Gameport pad work with Win 10?

[Master Phruby]

My father in law has a old game pad with a game port connector on it. If I bought a game port to usb adapter would I be able to use this pad with games on windows 10?

[fujidude]

It likely depends on two main things:

• If W10 has a built in driver for the game pad. Since this is obviously an ancient game pad, I think it is likely a foregone conclusion that the manufacturer has not released specific W10 drivers for it.
• If there is a W10 driver (either built in or available from manufacturer) for the USB/game port adapter.

 

I'm not sure if MS is still doing the HWCL for W10 like it always used to do. HWCL = hardware compatibility list. Either way, if you dig around with some Google Foo, you should hopefully be able to get those two questions answered.

Edited August 6, 2016 by fujidude

[Osgeld]

The short answer is yea probably as long as the game pad and the usb adapter isn't doing something funky to require drivers... that's the great thing about hid devices

Edited August 6, 2016 by Osgeld

[7800fan]

Can't get a game port card? Surely someone makes one that fits 1x PCIe slot?

 

Pretty sure most USB game port adapter works if it's a basic HID and not something fancy. Standard game pad had 4 analog directions (x and Y for player 1 and 2) and 4 buttons. Many of the later controller used all 4 buttons for one player (and sometimes the second X and Y for few extra buttons or hat or other feature)