Backward Button Layouts ?

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Ok, I know some games did this.. below is my mania challenge as a sample. How many other 2 player or even single player games put the buttons on the left side of the joystick instead of the right. (which to me is just backwards) The majority of games put the buttons on the right. But what other games beside Mania Challenge placed them on the left of the joystick?
 

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Ok, I know some games did this.. below is my mania challenge as a sample. How many other 2 player or even single player games put the buttons on the left side of the joystick instead of the right. (which to me is just backwards) The majority of games put the buttons on the right. But what other games beside Mania Challenge placed them on the left of the joystick?

Probably just operators being lazy when doing a conversion. I've seen it afew times. I remember we had a Chopper I back in the arcade, I use to play it with my arms crossed. I bought a cab like that too, I had to change it back.
 
Usually games from the mid 80s and onward were conversions (like your Mania Challenge), so it was up to the technician doing the conversion how the joysticks and buttons were to be arranged.

But from the classic era, Wizard of Wor has the fire button to the left of the joystick.

Kyle :cool:



Ok, I know some games did this.. below is my mania challenge as a sample. How many other 2 player or even single player games put the buttons on the left side of the joystick instead of the right. (which to me is just backwards) The majority of games put the buttons on the right. But what other games beside Mania Challenge placed them on the left of the joystick?
 
Ok, I know some games did this.. below is my mania challenge as a sample. How many other 2 player or even single player games put the buttons on the left side of the joystick instead of the right. (which to me is just backwards) The majority of games put the buttons on the right. But what other games beside Mania Challenge placed them on the left of the joystick?

I recall doing some Mat Mania and Mania Challenge kits BITD. The installation manual had the panel laid out like that. I didnt much care for that config so I changed it to Joy left buttons right.

Matt
 
I had a generic cab I converted from Altered Beast to 48/1 with the reversed controls. It irritated me like crazy! I was going to switch it back to normal, but a guy bought it as-is and liked it. Less effort on my part is always a good thing!
 
the buttons on the left bug me too, but with centipede I prefer the button on the left. LOL, I cant play centipede on multiboards because of that
 
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