[Unofficial] Widescreen Development Topic + Archive

[kingjinxy]

@gamemasterplc

Is it possible to make a better 4:3 hack for Skyward Sword? I have a preliminary code that works to some degree, but it's very imperfect. I have tested it on Dolphin before, but it seems to work better on a real Wii, as my recent testing hasn't worked well in Dolphin.

Code:

Skyward Sword 4:3 Hack
04576880 3f400000
e0000000 80008000

Unfortunately, it breaks the water effect visible near the lake in Skyloft and possibly other effects. The cutscenes and talking with characters force the game into a weird not-quite-4:3 aspect ratio that feels claustrophobic. Actually, the whole game feels claustrophobic, and I think that it's because the FOV is too low for a 4:3 aspect ratio. Another thing is that the aiming reticule seems to be off-center. The GUI is mostly off-screen too. The game is still playable, but it's not as easy. Lastly, the two FMVs (the opening "legend" and the end credits) are presented in the wrong aspect ratio.

Thank you very much.

[winter821]

Pigkets big game please. 16:9

[Brandondorf9999]

4:3 border removal (New Super Mario Bros. Wii):
C20946D0 00000004
48000009 3F3B13B1
7C6802A6 C0830000
60000000 EFFF2024
EC220072 00000000
0442C59C 3f400000
0400713C 38000000
0408a400 38600001
040e259c 38000001
020e25ae 0000a9e0
020e25b2 0000000C
040e27dc 38000001
0442E700 3FAAAAAB
0442E6FC 42965b3a
82010000 00396319
84010000 0042AF0B
2042AF08 00000001
020e25ae 0000a9d8
020e25b2 00000004
0442E700 3FE38E39
0442E6FC 42700000
E0000000 80000000
48000000 800030C8
DE000000 80008180
301C4240 5460063F
121C424A 0000001C
121C4252 00000018
121AD7D6 00000040
121AD7E6 0000003C
142266D8 41ae2db0
D21ABE2C 0000000D
48000045 7D8802A6
900C0000 906C0004
3D80800B 618C54B0
7D8803A6 4E800021
48000025 7D8802A6
5460063F 800C0000
806C0004 40820028
48000009 3f3b13b1
48000010 4E800021
00000000 00000000
7D8802A6 C3EC0000
EC42F824 EFE100B2
60000000 00000000
D21AD6B4 0000000F
4800004D 7C8802A6
90040000 90640004
91840008 3D80800B
618C54B0 7D8803A6
4E800021 48000029
7C8802A6 5460063F
80040000 80640004
81840008 40820030
48000009 3f3b13b1
48000018 4E800021
00000000 00000000
00000000 00000000
7C8802A6 C3E40000
EC21F824 EFE20072
60000000 00000000
2042AF08 00000001
142266D8 41800000
E0000000 80000000

[ZhangYY]

Biohazard Code Veronica [GCDJ08]
16:9
0448DD28 3F666667

[Habanero]

Widescreen seems to be broken at the moment for a lot of games. The commit merge request is still sitting in the backlog unfortunately.
https://github.com/dolphin-emu/dolphin/pull/8584

[JosJuice]

(04-08-2020, 10:23 AM)Habanero Wrote: Widescreen seems to be broken at the moment for a lot of games. The commit merge request is still sitting in the backlog unfortunately.
https://github.com/dolphin-emu/dolphin/pull/8584

To be more specific, widescreen isn't broken, widescreen auto-detection is. While annoying, it does work correctly if you manually force the aspect ratio you want in the graphics settings.

[Habanero]

(04-08-2020, 06:33 PM)JosJuice Wrote: To be more specific, widescreen isn't broken, widescreen auto-detection is. While annoying, it does work correctly if you manually force the aspect ratio you want in the graphics settings.

Oh, that's good to hear. I thought forcing 16:9 would break the widescreen codes or look weird.

[JosJuice]

(04-08-2020, 06:43 PM)Habanero Wrote: Oh, that's good to hear. I thought forcing 16:9 would break the widescreen codes or look weird.

No. That can happen if you enable the widescreen hack, but not if you just change the aspect ratio setting.

[Brandondorf9999]

(02-27-2020, 09:26 AM)kingjinxy Wrote: @gamemasterplc

Is it possible to make a better 4:3 hack for Skyward Sword? I have a preliminary code that works to some degree, but it's very imperfect. I have tested it on Dolphin before, but it seems to work better on a real Wii, as my recent testing hasn't worked well in Dolphin.

Code:

Skyward Sword 4:3 Hack
04576880 3f400000
e0000000 80008000

Unfortunately, it breaks the water effect visible near the lake in Skyloft and possibly other effects. The cutscenes and talking with characters force the game into a weird not-quite-4:3 aspect ratio that feels claustrophobic. Actually, the whole game feels claustrophobic, and I think that it's because the FOV is too low for a 4:3 aspect ratio. Another thing is that the aiming reticule seems to be off-center. The GUI is mostly off-screen too. The game is still playable, but it's not as easy. Lastly, the two FMVs (the opening "legend" and the end credits) are presented in the wrong aspect ratio.

Thank you very much.

I have one that scales the screen fov and corrects the UI because it contains a boolean check that adjusts the scale if it's not widescreen mode after the first check for the viewport and some interface elements like the cursor:

$The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword (NTSC-U, border removal):
040543fc 38600000
0419e238 38600000
045b27ac 3faaf287
C219E298 0000000C
FC20E890 48000009
4800000C 4E800021
3C0EFA35 7C6802A6
FFA00090 C0030000
EC210032 3C60804D
60636158 7C6803A6
4E800021 EC210772
3C60804D 606357DC
7C6803A6 4E800021
4BFFFFC5 7C6802A6
C0030000 EC210024
FFA00890 00000000
C21BBDEC 00000005
7CA51C30 48000009
3F3B13B1 7C8802A6
C0040000 2C050000
40820008 ECA50024
EC040072 00000000
C21BBC7C 00000005
C03F001C 3C608005
60634AD0 7C6803A6
4E800021 2C030000
41820008 C02DBD34
60000000 00000000

$No Cutscene letterbox:
041bbd50 4e800020

[hman360]

16:9 code for Spider-Man 2 (USA):

Code:

$16:9 Widescreen
044795A4 3FE38E39

This is basically the same as the widescreen hack but prevents culling on-screen. It also has the side effect of making the minimap slightly larger.

You'll need to force Dolphin to use 16:9 with the game with this code, otherwise it flickers back and forth between 4:3 and 16:9.