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Gaben Buys Yacht Company, RIP Ebuyer, RIP AOL, Cranky Gameboys & More - Ramble 125


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In this episode I talk about the end of AOL's dialup service after more than 30 years, a faster software Xbox 360 hack, Gabe Newell's new yacht company, the end of Ebuyer, Settlers II on Amiga, a Gameboy emulator for the Playdate console & more!


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Episode Links:

AOL Ends Dialup Service: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cj0yy3e6z4zo

Xbox360BadUpdate: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ycY09EUm8wA

GitHub For The Above: https://github.com/grimdoomer/Xbox360BadUpdate

Gaben Buys Yacht Company: https://www.theverge.com/news/718639/gabe-newell-valve-superyacht-oceanco

Ebuyer Acquired By Fraser Group: https://www.theregister.com/2025/08/12/uk_tech_retailer_ebuyer_heads

Eugh: https://www.ebuyer.com

Settlers Online: https://www.thesettlersonline.com

Settlers II For Amiga: https://lookbehindyou.de/en/product/thesettlers2amiga

Crankboy Playdate GB Emulator: https://www.timeextension.com/news/2025/08/crankboy-is-a-playdate-game-boy-emulator-with-impressive-performance

GitHub For The Above: https://github.com/CrankBoyHQ/crankboy-app

BOOM! Atari 2600 Bomberman Game: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Km7pHKpOK3A

Champ Games: https://champ.games


Video Of The Week 1 (RDev Half-Life 2 DOOM Project): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u8-Gdbuv26E

Video Of The Week 2 (Pretzel Portal Video): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LK0iQTj4E0o


Chapters:

00:00 RIP AOL Dialup

04:18 Xbox 360 Software Exploit Gets Even Better

08:53 Gaben Sails The Seven Seas

13:59 RIP Ebuyer

22:20 Settlers II Finally Comes To The Amiga!

30:13 New Playdate Game Boy Emulator

38:20 Video(s) of the Week

45:21 And Finally...

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