Wing Commander CIC

This is Moroder

I played these games years ago (3 and 4) using the ol' pc and mouse setup.
I really want to dust of my old cd's and replay 'em, this time on my projector and with a joystick.

My question is, which joystick would you recommend getting to enjoy these games? It would of course have to be USB compatible or I'd have to get some sort of adapter I guess. Any tips are appreciated!

Moroder signing off