This is true of old PC games as well, so if you want to use your original Sidewinder steering wheel or antique Logitech joystick, you’ll need something like [Necroware]’s GamePort adapter to ...

The plan is to use the vintage joystick to control a quadcopter, so the interface was implemented on an AVR, and a graphical LCD installed to act as a display for testing the operation.

I've even just started experimenting with a joystick that uses VR to create a virtual arcade within your house, but for now, I've got plenty of the best retro consoles for playing classic outings ...