Sega Saturn Widescreen hacks (Panzer dragoon Saga POC)

How about widescreen in demo mode?

 

I didn't notice that the intro/demo section wasn't affected by the address/value, I will take a look at it.

 

Virtual On Cybertroopers (USA) - Widescreen (select character 1P)

Hex code only:

Code:

File: SLCT_NML.MFD
Address: 0x19D3
Value: 00F3h

PS: Extract / Insert this file with CDmage.

 

Formula Karts: Special Edition- Widescreen (EUR)

The game stores the value reposible for Widescreen in a different address for evey single track, so each track need its own code.
There are also others values nearby on memory that affect the screen aspect ratio, but the one I used seems to be enough.

SSF (CEP)

Code:

300FBB37 00b4
300FC8E3 00B4
300FF9D3 00B4
300F5873 00B4
300F1BF7 00b4
300F8B8F 00b4
300F7FDB 00b4
300F9FBB 00b4

Yabause (Action Replay)

Code:

360FBB3700b4
360FC8E300B4
360FF9D300B4
360F587300B4
360F1BF700b4
360F8B8F00b4
360F7FDB00b4
360F9FBB00b4

Initial value 0040










paul_met Could you please send me an SSF savegame for Shining Force 3 scenario 1? somewhere near a battle gameplay would be much appreciated.

Thanks

 

I think there should be only one value that is recorded at different locations depending on the chosen track. Later, I'll check it through the debugger.

Yes, but you must check "hook backup library" option in Programm4 page. Extract this file into "Backup \ InternalBackup" folder of SSF.

 

Keep up the great work, guys! This is fantastic! Just wanted to share some screenshots of these hacks running on real hardware with a Pro Action Replay.

Virtua Fighter 2:
[GALLERY=media, 1632]Virtua Fighter 2 Widescreen Hack by ActSean posted Oct 8, 2016 at 12:49 PM[/GALLERY]

Tomb Raider:
[GALLERY=media, 1633]Tomb Raider Widescreen Hack by ActSean posted Oct 8, 2016 at 1:00 PM[/GALLERY]

Tomb Raider 3D object translucency:
[GALLERY=media, 1637]DSCN0939 by ActSean posted Oct 8, 2016 at 1:00 PM[/GALLERY]
[GALLERY=media, 1636]DSCN0938 by ActSean posted Oct 8, 2016 at 1:00 PM[/GALLERY]
[GALLERY=media, 1635]DSCN0937 by ActSean posted Oct 8, 2016 at 1:00 PM[/GALLERY]

Tomb Raider 3D object translucency (Dithered):
[GALLERY=media, 1641]DSCN0943 by ActSean posted Oct 8, 2016 at 1:00 PM[/GALLERY]
[GALLERY=media, 1642]DSCN0944 by ActSean posted Oct 8, 2016 at 1:00 PM[/GALLERY]

Tomb Raider Wireframe Rendering:
[GALLERY=media, 1639]DSCN0941 by ActSean posted Oct 8, 2016 at 1:00 PM[/GALLERY]
[GALLERY=media, 1638]DSCN0940 by ActSean posted Oct 8, 2016 at 1:00 PM[/GALLERY]

 

As I expected, there is a single value, which is responsible for a widescreen for all cases (menus, demo, race).

Code:

160206C6 01AA

 

Virtua FIghter KIds Widescreen (USA)

SSF (CEP)

Code:

800743D5 0078
800743BE 0082
80074365 E001
800743B5 0002

 

Nice! what debugger do you use?

 

Yabause debugger.

 

Dead or Alive Widescreen (JAP)

SSF (CEP)

Code:

8006BA01 D900  

Initial value 0122 (290 dec)

 

Tried this on my saturn with pro action replay code 1606BA01 00D9, but the game crashes at the "SEGA produced by or under licence from SEGA enterprises, LTD." screen.

 

Esppiral:
I recommend to you to make more accurate calculations for widescreen code. Use the coefficient 1,333.

This is wrong code. It should be like this:

Code:

1606BA00 0000
1606BA02 DA2A

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Or uses hex code:

Code:

File: 00DOA.BIN
Address: 0x67A00
Value: 0000DA2Ah

PS: Extract / Insert this file with CDmage.

 

Thanks Paul, I allways multiply the decimal equivalent of the hex value by 0.75 ( except for virtua fighter kids) and add or sustract that amount depending on the behave of the original value, sometimes it will stretch the image sometimes the opposite. I thought that was the right way to do it.

 

Dead or Alive (JAP) - Fix HUD aspect for widescreen.
The patch will be later (many changes in code)...

 

D'XHIRD Widescreen (JAP)

SSF (CEP)

Code:

800FFC80 0801
80028A2D 3201

initial values 00E6 (230 dec)
0160 (352 dec)

Spoiler

 

Quake Widescreen (EUR)

SSF (cep)

Code:

80006D65 C000

Initial value 0100 (256 dec)




Widescreen+wider fov

Code:

80006D65 C000
80006D8D 5501

 

I been wondering how do you widen the view, stretch the HUD but not the rest of the screen, with just 2 codes?

 

Power Slave Widescreen (USA)

SSF (CEP)

Code:

80085E41 C000

Initial Value 0100 (256 dec)







Widescreen+wider FOV

Code:

80085E41 C000
80085E69 5501

 

Polygons + textures in the case of Saturn - it is the sprites that can be scaled (if more precise, distorted sprites). Their final coordinates are calculated by multiplying the initial coordinates to a certain factor. If you change value of this factor, then accordingly all coordinates of the vertices will be changed. By this way you can increase the view area, but only fo VDP1 distorted sprites.
As for the HUD - it is a normal VDP1 sprites that can not be scaled. By this it simply stretched when you change the aspect ratio of display.