How to Achieve Full Screen Aspect Ratio Using Widescreen Hack

Last Updated: April 13, 2022

The Wii console usually uses vert+ when changing aspect ratio to 4:3 and Hor+ for other widescreen resolutions above 16:9, but uses Hor+ instead for full-screen if set on standard. This can be done with Dolphin Emulator to achieve 4:3 with more vertical than the one used on the console like movies, video games and studio logos use such as the New Line Home Entertainment 1994-2010 logos.

Steps

1
Download a Wii ISO from a specific site or from a torrent file.
2
Retrieve the emulator from the Dolphin Emulator website

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3
Download the DirectX program that is designed for games like these for emulation.
4
Open up the emulator program, click on the Graphics menu, and change the aspect ratio from auto to "Force 4:3".
5
Click on the enhancements tab and check the box "Widescreen hack". Please leave the actual game aspect ratio on config options window on "16:9" for full-screen to display more top and bottom when playing in 4:3.
6
Launch the game with these kind of settings for the in-game display. The result should look like these examples:
- Notice the top and bottom are seen as the aspect ratio is full-screen with certain and noticeable parts that aren't seen on the game before.

Warnings

Some games may cause graphical glitches such as HUD stretch or geometric objects disappearing from the scene used on the top and bottom as you move some place in the video game.

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