Joystick port pinout?

The game port has been to some extent replaced by the Universal Serial Bus, which allows for better plug-and-play support, although it remains a popular choice for both analog joysticks and gamepads, as game port based controllers tend to be somewhat cheaper than USB-based ones. Earlier attempts to replace game port based controllers with e.g. parallel port, serial port or PS/2 ones had little success, until the introduction of the USB standard.