Almost impossible to find analog joysticks that still plug into the old 15-pin D-sub ports though, so it's a challenge.
“The first version of Privateer came on floppies. Still love it and wish I could play it.”
You need to check out Star Citizen. The creator of Wing Commander (and Privateer) got boatloads of money off Kickstarter to revive the space combat/exploration genre. I fear the day that game is released ... I may as well say goodbye to my wife, son, family, friends :-) ...