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post #241 of 719
12/19/02 at 10:33pm
No problemo Dave, you're right the game does look pretty good in 16:9, It's interesting that the pc version had a letterbox option in the game so you could see the sides to bad they did'nt carry that over when they ported this.
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post #242 of 719
12/20/02 at 8:21pm
Xbox

Ty The Tasmanian Tiger

480p- Yes
16:9- Yes
DD5.1- No (doesn't use center channel)

Picked this up for $19.99 at Best Buy, not a bad platform game at all.
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post #243 of 719
12/23/02 at 9:09am
Is there a list that includes the HD format and details
on all future games? Sorry if this was asked already and I just missed it..
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post #244 of 719
12/23/02 at 4:50pm
Thread Starter 
A list of details for upcoming games would be pretty much impossible to keep accurate. Most announcements (if there even is one) are vague, wrong, or both.

-Dave
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post #245 of 719
12/25/02 at 8:18pm
Xbox

Baldur's Gate: Dark Alliance

480p- Yes
16:9- No
DD5.1- Yes

MX Superfly

480p- Yes
16:9- No
DD5.1- Yes
Soundtrack- Yes
Content Download- Yes
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post #246 of 719
12/26/02 at 7:16am
HD Game Database, formerly 144.92.43.200/hdg is now at http://hdgames.net
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post #247 of 719
12/27/02 at 7:26pm
OMG. I am sorry to disappoint but I have no game info. But now that we have a 65" Mitsubishi (research was done don't worry, ssshh) HDTV.. This is a whole new world for me... This wil alter how I select games more and more and all the potential, oh my shat.. I am going to shat on my schincap.. I love Home Theater.. I love HD. I love component cables.....!!!!!!!
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post #248 of 719
12/30/02 at 1:57pm
Game: BloodRayne
Platform: Xbox

480p: Yes
16:9: No
DD5.1: Yes
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post #249 of 719
12/31/02 at 10:57am
Hey All,

I decided to throw this Access database together using the information at the beginning of this thread. Use it if you wish.

Game Database

Tom
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post #250 of 719
1/1/03 at 6:19pm
Thread Starter 
Added Lord of the Rings: Two Towers (Xbox)
480p: Yes
5.1: Yes
16x9: Nope (*sigh*)

-Dave
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post #251 of 719
1/2/03 at 2:34am
Gunvalkyrie ist still listed with 16:9 = yes. I am 100% sure it's not anamorphic 16:9 (the game switches to widescreen mode, but if you look hard enough you will find out that your character looks strange and stretched).

- Frank
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post #252 of 719
1/2/03 at 4:51pm
Thread Starter 
Yep, you are correct. Here's what I did to verify this: My 'box is set to widescreen, so I loaded up the first level with Kelly as a reference shot. From her starting position, I measured the distance between the two angular points on her back. With the tv in 16:9 mode, the distance was 5.5 inches. In 4:3 mode, the distance was 4.25 inches. I then switched the 'box to "Normal" (boo MS! ) and reloaded the same level & measured the same distances. Widescreen: 5.5 inches. 4:3 mode: 4.25 inches.

If the game was widescreen, the proportions would've been different between the two Xbox settings.

I should've caught this a while ago - I even posted a rant about how Sega has a tendency to make their game characters overly tall and skinny (re: Beach Spikers, NFL 2k3), but still didn't make the connection. Oh well...

-Dave
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post #253 of 719
1/2/03 at 5:46pm
dave-
there's been a lot of "discussion" about whether Unreal Championship is "really" 16:9. i was just wondering if you had done any similar measurements for UC. specifically, of the backgrounds: do you get a wider field of view from a particular location when in 16:9? or for things that should be perfectly circular, are they? i have a friend that swore to me that both Halo and UC were definitely 16:9. until i pointed out the circle thing. she actually measured and found out she didn't have 16:9... she had gotten so used to watching regular TV in stretched mode, she couldn't tell ellipses from circles.

everybody says "yep. 16:9", but no one has discussed wider fields of view, or measured circles.

thanks.

(can you tell i haven't gotten UC to work as 16:9?)
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post #254 of 719
1/2/03 at 6:03pm
Thread Starter 
I have done similar things with UC, and I now have a conspiracy theory.

I used that CTF map with the big circular buildings as a reference. When the tv was in 16:9 mode, the buildings were horizontally stretched, which would indicate a 4:3 game. However, in 4:3 mode, the buildings were vertically stretched! So frankly, I don't know which it should be. It's like things were stretched vertically a little bit so that they would look decent in both 4:3 and 16:9.

My conspiracy theory is that some developers are purposely desigining some things to be ambiguous. That's probably more work than it's worth, so it's probably just a crazy idea, but I have a lot of free time on my hands & if I don't have at least one crazy theory floating around my head, I just don't feel right.

