Swiss/Forced Progressive Compatibility List

This is a compatibility list for the Swiss feature which forces games to use a different video mode than their defaults: specifically, for forcing the progressive video modes 480p and 576p. While the GameCube (and Wii) are capable of displaying these resolutions, official titles booted in the interlaced 480i (all NTSC, some PAL) or 576i (most PAL) modes. Many NTSC games are already capable of running in 480p simply by holding the B button on startup, but this feature was removed from PAL games. Thus, video mode forcing is useful for NTSC games which lack native 480p, and all of the PAL game library. 576p was not officially supported in any games: forcing this mode is the only way to enable it, and it allows many games to be played in a higher resolution than originally intended.

These video modes require either an original model GameCube with digital AV-out port (DOL-001) or a standard model Wii (not a "Family Edition" console, which lacks GameCube support) and a suitable component cable—not the composite cable bundled with both consoles. It is also necessary to have a TV with component inputs which is capable of displaying these resolutions—480p has been a worldwide standard on most sets produced this century, while 576p support is most common in TVs produced for PAL regions. Still, many televisions outside these regions are able to accept a 576p signal, even if they aren't specifically marked as such.

Potential issues and recommendations

Forcing 480p in PAL Super Smash Bros. Melee's 50Hz mode (the second shot) causes the bottom of the screen to be lost (see "Potential issues and recommendations").

• If a game already supports 480p output natively, there's little reason to force the 480p video mode on it. In the best case scenario, nothing will go wrong, and this is probably the most likely result, but as long as you're forcing a game into behaving otherwise than intended, there's a possibility for error. Where available, native 480p is obviously less likely to cause any issues.

• 480p and 576p are different in more than just resolution: 480p is 640✕480 (4:3) pixels running at a 60Hz refresh rate, while 576p is 640✕576 (10:9) pixels running at a 50Hz refresh rate. Forcing a game to use the "opposite" video mode (480i to 576p/576i to 480p) can thus cause a variety of issues related to these differences, including incorrect playback speed, screen cutoffs, letterboxing, incorrect aspect ratios, etc. Many PAL games feature a Hz selection screen when holding B on startup—the Hz which matches the forced video mode should almost always be chosen in order to avoid issues: 60Hz for forced 480p, 50Hz for forced 576p.

• Games which change their video mode much later than the initial boot will bypass the video mode forcing—e.g., Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time includes the original game as a bonus, and the display switches to 480i when launching it. Similarly, the PAL versions of the Zelda compilation discs switch to 480i when launching their subgames. In this case, only the game menu will run in 480p.

NTSC games

The original model GameCube (DOL-001) as well as the Wii are already capable of supporting 480p for many NTSC games. On the GameCube, the progressive menu is summoned in compatible games by holding B as a game is started, while the Wii System Menu will ask automatically if it's set up for progressive display (NB: When running Swiss on a Wii, it is necessary to summon the menu manually). These games can be entered into the list as "Native"; info on forcing them anyway may be included in the notes.

Forcing 576p on NTSC games will in many cases not offer any resolution improvements, and could even result in a squished, letterboxed image, depending on the TV used. NTSC titles are generally hardcoded to a 480 line resolution, and will simply output a 480 line picture in the middle of a 576 line frame. Some TVs will crop off the empty lines, resulting in essentially the same picture as in 480p, but running at a lower 50Hz. Other TVs will display the empty lines, leaving a squished image in the middle of the screen. Unless the game actually renders to the full 576 lines, using 480p will offer a better display.

