The official Retro Core / Battle of the Ports thread

Roadblasters on Water is the best way to describe this week’s Battle of the Ports.

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Capture your game footage or transfer old videos without the need of a PC

This is interesting. I’m primarily a Linux user so something like this would be really nice. I wonder if it supports unusual resolutions like what I’d get out of an X68000 or a mid-res 24khz arcade game.

As voted on by the subscribers, here is the remastered version of Battle of the Ports - Golden Axe. The original video was published way back on 17th November 2013 and was the 9th show in the series.

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Need a weapon you can play? Check out the RG350M. A handheld made from Aluminium Alloy.

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Welcome to the updated video for the RG-350M that shows you how to add HDMI support.

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This week, a game I’m really bad at.

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Recorded using real Neo Geo MVS hardware

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Some quality plop this time - Strider II, not Strider 2

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New video about mini discs and players that can be bought with 1 coin over on my second channel.

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A cheaper and worthy alternative to the RG-350.

Can you believe it has taken this long?

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I know you don’t always cover all ports, but I think you missed a big one with the Sega Ages Switch release which is enhanced quite a bit over the original 3DS port done by M2.

I don’t follow Switch at all. I wasn’t even aware of this or that there was a Panzer Dragoon remake. that was a surprise.

None game related video today.
Here’s a very rare chance to get an outside view of a trip from the bottom of Honshu japan to the top of Kyushu Japan all in real time via the JR Kyushu Kagoshima Line.

JR never have the windows open on trains but due to the Covid-19 issue a few weeks back, they did! What a chance to get actual outside footage of the train travelling.

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The Sega Ages releases on Switch are fantastic, and as someone who enjoys arcade games and history as much as you do, not to mention Sega games, I’m really surprised you’re ignoring the platform. It’s loaded with excellent ports in addition to the new software that arrives. Having a portable device that allows for vertical arcade game play with the addition of a $10 FlipGrip in a way that’s far more comfortable than any device that’s come before it is way too valuable to ignore IMO.

The Arcade Archives series, which yes, is available elsewhere, is at its best on Nintendo Switch by far I think.

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Well, here’s the thing. I own everything that is already on the switch related to Sega gaming on other platforms. They are also games I’ve played to death over the past 30 years or so. If the day was 48 hours long and I had twice the life span, yeah, it would be cool to get in to updated versions of games I’ve played may times but sadly that’s not the case. So I tend not to pay much attention due to many other games being out there that I’ve not yet played.
Also, I don’t value digital downloads at all, especially of games I own on other formats in physical media.
The remake of virtual racing is cool but it’s digital only so I’m not too bothered by not having it when I already have the PS2 Sega Ages version and the ability to play the original on Mame for free.
For people who are not as lucky as myself to own most games, the Switch is a fantastic entry portal. that I do agree upon. Especially for the younger gamer but yeah, for me, it’s just more of the same with a new lick of paint and a few bells and whistle which I’m afraid don’t grab my attention over newer or games I’ve yet to try.

Hope I don’t come across as a Switch hater, that’s certainly not the case.

Right time for this week’s show - Another view request this week on Battle of the Ports. The almighty Wolfenstein 3D

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Recently I got a few cool pad converters that work really well.

In this Life in Japan I present you with a look of life as it passes by. Rain, rain and more rain plus some very cool looking restaurant an empty train and more rain. Oh, and a few night shots.

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Here we go with part 2 top last week’s Frogger video. In this video we take a look at 10 more ports. Yes, there are still some missing due to being unobtainable hut I feel there are some good additions here such as the Colecovision and the obscure Dragon 32.

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