How can they be listed as "arcade mode" when the ONLY thing these modes do is squish and distort the graphics?... unless the graphics are stretched and therefore distorted when played in normal mode. I fail to see the appeal of distorted graphics.
I also do not like watching 4:3 content stretched to 16:9 on my HDTV. Distortion sucks.
On the arcade ports doing said mode makes the game more closely resemble the original aspect. They are not squished or distorted,its how they originally looked before they were stretched out for normal tv/home system consumption. Full screen mode is taking the original aspect and stretching it out to fit the screen,basically pan and scanning the game which annoys me.
I was glad they finally stopped doing this when they ported Raiden 1&2 to PS1 and beyond with other titles. The other Star Soldier games were prob designed in said aspect also for all we know since they have this mode hidden also. Its clear they look better in it then stretched out. Browning supports a similar res mode like this or Mad Stalker. I would rather play these titles in said mode then stretched out in full screen,image quality ends up better,so I'm thankful this thread got made. I will def give Dragon Spirit and Image Fight more attention now.
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