# The official Retro Core / Battle of the Ports thread **URL:** \ **Category:** Video Games\ **Created:** [January 20, 2018, 2:49am UTC](https://www.retrogameboards.com/t/the-official-retro-core-battle-of-the-ports-thread/536 "2018-01-20T02:49:26Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 10
**Author:** ![Yakumo](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/user_avatar/www.retrogameboards.com/yakumo/32/1538_2.png) [@Yakumo](https://www.retrogameboards.com/u/Yakumo)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2018, 1:41pm UTC](https://www.retrogameboards.com/t/the-official-retro-core-battle-of-the-ports-thread/536/181 "2018-10-12T13:41:55Z")
Possibly the very first arcade game to ever have a celebrity endorsement. this is Teddy Boy Blues. ---
**Author:** ![Yakumo](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/user_avatar/www.retrogameboards.com/yakumo/32/1538_2.png) [@Yakumo](https://www.retrogameboards.com/u/Yakumo)\ **Post date:** [October 15, 2018, 12:39pm UTC](https://www.retrogameboards.com/t/the-official-retro-core-battle-of-the-ports-thread/536/182 "2018-10-15T12:39:34Z")
Chinese Knock Offs - RS-07 Retro Arcade - Full unboxing and truthful review - 4K ---
**Author:** ![Yakumo](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/user_avatar/www.retrogameboards.com/yakumo/32/1538_2.png) [@Yakumo](https://www.retrogameboards.com/u/Yakumo)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2018, 12:12am UTC](https://www.retrogameboards.com/t/the-official-retro-core-battle-of-the-ports-thread/536/183 "2018-10-20T00:12:19Z")
What happens when Sega obtains a license but have no game? Dynamite Deka is what. ---
**Author:** ![Yakumo](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/user_avatar/www.retrogameboards.com/yakumo/32/1538_2.png) [@Yakumo](https://www.retrogameboards.com/u/Yakumo)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2018, 1:08pm UTC](https://www.retrogameboards.com/t/the-official-retro-core-battle-of-the-ports-thread/536/184 "2018-10-21T13:08:31Z")
Live stream from 8pm to 9pm went out earlier on. Why not pop on by to catch the recorded text chat and video? ---
**Author:** ![Yakumo](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/user_avatar/www.retrogameboards.com/yakumo/32/1538_2.png) [@Yakumo](https://www.retrogameboards.com/u/Yakumo)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2018, 1:27am UTC](https://www.retrogameboards.com/t/the-official-retro-core-battle-of-the-ports-thread/536/185 "2018-10-27T01:27:55Z")
A classic with a surprising amount of good ports. This week we look at Pang! on Battle of the Ports. Note that the SFC / SNES version is Super Pang!, Not regular Pang! so it’s not featured on this video. ---
**Author:** ![Peltz](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/user_avatar/www.retrogameboards.com/peltz/32/6142_2.png) [@Peltz](https://www.retrogameboards.com/u/Peltz)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2018, 2:43pm UTC](https://www.retrogameboards.com/t/the-official-retro-core-battle-of-the-ports-thread/536/186 "2018-10-27T14:43:01Z")
Ah, didn’t realize that Super Pang isn’t the same game. What is the difference? ---
**Author:** ![Yakumo](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/user_avatar/www.retrogameboards.com/yakumo/32/1538_2.png) [@Yakumo](https://www.retrogameboards.com/u/Yakumo)\ **Post date:** [October 29, 2018, 9:28am UTC](https://www.retrogameboards.com/t/the-official-retro-core-battle-of-the-ports-thread/536/187 "2018-10-29T09:28:08Z")
Just different areas mostly. ---
**Author:** ![DaveLong](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/user_avatar/www.retrogameboards.com/davelong/32/1419_2.png) [@DaveLong](https://www.retrogameboards.com/u/DaveLong)\ **Post date:** [October 29, 2018, 2:15pm UTC](https://www.retrogameboards.com/t/the-official-retro-core-battle-of-the-ports-thread/536/188 "2018-10-29T14:15:54Z")
I like when you cover a game like this with lots of levels. You can immediately see how much you enjoyed each port by how far into the game you get in the clips from each one. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Yakumo](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/user_avatar/www.retrogameboards.com/yakumo/32/1538_2.png) [@Yakumo](https://www.retrogameboards.com/u/Yakumo)\ **Post date:** [October 29, 2018, 2:24pm UTC](https://www.retrogameboards.com/t/the-official-retro-core-battle-of-the-ports-thread/536/189 "2018-10-29T14:24:08Z")
I’d play each one longer if I didn’t have to go to work 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Yakumo](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/user_avatar/www.retrogameboards.com/yakumo/32/1538_2.png) [@Yakumo](https://www.retrogameboards.com/u/Yakumo)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2018, 12:10pm UTC](https://www.retrogameboards.com/t/the-official-retro-core-battle-of-the-ports-thread/536/190 "2018-10-30T12:10:34Z")
The Saturn trial and beta VS the final ---
**Author:** ![Peltz](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/user_avatar/www.retrogameboards.com/peltz/32/6142_2.png) [@Peltz](https://www.retrogameboards.com/u/Peltz)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2018, 2:03pm UTC](https://www.retrogameboards.com/t/the-official-retro-core-battle-of-the-ports-thread/536/191 "2018-10-30T14:03:41Z")
Cool! ---
**Author:** ![Yakumo](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/user_avatar/www.retrogameboards.com/yakumo/32/1538_2.png) [@Yakumo](https://www.retrogameboards.com/u/Yakumo)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2018, 5:05pm UTC](https://www.retrogameboards.com/t/the-official-retro-core-battle-of-the-ports-thread/536/192 "2018-11-02T17:05:56Z")
Is this what SNK should have released instead of the Neo Geo mini? ---
