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SirPoonga:
I know this has been asked before, but couldn;t find the answer.  Using dos mame.  Let;s use a great example of Battle Toads.
When you run it it doesn't stretch the game vertically like it should be.
The game resolution is 512x224 BUT the original hardware stretched it to a 4:3 aspect ratio.
I want to do that in dos mame.

x-wing:

Do you have stretching enabled?  Did you try manually setting the aspect ratio?  Are you using tweaked modes?  What are you using for a monitor:  arcade, TV, PC?

Generally, more useful info up front = more useful answers!

SirPoonga:

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Do you have stretching enabled?
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Lilwolf:
Trouble with stretching is that hwstretching is windows only (linux?) so it will be very slow to use in pure dos.

Try using SchitechDisplayDoctor to have your video card directly use more native resolutions if the problem is the video card itself.

No stretching is the best solution in Dos.  In windows and a decent video card it doesn't really matter anymore.

x-wing:

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stretched=yes
How do you manually set aspect ratios?
19" Eygo vga monitor.

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Sorry, I forgot that was an AdvanceMAME-only feature, but if you need to run a DOS version anyway, why not use the best one?  :)

display_resize mixed with a 1:1.71 ratio would be a 4x3 aspect ratio for a 512x224 display (assuming I just did my quickie math right).

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