Come to think of it, there'd be no need to open the joystick and make the connection internally - you'd just wire it up inside the USB connector shell. If you had a shell. Or you could just wire it up to a USB connector cut from something else.

If you used the whole length of an existing usb cord ...

Just be aware that if you forget or someone using your computer is unaware, connecting a different gameport joystick to the changed port may potentially cause damage to your computer and/or the joystick.

I had an idea to make the USB mode connection (pin 2 to 7) inside the joystick, then cut off ...

Looking at the adapter again I recognized something odd -- pins 2 (BX1) & 7 (BX2) are populated as well so I did a quick cross check: the adapter shorts these together, probably as the signal for the stick to go USB :) Add a short on the GP connector betw. 2 & 7 as well.

As it happens I was at a ...

Unfortunately no luck so far. I still get the \"Unknown Device\" in device manager, and DeviceFailedEnumeration in usbview. Looks like it's not getting data. I tried a few variations with no luck.

I wonder if I'm getting too much noise on the line. Maybe the pins are dirty or my breadboard is ...

Interesting, I did not know that. Explains a lot :)


Glad to help :)


Good catch w/ the MS adapter, I put a multimeter to it and it really seems to be just a point-to-point connector. To clear that up, we are talking about the MS SideWinder USB adapter, part no. 98427, that fits the MS ...

Hi guys,

I just registered here when I found the topics about Grendel's gameport to usb adapter.

10 years ago I wanted this specific JS, and recently I was in a junk shop and found one for $3!! :)

But I need it to work on USB. I found out that this model (based on part no.) shipped with a ...