Anyway to run older games at monitors native res?

dmxdex2020 · 26 Dec 2009 at 22:52

I decided to buy some classics off steam as they were so cheap. I have got oddworld and broken sword 2 and they do not fit my 24" monitor? anyway of running older games at my monitors native res which is 1920x1080?

Teaf · 26 Dec 2009 at 22:55

You could try the Widescreen Gaming Forum, they often have tricks and tips for games to get them into different resolutions and stuff.

kylew · 26 Dec 2009 at 23:44

Oddworld especially was made in 4:3 format, so you can't get it to full screen without any stretching being involved.

MeMeMeMe · 26 Dec 2009 at 23:51

Some old games have fan communities that have made tweaks that allow widescreen high-res gaming (Doom and Quake come to mind), but I don't know about those games. But the Widescreen Gaming Forum, mentioned by flibby, is always worth a look.

Neolink · 27 Dec 2009 at 00:49

If you use a dos emulator for broken sword you can force some post processing and it looks wonderful, oddworld as mention, is impossible to make look any better

Indy500 · 27 Dec 2009 at 01:10

I use a 4:3 aspect option on this 22" Samsung, looks alright because lower resolutions have a "smoothing" effect applied to them while still using most of the screen. 640x480 didn't seem too bad anyway.

Limenote · 27 Dec 2009 at 02:39

your not gonna be able to get those games rendered in widescreen unless their cropped from 4:3, all the art would have been drawn up for that ratio and it would be impossible to alter that without stretching, cropping or re drawing every scene in widescreen