Game port
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![This Microsoft joystick's output was the traditional game port, but was supplied with a game-port-to-USB adaptor for connection to newer systems.](/Images/godic/202501/14/Game_port_to_USB_Adaptor3207.JPG")
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The game port, originally introduced on the Game Control Adapter, 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 MIDI devices, until replaced by USB in the 21st century.