Bill-
Think about all the games you loved as a kid. Then think about what you used to control them. You CAN'T play Star Wars, Pole Position, or Centipede in MAME with a joystick- doesn't work right. If you loved Pac-Man, you won't be able to play it right with an 8-way joystick. Did you like Street Fighter? You'll need 6 buttons per player for that, but if you are playing 1942, then you really only need two buttons. And if you're a TRON fan, you'll need a spinner and a trigger stick to play it the right way.....
You see what happens? A Frankenpanel tries to take all these controls and put them on one control panel. Now, far be it from me to tell you what to build. But my advice is to decide what you want to play, then figure out how that has to happen. You may have to cut some favorites, but that's OK. That's what the second MAME cab is for.
