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I know the GG runs at 60hz and with some games the music runs at 50hz so it plays at the correct speed.

However there are games that simply run too fast in 60 hz causing graphic glitches. The Jungle Book on the GG for example runs too fast which causes garbled graphics to appear at the top of the screen. Most noticeable when jumping from vines. It does the same thing playing the SMS version at 60hz. The game is fine in 50hz however.

I'm guessing Virgin didn't play test the game on a real game Gear. Strange there is a 93 and 94 version of the GG Game but this glitch wasn't fixed. Not sure what the difference is to be honest.

I guess play testing and quality control wasn't a big deal back then. Just take a look at Championship Hockey for a glitchy unfinished game.

Wow, I had no idea about this. That's crazy.

I ripped the soundtrack to Championship Hockey recently, as part of it I let the game play itself (CPU vs CPU) and it kept getting the puck stuck behind the net and couldn’t get it out. After a little while the puck will jump out to try to solve it. The same happens in 1 player mode if you don’t touch the controls. Quite an achievement.

Phil wrote

I'm guessing Virgin didn't play test the game on a real game Gear. Strange there is a 93 and 94 version of the GG Game but this glitch wasn't fixed. Not sure what the difference is to be honest.

I thought the game wasn't released until the middle of 1994 for release on all consoles Virgin published on, all six of them, I think.
I do recall reading that Virgin was working on Jungle Book in 1993 but they had to delay it for a quite awhile when Sega contracted them to help finish up Genesis Aladdin ASAP.

So yeah, it probably got rushed a bit.

GG & SMS versions released December 1993 in the UK, August 1994 on MD.

BKK wrote

GG & SMS versions released December 1993 in the UK, August 1994 on MD.

I have a GG Rom with a 1994 date on the Virgin title screen, they must have released a later version for some reason.

Just done the level select on that version (rotating the D Pad on the title screen) and it shows it as Version 5.03.94.

I remember getting The Jungle Book for my SMS for Christmas 94, but like you say remember seeing it in shops the year before.

The US GG version didn't release until August 1994, alongside the MD version. So I guess the 1994 version is the US release.

https://groups.google.com/u/1/g/rec.games.video.sega/c/Ny8mcI1G1o0/m/fpWM-hPUS1Y...

Yes. Since the SMS was long gone from US retail by that point, only the GG version of those two would've been on a "current" system.
They definitely would've wanted to save that for release alongside the Genesis version, as well as the Ni****do consoles.

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Phil Joined: 16 Mar 2006 Posts: 289	Game Gear Games running too quickly in 60hz Posted: Sun Oct 13, 2024 11:13 am Last edited by Phil on Sun Oct 13, 2024 5:24 pm; edited 1 time in total
Phil Joined: 16 Mar 2006 Posts: 289	I know the GG runs at 60hz and with some games the music runs at 50hz so it plays at the correct speed. However there are games that simply run too fast in 60 hz causing graphic glitches. The Jungle Book on the GG for example runs too fast which causes garbled graphics to appear at the top of the screen. Most noticeable when jumping from vines. It does the same thing playing the SMS version at 60hz. The game is fine in 50hz however. I'm guessing Virgin didn't play test the game on a real game Gear. Strange there is a 93 and 94 version of the GG Game but this glitch wasn't fixed. Not sure what the difference is to be honest. I guess play testing and quality control wasn't a big deal back then. Just take a look at Championship Hockey for a glitchy unfinished game.

Flygon Joined: 30 Jun 2016 Posts: 204 Location: Australia	Posted: Sun Oct 13, 2024 12:46 pm
	Wow, I had no idea about this. That's crazy.

Maxim Site Admin Joined: 19 Oct 1999 Posts: 15021 Location: London	Posted: Sun Oct 13, 2024 1:24 pm
	I ripped the soundtrack to Championship Hockey recently, as part of it I let the game play itself (CPU vs CPU) and it kept getting the puck stuck behind the net and couldn’t get it out. After a little while the puck will jump out to try to solve it. The same happens in 1 player mode if you don’t touch the controls. Quite an achievement.

KingMike Joined: 14 Oct 2008 Posts: 540	Posted: Sun Oct 13, 2024 6:30 pm
KingMike Joined: 14 Oct 2008 Posts: 540	Phil wrote I'm guessing Virgin didn't play test the game on a real game Gear. Strange there is a 93 and 94 version of the GG Game but this glitch wasn't fixed. Not sure what the difference is to be honest. I thought the game wasn't released until the middle of 1994 for release on all consoles Virgin published on, all six of them, I think. I do recall reading that Virgin was working on Jungle Book in 1993 but they had to delay it for a quite awhile when Sega contracted them to help finish up Genesis Aladdin ASAP. So yeah, it probably got rushed a bit.

BKK Joined: 01 May 2011 Posts: 483	Posted: Mon Oct 14, 2024 2:45 pm
BKK Joined: 01 May 2011 Posts: 483	GG & SMS versions released December 1993 in the UK, August 1994 on MD.

Phil Joined: 16 Mar 2006 Posts: 289	Posted: Mon Oct 14, 2024 4:04 pm
Phil Joined: 16 Mar 2006 Posts: 289	BKK wrote GG & SMS versions released December 1993 in the UK, August 1994 on MD. I have a GG Rom with a 1994 date on the Virgin title screen, they must have released a later version for some reason. Just done the level select on that version (rotating the D Pad on the title screen) and it shows it as Version 5.03.94. I remember getting The Jungle Book for my SMS for Christmas 94, but like you say remember seeing it in shops the year before.

BKK Joined: 01 May 2011 Posts: 483	Posted: Mon Oct 14, 2024 9:21 pm
BKK Joined: 01 May 2011 Posts: 483	The US GG version didn't release until August 1994, alongside the MD version. So I guess the 1994 version is the US release. https://groups.google.com/u/1/g/rec.games.video.sega/c/Ny8mcI1G1o0/m/fpWM-hPUS1Y...

KingMike Joined: 14 Oct 2008 Posts: 540	Posted: Tue Oct 15, 2024 4:55 pm
KingMike Joined: 14 Oct 2008 Posts: 540	Yes. Since the SMS was long gone from US retail by that point, only the GG version of those two would've been on a "current" system. They definitely would've wanted to save that for release alongside the Genesis version, as well as the Ni****do consoles.

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