If using Daijisho as your emulation frontend on Android, I recommend setting the SNES emulator core to something that is not BSNES HD Beta - I would use Snes9x or BSNES depending on how powerful your device is. If a Mode 7 game (like Super Mario Kart) shows black boxes at the top corners, you will need to manually load widescreen mode as well, via Core Options > Widescreen Mode > Enable for all scenes. TMNT IV: Turtles in Time (16:9 aspect, enemies magically appear from the sides) Super R-Type (16:9 aspect, some flickering on right side) Super Punch-Out!! (16:9 aspect, disable widescreen for background layer 3) Super Mario Kart (runs at 16:9 by default, no additional changes required) Super Mario All-Stars (16:10 aspect, some flickering on the sides) Super Castlevania IV (16:10 aspect, some pop-in on the sides) Pilotwings (runs at 16:9 by default, no additional changes required) Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past (16:9 aspect) F-Zero (runs at 16:9 by default, no additional changes required) Additionally, here is a link to a community compatibility spreadsheet for both SNES and Genesis widescreen games (background info here) the spreadsheet is based on this original list from GameFAQs. If you test any games and find improved settings please let me know in the comments below and I’ll get them added to the list. Here is a list of some of my favorite games to play in widescreen and their suggested settings. This will save those settings for the game without altering the overall BSNES core settings.

Once you have the game adjusted to your liking, go to Core Options > Manage Core Options > Save Game File.

If you are having issues with your sprite disappearing, go to the Quick Menu and choose Core Options > Widescreen Sprites > Render Anywhere (Unsafe).For example, the Super Punch Out!! menu bar can be fixed by going into Core Options > Widescreen Background Layer 3 > Disable Widescreen for this Layer. To fix a duplicate menu bar, try toggling OFF the widescreen background layers to find the one that fixes the issue. A good example here is Super Punch Out!!, which otherwise plays well at a 16:9 aspect ratio. For some games, setting it to widescreen will duplicate the menu bar.Other notes related to manually setting widescreen: Below that there is an option for Widescreen Aspect Ratio, by default this will be set to 16:9, but some games will run better at a 16:10 aspect ratio. To do so, launch the game with the BSNES HD Beta core, then enter the Quick Menu and select Core Options > Widescreen Mode > Enable for all scenes. For other games that are widescreen compatible but not Mode 7 titles, you will need to force widescreen mode within the settings. Alternatively, if you have a powerful device you can upscale the graphics even further than 2x/480p (you can also turn on HD Mode 7 Supersampling to smooth out the graphics). To remove the upscale, go to Quick Menu > Core Options > HD Mode 7 Scale > 240p (1x). This will cause slowdown if your system can’t handle it (like on the Retroid Pocket 3+, AYN Odin, or Logitech Cloud). Easy! I’ll list some of my favorites at the end of this section.īy default, Mode 7 graphics will upscale from 240p to 480p. So games like Super Mario Kart and F-Zero will naturally play in widescreen as soon as you boot up the ROM in the BSNES HD Beta core. Games that use Mode 7 technology will run those scenes in widescreen (generally 16:9) by default. From there you can exit the menu and your changes will be saved for the entire core. To do so, start up any SNES game using the BSNES HD Beta core, then enter the Quick Menu and select Core Options > Pixel Aspect Correction > ON. If you prefer the traditional 4:3 aspect ratio found in CRT televisions, you will need to change this core setting manually. By default, BSNES HD Beta will run games at a native 8:7 aspect ratio.

To start, you will need to install the BSNES HD Beta core on RetroArch, which you can find under Online Updater > Core Downloader.Ĭhoose between 8:7 and 4:3 aspect ratio.

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