Mapping buttons

[Montezuma]

The Control Block has (in Arcade mode) 16 digital inputs for each Joytick described as follows:

• Joystick directions
• SWITCH 1, SWITCH 2, ..., SWITCH 8
• START
• COIN
• A
• B
  (See https://github.com/petrockblog/ControlBlockService2/raw/master/supplementary/ControlBlockLayoutArcade.png)

At the end we can wire 12 buttons.
I wondered how to use and how to configure them?

I found an article called "RetroArch Configuration":
https://github.com/retropie/retropie-setup/wiki/RetroArch-Configuration
Is the "Emulation Station" controller configuration the same as RetroArch-Configuration?

I see, that the most controllers use the following (SNES) buttons or a subset of those:

• A
• B
• X
• Y
• LEFT BOTTOM
• RIGHT BOTTOM
• START
• SELECT
  So , are we fine with these 8 buttons?
  For PS we need 2 buttons more: LEFT TOP, RIGHT TOP. So we are at 10.

But what about ARCADE machines and MAME?

I want to build my Arcade game based on the iCade (8 buttons + 4 additonal small buttons I added to it).

Are there any stickers available somewhere for the buttons?

[calypso]

@Montezuma Hi, in mame, you just have to hit "tab" to remap the buttons. Then you can assign a specific button to "tab" key, and you'll be able to access the remap menu anytime.