games, such as joysticks. In most hardware designs for personal computers in 2010, the port is an integrated component on the sound card, another I/O card, or the motherboard itself.
    Designer: IBM
    Hot pluggable: yes
    Superseded by: USB
    Type: Joystick input port

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    What is a game port on a PC?
    An early I/O connector that is used to attach a joystick or other video game controller. The legacy game port on a PC is a 15-pin socket; however, this dedicated connector was replaced with USB. See video game controller . The Orange Socket The game port on this older PC is the DB-15 orange-colored socket.

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    What port does a game controller plug into?
    The Orange Socket The game port on this older PC is the DB-15 orange-colored socket. Today, game controllers plug into the USB port. THIS DEFINITION IS FOR PERSONAL USE ONLY. All other reproduction requires permission. Copyright © 1981- 2024. The Computer Language Co Inc.

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    What connector does a game port use?
    Game ports use DA-15 connectors (also incorrectly called DB-15 ). Since the game port moved from dedicated expansion cards to sound cards about 1990, these connectors usually double as connectors for MIDI instruments; two of the redundant +5V and GND pins of the original standard were rededicated to MIDI input and output to make this possible.

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    What is the IBM PC game port?
    The IBM PC game port first appeared during the initial launch of the original IBM PC in 1981, in the form of an optional US$55 expansion card known as the Game Control Adapter. The design allowed for four analog axes and four buttons on one port, allowing two joysticks or four paddles to be connected via a special "Y-splitter" cable.

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    The game port is a device port that was found on IBM PC compatible and other computer systems throughout the 1980s and 1990s. It was the traditional connector for joystick input, and occasionally MIDI devices, until made obsolete by USB in the late 1990s. Originally located on a dedicated Game … See more

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    Pre-IBM game ports
    At the time IBM was developing its game port, there was no industry standard for controller ports, although the Atari joystick port was close. It was introduced in 1977 with the See more

    Hardware

    The game port's DA-15 connector includes inputs for a total of four analog channels and four buttons. These were almost always … See more

    See also

    • Atari joystick port
    • USB human interface device class See more

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    Initially there was no standardized software for running the joysticks; applications would poll the known ports associated with the sticks as part of their game loop. This did, … See more

    External links

    • Fairly detailed game port pinouts and specs
    • Page with extensive info and a lot of experimental/DIY material on game ports See more

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    List of controllers that use Game Port connectors

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    What Does A Game Controller Port Look Like On PC

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    Video Game Ports, Remakes, Remasters, and Reboots Explained

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    What is a Game Port? - Definition from Techopedia

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