Original Microsoft Sidewinder Gamepad - $11.95 shipped

[firestorm225]

At Softwareandstuff.com
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Tax for CA residents. It's a good deal for anyone that got Tony Hawk 3 for the PC for $25 at Circuit City this week. And if you are wondering, it does work in Windows XP.

 

[Dudd]

Great gamepad, I'd pick one up if I didn't already have two.

 

[Ring]

Any chance this is USB?

 

[kitkit201]

i thought most mobo's still have built in gameports ?? i have this gamepad throughout my college career, 4 years and it's still working! it's the best one out there .!

 

[Dacalo]

wow, shipping costs more than the gamepad? :disgust:

 

[rimshaker]

Just wait a while. They'll become free again somewhere. I got mine free long time ago from CU i think.

 

[FuManStan]

I remember paying 25 at microcenter for this years ago. Great gamepad, i use it all the time for tony hawk 3 and high heat 2003

 

[Ring]

kitkit201

i thought most mobo's still have built in gameports ??

I don't believe most mobo's have gameports unless they have on board sound. Anyway, I prefer USB for it's easy PNP with Win XP.
Anyone know if this model comes in USB flavor?

 

[virtuamike]

Yes, this does come in USB. They had these a while back at CUSA for $9.99, that's where I picked up mine. They go on sale every once in a while, best gamepad around IMO (a lot better than that XBox crud).

 

[Ring]

virtuamike

Thanks!

 

[dc]

i have 8 of these. lol. 4 in use, 4 in storage for future use.

got 2 free after mail in rebate from compusa from years ago, and 6 from compgeeks for $5+ shipping each. love the daisy chaining.

 

[MrCoyote]

wow thx...I have two already but may get two more to keep as backup over the coming years! This gamepad was THE BEST and still IS the best. Microsoft's other gamepads uses different D-PAD which is terrible. And using a USB port for a gamepad is a waste! This gamepad has built-in connectors in each one, so you can daisy chain up to 4 of them together! This was genius in design and no one has ever bested this design!

Two Thumbs Up for Original Microsoft Gamepad!!! (Non-USB)


P.S. If your computer has sound capability either on-board or soundcard, you have a gameport. This will always be...

 

[jimmyhaha]

does this work with 2k ?
I have mine but don't have an idea what game I should get for this gamepad

any suggestion ?

 

[V00DOO]

I had this gamepad as long as I can remember. Still ticking. Great for Madden 2002.

 

[firestorm225]

Yep, I believe it will work with 2k.

 

[Bellgoody]

Thanks. Picked up a couple.
Shipping is $9.00 for two - Total -$19+

 

[SethC]

"Anyway, I prefer USB for it's easy PNP with Win XP."

No need. The gameport version is PNP with Windows XP. Just plug the thing in and Windows will see it and set it up automatically. Trust me, I have four of them.

 

[firestorm225]

Wow, so many people like them maybe I should have bought more than one

 

[hudster]

Yup, this gamepad rules. I have this one, the MS freestyle (with the motion-sensor-thingy), and their newer USB gamepad (the silver one, with the proportional d-pad), and I still use this one the most. I actually gave the usb one to my sister to use. I thought I'd like the proprtional d-pad better, since it would give me more control, but I actually found myself pressing the d-pad harder when playing games (to make sure I was really going "100%" in that direction).

This gamepad still rocks. (although that $7 shipping charge sucks)

 

[firestorm225]

Damn, I should have gotten an extra one. It would only be $7 more.

 

[Tanner]

these still appear to be onsale! I'm going to wallywerld to see if they have that Logitech Wingman on sale ferst...and if they do, then I'll have it...otherwise, I think that I'll grab up two of these!

 

[Tanner]

2 - $18.90
3 - $25.85
4 - $30.80

the savings is in the FOURTH controller that U buy! hehehehe

*tries to imagine a game that would support four controllers on his PC*

 

[spartan]

Games that support 4 controllers are usually sports games. I know the EA Fifa series have been supporting 4 controllers for a while now. 4 player soccer on one monitor is just crazy fun.

 

[SethC]

Many arcade games support 4 players. *wink nudge*

 

[tigerbait]

can anybody confirm win2k support?