Uploaded July 2021 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
Check out the Street Fighter collection at bit.ly/nostalgia_nerd and use the promo code: NOSTALGIA.... It has always surprised and intrigued me that titles like Street Fighter 2, Mortal Kombat and Pit Fighter made it onto 8 bit micros, like the ZX Spectrum, C64, Master System, NES. These 8 bit consoles just weren't made for the fast fighting pace of 90s fighting games, and it shows. In this video, I explore the world of crappy ports of arcade fighting games.
Text version of this video: nostalgianerd.com/piss-poor-ports-fighters
⌚️Index⌚️
0:00-01:36 Introduction
01:37-03:30 Scrolling Fighters
03:31-04:21 Street Fighter Ad
04:22-06:07 Street Fighter
06:08-08:45 Pit Fighter
08:46-13:00 Street Fighter 2
13:01-14:31 Mortal Kombat
14:32-15:48 Homebrew
15:49-16:22 Credits
🔗Video Links🔗
If you want to see more of the games featured. Check out these videos;
NES Wrestlemania: youtube.com/watch?v=qoFX6Cwgiow
Final Fight Arcade: youtube.com/watch?v=p8gYGfL_p2o
Mighty Final Fight (ZX Spectrum): youtube.com/watch?v=DCMdxXL0yQM
Renegade: youtube.com/watch?v=xmOKnH7Hx4A
Mighty Final Fight (NES): youtube.com/watch?v=jNwfyO1bjxA
Street Fighter Arcade: youtube.com/watch?v=kVLCv-YgWco
Barbarian (ZX Spectrum): youtube.com/watch?v=DpoxHEnmdug
Way of the Exploding Fist: youtube.com/watch?v=TNGmSU6VnVg
Street Fighter (ZX Spectrum): youtube.com/watch?v=xb3r1-dlHaY
Street Fighter (Atari ST): youtube.com/watch?v=oJUmcKVGvsw
Street Fighter (C64): youtube.com/watch?v=NMQQCR2Tyw0
Pit Fighter (Arcade): youtube.com/watch?v=-9duUc0JrOs
Pit Fighter (ZX Spectrum): youtube.com/watch?v=gvd2ZmYNwck
Badlands (ZX Spectrum): youtube.com/watch?v=akC9S07-OoE
Castle Master (ZX Spectrum): youtube.com/watch?v=HEmzlVo3ENo
Pit Fighter (Master System): youtube.com/watch?v=T1I82SmRgEo
Street Fighter 2 Arcade: youtube.com/watch?v=ROjvB6aDwDI
Street Fighter 2 (ZX Spectrum): youtube.com/watch?v=E7130byYXRA
Street Fighter 2 (MS DOS): youtube.com/watch?v=sUmYY-l39zw
Street Fighter 2 (Atari ST): youtube.com/watch?v=nrcr9NaqN8c
Street Fighter 2 (Gameboy): youtube.com/watch?v=wwkQu_qSjg4
Street Fighter 2 (NES): youtube.com/watch?v=3dGBMGI43GA
Mortal Kombat Arcade: youtube.com/watch?v=lW7r2w8SsN0
Mortal Kombat (Master Sytstem): youtube.com/watch?v=ReiSJYQM88k
Mortal Kombat ZX Spectrum Demo: youtube.com/watch?v=yYPb0fT6ovE
Street Fighter 2 (Amstrad CPC): youtube.com/watch?v=iJXwm4zPQCg
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Check out the Street Fighter collection at bit.ly/nostalgia_nerd and use the promo code: NOSTALGIA.... It has always surprised and intrigued me that titles like Street Fighter 2, Mortal Kombat and Pit Fighter made it onto 8 bit micros, like the ZX Spectrum, C64, Master System, NES. These 8 bit consoles just weren't made for the fast fighting pace of 90s fighting games, and it shows. In this video, I explore the world of crappy ports of arcade fighting games.
