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The Correct Way to Play Melee in Widescreen

Name: The Correct Way to Play Melee in Widescreen
Uploaded: 2023-05-29T19:45:40+00:00
Duration: 56 s
Channel: David V. Kimball
Description: In this concise tutorial, the speaker explains how to properly configure the Slippi Dolphin emulator to play Super Smash Bros. Melee in a 16:9 widescreen…

29 May 2023 · 1 min

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In this concise tutorial, the speaker explains how to properly configure the Slippi Dolphin emulator to play Super Smash Bros. Melee in a 16:9 widescreen format. The video outlines a step‑by‑step process: open Slippi Dolphin, navigate to Graphics → Enhancements and disable the built‑in Widescreen Hack; then go to General and set the aspect ratio to “Stretch to window.” After closing the emulator settings, the user must right‑click the Melee ISO, open its Properties, select the GeckoCodes tab, and enable the optional “Widescreen 16:9” code. Following these actions transforms Melee from its native 4:3 display to a proper widescreen experience, which the speaker presents as the intended way to view the game.

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Melee is a 4:3 aspect ratio game, but Slippi and Dolphin Emulator allow us to easily change the game's aspect ratio to 16:9 so we can play in widescreen. Unfortunately, most people don't know the correct way to do this. Here's how to fix it. Open Slippi Dolphin. Go to Graphics, then click Enhancements. Uncheck Widescreen Hack from the list, then go to General. Change aspect ratio from force 16:9 to stretch to window. Then close this window. You're going to want to right-click your Melee ISO from the list, hit properties. From here, select the GeckoCodes tab and select optional widescreen 16:9. Now your games will stop looking like this and start looking like this. Widescreen Melee as the good Lord intended.