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Article #720318Re: A New Old-School RPG
From: Mike S.
Date: Wed, 05 Feb 2014 14:52
Date: Wed, 05 Feb 2014 14:52
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On Wed, 05 Feb 2014 09:24:24 -0500, Xocyll <Xoc...@gmx.com> wrote: >There's a vast difference between 1024x768, native on a 17" CRT and the >same resolution windowboxed on a 20" 1600x900 widescreen LCD (which is >what I have, though it's by no means state of the art.) >That windowboxed display is actually _smaller_ than on the 17". > >That doesn't equal fun, it equals eyestrain and headaches - no thanks, >no sale. > >Xocyll Doesn't this just mean there will be black bars displayed on my 1920x1080 display in full screen mode? I am ok with that. But I do agree that even a retro game made today should support modern display resolutions.
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