16K Games Too Big For Screen

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Dr-D
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16K Games Too Big For Screen

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I notice some of the games in the SD2IEC collection that require a memory expander are too big for the screen or aren't centered on the screen. Some are shifted to the right and down while some are simply bigger than the screen. Cosmic Firebirds and Krazy Kong are two that this happens to. Is there a way to correct that or is that something the original programmer or someone who knew what they're doing would need to fix? My VIC-20 is connected to a little 13" CRT TV via RCA cable. I only see this problem with games that require a memory expander.

Cosmic Firebirds (1983)(Solar) (16K).prg
Krazy Kong (1983)(Anirog) (16K).prg
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Re: 16K Games Too Big For Screen

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They're both PAL games, and the PAL screen is different to the NTSC screen, hence why you're getting some detail "cut off".
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