console game question...

[dcninja]

anyone run console games on their mame cab? I'm pretty sure I will since wife likes sonic, and I love taking a trip back to childhood with an all in one solution (after i buy my house I'll be working on my third and permanent mame cab) but I'm wondering if I should get 2 joypads to hook to the cab for that, or if I should just use the arcade controls for everything to make it simpler... just wondering if they'll be playable or weird, ya know?

[Donkbaca]

Get 2 wireless xbox 360 pads and a wireless pc xbox receiver

[dcninja]

i was hoping the arcade controls would be fine. lol especially cuz i hate xbox controllers.

[Grimoz]

Arcade controls are fine mate, ive got nes, snes, master system & genesis all working fine on my MAME cab using 6 buttons per player, you just have to setup each of the emulators to use your buttons etc. which is pretty easy.

[Blanka]

Same topic, running at the same time, but with already much more answers:
http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php?topic=114681.msg

[Donkbaca]

You can run ps3 controllers too. I think 360 controllers are better, but sane principles. You have the controls, set it up and at some games, then if you hate it, get pads

[mrclean]

I use the original controllers for my consoles,

i.e. : N64,NES,SNES,SEGA GENESIS Etc..

Just go to retrousb.com

http://www.retrousb.com/index.php?cPath=21&osCsid=cec8cbfb0c3b34f40b73258c45736ba8

[JJRambo]

i was hoping the arcade controls would be fine. lol especially cuz i hate xbox controllers.

I have every 8bit and 16bit console in my cab, and i ONLY use arcade controls ... much more practical and easy than have controllers everywhere. Besides, its a ARCADE cabinet haha

[Donkbaca]

The thing that sucks about using original controllers is all the retro usb ports or adapters you have to buy and all the clutter you would have.  A PS3 or xbox controller has enough buttons to play any emu, plus they are wireless.

I have them on my cab, though I think I am going to build a dedicated home emu box instead and gook it up to the big tv

[Dartful Dodger]

i was hoping the arcade controls would be fine. lol especially cuz i hate xbox controllers.

I have every 8bit and 16bit console in my cab, and i ONLY use arcade controls ... much more practical and easy than have controllers everywhere. Besides, its a ARCADE cabinet haha

+1

The 8 and 16 bit games work well with arcade controls. All you need is a joystick and a row of 3 buttons.

The 32+ games get a little trickier because there are more buttons and button placement varies on the different controllers. I think configuring an assortment of controllers to multiple emulators would create a nasty rat's nest and be more aggravating than useful.