diff --git a/src/include/constants.h b/src/include/constants.h
index d4a102751..2ac586186 100644
--- a/src/include/constants.h
+++ b/src/include/constants.h
@@ -3625,6 +3625,8 @@
 #define SCREEN_320 320
 #define SCREEN_240 240
 
+#ifdef PLATFORM_N64
+
 // The framebuffer allocation sizes are mostly the same between versions.
 // Note that the height is the same regardless of lo/hi-res, but we use separate constants.
 // FBALLOC_HEIGHT (without the LO/HI suffix) is used when the game references this value
@@ -3653,6 +3655,36 @@
 #define SCREEN_HEIGHT_HI 220
 #endif
 
+#define FBALLOC_HEIGHT_PAL 252
+
+#else
+
+// on PC we're using proper 320x240 as the base resolution to avoid aspect stretching
+// or 320x290 on PAL
+
+#define FBALLOC_WIDTH_LO  320
+#define FBALLOC_HEIGHT_LO 240
+#define FBALLOC_WIDTH_HI  640
+#define FBALLOC_HEIGHT_HI 240
+#define FBALLOC_HEIGHT    240
+
+#if VERSION == VERSION_PAL_FINAL
+#define SCREEN_WIDTH_LO  320
+#define SCREEN_HEIGHT_LO 290
+#define SCREEN_WIDTH_HI  448
+#define SCREEN_HEIGHT_HI 290
+#else
+#define SCREEN_WIDTH_LO  320
+#define SCREEN_HEIGHT_LO 240
+#define SCREEN_WIDTH_HI  640
+#define SCREEN_HEIGHT_HI 240
+#endif
+
+// 252 * ~1.09091 to match the 220 -> 240 transition
+#define FBALLOC_HEIGHT_PAL 275
+
+#endif
+
 #define SCREENRATIO_NORMAL 0
 #define SCREENRATIO_16_9   1
 
diff --git a/src/lib/vi.c b/src/lib/vi.c
index f76788821..4219066c6 100644
--- a/src/lib/vi.c
+++ b/src/lib/vi.c
@@ -165,7 +165,7 @@ void viConfigureForLegal(void)
 }
 
 const s16 g_ViModeWidths[]  = {FBALLOC_WIDTH_LO,  FBALLOC_WIDTH_LO,  SCREEN_320 * 2};
-const s16 g_ViModeHeights[] = {FBALLOC_HEIGHT_LO, FBALLOC_HEIGHT_LO, (PAL ? 252 : 220) * 2};
+const s16 g_ViModeHeights[] = {FBALLOC_HEIGHT_LO, FBALLOC_HEIGHT_LO, (PAL ? FBALLOC_HEIGHT_PAL : FBALLOC_HEIGHT_LO) * 2};
 
 /**
  * Allocate the colour framebuffers for the given stage.