Aspect Ratio Matters: The Power of Proper Scaling

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Scaling is important for DOS games. Aspect ratio is even more important! James talks briefly about the importance and history of aspect ratio, the effects of interpolation, pixel perfect scaling, and then demonstrates what a difference it can make to retro gaming. While there might be preferred practices, there's no definitive solution!



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