The following fix should help users who do have problems with some virtual console games for the Nintendo Wii that display only a black screen after starting them while the sound remains normal. This does not work in all occasions but should work if you get the Wii menu when you press Home and works only for games that received an update for the interlaced mode.
Try out the following to see if this fixes the issue. Start the game normally until you see the black screen. Connect the Nunchuck to the Wiimote and press Home to see the menu options. Now press A + 2 + Z together which should result in a short “ping-like” sound.
This should have activated the interlaced mode. Leave the menu and you should see the normal game screen and not the black screen anymore. To change the mode again press A + 1 + Z using the same method as above.
This was tested on various Wii systems with component cables and was found on the Wii Errors website.
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My daughter was playing with her new Wii, when it suddenly stopped. We knew there was a thunderstorm in the distance but hadn’t reach our area yet. Do you think the Wii is totally “fried” or is there a place that will repair it? Thanks for your help.
Nancy that depends on what is happening when you try to start it. I would contact Nintendo support and ask them what to do. You can find phone numbers on your wii manuals and at nintendo.com
This doesn’t seem to work for me. Pressing A + 2 + Z at the same time doesn’t make any sounds at all. Do you hold them for a certain time? Is there a certain order you press them in?
i was having this problem and the fix listed above did not work either. I went into the Wii settings and changed the resolution of the screen th HD and not Stadard TV, that seems to have fixed the problem
You need to go into the OPERATIONS MANUAL before the key combo will do anything. The Home menu is not enough. Just hold all the buttons together while pointing at a free area of the screen – holding down A+Z and alternately pressing 1 and 2 should result in ding sounds.
Setting interlace mode like this has allowed me to play Donkey Kong Country (SNES), which was previously just a black screen with audio. I have not purchased other games which people appear to be having problems with, but I’d imagine this fix would work for them too.
I’m using an HDTV capable LG computer monitor with component input. I have my (Australian, PAL) Wii set to HTDV, 16:9.
Strange that this undocumented feature is undocumented!
Selecting HD resolution instead of standard worked for me as well.
What worked for me when the screen was black and only audio was changing the tv screen resolution from 480i to 480p.
I’ve ran into that problem last night.
My WII was connected using RCA cable trough my cable box (PVR Scientific Atlanta 8300HD). Everything was working fine except for Virtual Console Game.
After having tried the A+Z+1 / 2 button fix, (which result in nothing), I’ve tried connecting the WII directly into my TV. That fixed the problem. It seems that the cable box was interfering with the signal of the WII.
Fix Black Screen Go to settings and set to 480p vs 480i will black screen spread the word