NTSC-U game list

Game	Internal Resolution	External Resolution	Swiss	240p	480i/p
Animal Crossing	598x464	660x464	r414	Works	Works This game supports 480p natively.
Batman: Vengeance	640x448	640x448	r471	Works	Works
Battalion Wars	640x480	660x480	r414	Works	Works This game supports 480p natively.
Beyond Good & Evil	640x448	640x448	r520	Works	Works
Black & Bruised	640x240	640x480i	r528	Works	Issues Game fallback on 480i.
Bloody Roar: Primal Fury	640x480	640x480	r414	Works	Works
BMX XXX	640x448	640x448	r471	Works	Works This game supports 480p natively.
Crazy Taxi	640x480	640x480	r414	Works	Works
Dance Dance Revolution: Mario Mix	640x480	640x480	r414	Works	Works This game supports 480p natively.
Donkey Konga	640x448	660x448	r520	Works	Works This game supports 480p natively.
Dragon Ball Z: Budokai	640x224	640x448i	r414	Works	Issues Game fallback on 480i.
Dragon Ball Z: Budokai 2	512x224	640x448i	r414	Works	Issues Game fallback on 480i.
Eternal Darkness: Sanity's Requiem	640x480	660x480 (480i), 640x480 (480p)	r520	Works	Works This game supports 480p natively.
F-Zero GX	640x448	640x448	r414	Works	Works This game supports 480p natively.
Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles	640x448	640x448	r520	Works	Works This game supports 480p natively.
Game Boy Player Start-up Disc	608x448	666x448	r414	Works	Works This game supports 480p natively.
Go! Go! Hypergrind	640x480	640x480	r414	Works	Works
Harvest Moon: Another Wonderful Life	640x448	640x448	r414	Works	Works
Hunter: The Reckoning	640x480	660x480	r414	Works	Works
Ikaruga	640x480	640x480	r414	Works	Works This game supports 480p natively.
Italian Job, The	512x448	640x448	r528	Works	Works
Legend of Zelda: Four Swords Adventures, The	608x448	666x448	r414	Works	Works This game supports 480p natively.
Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time / Master Quest, The	640x480, 580x464	704x480, 660x464	r520	Works Use alternate DOL.	Works This game supports 480p natively.
Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker, The	640x480	660x480	r414	Works Attract movie won't end on its own.	Works This game supports 480p natively.
Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess, The	608x448	666x448	r414	Works	Works This game supports 480p natively.
Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers, The	640x448	640x448	r414	Works	Works
Luigi's Mansion	640x480	640x480	r414	Works	Works This game supports 480p natively.
Mario Golf: Toadstool Tour	640x448	640x448	r414	Works	Works This game supports 480p natively.
Mario Kart: Double Dash‼	608x448	666x448	r414	Works	Works This game supports 480p natively.
Mega Man Anniversary Collection	640x480	640x480	r414	Works	Works
Mega Man X Collection	512x480, 320x240	640x480, 640x240	r414	Works This game supports 240p natively.	Issues Games fallback on 480i.
Peach's Castle	640x480, 640x240 [3×MSAA]	640x480, 640x480i, 640x240	r414	Works This game supports 240p natively.	Works This game supports 480p natively.
Phantasy Star Online Episode I & II	640x480	640x480	r520	Works	Works This game supports 480p natively.
Pokémon Box: Ruby and Sapphire	608x448	666x448	r414	Works	Works This game supports 480p natively.
Pokémon XD: Gale of Darkness	640x480	660x480	r414	Works	Works This game supports 480p natively.
Resident Evil Zero	640x480, 640x448	640x480, 640x448	r528	Works	Works
Ribbit King	640x480	640x480	r520	Works	Works
Sonic Adventure 2 Battle	640x480	640x480	r414	Works	Works This game supports 480p natively.
Sonic Mega Collection	640x448	640x448	r414	Works	Works
Super Mario Sunshine	640x448	660x448	r414	Works	Works This game supports 480p natively.
Super Smash Bros. Melee	640x480	640x480	r414	Works	Works This game supports 480p natively.
SoulCalibur II	640x448	640x448	r414	Works	Works This game supports 480p natively.
Swingerz Golf	640x448	640x448	r414	Works	Works
Tales of Symphonia	640x448	640x448	r414	Works	Works
Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3	640x448, 640x240	640x448, 640x240	r414	Works	Issues FMVs fallback on 480i.
Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 4	640x448	650x448	r414	Works	Works This game supports 480p natively.
Wave Race: Blue Storm	640x480	640x480	r414	Works	Works This game supports 480p natively.
WTA Tour Tennis	640x448	640x448	r520	Works	Works

