[Feature Request] Can you add an "Auto" option in screen settings?
Posted: Mon Sep 14, 2020 12:38 am
Some games, like the one in the screenshots below (GoldenEye 007 for Nintendo 64) support a widescreen or 16:9 aspect ratio option available in the game's settings.
RetroX currently supports three aspect ratio modes:
- Original (4.3)
- Square Pixels (1:1)
- Use whole screen (aka Fullscreen mode)
However, the only way to take advantage of the aspect ratio of the game in RetroX is by selecting the latter (use whole screen), the thing is, it's a hassle that everytime I want to play that game I have to go back and forth to screen settings and change it from original to fullscreen and viceversa, because I prefer playing 4:3 games in its original aspect ratio as well.
I wonder if an "Auto" option is possible, so everytime I play a 4:3 game the screen sets up automatically for that aspect ratio and everytime I turn ON the 16:9 aspect ratio in GoldenEye the screen switches automatically to fullscreen mode. I've seen this option working in several Sony TVs, where the screen automatically switches to the aspect ratio of the input video feed.
Take a look at this screenshots, where you can appreciate how the picture appears stretched when fullscreen mode is select before switching the aspect ratio in the game to 16:9:
When "fullscreen" is selected in RetroX and "Normal" is selected inside the game:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1oqZCe90zUzBO2ueuX7ViHyF-HeVHvSMp/view?usp=sharing
When "fullscreen" is selected in RetroX and "16:9" is selected inside the game:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1bAytf1B5ibzTcm9MtTGYDMVpqa16Z2mt/view?usp=sharing
Other Nintendo 64 games with 16:9 aspect ratio mode in settings are:
- Banjo-Tooie
- Donkey Kong 64
- Jet Force Gemini
- Mickey's Speedway USA
- Perfect Dark
- Starshot: Space Circus Fever
There are other platforms supported by RetroX in which some games support the 16:9 aspect ratio as well:
Dreamcast:
- AeroWings
- F355 Challenge: Passione Rossa
- Pier Solar and the Great Architects
- Rayman 2: The Great Escape
- Toy Commander
SEGA Saturn:
- Christmas NiGHTS into Dreams...
- High Velocity: Mountain Racing Challenge
- NiGHTS into Dreams...
- Panzer Dragoon II: Zwei
- Sōkyūgurentai
RetroX currently supports three aspect ratio modes:
- Original (4.3)
- Square Pixels (1:1)
- Use whole screen (aka Fullscreen mode)
However, the only way to take advantage of the aspect ratio of the game in RetroX is by selecting the latter (use whole screen), the thing is, it's a hassle that everytime I want to play that game I have to go back and forth to screen settings and change it from original to fullscreen and viceversa, because I prefer playing 4:3 games in its original aspect ratio as well.
I wonder if an "Auto" option is possible, so everytime I play a 4:3 game the screen sets up automatically for that aspect ratio and everytime I turn ON the 16:9 aspect ratio in GoldenEye the screen switches automatically to fullscreen mode. I've seen this option working in several Sony TVs, where the screen automatically switches to the aspect ratio of the input video feed.
Take a look at this screenshots, where you can appreciate how the picture appears stretched when fullscreen mode is select before switching the aspect ratio in the game to 16:9:
When "fullscreen" is selected in RetroX and "Normal" is selected inside the game:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1oqZCe90zUzBO2ueuX7ViHyF-HeVHvSMp/view?usp=sharing
When "fullscreen" is selected in RetroX and "16:9" is selected inside the game:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1bAytf1B5ibzTcm9MtTGYDMVpqa16Z2mt/view?usp=sharing
Other Nintendo 64 games with 16:9 aspect ratio mode in settings are:
- Banjo-Tooie
- Donkey Kong 64
- Jet Force Gemini
- Mickey's Speedway USA
- Perfect Dark
- Starshot: Space Circus Fever
There are other platforms supported by RetroX in which some games support the 16:9 aspect ratio as well:
Dreamcast:
- AeroWings
- F355 Challenge: Passione Rossa
- Pier Solar and the Great Architects
- Rayman 2: The Great Escape
- Toy Commander
SEGA Saturn:
- Christmas NiGHTS into Dreams...
- High Velocity: Mountain Racing Challenge
- NiGHTS into Dreams...
- Panzer Dragoon II: Zwei
- Sōkyūgurentai