Cabinet Button layout

[dov_EL]

In traditional and also special bartop, I seem to me that all adopt the same position of the buttons on the dashboard.
But ... that's great for MAME = Arcade games, but I've never seen anyone just leave MAME in bartop, most of us place all possible, Nintendo NES, Megadrive, SNES, PC Engine, and are fine because these consoles had no analog sticks, then we find those who place there also the Playstation games, GameCube and other consoles where he makes extensive use of analog sticks, but this is another "problem" needless to discuss it in this thread.
I use that Retroarch not configure buttons on each emulator but in this case uses a unique configuration for all emulators (apart mame), and thanks to this now STANDARD position, playing the SNES and Megadrive titles is always unnatural and too contrived and artificial.
Perhaps for the placement of the buttons on the dashboard should try the Pad position of the Super Nintendo.

A few remarks:

These are officers of the joystick console

 

 

I think ,... this is the best

What do you think ?

Edited September 17, 2016 by dovella

[steve73]

It all depends on what you want. In my cabinet I only have arcade classics. On my computer I have everything else and now days you can find retro style controllers with USB plugs so you can play however way you wish. Oh snap!

[dov_EL]

In fact, in another thread I had posted what were the console adapted to bartop .
Nes, Snes, Megadrive , PC Engine , Game Boy , Game Boy Advance 

STOP .

in short, all those who had not the console and do not have analog sticks.

[viking]

Best website for cabinet layout : http://www.slagcoin.com/joystick/layout.html

Print in reel size and test =)

[dov_EL]

If it was decided to add the console, then none of the layout is fine

[viking]

You're right. On my bartop, I did a classic panel with 6 buttons (+ Start + select + exit). And for all the platform requiring a analog stick, I have a xBox One pad. The dongle is in the bartop. It's not perfect, but it works. By the way, because my bartop is very small (15 "), the pad is also used in 2nd player for classic games.

[steve73]

You could use a ultrastik 360 prgrammable digital/analog joystick from ultimarc. Maybe use RGB color led buttons and assign the correct colors to those buttons to replicate what ever system your playing.