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America Online is hanging up on its dial-up service. Hexen and Heretic are remastered. We talk retro retail stores big and small. Plus a handful of other retro stories in brief.
Stick around to the end for your answers to the Community Question Of The Week.
Could we trouble you to leave us a review on your platform of choice? Let us know if you do and you'll probably get a mention!
00:00 - Show Opening
02:38 - The Screaming Is Silenced
Story Link: https://help.aol.com/articles/dial-up-internet-to-be-discontinued
Additional Link: https://appleinsider.com/articles/25/08/09/you-had-mail-aol-finally-discontinues-dial-up-internet-service
Are there any dial up services left?:
https://www.reddit.com/r/retrocomputing/comments/1j18hap/any_dialup_isps_left_in_2025/
14:53 - Heretic and Hexen Are Remastered!
Story Link: https://store.steampowered.com/app/3286930/Heretic__Hexen/
24:27 - Housekeeping - News links found below
30:44 - Retro Retail
Story Link: https://www.reddit.com/r/thisweekinretro/comments/1mjlvff/eb_games_going_retro/
Additional Link: https://www.reddit.com/r/thisweekinretro/comments/1mk41mq/another_one_bites_the_dust/
43:48 - Community Question of the Week
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Youtube:
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Jason - https://www.youtube.com/@jpcompton
Audio Podcast:
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This Week in Retro is a weekly roundup of the hottest stories from the world of retro gaming and computing, voted on by you, the listener! Hosted by Chris from 005 AGIMA, Jason from The Retro Adventurers and Dave. Edited by Duncan Styles.
News In Brief Links:
BBC Forgotten Internet: https://www.bbc.co.uk/future/article/20250731-a-journey-into-the-heart-of-the-forgotten-internet
I Made A Floppy Disk: https://youtu.be/TBiFGhnXsh8?si=s1iaBj16TTIeLGXi
Amiga A600 Flight Sim Cabinet: https://www.reddit.com/r/thisweekinretro/comments/1mkrpg1/anyone_want_an_active_amiga_flightsim_cabinet/
MOS6502 Is 50!: https://hackaday.com/2025/08/04/happy-birthday-6502/
Computer Entertainer Magazine: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YnckC-JuOR0
FPGA BBC Computer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9gGAg9Er1yU
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By Chris from 005 AGIMA, Jason from The Retro Adventurers, Dave and Duncan Styles
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America Online is hanging up on its dial-up service. Hexen and Heretic are remastered. We talk retro retail stores big and small. Plus a handful of other retro stories in brief.
Stick around to the end for your answers to the Community Question Of The Week.
Could we trouble you to leave us a review on your platform of choice? Let us know if you do and you'll probably get a mention!
00:00 - Show Opening
02:38 - The Screaming Is Silenced
Story Link: https://help.aol.com/articles/dial-up-internet-to-be-discontinued
Additional Link: https://appleinsider.com/articles/25/08/09/you-had-mail-aol-finally-discontinues-dial-up-internet-service
Are there any dial up services left?:
https://www.reddit.com/r/retrocomputing/comments/1j18hap/any_dialup_isps_left_in_2025/
14:53 - Heretic and Hexen Are Remastered!
Story Link: https://store.steampowered.com/app/3286930/Heretic__Hexen/
24:27 - Housekeeping - News links found below
30:44 - Retro Retail
Story Link: https://www.reddit.com/r/thisweekinretro/comments/1mjlvff/eb_games_going_retro/
Additional Link: https://www.reddit.com/r/thisweekinretro/comments/1mk41mq/another_one_bites_the_dust/
43:48 - Community Question of the Week
🏆Your monthly support helps us keep the retro news flowing!
https://www.patreon.com/thisweekinretro
🕸 TWiR Sub Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/thisweekinretro/
Follow your hosts!
Bluesky:
https://bsky.app/profile/davevelociraptor.bsky.social
https://bsky.app/profile/jasoncompton.bsky.social
Youtube:
Chris - https://www.youtube.com/@005AGIMA
Jason - https://www.youtube.com/@jpcompton
Audio Podcast:
https://retroadventurers.podbean.com/
Subscribe to the audio version of the show!
📻 Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/this-week-in-retro/id1526487568?uo=4
📻 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2OPQ3cADaB92E9SpRdTe5y
📻 Podbean: https://twir.podbean.com
📻 Deezer: https://www.deezer.com/en/show/5734337
📻 RSS: https://feed.podbean.com/TWIR/feed.xml
📻 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@ThisWeekinRetro
This Week in Retro is a weekly roundup of the hottest stories from the world of retro gaming and computing, voted on by you, the listener! Hosted by Chris from 005 AGIMA, Jason from The Retro Adventurers and Dave. Edited by Duncan Styles.
News In Brief Links:
BBC Forgotten Internet: https://www.bbc.co.uk/future/article/20250731-a-journey-into-the-heart-of-the-forgotten-internet
I Made A Floppy Disk: https://youtu.be/TBiFGhnXsh8?si=s1iaBj16TTIeLGXi
Amiga A600 Flight Sim Cabinet: https://www.reddit.com/r/thisweekinretro/comments/1mkrpg1/anyone_want_an_active_amiga_flightsim_cabinet/
MOS6502 Is 50!: https://hackaday.com/2025/08/04/happy-birthday-6502/
Computer Entertainer Magazine: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YnckC-JuOR0
FPGA BBC Computer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9gGAg9Er1yU
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