What is Game port?
{{jargon|date=January 2024}} {{Orphan|date=December 2010}} {{Infobox connector |name=Game port |type=Joystick input port |image=[[File:Da-15 port.PNG|300px]] |logo= |caption=A DA-15 connector on a [[Soundcard]] |designer=[[IBM]] |design_date= |manufacturer= |production_date= |superseded= |superseded_by=[[Universal Serial Bus|USB]] |superseded_by_date= |external=yes |hotplug=yes |length= |width= |height= |cable= |physical_connector=[[D-subminiature|DA-15]] |num_pins=15 |pinout_col1_name= |pinout_col2_name= |pinout_image=[[File:DA-15 DSubminiatures female.svg|300px]] |pinout_caption= |pin1=+5V DC |pin1_name=+5V |pin2=Button 1 |pin2_name=B1 |pin3=X axis for joystick 1 (0–100 kΩ) |pin3_name=X1 |pin4=Ground for B1 |pin4_name=GND |pin5=Ground for B2 |pin5_name=GND |pin6=Y axis for joystick 1 (0–100 kΩ) |pin6_name=Y1 |pin7=Button 2 |pin7_name=B2 |pin8=+5V DC |pin8_name=+5V |pin9=+5V DC |pin9_name=+5V |pin10=Button 4 |pin10_name=B4 |pin11=X axis for joystick 2 (0–100 kΩ) |pin11_name=X2 |pin12=Ground for buttons 3 and 4 (or MIDI out) |pin12_name=GND |pin13=Y axis for joystick 2 (0–100 kΩ) |pin13_name=Y2 |pin14=Button 3 |pin14_name=B3 |pin15=+5 V DC (or MIDI in, sometimes unconnected) |pin15_name=+5 V |pinout_notes= }} The '''Game port''' is a [[computer port|port]] on some [[Personal Computer|PC]] [[Computer hardware|hardware]], and hardware similar to it. This port is for the connection of [[analog signal|analog]] devices used to control [[computer game]]s, such as [[joystick]]s. In most hardware designs for personal computers in 2010, the port is an [[integrated component]] on the [[sound card]], another [[Input/output|I/O]] card, or the [[motherboard]] itself. Starting with [[Windows Vista]] [[Microsoft]] no longer supports this port with [[Device driver|drivers]] from the [[Operating System]], but third party drivers are still available. There are also drivers that allow to map the game port to a [[Universal Serial Bus|USB]] device. ==Hardware== Unlike most other ports on the PC, the Game port is an analog port. This