# The SideWinder Game Pad, Microsoft's first game controller

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- Original source: <https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/can-the-sidewinder-game-pad-microsofts-first-game-controller-work-on-modern-pcs-i-bought-three-of-them-to-find-out>
- Hacker News discussion: <https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50410427>
- Submitted to Hacker News: 2026-11-08T04:32:15.000Z

Introduction to Microsoft's first game controller, the SideWinder.

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