Did You Know Many SNES Games Hide Content Off-Screen?
In this video, I’ll show you how to unlock the true potential of the Super Nintendo using RetroArch and the bsnes-hd beta core, enabling real widescreen mode (16:9) — no stretching, no quality loss.
You’ll discover:
✔ How to activate widescreen mode in RetroArch
✔ Which games look better in 8:7 vs 4:3
✔ How to optimize performance on different devices
✔ How to patch Super Mario World and Super Metroid for widescreen
⏱️ VIDEO CHAPTERS:
00:00 – Epic intro
01:02 – Basic settings: 8:7 vs 4:3
02:26 – Enabling true widescreen (16:9)
03:42 – What is Mode 7?
04:28 – Performance & scaling tips
05:38 – Games without Mode 7
06:49 – Super Mario World in widescreen
09:00 – Super Metroid in widescreen
09:49 – Wrap-up
📥 LINKS & DOWNLOADS
📦 All ready-to-use patches (No ROMs included):
👉 No direct link due to YouTube policies
🧰 Patch your ROMs online (no installation needed):
🔗 https://www.marcrobledo.com/RomPatche...
🧩 Super Mario World Widescreen:
🔗 Project: https://github.com/VitorVilela7/wide-...
🔗 Patches: https://github.com/VitorVilela7/wide-...
🧩 Super Metroid Widescreen:
🔗 https://git.libretro.com/libretro/bsn...
🧪 Verify your ROM's CRC32 checksum here:
🔗 https://emn178.github.io/online-tools...
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🙌 SPECIAL THANKS
Huge thanks to all the developers and retro fans who make it possible for us to rediscover our favorite games like never before.
👾 Vitor Vilela – Creator of the SMW Widescreen patch
https://github.com/VitorVilela7
🔧 Also developed the SA-1 Pack and hacks like Touhou Mario
🧵 Libretro Team – Creators of the Super Metroid widescreen patch
https://git.libretro.com/libretro/bsn...
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