I've never seen it as an issue, as long as it works fine when im actually playing. SimCity 3000 SimCity 3000 Unlimited: System Language Protection CD Cover: PC: : SecuROM R4 SC3K SafeDisc SC3KU: Cover Target. I has always been the same for me here as well.

Usually, most GPU settings are set to just stretch to full-screen, as people like their screen filled up I guess, even if it messes up the original aspect ratio. If you can, its part of the game, otherwise its a setting of your GPU that 'fakes' the black bars to keep the aspect ratio intact. In May 2000, the game was re-released under different names in different regions, such as SimCity 3000 Unlimited (in North America and Oceania), SimCity 3000 Deutschland (Germany), SimCity 3000 Korea (South Korea), SimCity 3000 UK Edition (UK and Ireland) and SimCity 3000 World Edition (other countries), among others. You can easily check if black bars are rendered by the game or part of the GPU if you can move and see your mouse into the black areas around the image.

It doesn't stretch the image to full-screen as it doesn't have to. Updates English Retail version of SimCity 3000 by Maxis up to. The background wallpaper they used for the menu is locked at 4:3 and uses a lower resolution. SimCity 3000 Building Architect Tool (North American edition). Have you tried playing a map? The main menu being a bit weird as you describe is just a side effect of playing at a higher resolution. Thanks in advance! I think you've seen the main menu / opening video and expect it to be the same in-game. The patch that adds a menu option with my current desktop resolution technically works - it does add the option to choose that resolution, but it doesn't make the game run in proper full screen - it just makes it smaller.Īlso, none of the desktop resolutions available to me above 1280x1024 can be divided by 8, and that one was available to begin with, before applying the patch.ĭoes anyone have any ideas how I could just make the game run in any resolution above 800圆00, without it being a small box in the middle of the screen? It's achieving better resolution by just zooming out and not being in full screen any more. The original problem is that whenever I choose any resolution above 800圆00, the picture just gets smaller and the black frame around it gets bigger. Saisaaseda: Neither of these patches solved the problem for me.

Simcity 3000 patch