This is kind of an obscure question, but I'll try to keep it short.
Darxide is a highly rare 32X game released only in Europe. Finding a copy is next to impossible, and if you do get one, you'll need a PAL Mega Drive/32X to play the game because it has regional lockout. However, a while ago, in his infinite kindness and wisdom, ExCyber found a game genie code that would circumvent the protection. This doesn't help with a real copy of Darxide (no 32X GG exists), but it does make the game playable on real hardware with one of tototek's MD-PRO carts. This is what I've got.
Once I started the game, I assumed it was running normally on my 60Hz hardware. Other 32X games going cross-region don't seem to have any timing errors (although not many have been tested). However, I recently had the opportunity to try emulating Darxide (with Gens, obviously) on a computer that could handle full speed 32X emulation. To my surprise, the game ran at a higher frame rate with way less slow-down, in both 50Hz and 60Hz modes.
Can someone explain what's happening here? Why is Gens running the game at the same speed in both PAL and NTSC modes, while my real hardware lags behind? If Gens is going the proper speed, why is a PAL game running slower on 60Hz hardware?
I should note that while the graphics stayed the same in both modes in Gens, the music did change. As one would expect, it was slower at 50Hz. The 60Hz speed was the same as it is on my hardware. Oh yeah, and there are no screen size errors with my console.
Thanks!
Darxide is a highly rare 32X game released only in Europe. Finding a copy is next to impossible, and if you do get one, you'll need a PAL Mega Drive/32X to play the game because it has regional lockout. However, a while ago, in his infinite kindness and wisdom, ExCyber found a game genie code that would circumvent the protection. This doesn't help with a real copy of Darxide (no 32X GG exists), but it does make the game playable on real hardware with one of tototek's MD-PRO carts. This is what I've got.
Once I started the game, I assumed it was running normally on my 60Hz hardware. Other 32X games going cross-region don't seem to have any timing errors (although not many have been tested). However, I recently had the opportunity to try emulating Darxide (with Gens, obviously) on a computer that could handle full speed 32X emulation. To my surprise, the game ran at a higher frame rate with way less slow-down, in both 50Hz and 60Hz modes.
Can someone explain what's happening here? Why is Gens running the game at the same speed in both PAL and NTSC modes, while my real hardware lags behind? If Gens is going the proper speed, why is a PAL game running slower on 60Hz hardware?
I should note that while the graphics stayed the same in both modes in Gens, the music did change. As one would expect, it was slower at 50Hz. The 60Hz speed was the same as it is on my hardware. Oh yeah, and there are no screen size errors with my console.
Thanks!