# DirectInput

### Articles of Interest

Extending DirectInput's Joystick Subsystem Services | DirectInput™, the joystick driver subsystem for Windows® 95, is the much-needed new standard for game developers working with input devices such as joysticks and game pads. The new digital joystick devices, such Microsoft® SideWinder™ 3D Pro, support multiple devices on a single port and provide discrete button and position information. DirectInput provides support for multiple joysticks, and it supports the latest in gaming-device technology, without the developer having to know the intricacies of the device.

### CD Links

| DirectInput Readme File | Introduction to what's new with DirectInput

### DirectInput Samples

Duel | DirectInput Gaming Sample - Duel
Scrawl | DirectInput's Scrawl
FlipCube 2D | FlipCube 2D Sample