Widescreen/non-widescreen games

This info is taken from http://www.widescreengamingforum.com/phpBB2/
Unfortunately, that message board looks desolated, so I will post the main part of widescreen info here. In case you need the solution of how to make a certain game run in the widescreen mode, you can always visit www.widescreengamingforum.com.

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Here is the list of games that don't support widescreen.

{Alphabetical Order} Also, unlike the other forums, where new additions will be highlighted, I'll point out DOS vs. Windows games.

A-10 Warthog Tank Killer
Ataris Greatest Arcade Hits
Attack of the Marions
Baldur's Gate (& Tales of the Sword Coast)
Baldur's Gate II (& Throne of Bhaal)
Beyond Good and Evil
Bikini Karate Babes *Don't have this one either, just tested
Comando 2
Commanche 4
Command and Conquer Red Alert
Commandos 2
Counter Strike 1.5 (or lower)
Dark Forces DOS
Dark Forces II: Jedi Knight
Daytona USA
Descent 1, 2 & 3
Diablo (& Hellfire) DOS
Diablo II (& Lord of Destruction)
Driver
Dune 2000
F22 Lightning 1, 2 & 3
Final Fantasy 7 (VII) PC
Final Fantasy 8 (VIII) PC
Final Fight
Force Commander
Forsaken
Grand Theft Auto 1 DOS
Grand Theft Auto 2
Grim Fandango
Guilty Gear X
Hell Bender
Icewind Dale (& Heart of Winter)
Jaded Cocoon
Jane’s Fighters Anthology
Jazz Jack Rabbit DOS
Jazz Jackrabbit 2
Jim's First day at school
Louisiana DMV's: Let’s Learn to Drive
MAME arcade emulator DOS DOS
MDK DOS
Midway's Arcade Classics
Monster Truck Madness
Moral Kombat 1, 2, 3 & Trilogy DOS
Mortal Kombat 4
One Must Fall 2048 DOS
Outcast
Planescape: Torment
Raptor Air Attack
Rogue Squadron
Rollercoaster Tycoon (& Addons)
Rollercoaster Tycoon II (& Addons)
Sonic and Knuckles Collection
Sonic CD
Star Wars: Supremacy (called 'Rebellion' in the US, I believe)
Street Fighter 2 alpha DOS
Street Fighter 2 turbo DOS
Syberia
Temple of Elemental Evil
The Thing
Thief
Thief 2
TIE Fighter (Win95 Edition)
Tom Clancy’s Ruthless.com
Tonka's Toy Truck
Ultimate Doom
Virtua Fighter DOS
Virtual Valerie 2 *No I didn't buy it, just tested co-workers copy
War Craft DOS
War Craft 2 DOS
Where in Time is Carmen Sandiago
Who Shot Johnny Rock?
X-Wing (Win95 Edition)
X-Wing Alliance
X-Wing vs. TIE Fighter (& Balance of Power)
Zool
Zoop

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Here is the list of confirmed widescreen games.

Age of Mythology: Collector's Edition
Breath of Fire IV
Broken Sword 3: The Sleeping Dragon
City of Heroes <<New

Civilization3 (partially) <<New

Collin McRae Rally 2
Cossacks - The Art of War
Counter-Strike 1.6
DAOC: Trial of Atlantis <<New

Dark Reign 2 <<New

Desert Rats vs. Afrika Corps <<New

Deus Ex (for 1440x900 and under)

Doom 3 (Alpha) <<New

Empire Earth
Far Cry <<New

Final Fantasy XI
Freedom Force
Gangland (demo) <<New

Ghost Recon
Gothic 2
Giants Citizen Kabuto
Grand Theft Auto III
Grand Theft Auto III: Vice City
Ground Control 2 (Demo) <<New

GTR <<New

Guide Wars (Beta) <<New

Gun Metal <<New

Half-Life 2 (Beta)
Halo
Horizons
Legacy of Kain: Defiance <<New

Legends (Beta) <<New

Lineage II <<New

Live For Speed
Mafia
Max Payne 1.05
Metal Gear Solid 2: Substance
Midnight Club II
Motocross Madness 2
MotoGP 2
Need for Speed: Porsche Unleashed
Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit 2
Neverwinter Nights
Ragnarok Online <<New

Raven Shield <<New

Rogue Spear (patch 2.05 for WinXP) <<New

Second Life <<New

"Steam Powered" games (Counter-Strike, Team Fortress Classic, Day Of Defeat, Half-Life, etc.)
Street Legal Redline <<New

Tomb Raider: Angel of Darkness
Trackmania <<New

Tribes 2 <<New

Unreal Tournament 2004 <<New

Vampires : The Masquerade - Redemption <<New

Vietcong
Virtual Skipper 3
Worms 3D
X2: The Threat (Rolling Demo)

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For the fans of strategy games: Civilization 3 supports widescreen unofficially. To make it run in widescreen resolution do the following:
1. Find file Civilization3.ini
2. Add the line "keepRes=1"
3. Run the game.

This fix does not help in the city view, but the adventure map occupies all the screen.

 

Has anyone had any problems with running Warcraft 3 on widescreen?

 

Anyone know if Star Wars Galaxies runs OK on widescreen?


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add UT2K4 to that list, i play it on 1440X900 and it looks great.

Changing this option is simple, just go into the UT2K4.ini and look for the current resolution you have it set for and put ANY numbers you want.

you can also do this command while in game in consol. SETRES WxHxD so mine would be (press tildy ~ to get consol) SETRES 1400x900x32 then press enter.



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Star Wars Galaxies - is it the same as Star Wars: Supremacy/Rebellion?

I have tried to update the topic and the editor screwed up my initial post. Now there are some strange "<" symbols all over it.

 

Nope, Star Wars Galaxies is the big MMORPG that's run through Sony.

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If you video card is ATI then you can go Display properties -> Settings -> Advanced -> Displays -> Panel and uncheck Scale image to panel size. Sometimes it works, like in Warcraft 3 you will have black stripes on the sides but the picture is going to be OK - not stretched. For other games, like Heroes of Might and Magic, it just does not work, because the game runs in the small rectangle in the center of the screen and you have black space all over it. For
Star Wars Galaxies I guess you have to try different things and choose which one is better for you.

 

any Age of empires isn't wide screen, but will run fine none-the-less
also, Max Payne 2 si compatible, along with both splinter cells, and tribes

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What about starcraft, has anyone had any results with taht

 

Also all Quake 3 engine games are compatible.

 

i play aoe 2 conquerors on my widescreen laptop and unfortunately can only run it at the middle resolution (1024x768) and its really annoying, but the image doesnt look stretched at least. I wish i could run it at 1280x800!!!

 

Starcraft looks a little bit stretched same as Warcraft 3 - so if you are not picky it will work fine with you.
Quake 3 counts in "Steam Powered" games (Counter-Strike, Team Fortress Classic, Day Of Defeat, Half-Life, etc.), so it works fine with widescreen laptops.

 

Yes, starwars galaxies runs on widescreen. My buddy has the 8600 and it runs nicely on it.
-rokov

 

I can personally confirm that Everquest runs in widescreen mode. In display options it lists my systems 1280x800 resolution as an option and I play using it everyday with no problems. I just need a USB mouse because using the touchpad is really inconvenient.