{"id":49313,"date":"2021-02-23T14:25:46","date_gmt":"2021-02-23T14:25:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.libretro.com\/?p=49313"},"modified":"2022-04-03T00:47:31","modified_gmt":"2022-04-03T00:47:31","slug":"genesis-plus-gx-wide-now-available-for-libretroretroarch","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.libretro.com\/index.php\/genesis-plus-gx-wide-now-available-for-libretroretroarch\/","title":{"rendered":"Genesis Plus GX Wide now available for Libretro\/RetroArch!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.libretro.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/sonic2-widescreen.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1025\" height=\"640\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-49314\" \/><br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"750\" height=\"422\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/U4-RHoymtSg?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/heyjoeway\/status\/1363929817108905985\">heyjoeway<\/a> has made a custom fork of Genesis Plus GX with experimental widescreen (16:9) options, called &#8216;Genesis Plus GX Wide&#8217;. We now offer this version on our buildbot, and you can download\/install it right now on RetroArch for most platforms!<\/p>\n<p>Available for:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Android (on Play Store it&#8217;s available on Plus only)<\/li>\n<li>macOS<\/li>\n<li>iOS<\/li>\n<li>Linux<\/li>\n<li>Windows<\/li>\n<li>3DS<\/li>\n<li>Switch (libnx)<\/li>\n<li>GameCube<\/li>\n<li>Wii<\/li>\n<li>WiiU<\/li>\n<li>PlayStation Vita<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>How to get it<\/h2>\n<p>First, make sure you update the Core info files. To do this, go to Online Updater, and select &#8216;Update Core Info Files&#8217;.<\/p>\n<p>There are two ways to install and\/or update the Genesis Plus GX Wide core:<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.libretro.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/update-installed-cores.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"638\" height=\"566\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-47727\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.libretro.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/update-installed-cores.png 638w, https:\/\/www.libretro.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/update-installed-cores-300x266.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 638px) 100vw, 638px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>a &#8211; If you have already installed the core before, you can go to Online Updater and select &#8216;Update Installed Cores&#8217;.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.libretro.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/play-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"762\" height=\"267\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-47290\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.libretro.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/play-2.jpg 762w, https:\/\/www.libretro.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/play-2-300x105.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 762px) 100vw, 762px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>b &#8211; If you haven&#8217;t installed the core yet, go to Online Updater, &#8216;Core Updater&#8217;, and select &#8216;Sega &#8211; MS\/GG\/MD\/CD (Genesis Plus GX)&#8217; from the list. It will then download and install this core.<\/p>\n<h2>Notes<\/h2>\n<p>This is an experimental feature right now. Some games might already output nicely with widescreen, while others will likely require patches to display properly.<\/p>\n<p>It works only on Sega Genesis\/Mega Drive games, and not Sega CD\/Mega CD games.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.libretro.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/donaldduck.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-49318\" \/><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.libretro.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/ristar.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1202\" height=\"704\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-49319\" \/><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.libretro.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/gunstar.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"873\" height=\"513\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-49320\" \/><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.libretro.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Castlevania-Bloodlines-USA-210223-152342.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-49321\" \/><\/p>\n<h2>How it works\/how to use it<\/h2>\n<p>To use the new widescreen feature, go to Quick Menu -> Options.<\/p>\n<p><b>Extra columns to draw in H40 for widescreen<\/b><br \/>\nThis determines how many extra columns to draw for a widescreen aspect ratio. &#8216;0&#8217; means no extra columns will be drawn.<\/p>\n<p>In the previous version, this was always set to 10. Now, you are able to tweak this setting. Some games will require a value lower or higher than 10 to display properly, and some games allow you to set it as high as possible.<\/p>\n<p>Let us run down the list of some games and what the best possible configuration for them is:<\/p>\n<p><b>Ecco The Dolphin 1\/2:<\/b> Set this to 22 (or lower depending on your preference). See screenshot <a href=\"https:\/\/www.libretro.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Ecco-The-Tides-of-Time-USA-210227-141119.png\">here<\/a>. (See default 4:3 image <a href=\"https:\/\/www.libretro.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Ecco-The-Tides-of-Time-USA-210227-141057.png\">here<\/a>).<\/p>\n<p><b>Thunder Force IV:<\/b> Set this to 22 (or lower depending on your preference).<\/p>\n<p><b>Streets of Rage 1\/Bare Knuckle 1:<\/b> Set this to 18, minimal pop-in (see screenshot <a href=\"https:\/\/www.libretro.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Bare-Knuckle-Ikari-no-Tetsuken-Streets-of-Rage-World-210227-223659.png\">here<\/a>). Set the value lower to eliminate it altogether at the expense of a reduced field of view (See default 4:3 image <a href=\"https:\/\/www.libretro.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Bare-Knuckle-Ikari-no-Tetsuken-Streets-of-Rage-World-210227-223711.png\">here<\/a>).<\/p>\n<p><b>World of Illusion:<\/b> Set this to 18 (for minimal pop-in). Set the value lower to eliminate it altogether at the expense of a reduced field of view.<\/p>\n<p><b>Thunder Force IV:<\/b> Set this to 20.<\/p>\n<p><b>Virtua Fighter 2:<\/b> Set this to 18. See screenshot <a href=\"https:\/\/www.libretro.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Virtua-Fighter-2-USA-Europe-210227-141628.png\">here<\/a>. See default 4:3 image <a href=\"https:\/\/www.libretro.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Virtua-Fighter-2-USA-Europe-210227-141649.png\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2>Special instructions for Sonic The Hedgehog 1\/Sonic CD widescreen<\/h2>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.libretro.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/EvIQ9IxWgAAeGMn.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1447\" height=\"679\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-49354\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Sonic The Hedgehog 1 runs well in widescreen but requires you to patch the ROM first. Thankfully, heyjoeway made this rather easy for the user to accomplish. Go to this site <a href=\"https:\/\/heyjoeway.github.io\/sonic-wide-autopatcher\/\">here<\/a> and select your ROM file. It will then spit out a modified ROM with proper widescreen modifications.<\/p>\n<p>With the patched version, you can set extra columns to as high as 12. Any more and you will run into the limits of the game&#8217;s plane sizes and see pop-in on the right side of the screen.<\/p>\n<h2>Videos<\/h2>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"750\" height=\"422\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/0cM3wC2yXJI?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"750\" height=\"422\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/YhpTZwG8hRM?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"750\" height=\"422\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/0tRTANP3Q8k?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"750\" height=\"422\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/OpSZYj_0b7I?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"750\" height=\"422\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/XCHj0sgmxgE?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"750\" height=\"422\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/4d-6W3Td8m8?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"750\" height=\"422\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/YdlyeGFvjtk?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"750\" height=\"422\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/_AoLx29mKlU?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"750\" height=\"422\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/9xney2dPWUA?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>heyjoeway has made a custom fork of Genesis Plus GX with experimental widescreen (16:9) options, called &#8216;Genesis Plus GX Wide&#8217;. We now offer this version on our buildbot, and you can download\/install it right now on RetroArch for most platforms! Available for: Android (on Play Store it&#8217;s available on Plus only) macOS iOS Linux Windows [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[28,308,322],"tags":[],"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.libretro.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/49313"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.libretro.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.libretro.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.libretro.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.libretro.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=49313"}],"version-history":[{"count":28,"href":"https:\/\/www.libretro.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/49313\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":49382,"href":"https:\/\/www.libretro.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/49313\/revisions\/49382"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.libretro.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=49313"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.libretro.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=49313"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.libretro.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=49313"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}