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Seiken Densetsu 3's main menu, rendered in Mode 5

Mode 5 is one of the hi-res background modes, meaning the horizontal resolution is 512 dots. When interlacing is enabled, the vertical resolution is also doubled. ^[4] Many JRPGs use Mode 5.^[3] The higher resolution helps Japanese text be more legible.

It is the second least frequently used background mode. ^[2] PVSnesLib currently does not support Mode 5. ^[1] Color Math should not be used in Mode 5.^[5][7]

Background tiles may be 8 by 8 pixels or 16 by 16 pixels in Mode 5.

RPM Racing uses Mode 5 for gameplay.^[6]

Offset Change Mode and Direct Color are unsupported.

Mosaic and windowing are supported.

References

https://github.com/alekmaul/pvsneslib/issues/14#issuecomment-698703247
https://forums.nesdev.org/viewtopic.php?p=182532#p182532
https://forums.nesdev.org/viewtopic.php?p=182542#p182542
https://nesdoug.com/2022/05/30/other-modes
subparagraph 7.1.2 on page 2-7-2 of Book I of the official Super Nintendo development manual
https://retronauts.com/article/900/how-rpm-racing-created-double-rez-snes-graphics-with-one-weird-trick
subparagraph 19.1 on page 2-19-1 of Book I

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-[[File:Seiken Densetsu 3 main menu.png|thumb|''[[Seiken Densetsu 3]]'''s main menu is rendered with  Mode 5]]
+[[File:Seiken Densetsu 3 main menu.png|thumb|''[[Seiken Densetsu 3]]'''s main menu, rendered in Mode 5]]
-'''Mode 5''' is one of the hi-res [[background modes]], meaning the horizontal resolution is 512 dots.  When [[interlacing]] is enabled, the vertical resolution is also doubled.  <sup>[4]</sup>  Many JRPGs use Mode 5.  <sup>[3]</sup>  It is the second least frequently used background mode.  <sup>[2]</sup>  [[PVSnesLib]] currently does not support Mode 5.  <sup>[1]</sup>  [[Color Math]] should not be used in Mode 5.<sup>[5]</sup>
+'''Mode 5''' is one of the hi-res [[background modes]], meaning the horizontal resolution is 512 dots.  When [[interlacing]] is enabled, the vertical resolution is also doubled.  <sup>[4]</sup>  Many JRPGs use Mode 5.<sup>[3]</sup>  The higher resolution helps Japanese text be more legible.
+It is the second least frequently used background mode.  <sup>[2]</sup>  [[PVSnesLib]] currently does not support Mode 5.  <sup>[1]</sup>  [[Color Math]] should not be used in Mode 5.<sup>[5][7]</sup>
 Background tiles may be 8 by 8 pixels or 16 by 16 pixels in Mode 5.
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 ''RPM Racing'' uses Mode 5 for gameplay.<sup>[6]</sup>
-[[Offset Change Mode]] is unsupported.
+[[Offset Change Mode]] and
+[[Direct Color]] are unsupported.
+[[Mosaic]] and [[windowing]] are supported.
 === See Also ===
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-=== Reference ===
+=== References ===
 # https://github.com/alekmaul/pvsneslib/issues/14#issuecomment-698703247
 # https://forums.nesdev.org/viewtopic.php?p=182532#p182532
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 # subparagraph 7.1.2 on [https://archive.org/details/SNESDevManual/book1/page/n69 page 2-7-2 of Book I] of the official Super Nintendo development manual
 # https://retronauts.com/article/900/how-rpm-racing-created-double-rez-snes-graphics-with-one-weird-trick
+# subparagraph 19.1 on [https://archive.org/details/SNESDevManual/book1/page/n89 page 2-19-1 of Book I]
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