Even on the NES and I'm sure more modern consoles and maybe any game. You often round robin game logic. Here's a fun example Castlevania on the NES by timing

Even on the NES and I'm sure more modern consoles and maybe any game. You often round robin game logic. Here's a fun example Castlevania on the NES by timing your movement precisely you can make it skip certain blocks being loaded. Making it leave a stair case or even a door. Works because alternate even and odd frames responsible for loading different y coords for level data in blocks. https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Dw7NkOzp8tE https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Dw7NkOzp8tE It might seem like there's no point now..but even in a 120fps game do you need absolutely everything to update at 120hz?