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Title: Mame - Hotkey to change from 4:3 to 16:9 (or full screen)?
Post by: delt31 on April 11, 2015, 07:57:05 pm

For older games like pac man and donkey kong, I need the original screen size format while other games, I actual like a little larger even if it's not 1:1 pixel.  My question is how do I change this on the fly WITHOUT going into the ini file to change it?  I use hyperspin so I hate having to go into the ini file, change then load.  Am I missing something (hotkey or shortcut to change this on the fly while IN game)?

Title: Re: Mame - Hotkey to change from 4:3 to 16:9 (or full screen)?
Post by: WakiMiko on April 11, 2015, 08:18:52 pm

I dunno if it's possible to change the aspect ratio while the game is running. However, you could create a ini file for each game that you want to stretch (or not stretch, depending on your default setting).

E.g. for donkey kong, create a file <yourmamedirectory>/ini/dkong.ini with the text "keepaspect 1".

(this assumes that your default setting is to stretch games)

Title: Re: Mame - Hotkey to change from 4:3 to 16:9 (or full screen)?
Post by: delt31 on April 11, 2015, 09:35:04 pm

Quote from: WakiMiko on April 11, 2015, 08:18:52 pm

I dunno if it's possible to change the aspect ratio while the game is running. However, you could create a ini file for each game that you want to stretch (or not stretch, depending on your default setting).

E.g. for donkey kong, create a file <yourmamedirectory>/ini/dkong.ini with the text "keepaspect 1".

(this assumes that your default setting is to stretch games)

This will work well thanks!  I love these forums!  You guys are SO helpful