Shot97 | Computer Aspect Ratios - Part 1 - PAL VS NTSC - The You're Not Stupid Guide @Shot97 | Uploaded March 2016 | Updated October 2024, 24 minutes ago.
99% of 320x200 Amiga games are shown incorrectly on YouTube. You're all doing it wrong! It's time to stop! Don't let history record these games in a way they were not meant to be recorded. This is the most concerning topic in the Amiga and all computer and console communities but nobody seems to care. I care. It is by far a more concerning topic in the Amiga world as all emulators default into PAL mode which shows NTSC games stretched into a wide screen type of format, which was actually how Europeans saw the games originally. This does not mean they were meant to be shown this way. In America games were designed and run on a 4:3 monitor and were meant to be seen this way. In this You're Not Stupid Guide I'm going to discuss this issue and show you how to show these games correctly.
I truly believe this is an issue that needs to be discussed and at least discovered. If you're a member of a computer forum or page online then please share this video. This needs to get out there.
Part 1 focuses on the discussion of aspect ratios, going into great detail about why these games are meant to be shown in a 4:3 aspect ratio. I also show examples on a real Amiga 500 and show you how even a PAL Amiga could display these games correctly.
Part 2 will show examples of Deluxe Paint videos made in the 1980's showing how the artists saw these games (in 4:3) back in the day and I will talk about an actual Amiga artist who says everyone is showing his games wrong. I will also go on WinUAE and show you how to display these games correctly on an emulator.
Link for the CLI program Degrader which lets PAL Amigas go into NTSC mode: aminet.net/package/util/misc/Degrader
Link for Deluxe Paint instruction video showing these games being designed in 4:3 NTSC mode: youtube.com/watch?v=8VwDGrDj7ww
00:00 - Important Introduction
01:03 - Part 1 and Part 2
02:38 - Beg Much?
03:37 - Begin Part 1/The Video i Was Born To Make
05:05 - Even The People That Think They Do It Right Are Wrong
06:12 - I Couldn't Believe These YouTubers
06:28 - Video Games Are ART!
07:50 - Focusing On The Amiga Because 99% Of Videos Out There Are Wrong
08:38 - Background Information On Aspect Ratios
09:10 - 4:3 Aspect Ratio/Old TVs
09:51 - 3:2 Aspect Ratio/35mm Film
10:54 - 16:9 Aspect Ratio/Current TVs
11:02 - 21:09 Aspect Ratio/Super Widescreen
12:03 - A Camera Lens Is A Circle...
13:10 - Anamorphic Widescreen
15:15 - Crop and Stretch
16:42 - Special Lenses
17:24 - 320x200 Is A Distorted Image
19:00 - 640x480 Is A Natural 4:3 Resolution, 320x200 is an Unnatural 4:3 Resolution
21:12 - You're Doing It Wrong
22:19 - Bringing On The Amiga/Europeans
23:01 - The Default In WinUAE is WRONG!
23:22 - A Ferrari F40 in PAL mode VS NTSC
24:32 - Making A Fat Man REALLY FAT!
25:19 - Wing Commander Was Made To Be In Widescreen in 4:3
26:12 - Designed in Europe But Made For Americans
27:28 - Wing Commander in PAL = HAHAHHAHHAHAHHA!
29:48 - Circle Tool In Deluxe Paint PAL Mode
30:47 - Circle Tool In Deluxe Paint In NTSC Mode
32:02 - Shoutout To World Of Longplays Idiot Part 1
34:11 - Knights Of The Sky Has Built In Screen Stretcher For PAL Machines
36:27 - Using The Included Screen Stretcher For Knights of the Sky
38:37 - Monkey Island 2 In PAL = Slow Mess
39:05 - Monkey Island 2 in NTSC = Playable
39:53 - How To Make Your REAL PAL Amiga Play NTSC Games Right
40:36 - Degrader
44:00 - End Part 1 Discussion/Talking About Part 2
Link To Part 2: youtu.be/D5hiwB7lzk8
The You're Not Stupid Guide Playlist: youtube.com/playlist?list=PL_W3r-eAOdMzOJMII_m5P_bXY5dOz4PDX
The You're Not Stupid Guide - Ep. 2x1 - Part 1 of 2 - Computer Aspect Ratios, PAL VS NTSC
99% of 320x200 Amiga games are shown incorrectly on YouTube. You're all doing it wrong! It's time to stop! Don't let history record these games in a way they were not meant to be recorded. This is the most concerning topic in the Amiga and all computer and console communities but nobody seems to care. I care. It is by far a more concerning topic in the Amiga world as all emulators default into PAL mode which shows NTSC games stretched into a wide screen type of format, which was actually how Europeans saw the games originally. This does not mean they were meant to be shown this way. In America games were designed and run on a 4:3 monitor and were meant to be seen this way. In this You're Not Stupid Guide I'm going to discuss this issue and show you how to show these games correctly.