NTSC-J game list

Game	Internal Resolution	External Resolution	Swiss	240p	480i/p
機動戦士ガンダム ガンダムvs.Ｚガンダム Mobile Suit Gundam: Gundam vs. Zeta Gundam	640x448	640x448	r414	Works	Works This game supports 480p natively.
大乱闘スマッシュブラザーズＤＸ Super Smash Bros. Melee	640x480	640x480	r414	Works	Works This game supports 480p natively.
ＮＩＮＴＥＮＤＯ パズルコレクション Nintendo Puzzle Collection	640x480	640x480	r414	Works	Works This game supports 480p natively.
ＰＣ原人 Bonk's Adventure	640x448	660x448	r414	Works	Works This game supports 480p natively.
ファイナルファンタジー・クリスタルクロニクル Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles	640x448	640x448	r414	Works	Works This game supports 480p natively.
ホームランド Homeland	640x448	640x448	r414	Works	Works
メタルギア Metal Gear Special Disc	640x480, 256x232	640x480, 660x232	r520	Works This game supports 240p natively.	Issues Use alternate DOL. Game fallback on 480i.

PAL games

While the PAL GameCube supported 480p just fine in hardware (in the DOL-001 revision with Digital AV Out port), for whatever reason, the feature was removed for all PAL game releases. Where holding B on a compatible NTSC game enabled progressive output selection, for PAL this is just a 60Hz (480i) or 50Hz (576i) switch: offering players a tradeoff between framerate and resolution.

When forcing progressive video modes, the Hz switch can be a valuable tool to use in trying to achieve the best display, by offering a method of matching the game's internal mode to the forced video mode. For greatest compatibility, switch to 60Hz when forcing 480p, and 50Hz when forcing 576p. Very few games will work better when mismatched, and in cases where the game appears to work the same on either Hz mode, it's best to choose the matching Hz just in case.

