If Emacs 25 is installed and a joystick is plugged in, try make run.
Supported platforms: Linux, Windows
Full article: Emacs, Dynamic Modules, and Joysticks
(joymacs-open N)
;; Create a handle for the Nth joystick.
(joymacs-close JOYSTICK)
;; Immediately destroy JOYSTICK handle.
(joymacs-read JOYSTICK EVENT)
;; Fill 5-element vector EVENT with a single joystick event.