Microsoft Sidewinder Game Pad for WIN95
by Microsoft

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Customer Review: Durable, trusty ol' gamepad
Summary: 5 Stars

This gamepad connects to the PC's game port instead of a USB port. I also own a Sidewinder USB joystick and they work together very well. When I get tired of using one control I grab the other one and start playing. There is no Joystick 1 or 2 on the PC, most games respond to the input of any control connected as long as it is configured in Control Panel.

This gamepad has 10 buttons, still more than enough for current games. The layout is similar to the Super Nintendo and N64 controllers. It includes the L and R button equivalents but it doesn't provide an analog stick.

I use this gamepad mostly for emulated arcade games and for playing Super Nintendo and N64 emulated games on the PC.

The gamepad includes driver and configuration software compatible with Windows 95, 98 and ME. In my case, Windows XP recognizes the gamepad without the need for this software, I believe Windows 2000 should be the same.

Although is a bit old, and maybe outdated for some game purists, this gamepad still works with current technology (as of this writing) and it is cheap enough to consider it a good choice for those of us who only do casual gaming. I also recommend it if you don't want to take up a precious USB port on your PC.

Five stars