Force Widescreen?

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Force Widescreen?

Post by ttbb2 » Tue May 08, 2012 11:36 pm

Hi there!! :D

So I was wondering, would there be a way to force widescreen mode on the cube, just like that Dolphin option? (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3RzjK3uu84Q)

I mean, I have a rather little collection of GC games, but one of them is Zelda Twilight, and as I also have that Component Cable, I sometimes wonder whether or not it would be possible to make a real cube do that Dolphin does, forcing widescreen, through homebrew perhaps? What do you think? I have been told that the cube, due to its specs, wouldn't handle it...
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Re: Force Widescreen?

Post by emu_kidid » Wed May 09, 2012 12:24 am

I hear it may be possible - if it is, you'll see it in Swiss one day ;)
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Re: Force Widescreen?

Post by _Nold_ » Wed May 09, 2012 6:06 am

emu_kidid wrote:if it is, you'll see it in Swiss one day ;)
Someday... we will just rule the world with swiss...

emu.. you're just sick :D
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Re: Force Widescreen?

Post by ttbb2 » Wed May 09, 2012 9:23 am

emu_kidid wrote:I hear it may be possible - if it is, you'll see it in Swiss one day ;)
oh no!!!!!!!!!! You serious???????? You do it man! You do it!!!!!!!!!
Imagine a cube with a component cable running Twilight Princess (that is already gorgeous in 4:3 streched) in 16:9!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!............ (sorry for the excitement) LOL

But you think the cube could handle it? Well I don't care, even if it lags, I just wanna try and see it!!
It's because... Twilight already looks great with the component, imagine in forced 16:9, like those Dolphin HD videos on youtube...

Do it pleeease!
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Re: Force Widescreen?

Post by pr0ton » Wed May 09, 2012 9:28 am

ttbb2 wrote:Hi there!! :D
So I was wondering, would there be a way to force widescreen mode on the cube, just like that Dolphin option? (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3RzjK3uu84Q)
But, this is just stretched? Original 4:3: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hr5UeNS3F0g
DOL-001&DOL-101 <- PAL
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Re: Force Widescreen?

Post by ttbb2 » Wed May 09, 2012 10:01 am

Yeah, sorry, I chose the wrong link lool this one is just stretched yeah, so that's basically what I achieve right now on my television.
Here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VV1upJSDnsk True 16:9 :D This is what I want!
Check this out! Resident Evil Remake in 16:9!!!! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aNy1sPQKv-8
They have some bugs, but yet look great!

please emu_kidid! eheheh :D
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Re: Force Widescreen?

Post by _Nold_ » Wed May 09, 2012 10:43 am

Sometimes that looks really awful! Specially after 2:30 :(
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Re: Force Widescreen?

Post by ttbb2 » Wed May 09, 2012 11:15 am

It has some bugs yeah, but I believe it depends on the game. Besides, overall it looks great! Don't you think? Check out that resolution! Imagine that on an LCD TV with a component cable!!!!!!! That is what excites me lol
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Re: Force Widescreen?

Post by Cubelover » Thu May 10, 2012 12:23 am

How is it possible to force 16:9 when a Gamecube game was produced in 4:3? Or wasn't it?
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Post by _Nold_ » Thu May 10, 2012 4:17 am

i guess it's just possible in an emulator :/

But I would like to be wrong ^^
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Re: Force Widescreen?

Post by Extrems » Thu May 10, 2012 4:33 am

Earlier in the IRC channel:
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Re: Force Widescreen?

Post by _Nold_ » Thu May 10, 2012 6:25 am

Taken from GC? Nice... Sometimes I like to be wrong :D

Thats really awesome!
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Re: Force Widescreen?

Post by KirovAir » Thu May 10, 2012 6:59 am

No.. way. :D
Awesome!
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Re: Force Widescreen?

Post by Cubelover » Thu May 10, 2012 12:18 pm

Hm.. I guess it's somehow possible after all :D
Hopefully this does work with all games.
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Re: Force Widescreen?

Post by ttbb2 » Thu May 10, 2012 3:16 pm

Waaait a minute!! Something tells me that was taken from Dolphin! Unless emu_kidid has already added the 'force widescreen' mode to Swiss...

Emu_kidid, have you? :|

If you have, for God's sake, let me try it! I want to test it in my Zelda Twilight + Component Cable!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Re: Force Widescreen?

Post by liquitt » Thu May 10, 2012 6:33 pm

ttbb2 wrote:Waaait a minute!! Something tells me that was taken from Dolphin! Unless emu_kidid has already added the 'force widescreen' mode to Swiss...

Emu_kidid, have you? :|

If you have, for God's sake, let me try it! I want to test it in my Zelda Twilight + Component Cable!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
dude, keep it cool okay?
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Re: Force Widescreen?

Post by ttbb2 » Thu May 10, 2012 6:57 pm

ok, sorry, I was just excited because I thought there were already new developments. my apologies
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Re: Force Widescreen?

Post by emu_kidid » Thu May 10, 2012 10:40 pm

ttbb2,

I haven't done anything, that's Extrems who posted that screenshot :)
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Re: Force Widescreen?

Post by Extrems » Fri May 11, 2012 4:19 am

You may now try it out:
https://files.extremscorner.org/gamecub ... dehack.zip

Currently, it is always on.
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Re: Force Widescreen?

Post by emu_kidid » Fri May 11, 2012 8:12 am

added it to SVN :)
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Re: Force Widescreen?

Post by KirovAir » Fri May 11, 2012 9:43 am

I can happily say the following:
WOOHOO! :D

Will try asap.
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Re: Force Widescreen?

Post by ttbb2 » Fri May 11, 2012 11:18 am

Wow! Can I already try it??
Edit: can't download the file, it gives me an error :\
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Re: Force Widescreen?

Post by andzlay » Fri May 11, 2012 11:48 am

it's added to SVN... check it out, compile it.
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Re: Force Widescreen?

Post by Ashen » Fri May 11, 2012 1:12 pm

This is just amazing! I'm interested in exactly how this hack works though, exactly how are we taking a game that was made for 4:3 and making it display a proper 16:9? Do all games work with this or just certain ones?
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Re: Force Widescreen?

Post by Cubelover » Fri May 11, 2012 1:16 pm

Can anyone compile this for me? I want to try this out :D
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