# The official Retro Core / Battle of the Ports thread
**URL:** https://www.retrogameboards.com/t/the-official-retro-core-battle-of-the-ports-thread/536
**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:** 14
**Page:** 68
### Author:  [@DaveLong](https://www.retrogameboards.com/u/DaveLong)
#### Post date: [July 29, 2026, 1:18am UTC](https://www.retrogameboards.com/t/the-official-retro-core-battle-of-the-ports-thread/536/1344 "2026-07-29T01:18:42Z")
Everything ok where you are @Yakumo ? IIRC, you’re not far from the earthquake area affected?
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### Author:  [@Yakumo](https://www.retrogameboards.com/u/Yakumo)
#### Post date: [July 29, 2026, 2:01am UTC](https://www.retrogameboards.com/t/the-official-retro-core-battle-of-the-ports-thread/536/1345 "2026-07-29T02:01:05Z")
Thanks for the concern.
In the city where I live the magnatude was level 4 but that’s nothing for the homes in Japan. Most homes built in the last 20 years can easily survive a level 7 which is why most of the destruction in Kumamoto is mostly down to gas ignighting. Well, that and the explosion at the AEON mall. Man, that was like something from a movie. My own house is built on sliding plates, so when an earthquake hits, the house movement is minimal.
I saw the BBC coverage and like a lot of western news, it’s dramatised for views. The AEON Mall that blew up has so far claimed 3 lives. All young women in their 20s. There may still be people trapped.
I was in work when the earthquake struck, a level 5 in the city where I work. My office is on the 7th floor so we got quite a bit of movement but nothing fell down.
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### Author:  [@Yakumo](https://www.retrogameboards.com/u/Yakumo)
#### Post date: [August 1, 2026, 12:08am UTC](https://www.retrogameboards.com/t/the-official-retro-core-battle-of-the-ports-thread/536/1346 "2026-08-01T00:08:37Z")
Back in the late 80’s Beat’em Ups were very popular but how good were they?
Battle of the Ports - Guardian Angel
[ ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4OY2-gOnuzo)
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### Author:  [@Yakumo](https://www.retrogameboards.com/u/Yakumo)
#### Post date: [August 7, 2026, 11:44pm UTC](https://www.retrogameboards.com/t/the-official-retro-core-battle-of-the-ports-thread/536/1347 "2026-08-07T23:44:42Z")
More “quality” from OCEAN Software on this week’s Battle of the Ports with Navy SEALs.
[ ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PJhJmyp4Cm4)
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### Author:  [@Yakumo](https://www.retrogameboards.com/u/Yakumo)
#### Post date: [August 13, 2026, 2:49am UTC](https://www.retrogameboards.com/t/the-official-retro-core-battle-of-the-ports-thread/536/1348 "2026-08-13T02:49:53Z")
Time for an obscure gaming company that many have been waiting for. This is Gaelco from Spain. A company that truly did make some quality titles.
[ ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=61t2paLcdPk)
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### Author:  [@Yakumo](https://www.retrogameboards.com/u/Yakumo)
#### Post date: [August 15, 2026, 1:56am UTC](https://www.retrogameboards.com/t/the-official-retro-core-battle-of-the-ports-thread/536/1349 "2026-08-15T01:56:58Z")
This week on Battle of the Ports, a game that helped start the whole Japanese RPG style as we know it today.
[ ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dB9bs3fIw5w)
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### Author:  [@Yakumo](https://www.retrogameboards.com/u/Yakumo)
#### Post date: [August 22, 2026, 1:04am UTC](https://www.retrogameboards.com/t/the-official-retro-core-battle-of-the-ports-thread/536/1350 "2026-08-22T01:04:21Z")
Battle of the Ports - Shadow Man (シャドーマン) Show 620 - 60fps
[ ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fOKhmtLa-rk)
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### Author:  [@Yakumo](https://www.retrogameboards.com/u/Yakumo)
#### Post date: [August 26, 2026, 2:39am UTC](https://www.retrogameboards.com/t/the-official-retro-core-battle-of-the-ports-thread/536/1351 "2026-08-26T02:39:33Z")
Check out this fantastic portable arcade system with a true 4:3 built in screen!
[![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/_T0U2501fZM/maxresdefault.jpg "Samtronic 15" 4:3 aspect ratio portable arcade system") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_T0U2501fZM)
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### Author:  [@Yakumo](https://www.retrogameboards.com/u/Yakumo)
#### Post date: [August 29, 2026, 1:38am UTC](https://www.retrogameboards.com/t/the-official-retro-core-battle-of-the-ports-thread/536/1352 "2026-08-29T01:38:32Z")
Classic RPG that started life on Japanese computers before moving over to the consoles, this week on Battle of the Ports.
[ ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l5cdwLG45KI)
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### Author:  [@Yakumo](https://www.retrogameboards.com/u/Yakumo)
#### Post date: [September 1, 2026, 2:41am UTC](https://www.retrogameboards.com/t/the-official-retro-core-battle-of-the-ports-thread/536/1353 "2026-09-01T02:41:50Z")
All new Obscure arcade developer video and the first to feature a Japanese developer.
Obscure arcade developers - East Technology (イースト・テクノロジー）
[ ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wxo_3XhmfdI)
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### Author:  [@Yakumo](https://www.retrogameboards.com/u/Yakumo)
#### Post date: [September 5, 2026, 12:12am UTC](https://www.retrogameboards.com/t/the-official-retro-core-battle-of-the-ports-thread/536/1354 "2026-09-05T00:12:07Z")
This week on Battle of the Ports we’re taking a look at Cannon Fodder. A game that had been requested many times over the years.
sadly, Sensible Software claimed the “WAR” song used on some versions, so I had to mute it at certain parts of the video. Sorry about that.
[ ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SyCtOJXKYG4)
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### Author:  [@Yakumo](https://www.retrogameboards.com/u/Yakumo)
#### Post date: [September 12, 2026, 2:26am UTC](https://www.retrogameboards.com/t/the-official-retro-core-battle-of-the-ports-thread/536/1355 "2026-09-12T02:26:05Z")
This week on Battle of the Ports we are taking a look at a game that was well received back in the day, but is it really any good?
This is Nightmare Creatures.
[ ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7h3nnDF6pMk)
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### Author:  [@Yakumo](https://www.retrogameboards.com/u/Yakumo)
#### Post date: [September 19, 2026, 1:45am UTC](https://www.retrogameboards.com/t/the-official-retro-core-battle-of-the-ports-thread/536/1356 "2026-09-19T01:45:50Z")
This week on Battle of the Ports I take a look at a game that started life as a concept by Ocean of France.
[ ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=noyXgYOdEiM)
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### Author:  [@Yakumo](https://www.retrogameboards.com/u/Yakumo)
#### Post date: [September 23, 2026, 1:18am UTC](https://www.retrogameboards.com/t/the-official-retro-core-battle-of-the-ports-thread/536/1357 "2026-09-23T01:18:54Z")
All new Obscure Arcade Developers episode out now taking a look at the reasonable Cheil Computers / Semicom, who were one of the better Korean arcade game developers of the 80s through to the 2000s.
[ ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S7SC8SOiYfc)
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