In the end, it was a success. I had a few problems of my own while making it. Once everything was soldered properly (missed 4 pins the first go around!) it ran like a champ. Plugged it in and windows 7 popped up with new hardware found and that was it. Descent 1 and 2 work just fine. Still working ...

Ordered the Teesy board. Going to get my joystick to work With the projects for Descent 1 and 2, Freespace, I can't wait to get this up and running.

When I get the board and put everything together, I will post my success or failure.