PAL game list

Game	60Hz	Internal Resolution	External Resolution	Swiss	480i/p	576i/p
Animal Crossing	✘	598x474	660x562	r528	Works Use alternate DOL.	Works Use alternate DOL.
Baten Kaitos: Eternal Wings and the Lost Ocean	✘	640x454	640x542	r520	Works	Works
Batman Begins	✔			r214	Works Thinks it's running on a NTSC system and asks if you want to enable progressive scan.	Untested
Batman: Vengeance	✘	640x528	660x528	r528	Works	Works
Battalion Wars	✔			r136	Works Use 60Hz mode. 50Hz video and audio desyncs during cutscenes.	Works Use 50Hz mode. 60Hz may run letterboxed and in wrong aspect. Some menus appears high on screen.
Bloody Roar: Primal Fury	✔	640x480	660x568 (50Hz), 660x480 (60Hz)	r520	Works	Works
BMX XXX	✘	640x448	640x498	r471	Works	Works
Burnout	✔			r214	Works Used 60Hz mode. 50Hz mode untested.	Works Skips 50/60Hz switch, works anyway.
Dancing Stage: Mario Mix	✔	640x480	660x528 (50Hz), 660x480 (60Hz)	r473	Works	Works
Donkey Kong Jungle Beat	✔	608x448	670x538 (50Hz), 666x448 (60Hz)	r414	Works	Works
Doshin the Giant	✔			r214	Works only a few lines at bottom of the display appear to be missing, but will not affect anything in regards to normal gameplay	Works
F-Zero GX	✔	640x448	640x528 (50Hz), 640x448 (60Hz)	r520	Works	Works
Fantastic 4	✔			r214	Works Used 60Hz mode. 50Hz mode untested.	Untested
Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles	✘	640x448	640x528	r414	Works Cutscenes run fast.	Works
Fire Emblem: Path of Radiance	✔	608x448	666x530 (50Hz), 666x448 (60Hz)	r520	Works	Works
Game Boy Player Start-up Disc	✔	608x448	670x530 (50Hz), 666x448 (60Hz)	r520	Works	Works
Ikaruga	✘	640x480	640x528	r414	Works	Works
Legend of Zelda: Collector's Edition, The	✔^			r136	Fails Menu is 480p, games boot in 480i.	Fails Menu is 576p letterboxed and wrong aspect ratio, games blackscreen.
Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time / Master Quest, The	✔^			r136	Fails Menu is 480p, games boot in 480i.	Fails Menu is 576p letterboxed and wrong aspect ratio, games blackscreen.
Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker, The	✔	640x480	660x534 (50Hz), 660x480 (60Hz)	r414	Works	Works
Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess, The	✔			r174	Works Used 60Hz mode. 50Hz mode untested.	Untested
Legends of Wrestling II	✘			r214	Works	Works
Lego Star Wars: The Video Game	✘	640x448	640x528	r520	Works	Works
Lego Star Wars II: The Original Trilogy	✔	640x448	640x528 (50Hz), 640x448 (60Hz)	r414	Works	Works
Lost Kingdoms	✔	640x528 (50Hz), 640x480 (60Hz)	640x528 (50Hz), 640x480 (60Hz)	r520	Works	Works
Luigi's Mansion	✘	640x528	660x528	r414	Works	Works
Mario Golf: Toadstool Tour	✘			r174	Untested Untested	Works Works well
Mario Kart: Double Dash‼	✔	608x448	670x538 (50Hz), 666x448 (60Hz)	r520	Works	Works
Mario Party 5	✘			r174	Works	Untested
Mario Party 6	✘			r174	Works	Untested
Mario Tennis	✘			r174	Works Works fine.	Works Bottom of the screen is cut off and flickering (game must run in 640x480?)
Marvel Nemesis: Rise of the Imperfects	✔			r214	Works Used 60Hz mode. 50Hz mode untested.	Works Skips 50/60Hz switch, works anyway.
Mega Man X Command Mission	✔			r174	Works Used 60Hz mode. 50Hz mode untested.	Untested
Metroid Prime	✔	640x528 (50Hz), 640x448 (60Hz)	660x528 (50Hz), 660x448 (60Hz)	r471	Works	Works
Metroid Prime 2: Echoes	✔^	640x448	660x448	r471	Works	Issues Game fallback on 480i/p.
Need for Speed Underground	✘			r214	Works Thinks it's running on a NTSC system and asks if you want to enable progressive scan.	Works
Paper Mario: The Thousand Year Door	✔			r136	Works Either Hz seems fine.	Works Use 50Hz mode. 60Hz may run letterboxed and in wrong aspect.
