The notice on the game stated that you need a joystick OR a controller to play the '98 version. I don't have a joystick, but I sure do have a 360 controller, so I didn't think it would be a problem. Unfortunately, the game doesn't seem to recognize my controller. Was the notice incorrect and I just need to get a joystick, or am I doing something wrong?

It works fine for me with a 360 controller. Are you using a first-party controller? Some third-party controllers are a bit dodgy when Windows tries to detect them.

Yeah, its first party...