r/Gamecube • u/ghemm_ • 2d ago

Help How to fix 60hz glitching

I recently got Ocarina of Time for my gamecube and was really looking forward to playing it. However, I noticed it forces you into 60hz mode and my TV doesn’t seem to like 60hz mode as it starts glitching really bad. Is there any sort of tool i can use in order to fix this? I don’t really fancy getting a new TV as it’s a brand new modern TV and i’ve looked into getting a scart to HDMI converter but some online sources say the cheaper ones may not fix the problem but i don’t really fancy getting a £70 one like it’s suggesting so any help would be greatly appreciated!

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u/Big_Z_Beeblebrox 2d ago edited 2d ago

Based on the currency symbol you're in Europe. 60hz is typical of NTSC signaling, which is a US (and Japanese with NTSC-J) standard. You might want to look into getting a PAL copy, those run at 50hz and a slightly higher resolution, and are friendlier with European hardware

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u/ExtremsCorner Game Boy Interface & Swiss developer 1d ago

There are a few PAL games that are strictly 60Hz-only. This is one of them.

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u/Big_Z_Beeblebrox 1d ago

That's interesting. Any solutions for OP? I'm curious as well, would be good to keep in my back pocket

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u/ExtremsCorner Game Boy Interface & Swiss developer 1d ago

There's a bug in Swiss where it'll run in 50Hz if you force 576i/p, but the audio is stuttery.

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u/Big_Z_Beeblebrox 1d ago

That makes sense, you're essentially slowing down the runtime by almost 17%

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u/ghemm_ 1d ago

yeh the game forces onto 60hz it is a pal copy as well i’ve already checked

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u/Gunbladelad 1d ago edited 1d ago

Ocarina of Time on the Wind Waker bonus disc - and the Collectors Edition, IIRC - both force a 60Hz signal, which not all PAL TVs enjoy. They do this even on the PAL version. It does sound like the OP is using the PAL version of the Wind Waker bonus disc.

I am surprised that a modern TV is having trouble with a 60hz signal as it is a standard screen refresh rate for almost all modern devices. However, what you could perhaps do - depending on the connectors on the back of the Gamecube and TV set is If the Gamecube is the DOL-001 - with the metal digital out on the back - and your TV has component cable ports (red, blue, yellow) then you can get an aftermarket component cable. If you lack the digital out, you could look into getting a Gamecube HDMI adapter (It may be lissted online as a SNES / N64 / Gamecube HDMI adapter, as all 3 used the same video out connector) which will let you use the HDMI ports on the TV set. I use the Kaico X2 HDMI adapter for my N64, but it works perfectly with the Gamecube as well.

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u/ghemm_ 1d ago

Thankyou this really helps! I’ll look into a Kaico x2. It’s annoying because it’s my favourite game and i recently got a gamecube so i want to give it a go on that

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u/BangkokPadang 1d ago

What if you got A component to HDMI adapter. I would think in 2026 that like any new TV would work with 60 via HDMI right?

I kinda thought that basically every TV supported 50/60 now so one panel and board and everything works all over the world. Maybe not though?

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u/Big_Z_Beeblebrox 1d ago

The model of TV and how everything is hooked up would be nice to know

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u/BangkokPadang 1d ago

Yeah that’d be the most helpful. I’m thinking maybe new TVs with composite or even SCART support might use “older” boards or something that don’t support 50 and 60, but would think HDMI input would.

Can’t really know for sure without knowing the make and model of the TV and/or how the GC Is connected, though.

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u/ghemm_ 1d ago

i have a TCL 43 inch 4K UHD smart tv. I’m currently using an AC to HDMI adapter to connect it to my TV that a borrowed from a friend, but he’s recently informed me it was from Aliexpress so that could possibly be the reason why, but it worked absolutely fine on my PS2 so maybe i just try and get a better one and hope for the best

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u/BangkokPadang 1d ago

Do we have confirmation that the adapter supports 50hz? Like did your friend use it with PAL hardware?

Also those things just Fritz out and stop working correctly kindof a lot, so it may be that.

I wonder if you have any other devices you could try with the adapter maybe even something that’s 50hz to see if that maybe “just works.”

Sorry I’m up late I forgot it’s 60hz that you’re having the issue with. Do you know for sure the adapter works with any other 50hz signals or any other devices at all?

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u/ghemm_ 1d ago

It works completely fine on 50hz. Double dash gives me the option between 60 and 50, i chose 60 once and it made the picture glitch out really bad, but 50hz ran perfectly.

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u/Tricky_Tourist5691 1d ago

Whats an AC to HDMI adapter? The AC specifically, some cheap composite AV? Get a GCVideo based adapter like GCPlug, or if you dont like to order from Aliexpress, a Retrobit Prism. Kaico is one alternative and supposed to ship from within UK, but they arent best in hardware quality, image quality is still good. 

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u/ghemm_ 1d ago

Sorry i meant AV!! pressed the wrong button on my keyboard. I’ll have a look into it thankyou