Hello, Mbee,

I can help explain the differences between our older game versions and the 2014 versions. We updated all of our Windows and Mac games in 2014, since many of them would no longer run on newer computers, due to changing hardware and software technologies. The updated versions ran on newer operating systems and hardware technologies. We made no changes to the actual game play in any of our games, so from a player's perspective, it makes no difference which version you run. We encourage players to run whichever version works best on their computer. That's why we continue to make the older versions available.

Also, Heather isn't suggesting that you should change your display resolution in order to run our games. The issue here can't be resolved by adjusting display resolution, since the underlying cause of the letter boxing (black bars on the sides) is a difference in aspect ratio between your display and the game. Some graphics cards feature a mode where they will automatically stretch an app with a 4:3 aspect ratio to fill a wide screen display. It looks like the 2014 version of the game is not working in that regard on your computer. Since the older version works the way you want it to, you can continue running that version. You're not missing anything by doing that.

Finally, our games are what the games industry calls "casual games" that differ from the expensive full-featured games that are typically referred to as core games. You typically won't find multiple resolution/aspect ratio support in casual games, since they are intended to be sold at a much lower cost and consume far fewer computer resources than core games.