Thanks to
@Lemony Vengeance , I was able to experience SNES, Sega Genesis, Sega CD, and Turbografx games on my Sega Blast City JAMMA cabinet. In converting these consoles over, I played through many games I played on console as a kid and most played better with the arcade joysticks vs. the console controllers. I did a full playthrough of games on SNES like Donkey Kong Country, LoZ LTTP, Super Metroid - and on Genesis I couldn't believe how natural Sonic the Hedgehog felt. In short, many console games feel great in an arcade setting except maybe turn-based RPGs.
As an inverse to this, Dragon's Lair would probably be more comfortable on console vs. the arcade given the style of the game. I have this title for Sega CD...has anyone done a full playthrough on both to comment?