Playing F-Zero 99 and noticed a phantom outline of one of the race cars still remains on my switch’s screen.
Might be a little hard to see but if you look closely in front of the pictures option, you can see a visible phantom car.
by BigCballer
50 Comments
Michael-the-Great
I’ve heard some reports that this might be more of a software issue than a hardware issue. Does it remain after a reboot? Can you take a screenshot and transfer to your phone/computer and see if it still shows up?
ollielite
Looks like burn in
MisterToothpaster
Thanks for the warning! I guess I’ll wait until an update happens to play it.
chef_simpson
Side note – how is Gunbrella?
EbrattPitt
Is your switch an OLED one?
OLED technology does that to screens when the pixel gets too hot is a very bright image is one the screen for too long.
Sadly there is no fix to that if the pixel got burned.
eisenbear
Seems to be a fairly common issue, power the system off for a couple minutes, turn it back on and play a different game for a while, it should be fine
coolbho3k
It’s temporary image retention, which can be common on IPS displays. It’ll go away on its own after a while. 2D F-Zero games are known for rapidly flashing graphics to simulate transparency, and I believe this is why they are susceptible to this phenomenon.
It looks like you don’t have the OLED Switch. Permanent OLED burn-in is experienced usually on much longer time scales, but I believe they can also experience temporary retention in some scenarios (not sure about the F-Zero scenario).
Jonbeezee
Sweeeet!!!
Z3M0G
How many hours have you played this game?
PeterKingsBaby
3rd time I’ve seen a post like this. I’m definitely staying away from this game.
CrumbsThatWasAce
Is it bad that the first thing I saw was gunbrella (I’ve been playing it) (it’s really good) (play gunbrella)
BallBustingSam
I faced the same issue
Acalthu
Use the search feature? Really helpful.
NoMeasurement6473
Happens with my Steam deck while playing Super Mario Kart just a lot more noticeable.
NotSoAngrySun
This happens on my monitor after playing for about 30 minutes. It does go away quite quickly
dilloncarz
Are you using the OLED switch? LCD screens need a back light to work and when the screen is trying to show black the backlight makes it look grey, OLEDs light themselves up so each LED will be off so blacks are deep black. OLEDs used to have horrible burn-in because of this and Nintendo must be using an OLED display that isn’t as capable of preventing burn-in as modern phones.
ChunkyB
You got one of the rare plasma switches?!?! Lucky!!!
Dodge-This-87
Funny, I get this issue on my Samsung TV (QLED) but not on my OLED Switch. I’d usually expect the opposite. Goes away after a few minutes of playing or watching something else though.
Yimmyyyy
Turbo-Tastic!
KillerOfAllJoice
Did you leave your switch in the sub with the game open for an extended period of time?
uPeenass
I can see it!
XarlesEHeat
I’ve seen it reported as a bug a few times now, it is a game fault
Chukmanchusco
This thread again…
TheFundamentalPoint
lol
IceBlueLugia
Yeah this happens on 3DS as well if you turn off ghosting. Totally normal
thecerrus
It’s a software thing nothing to worry about, happened to another game but can’t remember wich one
Smiley4509
Ghost Rider?
alienmack93
Tetris 99 does this to my switch lite too
KazzieMono
Switch OLED?
soup_crab
I’ve been seeing this a lot
equalsolstice
This would have terrified me on my Oled glad I saw the comments about retention
Victory-or-Death-
First time using a screen, huh?
blood_omen
You haven’t been on this sub lately have you
LanTCM
Something very similar happened to me after playing Dr Mario when NSO first came out in 2018. I was scared at first, but restarting the system fixed it for me. Should work in this case.
AveragePichu
It’s the Ghost of Christmas Past, don’t worry about it
Nimoh_
happens to me all the time with really any game
TeoBoccaccio
This game looks so fun. Tempted to renew my online membership just for this game.
MunkyMan33
Try turning
Analog_Astronaut
This game is great.
AtlasIsland
You may be finished playing F-Zero but F-Zero isn’t finished playing you.
Hydroquake_Vortex
Hell yeah, Gunbrella! Absolutely loved the demo for that
everybodylovesaids
Metroid fusion did this to my switch. It goes away after a while.
20andAroused
I played classic f-zero and my tv screen did the same thing. Lasted the whole night and went away the next day
EDIT: I just realized I’m on my alt account used for looking at porn
JoseProYT
1. Your screen has been burnt
2. There are some YouTube videos that may work for this cases, you just need to search “screen burn fix”. Those videos are a bit long, thay may work because they’re *very* flashy
RedditMcNugget
You’re a phantom outline.