**Author:** ![Yakumo](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/user_avatar/www.retrogameboards.com/yakumo/32/1538_2.png) [@Yakumo](https://www.retrogameboards.com/u/Yakumo)\ **Post date:** [November 3, 2018, 5:52am UTC](https://www.retrogameboards.com/t/the-official-retro-core-battle-of-the-ports-thread/536/193 "2018-11-03T05:52:50Z")
This week on Battle of the Ports is one of the very few wrestling games I actually like - Muscle Bomber from Capcom! ---
**Author:** ![Peltz](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/user_avatar/www.retrogameboards.com/peltz/32/6142_2.png) [@Peltz](https://www.retrogameboards.com/u/Peltz)\ **Post date:** [November 3, 2018, 2:56pm UTC](https://www.retrogameboards.com/t/the-official-retro-core-battle-of-the-ports-thread/536/194 "2018-11-03T14:56:46Z")
I never even heard of the FM Towns before. It looks really capable from this footage. ---
**Author:** ![Yakumo](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/user_avatar/www.retrogameboards.com/yakumo/32/1538_2.png) [@Yakumo](https://www.retrogameboards.com/u/Yakumo)\ **Post date:** [November 3, 2018, 4:00pm UTC](https://www.retrogameboards.com/t/the-official-retro-core-battle-of-the-ports-thread/536/195 "2018-11-03T16:00:24Z")
The FM Towns is by Fujitsu and a very power system. Far more powerful than the SFC, MD or any Western computer of the time. It’s not as powerful as the sharp X68000 though. I like to think of it as a baby X68000. I actually picked up a FM Towns last week. ---
**Author:** ![Yakumo](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/user_avatar/www.retrogameboards.com/yakumo/32/1538_2.png) [@Yakumo](https://www.retrogameboards.com/u/Yakumo)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2018, 3:18am UTC](https://www.retrogameboards.com/t/the-official-retro-core-battle-of-the-ports-thread/536/196 "2018-11-10T03:18:03Z")
Sega were always a company for coming up with crazy ideas. Baku Baku Animal is just one of them. This week on Battle Of The Ports. ---
**Author:** ![Yakumo](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/user_avatar/www.retrogameboards.com/yakumo/32/1538_2.png) [@Yakumo](https://www.retrogameboards.com/u/Yakumo)\ **Post date:** [November 13, 2018, 10:40am UTC](https://www.retrogameboards.com/t/the-official-retro-core-battle-of-the-ports-thread/536/197 "2018-11-13T10:40:51Z")
This time we are taking a look at the second Pow Kiddy product known as the Q3. This is a Famicom / NES in the shape of a Game Boy but wait, this is better than the typical cheap clones out there. Would you believe it. Sony go and publicise the all new PlayStation Mini Classics but forgot all about their PS4 console. … Oh, Wait… It’s not official, as if you couldn’t tell (^\_^) Another Atari classic on this Weeks’s Battle of the Ports. I put up a new Life in Japan video the other day. This one features some lovely areas such as Kokura Castle plus a visit to a gamers’ bar and Taito Station. Something that’s actually really nice for once. Over the many years of making Retro Core there is one game title that is requested time and time again. that game is Tetris. Tetris would be a very trick show to produce due to the many clones and versions but one day I will get around to it. For now though please enjoy the excellent Tetris Plus. Athena, one of the most talked about female Gods. Surly a game based upon her must be good. Right? I’ve just reviewed an 8BitDo Arcade Joystick that’s compatible with the Switch. I had no idea 8BitDo even made a stick. Pink elephants, women’s err… well let’s just say in japan culture is very different. Pr.Li.Ru.La on this week’s Battle of the Ports. It’s time for another Chinese Knock Offs. This time we are looking at the PowKiddy N1. The board seems to be used for various devices. Hi everyone, I’m a little late this week due to the busy nature of this time of year but I got there in the end. Here is this week’s Battle of the Ports - The King Of Fighters '98. Yes, It’s a Famicom Clone but one that’s well built. A great little gift for the kids I’d say. ---
**Author:** ![ShinJohnpv](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e99b99/32.png) [@ShinJohnpv](https://www.retrogameboards.com/u/ShinJohnpv)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2018, 1:05pm UTC](https://www.retrogameboards.com/t/the-official-retro-core-battle-of-the-ports-thread/536/198 "2018-12-18T13:05:39Z")
Man I love KoF '98. Great battle of the ports video! I am a fan of all the even yeared KoF games. I don’t know what it was but 94,96,98, and 2000 were the ones I went for. ---
**Author:** ![Yakumo](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/user_avatar/www.retrogameboards.com/yakumo/32/1538_2.png) [@Yakumo](https://www.retrogameboards.com/u/Yakumo)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2018, 3:21pm UTC](https://www.retrogameboards.com/t/the-official-retro-core-battle-of-the-ports-thread/536/199 "2018-12-18T15:21:06Z")
Personally I really like 97 & 98. They’re my favourite out of the whole series. ---
**Author:** ![ShinJohnpv](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e99b99/32.png) [@ShinJohnpv](https://www.retrogameboards.com/u/ShinJohnpv)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2018, 11:35am UTC](https://www.retrogameboards.com/t/the-official-retro-core-battle-of-the-ports-thread/536/200 "2018-12-19T11:35:03Z")
98 overall is probably my favorite, those are definitely good choices. I haven’t been able to get into the newer KoF releases. [Previous page](https://www.retrogameboards.com/t/the-official-retro-core-battle-of-the-ports-thread/536.md?page=9) [Next page](https://www.retrogameboards.com/t/the-official-retro-core-battle-of-the-ports-thread/536.md?page=11)