Hi there! I am building a new fightstick. I want it to be as versatile as possible. This means that I would love it to be used in both PC and consoles, both modern and retro. Of course I will use adapters for this, since I bought a Zero-Delay PCB for economic reasons.
I will use the classic 8 button scheme, but I don’t know how they will be mapped. If we are talking about a Nintendo console, which button will be A and B? Which one would be Square in a PlayStation? What if I plug it into a consolized NeoGeo MVS?
Standard 8-button layouts are
Top row: [left face button] [top face button] [right bumper] [left bumper]
Bottom row: [bottom face button] [right face button] [right trigger] [left trigger]
So Playstation layout normaly is:
Sq Tri R1 L1
X O R2 L2
Nintendo (Switch) layout is normally:
Y X R L
B A zR zL
You’re free to wire things up however you want, though.
And as a caveat, depending on the converter you use, they might not map exactly to that, your mileage may vary.
The best/easiest way to get a most-versatile stick is using a Brook Universal Fighting Board, paired with a Brook Retro Board or a MC Cthulhu. Or project boxes.
It is the first time I post in this forum because I couldn’t find trustworthy info on Google. Of course it was my first option. I am respectful towards you, so be respectful towards me, please.
Standard 8-button layouts are
Top row: [left face button] [top face button] [right bumper] [left bumper]
Bottom row: [bottom face button] [right face button] [right trigger] [left trigger]
Thanks a lot!
The best/easiest way to get a most-versatile stick is using a Brook Universal Fighting Board, paired with a Brook Retro Board or a MC Cthulhu. Or project boxes.
That MC Cthulhu sounds interesting. Is it just a plug and play device? No soldering? Just plugging the correct cable if I want to play with a Wii or with a MegaDrive?
I meant no disrespect about the Google comment; just saying that the info is actually out there.
In fact, you can just look at images of existing retail arcade sticks and see what the button labels are to see what is the common layouts are.
The MC Chtulhu is… sort of plug and play? You can wire it up with no soldering, but you’re only going to get PS3/PC out of it. To get the most out of it, you’re going to have to solder.
It’s really an old board (design/release-wise), so generally the recommendation is go the Brook Retro Board route instead, since you can get away with no soldering on that one.
The Wii is only supported via GameCube cables, not Classic Controller.
Neither the MC Cthulhu nor the Brook Retro Board support the Mega Drive.
I meant no disrespect about the Google comment; just saying that the info is actually out there.
In fact, you can just look at images of existing retail arcade sticks and see what the button labels are to see what is the common layouts are.
I actually did, but you know, not every stick is like that and also I wanted to see what people around here suggested
The MC Chtulhu is… sort of plug and play? You can wire it up with no soldering, but you’re only going to get PS3/PC out of it. To get the most out of it, you’re going to have to solder.
It’s really an old board (design/release-wise), so generally the recommendation is go the Brook Retro Board route instead, since you can get away with no soldering on that one.
Huh… that makes it quite difficult… Right now I have in my setup some 20 devices, counting consoles and computers… Maybe I should start a different thread asking for this?
