What are the advantages to having a new (1-3 year old, with usb plug) joystick?

Hmmm I had a joystick like you're talking about with the 15 pins but never tried it because I don't have an input for it. I would suggest maybe trying one of these...a href="http://www.tvps.com/Products/-ECS-USB-to-15-Pin-Joystick-Gameport-Converter-Adaptor-Cable---New__ECS-DB15FUSB.aspx" rel="nofollow"http://www.tvps.com/Products/-ECS-USB-to…/a or something else if not getting a new joystick all together.