In the world of emulators there are some variants that seek to adapt the old legends to the most current times. We are talking about the panoramic versions of the games, the result of the work of enthusiastic developers who manage to modify the ROMs so that they are seen full screen on panoramic monitors. But this is not easy to apply.
Panoramic ROMs
In the case of Super Nintendo, there are not many options. Moreover, we can only find a modified version of Super Metroid and soon, Vitor Vilela will complete his work in Super Mario World, allowing us to get a panoramic image in the Mario classic.
The problem is not only in the number of ROMs available, but also in the program that executes them, since normally you have to use independent emulators such as bsnes HD , which allows you to enjoy the widescreen with HD resolution. But of course, having a large list of independent emulators is not something comfortable, especially when you try complete solutions like RetroArch, where everything is very easy to handle and where emulators for all platforms are managed and administered.
Super Mario World in panoramic
One of the reasons you want to play panoramic is the work of Vitor Vilela. This developer is modifying the Super Mario World ROM to take advantage of the Mode 7 backgrounds to rescale and look in HD to meet the needs that exist today with widescreen displays.
The result, as you can see below, is magnificent, since the full screen is used and the game looks fantastic. Of course, some screens will have obvious limitations such as those in which Mario enters the ghost house, since originally there are no more pixels that draw the castle door.
How can I play in panoramic with an emulator?
In this case with Super Nintendo games we need two things: the modified version of the ROM and an emulator that allows us to take advantage of and apply the changes introduced. The emulator is bsnes HD, and you will have to download and install it on your PC. But what if we play from another device? That’s where RetroArch comes in .
RetroArch with panoramic SNES emulator
Taking advantage of the fact that Vitor Vilela is about to conclude his modified version of Super Mario World, the developer of bsenes HD DerKoun, has published on Reddit the changes that he has applied to the version of the library core, thus allowing to play in panoramic directly from RetroArch without need to use individual emulators to complicate things.
To achieve this, you will only have to download the patches and additional configurations that have been left hanging on the bsnes HD GitHub page, being able to download the corresponding versions of Windows, Mac, Linux, Android, iOS, tvOS and Nintendo Switch from the interface of RetroArch, in the core settings.
