CRT Emudriver - Non emulated compatible games

[tisurame]

UFO 50

Steam

Native resolution is 384x216

It works perfectly right from the start. No need to change any configuration inside the game.

Highly recommended, since it's 50 (very good) games.

[tisurame]

Void Stranger

Steam

Native resolution is 224x144, but it's too low for the monitor, so I'm using 288x192. You need to set to windowed mode 1x.

Aspect ratio looks perfect on a 4:3 screen. No need to use the 16:9 mode of your monitor.

[8bitGeneration]

The Takeover and DOUBLE DRAGON GAIDEN RISE OF THE DRAGONS resolution anyone?

[Recapnation]

Seems to be 1600 * 900 for Takeover:




DDG's design resolution is 384 * 216:

[8bitGeneration]

Seems to be 1600 * 900 for Takeover:

DDG's design resolution is 384 * 216:

Will try these, much love. Thanks!

[BuckoA51]

You can't just copy my script Verbatim.
You need to change the path to the exe file yourself..
Mine is located in

Code: [Select]

C:\Games\KAGE Shadow of the Ninja\KAGE Shadow of the Ninja.exe

Yes I know, I changed the path, doesn't work (as described).

[Rion]

You can't just copy my script Verbatim.
You need to change the path to the exe file yourself..
Mine is located in

Code: [Select]

C:\Games\KAGE Shadow of the Ninja\KAGE Shadow of the Ninja.exe

Yes I know, I changed the path, doesn't work (as described).

What is you path then?

[8bitGeneration]

NINJA GAIDEN: Ragebound Demo anyone?

[phasermaniac]

I would bet 480x270

[CRTFTW]

NINJA GAIDEN: Ragebound Demo anyone?

You can easily find out for yourself.

On a standard monitor:

In the game options, set it to the x1 window mode, where 1 pixel on your monitor is 1 pixel in game.

Run and inject Special K, open the OSD, read the window resolution.

That is the resolution of the game. Make that as a custom resolution

[BuckoA51]

Btw SkyRacket is listed as 384x216 but I just downloaded the demo and it's 480x270.

[tisurame]

Zexion

Steam

Native resolution is 320x224. It works perfectly.

Awesome metroid-like game.

[grendelrt]

Earthion looks to run at 320x224 being originally a genesis cart. 

https://store.steampowered.com/app/3597580/Earthion/

[Hunk_4TH]

Is there a command line to get Switchres to work with Duckstation, Pcsx2, and Dolphin? All standalone. I use Launchbox so I figured the command line could be added there. I'm new to Switchres outside of Retroarch.

[8bitGeneration]

I would bet 480x270

no NINJA GAIDEN - Ragebound is showing some bad pixels with that resolution like letters artifacts while moving etc...

NINJA GAIDEN: Ragebound Demo anyone?

You can easily find out for yourself.

On a standard monitor:

In the game options, set it to the x1 window mode, where 1 pixel on your monitor is 1 pixel in game.

Run and inject Special K, open the OSD, read the window resolution.

That is the resolution of the game. Make that as a custom resolution

I did that opened the game on my pc monitor and i switched the game to windowed also did Alt+Enter, Special K when accessing OSD with Ctrl+Shift+Backspace in resolutions it's not showing me the resolution that i should be using on the CRT TV, it's only showing the resolution of the window and what do you mean by set it to the x1 window mode in game options there is no such option in the game there is only windowed and it lets you choose a resolution, what did i miss?

[Rion]

I would bet 480x270

no NINJA GAIDEN - Ragebound is showing some bad pixels with that resolution like letters artifacts while moving etc...

NINJA GAIDEN: Ragebound Demo anyone?

You can easily find out for yourself.

On a standard monitor:

In the game options, set it to the x1 window mode, where 1 pixel on your monitor is 1 pixel in game.

Run and inject Special K, open the OSD, read the window resolution.

That is the resolution of the game. Make that as a custom resolution

I did that opened the game on my pc monitor and i switched the game to windowed also did Alt+Enter, Special K when accessing OSD with Ctrl+Shift+Backspace in resolutions it's not showing me the resolution that i should be using on the CRT TV, it's only showing the resolution of the window and what do you mean by set it to the x1 window mode in game options there is no such option in the game there is only windowed and it lets you choose a resolution, what did i miss?

Looks like its 854x480
50% downscaling would be 427x240

I haven't tried myself so its just guessing at this point.

