Re: Z26, VSYNC, Timers, somebody HELP ME! (was: Re: [stella] Gunfight Release Candidate(s))

Subject: Re: Z26, VSYNC, Timers, somebody HELP ME! (was: Re: [stella] Gunfight Release Candidate(s))
From: "Andrew Wallace" <atariboy@xxxxxxx>
Date: Sat, 10 Nov 2001 21:50:52 GMT
Manuel Polik writes:

#1 ...wouldn't a 262 lines PAL colored cartridge have the same running times as the NTSC one, i.e. play the music at the same speed? (Please say yes, or I fear my picture of the world is crumbling to dust...)

If yes, so how many XX% of TVs are 'most'?
Is any PAL game sold with only 262 lines and was there any negative feedback so far?


What should I do?

My own TV can display 50/60 Hz too, but I experienced a flickering picture on a few NTSC cartridges as well. And I really don't want someone else to pay 16$ + shipping around the globe for a catridge that doesn't work...


My experience (with my PAL setup) suggests that getting the scan line count just a little 'wrong' is worse than getting it a lot 'wrong'.
eg. 261, 263, 313 are all bad with the loss of most of the colour, 240 and 324 are vibrant.


Carts which I have had problems with have usually turned out to be a few lines short or long (NTSC combat for example with 263 lines is a problem)

Regards,
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