Can the SideWinder Game Pad, Microsoft's first game controller, work on modern PCs? I bought three of them to find out

1996 gave us two incredible gifts. The first was me. The second, arguably more impactful on the course of human civilisation, was the Microsoft SideWinder Game Pad 1.0. Read more

Published: Oct 29, 2026, 1:36 PM UTC

Can the SideWinder Game Pad, Microsoft's first game controller, work on modern PCs? I bought three of them to find out — Can the SideWinder Game Pad, Microsoft's first game controller, work on modern PCs? I bought three of them to find out — Image credit: Rock Paper Shotgun

1996 gave us two incredible gifts. The first was me. The second, arguably more impactful on the course of human civilisation, was the Microsoft SideWinder Game Pad 1.0. Read more

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