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madgerald
11/07/08

In reply to Mega Drive Collection Splotches Are Optional
Hi guys,

Fame at last - I got my name on Kotaku.

I just walked over to one of the producers on the title and he kindly let me take a look at the game on his monitor.

I can confirm that the visuals are reformatted into 16:9 with no stretching. Have a look at the screenshots we released with the announcement

I've asked for some comparison shots, so will hopefully be able to show you the difference soon.

Cheers for your support guys.

Martin - SEGA Europe online community manager
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ceilingFANBOY
11/07/08

@madgerald: Now, when you say no stretching, are you considering cropping to be stretching, or have they made it so that the system actually shows more of the horizontal than would have previously been shown on the original systems? Seems to me Sonic would have been a game that could have benefited from a widescreen TV back in the day considering you can move the width of the TV in less than a second. Widescreen would have given a little more reaction time.
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Ted
11/07/08

@madgerald: That's cool.

Thanks, Martin - SEGA Europe online community manager :3
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Santar
11/07/08

In reply to Mega Drive Collection Splotches Are Optional
He probably means that the games display wil be stretched to 16:9.

Going to be an annoyance to have to set your entire console to 4:3 in order to get the correct display for the games.
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keptsimple81
11/07/08

@Santar: My guess is that they will crop the top and bottom for 16:9 (a la Bioshock). Not perfect, but certainly a welcome addition.

It would be a little ridiculous to say that stretching the image = wide screen display. Although that's what TBS HD does when it shows Seinfeld reruns. So you never know.
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Nothing
11/07/08

@keptsimple81: so does TNT sometimes. I friggin hate that. Sometimes they do this thing where they just stretch the outside edges, making whatever 90s action movie they're playing look like its in a house of mirrors.
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ThursdayNext
11/07/08

@keptsimple81: So Seinfield's head gets EVEN biggererer?

Ba-dum tisch!
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keptsimple81
11/07/08

@lamebrain: What's especially annoying about that it's a movie - so there is actually a version available in widescreen.

Same goes for Seinfeld, which was shot on 35 mm.
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phicaluk
11/07/08

@ThursdayNext: Ba-dum tisch"? What's up with that?

I was going to correct your "Ba-dum tisch", but then I realised that I have no idea how to render a slap bass into words.

On topic: want Mickey Mouse Castle of Illusion please Sega.
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Netnavi
11/07/08

@keptsimple81: They have shown Seinfeld in true widescreen. Maybe not all the episodes but I have seen them. They look great too.
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Vidunder
11/07/08

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No pix no trust :P sorry Sega
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ThursdayNext
11/07/08

@Vidunder: Is that rule 10 or 11? I can never remember...anyway...

Pics or it didn't happen. :)
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