Im not sold on the multiple panels, is there a recommended button layout for a single HotRod style controller?
Actually, that ends up being it. . . Thanks to Howard Casto of BYOAC for the following tips. I’ll start basic and then make it more complex: Using MAME numbering, the HotRod uses the following: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 This works well for Street Fighter games, but for classic and Neo-Geo games, many people prefer 5 6 7 2 3 4 1 You can have it both ways and no game needs 7 buttons. If your encoder has enough inputs that the 7-input Hot Rod layout works then use it. If you want to free up two more inputs (I would recommend doing this), then use: 1 2 3 4 5 6 3 The drawback to this is that for classic games, you have to reach over the bottom row of buttons to play the game, and the default setup won’t work for Neo-Geo games. There are workarounds that avoid this problem, though. For classic or Neo-Geo games, if you’re not hung up on the default keyboard settings, (i.e. you don’t plan to ever use the keyboard to play these games), set P1B1 – Space P1B2 – L Shift P1B3 – Z P1B4 – X If you’re using MAME
