need help to find a way to use a game controller for my snes emulator

[spawnfreak]

i am a newb and just have gotten into emulators as of just a few days. i was wondering either how can i use a game controller or what emulator would let me use a game controller. cause i got one and i am trying to figure out why my computer game controller wont work for the snes emulator i got.

[DudeJustDoIT]

gamepads will work with any emulator as far as i know.
But i only play NES, SNES, N64, GBA, and PSX. I know it works for those.
All you have to do is configure the buttons.

(If your using ZSNES)
Click Configure>> Input #1
Then just configure the buttons the way you like.

[Jale]

To make the emulator work with a gamepad:

It must be recognized by Windows.
Gamepad support for emulators.