A Guide to Ultrawide: Sam & Max Save the World

Trust me, if you have an ultrawide monitor setup you'll want to do this!
This guide works for 21:9, 32:9 or any other wacky aspect ratios you could imagine

Common Aspect Ratios

If your monitor fits one of these aspect ratios you're in luck! there's an easy solution for you!

• 21:9 (2560x1080)
  
• 21:9 (3440x1440)
  
• 21:9 (3840x1600)
  
• Any Standard 32:9 Resolution

Just use PhantomGamers' Telltale Widescreen Patcher[github.com]!

Uncommon Aspect Ratios

If your aspect ratio wasn't on the common list, you're still in luck!
It's a little more complicated but this works for any aspect ratio you can set your mind towards

1. Make sure you've found your aspect ratio's hex value! (below)
   
2. Download & Open HxD[mh-nexus.de]
   
3. Press Control + O
   
4. Choose the Game's Exe (''SamMax100.exe" in \steamapps\common\Sam & Max Save the World)
   
5. Press Control + R
   
6. Go to the Hex-values Tab
   
7. Search for 39 8E E3 3F and replace with your hex value
   
8. Choose Search Direction All
   
9. Press 'Replace All' (bottom middle)
   
10. Press Control + S and Exit HxD.

You should be done now! Boot the game up and see if it works!

If it doesn't, verify the integrity of the game via Steam and try again!

Hex Values

You can use WSGF's Aspect Ratios Table[www.wsgf.org] to find your hex value!
For example my aspect ratio is 21:9 (3440x1440), so my hex value is 8E E3 18 40.

If your aspect ratio isn't on the table it requires a bit more of a process, so follow this!

1. Divide your resolution's width by its height
   
2. Note down that decimal value (mine is 2.38888888889)
   
3. Download & Open HxD[mh-nexus.de]
   
4. Press Control + O
   
5. Choose the Game's Exe ("SamMax100.exe" in \steamapps\common\Sam & Max Save the World)
   
6. Press Control + F
   
7. Go to the Hex-values Tab
   
8. Search for 39 8E E3 3F
   
9. Look at the Data inspector (on the right) and scroll down to "Single (float32)", it should be around 1.77~ right now
   
10. Click that, paste your Decimal value in & press Enter
    
11. Look at the red highlighted Hex value in the main window, copy that
    
12. Follow the Uncommon Aspect Ratios guide above using that hex value!

Notes

As the game was not intended to be wider than 16:9 there will be visual anomalies abound, it's something to keep in mind but the game still looks excellent regardless!

I also have ultrawide guides for Sam & Max: Beyond Time and Space & Sam & Max: The Devil's Playhouse

16:9 vs 21:9 Examples

Menu

Intro

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