PS1 Pac-man World freezing in same place

Not sure what's causing it, but at the space zone with the galaxian boss fight right after getting past the first phase the game freezes up. The soundtrack still plays and starts cycling through the games soundtrack, but it's pretty much softlocked. I've tried reloading the emulator, replaying the level, clearing other levels but no dice.

Not sure if this would be the emulator or the rom itself having issues? Currently using duckstation as the emulator but open to suggestions.