ELI5. Why did European releases of older games(SNES and PS1 etc..) run slower than their North American counterparts?

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ELI5. Why did European releases of older games(SNES and PS1 etc..) run slower than their North American counterparts?

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PAL, the standard for analog television used in Europe, has a lower frame rate than NTSC, the standard used in North America. The games and systems were configured to be best for the television they would run on.

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