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DirtyDachshunds:

--- Quote from: BadMouth on October 13, 2010, 03:04:56 pm ---It's a matter of personal preference.  I prefer 1 in the top left corner. 
In my mind, it's where the first button should be.
My guests instinctively go for that button as well.
(they usually press it to try to select a game too, even though it's not mapped for that)
The top left is where I start reading  :dunno 

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Makes sense.  I instinctively would go for the lower left as button 1.  Maybe I get it from playing console games where the more commonly used buttons are the lowest (aside from triggers).  ie A for a xbox controller or X for playstation
BadMouth:

--- Quote from: DirtyDachshunds on October 13, 2010, 05:03:18 pm ---Makes sense.  I instinctively would go for the lower left as button 1.  Maybe I get it from playing console games where the more commonly used buttons are the lowest (aside from triggers).  ie A for a xbox controller or X for playstation

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Most of my gaming was done before controllers had two rows of buttons  :laugh:
That may be it!
DaveMMR:
Try it both ways and go with what feels better.   It's really easy enough to swap wires or reconfigure the settings.

I started out with 1 2 3 on the bottom during testing but both my girlfriend and I felt it was awkward and uncomfortable.   Top-left felt infinitely better.
severdhed:
having 1,2 and 3 on the top row is also good if you have a panel that isn't very deep. since it gives you more room to rest your hand on the panel.  for instance, my first panel was only 12" deep.  my joystick and top row of buttons were 6 inches back from the front edge, which put the bottom row at 4.5 inches. if i were to use the bottom row as the primary buttons, my palm would hang over the edge of the panel, which is not very comfortable....but by using the top row, i had plenty of room for my hand to rest on the panel.  plus it just seems natural to start at the top left.
DillonFoulds:
I'm from the "new school" of thought...

i set up...
1 2 3 4
5 6 7 8

but on SNES, or NES games i play
x y l r
b a s s (select start)

So the primary buttons for mame are the top row and for console it's the bottom...

Been considering switching primary to bottom, but i'm still undecided...
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