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How to Change the Game Display Mode

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Complete These Steps:

  1. Start the NES – Nintendo Switch Online software, then select “Settings.” 

  2. Select from one of the following display modes: 

  • 4:3 – Gives you the original NES game look, with a slight horizontal stretch. 

  • Pixel Perfect – Each pixel is a perfect square, so you see the games exactly as designed. 

  • CRT Filter – Looks like an old TV, with scan lines and all. 

3. To exit Settings, tap “B.”