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+using System;
+using System.Collections.Generic;
+using System.Linq;
+using System.Text;
+using GameStateManagement;
+using Microsoft.Xna.Framework;
+using Microsoft.Xna.Framework.Input;
+
+namespace Axios.Engine.Extensions
+{
+    public static class AxiosExtensions_InputState
+    {
+        // I got tired of always specifying Player one
+        //-- Nathan Adams [adamsna@datanethost.net] - 6/3/2012
+        /// <summary>
+        /// This checks if the key is pressed by player one
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="key"></param>
+        /// <returns></returns>
+        public static bool IsKeyPressed(this InputState input, Keys key)
+        {
+            PlayerIndex p;
+            return input.IsKeyPressed(key, PlayerIndex.One, out p);
+        }
+
+        public static bool IsButtonPressed(this InputState input, Buttons button)
+        {
+            PlayerIndex p;
+            return input.IsButtonPressed(button, PlayerIndex.One, out p);
+        }
+
+        public static bool IsNewKeyPress(this InputState input, Keys key)
+        {
+            PlayerIndex p;
+            return input.IsNewKeyPress(key, PlayerIndex.One, out p);
+        }
+
+        public static bool IsNewButtonPress(this InputState input, Buttons button)
+        {
+            PlayerIndex p;
+            return input.IsNewButtonPress(button, PlayerIndex.One, out p);
+        }
+
+        public static bool IsNewButtonRelease(this InputState input, Buttons button)
+        {
+            PlayerIndex p;
+            return input.IsNewButtonRelease(button, PlayerIndex.One, out p);
+        }
+
+        public bool IsNewKeyRelease(this InputState input, Keys key)
+        {
+            PlayerIndex p;
+            return input.IsNewKeyRelease(key, PlayerIndex.One, out p);
+        }
+    }
+}