Text version of this video: nostalgianerd.com/piss-poor-ports-fighters
⌚️Index⌚️
0:00-01:36 Introduction
01:37-03:30 Scrolling Fighters
03:31-04:21 Street Fighter Ad
04:22-06:07 Street Fighter
06:08-08:45 Pit Fighter
08:46-13:00 Street Fighter 2
13:01-14:31 Mortal Kombat
14:32-15:48 Homebrew
15:49-16:22 Credits
🔗Video Links🔗
If you want to see more of the games featured. Check out these videos;
NES Wrestlemania: youtube.com/watch?v=qoFX6Cwgiow
Final Fight Arcade: youtube.com/watch?v=p8gYGfL_p2o
Mighty Final Fight (ZX Spectrum): youtube.com/watch?v=DCMdxXL0yQM
Renegade: youtube.com/watch?v=xmOKnH7Hx4A
Mighty Final Fight (NES): youtube.com/watch?v=jNwfyO1bjxA
Street Fighter Arcade: youtube.com/watch?v=kVLCv-YgWco
Barbarian (ZX Spectrum): youtube.com/watch?v=DpoxHEnmdug
Way of the Exploding Fist: youtube.com/watch?v=TNGmSU6VnVg
Street Fighter (ZX Spectrum): youtube.com/watch?v=xb3r1-dlHaY
Street Fighter (Atari ST): youtube.com/watch?v=oJUmcKVGvsw
Street Fighter (C64): youtube.com/watch?v=NMQQCR2Tyw0
Pit Fighter (Arcade): youtube.com/watch?v=-9duUc0JrOs
Pit Fighter (ZX Spectrum): youtube.com/watch?v=gvd2ZmYNwck
Badlands (ZX Spectrum): youtube.com/watch?v=akC9S07-OoE
Castle Master (ZX Spectrum): youtube.com/watch?v=HEmzlVo3ENo
Pit Fighter (Master System): youtube.com/watch?v=T1I82SmRgEo
Street Fighter 2 Arcade: youtube.com/watch?v=ROjvB6aDwDI
Street Fighter 2 (ZX Spectrum): youtube.com/watch?v=E7130byYXRA
Street Fighter 2 (MS DOS): youtube.com/watch?v=sUmYY-l39zw
Street Fighter 2 (Atari ST): youtube.com/watch?v=nrcr9NaqN8c
Street Fighter 2 (Gameboy): youtube.com/watch?v=wwkQu_qSjg4
Street Fighter 2 (NES): youtube.com/watch?v=3dGBMGI43GA
Mortal Kombat Arcade: youtube.com/watch?v=lW7r2w8SsN0
Mortal Kombat (Master Sytstem): youtube.com/watch?v=ReiSJYQM88k
Mortal Kombat ZX Spectrum Demo: youtube.com/watch?v=yYPb0fT6ovE
Street Fighter 2 (Amstrad CPC): youtube.com/watch?v=iJXwm4zPQCg
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Support my channel, get exclusive videos & perks, as well as an ad and sponsor free experience at patreon.com/nostalgianerd from just $1
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My eBay Shop: nnerd.es/NerdShop (Now Re-open!)
My Retro Tech book: nnerd.me/HVFtSB (2nd edition is out!)
Desk Shelves for Retro Computers: nnerd.me/RetroShelves (Because you're worth it)
🍻 Share/Like 🍻
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📱 Join me on Social Media 📱
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🎥 Equipment 🎥
Panasonic Lumix G5
Rode NT-1 Mic
Corel Video Studio Ultimate 2020
Corel Paint Shop Pro 2020
📜 Resources 📜
In video links and references are provided where possible. If you believe I have forgotten to attribute anything, please let me know (drop me an email via. the about page on Youtube or send me a tweet), so I can add it here. Apologies if I have missed anything out, it takes time to make these videos and therefore it can be easy to forget things or make a mistake.
Errors and omissions excepted.
Some material in this video may be used under Fair Dealing / Fair Use. Where under section 107 of the Copyright Act of 1976 (UK: Sections 29 and 30 of the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988), allowance is made for purposes including parody, quotation, criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, education and research. Fair Dealing / Fair use is a use permitted by copyright statute that might otherwise be infringing.
