Emulator Issues #12581
closedSpider-Man 2 (USA): Broken Widescreen Hack
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Description
Game Name?
Spider-Man 2 (USA)
Game ID? (right click the game in the game list, Properties, Info tab)
GK2E52
MD5 Hash? (right click the game in the game list, Properties, Verify tab, Verify Integrity button)
a2762a6acc32d4e523ac6848589cc147
What's the problem? Describe what went wrong.
Widescreen hack doesn't work.
What steps will reproduce the problem?
Ensure "Force 16:9" is selected and "Widescreen Hack" is enabled in Graphics Settings. When running the game, the game is still stretched.
Is the issue present in the latest development version? For future reference, please also write down the version number of the latest development version.
Yes, as of 5.0-14628.
Is the issue present in the latest stable version?
No
If the issue isn't present in the latest stable version, which is the first broken version? (You can find the first broken version by bisecting. Windows users can use the tool https://forums.dolphin-emu.org/Thread-green-notice-development-thread-unofficial-dolphin-bisection-tool-for-finding-broken-builds and anyone who is building Dolphin on their own can use git bisect.)
First broken version is 5.0-11841. This seems to make sense, as the related PR modifies code related to widescreen: https://github.com/dolphin-emu/dolphin/pull/8584
If your issue is a graphical issue, please attach screenshots and record a three frame fifolog of the issue if possible. Screenshots showing what it is supposed to look like from either console or older builds of Dolphin will help too. For more information on how to use the fifoplayer, please check here: https://wiki.dolphin-emu.org/index.php?title=FifoPlayer
Attached FIFO log and screenshot.
What are your PC specifications? (CPU, GPU, Operating System, more)
CPU: AMD Ryzen 9 5950X
GPU: Nvidia GeForce RTX 3090
OS: Win10 x64 v21H1
RAM: 64 GB
Is there anything else that can help developers narrow down the issue? (e.g. logs, screenshots,
configuration files, savefiles, savestates)
No
Files
Updated by JMC4789 over 3 years ago
- Status changed from New to Won't fix
The Widescreen hack heuristic is not guaranteed to work in every game.
There are widescreen codes specific for this game on the wiki. https://wiki.dolphin-emu.org/index.php?title=Spider-Man_2
Updated by hyperspider over 3 years ago
I know about the code on the wiki. I'm the one who made it.
The problem with it is that it causes the camera to zoom in. Modifying that value further for a wider display causes the camera to zoom in to a point where the game becomes unplayable.
Updated by JosJuice over 3 years ago
If you disable the Widescreen Hack, does setting the aspect ratio to Force 16:9 act the same as setting it to Auto? If so, this is a valid issue and a subissue of issue 12254.
Updated by hyperspider over 3 years ago
JosJuice wrote:
If you disable the Widescreen Hack, does setting the aspect ratio to Force 16:9 act the same as setting it to Auto? If so, this is a valid issue and a subissue of issue 12254.
Strangely enough, yes! Both of those options render the game in 4:3 but stretched out to a 16:9 view.
Updated by JosJuice over 3 years ago
- Is duplicate of Emulator Issues #12254: Widescreen Heuristic Mega-Issue added