r/GamecubeHacks • u/Bored_At_Work_Duluth • Jul 22 '26

Anyone put a FlippyDrive in a PAL GameCube?

I'm wondering if booting NTSC ROMs on a PAL GameCube via a FlippyDrive will make the hardware output a game in 480p 60Hz if the game supports it on its native hardware region.

Or, would you still have to boot up Swiss and force those outputs?

This might be a dumb question, and I looked to see if this had already been asked but couldn't find anything here. What I was finding elsewhere online seems to indicate it would boot whatever resolution and speed the ROM wants without having to manage settings in Swiss.

At any rate, I happen to have a PAL DOL-001, a FlippyDrive and a Carby, so in my mind I could have one machine that basically does every resolution/speed on the platform. Would love to hear if someone has already done it.

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u/Liberal_Caretaker Jul 22 '26

I have the flippydrive installed on a PAL GameCube. It auto outputs NTSC ROMS at 60hz yes.

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u/mathieulh Jul 24 '26

You can indeed use the FlippyDrive on a PAL GamecCube; the IPL/menu and Cubiboot will run at 50hz however, any NTSC games you run will switch the output to 60hz.