USB Game Port Adapter Rockfire RM-203 gameport

I haven't used my old CH Products flight gear since they stopped putting a gameport in computers . . . that is, years ago. With the recent release of Microsoft's new free game, FLIGHT, I thought it was about time to dust off my old gameport CH Products game controllers and go for a fly.So I was really happy to find the Rockfire RM-203 adapter that turns my old gameport gear into USB gear. This is a lot cheaper than replacing all my gear with all the new USB counterparts! The Rockfire adapter has 4-modes, each mode for use with various brands of controllers (see later paragraph). CH Products works with Mode 2. I say 'works' although not all the buttons on the controllers will function.First I hooked up my old CH rudder pedals and my old CH Virtual Pilot Pro yoke with the Rockfire adapter. Here's my results (also see the photo I uploaded):CH PRODUCTS VIRTUAL PILOT PRO (w/ CH Rudder Pedals)---------------------------------------------------* Turn & pitch (x & y axis) = works* Buttons = 4 of 6 work (in this order: Y Y N --- N Y Y)* Hat switches = 1 of 2 works (just the right one)* Throttle control = (slider) works* Rudder pedals = (z axis) worksI also tried my CH Products F16 Combatstick and rudder pedals with the same results:CH PRODUCTS F16 COMBATSTICK (w/ CH Rudder Pedals)-------------------------------------------------* Turn & pitch (x & y axis) = works* Buttons = 4 of 6 work (red trigger, red thumb on grip, gray thumb on face/top, red pinkie)* Hat switches = 1 of 2 works (top one, not the 4-way)* Throttle wheel = (slider) works* Rudder pedals = (z axis) worksWhen I incorporated my CH Pro Throttle into either of the above setups, all that works on the Pro Throttle is the slider itself (no buttons, no hat, no switch), and the configurations stayed the same as noted above except the throttle controls (slider) were transferred to the Pro Throttle.I am using Windows 7 Pro 64-bit, and all the drivers are built in. The Rockfire adapter makes the old gameport controllers plug and play USB. You can still bring up the Game Controllers box in Windows and run a calibration.Although I only have CH Products gear, the Rockfire adapter box says it also works with the following brand peripherals in the other modes. I can't verify any of these other modes, because I only have CH Products and am using Mode 2. I just thought this may help someone.* Mode 1: Avant Garde, Bazooka Fighter, and Thrustmaster FCS compatibles* Mode 2: Maya Fighter, and CH Products Flightstick Pro compatibles* Mode 3: Fire Plus, Fire Dragon, and other 4-axis, 4-button joystick compatibles* Mode 4: Silver Hawk II, Space Ranger, and other sophisticated 2-axis, 6-button gamepad compatiblesIn conclusion: Obviously, if you are a serious virtual pilot you will want to replace (or more likely, already have replaced) all your old gear with the new and no doubt improved USB models, so that all of the buttons, hats and switches work. But if you are a casual virtual pilot, or just someone who wants to dust off their old gear from the box in the closet for a few hours of fun, then I can definitely recommend the Rockfire RM-203 Gameport Adapter for a simple and cheap solution.

I have been using this Rockfire adapter on a computer with a dual boot of Windows 7 (64bit) and Linux Mint 17 (64bit). I have used it with both a Gravis Analog Pro and a CH Flightstick Pro.The adapter has a switch that is supposed to let you choose betweenSwitch position 1 __ Thrustmaster FCS and compatibleSwitch position 2 __ CH Flightstick Pro and compatibleSwitch position 3 __ 4-axis 4-button joysticksSwitch position 4 __ 2-axis 8-button gamepadsBoth Windows 7 and the joystick tester in Linux Mint 17 (jstest-gtk) identify the joystick by what switch position is used on the Rockfire -- not by what joystick is attached to it. However none of the switch positions identify the CH Flightstick Pro as a CH Flightstick Pro. This is how they are identified by jstest-gtk:Switch position 1:2-axis, 4-button joystick with view finder, rudderAxes: 5Buttons: 4Switch position 2:4-axis, 4-button joystick with view finderAxes: 6Buttons: 4Switch position 3:4-axis, 4-button joystickAxes: 4Buttons: 4Switch position 4:2-axis, 8-button gamepadAxes: 2Buttons: 8Results in Windows are similar (unplug USB connector, change switch on Rockfire, plug back into USB port, check what it says about the joystick in DEVICES AND PRINTERS). Results should be different for the four different switch positions.None of these really match the configuration of my CH Flightstick Pro, which has the 2-axis stick plus the throttle gear (3-axis), 4 buttons (one of which is the trigger) plus the hat switch (aka the "view finder").Calibration options for the CH Flightstick Pro with the Rockfire in either Windows or Linux are limited. Aside from being able to outline the reach of the joystick, you get what you get. No ability to calibrate dead zone or sensitivity.I'm not sure why they specifically mention the CH Flightstick Pro when switch position #2 actually seems to be for a different CH model -- or maybe one with more pieces than the joystick, like a configuration that includes a separate throttle or pedals. Certainly my CH Flightstick Pro does not have 6 axes.However the Rockfire does work for basic joystick function. So far I've mainly used it for playing DOS games in DOSBox, where I have to do additional calibrations once the game is started - one for the DOSBox mapper and one for the game itself. Without calibrating the DOSBox mapper, only one of the buttons (button one - the trigger) works. Without using the game's calibration system, the joystick cursor is often stuck in the upper left corner. I see a slight lag in DOSBox, but then I see that in DOSBox with a joystick with a direct USB connection too so I am inclined to blame DOSBox's less-than-perfect support for joysticks rather than the adapter.

Wife bought a Blackhawk flight stick for me for Christmas, but the seller didn't say if it was a usb or not, and whether it was compatible with Win 7. Long story short I purchased the adapter to use the flight stick but the computer only recognized the gameport adapter. I laughed, I cried, I kissed $20 goodbye.