Do you play in 4:3 or 16:9

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Poll: What aspect ratio do you play your Dreamcast in?

Always in 4:3
15
48%
Always in 16:9
4
13%
Game dependant (changes between 16:9 & 4:3 on a widescreen TV)
11
35%
Other
1
3%
 
Total votes: 31

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dark
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Re: Do you play in 4:3 or 16:9

Post by dark »

4x3 for me. It was a novelty to play some DC games stretched to 16x9 when I got my first widescreen tv, but I outgrew it and prefer 4x3 for everything now, just the way it was intended.

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Re: Do you play in 4:3 or 16:9

Post by Ragfish »

I tend to prefer 4:3 for anything older than 360

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Re: Do you play in 4:3 or 16:9

Post by Ian Micheal »

Rayman 2 has native option for 16.9 any other dreamcast games do this?

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Re: Do you play in 4:3 or 16:9

Post by Anonymouse »

Ian Micheal wrote:Rayman 2 has native option for 16.9 any other dreamcast games do this?
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Re: Do you play in 4:3 or 16:9

Post by louis012345678 »

Ian Micheal wrote:Rayman 2 has native option for 16.9 any other dreamcast games do this?
TXR2 and MSR (you have to unlock it as a cheat in MSR though)