Posted September 14, 2023
For at least the first three games, DOSBox doesn't display the game correctly. It's stretched horizontally. And this is apparently a common problem, because all the streamers and YouTube videos I've seen play at this stretched resolution.
This fix is pretty simple.
1. Navigate to the game folder for the game you want to play
2. Find "dosboxQG?.conf", where ? is the number of the game (e.g. dosboxQG2.conf)
3. Open the file with a text editor (e.g. Notepad)
4. For the line that reads "fullscreenresolution=desktop" (sdl variable section (first)), change "desktop" to "original"
5. For the line that reads "aspect=false" (render variable section (third)), change "false" to "true"
6. Save the file
Done. The game will now play at the proper resolution and aspect ratio. It won't cover as much of the screen for a widescreen monitor, but it won't be stretched horizontally to do so when fullscreen.
This fix is pretty simple.
1. Navigate to the game folder for the game you want to play
2. Find "dosboxQG?.conf", where ? is the number of the game (e.g. dosboxQG2.conf)
3. Open the file with a text editor (e.g. Notepad)
4. For the line that reads "fullscreenresolution=desktop" (sdl variable section (first)), change "desktop" to "original"
5. For the line that reads "aspect=false" (render variable section (third)), change "false" to "true"
6. Save the file
Done. The game will now play at the proper resolution and aspect ratio. It won't cover as much of the screen for a widescreen monitor, but it won't be stretched horizontally to do so when fullscreen.
Post edited September 14, 2023 by louthelou