Yes indeed some one at Creative had 'brainfade' when they put those non-standard MIDI connectors on there.
Perhaps when you buy the whole lot (card+drive) you get adapter leads too?
I know there's now a remote sensor as well now, but I sure there's enough room on the front panel to allow every to fit on it.
I've a Drive II version which uses the normal sized connectors.
The joystick/MIDI port on the back is the same MIDI connection, so jsut get one of those special leads to split the signals. You may find a use for those MIDI leads after all.

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