I truly believe this is an issue that needs to be discussed and at least discovered. If you're a member of a computer forum or page online then please share this video. This needs to get out there.
Part 1 focuses on the discussion of aspect ratios, going into great detail about why these games are meant to be shown in a 4:3 aspect ratio. I also show examples on a real Amiga 500 and show you how even a PAL Amiga could display these games correctly.
Part 2 will show examples of Deluxe Paint videos made in the 1980's showing how the artists saw these games (in 4:3) back in the day and I will talk about an actual Amiga artist who says everyone is showing his games wrong. I will also go on WinUAE and show you how to display these games correctly on an emulator.
Link for the CLI program Degrader which lets PAL Amigas go into NTSC mode: aminet.net/package/util/misc/Degrader
Link for Deluxe Paint instruction video showing these games being designed in 4:3 NTSC mode: youtube.com/watch?v=8VwDGrDj7ww
00:00 - Important Introduction
01:03 - Part 1 and Part 2
02:38 - Beg Much?
03:37 - Begin Part 1/The Video i Was Born To Make
05:05 - Even The People That Think They Do It Right Are Wrong
06:12 - I Couldn't Believe These YouTubers
06:28 - Video Games Are ART!
07:50 - Focusing On The Amiga Because 99% Of Videos Out There Are Wrong
08:38 - Background Information On Aspect Ratios
09:10 - 4:3 Aspect Ratio/Old TVs
09:51 - 3:2 Aspect Ratio/35mm Film
10:54 - 16:9 Aspect Ratio/Current TVs
11:02 - 21:09 Aspect Ratio/Super Widescreen
12:03 - A Camera Lens Is A Circle...
13:10 - Anamorphic Widescreen
15:15 - Crop and Stretch
16:42 - Special Lenses
17:24 - 320x200 Is A Distorted Image
19:00 - 640x480 Is A Natural 4:3 Resolution, 320x200 is an Unnatural 4:3 Resolution
21:12 - You're Doing It Wrong
22:19 - Bringing On The Amiga/Europeans
23:01 - The Default In WinUAE is WRONG!
23:22 - A Ferrari F40 in PAL mode VS NTSC
24:32 - Making A Fat Man REALLY FAT!
25:19 - Wing Commander Was Made To Be In Widescreen in 4:3
26:12 - Designed in Europe But Made For Americans
27:28 - Wing Commander in PAL = HAHAHHAHHAHAHHA!
29:48 - Circle Tool In Deluxe Paint PAL Mode
30:47 - Circle Tool In Deluxe Paint In NTSC Mode
32:02 - Shoutout To World Of Longplays Idiot Part 1
34:11 - Knights Of The Sky Has Built In Screen Stretcher For PAL Machines
36:27 - Using The Included Screen Stretcher For Knights of the Sky
38:37 - Monkey Island 2 In PAL = Slow Mess
39:05 - Monkey Island 2 in NTSC = Playable
39:53 - How To Make Your REAL PAL Amiga Play NTSC Games Right
40:36 - Degrader
44:00 - End Part 1 Discussion/Talking About Part 2
Link To Part 2: youtu.be/D5hiwB7lzk8
The You're Not Stupid Guide Playlist: youtube.com/playlist?list=PL_W3r-eAOdMzOJMII_m5P_bXY5dOz4PDX
The You're Not Stupid Guide - Ep. 2x1 - Part 1 of 2 - Computer Aspect Ratios, PAL VS NTSC
