Hi all.
I have recently received a game, which runs far too fast to be playable.
I estimate it runs about 5 times faster than it should- gameplay, controls and music are all the same.
I've tried uninstalling and reinstalling the game to no effect.
The game is "Sonic & Knuckles 3" produced by Xplosiv.
All 3 of the games in the pack (Sonic 3, Sonic & Knuckles, Sonic & Knuckles 3) suffer from the same problem.
I don't have a receipt to get a refund/exchange either because it was bought for me and the person who gave it me hasn't got the receipt.
Can anyone help me?
Thanks in advance.It's a PC game.
Not using an emulator.
Not ROMs.
There are no options other than volume and fullscreen or windowed mode, and the problem happens in both modes.
Thanks for the ideas though.+ and - keys make no difference.
Turns out the game is playing between 10 and 15 times faster than usual, I watched the time counting up on the levels.
Also, it's not just the in game action, I've noticed that it times out quickly too (you know, when you don't press a button for however long it shows a DEMONSTRATION of the game?  There's about 2 seconds before it times out)Are these old DOS games? Might be worth running in an emulator. Try looking around their fansites for information.I'm sure there are no other options.
I don't have the receipt because my friend threw it away, so I can't take it back.
They're not DOS games, they're definitely for Windows, and it SAYS it's compatible with 95, 98, and XP (but not 2k, strangely).
Compatibility options don't help.
A screenshot wouldn't be much use I don't think, because it would just show one frame,and the problem is that it's showing about 15 frames in the time it should show one.
Normally I complain about low fps, now it's the other way round...
Anyway, thanks for the replies.
If I can't solve it, I think I'll just sell it at a car boot or throw it away, it was only a few quid anyway.You can get tools that purposefully waste your CPU's resources in order to prevent old games from running too fast. Try Google for them. Quote

I'm sure there are no other options.
I don't have the receipt because my friend threw it away, so I can't take it back.
They're not DOS games, they're definitely for Windows, and it says it's compatible with 95, 98, and XP (but not 2k, strangely).
Compatibility options don't help.
A screenshot wouldn't be much use I don't think, because it would just show one frame,and the problem is that it's showing about 15 frames in the time it should show one.
Normally I complain about low fps, now it's the other way round...
Anyway, thanks for the replies.
If I can't solve it, I think I'll just sell it at a car boot or throw it away, it was only a few quid anyway.

This game is simply a port from the console version that is unable to cope with the fast speeds of modern processors. (I doubt the game will use anything other than the basic features of a graphics card)

This Wikipedia article explains how to solve the problem. Google found it in 0.28 seconds.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sonic_&_Knuckles_Collection

*Side Note: Always keep ur monitor at 75hz and not below!