Black bars with correct aspect ratio, or streched with not correct aspect ratio?

[Shady Guy Jose]

For older games with a set resolution this is the same route I like to go. For anything where resolution is variable but not widescreen I go with black bars of sorrow.

Even with variable resolution, it's sometimes locked to multiples. Take Dolphin, for example: the largest resolution among its options that can fit into my screen is 2560×2112. However, fullscreen mode will try and scale that up to 2618×2160. I end up having to use Windowed mode or third-party apps such as Lossless Scaling to achieve my desired output.

 

[emcintosh]

Stretching the GBA’s 3:2 ratio to the 3DS’s 5:3 actually makes the Boktai games look a bit better, as it makes the 45 degree angles of walls look closer to isometric 30 degree ones - this art style has horizontal surfaces undistorted, but vertical walls look a bit weird:
https://www.resetera.com/threads/rt...ranchise.8209/#lg=_xfUid-2-1594902890&slide=0

 

[MockyLock]

Obviosuly, the 4:3 ratio.
Asking for stretch screen is already disrespecting the Videogame History.

 

[UltraSUPRA]

I used to like stretched.

Then I came to my senses.

 

[MetoMeto]

Stretching the GBA’s 3:2 ratio to the 3DS’s 5:3 actually makes the Boktai games look a bit better, as it makes the 45 degree angles of walls look closer to isometric 30 degree ones - this art style has horizontal surfaces undistorted, but vertical walls look a bit weird:
https://www.resetera.com/threads/rt...ranchise.8209/#lg=_xfUid-2-1594902890&slide=0

thats interesting. youre actually right!

 

[banjojohn]

Never ever stretch....I hate that!

However, it's very misleading when you present a 4:3 picture from a (perfect) movie, that is originally in 2.35:1.