NHL 98 Switches Modes between the Menus and Gameplay

[jlnhlfan]

Whenever I play NHL 98 in Glide mode, something weird happens.

When I'm in the menus, Glide mode does not take effect; it's still in 640x480, likely in software mode.
It isn't until I actually play a game, however, that the game enters Glide mode, and becomes the resolution of the desktop, and in hardware mode.
This puts me off a bit, as in NHL 99 through 2002, Glide mode comes in effect immediately after the exe is launched.

This makes the NHL 98 experience inconsistent, and it kind of loses any immersion that exists in later titles.

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The resolution of the menus

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The resolution of the gameplay (I wanted two pictures of the same player, but the file size limit prevents this from happening.)

[jlnhlfan]

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[Gamecollector]

When I'm in the menus, Glide mode does not take effect; it's still in 640x480, likely in software mode.

The glide API (or a 3d API) isn't imperative for 2d parts like menus etc. So -- yes, 640×480, as it must be.
Use a different wrapper for the 2d part of NHL 98. DGVoodoo2 etc.

[jlnhlfan]

When I'm in the menus, Glide mode does not take effect; it's still in 640x480, likely in software mode.

The glide API (or a 3d API) isn't imperative for 2d parts like menus etc. So -- yes, 640×480, as it must be.
Use a different wrapper for the 2d part of NHL 98. DGVoodoo2 etc.

Thank you. This worked out perfectly! I used DGVoodoo to handle that.

[jlnhlfan]

Update: Using DGVoodoo... the menus are back to running in 640x480 mode.