[Rion]

Super Mario Bros Remastered


Super Mario Bros Remastered (GitHub)


256x240@60

[Rion]

Terminator 2D: NO FATE

Steam

Native res is 796x448

50% Down-scaling to a progressive resolution


398x224@60Hz

Or just run it in it's native resolution interlaced
796x448i@60Hz








In loving memory of Sergi Clara (psakhis)

[rancid]

Hi All,

Super dumb question and I apologize, but is it possible to get "pseudo" scanlines with a 31khz PC CRT Monitor using these native resolutions?  I am trying to use switchres with super resolutions and I can't get anything to work where it is full screen, but it does display in small windows.  I have switchres fully working in retroarch, but anything outside of retroarch just isn't working well.  When I look in the display settings for windows I see the desktop resolution varies from the active resolution which I assume is the main problem.

[Rion]

Neon Inferno

Steam

Native res is 424x240

424x240@60Hz








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[Rion]

SHINOBI NON GRATA

Steam

Native res is 1024x576

384x216@60Hz Correct AR: 16:9 - Black bars top/bottom
426x240@60Hz Incorrect AR: 4:3 - Fullscreen

Game Settings:

Option
Fullscreen: ON
Resolution: 720p
V-SYNC: ON
Retro filter: OFF
Display Dot By dot: ON

Gamescope settings:
Nested Resolution: 1024x576
Output Resolution: 1024x576/384x216/426x240 (What looks best)
Refresh rate: 60
Scaler: Integer 
Fullscreen






In loving memory of Sergi Clara (psakhis)

[Rion]

Wings of Endless

Steam

Native res is 480x270

480x240@60Hz

Start game in 480x270 then switch to 480x240 when the game has booted up.

Linux Specific settings:

Gamescope settings:
Nested Resolution: 480x270
Output Resolution: 480x270
Refresh rate: 60
Scaler: Stretch 
Fullscreen

Switchres: 480x240






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[Rion]

BLADECHIMERA
Steam

DRAINUS
Steam

Record of Lodoss War-Deedlit in Wonder Labyrinth-
Steam

Touhou Luna Nights
Steam


Native res is 640x360 for all games listed above from Team Ladybug.

640x480i@60Hz

Start game in 640x480 then use Integer Scaling.
I used GameScope in Linux but should work just the same using integer-scaler in windows.
Game will be displayed in correct aspect ratio 16:9 with black borders top/bottom

If you just want 4:3 fullscreen then skip using integer scaling.

Game Options as follow:

640x360
V-Sync: ON
Fullscreen
Switchres: 640x480


Linux Specific settings:

Gamescope settings:
Nested Resolution: 640x360
Output Resolution: 640x360
Refresh rate: 60
Scaler: Integer 
Fullscreen

Switchres: 640x480

BLADECHIMERA


DRAINUS


Record of Lodoss War-Deedlit in Wonder Labyrinth-


Touhou Luna Nights


In loving memory of Sergi Clara (psakhis)

[Rion]

NIGHT STRIKER GEAR

Steam

Native res is 640x360

640x480i@60Hz Correct AR: 16:9 - Black bars top/bottom
854x480i@60Hz Incorrect AR: 4:3 - Fullscreen

Game Settings
Game Start -> Config -> Screen:

Fullscreen: ON
Resolution: 640x360
Bilinear: OFF/ON (Depending on what you want)

Progressive Resolution in Linux

Gamescope settings:
Nested Resolution: 640x360
Output Resolution: 640x360
Refresh rate: 60
Scaler: Stretch 
Fullscreen
Switchres: 480x240p






In loving memory of Sergi Clara (psakhis)

[Rion]

Lovish

Steam

Native res is 320x192

Switchres: 320x192@60Hz


Game Options

Window Size: Fullscreen
Soft Pixels: OFF








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[Rion]

Revolgear Zero

Steam

Native res is 384x216

Switchres: 384x216@60Hz


Game Options

Window Size: Fullscreen








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[Rion]

Spacewing War

Steam
Spacewing War

Native resolution is 160x144 GameBoy
Set display resolution to 320x240
Window Size 1x
Then use Integer scaling.
I used GameScope in Linux but should work just the same using integer-scaler


Perfect integer scaling just like GameBoy Player

[Rion]

Zexion

Steam

Native res is 320x224

Switchres: 320x224@60Hz


Game Options

Fullscreen
60 FPS ON Fullscreen
FILTER: NONE
VSYNC: ON







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[Rion]

REDO!

Steam

Native res is 384x216

Switchres: 384x216@60Hz


Game Options

Fullscreen







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[Rion]

Buccaneers Shipshape

Steam

Native res is 364x208

Switchres: 364x208@60Hz

Run game in a borderless window

Game Options

DISPLAY MODE: WINDOW
VIDEO BACKEND: OPENGL
SCALE: 1.00x - 364x208
HARDWARE FILTER: DISABLED
SOFTWARE FILTER: DISABLED







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[Rion]

Chibi Ninja Shino-kun: Treasure of Demon Tower

Steam

Native res is 384x216

Switchres: 384x216@60Hz

Game Options

Fullscreen






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[Rion]

Q-YO Blaster

Steam

Native res is 426x240

Switchres: 426x240@60Hz

Game Options

Fullscreen

Images downscaled 50% 213x120





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[Rion]

Space Dragons

Steam

Native res is 426x240

Switchres: 426x240@60Hz

Game Options

Fullscreen

Images downscaled 50% 213x120





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[Rion]

This game has been mention already but in an interlaced resolution.