ShakeNBakeUK
OLED switch? Could be burn-in
HammyDownConsole
That happened to my switch after playing Metroid on GBA. It eventually went away so have hope!
GenoCL
Holy shit they still haven’t fixed it, way to go Nintendo
DanTheMan827
The CRT filter Nintendo uses causes temporary image retention. It happened to me on my TV when I played a snes game with the CRT filter on.
Oglaxhustla562
Hmm maybe try taking a screenshot on the switch maybe we could see it a little better. It’s a little hard to see
50 Comments
I’ve heard some reports that this might be more of a software issue than a hardware issue. Does it remain after a reboot? Can you take a screenshot and transfer to your phone/computer and see if it still shows up?
Looks like burn in
Thanks for the warning! I guess I’ll wait until an update happens to play it.
Side note – how is Gunbrella?
Is your switch an OLED one?
OLED technology does that to screens when the pixel gets too hot is a very bright image is one the screen for too long.
Sadly there is no fix to that if the pixel got burned.
Seems to be a fairly common issue, power the system off for a couple minutes, turn it back on and play a different game for a while, it should be fine
It’s temporary image retention, which can be common on IPS displays. It’ll go away on its own after a while. 2D F-Zero games are known for rapidly flashing graphics to simulate transparency, and I believe this is why they are susceptible to this phenomenon.
In fact, the exact same thing happens in F-Zero games on some of the IPS display replacements for the GBA. It even [happens in F-Zero games when you play on the Analogue Pocket](https://www.reddit.com/r/AnaloguePocket/comments/rp98rj/screen_burn_in_with_fzero_gp_legend/).
It looks like you don’t have the OLED Switch. Permanent OLED burn-in is experienced usually on much longer time scales, but I believe they can also experience temporary retention in some scenarios (not sure about the F-Zero scenario).
Sweeeet!!!
How many hours have you played this game?
3rd time I’ve seen a post like this. I’m definitely staying away from this game.
Is it bad that the first thing I saw was gunbrella (I’ve been playing it) (it’s really good) (play gunbrella)
I faced the same issue
Use the search feature? Really helpful.
Happens with my Steam deck while playing Super Mario Kart just a lot more noticeable.
This happens on my monitor after playing for about 30 minutes. It does go away quite quickly
Are you using the OLED switch? LCD screens need a back light to work and when the screen is trying to show black the backlight makes it look grey, OLEDs light themselves up so each LED will be off so blacks are deep black. OLEDs used to have horrible burn-in because of this and Nintendo must be using an OLED display that isn’t as capable of preventing burn-in as modern phones.
You got one of the rare plasma switches?!?! Lucky!!!
Funny, I get this issue on my Samsung TV (QLED) but not on my OLED Switch. I’d usually expect the opposite. Goes away after a few minutes of playing or watching something else though.
Turbo-Tastic!
Did you leave your switch in the sub with the game open for an extended period of time?
I can see it!
I’ve seen it reported as a bug a few times now, it is a game fault
This thread again…
lol
Yeah this happens on 3DS as well if you turn off ghosting. Totally normal
It’s a software thing nothing to worry about, happened to another game but can’t remember wich one
Ghost Rider?
Tetris 99 does this to my switch lite too
Switch OLED?
I’ve been seeing this a lot
This would have terrified me on my Oled glad I saw the comments about retention
First time using a screen, huh?
You haven’t been on this sub lately have you
Something very similar happened to me after playing Dr Mario when NSO first came out in 2018. I was scared at first, but restarting the system fixed it for me. Should work in this case.
It’s the Ghost of Christmas Past, don’t worry about it
happens to me all the time with really any game
This game looks so fun. Tempted to renew my online membership just for this game.
Try turning
This game is great.
You may be finished playing F-Zero but F-Zero isn’t finished playing you.
Hell yeah, Gunbrella! Absolutely loved the demo for that
Metroid fusion did this to my switch. It goes away after a while.
I played classic f-zero and my tv screen did the same thing. Lasted the whole night and went away the next day
EDIT: I just realized I’m on my alt account used for looking at porn
1. Your screen has been burnt
2. There are some YouTube videos that may work for this cases, you just need to search “screen burn fix”. Those videos are a bit long, thay may work because they’re *very* flashy
You’re a phantom outline.
OLED switch? Could be burn-in
That happened to my switch after playing Metroid on GBA. It eventually went away so have hope!
Holy shit they still haven’t fixed it, way to go Nintendo
The CRT filter Nintendo uses causes temporary image retention. It happened to me on my TV when I played a snes game with the CRT filter on.
Hmm maybe try taking a screenshot on the switch maybe we could see it a little better. It’s a little hard to see