Phantasy Star Online Episode I & II	✔	640x480	640x574 (50Hz), 640x480 (60Hz)	r520	Works	Works
Phantasy Star Online Episode III: C.A.R.D. Revolution	✔			r174	Fails	Untested
Pikmin	✘	640x480	660x528	r471	Works	Works
Pikmin 2	✔	608x448	670x538 (50Hz), 666x448 (60Hz)	r414	Works	Works
Prince of Persia: Sands of Time, The	✘	512x512, 640x448, 640x400	640x512, 640x448, 640x400	r136	Issues Relatively minor aspect ratio problems throughout (logos, FMVs, menus, and in game). Playable. Classic PoP extra runs 480i and high on screen, and blackscreens on exit.	Issues Similar to 480p, but only affects FMVs, title screen and loading screens. In-game is fine. Classic PoP extra blackscreens on launch.
Prince of Persia: Two Thrones, The	✘			r136	Fails Green screen with garbage.	Fails Blackscreens.
Prince of Persia: Warrior Within	✘	512x448	640x512	r520	Works	Works
Resident Evil	✔	512x448	640x528 (50Hz), 640x448 (60Hz)	r474	Works	Works
Resident Evil 4	✔	512x448	640x544 (50Hz), 640x448 (60Hz)	r474	Works	Works
Skies of Arcadia Legends	✘	640x480	640x522	r520	Works Runs fast.	Works
Sonic Adventure DX: Director's Cut	✔			r174	Works Used 60 Hz mode. 50Hz mode untested.	Untested
Sonic Adventure 2 Battle	✔			r174	Works Used 60 Hz mode. 50Hz mode untested.	Untested
Sonic Heroes	✔			r174	Works Used 60Hz mode. 50Hz mode untested.	Untested
Sonic Mega Collection	✔			r136	Works Use 60Hz mode. 50Hz runs choppy.	Works Use 50Hz mode. 60Hz runs letterboxed, in wrong aspect, and choppy.
Sonic Gems Collection	✘	640x528 (50Hz), 640x480 (60Hz)	640x528 (50Hz), 640x480 (60Hz)	r528	Issues Only the Game Gear games work and run fast. Use alternate DOL for Sonic R.	Issues Only the Game Gear games work. Use alternate DOL for Sonic R.
SoulCalibur II	✔			r136	Works Either Hz seems fine.	Works Use 50Hz mode. 60Hz may run letterboxed and in wrong aspect.
SoulCalibur II	✔			r174	Works Skips 50/60Hz switch, works anyway.	Untested
Spider-Man	✔			r136	Works Skips 50/60Hz switch, works anyway.	Works Use 50Hz mode. 60Hz may run letterboxed and in wrong aspect.
Spider-Man 2	✘			r136	Works Takes a framerate hit.	Works Takes a bigger framerate hit.
SpyHunter	✘	640x496	640x496	r414	Works	Works
Spyro: Enter the Dragonfly	✘	640x496	640x496	r414	Issues Renders to imaginary 576i/p.	Works
Star Fox Adventures	✔			r136	Works Either Hz seems fine.	Works Use 50Hz mode. 60Hz may run letterboxed and in wrong aspect. Slowdown during opening FMV.
Star Wars: Bounty Hunter	✘	512x528	640x528	r414	Issues Renders to imaginary 576i/p.	Works
Star Wars Rogue Squadron II: Rogue Leader	✔	640x450, 640x304 [3×MSAA]	640x498 (50Hz), 640x450 (60Hz), 640x332 (50Hz), 640x304 (60Hz)	r528	Works	Issues Cinematics fallback on 480i/p.
Star Wars Rogue Squadron III: Rebel Strike	✔	512x450, 512x304 [3×MSAA]	640x498 (50Hz), 640x450 (60Hz), 640x352 (50Hz), 640x304 (60Hz)	r528	Works	Issues Cinematics fallback on 480i/p.
Super Bust-A-Move All-Stars	✘			r214	Works	Works
Super Mario Sunshine	✔			r136	Works Skips 50/60Hz switch, works anyway.	Works Skips 50/60Hz switch, works anyway. Slowdown in FMVs.
Super Monkey Ball	✔			r214	Works Used 60Hz mode. 50Hz mode untested.	Works Skips 50/60Hz switch, works anyway.
Super Smash Bros. Melee	✔	640x480	640x568 (50Hz), 640x480 (60Hz)	r471	Works	Works
Tales of Symphonia	✘	640x448	640x536	r414	Works	Works
Viewtiful Joe	✔			r136	Works Either Hz seems fine.	Works Use 50Hz mode. 60Hz may run letterboxed and in wrong aspect.
Viewtiful Joe 2	✔			r136	Works Use 60Hz mode. 50Hz runs slightly high on screen.	Works Use 50Hz mode. 60Hz may run letterboxed and in wrong aspect.
Yu-Gi-Oh!: Falsebound Kingdom	✘			r214	Works	Works
Wario World	✘	512x448	640x528	r414	Works	Works
Wrestlemania X8	✘			r214	Works	Works

• ^ 60Hz-only game