-Dave
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post #255 of 719
1/4/03 at 12:12pm
Forgot to add this from my review of the game:

Crimson Sea (Xbox)

480p: Yes
5.1: Yes
16:9: No
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post #256 of 719
1/4/03 at 4:14pm
I don't want to read through nine pages to see if these has been addressed but SSX: Tricky and GTA Vicecity for PS2 are not in DTS 5.1 they are actually in DTS 4.0. If anyone has a receiver that will tell how many channels it's decoding can confirm this. I have a 49tx and it only
lights up the L R lights on the display.
LS RS

Daniel Smith
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post #257 of 719
1/4/03 at 4:32pm
Sorry I need to correct myself the games are in 4.1 not 4.0 but there aren't any dedicated .1 LFE signals. I've never seen my 49tx's LFE light light up when playing a video game. My receiver will light up when it detects an lfe signal like a bass drum hit or explosion in a movie. So these games are sending an LFE signal but it's just straight 0's there are no 1's in the signal. The only sound coming from the sub is a bass mix of the other channels below 80Hz (my crossover point). I'm play Vice City right now that's how I know.

Daniel Smith
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post #258 of 719
1/4/03 at 5:20pm
The Two Towers (GameCube):

16:9: NO
480p: NO
DPLII: YES
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post #259 of 719
1/4/03 at 5:51pm
Gunvalkyrie ist still listed with 16:9 = yes. I am 100% sure it's not anamorphic 16:9...


He's right, ya know.

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post #260 of 719
1/4/03 at 8:22pm
Thread Starter 
I'm going to change the sound column. I was going to name it "Discrete Surround", but even then it'd be a pain in the arse.

Unless someone has objections, sound will be noted for anything "greater" than standard Dolby Prologic. For titles that meet that criteria, the type will be listed. Such as:
DPL II
DD 5.1
DTS 5.1

From now on, please note the sound type with any submissions.

I'll try update this change in the grid on Sunday, but I'm putting together a new PC then, so no promises. =)

-Dave
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post #261 of 719
1/5/03 at 12:23pm
Phantasy Star Online (GC) has content DL.
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post #262 of 719
1/5/03 at 10:25pm
So long scimming these postings for a second time but looking for something else..

Is there 16x9 for NBA Live 2003 on GC? I came close on page 8 but dasterdly Xbox.

If not I'll pick up NBA 2K3.

-Bert
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post #263 of 719
1/6/03 at 8:01am
XBox -

NCAA Basketball 2k3 (Sega)

480p: yes
16:9: yes
DD5.1: yes
online: yes

Doesn't look as pretty as NBA 2k3, but plays a little better and more fun IMO (I like the college flow of the game better). No 720p support like NBA 2k3 either, but most couldn't use that anyway. Game is certainly 16:9, but replays look kinda stretched. Back of case has 480p/HDTV checked (indicating 16:9 support).
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post #264 of 719
1/10/03 at 3:54am
Hopefully this Dreamcast info will be useful.

F355 Challenge(16:9 only in 480i mode) Yes Yes
also supports cable link up

Samba de Amigo Yes Yes
supports data download (new songs)

Star Lancer Yes Yes
supports online play

Has anybody tried DC Ikaruga in Widescreen?

matt
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post #265 of 719
1/10/03 at 7:11am
NBA Inside Drive 2003 (Xbox)

480p = yes
16:9 = yes
DD 5.1 = Yes
Online play = no
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post #266 of 719
1/10/03 at 10:39am
Does any body know if Devil May Cry II will be 480p or not? I'm not even going to ask if its DD 5.1, feel I already know the no answer to that one.
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post #267 of 719
1/13/03 at 9:32am
Quote:
Has anybody tried DC Ikaruga in Widescreen?

Yeah, it works great provided you choose the side-scroller mode.
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post #268 of 719
1/15/03 at 5:46pm
Panzer Dragoon Orta

480p = Yes
16:9 = Yes
DD 5.1 = Yes
Online = No
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post #269 of 719
1/16/03 at 1:19am
For those of you with Sony sets...

You can check to see what signal (480i/p, 720p, or 1080i) your set is getting by going into the service menu. With the power off, press "Display", "5", "volume up", "Power" in rapid succession. (for most Sony's)

SOCOM DOES NOT SUPPORT 16:9 - I read here that it does and decided to test it. (I've spent many hours with this game). It does support 480p, but when changing the PS2 setting back to 4:3, the game looks exactly the same. I think what they did, is cheat...

...if you look at Socom on a 4:3 set it appears slightly elongated (meaning people, objects and circles look slightly taller than you would think. Thus, when you switch to full screen 16:9, things look only slightly wider than they might look in real life. Probably a good compromise...

...a good compromise, because if the game truly supported 4:3 and 16:9, that would mean that those of us with a wide-screen set would be getting more* picture than those with a standard set. In online play, this would be giving the wide screen players a huge advantage.



*or less if they did it by cropping.
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post #270 of 719
1/22/03 at 10:29am
Xbox

Dead Or Alive: Xtreme Beach Volleyball

480p- Yes
16:9- Yes
DD5.1- Yes
Custom Soundtrack- Yes
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