The Creative EMU10K1 Gameport driver refers to a specific driver for the Creative Labs EMU10K1 audio chip, which was widely used in older Creative Sound Blaster sound cards, particularly those from the Sound Blaster Live! series. The EMU10K1 chip includes a gameport (a legacy input/output port used for connecting game controllers, such as joysticks, gamepads, or steering wheels) that was a standard feature in older sound cards.

In modern systems, gameports are no longer common, and USB-based game controllers have largely replaced them, but older systems or legacy hardware might still require this driver for the gameport to function correctly.