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V1.1 March 2019
Master System Video Settings
The NTSC Master System only supports one video
mode, 256x192. Many games will show solid-
color borders above and below the active screen
image for 48 lines. In addition, some games may
mask the first left eight pixel columns and show
the border color, giving an effective 248x192
resolution. Horizontal borders outside the 256-pixel
active display area are not shown, so when you
calculate horizontal scaling you must use 256-pixel
increments. The PAL Master System adds a
256x224 resolution, but that resolution is only used
in Codemasters’ games.
Cropping is added to the Video menu to allow you
to crop all four sides of the screen if you wish.
If you wish to remove the top horizontal border,
use 23, the bottom border, use 25, and the left
side border, use 8.
1. 480p Options
Minimum/Maximum Width (Horizontal Pixels) :
384/640
Horizontal Presets (at 2x Vertical) : 384, 438 (4:3
for 16:9), 480 (1:1), 487 (4:3 for 16:9), 512 (2x), 548
(Square Pixels), 640
Minimum/Maximum Height (Vertical Pixels) :
480/480
Vertical Presets : 480 (2x)
Horizontal Position : 0-128
Vertical Position : 0-64
2. 720p Options
Minimum/Maximum Width (Horizontal Pixels) :
512/1280
Horizontal Presets (at 2x Vertical) :
512 (2x), 548 (Square Pixels), 585 (4:3 for 16:9), 650
(4:3 for 16:10), 768 (3x), 1024 (4x), 1280 (5x)
Horizontal Presets (at 2.5x Vertical) :
512 (2x), 600 (1:1), 685 (Square Pixels), 731 (4:3 for
16:9), 768 (3x), 812 (4:3 for 16:10), 1024 (4x), 1280 (5x)
Horizontal Presets (at 3x Vertical) :
512 (2x), 720 (1:1), 768 (3x), 822 (Square Pixels), 877
(4:3 for 16:9), 975 (4:3 for 16:10), 1024 (4x), 1280 (5x)
Minimum/Maximum Height (Vertical Pixels) :
480/720
Vertical Presets : 480 (2x), 600 (2.5x), 720 (3x)
Horizontal Position : 0-128
Vertical Position : 0-64
3. 1080p Options
Minimum/Maximum Width (Horizontal Pixels) :
768/1920 (1080 visible maximum)
Horizontal Presets (at 4x Vertical) :
768 (3x), 960 (1:1), 1024 (4x), 1097 (Square Pixels),
1170 (4:3 for 16:9), 1280 (5x), 1300 (4:3 for 16:10),
1536 (6x), 1792 (7x), 1920
Horizontal Presets (at 4.5x Vertical) :
768 (3x), 1024 (4x), 1080 (1:1), 1234 (Square Pixels),
1280 (5x), 1316 (4:3 for 16:9), 1462 (4:3 for 16:10),
1536 (6x), 1792 (7x), 1920
Horizontal Presets (at 5x Vertical) :
768 (3x), 1024 (4x), 1200 (1:1), 1280 (5x), 1371 (Square
Pixels), 1462 (4:3 for 16:9), 1536 (6x), 1625 (4:3 for
16:10), 1792 (7x), 1920
Minimum/Maximum Height (Vertical Pixels) :
960/1200
Vertical Presets : 960 (4x), 1080 (4.5x), 1200 (5x)
Horizontal Position : 0-128
Vertical Position : 0-64