Can Retropie Main Menu fit into 4:3?

SS3000 · 27 May 2018, 19:38

Hi,
I recently bought a new HDMI LCD screen for my project and I am making a case for it. I am thinking to cover some area on the side and fit to 4:3 ratio game like the attached image below. (Super Mario )

However, my new monitor can’t change aspect ratio (display area) which my previous one could do, so now I have an issue with the Retropie main menu.

Is there any way to force the main menu to fit into 4:3 area? Like having borders on both sides.

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

The monitor is:
WIMAXIT 8inch
HDMI // 1280 x 800 (16:10)

Retropie ver: 4.4

mitu · 27 May 2018, 19:42

@ss3000 You need to install and use a theme that supports the 4:3 proportion of the display, you cannot coerce an existing theme to fit. Look in the list of available themes and choose the ones that have a _4_3 suffix or end with crt, those are the ones that should support 4:3.

SS3000 · 27 May 2018, 21:26

@mitu Thanks for the info! I downloaded a few themes which has _4_3 on it, but it still expands to full screen. (seems like the theme is actually 4:3, so it looks squashed a bit) This is pretty easy if the monitor can choose display area through a driver menu, but this LCD doesn’t have that function. Any thoughts?

mediamogul · 27 May 2018, 22:23

@ss3000

Try setting the overscan in /boot/config.txt using:

overscan_left=

overscan_right=

Edit: Of course if that works, you may have to reconfigure your RetroArch display settings to accomodate.