Primal Light

Steam

Native res is 640x360

Perfect progressive resolution with no shimmering.
Switchres: 427x240@60Hz

Game Options

Fullscreen







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[Rion]

The Eternal Castle [REMASTERED]

Steam

Native res is 320x200

Switchres: 320x200@60Hz/320x240@60Hz

Game Options

Fullscreen






In loving memory of Sergi Clara (psakhis)

[Rion]

ParoParo - Parodius no Parody Game]
is a shmup developed by Ooe in 2020 using the STGBuilder tool. It is a parody to the Parodius series.

WayBack Machine
The download is no longer available so I uploaded this free-ware shmup to archive.org
Download link here:  ParoParo - Parodius no Parody Game - Archive.org


Native res is 256x224

Switchres: 256x224@60Hz

Game Options

Enter = Fullscreen






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[Rion]

Sophstar

TATE Shmup

Steam

Native res is 320x240

Switchres: 320x240@60Hz

Game Options

SCREENMODE: FULLSCREEN/FULLSCREEN STRETCHED
VERTICAL 1 TATE/VERTICAL 2 TATE
VSYNC ON
BORDER: OFF
FILTER: NONE








In loving memory of Sergi Clara (psakhis)

[RadDad]

Hello,

I am looking for a little clarification on how to create and display a 16:9 modeline on a 4:3 SD set. Take Blasphemous as an example - I see it mentioned to use 854x480@60i (4:3 from 16:9). However, when I create this modeline with VMMaker on Win10 using an R280x, the modeline does not display black bars on the bottom or top of the display, it instead stretches vertically and shrinks horizontally to fill 4:3. Are you folks forcing your TVs into 16:9 mode with your remote/user menu/service menu - or am I missing something in my modeline generation that tells the TV that it is a 16:9 aspect ratio resolution.

What's interesting is my TV has no issue displaying 16:9 content when content is fed through Plex, or streamed via moonlight. The TV will display black bars as intended, within a 4:3 window (example, I set the display to 640 x 480 and run Plex HTPC, or open Moonlight, and 16:9 content does not request any type of resolution or mode switching, but displays correctly in 16:9, assumed within that 640 x 480 resolution). I know this because 16:9 content works this way without any 16:9 modelines installed.

So what am I missing here, how do I create a "4:3 from 16:9" modeline correctly? Thanks in advance!

[Rion]

Dungeon Antiqua

Steam

Native res is 256x240

Switchres: 256x240@60Hz

Game Options
Language: English
Display: Pixelated
Screen Size: 5(Full Screen)





Dungeon Antiqua 2

Steam

Native res is 256x240

Switchres: 256x240@60Hz

Game Options
Language: English
Screen Size: 5(Full Screen)
Display: Pixelated







In loving memory of Sergi Clara (psakhis)

[CRTFTW]

So what am I missing here, how do I create a "4:3 from 16:9" modeline correctly? Thanks in advance!

Honestly man, some of the language used in this thread is a bit nonsensical.

854x480 is a 16:9 resolution, assuming square pixels (which you should always assume square pixels unless you know the game doesn't use square pixels, as is the case with NES,SNES,Genesis, etc).

So the only way to make it display 16:9 is to physically squeeze your CRT's raster. This can be done in 2 ways: if you're lucky, your TV has a "16:9" or "widescreen" mode that does this. Or, if you're unlucky, you just have to learn how to get in and out of your service menu quickly to reduce V-size.

In this world of playing modern pixel art games on CRT, you have to be cognizant of two things: the game's native pixel resolution, and the aspect ratio.

An easy example: Celeste. It's 320x180 16:9. Well that just so happens to be exactly the 16:9 area of a 4:3 320x240 image. So you simply have your desktop at 320x240 when you launch the game.

a bit more complex example: Blazing Chrome is 427x240 16:9. To play that, you have to have your desktop at 427x240 and then trigger your CRT's 16:9 mode.

This is really the only way to have games look like they're supposed to.

In your example of Blasphemous, that game is really too-high resolution for a CRT TV. It's 640x360p 16:9. You can technically play it just by running 640x480i, and you will essentially have an integer scaled 360i in the middle of that. But that's going to look odd, because A) no scanlines and B) because of interlacing you're only seeing half of the pixels in any given frame. So that game is best played on a PC CRT monitor, which can support 480p. Some HD CRT TV's could theoretically display it well too