For $3.99US you can get Both HD remakes PLUS the original non HD versions in 1 convient bundle.

are you serious??

(sorry, i just had to do it)

Another sale today, this time it's $7.99 for the entire bundle.

you can almost guarantee that steam has a game on sale that you want lol

too bad they dont have as many classic games as GOG

It's fairly high, but they can't run at any resolution that isn't 4:3 to the best of my knowledge.

The in-game settings are limited, yes, but via an ini edit you can set both the original First and Second Encounters to use any resolution you want. I use 1680x1050. Instructions below:


1) After installation, start the game once and quit.

2) Find the following file:
*\Scripts\PersistentSymbols.ini (* is your First or Second Encounter root directory)

3) Open it (note: the file will be empty till you have launched up the game for the first time) and find these values:
persistent extern INDEX sam_iScreenSizeI=(INDEX)640;
persistent extern INDEX sam_iScreenSizeJ=(INDEX)480;

You can edit the last numbers to get the desired resolution (e.g. 1680x1050)

4) To optimize FOV find the following line:
persistent extern user FLOAT plr_fFOV=(FLOAT)90;

90 is the default value, 100 is the best option for 16:10 resolutions, 110 for 16:9 formats.

5) Save and close. Launch the game and enjoy the higher resolution, and true widescreen.

IMPORTANT: The in-game widescreen option should stay disabled, otherwise the game might not fill the entire screen. Best to just ignore the in-game resolution and widescreen settings and just use the fix within the ini file.

Yeah I always check the widescreengaming website for a game before I play, just to see if I can play it widescreen. ini edits are the easiest and most hassle-free, compared to some other nasty hacks you have to do with even older games to force them into 1920,1080 or whatever