History
The game port was originally released by IBM in 1981 as a separate expansion card for the first IBM PC. The design allowed for four analog axes and four buttons on one port, allowing two joysticks or four paddles to be connected via a special "Y-splitter" cable.
Microsoft Windows discontinued support for the game port with Windows Vista, though USB converters can serve as a workaround.
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